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'CONFIBENTIAL The Immigration and Naturalization Bervice files contain a Lottes} dated Qotober 6, 1935, from J. E. Wilkie, Secretary of the Arizona Peace Officers Association, written to Frances Perkins, Secretary of Lebor, protesting to the _, Department of Labor the right of Hans Bisler to remain in the United States and "engage in @ concert tour of this country, The letter etetes that Eisler hed remained for many months in Moscow and had again reentered the United States .. “to aff Bis fellow Commmnists in erousing ose feolings. KEisler's songs and * “@ompositions are all of a revolutionary and propagandiocal nature, being designed * for the most pert for vorkers' choruses and his activities in proceeding hither and yon about the United States to appear under Commmist auspices ere believed » %o be sufficiently detrimental to our already steadily menaced peace | and ‘teed — aqeittey, to varrant his expnision from this Sountay." Lee oe he t ' we tt ts noted ‘thet ‘this ‘letter vas written two ‘gaye after Kisler's second - entry into the United States on October &, 1935, at New York City. The Immigra- tion records reflect that Eisler stated on this second trip that he was destined to the "Hew York School for GSooieal Research" and that he intended to remain in : the Thited Statea for a Berton of six months, Bieler sotually left in Deceuber, “ks ps 4 ‘wttole ‘contained in the Hoveuber 2, 1935, ‘tesve of the pasty Worker” is a review of the play “Mother” written by Bert Brecht and based on Maxim Gorky's novel of revolutionary Russia. The article states that Hans Eisler wrote the mute for thie play. ne epee duets wo sbsne geo a tate ghe "peity Worker" for ‘Decenber 19, 1935, contains an 2 ertiole entitled a, "Working Class Gong Records," This article advises that “working class and - ae revolutionary songs were being recorded for distribution to the working class, | “a - Mans Eisler, the world's acknowledged master composer of workers’ songs, garnered the finest of his meldites.* Te article continues by stating that the song "Comintern" is undoubtedly one of Bisler‘a most popular songs and "has been sung . throughout the world for the pest eight years and etill stirs the crowds at omt- door | doncnstwretions ond. ‘political mootings.” + Ae i cy “, a “e . . . hae + ort - oa wh : Jaa? _ bk ‘article tn the "Daily Worker" for -Jesuary yy, 1936, refers to oe Eisler.” ‘This article is entitled "Eisler's Songs Will Feature Lenin Meeting.” ‘ + fhe sub-title is "Browder, Ashford and Amter to Address Memorial,” fhe article + @tates, “Well known songs by Hens Eisler, internationally famous revolutionery "' gomposer, Will feature the musical program to be played ani sung at the Lenin — _ Memorial Meeting in Madison Square Gerden, Monday, January #0 {1936)" This conn Eee ee