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file 200-41 674 In an issue of April 21, 1941, page 1, there is en editorial which speaks about MRIGHT’s stirring condeanstion ef the iaprisousant of KARI BROWDER end ef @ long forward by JAMES W. PORD contained in WRIGHT's "Bright the Morning Star", a short story is peaphiet form printed by the Internstional Publishere, FORD highly endorsed WIGHT dd the article aleo pertains to a part ef a letter to the International Publishers by WLIGHT in which he says be wants.no royalty for this work and those that are received are to sarue to the "Earl Brower Defense Bani." In om issue dated June 9, 1941, page 1, mame appears among those ef the Eriters Congress who adopted a firm anti-war progras,. In an isme dated July 24, 1941, page 7, column 3, it ie poted that WRIGHT's name appears among the dperican writers who pledged fall support te Great Britain and the Soviet Unies. & change of attitale of RICHERD BRIGHT and ether writers ie pointed eut in that in early dume they adopted a firs anti-war program and ia July they advocated full support to the Soviet Uxien. Farther, that Germany declared war on Russia en June 22, 1%1, Ie an iseve dated Angust 18, 194] WIGHT appears en the Citisen'’s Comittee to Free Earl Brosder and in an issue dated Angust 11, 1941, page 9, WRIGHT states that HARAY BRIDGES is a friend of dmsrica and has become & symbol in America and that those who fight ageinst him are enemies of Ansriocs. In an iseus dated October 22, 1X1, page 1, paragraph 1, WRIGHT's name appears as one of the mebers of & group of eitisens calling for a release of EARL BAOMER. On Novenber 19, 1941, page 3, in the Worker, RICHARD WRIGHT was declared winner ef the Spingarc medal for writing of "Hative fon.* Ales in tiie iseuse WIGHT along with A. Wd > Secretary of the Commanist Party, Weverend ADAM (CLAYTON, POWKLL, dre, end WORACE MARSHALL, Vice-President ef the National Negro Congress, _- -pratested against police bratality end general econcaic condi tions existent is Harlea. Is an issue dated February 13, 1942, page 7, column 4, ®& latter of WRIGHT's was published dealing with the controversy on assie which letter is dated February 10, 1942 and begins as follows: ®Dear Comrade Sender Gerlies” WRIGHT complimented the Deily Worker and emong ether © ee!