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Le too-teie ~ conringfrat The scrap book also contained a news clipping indicated to have appeared in the Rochester , Nev York "Port Express" cated Octcber 23, 1955. This article is entitled “Singer Faces Deportation as Red". [t states that charges,that HANS EISLER had come to this country to spread ccrmunistic propazanda through revoluticnary songs, Ware uncer investigation by Federal Immigration Commissioner lacCOR;ACK. The complaint was filed against SISLE by J. =. oTLETS, Sccretary of tha ART2ONA PoACE CPPiIcE?s ASSOCIAT Tov, whe demanded that EISLER be deported. Su . The article stated that EISLER arrived in New Yorx on October 4th, under a visitor's visa, and that his arrival was hailed by the "Daily Worker” which stated that "inculcation of radical songs was an important method cf advancing the cause of Communism." The charge mace by WILAIZ was in the form of a letter to Secretary of Labor FRANCIS PERNINS. In this letter, WIL ls enarged that ZISLo%'s visits to the United States were under Comaunist auspices ang that the songs were of a revolutionary character. Ku Qn the sane page cf the scrap book, there apoearcd an article entitled, "The “lew luusic League", by "ra." Jt as believed that the author of this article is Baad: BISLEz. The article, which is undated, reads us follows: ‘L Kw "First steps toward daveloping a bread federation of music societics and organizations were taxen at the last general mecting of thse Workers’ Busic League. The delegates of the organizations affiliated in the League unanimcusly voted to promote the fermation of e now federatian, the United Music League, and to invite ail other music organizations to'unite in this League on a common platform of struggle against war and Fascism, against cultural reaction, and for the developzont of a brond yveople's music move- ment in Ancrica ¥ wv “The adoption of this broad platform, upon .hich musicians! organiza- tions numbering mony thousands can units, initiates a movement ~yrhich can fZive great impetus to the development of workcrs' music organizations throughout the coun u "an organizing committee was foraod, which has issued a general invi- tation to all music organizctions to send two delegates to its next meeting, Sunday, Februery 16, st 2 o'tslock at the headquarters of the Dovmtewn Lusic School, 799 Broadwny, Room 224. gu "hs tha first practical measure, it was decided te hold n huse musical festival in New York at the ond of hay, to be entitled ‘United Front fhsic Pestivel, for a Furmer«Lobor Party.' Alonzy with this, the now orgenizin committoo is te bring out a Song Zeck, to ve published jointly with tho wiorkers’ Library Fublishors Wa wy “Lost of the important workors' music organizations in I'cw York have , elrcody affiliatod with the United imsic League. eu ‘ - 14 - we mE ree mem re mr tee mae