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‘Page 2. my t have “siotted a new anti-war" group which gives e evidence of being’ a Conan 's i. am ner ~ * Party front organization. The name of the sroup is "Artists for Survival. Its addre ss is 130 &. loth Street, N.Y., N.¥. 10003. a The Communists are past masters at the game of organizing grouos which are ‘Gesignes |... to "front" for the Party on issues of the day. Back in the 1930's and 1940's, this “os - . technique was highly successful in rallying well-intentioned -- but-badly misinfor- 2 med -~ non-communists behind Red causes. An organization such as the “Abraham Lincoln Brigade," which backed the pro- -communist side in the Spanish Civil War, is a typical ‘example. Because the Communist Party is so experienced at establishing front organizations, it.falls. easily into.old habits. These techniques are easily spotted. Seize upon. an issue which is bound to excite a large number of people. Solicit support for -~ an organization concerned with the Party's side of the issue. Publicize the group, ‘Listing its recruited sponsors in order to give the group a non-communist appearance and thereby broaden its appeal. The purpose? Besides helping to promote the Red line, the Communist front also snares potential recruits for the Party. ‘Artists for Survival" follows the Communist formula. The group is opposed to U.S. policy in Vietnam because it “brings us to the brink of total annihilation." The _two-column wide newspaper ad announcing the group's existence appeared first in a mid-October issue of The New York Times. Suspiciously, the same ad ran in the Communist Daily World several weeks later. Appropriately sprinkled throughout the list of several hundred names are such “literary artists" and identified Commu- nists. as HERBERT APLHEKER, the U.S. Party's theoretician, and\members of the infa- mous “Hollywood Ten," including DALTON}TROUMRO and JQHN HOWARDALAWSON.., ChE CAL. : if the past is any guide; fe, the “Artists for Survival" would seem to be the latest ‘\ . Communist Sant front on the American scene. - SOME LEFT-WiNG POLITICIANS SHARE McGOVERN FATE Although most liberal Democrats successfully resisted the NIXON landslide, some leftist leaders were among the casualities on Election Day. PALE b OM EA eet Bostot LUS.8.. ehhh Mabe. oO NS "08 ‘ Y - in @ major surprise this former spokesman” f6r LS CM eee Vietnan etevans Against the War was defeated in a suburban Boston Congressional ( dadis- ‘trict by R Republican “PAUL CRONIN, Pundits had predicted an easy win for Ry in the largely literal, ia strict. he ABNER PTI - the Me SR dese sman from Illinois was defeated by con- ative SAM YOUNG. BRSON - a former Career naval officer who turned left when he was ” _to Congress in 1054, was upended in_a-Tennesses,, fight..by.. Republican pe rly BEARD, ANDERSON considers himself.a friend of the BERRIGAN brothers. Wile AM RUDE k CSO | ‘Many other” (4h however, had 3a little trouble winning re-election. Congress WL continue to be plagued by the Likes of RON DELLUMS, BELLA ABZUG, ROBERT DRiIVAI, SHIRLEY CHISHOIM, etc. In most cases these radicals were not elected bevsuse tTHey . accurately resresent the views of their constituents. Far-too many voters, unfer- “tunately, remain uninformed about what some legislators are doing in thei ronemes. _ *WELLTAM i113 av. * . . . . . . . - oo » The Pink Sheet On The Let: is ediied by Philiip Abbott Luce and published weekly by ‘prospec House, Inc., 1825 Connecticut Ave fa.:. NW. Washington, D. C. 20009. Publisner, T. Philiips: Managing | Editer, R. Davis. . Subseriptiqn, 825 Per. year. ©. Copyright we — Prospect House, Inc. Second-class postage paid at Wasnington, O ; a : . .