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John Steinbeck — Part 2

60 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: May 17, 1948 · Broad topic: General · Topic: John Steinbeck · 59 pages OCR'd
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TAS C Os Vhis article continucs to eriticize <telabeck for his favorable resoreace s to the “mevican form of coverament, incluaing his statements that “our soverament is delizacu to keep anyone from getting too much power or, navies cot it, from } seeping it, ‘and "we agreed that this makes our country function more slowly, but that it certainly “makes it function more surely." Tue “New Leadcr," a weekly macazine, on fecas st 21, 1942, also reviewed eteinbeck's "A twuscian Journal” and criticized &teinbeci as a Soviet acolovist. The article indicated that Cicinbeck had visited the homes of millicaaites and implica that irom this Ctcinbeck had concluacu that the Russians nave plenty to eat ana that the quality of Russian clothing had improved. The article nosed that cicinbeck constantly made excuses for the hussians, end it pointed thot whan he som tocd thet a enlloctive farm had put on a a bic show for him. he OuL ee a wWwaen AG eects Giles a i ee ee wie oe ae ie ome J os alco insisted that “any Kansas farmer" would do the same for his uests. ¥ The “New York Herald Trivune" of May 15, 1945, contained an ariicls concerning a miccting in Fome, Italy, of the j Semoeratic Ww omen's International Federatica whose aim was to fight "American, Eritish asa Preaca int eee and warmongers," At this mecting, John fteinbeck was Peo of War en onthe Sovictism. " The "Los Angeles Examiner,” on June 11, 1945, containea an article reflecting that Ring Larcner, Jr., had signed a coatract with John ctcinbeck and others to write a filn version of iteinbeck's ctory, "Pastures of licaven.” The article reflected that this was the first Hollywood employment given “any of the tun-iriondly ton' cince their refusal to answer the comraunict quection in Vashington last fall." Tne "Daily Worker," on fori 1, 1955, contained an article, ‘Jona {tcinbeck Takes @ Look at Matusow and "Death of 2 Lacxet.'" Tne article wasa review of an article Lteinbecu aiu preparca concerning the boox, "Falce \. ithess, " writtca by Harvey Matusow. The Cteimvock article was o- Sviously critical of | letusow anu ctaica hat asa result of Matucow's testimony, the ricicuiousness oi the whole eorkes i fae invezticntions new becomes apcarent." The "Daily Worner"” article WIS eclof Ctolubeck, esoscially wiiea he asserted thet the communists ezproved | of “the ¢ climate of aisunity aua suspicion which has haunted 1 us for the lact ‘es (years s,' and that the communists "would much rather Keep the invectigations foing with their harvest of icar and disruption." (100-106224-9) ee ee ~ A EE EE RR a A NR AM re eas a . ee ee
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