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WY 100-80275 New Masses" The "Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications” prepared and released by the Comittee on Un-American Activities, United States Souse of Reprosentetiv Washington, D.C., dated May 1h, 1951, 90 gont: _ the following regarding the publication New Nasses." Fl. A ‘Communist periocdical.'.. (Attorney General Francis Biddle, Gongression Record, September 24, 1942, p. 7686 "2, ‘Nationally circulated weekly journal of the Communist Party # # «+ whose ownership was vested in the American Fund for Public Service! (Garland Fund). (Special Committee on [nc Ane rigan Activities, Report, March 29, 194, pp. 48 and 75; also cited in Reports, January 3, 1939, p. 80; and June 25, 1942, pp. 4 and 21.) "3. ‘Until its recent merger with Mainstream, the New Masses has been the weekly journalistic voice df the Commmist Party, Its firat appearance was as a monthly. As the Masses, it was suppressed by the United States Governmer for its aubversive policies.! Mainstream was launched by ti Communist Perty in January 1947, dealing with the field of literature and creative arts.. (California Committee on Un-American Aotivit! "i. Issued from Communist presses and dtegribute by the Communists! Progressive Book Shop in Boston, M asa, (Massachusetts House Comittee on Un- Activities, Report, 1938, pp. 281 sot SSS )' "The Peoples Voice" dated 12/29/45. page column , contained an article captioned, "City bes: under the heading "New Masses" Dinner. The article in st el A RR AS TE ata erate 23