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HANNS EISLER
PART 3 OF 4
FILE NUMBER : 100-195220
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A wO_1C8 Memorandum - UNITED sures covsxmuzem"
T0 = Director,FBI oars; august 6, 1947
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5031!!-7'1'= HANS §ISLER'
' IIEHERHELL SEBUIUITY B.
_ Reference is made to Bureau letter dated J '7 Bureau Fk -No. 100-195220i an ixrberview o
/, concemixg intonation he was filing.' _/' to furnish :0 as Esau on %~IS EISIBR.
He nae interviewed by Special A-gent
and the following information - was obtained
know TENS EISLER personally. Whe was connectedpublishing house musical pieces thin! !J.l !LER composed came to9 attention. The words to such were clearly propaganda for civil4| 7/<
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He stated that H.L1¬S ESLER was an admitted Communist and known to
L4 , -92 1rouJd be available through the tier; York C-it}; I.-ihrez-ye ,-,7 ea i
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.,conduct a program oi Ccmrmmist art in Germany. It was nm e l
the above allegations concerning &lTS EISLER while 51%?! we
1930 to 1933. Bio information is available to oncomings in Berlin a.ro'u.nd
Elws activities in the United States, but 5 15 :1.nc!ged to believe EISLER
has not ch ed in his ' 'ang previously motioned No further information
concerning HHS EISLER use available through -
In addition to the above-mentioned persons, _-upplied
information on the follolring individuals who have been connected with U.S.
Government aliens and nhonhe deemed either as outright Communists or Communist
sympathizers:
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Furthemore, related the following information Ihich
he thought oi sane value For about the last six months s
play has been runn:i.ng on Broadway entitled "ALL III SONS", which use written
by ARTHUR MILLER, reputed to be a New York Ccmznnist. This play depicts
America in an obnoxious ' is really subtle Communist propaganda. Itdeals, according t um an industrialist who produces "duds"and as e. result so ers are ed because of the failure of such to properly
function. This play has been bought by the U,S, lmy,
_called attention to the information recently disclosed
in Paris concerning the trainim of 36 divisions in Russia, composed of German
prisoners. He stated JULIUS EPSIEIN, in the magazine "Plain Talk", has made
observations concerning such training. " A
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apparent through talking with that his informationHe readily supplied the names 0! !!e following two individuals
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According to the records of the Ilmigrcticn and Hetur-elizaticn Bcrvice,
Iieler firet entered the United Bte-tee on February 1}, l955, It I0! York City.
le left lie-7 R, 1955, and again entered October ls, 1935, at Iev York City. he
deperte-i fro: the llnited 5tet-ee in Peccmher, 1955-. leg!-*5-1% his ti:-at trip _
to the United Btctee, it le noted that according to a nigh; confidential ecurce
lieler ie lenticned in a Itueeien language article rhich appeared July 20, 1935, .
in the ieeue Soviet Art puhliehed in the Boviet Uhicn, Ihe article quote!
Iieler at length and ie prefaced by a remark that liele_r'e tiret eorde to the
lnterviever upon arrlvel in loecow Vere hie inpreeeionl of the new face ct
lioecov and eepecielly oi the difference hetveen it and whet he ear in the ' i
cepitalietic eonntriee, Iialer ie then Quoted ae laying he nade a picture in
London entitled Abdul the _1;l1-med, ehich heeed oeithe !I...1.'hieh eminicnéé.
of 190-B. he etetee that thie picture included euch ccntcaporer; epieodee ae "
the anti-Soviet burning or union hcmee, the pnniehnent oi rcvclutioniete, the
underground work ct the Ooummiet Party, etc. Ie etated that the tiln Ill pro-
duced throu@i the eftorte of political inaigrante from Iaeciet Germany. :1-iir o
alec related that vhile in London he, together with Qertolt Brecht, Irote Bong
of thetlnited Ircnt, ihich he etated he later diecovered to he the favorite
eon; ct the American proletariat. Ihe article then deecrihee lielez-e ccnccpte
on hie trip to Iorth Alerica and he etatee that hie purpoee III to actively _
eupport the anti-Ieeciet tedereticn in the United 8tetee." he eteted that there
ie a etrong eyapathg in the United Btatee tcnrard the Soviet Union and that a
pereon returning from the Soviet hecue the delegate for mny requeete to
accurately portray lite in a ccxmt.-:7 oi conservative eccie.lien.' Iieler then
rerere to hie loot dramatic accent on the trip, ehich he cage wee hie vieit
to the unjustly euttering revclntiona:-1, 18 yeere inpriecned in en Imericen .
priecn, Ion llocney. le etatee that he wee permitted a ehcrt ten-ainnte inter-
vier with the prieoner ct cepitalien, but that thie eee inectticient for hin
to tell Iocney Vhat he wanted to know met of all, namely the nee lite oi theproletarllt oi 1/6 cf the entire 5101»: ¢ q - ; "A _ A
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_ In the article lieler cclnente that he had been invited ae a prctceecr
ct nueic at the In York lee Bchocl for Social Bciencee, Vhich he rae glad V *
to accept becanee it will give Ie the opportunity to teach nee ranhe oi revo- '
luticnary ecnpceere. Other articlee regarding lieler'e vieit to the Soviet
Uhion euheeguent to hie trip to the Waited Btetee Vere known to thie eource.
cne utec cu; 18, 193!, appelred. in the Ioeccv Dell; em. In thie article
Iieler ie quoted ea eaging he would return to herica in the tall, there heWould teach at the lee lchool fa Social leecareh {II Iev fork Gityzd u
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' Ehie highly confidential aouroe aleo made available an article in
the Russian language Which appeared in the July 22, 1935, iaeue of Pravda, Uwhich article wee written by 8. Tretyakov. The ertiele ie quoted. in part ee £01101-:3
For ue, Iieler -- ie tiret of all e eong. he -- led 92Ie<i¢iing,' the 1i
" . *-'Gcminb0!'n.' Iith the eonge oi Iieler on their lipe, the foreign living
poletariate fought in the bar:-ioadee of Berlin and Yiennn. Iith the eonge 92
e t_ of Iieler they hnonetrated. in In:-ieh doe Antvergp. um the eonge or v
Iieler they etood. in picket linen in Copenhagen and-enoheeter. y- - t
_ , . -~ ,. ;-'_~ . V '-. .- _ - . I-I '. ' 1- ' -~ 1 . I -.92~ -- - ,-I<'~. ' '92 1:1 -' -.1.. - ' *- -_ 711-1» ifiniehed hie education brilliantly. Everything puehedgthe . 1!
eonpoeer ton:-e an eaey roe oi lite, _1But he_did. not take it. I00 &ie- ~¢-
gueting to him uae the bourgeoie concert hall there, in a lueioel nerooeie, u
the gown-namie made thei.r_1iieooveriee'Iith relieh..,._ A feeling of anerchiet-i*?*l"
pm-oteet evoke in the young eonpoeer. y - _ e 5 u_r I, ,192. e1 92' , '- 1, , - , - '. ' ' ' '-- . ' .y92 I ¢ : i . , i . V I ; i .. -.,_,. i . _ .. . _
In 1927 Ilieler eholeheea-teily entered the proletariat 'agitp:|.-opg~oq:' V
- agitation propaganda group! lovenent aml began wort a.e__a political nueie
Journa1iIt._._ §'[:W,.;~ A -r 1 3 -- -V_ __ , ,3. -<. . _ _- V
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a "eon; or the Inner," 'Inva1ii'e larch, Bong of Bolidiar-ity,' la:-oh
_ Denna the soviet Union, Song or the Wieiployei this in only a emupert ofthe greet liet or I1l1Or'l political eongl. Unfortunately, only a rovzg
oi then are published by I. '
.» ' With all of hie natural tigiting tenperanent, Iieler tore into the
refornietio eong group, toning e, eommietie ting. {he battle van eucoeeetul.
It lree the attention oi the entire umeioal woe-li, getherei travelere, Ind. -
cultivated. euch revolutionary Iueieiane aa lenkel, Iogle and Tolpe.
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H if At lane tine, tie formed. iieler ant rem-
turgiet Iert Brecht. fogether they Iorked out the hietory of the 'pede.gogie'
A _ theater, wiehing to lake it eepeeially active in the tort of political agitation
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,'.... Io! he 14 vi-mo; a eylphony iedieate. to the yrilonerl or A ' '
Afaeeiet concentration eanpe, baeei on the Bong of Swen; Boleiiee-' enlé _
eolnoeei by the elrtivee. -J: := . . rV 5"; -yo » of-"e_"=._;1--I rill. ' V }'_._; I. . '_, s_ . u T» "._-- '_
I IO hen been Iith ue before. II hale notee: taut lelodliee on the
. etepe by It. Iegoitnoi there the lowing do-uniete I01! building a blaet .
furnace. It Val about then he Irote the Ural Young 0omnmiet.'- 1- -- 1 -
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' He has traveled in Europe end. in America. Iveryvhere his arrival {
awakened. the revolutionary lovenent of nueio and the choir. Iio1er'e I
his to e gm-ofeoeorehip. UK-_ eon; in the long of political warrior. Iev York University hen invitei 0/
-."Iie1er ouiheip new in t!_ie'8or1_et choral Iofeilent. '0v.r lie-tion
_> need: eonge and knovo how to velne 1 one. {hie ie_ otvioun -_
I _ liner! - _'¢o_l_intero,' deeply our golien long £fnn1_l__,'u._--;-"_;.__'_?L.:'-, . 4 » '1._; .1 -r _ r:92:_,i, f__i-at-, .,_ . - it-> t_i_g__ .,,__||_ - ~ '1.-I ,.v_ -r I .
' -- . in e S:-ief grtioieonier the Gate of hi; 27, 1955, eppee;-in; in "Prlvd.e"
gieiez- in mentioned ee having an-rivet in mm e.ni_ie ieecrited ee e represents-;
tive or no International mam or the aovoiuuoo-1-'7 'l'heeter," nod, uooraing '
to this emfilentiel source," no ertielel vhioh eppeerel in the "Inning Ioooo92r§',;_
nevepaper loltine Gm-in; iuiy, 1935, ma. in pert u_ foiioven i Who mm Iffiar
in not vein]; ulooieted with euoh names ll Frederick Volt, iert Brecht mi Irvin
Iieketor. These ere the name or our foreign living eeui-'e.d.ee who have node their
telente into I eherp I08-pcn for Commute." the article etetel that Iieler
ittonioi the interni-tionai iiueioil-no iymyiei Ii e repreeentetive of the inter-e
national Uhion of the Revolutionuy theater an concerning um zinc: in quoted
ea follows in the lrtiolea _'11'e celebration II; B0111; he ceJ.1e_d. en exp:-eeeion
of lolihrity between the Czechs eni German labor living in Bseohoelovekie; Ihen
the fix-it ¬-tiara '-'-it-i ioé %»ii'ri?i' oaviog ii:poi:rii'oa"tio ioeoe, eyeo of that
lei-non worker: tilled with teen upon the eight of this enti-Iuciet demonstration.
Ihie eonritentiel iox-not eieo uivieei of en ertiole in the Ruuien
- vhioh ego:-:4 in the "I.it=_:-=7 Gazette ii: kio-.-"'-', Er-isia, iatoa ;ii.'.|'.i' 50,It 1| eet out in yeott a tollovea -- ' A-1-..;' _
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o! the hoe:-92.I_ I.i.i!ev,-ope:-e. ,%i1e eaitia for 2; i.-ate:-vie-.', 2 tog-..-.-i to - -
A 'ColpIn10iil Iorevez-i -- Revolutions; Artietv -- Ierz--lnge1.|--1pnin-- I 7
1 emi Btaliin. _h_ attention no the §erleu'tr__e_ne1etion of 'Gl_npeev.'... -.1, 5- - -_' .-.1, . _ . -- .- ._ .
7 ' lieler, _'I' feed f'0hepe.ev" 111 the Ia; ti-on lmeriee to_'I1n'ope. lint .~f.é ?._,; -
e ltrengthi Ihnt iottonieee, rervo1utionu7 peeiou end. energy! I eou1dn't_..- 5
ugeeit evelj tron thie Qheoe ere the toieoto uhioh I.Ie";-evo-
V lutionerj an-gm-1 mu:-um of the vent not um, In vint in the 11,- -"7 a
lirtiugetrengthotnohvorkeen "chepaevi" It ietlnt inthenierevivei
. i _ not only the magnificent telenteot the artiste, ht also the fiery Goaluniotie
.;'~' 92 -enbition. om; that kinl. of unit; em give ereetione oi he;-oio'9.
examine none book: vhioh vere placed in a enii group on e ehelt. - L
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the Ilaigration and Iaturaliaation Service tilee oontein a lett'd31_de.ted
Ootoher 6, l955, from J. I. llilkie, Secretary oi the Arizona Peace Officere
Aleooietion, written to Irancee ?erkine, Becretery of Labor, protecting to the
Department of Labor the right of Kane Iieler to remain in the United Btatea and
engage in'a concert tour of thie country. - The letter atetee that lieler had '
reaained tor neny aontha in loeooe and had again reenter-ed the United Btatee - _
"to aid hie tellov Oonuniate in arouaing nae teelinge. liale:-'e conga and -
eonpoaitione are all of a revolutionary and propegendioahnatm-e, being deeigaed
for the aoet part for vortex-e chorueea and hie activitiee in proceeding hither
ar yon about the United Btetee to appear vnielf Colmuniet auepicea ere believed '
to be sufficiently detrimental to our already eteadily nenaoed peace and tram '
gui1ity'to;Iarrant hie ezpuleion tron $111! oo92mt1'y.'F :_ "_ ;_; __ -y1 .
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~ V e It ie noted that thie letter eae eritten two deye after Iie1er'e eeoond
entry into the United Statee on October E, 1955, at lee York City. the Emigra-
tion records reflect that Iieler etated on thia aeoond trip that he vee destined
to the "let! York Bohool for Social leeeaa-ch and that he intended to rennin in
the United Staten for a period of eiraontlae. Iieler actually left in December,
. __ __ .._ _ . , , _. .
-~ An article contained in the Iorenher 22, 1935, ieeue of the Daily
Yorker ie a review of the play "Mother" written by Bert Ireoht and baled on
llexia Go:-ky'e novel of revolutionary Iueeia. The article etatee that Hens
Eieler wrote the auaic for thie play. , _, K 7 7- , _e _
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le "R111 Yorker for December 19, 19$!, contain! an article entitled
Working Glen Bong Recorda ail article advieee that working olaaa and
revolutionary eonga Vere being reoorded tor dietrihution to the working clue. ,
lane Iieler, the tom-ld'e a-oknoeledged meter ecu;-oaer or vortex-e conga, garnered
the finest oi hie aeI.odiee." lhe article continuea by etating that the eong
'conintem" ia undoubtedly one of Iieler'e aoet popular conga and hen been lung
throughout the em-ld tor the put eight yeare and etill etire the cc-cede at out-
door demonetr-atim1e_and,yolitical meet-i5|ga.92"~___.._ '_=- 1'".__.; L it :. _ - .
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- "»_. ~ An ertiole_in the Daily Worker for January 17, 1936, refer-e to
Iieler. Ihia article in entitled 'IiJler'e Bong! U111 feature Lenin Ieeting."
Ihe eub-title ia "lro92rder, Aehford and later to Add:-eea llmecc-ial." the article
atatee, firell known eonge by Kane Iieler, internationally famous revolutionary
eonpoeer, V111 feature the nueioal prograa to be played and lung at the Lenin '
Ienorial eeting in Iadieon Square Ge:-den, jondny, January L; '_
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srtiols ststss that tbs Intsr-national Ia:-tsrs Ordsur land would plug Iisiu-'s
songs sud would tssturo s an srrsngsunnt of 1-hs Internationals. Also,
st tbs! would I1-ll Iisisu-'s Inst yoysisr sulpsitiull, Isl trout,
'OB.i.l@Il'l," Ind Elite! I!-mt. Ill srtisls iilill It I-'1 kilr,
Isms:-sllssrstsz-gotths Oocmisttsrtwotiaoxitndiutss, sosldsposk
tar tam-11-tits linnos snd discuss lsuizvs lurk in hnding tbs nsssim
s-srolstisnsry mvsusnt.
A ocnlsatisl into:-nsnt sdrisod that thsrs vss an indifihll in
thslaitollt-dtastythsnnlsofldvsrdsihoslsnidtobsthsxssnist
Intsrmtimll rsjrsssntltivo in this Ao to this informant,
'i'=*"'i* iii 5° i iii iii W on1; as "Ida:-ds." lovsvsr iniornmt stated ldanrds Ian to tsrthsr ihntifisd by tbs not that his is-othsr is Inns lislsr, s oos92- 0
poser bslisvsd to is I nsturslilqd Ans:-iosn oitilsn. Ibo inforllnt tn-thsr
46-6;] OI--Q DI-1-._ -1-_-J A.1._ Il..AL_.l ms. ;__ ._4. 1 41 J _Ivuvwu malt ins.-I-Us" Iuvutwu. IIIU Uuavuu Iii-HUI lint yrs.-l.r'""s-|.i aur I-ii i I-I-s""p6ii v
selposing msio but rsthsr to smturt the OOH sad conduct activities. the
intonmt statsasnts on tbs {sot tbst
Inns Iislor next entered the nitod ltstss on January 21, 1958, at
the Pm at 2:": Io:-k. % ".=ig.-:.tim rooord: ratios: that his J.==t -,~=:-..=m:-.t
rssidsncs was list-ad at int till ll Vilma, Asst:-is, Ind his intemlsd. futurs
rosidsnos at the tins of issuance of his psllpdrt Ill Tisnns, Austria. Iislor
vas aooonpsniod by his sits, Imziss, also known s-s Lottio lislsr. The ID1511-
ziom roe»:-.1--2 reeot mo Q me 8, 192, -_-o1.-geoo =-3119; a u*.e-..-1 his
tsnporsry viss sad also applisd for inigrstion to cm vita pirlisliun to ro-
sntsr tho Waited Btstss.
an Angngt 9, L958, t-Q; ggioio-.1 gut-hgritisg dig-pot-so Q im:-Q: t-o
ha Alvin Johnson, Direct-or cc! the In School for Social los:-oh, advising
thst&.sndlrs.lnnsIis1srladlsongrsntsdsnsxtsnsionottins vntil ~.
Jsnury I1, 1939, to 2-slsia in tbs Initsd ltstss. irlor to this Iisisr had been
gmsi-iimd by _!_gigr.a1_=i¢_m !!!!1'Qli!!1.=i@I; Qlrrios Q Am L9, L935, siz-
ma emumuums sinoslil sat:-mos innmu-1, 1958, ho mum
lsntsring Inlsr tbs assyioss of its [Ir Ishoel fur lentil Ilssrch lad ind
tssn otfsrodrs tin-your somtrsot It L000 s you-. In diz-set snsvor to the
Qurstitm, I810 m; of 1011:! Oclpositions hon ussd in oumection with political
or patriotic soup?" is sasvn-ed, "In scrlsny I 'Ir0te songs which were snti~
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During Iovenber, 19116, e eeriee of artiolee were pblieheo in the
Lo! Angelee, Oalifornia, "I:aainer," ehioh ee:-e acritten by luth Iieoher. Bases
artiolee expoeeo. her hm-other Oerha:-t'e oonneotion with the Oxmiet organiza-
tione no aieo imolvet her brother lane Iieieur. ll: one ineteiinent Roth§;?_..-g Iisoher Irote that am Iiller foiloeel ierhart to an-in in 1955 ma they
.- net in lee York Iity. he oonentea that lane traveielhaok and forth hetveen
1'11. -I, the Uhited Btatee aoi Ierooe, making eee'e:ra.i tripe to Ioeeia to ehol hie oom-
tinued loyalty. In mother inetallaent, lath Iieoher wrote eke teetesi lane
Iegree oi euibaerrienoe to the Otunilt Ierty by telephoning his that he had
neeinetraotioneanothatheeutogototheoornerofloeleeterdaaanarhoo
Oiiohg and tho:-e await a IIJOI ehe knee. Ian! agreed to this an-angohent. Upon
another oooaeion, luth Iieoher I-eporte lane talked Iith her luring the Ioeoov
triale and, aooo:-ding to her, lane beoaae hyeterioel with the thoeght that he
and Gerhart light feature in me of the loeoor letemlant-a iongwinded accola-
tione. Bane iiaier begged lath Iilohor to let it he known that tor yea:-e they
hao no eonneotione, einoe Both Iieoher he out of favor with the Goenmiet
Party.
aoom-ling to the hiny oontihntial eon-oe, Iieler in 19145 naintained
__ Q. a lilt oi hook: ehioh he apparently left in lee York City. ne neqority of those
book: related to etwiiee oi the Oolaunilt iéeolog. the first tan hooke lietoa
by lieler on this iiet era ae follow: I I
aux: '0ljpita1' in three volunee
I151: Collection of Ilene
IIII: 'Gritioiel. of Iolitioal Ioon@"
nuns: Luau; !'eIrheoh'
IA!!!-IIIGIB: - Latte:-eIIIII: About the Soviet saw - #1"IIIII: Fro! lie Philoeophioal Ieritanoe' IH--a
IIIII: lam:-iee of Lenin
'I.eniniea', four ieeoee
LIIII: 'Goeq;1ete elition in three 1011-ea "
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anon; the lerlan refegeoe Iho
_ _ are lieler, Iert Ireoht, Lion Ieeohtvangor,
--~ leinrioh ban and otheo-e. In ilforaant further etated that undoubtedly, if
any one oi the above iniviiuale were given an invitation to return to Germany
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very active in the tree Ge:-een llcveeent in Loe lngclce end etated thie gnoup,
including lane Bieler, hee been very eioee to Ir. and Ire. Iiiliee mete:-1e
and Charlie Ghepitn, eho have been prominent]; aeeociated with the Oomsmiet
_ _~%___.*<> - "W1-=*1-1 Mn"-=*=_lie1er il the 5379000! Of Iillie let to the
I picture oeeolol Bong or lcroce! produced in Iceccw in 1952- the ecenerio
tor thie ciotere ie credited to Jorie Ivene, ehc ie known to he e clcee pereonel
friend of Iieler. Ihie picture ie dceoribed ee the fill of the Soviet League
of 'ioiii.h, which rewwaz.e"" * i coipletcfij new iooioicgicel oitiock. i-"no inforinnt
etetee that the nene "I:oeeouo1" ie that or the Ieung Ceemmiet League in Rueeie
end that the translation or the title by the authore ea Bang of le:-oee" is
entirely inaccurate. lieler eleo collehoreted with Jcrie Irene in 1933 and
IOIR in Qlkinn thn I921l!t92!'PQI III Ian-I-.h' ln Inter Ieenlrq Ii"l11nnn V I111-a.-/4' -- -1-9 --- g - - --- ¢¬- - v1 Q--- ----v-we -92-.-v
according to thie informant, the euhject let with Jorie Iecne on the evening
oi Icy 8, 19h!, in Lce Angelee, at which tile three mm ante:-e or the Oom-
Iuniet Party were eleo in attendance.
On Beptclber E7, 19D, the United Btatce Attorney Office ct has
engelee, Oalitcmia, ooneidered the tecte in the lane Iieier eeec, edvieed that
no request would he Iede for e Preeidentie-1 Warrant for the echJect'e an-eat ac
a dangerous alien once; at that tine. [he United Btatee Attorney referred to
the ecllaboretim between the euhject and lertcit lrecht and the einiler nature
Oi the facte in their individual caeee. Ic i'nrt.hcr referred to the decision
of the Depe-rtbnt of Juetice in the alien enely eeee egeinet lcrtolt lrecht,
eteting that no P:-eeidential In-rent wee authorized for Irccht'e errcet under
the exieting condition: eince lrccht'e heiiete eeeeed to be anti-lazi and enti-
Ieeeiet end, therefore, wee not coneidez-ed e danger to the war effort of thie
country. The United Btetee Attorney etated that hie decieicn on the Iieler
oeeeweeheeedtpcnthatofthelepertleut intheceeeageinetlrecht.
Inweetigation hee aleo reflected that Iieler hee teen in clcae
contact with Iriedrich rietian Lang, eho ie e lotion picture director in
Ioilywcod end who ie e known Ocnmiet and affiliated with the Irce Ber-een
at--=-..t. 2-==a wile!-c.-=*-ed -nth 3-rt-tit E-went is 1',-t5 in the aticn iict%
"lengIen Alec Die, for which lane lieier wrcte the neic. Iieler ie aleo
hiden to be a emtact of Clifford Gd-eta, a playwright in lo1Lywocd who ie eeid
to have written eeverel plege produced by the Cutnmiet Perty. Odete ie e
reported nenber or Ieny Goeleuniet front Qrgenig-etig! mil LL! been est-ire in
Oomuniet affairs in Oalitornie. I0 aeeieted lane Iieler in obtaining e poeition
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who are eequinteaoee of lieler em no are
Oohnniet eyupethiee ml eemeotiocne with the notion picture
J. Y. Loeey,Ii:-eotor em pi-olueer;
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Jenn Renoir, writer em ii:-ector. f-lb
Oolletere-1 Info:-lotion
Ilnl Iiller lppetred on Q7 12, 19?], before the lob-Oonittee of
the Home Ooliittee on Un-Anerioan Aotivitiel in ite leeeion It the Lou Angela:
liltlore lotel. It hen been reported that lane liller ended Question: and I88
eo unsatisfactory no e. witaen that the Colittee lullonod. him to appear before
e complete committee inveltigaticn in Ulehington, n. c., on June 16, 19w. rm-
eppeereuce before the Oonittee Ill eublequentiy eenoelieig huvever, it hee been
inaioetea that Iieler rill be requested to eppeer hero:-e the Gcnzittee on
Ieptelber 2}, 19107. According to the records of the Btete Depertient, lens
lieler, on June 19, 19h?, mule application for an exit permit in ocrder to proceed
to In-ie, I:-once. On thil application Iieler lieted ll reference: Clifford 01101:-I,
jirevinllq isntified. in thin lelorenul, end Bulk; Yiertel, Ibo has been active
in the free Oerlln Iovelent end hie ueoeieted vrith may known Ooenuniet eynpethizeru
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application for an exit permit. He stated that his call was merely to furnish
this information end no action was being requested.
ACTION ' '
A teletype is attached to the L03 Angeles Office, advising them of
the apparent presence or Eisler in their area, having in mind that on August
19, 1947, the Los Angelo: Office was instructed to begin a spot surveillance
for the purpose of advising the Bureau concerning the whereabouts of Eisler.
The Liaison Section has been instructed to determine the status of Eisler's§..t:i:..--
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on August 18, 3. , a s r's personal attorney is attempting to get _ p
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Department concerning an t for his client. Althougz not informed §2m ,,I
by the State Department, _e-dvised that Eisler could leave the .-_, _ Qcountry via the Canadian or liexican borders without having to gt an exit permit, 71,.-i' ith th West I but it would be-necessary to have such a permt if he left from e er e
t J31 State Department at the request qt the Committee on Un- _ or East coas . e _
American Activities, has placed appropriate stops with Innnigration and Naturaliz-ation authorities on all ports on the East and West eoeetae I
me above information is submitted as a matter of information and __
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defense witness at the passport fraud trial of his brother, Gerhard Eisler.
Information has previously been received by the Bureau that Hans
92 _Eisler is desirous oi going to Paris, France in order to direct the picture 921 7'{A1ice in Wonderland" and it was E ffo obt ' an exi
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has similarly requested by the Thomas Committee to deny Eisler ra reentry permit for subsequent entry into the United States G 92_ R. L
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un-Ar.1e1;ican Activities|-I 92 onof the House of Representatives
Comma. corw tion occurred at 5:12
she was
, France to compose a musical score for a
movie but was unable to get he 11' gs, because he was under subpoena to the Com-
mittee, Thomas Committee!. stated that this was not accurate, tha
the subpoena does not stop him from leaving and that it only requires him to
appear before the Committee. He added that Eisler can go to France and that
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all he needs is the necessary visa. inqvir 8 °ut' an Permit-=stated Eisler does not need an exit perm_t= He than e:<_"r>lain'ed that 1;isl_.has an Austrian citi es not need such a permit. asked whatthe hold up was and replied that there is no hold up ess the State 92
Department will try something illegal. Le a1 lained, Eisler does not
need to apply to the State Department. then asked if msler'apassport was in good condition. qolciiher that Eisler cou1dpget_apr}_§g§_t_-§§.§Q_Ss"0rt. Q then inquired as o wiy sh i ened"to as Eislerin o "today to see about " stated t she could
not say but that she had heard that and had been
to the State Department on that date. S e t en as e ow s er would _get anAustrian passport. stated that Eisler could get one #th_e JLusZfian'I.ega- l_tion and added that e 1. not really need one as Eisler co d 1e§ve in"anp l _.£ K.J BIOORDED -»»-__ _. LI, LtQ
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affidavit oi identi1'ioation. then inquired as to how Eisler wasplanning to go or if he was p ng 0 go at all. Etated that he
thought Eisler was going as he had a contract and s o make a livingand could be back bv 1*-~=>nt=-m.ber 23. but he stated that he did not knew hour. 92 Q 4Eisler would go. ask , if Eisler was in disagreement with the V
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to them and there was no difficulty. told him that she under-
stood from en at the State Dept. tha a person under a subpoena could k Inot leave. said that that someone at the State Department was all wetf
as that held only in criminal cases. He added that the State Departmentno business "butting in" so far as their own regulations are concerned. &
told her to get them to read her the regulation the next time. She then -
wanted to know about the Congressional subpoena. - stated that it_I.a.s_not a criminal case. She stated sometimes she wondera about that.
said, "yes, the way some committees ran their hearings it might be." Theconversation was then concluded. K I
2 In rise oi the definite indication from this conversation that F.is1er
?i'TY'Teave the U. S. for Paris, France probably without the permission of the
State Department, it is suggested that consideration he given to orally furnishing
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SUBJECT: HAN? EISLE1-_
. or-*"*At 5:10 92_'>.m., August 18 ,' 1947, Mr. Ray hearty of the Departne:-lt§' :§£"§E-called with reference to Han Eisler, making reference to our memorandmn 2§'i.E'-oi August 14, 1947, in which we advised the Department that we had re-ceived information to the effect that Hans Eisler was considering a trip , ,L/L
to Paris, France, and had consulted his attorney to detenmine whether or '
not he would be violating the law if he went to France, having in mind
that he was under subpoena to appear before the Tin-Aznerican Activities _
Committee on Septemberzi, 1947. I-Jr. Tfhearty advised that he had checked qr.
v.i'th l'.mnigI'8.biOn and determined that as of August 5, 1947, the stops which
had been requested by the Department have been placed now with all Immi-
gration offices, that these stops, however, do not cover the entrances
into Canada, and it would be possible for Eisler to get into Canada and -
then get out to Europe. 1'-r. .i.heart;-; wanted to I-mow what we thought about92 .
the surveillance of Eisler. *
At 5:40 p.m., August 18, 1947, I again talked to Hr. Whearty
and told him I would take this matter up with you. He said he was looking
up the law to see whether or not at this time it would be illegal for Hans
Bisler as an Austrian citizen to leave the United States without permission.
He was also considering having the House prepare another subpoena requiring
the appearance oi Eisler within a couple of days and thereafter continue him
on a day to day basis on this subpoena until September 23.
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to lir. Vdxearty at 9:30 a.:n. today, August 19, 1947, and advised him that ;
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was concerned, particularly having in mind that if he would go into Canada
there was nothing we could do about it, or even if he got on a boat or
airplane for Europe within the United States there was nothing we could do
about it. I also informed Er. Whearty that we did plan to spotcheck Eisler
so that if he disappeared we would be aware of that fact, and in the event we
did secure such information he would be promptly advised. It is noted that Hr.
Whearty indicates that there will be r-possible violation of Title 22, Section
22$. U. S. Code, if Eisler were to attempt to depart from the United States.
H3? ">111" L11". Whearty explained that this Section states that anyone who
violates any regulation or attepte to with reference to leaving
the United States is auoject to certain penalties. This Section would be
applicable to Eisler, an alien, and under the regulations he is presently re-quired tc have an Exit Permit or a Border-Crossing Permit. £!BF:m;jj!
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TO _ = D. M. IADD 9 _ DATE: August 21, 121.2 Fm : .. Pk ..,..___..Z<%Lél>p, I1; ??IbL1D f
SUBJECT: HAN ]5;151,E3
INTERNAL SECURITY - R
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with reference to the attached teletype from the Los ngeles 5
expenses and airplane tickets, this is to record that a telephone call w- ,.-'1'LlddllithbHelen
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Eisler was booked for airplane passage to Europe on August 25- The Liaison Section checked with the State Department again to determine if they had ally 1 92recent address for Eisler and information was obtained to the effect that
the Stat Department on August 14, 1947 received a telegram from subjectheaded ¢¢;_ns;z,_r;s¢1r1<= Palisades, Galifornia.j! 4;
it about 4=l5 mm. Mr. Ray Whearty oi the Department was furnished
the in_iorn'_1atien contained in the Les Angeles teletype and he indicated that,
because of the ittorney General's interest in this case, it would receive
immediate attention and the Department would make a decision as to what action,
if h ldb tak - any, s ou e en -1
It is also reported that e telephone call was placed to 1Er..I-iennrichoi the Washington Field Office advising him that the Security Division was
making the necessary contact with the tate Department and it would be unneces-
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ACTION:
There is attached a teletype to the 1-os Angeles Office forwarding
them the information requested by their teletype.
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' In connection with the Bureau's investigation of Soviet __"espionage activities, it is requested that authorization be granted
for the installation of a technical surveillance on Hans Eisler at '
23363 West Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, California,telephone Malibu 8262. p pl _ -
'IouA_will recall that Hans Eisler is the brother ofGerhardt,vEi'sTer who was recently convicted in District Court of a
passport fraud violation. Hans Eisler is under subpoena at the e
present time to appear before the House of Representatives Committee
on Un-American Activities on September 23, 191$}. Infomation has
been received, as you have been advised, that Eisler may possibly at-
tempt to go to Paris, France, prior to this testimony.
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The Los Angeles Field Div-isionfby teletype sites September
1947, has advised that the technical surveillance approved on the
subject will-cost approximately $1350.00 for installation due to
lack of existing facilities. Monthly service charge in addition
will be approximately $160.00. The Los Angeles Office has further
advised that they have developed an informant coverage in the locality
of the subject and that a physical surveillance -is contemplated to
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You will recall that Hans Eisler has indicated that he
would possibly depart from the United States for Paris, France. However,
he is presently under subpoena by the House of Representatives Un-American
Activities Committee for appearance in Washington, D. 0., on September 23,'
1947. Recent information has indicated that Eisler has cancelled his
departure plans and cancelled his reservations for travel to France. The
possibility does exist that he may attempt to leave the United States.
The Immigration and Naturalization Service and the State Department, as
well as the Attorney General and the Un-American activities Committee,
have all been made aware by the Bureau of Eialer's plans and stops have
been placed at all border stations, it being noted that the stops are not
effective at the Canadian border. The Department has previously been
advised that the Bureau will keep aware of Eis1er's activities through
spot surveillances; however, it is not believed that the exposes involvedin the installation of this technical surveillance are warranted .¢ My
ACTION
If you approve, the attached teletypeto the Les angeles Field
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technical surveillance hat to assure opverag_e___ oi.Eis1er's activities throughihformants and ch;-sicel survei11anEe.¢ _ ~32_ e er» t * W ' _ _ _ -at A,
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7 _ Johannes Eisler was born July 6. 1898. at Leipzig. Germany. He
is the son oi Rudolf Eisier and Marie ids Eisler. nee Fischer. lie is the 6 - --
brother of Gerlaart Eislerand Ruth Fischer, both oi whom have figured prom-inently in recent d1scl0sures__§y the no-American Activities Committee oiHouse ei Representatives . P - 6 1 I-at ' ~ '~ i wa .- F- "
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effects at Eisler on May 30 and August 13, 1916. it was ascertained thatEisler had in his possession a rough draft typewritten document Life Histoz1'_'] I
which states that Hans Eisler graduated tram high school and spent three years g
in the military service. He studied music in college and university and while
a student held the position of teacher at Vienna People's High School and the
Laborers University. In 1924 he obtained a prise for music given by the City
of Vienna, which was the highest honor a composer could attain. i-ie moved to
Berlin, Germany, at the end of I924, where he became e teacher in the Workers
University. lie immigrated totlae United States in 1933 and in 1935 became aprofessor of music at the New School ior Research in New York City Ii
u°°'195zz"C!§i-rent Biography - 1942 contains a biography at Hans Eislar
which lists his address as c/0 New School for Social Research, 66 West llth e
Street, lies! York City. This biography contains the ioilowlng pertinent infor-
mation other than that set out shore: Eisler served on the Italian front during
the first World War 918! and sponlais discharge from the army studied .composition with the prominent modern composer Arnold Bchoeuber; at the ' 6
Academy at Music in Vienna; !2i_sler's recognition throughout Europe and to
some extent in United States was brought about by his musical composition.
as veil as sisters on German mm scores; All oi Eisler"s work in music was
banned when I-litier came into power in B33. 'He composed the musical score
for the film Song at Heroes" in 193;. This erase film on liie in the Soviet Union.
liisler escaped trout Germany in i933 and tliereaiter Ioried in Paris, the nited
States and England. This article states that in _F'el__oruary5=i94_9.-tthe RockefellerFoundation allocated $20,000 ts the New :£?_91m-aseaei Research for research
and study of rnasic and films I and the sc in turn commissioned Eisler ts
work on musical scores for the New York Phi1hlrmonic."in May, 194-Z, the New
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Accordiq to the shore hhgraphy, as well as through the result of
investigation, it has heeu determined that Eisler married Louise Ame Gos-
notouyi, horn March 5. I906, at Vienna, Austria. They were married in
C-eechoslevahia ea December 1, 1937. Iisler hd been y nasrried anddivorced. hut the identity el his rst wife is uuhnowng 19g-19_r,;;g-15!
lesults of Bureau's Investigation Re l'.isiers
Each-rel-d -ed C-e-mzimlet .A.!!l_!!eti9e
In the early 1930's Hans I.-iaier collaborated with Bertolt Brecht, a
German revolutionary writer presently in the United States who is closely
associated with Hans llisler at this time. They produced a play entitled Die
Massuahne" The Disciplinary Measure!. This play has appeared in print in
both Germany and Cuechosiovakia. The complete play is in the possession of
the Bureau and has been translated, and it is noted the anthors call it an
edacatiooal play. Q deals with the work oi tour Communist agitators who so
from Moscow to Muhden, Manchuria. to spread propaganda and support the
Chinese Communists among the iacisstries of Muhdea. The action of the play
takes place before the Control Committee when the tour agitators return
to give an account of their work and especially account for the fact that they
had been forced to kill a young Communist comrade whose intentions were good
but whose death was deemed a necessity by the iour agitators since his activitythreatened to endanger the Communist movement among the Chinese. ibid "1-,;&l
A letter dated May 12, I930, at Berlin, Germany. is published along
with the foregoing play and the letter is signed by both Brecht and Eialer. The
authors defend their play. object to its censorship and suggest that the play he
presented hy those for whom it was intended, that is, workers, choruses, groups
of amateur players and school choruses. This play is clearly of a Communist
P"°P'i" ""1"- ma lcrill 2! u./~ til_ _ is a confiaientiai
lnformalt. advised on W Eht Bert Brecht and Haas Eisier were "
co-authors et a march known as the Son; of Solidarity" Solidarietaets-Lied!,
which was written in about U31. According to this source, the march was
adopted with the permission of Brecht and Ilisler as the sou; elthe CommunistYouth Organisation in Germany prior to Hitler; rise U pewe:.é;w ,_ 3 F5!
The Iehruary ll, I935, issue el the Daily Worker, page 4, contains an
article which describes Ilislcr as the hrilliant revolutionary composer of
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Song of the Coal Miners. Though not yet 37. this militant worker composerhas been associated with the workers movements in Germany for the last W
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seventeen years. Through the rising of Fascism in Germany he was in the
forefront of the workers resistance to Hitler. Song after song carne from this
tireless and prolic composer, songs that now help the masses in militant
demonstrations.... in addressing the delegates of the German singing societies,
the Pierre De Geytsr group, the Artist Union, the anti-Nasi Federation, the 1" A
Workers Dance League, the Workers Music League, international Workers g =-
Order and others, Hans liisler stated that in the American workers use o! "_-;'
revolutionary music, unity is achieved not only by the American workers oi all
nationalities hut among all workers throughout the world." The article also
referred to a concert on March Z, I935, to be held in New York City, which -.
would be one of a national tour, including Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Chicago,»
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_Eisler is described in another article written by Sergi itedamaky in the -
iollowing manner: ~ _- i g 1_- '-j.~_,'-3.} - y 3-f_§ ; '
- Hanna Eisler, the famous revolutionary German refugee coinposer,
arrived in this country s iew days ago. Every etiort has been made by the
Hitler government to ferret out all oi Eisler'a music and to destroy his
inuence with the worker. To owsone of his records in Germany is ' '"
punishable by imprisonment. nevertheless, thousands upon thousands oi
records oi I-.'1isler's revolutionary mass songs are still played in Nani
Germany and his popularity is as high as ever there. The spreading oi
revolutionary music among the German workers was not an accident nor
_ was it easily accomplished. The Communist Party in Germany had to
92 tight the old hear garden atmosphere and nationalistic ditties of the rnid- i,
die class which had found their way into the masses. 'in this cultural
,_ and music development, the German workers were led hy Hanna Eisler.-
1 The class struggle in Germany, strikes,barrieades. first of May cele-
brations and other demonstrations are hound up with his name. Eisler
is a pupil of Schoenberg." Only when Eisier came into the struggle of the
" working class did he find his medium and with it grew his power at 1' , ~'' ' composing music which expressed not only the life and 1 '
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- "oi Germany. That is why his songs [ind instant responses irons the masses
' ' The workers and peasants oi the Soviet Union were quick to appreciate
_ = this and his Os Guard, Canisters and others are tremendously popular.
The revolutionary movement under e leadership oi the Communist Party
has hr-ought to its rank many musicians whose activities are of great help
to the class struggle. Eisler is one of the leading spirits in music for theworker and outstanding as a musician, s comrade and alwaytspon ;hattleline With ll link lltti Elli." °°__195Zzo_3!Boston, St. Louis, San Francisco, and other cities in which Eisler would ages?
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According to the records of the immigration and hlatnralization
Service. Eisler first entered the United States on February 13, 1935, at New
York City. lie left May 4, 1935, and again entered October 4, i935, at New
York City. He departed from the United States in December, 1935. Regard-
ing his first trip to the United States, it is notcd that according to the highly
confidential source having access to Elsler"s personal eltects on May 30 ' -
and August 13, 1945, at Los Angeles, California, Eisler is mentioned in e -
Russian language article which appeared july Z0, I935, issue i'_Soviet - f .
Art" published ta e Soviet Union. The article quotes Eisler at length and .'..
is prefaced by a rernark that Eisler's first words to the interviewer upon .
arrival in Moscow_we_re his impressions of the '_new lace of Moscow" and
pecan; of the diiference hetween it and what he saw in the capitalistic -countries. Eisler then quoted as saying he made a picture in London
entitled Y'Ahdul the Damned," which was based on the Turkish Revolution
1908. He states that this picture included such contemporary episodes asthe
=anti-Soviet burning of union homes, the punishment et 1-evolutionists, the under-
ground work of the Communist Party, etc. He stated that the film was produced
through the efforts of political immigrants from Fascist Germany. Eisler also
related that while in London he, together with Bertolt Brecht, wrote "Song oi
the United Front, which he stated he later discovered to he the iarorite song
of the "American proletariat." The article then describes Eisler'a concepts
on his trip to North America and he states that his purpose was to "actively
support the anti-Fascist federation in the United States." He stated that there
is a strong sympathy in the United States toward the Soviet Union and that a
person returning from the Soviet became the delegate for nanny requests "to
accurately portray life in a country of conservative socialism. Eisler than
refers to his most dramatic meanest on the trip, which he says was his visit
"to the unjustly suffering revolutionary, ll years imprisoned in an American
prison, Tom Mooney.'.' lie states that he was permitted a short ten-minute -
interview with the prisoner of capitalism," hut that this was insufficient for
him to tell Mooney what he wanted to know mostlof namely °f_t_he new lifeof the proletariat of 1*/6 of the entire gloh-e_.'g/
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of music at the New York New School for Social Sciences," which he was glad
to accept hecaase it will give me the opportunity to teach see ranks at revo- _.
lutioaary composers. _Other articles regarding Eisler"s visit to the Soviet -
Union subsequent to his trip to the United States were noted among his effects.
One dated July I8, 1935, appeared in the Moscow Daily News; in this articleEisler is quoted as saying he would return to America in the fall, Ihreh .
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effects also made available an article in the Russian language which appeared
in the July Z2, I935, issue of Pravda, which a cle was written hy S. lretya-itov. The article is quoted inpart as follows: 1.,-,,,-...~,,?_t.¢..,.,_-.; - _ _ ._-t ' - -.- .. -. .. 92-. -. .¢I-at ;-: .- -;'¥-" -Z =- '_'~- _ .. ..___. , _ _. _ _ _._ . _. __ _ . .92__ I ._ _ .
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of Eisler they demonstrated in Zurich and Antwerp. With the songs ol, .Eisler they stood is picket lines is Copenhageaand Nlanchestert d .;__ '92.. _-, ,_ __,92 _ . .- ; .. . -_ ,4 .._, _ .92- _ . .'1 _ . - , --__-- _ . J -. . -, , ~ -,2. ___ ;. __ , - 4 _. -1. . v|_ -V _ c - - -.. H -_ . . . - - it-' ., . ._ ., .-'1 ',,,;' ' --.' ' I ",,- - .-- . .
I? c " llisler nished his education hrillientiyl Everything pushed _ k
' composer towards an easy road of lite. But hedid not take it. Too dis- *
gusting to him was the bourgeois concert hall where, in a musical narcosie, *
the gonrmands made eir discoveries with relish. A feeling of anarchist .
protest ewoltegintheyonng composer; .;§;_.':»»->'.-.:_.,§ _t y; -d " d "
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part of the great list of Elsie:-s political songs. Unfortunately, only a few
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Y retormistic song group, forming s eommnnistic wing, The hattie was
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travelers, and cultivated such revolutionary musicians as Itankel, lfogle
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_. fascist concentration cunps, based on the Song oi the Soldier and
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He has been with as before. He made notes on Karat melodies on the
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furnace. it was about them he wrote the Ural Young Communist.
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-1 I In a hriei article nnder the date oi July 21. l935,' nppeatlhj in "Pravda"
Eisler is mentioned as having arrived in Moscow and is described as e repre-sentative oi the international Union oi the Revolutionary Theater." Also,according to this condential source. Elsle'r's scrapbook contains an arti ' '
which appeared in the "Evening Moscow" newspaper sometime during jnly, *-
l935. This article reeds in part as follows: "The name Eisler is not vainly
eeeecinteé with each %'£2 ae !'reder% Hell, Bert Breeg a_n.d L92!lQ Piehator.
These are the names oi our foreign living comrades who have made their talents
into a sharp weapon for Communists." The article states that Eisler attended -
the international Musicians Olympiad as a representative oi the international -
Union oi the Revolutionary Theater and concerning this Eisler is quoted as -c
follows in the article: "This celebration may boldly he called an expression oi
solide rity between the Czechs and German labor living in Csechoslovekia. When
the first colimrs with lied banners waving appeared on the scene, eyes of the
Ciorrnll workers tilled with tears neon ee aloht ol this anti-Fascist demonstration ii-i'7-1 -7-rt-__'¢¬ "1-"_ii -_'-1"__ ;*"7i Ti i7? *""' "7 it 7"*'_* "' "'*-* "' ' ' '7
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appeared in the "Literary Gazette" in Moscow, Rnssio, dated july 30, I935. Itis set out in part as Iollows: ¢1;g_ ; in I ;_=:;...__- ii .1,_;.;_i.,; 3. - . . ,. 4. _ . _ _ . _ _ "' ... ...- - '_-g .. ,.-'- ' J ~. ":1 »-_-j , . -. -. . .s.'_-!__-- J. " j.§~. 2-'1!" f .- - -"
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1 i enamine's-orne hooks which were placed in a small group on a shell t. Forever -7- Revolutionary Artists -- htarn--Engels--l..enin-- l
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tear snyseli away rem this hook. Those are the talents which we revo- '_
lntionsry writers and artists oi the west most have. In what is the or 7
' ' lifting strength of such works as Chapeev. It is that in then: is revived
not only the magnificent talents of the artists. hot also the fiery Communis-
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October 6, 1935, from J. I-3. Wilkie, Secretery of the Arizona Pesce Officers
Association, written to Frances Perkins, Secretary oi Labor, protesting to the
epsrtmeni of i..shor the right oi Eisier to refniin in W {fitted Staten o
end engage is s concert tour of this country. The letter ststes thst Eisler hsd ,-r
remsined for many months is Moscowend had sgein reents red the United Ststes
"to sld his fellow Communists is srousing mess feelings. Eis1e_rs songs end
compositions sre ell oi s revolutionary end propsgsndlcsl secure. being designed
for the most pert for workers choruses end his ectivities in proceeding hither
end yon ebout the United States to sppesrunder Communist euspices ere believed
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entry into the United Ststes on October 4, 1935, st New York City. The Immi-
grstion records reect that Eisler ststed on this second trip that he wss destined
to the "New Yorls School for Socisl ltesesrch" end thet he intended to remsis -
in the United Ststes for e period of six months. Eisler octnelly left in December,
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on May 30 end August l3, 1945, st Los Angeles, Celiiornis, msde evsilsble from
Eisler's screpbook en article contained is the November Z2, 1935 issue oi the
Deily Worker. This article is s review of the play "Mother" written by Bert.
Brecht end hesed on Msxim Gorky's novel oi revolutionary Russis. The srticleItntes wrotcfths music plsy. ski-in H-, P15.!. A _ . . _ Vr._ I_ 1
§ - 'i"ne Baily orier tor Becernher i9,i'i35. contains in article entitled!
"Working Class Song Records." This srticle advises that "working cless end
revolutionary songs were being recorded for distribution to the working class.
Hens Eisler, the world's scknowledged 'naste'r' composer oi workers songs, '
gsrnered the Iinest oi his melodies." The srticle continues by ststing that the
song "'Cominters" is undoubtedly _one oi Eisiers most populsnsongs end "hes
been sunk throughout the world for the pest sight yeers sad still stirs the crowds
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noted that conielned therein is s newspaper article dated jsnnery ll, i935, in
the English language. It is not indicsted where this srticle wss published. bd
it hes been confirmed that it is from the Daily Worker. This ertlcle is entitled
Eisler°s Songs Will Feature Lenin Meeting." The sub-title is Browdcr, Ash-
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Madison Square Garden, Monday, jannary £0 l936!." This article states that
the international Workers Order Band would play I;isler'e songs and would
leatere a new arrangement of the "Internationale." Also, that they would
play I:tsler'e rnoet popelar composition, Red Trent," "Caution." and
United I:-eat." The article stated that Earl Brow-der, General Secretary of
the Cmlnnntet Party of the United States. would speak tor lorty-ee minute;and Iltecnee Lenin's work in building the Reagpdr.e:$t:!92ary_movement. K,
r advieed Bureau agents that there was an indl -States by the name of Edwards who was said to be the Com- munist International representative in this country. According to this infor- I
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stated Edwards can be Further identified by the fact that his brother is Hans
awn-, a composer believed to he e naturalised American cttinen. The infor-
mant farther eteted that Eisler entered the United States not prirnarily tor the
purpose at music but rather to contact the OGPU
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Hans Eieler neat entered the United States onjannary Z1. I938, at
the port e! New York. The Ilnmigration recerde reflect that hie last permanent
residence wee listed at that time ae Vtenna, Austria, and his intended Inture
residence at the time of iesnance of hte passport was Vienna, Austria. Btsler
was accompanied by his wile, Laoolse, also known ae Lottie Eisler. The Immi-
gration records reflect that eajnne I, 1938, e-abject applied to extend his
temporary vise and also applied for imrnigratzion to Gabe with permission to
the United States. lbid eerlel 3-}
On August 9, H38, the hmnigration anthorltiee directed a letter to
Dr. Alvin johnaon. Director of the New School for Social Research, advising
that!-tr. andMrs.HansEisler hadbeengrantedanextensioneltime nntil
January Z1, B39, to runain in the United States. Prior b this Etsler had been
qaeetieaed by the Immigration and Natnralisatton Service on Jane 10. 1938, at
which time he advised that since his entrance in janeary, I938. he had been
lecturing under the aueptces at the New School tor Social Research and had
been otle red e tire-year contract at 83,000 a year. ln direct answer to the
qneetlon, "I-lave any of your eempoaitioae been need in connection with political
or patriotic songs? he answered, "In Germany I wrote songs which were anti-
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Germany." He also stated that his reason for desiring to reenter the United States
by way oi Cuba. was because of his anti-Nari beliel, He advised that he had been
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Q! iollowsz °"ihe Iirneiy itecording G9l!_h_pQ1i_y oi re;-at cu; produces and
sells Communist propaganda records for amplifying systems. These records I
deal with various angles oi Communism. Sorne o_i the recorded songs are Rise
Up, Internationale, Forward, United Front, Soup Song, Sid Down and? f
$o1i<larity.° These recordsare produced under the supervision oi the German
refugee Hans Eisler, who we understand is connected with the Work Projects .
Administration." Mr. Steel further testified Music and dancing are by! no
means neglected by the radicals and their allies [or the purpose of subversive
propaganda. However, in the revolutionary work is Hans Eisler, alien revolutionar
composer who went to Moscow for several months inspiration. His return on a _
visitor's permit was widely lauded in the radical press of the United States ol '
America, but there have been many protests to the Labor Department by non-t '
radicals because oi his acquired permission iron: Secretary oi Labor Perkins
to reenter this country." It is noted in this regard that the Bureau conducted
an inquiry regarding Hans EZisler's alleged employment with the Work Projects
Administration and it was determined that the records oi that organisation failed
to reflect anyone under that name having ever been employed by them. bid X It X1
" ' The immigration records reflect that on March 4, 1939. Eisler and
his wife were advised that they were to depart from the United States on or before
March 1, I939. However. this was subsequently changed so.that_ Elisler and his
wife could remain in the qnited States until April 7, 1939. ._ - " _ _
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in connection with certain articles appearing in the Daily Worker which have been
set:'out previously in this memorandum. Eisier stated that he was not responsible
for these articles appearing in the Daily Worker or in any other newspaper oi the
United States. although he was aware oi certain articles appearing in the Daily
Worker concerning his activities. I-ls stated that he had been in Boston, Massa-
chusetts. to speak ts the Jewish Gee-angsve ren," which he explained means a
singing society. Under further questioning Eisler stated that he was not a
member oi the Workers Party in Germany, where he had last been in I933. He sis
stated that he was not a member oi the Communist Party. bid rial 3 ms -
in connection with various concerts given by Hans Eisler, he stated
he had given concerts at the Mecca Temple in New York City and in theaters in
Boston. Massachusetts, and Chicago, Illinois. the itinerary of these trips being
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that he was in Moscow in 1936, remaining there for e period of eight weeks.
He stated that all of his concerts there were given under the auspices oi the
Communist Party. However, he stated he was invited to Moscow by the Concert
Bureau. He admitted also that he was paid by certain Soviet officials in Russian
money for conducting these concerts. Eisler denied that he desired any change
in the United States iorm oi government or its school systens._ in direct answer
to the question, "What system oi government would you say is superior - the
United States Government or the Soviet form oi government?" he answered,
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' On the same date," March 27, 1939. Eisler's wife was questioned by f __
the immigration authorities, at which time 'she identified herself as an author.
The immigration file contains correspondence on behalf oi Hans and Louise .
Eisler written by Carol King with ottlces at I00 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
It is noted that Carol King is a prominent Communist attorney in New 'i'ork City
and is presently representing Ge rhart I-Zisler and appeared with him helore the
recent hearing held by the I-louse of Representatives on-American Activities
Committee, at which time Gerhart Eisler refused to he sworn as a witness. By
letter dated March ii, 1939, Carol King protested the lZislers' departure iromn
the United States and advised the Immigration authorities that she would appear
in Washington shortly after the date of the letter on their behalf and requested
an extension of time pending this appeal. The immigration authorities requested 1
Eislers to leave the United States on or before April 15, I939, and they actually _,
left at Laredo, Texas, on April ll, I939. They reentered the United States at '
Laredo, Texas, on September ll, 1939. and were granted a visa to january Z8, i940
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7 On July l7, i949, a warrant was issuedhy the immigration and Naturali-
setion Service instructing that Hans and Louise Elsler he arrested inasmuch as ti:
were in the United States in violation oi the Immigration Act of I924, in that they
remained in the United States for a longer time than permitted under the regulatio
The immigration and Naturalization Service was informed by the authorities at
Calezice, California, that the subject and his wile had left for Mexicali, Mexico,
u-oagh Calexico on September 19. 1940. At that time the Calexico immigration
Office was not aware that a warrant was outstanding for the subject and his wife.
On September Z0, 1940, according to the Immigration records at Ellis island,
Eisler and his wile were issued non-quota visas by the American Consulate at
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uiusic. Baler referred to this play as The Espedient and stated it was not
Commuaistic in nature but that it concerned the unification oi China. As
previously stated in this memorandum, the title of this has been otherwise ;
translated as "The Disciplinary Measure"_asd is a play which advocates world
revolution and openly identies itseii with and Moscow as its - *
headquarters. Eisler also stated under oath that he was in Russia is 1935 and '
1936 for the purpose of directing concerts iawlaich his compositions were e I "
played. Eisler si<ie- stepped the question as to whether he had been is Russia '
gm my ether accusing , according to the [rnmigration authorities.--_ -I; L _ f_- '
' The records reect that tlaejrarrant of juiy ii, 1945. outstanjiag
for the arrest oi Haas and Louise Eisler was cancelled and on October Z2, 1940,
they were admitted as non-quota immigraats. The basis for this status was the
subject's occupation for two years immediately prior to applications with the New
School for Social Research. At that time the subject was traveling on a passport
issued by the Consul General oi Czechoslovakia in New York City. This passport
was issued March ll, 1940, and was valid until March I0, 1941. "it listed the ' __
subject's nationality as uncertain. His wife had a similar passport in bar -
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that she recently testified before the l-ionse of Representatives an-American
Activities Cosnmittee, at which time she identified her brother, Gerhart, as
a comimern ageat in the United States and as a "dangerous terrorist." She
also identified her brother Hans Bisler as e music composer in Hollywood who
is a C-olnrnnnist and whom she also described as dangerous. lath Fischer
has Iurnished to the Bureau information relative to the l-ree German Movement
in the United States and Mexico. She has identified her brother I-ians as active in
this movement. In May. 1944, Roth Fischer conferred with Bureau representative
at which time she advised that she considered her life to he in danger due to her
expose and denouncements regarding various pro-Stalin German refugees in the
United States. She furnished to the Bureau numerous "exhibits" setting out her
reasons for helieving that her lite was in danger and indicating that the NKVD wou
possibly resort to violence in aa effort to silence her."
Among the "exhibits" furnished was a letter which Roth Fischer wrote
to her brother l-inns Eisler and his wife, Louise Eisler, dated April 27. 1944. In
this letter Ruth Fischer advised him she felt her life was in danger and accused
him and her other brother. Gerhart Eisler, of being agents of the OGPU. She
stated in this regard. "II the local branches oi the GPU can sncceed in making
a clever arrangement for a natural death -- it will not succeed this time. Hot
for you nor for Gerhart Eisler, Chief of the Gerlnan GPU Division in the United
States. the dreamer of the fictional battles with machine guns whose dreaming
consisted of Iilteen years of betrayal, the corrupt liquidate: of Chinese, Ge rmaa,
Spanish and anti-Stalin comrades. This time it will not he made so easy for yon.
You always play with terror and are always afraid to take the responsibility toryour acts. I have snade the following preparation: l-Three physic#g ,have-- - - "
[teen sne a thorough examination. I ntn now in good health. There no cause
for e natural death. I am constantly hder n physician's care and an taking care
of myself in a sensible manner. The doctors are iniormed and in case of any
troahle will testify accordingly. l-A number of reputable journalists and poli-
ticians hsve been informed and possess a copy ol this letter. A number of Ger-
man immigrants have also been appraised." The above information. as well as
additional information in the Bureau's files concerning Roth Fischer, wee fur-
nished on May lZ., 1944, and june I2, 1944 , to the Attorney General.
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Los Angeies. eiifornia, Exl:aiIer. which were written oy inth Fischer.
These articles exposed her brother Gerhart's connection with the Communist
Organisations and also involved her brother I-has Eisler. In one installment
Ruth Fischer wrote that Hens Eisier loiiowed Gerhart to America in 1935 end
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between the United States and Europe, making several trips to Russia to show
his tbnaned loyalty. In another installment. Ruth Fischer wrote she tested
Hens degree of suhservience to the Communist Party by telephoning him that
he had new @tro.ctie.ee end .th._at he wee to go to the corner of ilue Amsterdam
and Place Clichy end there await s major she knew. Hens agreed to this arrange-
ment. Upon another occasion, Roth Fischer reports Hans talked with her daring
the Moscow trieis end. according to her, Hans became hy stories! with the _
thought that he and Gerhsrt lnight lecture in one of the Moscow defendants
long-winded accusations. I-inns Eisier begged Ruth Fischer to let it be known
that [or years they had no connections. since Ruth Fischer was out of -favor
with the Communist Party. m°_195z2°_31 F6!
According to the highly confidential source having sccess to Hans
Eis1er's personal effects in 194 5, Etsler maintained e list of books which he
had apparently left in New York City. The majority of these books related to
stn"ies of the Communist ideology. The first ten hooks listed by Eisler on
iisi ere as follows: fé
MARX: Capital in three voloxnesMARX: Collection of Essays 1U 92I I B! = fl§ln_I_ 4- Zewhlllpn-92 I"'nln.n92wI92-anMM - lil-ll-IELI-Ll-I Ul l"92Il-lull-ll I7-obi-I-Ill!"ENGELS: Ludwig Feuerhach' l
MARX-ENGELS: LettersLENIN: About the Soviet sure Xdw
'!'rem' Hie Philoeeghlcai .!-!erite.hee'
ZETKIN: memories of Lenin
Leninisrn'. over issuesuznmu Complete edition in three I'O1:n¢8: m_1,,5m16 Pm
If-isiers Centsc_:ts_2lAn§eie3 Ares l
advised that lmoag refugee
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would no doubt accept. This informant identified Hans Eisier as being very
active in the Free German Movement in Les Aageies sud ltated this group.
including Hans I-islet, has beau very close In Mr. cad Mrs. William Dieterleand Ch hh, who have been prominently asaociated with the C-euunuuist
Party.
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a condential informant who knows
is the composer
of music set Des! produced in Moscow in
1932. The scenario for this picture is credited to joris iveua, who is known to
be s close personal Irieui of i-'..isler. This picture is described as the film of
the Soviet League of Youth, which reveals a completely new sociological outlook.
The informant states that the lame Komsomol is that of the Young Communist
L-eegue it-. Roeeie earl that the traaalctioe oi the title hy the author: as Son; of
He roes is entirely inaccurate. Eisicr also collaborated with joris lvens in
1834 and I938 in making thc pictures "New Earth" and Four Hundred Millions."
Also, according to this informant, the subject met with joris lveni on the
evening of May 8, 1943, in MI Augeles. A surveillance by Bureau agents
identified nine other individuals who met with lveus cud Eisler at the home ofOscar Homolka in Bel Air, California. Thre/of the individuals atthis meeting
are known Communist Party members.Qbid!
On September 15. 1943, a techfaicai surveillance was established at
the home of Hans Eisler, 1650 Amalie Drive, Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica,
California. This technical source was discontinued on February 10. 194+, due
to uou-productivity. However, during the time that this installation was in
efiect it was noted that Bans Eisler was in direct contact with his brother,
Gerhsrt Eisler, and was further in close association with known Communist
Party members in the Caiiioraia ares, as well as with members of the Soviet
Consulate. it was further developed that-Iiisler was in close touch with H-ertolt
Brecht, Lion Feuchtwaeger sari other individuals acee is Ce:umuaiet~al!'ai:s,ae well asthe Free GermsuMaven|eut.¢d§fd "n 8' I3!
On September Z7, 1943, Assistant U. S. Attorney john M. Gault, having
considered the facts in the Haas Eisler case, advised that no request would bc
made for e Presidential Warrant for the subject's arrest as a decgerou: alien
enemy at that time. Mr. Gault referred to the collaboration between the subject
and Bertoit Brecht and the similar nature of the fects in their indivi hr} case 5.
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against Bertolt Brecht, stating that no Presidential Iarrant was authorised
for Brechts arrest under the existing condition since Brecht's heliefs seemed
to he anti-Nani and anti-Fascist end, therefore, was not considered s danger
b the war effort of this country. Mr. Gaalt stated that his decision on the
Iiisler case was based apon that of the Department in the case against Brecht.
The Bureau's investigation has also tlflecieti been
in close personal contact with Friedrich Christian Lang, who is s motion
picture director in Hollywood and who is a known Communist and affiliated
with the Free German Movement. Lang collaborated with Bertolt Brecht in
I943 in the motion picture "I-iangtnen Also Die," tor which Hans Bisler wrote
the music. I-Iisler is also known to he a contact of Clifford Odets, a playwright
in Hollywood who is said to have written several plays produced by the Com-
mnnist F-arty. I-ie is s reported member of many Communist front organi-
aations and has been active in all Cormnnnist affairs in California. He assisted
Eisler in obtaining a position with RICO Studios in California.
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are acquaintances of I-Zialer and who are reported as Communist
sympathies and connections with the motion picture industry include W Losey,
, jean uRenoir, writer and director. Q/up
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According to e. cc-e..'iéent:l.I.-.l eewrt ire"-... the lltl-. 2%:-.-=1 District
intelligence Office, San Diego, California, Hans Eisler has need the name
Harry Eisner in certain activities in the Les Angeles area, especially in con-
nection with his membership in the Hollywood W riters Mobilization and as
chai I I ll , B'Iai I ith, 7. rmano Lea Ange es Lodge 1 '9. loom #9 m°_ 5azo_31 Pl!!
As has heen set Oat previously, on May 10 and Angnst 13, I945. thedirector and producer;
Garfield actor; Oscar Homolka, actor;
personal effects of liens Eisler maintained at his residence were obtained through
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Hans Eialer appeared on May 12, 1947, before the Sub-Committee
of the House Committee on Ua-American Activities in its session at the
Los Angelee Blltmore Hotel. It has been reported that Haas Eisler evaded
questions and was so unsatisfactory as a witness that the Committee summ °* 3
him to appear before a complete Committee investigation in V: aahington, D. C.
on June I6, 1947. This appearance before the Comiznittee was subsequently
canceled; however, it has been indicated that Eisler will be requested to
appear before the entire Committee on September Z3, 194?. According to the
records oi the State Department, Hans Eisler, on June 19, 1947, made appli-
cation ior an exit permit in order to proceed to Perle, Franc-ei ¬.-he this
application Eisler listed as relerences Clifford Oclets, previously icientific;
in this memorandum, and Salka V-iertel, who is the subject of a Bureau Inter-
nel security - R investigation. Salka has been active in the Free German
Movement and has associated with many known Communist sympathizera.
including Charles Chaplir, Bertolt Brecht, Clifford Ociets, and others. The
House U1:-American Activities Committee requested the State Department to
withhold any action on Eisler's application for an exit permit and further
reqeeeteti that Q 2-tot be ell:-eerl to lee:-'2 the United Sttes. The State Depart-
mant records reect that no action has been taken on Eisler's application
and that officially it is in a "pending" status.
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In the realm of music, Fascism has produced nothing original, !he
decadence oi Iusic in Fascist Germany is an indisputable tact, brought em by I
e many causes. the first one is: banishment, provoked by political or racial
motives, of any prominent musical geniuses. the second cause: dispersion,
V Iithout exception, of all workers musical organisations which formerly til.
enriched the msical culture with tru.e specimens of. the creative poser of
M the people. .
o , Iinally, the basic cause: Iascism declared cruel var againsteverything advanced, progressive, against all new trends in German II.iI1B.' i -
lowever, the musical life of the country was not entirely arrested. Ihis _,
would not be to the advantage of Fascism. Though the agitationel signifiotscd
of music is less important than that of other kinds of art theater, movies,
literature!. Fascism neverstheless attempts to utilise it for its own plifpolslls
In order to describe concert life in Iascist Germany it is sufficient
to point out _that at the present time no outstanding artists appear on the com-
cert stagesnd youth, isolated from contemporary progressive trends, is
deprived. oi the opportunity to study in earnest. The struggle of the
against genuine lmsic for the masses leads to almost absolute domination b1"*?
trash KIESGH! which in its essence seems to be the musical credo of Tascills 7
.Uorn Fascist composers diligently oook up true German music. Ihe illustrious
IITSOH is the best example of this, Lt the same time these matters occqi "thu-
92 selves trith such respeciia'oip',-fbI.s'!'.'2ie-ss as rmodeling and lrefiningi eeqositiess
produced by revolutionary musicians, At the same time not only our musical;
works of smaller form are being shamelesly plagiarized, but also our lerp
compositions. Especially did the Fascist try to produce their own version _e£,
Wyssnei ery. However, they did not succeed in doing this, as it islet so
easy to tear the musical form from the deep social content which males/it _ -
distinctive, " e _ '
Iartiel music oi typical Prussian Barrack-like style is rused, especial-
- 1y on the radio, in enormous doses. Ehe listener undoubtedly soon imagines hin-
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hen though it is possible to notice a fee seeger efforts for
'Ini.lication" of the opera by the Iasoiete it is ilposeible to point oat
even one snooessfnl attempt along this line. lecently several opera
prenieresvez-e1:-odneedi.nGeraany, butnotoaeofthelamnsedany
enthnsiasn even on the part of the lost ardent patriots of Iaaoisl. ll
libretto of the ne'I Wagner-Regeni opera the l'avorite" Ihioh is based on
nterial from the sorts of Yiotor Iago, is the met typical eznple of
imitating f if not outright copying! sndele of so-celled nee-classic
Usic, cultivated by certain groups of musicians before Hitler's rise to
poser. Inanycaaethisoperaeontainsnothingaoreariginalthmthe
latest opera by Richard Strauss "the iacitarn Venn which alnost provoked
a scandal, as the libretto was Iritten by a non-Arian,"' Btephan Zlleig.
After all it can he said Iithoat hesitation that everything
platitndinona, haotnayed and vulgar found a niche for itself in Fascist
production.
he degeneration to which the artistic youth of G011!-Q1 is loch!
Ias not escaped by the goat artist Iindelith. His latest Iork, the IJQIIIIU
"Il9292do:h:n.ik laties" reveals in the author an epigonns colpoeer who produces
estoundingly sea: pieoee for a nn like he is. Does this fact not serve as
striking proof of that indisputable truth that Fascia: is only capable of
leading music, as sell as any other art, to degradation!
The Iaaoisiaare earnestly endsavoring to find nsioal for-I Ihieh
they could give out for net ones present only in Fascist art. In this they
strive to utilize the renowned classical heritage of the ancient ca:-nae
not restraining to add to this the nae conpoeitions of revolutionary German
oolposern I an referring to the musical festivals on public squares EIIG
P1422!! an atteapted revival of ancient Garln game.
Tncapahla of on-eating iciithing origina; -Jriiiii auo-" -- *raulueq "*-
suppresses all ezperilents and Iithdraes farther from oonteuporeriness. Ie
the revolutionary musicians, are not the only ones rho mks this assertion.
Ihanever sention is aade of present-day Geraan ansic, the ansical experts
only shake their head sympathetically.
an aasrican bourgeois Journalist interviewed as in Iollyeood and
shile questioning as about Hitler asked whether the Fascist leader is a
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lusician. Yes I ansvered, he is a virtuoso since he has been oapehle of
lestroyiug the high German Imioal culture in such s slow tine.
Strikingohengeshavealsotakenplaceinusm-nsnyintherealloi
Iueic theory. Prior to the Fascist coup Uetat loading Imical theorists
attgted. to adopt the mterialistic Dthod. to the ootpoeitiml. This toll
of the gravitation and sympathy towards the nev ideology which beceb the
fomlation in the reorganisation of one-sixth of the globe. But base
materialism nnier Iitler use replaced by the nost primitive iiealisa which
lead. the once progressive Ge:-nan nusical science to oblivion.
I ea still looking into the future optimistically, since I believe
in the inexhaustible power of the organized msses. ne dark-epoch of Ieloisl
mkee it apparent to every honest artist that the only possible road to creative
power is close cooperation vith the voi-king ussses. mly in the revolutionary
strugle can the artist attain his personality.
In rsscist Oernaw revolutionary musicians are elnost oolpletely
leprivei of the opportunity to work. But the revolutionary lusical nov@ut
is expaniing anl gathering strength. More anal nore frequently out-staneiing
English, French, Alorioan and Czechoslovakian artists Join the revolutionary
front. there are any sxenples. A vell known Czech composer, master in
quarter-tone Iusic, is vriting an opera on the libretto from fheolor Glalov
vork. he oli lrenoh professor, coquelin, meter of counterpoint vrote a
remarkable colposition -- the song Liberate i'eluan." The Inglish cosposer
Alan Bmh is collaborating vith the Worker's llusioal lloveusnt.
All these facts, vhich even three years ago coull not have been
prosuppossi, prove there is only one rosl in art for the true artist -- that
is the road to revolution. The tins is nearing vhen not a single great aster
vill be left on the other siie of the bsrrice1I.e.
Revolutionary Iusio is pore poreerfnl today than at any other tine.
Its political and creative significance increases frcn day to day.
' HANS IISLII
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I left Germany after the burning of the Beichstsg. Iherefore, I
had to receive second hand information sbout all of the letsst events in Ger-
man musical life. '
It is only natural and legnl for the Ihsoist regile to uproot ell.J
attempts to develop the Worker's Musical Movement. quite e large German Ibrinrs
esangverein existed. It was i society of iorker!s singers. But all this
hed long since been dissolved, one Fascists not only persecuted the Iorkeris
society. but also the leftist bourgeois composers. lven Paul Hindernit to
whom the Hitlerites had speedily given smnesty because of the scarcity of H
musicians again appears to be in disfavor. /"
Ihile e young generation of second-rate Ipigenuses which confgrll to
Adolf Hitler's political end artistic atrivings is growing up. top honors in
music ere shared by Hans Pfitsner end thesged Richard Strauss.
About Pfitzner himself nothing much can be said. His popularity
extremely relative! never crossed the German borders.
But Strauss was u great st one tine. The music which he new con-
poses will not be recorded on the glorious P86 of the hiswrr rsosmbsrins
his creative power. Recently the premiere of his new opera was given in
Dresden. this opera was written on Stefan Zweig's theme. What desire Inst
have come to, to reward Strauss for his loyalty by permitting the perforhencl
of the work of Jew Zseig in pressnt=dsy Germany. Ales. this seen: to he the
only reward for the composer's efforts. The opera hsd a dubious success.
In London. where I landed immediately after leaving Gerlnny. I wrote
e lone symphony in which I ventured to solve numerous purely technical! musical
problems. Under the leadership of the noted Irench conductor George Anssrl
the premiere of my symphony was given in London. Ihe effect of this Iusicll '
work led to the composition of my new sylphony which is dedicated to the victins
of Iescist terror.
Ihile in England I wrote the music for the film ljbdul-Hamid or
"the lull of Dictatorship"! which is attracting so much attention. It is about
the struggle of young furkish revolutionaries with the Feudelistl. In spite
of the historical subject matter, it is easy for the ettentive_observer to see
features which make the old Turkish dictator s kin to the living Heichskensler.
Grune produced the filmu. It was very successful. The leading role of Abdul-
Hnmid was brilliantly pleyed by the noted actor. Fritz Courtnsr,
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Among the other works composed by me while in London. one can lentien
the ensic I wrote to in-net i'oller=e =2-at Gut the Fir-ei= ihich dials iith tie
revolutionary insurrection of the German sailors in 191'? as well es the elell
volume or revolutionary songs. In my opinion Anti-war" and lion; of the United
Front are the best, r .
Iron lnglend my itinerary continued in America» I remember this trip
with great satisfaction. For one thing, I was able to give e great lee; benefit
concerto for political prisoners. Eben too, I delivered e whole cycle of lees
lectures on German Fascism. These lectures invariably filled vest auditorium
rith e large coating capacity. In Bee zone, tor example; approximately §eQOQ '
people attended. In Hollywood and Loe Angelee workers as well as amorous repre-
eentetives of progressive intelligentsia Gene to the enditoriult n ;
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the local reactionary press in Los Angelee! vehenontler took np eras
against me and demanded my forceful return to Germany. 6 yes, the anther; of
these articles conceied the accurateness of my viewpoint on conteporary Gerlen
culture. Ehey were filling to scream, just as loud as I did, against the ee- >a
called ltrashl of German music sweet and sentimental banalitiee!. lihese ideas
are absolutely wholesome". the papers wrote, ltheg must be need. but the ethor
must be sent back to Hitler" I!.
- With great happiness I must mention the noticeable trend towards the
left among smerican artist intelligentsia. I believe that I em not exaggerating
ihen I eey that the greatest musical artists in America eith very few exceptions
are in an extremely progressive frame of mind at the present time.
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{greatest pedagogue in music!, the noted musical theoretic, Prof. siegpr. the
greatest authority on contemporary music. Slominsky, and finally the brightest
star on the American musical firnanent, the most exalted conductor, Leopold
Stokoweky. Recently he even risked playing the '1nternational' at one of his
philharmonic concerts: An unheard-of scandal almost developed which however
nae hnehed up Jest in tinee
Before my departure from America I wee offered a professorship as heed
of the department on composition and theory at the New York Institute of Art,
I gladly agreed to accept this proposition, because I hope to be able to do
something for the expansion of the young inericen neieel Hoeeient. I rill re-
turn to Few York by the first of September, Before that it is necessary for
no to visit the German author. Bert Brecht. He and I are collaborating in the
composition of a musical drama on the topic of the venality of bourgeois ert
CUNFIDENTIAL
J . e .- >
0ONF]lENTIAL
A telegram from Moscow from the Musical Bureau of the International
Union of Revolutionary Theatres HURT! delegated me to attend the ltrasibur;
Olympics. On the very first morning of my arrival 1 told representatives 01
your paper all ebont the time I spent in Streseburg as well as in Beiehenberg
at the Czechoslovak International Festival,
In conclusion I rould like to give you no - -s or ¥9=G9¥e 1'
have been invited here to reorganize the usicel Burea BE IE2! Internetiona
Union of Revolutionary Ihentree!.
It has been three years since I have been here. I did not recognise
Moscow. My first trip around the proletarian capital was made by means of the
subway. Without trying to be polite: this is the best subway in the world!
Such perfection in discipline and cleanliness!
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