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him to sevcral nidwestcrn universities and
Al.ay caips during the rinter, including
a governnent radio broadcast from Toronto
the poct mill speak iay 26th at the Tom
Faiie Forum in Philadelpiia.
In an article aprcariny in the Daily * orker, dated Lay 24,
1943, page l, column 5, it was rcflccted that Lalgsro; wurirs was one of 220
promincnt Americans who addressei an opxn luttor t ti:e Fresident urgi.ng an
immcdiate severence of diplonatic relutions iidi Is.nland, and a declaration of
war.
Confider.tial Intorant T- reported a conference bctzeen
BEM QAVIS and GIL crLE!I, rl:ich tcok place on 1sy 2C, 1943. LEn DAVIS complained
of the lack or coopcration c? the Daily *orkcr in publicizing a mteting
"For this t Fight"). GRtN rantsd to know if thc Daily 'orker was getting
cnough material, and Davis roplici that thcy vere tetting more than thcy could
use. Green is rcportcd to havc said that thcrc should b somc rcal naterial on
the cultural asp:cts on RoEsoN. on that the LANGste! Hu:ns thing is, and,
Of course, the nain thing is th. politiccl inportanc: of tli. mucting.
In an articl occurring in tho Daily orler datcd September
16, l943. it was reilscted that a mecting; of writers was hsld undor the auspiccs
of thc NATIOL.L COUNCIL OF AILRIC.N SOVIT MIDSHIP Tor thc purpos3 of a
nation.ide coll ction of book:s.to rustore th. librarics of thc Sovict Union.
Lavgsrol! iugils is notcd as bciny on the committcc.
Conriduntial Informent A, whose identity is knorn to thc
Bureau, advised thst LalGston augkes sponsored and attuited a Citizens Emergency
Conference for Internation:l Unity at Hunter Collcgc, Fark Avemuc and 69th
Stret, Ncw York City, on Scptemucr 25, lg43, and tht onc of th. pancl dis-
cussions was devotd to ths problem of discrimination in thc armed Forccs.
An article appuaring in thc Daily lorler dated October 1,
1943, pag 8, coluan 6; rcflcted that th. I.0 hus callcd a Cultural Confercnce
ior Sunday, Octobcr 10, 1943, at llin Studios, 135 L.cst 134th Strcet, ilw York,
to dcal ith the prollems of thc drana, uusic, dance, and instrumcntal groups
workin, in thc ficld of folk art, and tht LiGsTon hucEs will make tic main
speech on folk art and the mar.
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