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orn’ © Men COP Bee ae ee ee ee ee ee ee ee RE ee eee wt J — LEAGUE OF AMERICAN *RITERS, She was a member, and most active in this w-- + ---- Outstanding Communist front organisation. - Her record of activity in ——-—--- - this respeot dates from about 1938. SOURCE further advised that iiss HELLMAN signed the calis for the Third and Fourth Congresses of the League of American i.riters held in 1939 and 1941, respectively. Her signature on the official eall for this Fourth Congress is especially significant, as this Fourth Congress was officially affiliated with the American Peace Mobilization, This Congress officially condemned the "imperialist" war and was oompletely under the control of the Communist Party. SOURCE stated that she signed what was oalled the "Letter of 150" which was an open notice that the signers supported the “purges” in the Soviet Union from 1936 to 1933. This letter was evidence that all the signera rere aligned onthe side of JOSEPH STALIN as against the theories of LEON TROTSKY and would show that they were interested in the inner disputes within the Communist movenent. This letter was publicized in the Communist DAILY WORKER of April 23, 1938. SOURCE stated that she signed a letter of protest to Professor JOHN DEWEY an¢ his associates who made a trip to Mexico City to interview LEON TROTSKY for his version of the Moscow purges. This event was reported in the magazine SOVIET RUSSIA TODAY, March, 1937, issue. — SOURCE further advised that she was a member of the Exeoutive Board of the THEATRE ARTS COMMUITTEE, a Communist contrelled theatre group set up to propagandize the theatre in the interest of the Commmist Party line. This TAG, as it wes oalled, was affiliated with the Amerioan Peace Mobilization, and fole lowed the Commnist Party line faithfully and dissolved itself after the Communist line changed with the attack on Russia by Hitler. SOURCE stated that Miss HELLMAN collaberated with JIS IVENS and ARCHIBALD MaoLEISH in making a picture called "SPANISH EARTH", This picture was & propaganda effort dealing with the activities of the Commmnists in the Civil Far in Spain during 1937 and 1938. He stated that Mise HELLMAN made a trip to "Loyal- ist" Spain during the latter part of 1938 or early 1939. This fact was published ina leaflet issued by tho Hollywood Chapter of the League of American “riters, dated april 2, 1939, at which time Miss HELLMAN was listed as a speaker at a “Dinner Forum on Spain" held at the Commnist Club House, ~estwood Village, Le Angeles, on that date. a SOURCE informed that she sporsored an organization in New York called - NON-SECTAR IAN COMLITTSE PoR POLITICAL REFUGEE , a Cormunst front organisation set up by such well im nists as KI ILL, MARGBLITZSTEIN, DONALD OGDEN _ . STEWART, RICHARDS RIGHT, AWILLB RICKS (Communist at that time), STANLEATSAACS ond Vip Te ‘ARCANTONIO. ‘DAILY %.ORKER, Nov. 18, 1938 2 67 | _ ans