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100-1128 Position Concerning The"Daily Worke Confidential Informant T-3 stated that RUrn MckEwney or RIChaRD BRAnsren had attenpted to conpose a Jetter to the editors of the "DAILY WORken" on the 25th-of July. "This letter was very critical of the editors appeared up until that date. The informant stated that apparently after sevoral attenpts a letter was conposed and addressed to ADAi -- (possibi. ADAi LAPIN of the "DAILy wORksR") in yhich it is pointed out that nunoroi. offorts hed beon made to compose a satisfactory critical letter to the editor of the "worken" with nogative results, which dealt with the sane subject matter. Position Concerning "Hew wsses" On August 6, l945, BRalsteh advised T-2 that he had been asked held. in How York City but had declined advising hoRth that ho had no now ideas othcr thon those which ho had already given liornh. At a later dat. (office secretary at "New BRANSTEN told thc infornant that ESTHER Masscs) had requested that hc attend an important mooting at the'officos o "New lasseg" at New Yorkccity on the morning of August a2nd but BRallshil had doclined giving tho reason that his wife was ill and he was unable to ncke it. Confidential. Informant T-3.statol that on August.17, 1945 that which they dosired made public in tho colurns of "Msw mAssesu. This lottor torized the nagazine as defunct in type and in fact; that tho editorial policy was supine, trivial and dishonest and full of fatal lassitude; that articles were stale re-hashers of material. originally appearing in the and declining from that high standard.. The informant stated that under date of August 19, l945, corr. which pointed out a continuing criticisn of the editarial. policy of "iMh and further criticised what BRansten and his wife considered to be the "de.. sortion" role of NEw rAssts and that #yew HAssEs" while bankrupt, was aJ.so reflecting the bankruptcy. of the Party. The correspondence indicated that and decision to disassociate thenselves fron "A nagazine which Is not ouly