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wid 2d ANE SALA O® Ne Cn ish Lillian Hellman was one of the signers of this statement (61-7559-2987) __ The "ew York Tixes*® for Januzry 21, 1940, earried an ites to the effect that Lillian Hellman had statel that aid to Finlend during the Russo-Finnish war would imperil peace. The article poirted out that }ise Hellein had oppose¢ the benefit showing of her play, "The Little Foxes,* on behalf of Finland on the ground that such action would give a defenseless inpetus to the war svirit in this country. Her statenrert was in reply to an aseertion by Tallulah Bankhesd in which the star of the play had intimated that Kiss Hellman had refused to allow The Little Foxes” to play a Finniah helicf Benefit because of a@ pro-Soviet bias. (61-7565-1744x4) The "Naily Worker" for April 4, 1941, carried a lengthy review of Lillian Hellran's play entitied ®Jatch on the Rhine." This article stoted that !.iss Hellman as the writer and Herecn Shumlin as the producer, “have given broadway the first real play bas:i on ‘ths third alternctive’ for the revolutionary way out." (FPuolicetion files) as a result of which most of the old Bolsheviks were ont ORME i The February 20, 1943, issue of the "Laily Worker” announced that Lillian Kall-an was one of the sponsors of a dincer to be held at the Hotel Cormodore on Tebruary 22, 1943, celebrating the 25tn anniversery of the hed Army. (100-22760-6, v- e » of. The June 30, 1943, issue of the "Dally Worker” announced that Lillian Hellman was one of the honorary to- chairmcn on the Xrtional Reception Con-ittee sponsored by the Cormittee of Jewish Writers and Artists. This com-ittee was to welcome Solomon vichoels, Soviet director and actor, and Licutenznt Colonel Itaik Fetfer, Soviet poet, headed a reception to be held at the Royale Theater, New York City, om Septerber 17, 1943. (100-29760-6, vz. 11) The Kew York "Herald Tribune" of Karch 2, 1945, reportec that Lillian Hellsan, who was just bacx from Russia, had stated the day before that, “The Russians are a terrific people. Whether you likes or dislike their government is not the point, they are a wonderful peoples end I have nothing but the deepest ad-iration for them." @ article reported Hellman as stating that she believed that she was the firat foreign civilian to wisit a hed fighting front. Hellman indicated that she did not see Stalin as his secretary told her that he “was tov busy with the -17< iol