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MEMORANDUM REt MURIEL RUKEYSER Mariel Rukeyser ia the author of articles sppearing in the Septenber Ly 1936,.the September 1s, 1937, ani the December 7, 1937 editions of the "New - Mavaes," Shoe has also published an article entitled, "The Lively Art™ which appears on page 160 of the February 5, 1933 edition af "fhe Ration,* Misa Rukeyser wae reported in 1938 sa being one of tha "John Reed Club" authors, Thie club haa been described es “a revolutionary organization — composed of artists and writers in the Uaited States, It was organized by Conquniste in mesory of the imerican Bolsnevik, John Raed, who was deported to Russia and died there." (Dies Committee Report Vol, I p. 60; Dies Committee Report, Walter Steele, Vol. I. page 256.) _.,. Markel Rokeyser was listed as a member of the riterte Division of the Committee for the Arte Project in « letter eent out by that Comittee to newpaper editore on Jenuary ll, 1939, which letter purporta to explain the . parposs of the Five Arts Gommittes, This letter defands the work of the NPA Federal Arte Project and atates that the Five arts Committee ie sponsoring a mags movesant of citizens who are requested to send letters or telegrams of protest againgt the diseivgel of the 1,526 workers on the Project in New York City to the President, to Congrassmen, and to the head of the Work Projects Adwinistration, (61~7551~155x) wr The name of Muriel Rukeyser appeare on a list of menbers of the League of American Writers in a pamphlet issued by that organization announcing the Third American Writer's Congress to be held 4n New York City on duns 2-4, 1939. Tne following is an excerpt from this announcamants \ AN “fa will discuss the following subjects, and shape a policy in relation to thea: "fhe defenae of democracy in the United States, cooperation of this country with other Nations, snd peoples opposed to Fascien —~ incloding the Soviet Union, enich hag bean the most constant defender of paaces cooperation with writers exiled from Paacist countries; support for the anti-Fascist policies of the present adwinietration; support for the labor ondonsy cooperation among all demooratio end progressive forces; opposition to race prejudices to attacks on aodlal legislation and to efforts to cripple or abolish the Faderal nN Arta Project; in general, the defense of a frea wo in which — It should be noted that the members of the Lag @ of dnaricarl Writers have been said to possess Comminiatic tendencias mid tie League; has been reported to closely follow the Commmiet Party ind. (61~7554-9h) XA * é ? * .