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All pl ,¥4 NY 100-18676 Witness: Subject was the author of a serics of three articles which appeared in the “Daily Workor" on August l, 2 and 7, 1949. These articlos writtenby the subject, were on the topic, YUn-Amorican Committcos and the Negro Pcopic." Tn the rirst article, the sub joct accused the House Un-Amcrican Activitics Committec for calling bofore it spokesmen of the Negro pcople to impugn all the Negro pcople in this country. She stated that nevor boforc in the history of the Nation has the loyalty of a whole pcopic bocn so attacked, She statcd that the hearings were timcd at a strategic moment for Amorican impcrial- ist roaction. Sho stated: u nA th To bogin With, and primarily, Gwucy with the pivotal attack on civil libcrtics at Foloy Square where 12 Communist loaders facc a horesy trial for their political idcoas because of indictments by the Department of Justice and tho Truman Administration." oO o de Es ren She pointed out that three of tho defendants . were jailed for protesting against "tho obvious bias of'' a@ judge who servos monopoly capital and who sought to put in Joopardy the names of thou sands or working-class mon and” women by domanding that tho defendants teocome stoolpigcons. She stated that the trial reachod a