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LA 100-18124 . NRDENTI Ab a f a ld ninute interview with "the prisoner Se! 1 ae ‘but that thie was ine Es insufficient for him to tell !OCNEY what he wanted to know most. of a11, wepelg, , “the new life of the proletariate of one-sixth of the entire globe." He skid iOUNEY's first question was regarding the fate of THALL. AN. Se also steted §-. that LOQJEY desired SISLUR to give his impressions of the bay ‘bey: ‘Parade in soscow. % a he z ‘there was a tendency to uni nite with the labor ops ment. he s that se ‘evra OPSLASD Ue mezed & song PISLP glaiued that amongst the progressive musiciens of i * examples of this were that the respected 4A08 entitled "First of :ay," that Professor JiR pe factive part in pro ressive politios, and that L0050 ithe "International in one of his programs. # x < LL (phonetic) was tati iDetio-0 iT had ine luded alous. then praised wiopier can (phonetic), whom he described as a youn, senius, composer, and cohductor auons the “proletariat American composers.” SLT, he said, was a ocrpenter by trade who was engaged in. orgenizing cheirs among Jewish labor in /nerica. Lidl aot Was 8214 “to be planning a visit to the Soviet Union. EISLI states, ‘hid, the proletariat musicians, mst accept hin as an important mester anidst our ranks « Wy a BISL:. then made this statement: “iy trip fin America also wi me with happinese because I grew,” Vitically and creatively. I have been invited to be a Professor of iusic at the ilew York ‘itsw School for Social - Seicnces.' 1 Was ziad to accept this post for ane will give me opportunity me ody uti onary composers ST: +7 Ware ete oe s+ vs + s 3, 2 tG V6acn new EISLER then states that he left “Yew York to attend the International Ciympiad of labor's musical movement, held at Strassburg, France. Fe stated — that the International Union of Revolutionary Theatre had requested LISLER to make a report at the Olympiad and to act as “Chairman of the Jury.” . Be ‘gaid that the Olympiad played an important role in somestion with the strengthening of the united front of the musicians of many countries of Zurepe. Ge claimed thet the Olympiad also gained the sympathios of the Sooial Demooratio musicians! unions, fe said th:t it helped to units propressive musical intellizencia with the worker musician. ZISLIR said that an iilustra- tion of this was that the song "Free Thallman" was sung at tie Olympiad. ‘Le @lained that the'sin: ing of this | sons; had 1 erent political’ and artistic ‘significance. ML ua ; fo. BISL SZ said ee eer er such eoourrence wes the appearance at the Olyiupiad of Trofessor J aN "USH of the Iniperial iusic Acadewy of London, who arrived at strassburg with’a ohoir composed ef 60 persons. This choir, which was 8aid to be constituted by weubers of the “ orkers Darty", and the ohoir composed of werbers of the “Union of the Revolutionary iasters of £rt of— ‘ France” both aang "Tree Thallan.® . This created Endenoribable enthusissu said CISLR, Yu - 4 eres tape mb