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SF 116-52286 EOR/jr upon the appearance of Gerald L. K. Smith in Los Angeles. It is "a Communist-inspired and dominated organization, carefully window-dressed and directed" and "engaged in inciting riots, racial hatred, and disrespect for law and order." It 1s one of the "key Communist fronts in California." The October 10, 1946, issue of the “Daily People's world," page 1, columns -5, contained an-article datelined October 9, 1946, which in its pertinent portions read as follows: "Me Tenney Committee's attempt to smear Edmund G. 'pat' Brown, Democratic candidate for Attorney General fizzled out here today about 10 minutes after it started.... “ ‘ \ "Brown, San Francisco district attorney, told the committee that he had promptly investigated what few Ku Klux Klan type incidents had occurred in his city. cry OY "tT feel that any public official should be quick at rooting out bigotry and prejudice,’ Brown said positively. "Under examination by Richard E. Coombs, committee counsel, Brown refused to condemn the anti-Klan work here of | the Mobilization for Democracy. "Brown said he had never seen any reason to investigate the California Labor School,. which Tenney claims 4s a ‘Communist front' in San Francisco. "GUILD UPHELD "Mme district attorney upheld the National Lawyers/ , .- Guild, of which he is a member...." Mo ” > ed ? de - A characterization of the National Lawyers' Guild] “ 4s contained in the appendix of this report. b2,b710 On November 7, 1947, qu==»> advised that an official of the Communist Party a ancisco, California, stated on that day that he had recently congratulated PAT BROWN on his election and asked him if he would like to renew his subscription to the "Daily People's world." This - F- Cover Page