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1 a tee ae oe el ut Lette to Director 61-507 ; Bur. file 61-7559 December 5, 19358 The two authors, one oan Itelian and the other a Germen are both apparently refugees and members of the Graduate Faoulty of the New School for Social Pesearche There is presented in the book an account of two fascisms, one Germen and one Italian. The authors anelyze the international character of fascism and its threat to world peace and American democracy, The book has a very complete index. Yuorns OF THE PRESS by ceorze eldes, published - by Julian! HKessner, Inc., 1938. The book is directed to The American Nowspaper Guild and others interested in ao free press. It is noted that there is a brief chepter on oses L. Annenberg on pages 240 to 241. The boci: has a good index and a> ears to contain a good volurm of information . rezerding versons prominent in the newspaper world. Seldes . .. 4s attempting in his book to show the extent to which the public press is free, bought, yellow, vicious or scared and — to what extont those who run the press are servants of "the lords" who control it. i} 4 Tit a by ] Laxhi, ernpre This bor}: has a subtitle "THEA AILITANT poco y. Lerncr is described as being a graduate of Yale end until recently was the editor of TIE NATION from which position ho resigned to accept e professorship at williams College. This is his first book. The point of Lerner's book is that our democracies are being attacked by fhscism, communism, and various other types of Government rhict seek to destroy them and that while it is not yet too late, "it is later than you think." Taso FOR wt . - o | Very truly yours, | om HIGHT BRANT a ww Special (gent \in Charge P