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Memnorancum to Mr. Ntehola October 23, 1954 Re: <Speect of Sen. Joseph R R Pp of Scene. w phil syaeter makes even freedom-loving dmericans look wtatfully to Auasta.” He then quoted an article tn the New York fines, tasse of December 11, 1949, to the effect that Schlesinger hod expressed tte belief that the Coxmmuntst Party -ould be granted freedom of polttical action and that Conmuntsts should be allowea to teach tn untvuerattios as long as they atd not dta- qualify themeelvee by tnrtellectual distortions. fe gatd Schlesinger has made derogatory etatementsa concerning religion to the effect that reltgton has caused extreme vanity and arrogance in the world, He severely criticized Bernard de Yoto (he called hin Richard de Voto), who “hos strongly attacked our etrongest defense aycinst Communtets, the Pil." He sotd the Dotly Forker, tssse of lecenter #9, 1945, reporte? an article tn karper's mogortne cortuined a etatement by ce Fete tm watch he said the FRI was “nothing but college trcined flatfeet” and thot he would refuse to cooperate with the FRI. According to &cCorthy, an art.cle tn the Dail, Forker, tesue of February 135, 1947, reported tiat de voto headed a group which wos supporting the wife of Gernard stealer. Ke remarked that Janes Fechsler, another Stevenson speech ucriter, wae a former nenber of the Young Communiata League. Ke said that the Hew York Times reported Wechsler as one who helped Stevenson prepare the speech tn which the latter condemned anti-Comauntets as men who hunted Communitats in the bureau of Bild Life and Fishertes, He tten made a remark con- cerning numerous phone colle between the Governor's Mansion tn Springfield, Iiltnots, and James Fechaler. One tapoertent coll of this nature, he eaid, wes a cal] mode Just before Fechaler and Als assoctates Jaunched their recent emear campaign egaingst Senator kichard Wizon, MoCarthy etated that according to Stevenson 1t was Archibald Macletah who brought Stevenson tato the State Depart- ment. WMacleteh, he said, hae one of the longest records of Communtst front affiliations of any af the people whom Senator meCarthy hae previously ettacked, Phe Stevenson btojgraphy, MoCarthy etated, reports that tn the Summer of 1943 after the fall of the Mussoling