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by tae Communist Party and aad for it# purpose tae support of the tuen current foreign policy of Soviet Russia. A weekly organizational bulletin of the "North Ameri- can Comnittee to Aid Spanisa Democracy” dated May 19, 1937, page 5, states that JAMES CAGNEY was a sponsor of tne Los Angeles Chapter of the above organization in 1937. Aid Spanish Democracy The North American Committee to Un- was cited as a Communist front by tae Special Committee on American Activities January 3; 19h0. Tae publication "Social Justice" for April 10, 1939, formerly published by Reverend CHARLZS\COUGILIN, contains an article uncer the caption "Communism ig Passe; It's ‘Democracy’ now". The article reacs in part as follows: "Communism is out of date, it has socially taxen over the more respectable name of Lamocracy. AND the cultural center for this Communist tramocracy! is to be the new Yollywoed. The Communist Delly “oprar (Jamzery 7) lists its 1938 honor voll for saryice to tTietured above foveuciem -<« parcon us iTemceeraeyv! -- says: ene sayaniot 5 secre or rore of Toliyycoc vieall_nts wie cpeatly eicec taa cause of “rogress Quring tag last year eesecees tisy nave also snown tneir sympathy on many occasions for Loyalist Spain and nave generously contributed money and talent to its aidi...e!". The photograpn peferred to above was recrinted in tne "Social Justice" issue of April 10, 1939 crevicusly mentioned, and included in the group of seven individuals appearing in the photograph was JAMES CAGNSY. The above issue of "Social Justice” eliso carried a pnhotograpa of an ambulance togetner with a placard reading "The Motion Picture Artists Committee sends this ambulance to aelp the Gefenders of Spanish Democracy". Standing alongside the anbulance in tne paotograpn appeared LION=SL STANDSR. Among the several names listed on tne side of the ambulence appearsc the name TAMZS CAGN=Y. Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy General on April 21, 199 to fall The North American wes declared by the Attorney within the purview of Bxecutive Order 9835. Tae ith report of the California Senate Pect-Findcing 2 on UneAmarican Activities for 1°49 states: Tae Coiunltte ‘otion Fieturse Artists Committee wes an affiliate of the Verth tssninan Co uittae to Ala Spenisa Democracy, wilche,was elsc part ~* bay ggaeraiin to eid Scanisa Convunists”. RO Sone cee een pI Ae er cee sew emer a