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a Beral Burcau of Buvestig |i v ; SD) United States Department of Fustice 100 Milk Street Boston 9, Massachusettes October 3, 1946 Director, FBI ’ (e Re: ELEANOR ROOS"VELT Information Concerning SECURITY VATTS® - € Piateta eis dt iat MID ad | i’ Dear Sir: ; ea .. brought to the attention 670 of the Bos e vision an excerpt from the monthly analyeis ef + books published by the Literary Guild, a book-of-the-month orgenizetion, i : The August, 1946, selection of the Literary Quild was "The ‘merican,’ i written by HOWARD~FAST. FAST has been described in various newspspers and periodicals throughout the United States as a pro-Commnist author, He has been affiliated with the Thomas Jefferson School and was identified to the informant TINE, LIFE, end FOSIUNS ccrres- be pondent, as-a menber @ Comminist Party who headed ite Cultural Comission, "The american” has been described by book reviewars in the BOSTOK DSRALD, the WEW YORE TIMES, and other newspapers eas a twisted, distorted biography of a Chicago politician named PETER ALTGELD, the only yp aseful purpose of which is to serve the present Communiat Party line, In view of the foregoing, it is intercating ta note that vee ROOSEVELT endorsed the book for the Literary Guild, and her quoted comments read as follows: “It is also the story of the organization of the little man, of man who works with his hands for small returns. . . . We are not always as wise as Peter Altgeld in recocnising the time when a trend is on - there have to be men like Parsons. . . to awaken other sen‘e coneeter coe Le rad through channels in the literary world, has Learned! that more f of the copies of "The American” distribrted by the . Guild to its membership have been returned as en unwanted iten. The bock has been severely criticized in literary reviews, wow Frey. . ORES | Wo further inquiry fe being made in this matter, ‘wt I thouzht you would like to have this iaforsation for the comaletion ~£ the Bureau's files, a re ted “ a a) aetwm . - = . re toa mae . . TS OTT EB: or ~ , , ly your ba ~- ° RA NEC: Oa, - Ge sh Ae YAR . i al fra ne spe el Arent in Sharge BsGrech 1 Vy, ° _ 00-2653 id wer 7 200-3 Tae A A gs Ne ars ee - a te emer mo wwe te ee er ee * ca re em ee — oe