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-2- Ai a letter addréssed by re. ’::’« a Ne” to Sweetwater, tennessee, dated November 16, 1940, tt ts stated that Dombrowski reportedly staned a bulletin issued by the Revolutionary Policy Committee of the Socialist Party in 1934 stating they would "make every effort to promote the world revolution and to secure Governmental power for the victorious revolution by arming the workers and by preparing the working class to turn imperialist war into class war." pa wa Elizabeth Daf“Hawes, better known as Zilladsfawes, has been. active as a teacher at the School from its beginning and ts reported to have been especially ‘strong in her teaching of Communistic principles and how they can be used in labor agitation. The reports in the Bureau's files indicate that the residents of Grundy County are on the whole very much opposed to the School. It appears that the officials of the School have caused considerable agitatton among the WPA workers and other laborers in the County. The Highlander Folk School has been successful in obtaining the permission of many important persons to use their names as sponsors of the School, ttself, or some of its activities. The most tmportant name from the standpoint of publicity ts that of Eleanor Rooseveit. Sponsorship of John L, Lewis and others have also been obtained. In a letter dated January 4, 1941, to the Editor of the Reader's Digest, James Dombrowski menttoned the opposition to his School by "the Grundy County Crusaders." He pointed out that the battle with: the Crusaders was absorbing much of the time and resources of the School and it was necessary to secure ~ the support of new friends if they were to carry on. He pointed out that their danger reflected the mounting danger to organized labor. “reported viat when a Citizens’ Committee of Grundy County threatened to burn the School in November, 1940, the School put all of tts Communist literature and other matter which it did not wish to be found on the property in a large paper box and one an admitted Communist, hauled the bor from the School and hid tit in the home of one Rosenthal in Chattanooga. Rasenthal is a known Communist and ts reported to be the individual maintain- ing the records of the Communist Party for Chattanooga.