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ARWaWN HOV BANU kRW NH Ow ew GT me te ee ee we ee _t | OT “ Ce a | 92 “bl he Inn_ocece Ah! ar The following information obtained from an article by WARGARET CHASE HARRIMAN, which appeared in the New Yorker for November ©, 1941 and is maintained in the files of the New York Times; Relative to being called a Comminist, Miss HELIMAN advised Miss HARRIMAN that, "she would like to be a Iiberal if she could tell these days exactly what a Liberal is", Concerning the rift with TALLULAH BANKHEAD over a benefit performance that Misa BANKHEAD proposed to give for Fimish Relief, Misa HELIMAN explained that she objected on the ground that Mies BANKHEAD and the cast had previoud y refused to play a benefit which Miss HELIMAN had asked them to give for the Spanish Loyalists, She further commented, "J don't believe in that fine loveable little republic of Piniand that everybody gets so mweepy about — Itve been there and it looks like a pro-Nazi little republic to me.” Misa HELLMAN further disclosed that she had purchased two ambulances for [oyalist Spaine pe, no four pages o ograpned sheets containing names and tables assigned to each pereon to be present at a dimer in tribute to anti~ ~~ Fescist fighters held at the Hotel Biltmore Merch 13, 1942 under the auspices of the American Committee to Save Refugees and the United Spanish Kid Com mittee, PAUL ROBESON was the guest of honor, The dais included ITLLIAN HELLYAN, It was further learned that LILLIAN HELIMAN contributed §100. Ce) Cn 1943 that STEVE me AN and ERNEST HELATINGWAY while. in Spain during the Spanish Civil Ware be IEAGUE OF AMERICAN WRITERS The April. 25, 1939 isaue of the Daily Worker contained a newa item indicating that LILLIAN HELDIAN was one of the signers of a etter urging support of the Federal Arts Project, The letter was addressed to the Congress of the United States and stated that the signers acted for the Teague of American writerds re) wa -— hin ak — a : c @ CELE WO We Tord American Writers Congress held June Ps ee. asst City under the auspices of the American Writers listed LILLIAN HELIMAN as ons of the signers of the Call, It was alleged that the signers were probably Comministse A letterhead dated July 21, 1939 furnished to the Bureau, inii~ eated that LILLIAN HELDIAN was one of the sponsors of the New York League of Women Shopper, a _— gone 753