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FEDERAL BUREAU OP INVESTIGATION
VITO MARCANTONIO
PART 3 OF 12
FILE NUMBER 2 100-28126.
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State Headquarters, conferred with ALEX believed to be ALEX%ROSB, State
Secretary of the American Labor Party!, and, among other things,
asked "BID" ts tell MARK probably V.M.! tn "stop bmihering us with the
second front pnopositien", to which "BID" replied that if ALEX doesn't
step harping on the third frent "then there will be no second Qr third
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2 -2 2 Re wt of Co r dentisl I brmant E0£53 4, 5: p V ~ni - MM 1 L $%%f
d@ted July 22, l9£2, ccording be ibis report, V.H. addressed a min the
War Rally sponsored by the Greater New York Industrial Union Council at
Madison quare Park, New York City, where flags of the Soviet Union were
displayed in large numbers. V.H¢, in his talk, blamed the appeasing
fsrves in cur government for lack af military sation in opening a second
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1G0-26699-65: Rspurt of confidential Informant ND 119 dated
July 22, 1942, re: a meeting sf the &reat%r New Ybrk Industrial auncil,
C.I.O, at adison Square Park on the same date. This confidential in-
formant advised that the majority of the speakers were non-Comunists
and that V.M. was one of the several speakers. Gther speakers listed in
this report were: JOSEPH GURRAN, presidegt of the above mentionedMorgan-
ization; BEN GOLD, head of the Furriers Qnion and wha has been n Smr
muniat Party mengber for the last ten years; IRVING POTASH, head of the
furriers Joint °ouncil in New York and alleged Communist Party member
far the past 8 years. ~
100-14454-23, Page 21: Report of Special Agent J. D. MILENKY
dated July 27, 19&2 at New York, N. Y. entitled-lBOR ASSOCIATION FDR
INFORMATION ON THE ECONOEIC, CULTURAL; AND SQCIkL LTPE OF THE JEW5 THE
EEGRLTJ GLVER, Iu _C., ibmerly known a-r ikssociation for Jewish 5Oloni
zation in the Soviet Union, Inc."- This report indicates that U.N. was
one cf the Sponsnr of a delegation to be guests of the Seviet Union andtge Birm Bidjan Government to witness the new life of the Jewish settler
t ere.
b-4399-16949: Confidential report» gr u.n.I. dated July 22, 1942
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sdvising.§hat Q seoond.frnnt xally was held in Few Yor&.Gity an July 22,
l§&2 under the USyiES nf the Greatar New fbrk Industral Uninn Gouncil,
the Emacutive Eaard ané afiisers er whisk, acnording ta this repcrt, are
Q Gnmmunist¢ .Speakar$ were ?.M., whs agpaled ts the "Warkers Q§ tha
worl uniting"; JOE GHRRAN; ayar Ls $HAEDiA; Sensters ME&D ané PEFPER;
and L$. Gnvennar PQLETTI.
lQ0*&93l23?3: i repsr vf Q;N.I¢ &ated Jdly 33, 19&2 re:
"GUMHUNIET %EEKLY TRENDS". Thi$ repert rEf1$¢t5th&t ayar i&~§U&EDI£
"very frankly" andcraed V.M. far relachien»
lQ~?5¬9~lL, Fags is £ letter ta the Bureau dated August 193$
1942 re "THE HATIQALIST FARTY QF PUERTG RICQ; IHTEENAL SEGURITY". with
this letter there were transmit$e& pnatastatic aspiea sf a letter dated
July 31, ZQQR intercepted by Pastel Senssrship, addressed ta EQGER
Ekiiiw, Sivii Liberty Union, New Iork City, fram BLAHCA AERCHB DE LGPBZ
Quinnnes, Puerts Rina. Ther&~was alas encluaed a copy af a letter asst
%m ?.. raquasting him ta 100% into tha case af ?RhNSISQG IQPEK, Quinama
who was in jail at Pnrtsmith, ?irgimia.i
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l§~?$$9~l6, Fags 1: h lattsr n {ha nraau ated kugus S9,
1§a2 ta: NATKQNALIST PaHTY FPHE£T@ R128; I§$ERN&L.SEURITY", advising
af the amntenta mi an in§%r$&§% by Postal Gansarsni§. This int&rpb was
:1 mmmmzxiiatirx fmm $E;SA¥t"B ;**fl*$R§iES, mw ¥>m< ¬»iy, he Samar ma mm
* F§REE§ Pagan, Euartn &ico, daaéa £ugust 29, l§&§. T§is eammunicatian prw
dintad s viatury fur ?.M@ in thw amming elaatiun@
lG§§§3l~§§?5, Fags £1 AA rport sf G,N-I. at@d Augu$t 6, 19¢:
re: "¬&$%NIST %EEKL¥ TH$§ . This raymrt rev$slad,&hat the ammunists
are sampaigning $9 F$&l$t V;E= $¢ gagrags,
j > M 1@a+~:2&.»&se3~1s§; @<mr1am.§.ax lama: m tag ireatar ma
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"FIELD EEVIEION; INTERNAL sscuxrr - R". This letter advised tha§3on
fidential Infonnant NYT 25, under date of August 6, 1042, advised that
IERAEIFEQTEH informed SIMON w. sansow that he was staying with BUNDAEIAN
at Neiburgh, New lurk until uguat 15, 19&2 There also was a discussion
an Hrs. Roosevelt's letter to the newspapers denouncing the American
Labor Party in its support of V.M. _
109-26603~177: Confidential letter to the Director dated
August 13, l9&2 re: the same subject matter as above, advising that
from information obtaind thrnugh Confidential Informant NYT 25 it would
appear that the hational Maritime Union Headquarters are regularly assign-
ing seamen to assist in the election campaign of V-H. This source further
disclosed that MURRAY conferred with LANNOE.at which time he advised him
that 50 or 69 seamen would report to headquarters afier 5:00 PM on Aug-
ust ll,_l942 to assist in the campaign.
65-A632 A 744: A report from 0.N.I,, recei?ed under date of
iugust 18, 1942, re: "NATIONAL MARITIME UNIQN". This report advised
that, according %O an article in the August issue cf "The Pilot", JOE
CURRAN made a statement to the effect that "---- we have a new
perspective -----", and that a stronger organizatian in the N.H.U. of
the unarganized aeamen cculd render 2 real contributinn ts the war affort.
This report further reflected that amsng the man resolutinns appear those
calling for financial contributions by the N.M.U. to defeat HOWARD SMITH
in Virginia an to elect V.M. in New lurk.
100-26603-203, Page 1: Ccnfidential report of Special Agent
JEROME M, GARLAND dated August 26, l9£2 at New Ybrk, H. Y. re: "COMMUNIST
PARTY, u.s.A., DISTRICT NUMBER 2, NEW YQRK FIELD DIVISION; INTERNAL
SECURITY - HF. This report advises that, according to Canfidential In-
rermant NYT 25, AL LANNON conferred with JGHN'RGAN, a recently elected
officer hf the N.¥~U» LAccOrding in this source, HOGAN said "We" did al-
right in New York insofar as the "Farty" is aonaarnad, In reply LANNON
Stated that NJLU. did "8 SIB]-1 JOB" in vcgnnectinn with J_,}!!,?3 campaign,
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100-26603203, Page Li The same report of Agent GARLAND as
above, reflecting that, according to Confidantial Informant NET 25, a
Hr, I.EWIS is reported to have conferred with AL LAITNOIJ, atwhich time
LANNON stated that he LEWIS! returned just in time from B18 a¢&tiOn
to deal a death blow to the Eight Wing possibly hight Wing of the
American Labor Party!, LEWIS stated that major interest was in V.M;,
who not only carried the A.L.P., but the Democratic and Republican
primaries as well. LEWIS further is alleged to have:~emarked that
the New York Sun referred to V.M.'5 20th Congkessional Istrict as
"a corner of Moscow".
54-144-7224: Confidential report of ONI dated September 26,
19¢? re: "VITO MARBAHTONIO, New York City", This report advised that
"»7.'i.. wan a speaker at a second front rally in New York City on Sawtoo-
ber 10, 19¢2, which was sponsored by a Communist committee made up of
40 A.F. of L. leaders.
1.00-asaas-11 Report of Confidential Im-omntg dated
September 12, 19é2, advising that Officials of 35 h.F. of . *rade
unions and district councils sponsored a second front rally on Septem-
ber 10, 1942 at the Cosmopolitan Opera, New Iork City; According to
this informant, "iT.M. was one of the speakers, and furthermore, $out
1,000 comrades were present. It is alkaged by this informant that
outside the Cosmopolitan Qpara comrades were selling the Emily Worker,
New Masses, and pamphlets on Soviet Russia Today. '
100-1831 J 1551 A report of ONI dated; September 12, 1%-.2,
which reflects that under data of September 19, 1942 a Communist oom-
mittee of 40 A.F. of L. leadars held a meeting at the Cosmopolitan
Gpera House in New lork City, demanding opening of a second front.
CQ§R£E§K%!E who Qhairman of the oommittee. Subsequently, officials
of the A.F. of L. repudiated the elements who arranged the meeting as
not being representative of the A.F. of L. According to this report,
speakers at the meeting wera V.M.; GERTHUB~LARE, organizer of the
Hotel and C1ub Employees Union, Local Number 6; ILLIAM£lBETSON,
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general organizer of Local 15, Hotel and Restaurant Workers, A.F. of L.;
THEOEORE £T UACK50N, president of Local 370, Dining Gar Employees;
FRAN92 ELLk%PINNA, president of the Bricklayers Council, Joint Board;LOUI£§§%INSTO$K, secretary-treasurer af Painters District Council Number
9; and ALIGE"mnHKET, general organizer of Local £2, Chain Service Res-
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100~26603~287, Page 5: Report of Spgcial kgent WAlEER.LEE
PRICE dated September 1&4 1942 at Albany, New fork T8: "CQMMUNIST PARTY,
_U.S.A.: DISTRICT NUMBER 2, ALBANY FIELD DIVISION; INTERNAL SECURITY - C";
This report reflects that through a highly confidential saurce it'nBS
ascertained that GERSON made a brief analysis mi the major parties and
prespeetive candidates in New Kerk State= Insafar as the Eepbli Party
is concerned, he stated the Comunist arty could support WENDELL WILLKIE,
but not DEWEY, FISH, er S+ate Senator FREDERICK COUDERE, JR. On the
Egmocratic ticket he stated that Governor LEHMAN, Senator WAGNER; and
Senator MEAD were acceptable to the Gommuxt Party, but not Representg-
tive BARRY af Queens, State Senator EUENIGAN-of the Bronx, r Hapresenta-
tive JOHN J. O'CONNOR, whom h§ termed appeasars and therefore not accept-
able to the Cnmunist arty. He termed the American Labor Party as the
balance of power, and urged greater unity, citing the split between the
Right and Left Wings of the American Labor Party. He also stressed the
reelectinn oi ¥.M., Itferring tn him as New York's only Labor Uongressman.
Insofar as the Socialist Party is coneerned, QEFSON stated that the task
af the Gommnist Party was to expose the fifth column activities of the
Sccialist Party. '
100-28715-i=2 A: Uontfidential letter to we Director am;-.1
September 19, 1942i re: THE 1-mromt 1-MRITIMB UNICN or mtxaca; IN'TEFaNAL
SECURITY ~ C". This letter advised that, according to confidential In-
formant NET 52, under date of September 15, 1q¢2, v,u, canferyed with
morrny SNYDER of the National Maritime Unicm and F'EH}3IN_AND SMITH, at
which time he advised_them that he was interested in obtaining an appQint-
ment for a young man to the Uerchant Karine Training Schocl in New London,
Gennacticut.
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' 100-26603-403, Page 9: Cunfidentiel report af Epeciel Agent
JERDME M. GAHLAM1 dated Uctober 13, 19:52 at ew -ark, N. 1'. re: "CG3.'Ff.:EUNIST
PARTI3 U.S.A., DISTHICT NUMBER 2, NEW YQRK FIELD DIVISION; INTERNAL SECUR
ITY - R". This report advises that, according to Confidential Iniormant
NYT 25, under date cf September 17, 1942 GIL GREEN conferred with JQSEPH
BROIEKI, at which time he informed him that the trial Party ballot trial!
was set for the following Tuesday. e also informed nim that BEN IEVIS
will act as associate counsel. According to this cvnversation, the Inter-
national Labor Defense is to get in on the trial and GREEN expressed him-
self as believing that it would be an excellent ides to have V.M. present
at the trial.
100-26é3£U3, Fags 10: Confidential pepori of the same agent
on the same aubject matter as above, disclosing that, according to
Confidential Informant EXT 25, under date of aeptember 18, l9&2, GIL
GREEN conferred with ANNA DAMON, at which time he advised her'that V.M-
will attend the trial upstate ~
100-26603-403, Page 12: Confidential report of the same agent
on the same subject matter as above, reflecting that, accnrding to
Confidential Infermant NET 25, under date cf September 19, l9&2, an un-
known individual at the Qommuniat Party Headquarters conferred with V.Nh
advising him that 15,000 leaflets and some posters would be immediately
delivered to Y.M,'S office. According tn the conversation, this mater-
ial is to be used in connection with the second front rally to be held
on September 24, 1942 at UninnSquare, New York City.
100-31386-15: Letter ta the Director dated 5eptember 18, 1942,
re: "TEAUE UNIQN COMMITTEE TO ELECT WIH THE Mh CANDIDATES; INTEHH£L
SECURITY C". With this letter L ere were transmitted copies or thereport of Confidential Informant dated August B, 1952. This ' /report reflects that :2/a meeting .. r the 8USpiCES ef the above cap;
tinned organization t V speakers were V.M.; BELLA DODD; CLIFFORB~M3/VOI;-
cHAm.EEFr:!o11Iws; mv"mrw:n0sTon;_ 16OLL1"Pi=§¬JI.&PSON, A.C..A.; J!LNi£_j?Ef§iEDIG'Ij,of the Book and Magazine union, Incal 18, U.0.P.W.A.; JOHNi§Q0£uAN,
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Hntsl ezfvice Fsnpleyegsg FEfRI1I£¬§dIJ3 SHITH; RBEF3§*E§5¥§A3§IAi~IV, "~05 Local ¬:5~;-
11,P2Jq£3L13";!,}§.3$;l9;; BA,N1EL;jL.,!_;.§;.N, ae:aretary»tmasur@ 2, 3.G 1.!¢,Ei.§92._;, .
"S§MIEE2, Cannery and Packing workaxs mien; I5IERB~BSSEhBRQ, Uaited
Shaa keikars; an HICEAEL QHILLQ who prasided at the meeting. Thaf
meeting task plate on August ?; l§42 at the Qddfellnws 3811, Néw irk
City, and was held presumably for the furtharance mi the campaign ef
?;H. é -
The report czi. the Gm:1£ids:mbia3.v Infcimaniz fur»-
ther refles&ed that V.M., in reglying ta the chargs sf being a Rad,
stated, *'*E1*at of the many alanderes agairlst me, cme honorable accusation
is unintenticnally made. an enamiss call me a Bed» §ell they can
cal}.ms Red, they can call ma white, they can aall ma Elna, but they
can h sell ma yellnwl
This infonmant further~a§vis&§ that the ams
nrgsnizatimn slaa apansured a esiimnil meeting ta ¥.M. at the Hatal
Eennaylvania, §ew'?nrkviiy. §peak&r8 at ibis meeting were liste as
fallwws{ Gauncilmn FGWELL; Ass&mblymsnHElAN &AGK; HGFE $TE?ES, Harlem
lawyer and cvanaiidateg F?f.?TC<ERI3i9V N.1~Z3J.; JUEEEH Ciiflé, Qf _VI<M¥-f...U};
JVOSE-F*H S§?II.IlYW, pmsi'c1&n'h 22:? A.¬I3J92.; BELJMW 3313?}, sf the I£a§x_r:hers isnian;
ABRéH FLkXER, president, $.C.N;W,A.; PETER*BawLEI, presiéent, L¢c&l 16,
U@Q,F.W.A.; EIGHAEh"UBEHMElER, secrwtary, Eatal and Club Emplnyees, -
innal Number 6, AQF. cf L; HARLES*UL$INS, organizer, Betel and Club
Empluyaes, Lcscal 6,, A.i"'.~ of L»; SAUL HILLS, 1JawvEorR Industrial Iinixtan
Council; BLIFEBRD E AVGY, ew K¢rk G.i@Q. Eaunsal; and QIGHAEL QUIL&w-n-»1~k¢-. Q;-_.=~,92>-lw_-i.=..-<3 ¢92~l> &>ln'4'-Q 1..-.4~¢.~-$~-L.- :1 V " @599 §¢'§@Q<1>§-I92§' -45' 3"? V-S»'vlJ>=Q ilii 5J92L§.|.$92 V
This ragnrt i'uz*§~her m~i1a=ct$ tha "MARC",
flanked fay FClI§E;LL, COLLINS, wm", and mm, struttaii mam the hall '
and ra¢&ivad.a ahnrt standing ovation. Ha expressed full confidence
that ha wuu1dLwin>the three partias on Primary 1%y and hat the Right 5
wing will and up on the autside. He haaged scorn an his discharged
secret»?-1*;¢, ¢mm@,s~m1ccv1@m_, wh-:= is now bpposing him cm am Eapublkan
tiaket, as a thief who chisé1ad_¢n heme relie{era@ Ha denied that
§3SGI§LQ brcka with-him an Jams 23, l§£1 basausa Q5 his standv@n_gh$
war, but said he fired him as cf June lat.
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This report further advises that about 400
Uommunista made up the audience. This informant also advised that someof the better known comrades weiez TQM#&AHRIS, SIHON*GERSON; GIL
GREEN, Professor BERNARD~STEBN, BEN GQI.-D, Dr. ED!iAR»D_;B_ARSKl', FERDINAND
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100-26603-BA-in Report of Confidential Informantg
dated September 18, 1942, which concerns itself with a meeting of the
blow York State Gommunist Party 1u:1<:i;ionaries*, held at the Hotel Diplomat
on September 18, 1942, where the whole tenor of the meeting was to in»-
itiate a more aggrossivo policy for agitation of the second front by_
means of large public demonstrations. ht the coming Union Square denun-
stration to be held on September 24, 1942, V.M. was mentioned as a o
probable speaker, along with BRUWDER, AMTER, FOSTER, GACCHIONE, and
others.
100-27339-35: Letter to the Director dated Gctober 13, l9&2
re.l HQ LABOR VICTORY CUNNITTEE; INTERNAL SECURITY - C". This letter
transmitted copies of reports submitted by Confidential Informant ND 119
under date of Eoptember 22, 1942, which orefleot that V.M_. was a speaker
at a meeting held under the auspices of the PEUp1eS Voice following a
mock funeral to celebrate the last of Governor TALHAIGE. According to
this informant. this meeting was supported by the Uommunist, famy, the.Iiagro Victozzy éouncil, and a group of leading Negro undertakers. 7.11.,
in his speech, attacked the poll Lax and urged support of the bill to
abolish it. He advised that the people opposing the bill are the same
people who opposed the opening oi a second front, the same ones who
supported Munich, and also likened them to the sppeasers of Fascism
who refuse assistance to F-usoia now. - _
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"Tho present war will be followed by another war, a peop]_e's war for
freedom that will sweep away the imperialism of Britain and explo:il:a-
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1DG~266S3-3?G: Tbletypa to the Bureau daheé pemer 24, IQAQ5
re: ¬;{:§I-¬3.&m~:X$T PRETYL, u._s.a., 13ISTia§%:T WHERE 2, li£§£ WHK 1-'.1:BIJ;1 BIVISIGN;
INTEEMAL 5ECUHITX'~ R", advising that a mass demeastratien sponaared by
the Gommumis Party and the Eeung Gnmunist League wasjheld mhis date at
Unicn Square, New-iark City. This taletype further advised that the
demanstratian was preaeed by a par§ Qf atiunal sritime mien orkers,
and that ¥¢H. was one Qi the speakara. £11 syeakers damanded imedists
apening of tha seund ffia "
1GG~28?1S~l§@, Page 14: aniientialvrepori sf $p&cial Agent
JERQE Hm GAELAHD datad.November 3, 19$? am Raw York, N, I, entitled
HATIGXAL M&RlTIEE UNIOE SF AHERICA; INTERu£&vSECURITE » S , reflecting
that Eenfidentia1_In£brmant NY? 52revaa1ad that an Sptsmbr $9, xgga
vpu, invited JOEERH CURRAw to azuené a banquet ahat was held an Octane: Q,
l9i2. "
1&5-26é3G3-.53i,, Page TL: Report uf C:m.f.ide1nt1a1. IEniu'mant.Evgtgé Sgptenber 30, -1915.2. This repart. disclzvaed that the.
Communists are beaéming well entrenche and are groaeaéing along defin-
ite Zines towars an ultimate gaal, their intentinna, acsbring to thig
infnrmant, being ha have key figures in all uninns cevering all industxy
and %rsnspartstion, city, state, ané federal gmvernment. In Sew Yrk
ity the cammunis leader is named as PETiH&&GSHI$KE, and, accarding to
this inibrmant, in Eangress it is Eepresentaive ¥,§;
lQQ9v'?8$-*?,V Yr*ag'a ll: RspQ'rt- of Special Agent J. H. l!IL£.%R>B
ate Q@tebar~l, 1q42 at Gklahoma City, Gk1ahuma.entit1ed vggygunggy
£§TI?IYIE5.IN GKLAHQHE; INTFEKAL-SEGHEITY - G", refle¢ting ht the
Qnmxnilniat -Piamy in Gklahcwrna widely publi.¢.isa'£i in pre:as- releases the V
I'a*»::~te» hwb V..§é., £3. S. Rprevsentative f_rum aw Yer}: Gityy, mgmld attand
and head the battery uf defense saunsels in &§pealing convictiana sf
ewnvicted Bummunista. lb fnrher reflects that tha Qmmunist Party
assisted the Internatiwnalvbabar Defense in raising funds iur their
defense.
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TQRREEE dated Qatuher 3, 1942 at énork, E. itla "EGREIQE IN~
5FIRFD$GI*ATIO AMQN3 THE hHEHE¬N EEGRGES IE THE NEW YQRK Fii3l?ISIQN;;&ETBHEL-5E$UFITY . This report advisas that, according taGonfide2§§§l Infarmant ND 119, V.E,, Br. a YEH&, H093 R. STEVERS,
ABNER W; _?RRY, §ENJAMN DAVIS, and QHARLES EGLLINS, are responaihle
for the suecess of tha first eonference af the egrm Laber victory Sam~
mitise held in Aprii sf l9é2 in Haw Ycrkiity. _I r'nq~g-1'+ N R DTHH '555;--¢1 =4. s92L_."s-1 LS. un A-Ia
1Q?$89-23, Page 2: Fspurt sf paial Agent JKMES E
a§.1=1.E§f dateii Qctmberv 6, 1%: at ew Yozrk, bi. Y1 emimed mssm MTQNIQ
-@%BRBETJER; INTERNAL SECURITY {PUEETO'RICAN!". Accaring an this rep¢r£,§
?.E, obtaine emgloyment fur JUAN ANTGHIQ GGRRETJER an release frum E
_ ths federal panitentiazy at Atlanta, Georgia an June 3, 1Q&2. CGRR§¬JE&§
accarding be this rep0rt,nvas a farmer lsader of the Nationalist Parqy 5
er Puerw hives, having bsan. aantanced in 1935, tsgsther with Faznrs @-
$L8IZU SANPGS, far an attempt ta overthrsw tbs E. 5; gavarnment by vi@~ 1
lease. ~ *
lGQ»25?l5»i5D, Page 28: Rsport of Spaaial &gant JEHQEE H.
GARLANE dated Nevamhar 3, 1§&2 at aw Kerk, N, E; enitle "§ATIGAL
MRHITIME UNIOK Q? Ala; §NTERN£L$EGURITI - ". Yhis repart raw
fleets that, accaring agnnfiéetial Informant IT 52, under data
of Oezaber Q, lQ&2, it was ascertained that V.E. wil1.speak at a cam?
ingvdinnar,
V as-¢3aq*22331= Ganfidantial repnrt uf Q.N.I¢ dated Qéahar
53, 19112, re: '§92'IT{} EQWMTUNID, lfew X;-wk 01111;", ;"E7h$_s re}! !rt,; 3~e_i3¢;~ aim
nmkthat V M. signed an upen letter ta the prsadent spmnsured by tbs Amari~ *
can Gounall an Saviet Relatins, urgang s de¢l@rat1en mi war against
Fin1?nd.
._ M_3@@~3$§5§l3§,$&g$$ 7; 21g 22, 23, 2;: Rspurt sf paaial
§gant~HEHA G. 52? aie vQatoberj8, 1942 at Haw Ycrk, N, Y. entiled
5 .TIGEAL FE3ERTIQ§ FOR GGHETITUTIGNAL LIEEF$IES; ZNTERNAL &EEURITI ~ ¬ @
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Aacmrding to this report, the mama af §.E¢ &§§§&$S an be isttarheaé
pf "Tbs atinnal Fedaration.fbr 5nn§%i%mtianal Liariies as s naianal
nffiaer mi the Executivg ammittea, umex ésts sf §§l§"3, lég. Aa
review of this repsrt gives the fvllsrig h§ekgrsun§,@¢¢§ivities, aaé
affiliations of ¥,M»:
£ca§réing %sa sw
York Times article dated vctober l§§ l%&l, Repxasentativs ¥.§¢ wf ew
York cast the mnly Hausa vete against ka alastivs Service ésx af
l%£D, According ta this report, V;§¢¢&na@unaa ihaihe was naw rsay
ta vote for war .
ts this
nr Q5
t, iahigan,
E§TER§éLissréing
rapurt, thruugh 3anfiden%ia1'Sauras af Infsrmaian ?@§ {R§§
8pecia1.Agent EQBERT T; EGGS dated §gast 8, 2§£l at E@&rwi
entitled "NATIUNQL FESERATIGN FQRvG@§§T§TET§§&L_LZEEE?IE;
$E$URITE * E !, in was sscertainad tha%fha nvaas an sitcriai in te
KER H£s585z ounist weekly; enti§la§~ ¥i$ELA§TS §8ETl8E an Qetaher
15, l9&9, and that ha sent anniv§r$&ry gratingg ta §&e S§vie§Vi@m;
whinh gppesr in tha §uh1icati¢n~§Snviet ussia ?na§@, s*§mmamist
monthly puhlicstian, in Nevamber 1§B?. This rywrt furar raflests
that tha New Hassaa far August 13, 3§$$ reflesta ha ¥;§@ was Q
speaker at tha margancy Faamg H¢bi&&astia§ haié ix isags maa: e
auspicss cf the nmmittss tn ¥s£an§.Amar§aa §y*Kaa§ing §meriaa §u§ af
War.
V é $m¢nr§in"5131 I?1§°1W1I1@g under aw »:*:i* *>ev;>*1§s::si§er £1, 3J§:;Q,
scriptimn Sally sponsored by the Brmakyn Qsmmuisa reasa
held at anay Islan Valmdrnme, wher$ 15,§SQ pa$§}ewer§ presamti '%han
?.. wax announmed as a sgaakar, tn§ su§i&n¢e staa my an§ shaars* In
fast, V.. sai, "Na have the onscrigtiaa Eill an ta rapes max, se
éant lat up and Win up for the finai knusk Qatg ?;§* r@s§~$ r§§Qr$
tht was issued Hay 15th by the $a$ate §&v§l kfiairs emmittes, w§ish
%m1d h8% §he nitsd Smatss is nut in éangsr sf éeing atteskaé; a
than askeé %ha audience if thay in%@n§a§ is keeg up §&@ fight until
the Sanamriptinn Bill is dafeatsd, sn ihay shunted baak Yes ¢ 45§
than wold tn audianse ts kaep sandin 3at&¢rs, s pian mer& railies,E ,
a $ti~$sn~
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and to send delegations to heshington end to Chioego reaoe 3ooierences=
This report further
reflects that V.M., in addition to being on the Executive Qommittee of
the N.F.C.L., has been, or is, connected with the following organize-
tions: American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born - national
sponsor, 19£O; American Peace obilizotion - national vice chairman,
19&O§"C5Emittee for the Release of International Volunteers in Spanish
and French Prison Camps - endorser, l9&1;~Committee to Hefend America
By Keeping Out of War - sponsor, 1940; International Labor Defense -
president, i9Al;~ationa1 Conference on Constiiuticnal Liberties in ~
Amarica ~ sponsor, l9&0; New York Conference for Inalienable Rights -
sponsor, 19&1;*?eop1e's Committee Against Hearst of American League
Against War and Fascism! 193?* Trade Union Cmmitte to Put AmericaBeck to we: ~.chairman, l940;itizens Committee to Free Earl Erowder -
national member, 1941; American Peace Mobilization - guest of honor at
testimonial dinner, l94l}&6embl¥ for Justice to Eationel Minorities -
ponsvr, 1941; Greater New York Emergency onferenoe on Inalienable
Rights - panel speaker, 19&O; Teachers Union of the City of New York
Conference on overcrowding in the schools end ootionalcbfense - sponsor,
1qLl;¬0int Committee for Defense of Brazilian People - committee mem-
ber, 1936; Fifth Annual Stenoa Ball - sponsor, 19495 Congress of New
York xouth ~ sponsor 1940; Public Use of Arts Gommittee ~ sponsor,1939; New York City onference for a People's Ielegetion to Biro-
Bidgan - endorser and sponsor, 1936; Gitizens Committee for Striking
Seamen - advisory committee and speaker, 1936; Murray Melvin Defense
Committee - sponsor, l9367 tawyers Committee on American Eelation with
Spain - committee member, 1939T'§ew"York State Qonforence on Legislation
for Democrec¥ - sponsor, 1941; School for Democracy ~-faculty member,
1942; Sixth ational Confeence, American Committee for ?rotection of
Foreign Born sponsor y 1942; Free Erdwder Polly - speaker, arch 29,
1942; Harlem Victory Council - member, advisory board, 1942;
100-28715,-172: Confidential report of Special Agent JEBGME
M. GARLAND dated November 9, 1942 at New York, N. E. entitled "NATIONAL
MARITIME UNION GF AMERICA; INTERNAL SECURITY - C". According to this
report, Confidentiel Informant NYT 52 advised, under date of Qotober 8,
1942, that EDDIYTIORDON Of N,!A,U, contacted no 92.1r;b'1o1m men, advising
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him that TQMCHEISTENSEN suggested that V.M. go to the Immigration
authorities in Washington, D. C. It was believed that this was prnb
ably in connection with the Greek, Norwegian, and Danish seamen on
Eiker's Island who have left their ships because cf pasr ccnditin
creating a problem as ta their dispositinn,
l0O~7689~595, Page 39: Repnrt of Special Agent JOHN M.
imisELL dated Uecembar 11, 1943 at New York, Y. entitled '=m;rI0r:aLIsT
PARTY GP PUERTOnRICCg VDORHIS ACT, INTEENAL SECUEETY - R . This report
92 -F Cu nf0r"" t T-3 rivn -_ *.v _V§ '~ 92 He. ' n'_1""! >i~ ~n 1 ::.;. ' . "1 3 1- ' . ' 92.. J??? I .-:.1:' 1,
. . K »~ , _ . .anque was held on uotober 9, 1942 at he ommo-ore 0 ei y he inter-
national Labor Iefense of which V;M. was president. According to T~3,
BROWSER and CORRETJER were in attendance, sitting side by side.
Q
l '§InL _i92.._._ H- .._.n_».:-__J.,-,'1 ~92-;1_, n, I1 1, -1- 1 n 92¢uu~n7g¢¢gyu, Page 4: "UHllU8HLl&i JBBBEP zrom u.n.¢, canes
October 14, 1942 reflecting that a mans second front demonstration SpOn-
sored by the Communist Party and the Ynung Communist League was held at
Union Square, New Ynrk City, on September 24, 1942. This meeting was
opened by GIL GREEN, secretary of the New York State Communist Party.
This lettex further advised that the speakers were; V." ; EA§ EISS,
national secretary of the Y.C.L.; SADIE*¥AN-VEIN, cha¢ nan of the
WQmens Ivision of the Communist Party; WILLIAM " QSTER, national
chairman at the Communist Party; PETEE.V. CACGHION7; ISRAEL QMTEH, Nan
Inrk State chairman cf the Cemmunist Party; EARL BRQwEER, gsneral:=ec=
retary of the Communist Party; and several others cannected with variaus
trade nniun» According to this kitter, all stressed the urgency of
the immediate opening of a second £rnnt¢
92
10047343?66, Page 4: A personal and confidential repert
of Special Agent H. H. HINDERAXER dated April 5, 1944 at New York, N.
1' entitled "COMMUNIST INFTLTRATION OF THE RADIATION IABURATORY OF
THE UFIVEESITY OF BERKELEY: CALIFORNIA; INTEBNQL 5£EURlTY Q"= This
TlP°rt Taflt that V.H. was chairwan of the rally of the organiza~
tion known as "The Alliad Voters Against oudert", which was held on
October 21, 1942 at Carnegie Hall. Acc0rding'to this report, CARL
--STRAND was listed as a sponsor»
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L. Piiiil d=s1te.d Ncsverrxber 18, 1%? aiik 35? "Yer§»f_@ 3: 3* rs:
FARTY, U.$-A-, IFISTFKIG-T FUKE 2, M¥i3P;?l FEEL? §§3I§"I£5l¬>§3§$;92
SF~Gi.!Rl"'IY v- R". This report i1RiiivQ__§¬»B§' mm, a-cmzmriing ta Esnii-siverstigal
Informant WT 25, under date sf -iataher 25.3 1_§A.2, zsvisve Eiézx
MFRIYQKKEL that he had art-smiled a meeimg ma w:tc.::er ;'¬§,; at §j§v=$a%:
he hati _:sp¢::~1<,en. EAVIS a*.::%1v1ise-:1 that» he a_&'§e.-we-é, net as as aaniatei Est
as Va iiommurzism, fihris meeting was held in a; ahursh in §ais_ .neigé:bar?:0v.=~:i
and was also at?hencied_ by Lt. Gav'e.mm~ §*{>LE§"3?E, wins alga: ~$;;>s}§§aQ
V f:§*3E¬>E"3$f92iIl§ $9 "this i1.z:§erw§.=.at, éhs
meesing nag s;pe-nsure by the 3-n't"i~»¥*}"mi.92i:_5hng Qmmmijtiééé ne=§ii_es:i £23 §3~smg:*§sss~»
man V.l=.i. thew .speai<&rs listed Q?-ax-Q i§;&§I_ XE3*i*3~.:$,§¬, Fa§masente%;iv.e
-~ ~Gi¥IGAN, Reveremri CI.~%§T£1H~P1Qh'E:LL§ R;8ve:'*8n<Zi an
Amzsrding ts this vinfsmant, EA-%_".'£S very s ;_.2-tad _a>va:*< st
that "all these guys spokev fmm. téws szame glsmm viii: me aa K telci
iihem I was a. Qamnzmlist,"
§>5_5B3§~él3é»z. A c¢:1fi<&em1§a_l m;::»:rt- fmm =§-»2 -§a1*Tc¢~&¥:i iiavember
152» l§fé2 re: a 7i.»;:»~§<s:;,* Biass fi§l»1§»* -imlcl at %.-kw $al§m<. £§et3v:m§;ist %lI§w.:*m_,
Eew Kerk iiity, an Dctnber 151$, l§¢:*.§¬z. Aa»;:m~¢;§ing '=L§s*§~.s me;;:»~m*t, this
mestingg, was spnnsow by mas Nvatriwnsl 392a=gr~a Smrgggmss, me iéatimal
bmargsracy Cammiilfi-Q3 tie 5?><>vp» Iyrgaraig, ami *lb;?w aissm ifimrrm Qyaeam,
,::@z>* the Kpurynse cm? cpening a nati.»;m~§§i§e= -§aLm§;>$..ig:n far ~a*<.-wirm .£s<3ez-s.ii_
pros mzutiozx ami ;imn:§..E=hm£%1aI.k mi the ~m<:&>iat§ i&92z§;I;'»§ms:l§,iTis& §m=_z~ 2;;'nmi:x§§ ma
W11 Wang 1*egr:#e»s in §¬i.&$iS$ipp"i maaat&y§=- am? aim be sgmr ae§;i.a>:: ky
the Sfwnate an ns I3e::ex-».Pe;1;>ar Az&ti~?¢>.l l at .3:£.ll.-»
Aasoririg m z2~1:2.§ r*a;r1¢><:*'£-_, sgwsakars ak»
this mllywerss E?.£¥.; llm ti. F1@2§§§i3§..~i.92, J§'~3.._; §&&X ;¬E§§3§§§; $6.,
92-~~{31xY1T¬luKNA; §§E1§EJ,.§!»EIIP¬ Il1WI~E$, JR 3 HFSQ 334% §@§I$l*§3§ 5¥§I:1§§; R§%1¥$x*sm»§.
{J1 ';'&"; I§7l'§3'; S¥~I.iaR;I»-LE5 1C>El»II¥3$ 3 Maxi mwhhishagz E;2
» 1i§¬§~£?S?l5~1E#§i: iianfi e;::%»i§l 1e§&a.r ta am Léate
¬&:t<>b&2'r 2?, l-$3 m: NATI¬31§§J.~ i§i§i¬}§L;92 l¬1%Z¬@F3*i§.L -
R", advising hat, a c_am:~ii .mg §n+~****a:m£¬§:_ie;§t§.a} Z<n.fe>x~mnt FA--~»1':»»~3;5 , in
, -~§:£»~
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*--._,,~ 192-n--.,_,____Q1-1. 1 -rm nr 1; _ A J nnl i1! -rt-> l;v1l|1"9292'1"929 _._..'| l'92"FU'92l'92'l-T -n'1-1r~92r'lr-rs L._...._BGU'lTvlQ1i TD "i¢P4.-1 1 EH3 I715-l"¬5 D1 Uhis UUAKLLN -HUD, UIDUJV I|.bhl.4.i!LD nave
been added to speak before a contemplated seccnd front rally to be
held on Octcber 39, 1942 at the Academy of Eusic at Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
100-28715-128; Teletype ta the Bureau dated October 28,
1942 re: "NATIONAL MAHITIME UNION OF AMERIEA; INTERNAL SECURITY - C".
This teletype advised that5 according to Confidential Informant NYT 52,
d05EPHEQ5E, N.M.U. representative of aw Qrleans, advised FERDINAND
SMITH, vice president of N.M.B., that hgbbtained a place for a second
front rally; which is to be held on November 2, 1942. SMITH, in turn,
advised that a national committee had been organized by Representative
V.M. ta protest lynchings in the south.
1
100~39UU722 Teletype to the Bureau dated October 29, 19&2
TB: "NATIQNAL NAEITIHE UNION OF AMERICA; INTERNAL SECURITY - C",
gccording to this teleiype, Confidential Informant NYT 52 advised that
JOSEPH FUSE, N.H.U. agent from New Urleans, Leuisiana, conferred with
PERDINAND SMITH, Of N.H.U., at which time SQITH advised that JOHN IQVIS,
head oi the National Negro Qongress, left Washington, D. C, for aw
Orleans. RBSE requested SMITH to get CORLI§B~LAMQNT as speaker for the
rally; This teletype further reflected that it is believed that these
{allies in New Orleans and Jackson are being sponsored by the ational
Fegro ongress and the National Emergency Committee ta Stnp lynching,
the chairman of which is Congressman V.M.
I
100-4931-2553, Page 2: 6 nfidential letter tn the nirectnr
dated Nmvember 6, 1942 entitl9d§7'i DNAL EMERGENCY GOMNITTEE T0 STOP '
LYNCHING". According to this le ter, Confidential Informant ND 119
advised that V.H. is listed as president of the aforamentioned organ-
ization; FERDINAND SMITH, vice president of the National aritima Union,
is listed as the secretary; and Dr. MAX YERGAN is listed as the treas-
urer.
100-28715-172 A: Taletype to the Director dated November 9,
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NY 100-53054
19¢? TB: NATIONAL MARITIME UNION OF RMEHICAj INTEHHAL 5EQUR1TY C ,
advising that Cenfidential Informant WET 52 disclosed that HERMAE
" R05ENFIELD, who is the New York City Uommunist Party attarney, advised
EDDIE believed to be EDARD;QQRDQN! of the National aritime Union,
tthat V.H. has assurance from tE Visa Division that the matter will
be speeded up. It is believed that the feregoing relates to the
attempts by GQRDON to have his wife, ESPARANZA UREA Y CARIDS, admitted
to the United States. ~ -
100-22916-E: Report from D.N.I. on a conference held on
November 13, 19L2 advising that Italian Communists in the November léth
issue of tha" *UNITA DEL POPOLO" publicized their coming November 15,
1942 meeting at Manhattan Center, which is ta be presided over y Con-
gressman V.M. t is alleged also that this issue featured a war sketch
written by City Councilman PETER CACCHIONE. V
100-27339-AL: Bonfidantial letter to the Director dated
November 19, 1942 re: "NEGRO LABOR VICTORY CGMVITTEE, NEGRO QUARTERLY;
INTERNAL SECURITY - C". With this letter there were transmitted copies
of the report as Confidential Informant ND 119 dated November 14, 1942
and November 16, l9A2, which reflected tha fact that a Peoples Rally
and Drama on the hour Freedoms was held by the captioned organization
at the Golden Gate Ballroom on November 15, 1942, at which V.H. spoke.
F.M. spake on the economic conditions existing in Puerto Rico, at which
time he stated that he had requested Congress to extend Lend-Lease to
Puertn Rico. He blamed the economic situation existing in Puerto Rica
on four large sugar companies in Puerto Rico.
100287l5220, Page 15: Confidential report of Spacial Agent
JERQHE M. GARLAND dated November 28, l9&2 at New lurk, N. Y. entitled,
"NATIONAL MARITIME UNION OF AMERICA; INTERNAL SECURITY - C"; Thi
report advised that, according to confidential lnfarmant NYT 52, under
die of November 16, 1942, E~@RDON conferred with v.M.'s secretarygogcerning the visa he in attempting tp obtain for his wife, who is in
u a.
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xoa»aq31~25@e¢ Qnnfidantial leiter tn §he Eirscber agmea
svember 29, la entitled "GGM§§Z3$ Fi, §.S.£.; lial S£$E§TX
gm, @@hising, 'I;hat.,v aezcording ~t@:*i?;<:=:1§~is$eé:92%ia3. §~n"§5a?m&nt 2%, §.!~_!§~L?iiE%-1?
da%e ef Ecvsmber 15, 19£2, ¥,H¢ agrad ta a a raguiar msatrihuiar ts
"New iaases".
l@Q~39QG7~5: Repnrt sf 5p&¬ial §g&nt§£§§§§ *
December 2, l¬*£»'2? g Ev York, P41 3.. anstil *3»-EAi{§?»;§_§~.=iz%§;
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that V.H.,, who is the presidenit sf "the ¢l§§:1!-i_»:>ns{3 mrgenizstiani imk
the initiative in farming this grsu§ and hat he hg requastaé ha mn-
operation. of the atiaal iieritime nfiszm.E ... . ' . 3-; ~71 is @-m i+§§§2-.1».
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51, -»1m~v1a9; onfidenml mmm Qf e.:m1,. aiaisssi géaambser
z, 18$? reflecting he fact that ¥;%@-was~@ne vi zaa s§@as@xS sf the
Chelsaa~$li£@@n fanants League. - W
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§3'IA§&F¬3¥%;'D éatad Iiieaemher ll; 1.2%.? at Sam ;§§:4an, §~i;i§»f§; §<;n§¢;;1-Q"NATIRAL§$T Pa??? &$'§UERTG 336$; Ib $E$§I?¥ , &am@réi§ a
this xepmrt, JHLI$ iE*¬ANTIAG@ acting §r@si§§n& cf te §a%&nss1&s%s
in Fmerta Ri¢@,s tated in his speech tna% ha raeiva a lsir irm
§".!.¥.. adv*isim_1:; him cm <2-ha sffeafs *:>}s2§i;~ he wisuhi 1;;-:~.~::=.§a:x<;~» a §.i. i;} ix: £Iu*:= *
far the indpendn nf ?uartQ Ri:a*
?nis rs§mr§ furhr rsfiaats that
?;§.ma§s a raaammendatimn hefar he sms& $§ §@§resen$§%ivas £m.give
nn$ider§&imn %o tha granting mi in§epan§nce ta :a§r&a Risa;
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attantiun to tha fast tha§éphmtoat@%ia sag? af te ¬&st§msny mf ?,$¢
b&f0r@ tha individual Emclusian rer §$&ring aar an §s¢am§ariEl§
1§#¢§2, was EtY{~"$¢§1§92dIk '*h;i$ :192.m¬;t*:'§?_sm3Ii.{_!§ im -'§;§wr §§l§v1i¬~$iIi *:»?;&§. >ii- §?.3>§; §md
appearsd'as a wiznmss befnrw this §aar&ng§oav§.in §§§¥lf-Qf
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AHMANDU GENNARAZZO, who was being considered for exclusion by the Army.
100-2é6G3~?l9: unfidential letter to the Direator dated
IbC8mbBT 28, lQ42 TE: "CGMHUNIST PARTY, U-$.A|, DISTRIQT NUMBER 2,
HEW YORK YIELB DIVISIUN; INTERNAL EECURITY ~ R". Thi letter 8dVi5¬d
that, according to Qonfidential Infnxmant NYT 25, under date of
Ibcember 24, 1¢L2, a girl from the office of v.M. contacted someone
at the Communist Party eadquarters, asking fer the address cf SE
azascn. A
100-18009-24, Page 5: *onfidentia1 report or G-2 advising
that one SERAFIE&1E?AHGEL15TA, who appeared before the Individual
Exclusion Hearing Beard on December 3Q, IQAQ, had been released in
the custody of Qéngressman V.M.
97-169-1 A 6; This file, wnién contains the indices ox"
the Daily Worker, reflects the following information fer the year Of
19£2:
. -r.-...»_..-N." I0 '|n.rPS Dr--.~_ "1 H,"92-__... 1, 'I*|_:,.uauur-1:; 4.4-, J..';;q.x., Aug: J, uu-lunul L1». -lIJ..u:
advised that V.M. was a speaker at the %orkers $1liance Banquet
honor of one WIEEMAN, article
hld ill
April 1, l9&2, Page 4, Golumn 1: This artgcle
advises that V.M. addressed a meeting on the subject "Free Brwder on-
grass"-
My 2, 1942, Yage 3, Column 1: This axticle
ta the effeet that ?iH6, as president Qf the International Labs
, will support BIDDLE".advised
Defense
The fallowing information was obtained from the serials which
are set out hereafter, and which cantain newspaper clippings from
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asma Febmary 1&5, l§3A21. his artiaf-la avises ts me afi'ea-is timt §*..§>i¬. ,_
aha consist»ent1y oppuseri every am? "in n;e*;§.».=:n§i Q"-efens-2 p¥:ag.rt§~m
until the day E-lit-ler bmkej withv lilxwis, haw? :§i§$@¥*1*:_=-2% e; Qu_is3:ir§grite.
Assn-réing to this art»ix:le, V»-I»E.. is =§=.:e§*~:-s-@i_:
"Sn January Q-3 ne ei mar mii p~semisieus- <;1:Ji&~
lingvit-as, i*E'{1E¥i¥_C§~L;.3££;3LTI§£=.é§', wmte sriainlm in Eh-vs Siiii-F5
1*Fl?%*¬:%1~"< New Ymrk Ymrld Telegram as musing 3-%I92 Zfiéié Qf 3
and berating t.he_ * a92qP rm» accepting him as a v<:>1nn*t¢eer,
Acuznrdring ts; this art-ise, R $£._ wmm E171-=.~a _z:~e.a-
mtary that he wuldv give aid and ~=.§<§§af<§1<~¬- tn the i";_~;.;iS:~$_.&12ggj_§.¬<@S p:mach-
mg suspicicm and .s~tt.e:npbing to creme ciiv'isi92sn= v, if we t=»:=r:~k my antim
agézinst z§:'s1.a.w. »
100-#3:.-1&2: a Clipping aiatev-ti the ¥%§w- rm
811:1, e::492ptVi0n'mi Wkwesa Days" by GERBRQE . mg tn this
srt-isle, v;m., wh.<:= vutea agaim t aavwy §f'<:sx-* iéx r;=§§i.:>:92a1 §§§a4i"a;s>¢a~s
priur ta Jxims 22, 19541, wiuem §~¥Tii.~t,3,az" s".t~i~sw§§'et§ rmnist , aie3..i.w:§re:i an
aiaizirxsrss contexining; '1'.-ha :fo?i.Imwi;ng p>§§!i§gI*§§1%1'§§
{?m=:: §§x§ng iéizsaf; *3-srggr - wa 1? We §l&1'"1
Bmwrlesr} kmaws, and mizlnh, my if-ungmss 4§a,1*;ls ix: ..kmw fm tji-::at~ we vra era»-
gagmi, nut; in s mere wsr, but in. an §.n£-am2§t:£.§:-§:a}. a:§;vii.1. mar, ami wshsrs
I §~'§.f nt»e:>rmt§ana1 czivil 1>=a1'*,é 1? say tékxat me mi" isvziliis am ,3m§;¢t
as ,i.r:1§:-m"éi;eant. in the saxiicresssss $111 mut_¥mm@ mi ¢r~iA§»"§_}, as pmgla
cf East Vzirgirxvia aamti §*'*ar;5F3;smd were mi Aimgartaxam ta s:u §-
time sf 't.;h:§- Eiiwil War vi 1351.. -~~---~~,-**
;Y.k¬;. i '11,rft»In§s:* staieé, in a1a§t§s%;92'§:ss»e§ tivem
was aw gre->am1~ way" "gzwve: hm ne: awb§.l~§¥a.s1ai;s:s si *m?;_v~, Wm @133.
Mme day wkie Qvsr in 1t~e:ly_, that was 92=%&mar:&.¢lzz am fi_g§:*.>:§.rag an an*;;~;*;~
E»a.=sci.s't; new than 71:3; 3.&1>era_t-ir1g "om mi {ma ::@:ts;:'m::::ii::g anti~¥as<mi§v§s,
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100-Oi-519: 5» clipping from the, New York Sun dated June 12,
19342 untitled l'1hsse Daya by GEORGE E. SDKOISKYV. This arbicle, in
effect, attacked Ell.-S record in Congress. as basing cumpletely isola . -tisnist p!'i£!! t-ca Bit-ler§ att-ask an Stalin, and all-aged that theInbamational labor Dafense, which he heads, is a Qomrnuxaist front /'
Q1-ganization, this according to a Iemal statement made by Attomey; V
General FRANCIS BIDDI..E in the BRIIEES case, as reflected in this -_~port. This article also states that LN has followed theomunigl-
Party line and that he was an obstructionist up to the time when *
iassia was attacked.
1£JG-£2735-h 32: A clipping from the People's Voice dated
Qfrbober 24, 194-2¢ ihis lrbicle, captioned "L1j_.ssisisippiis lynching
Spree Split; Haw Groups Intu Action", advised in substance that follow-ing i-ha lynching cf 2-14 year 01d Neg:-a be-ya near Quitman, Mississippi,
VJ. headed the National Emergency ommittee to Stop Lynching", Sther
ufficars oi? this comnibtee, accarding tn this article, include FERDINAND
SECETH, secretary; Dr, MAX YE$AN, treasurer; and a hast oi other 5p9n-
SOTS1 -
100--1.2735 A 83: I. clipping {rem the 1;aop1ei's Voice dated
Dec-ember 5, BN2. This articla relates t-hat/92f.1»!. presented a newbill. be the 78th 'Uc~ngz'ess to abolish the pc}I' tax.
The Iollmring exhibita, obi» ned during the year 1942, are
on le at the New Iork Field Oifice
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°°m - .i° *' " ' j~..'- L?-=°°**> Ne Y°?"k W-5'»to Sr. San J erto Rico,
uh r in he * L . ' 1;; ' a e reques s in om ion as be 1: ether therothers, who
are in a detention home, should be kept here or returneito New York.
This intarcapt nutter mflecha that he had consulted RM. in thia
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Confidential Informant ND 119, under date ofotober 12, 19A2. Thio
report discloses that an "och Now or Starve Mass eeting" was held on
October 9, 1942 at the Golden Gate Auditorium, New Iork.Uity, under
the auspices of ADAM PUWELL and the People's Voice.
Z ooording to this report, the
chairman of the meeting was DQNHELKF PHILLIPS, of the Vonsolidated
Tenants League. According to this report, PHILLIPS is not a Communist.
The purpose of the meeting was toacquaint the Negroes as to how the
freezing of wages and prices would afieot the Negroes, if invoked.
he report further continues by
stating that ADAM POWELL read off a list of politichns who Hero invite
to speak, but failed to show up, among which was the name of V.M. PUWELL
urged those in attendance to vote against these politicians as "They are
not interested in the welfare of the Negroes". This caused considerable
consternation and indignation among the Comunists who, under the leader-
ship of SOLOMON HARPER, openly challenged PGWELL on the statement that a
telegram had been sent to V.H. inviting him to this meeting. According
to the informant, an argument followed, and the @ommunists left the
meeting in a "huff".
' 100-2936-1 A 55, Page 1.4: A pub-
lioation of the FRATERNAL OUROOK dated December, 1942. ibis publication
contains a photograph of Y.M, and a footnote, "V.M. Heads New York Vio-
tory Candidates the I.W.O. Helped Elect -~."
100-237l5"339: A confidential letter to the Irector dated
Jénuary 1, 1§A3 re: TEE NATIUNAL AITIE'UEIUN GF AEEEICA; INTEFNRL
SECURITY ~ CH This letter states that, according to Confidential
Informant NYT 52, EDDIE GORDON is to contact V.L{. who is to represent
him before the General yisa Committee of the Imigrotion Bureau, where
he is to appear on Januany 8, 1943,
as-313?-woo, Page 1= Report oi °'on:IJdentis1 inromama
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dated January 10, 1943. According to this report, V.. was present at
9 party held in honor of State Senator STANLEY NOWAK on January 10,
1943, at which time his NOWAK'5! coming trial was discussed.
'1o0_255Q3-345, Pages 8, 9; onridential report of apecial
Agent FREDERICK C. ZINCK dated» February 6, 1943 at New York, K. Y,
entitled "COMMUNIST PARTY, U.S.A., DISTRICT NUMBER 2, NEW YORK FIELD
DIVISIQN; INTEHN£L SECURITY - R". This report reflects that, according
to Confidential Informant NET 25, under date of January 22, 1943, $Y
-~GERSON conferred.with B1ii zxwaEncE, stating that he was working on a
otatemont to be signed by the International Ladies Garment Workers
Union today and that he would also endeavor to get V.H. tooign same;
According to this informant, GIL GREEN had made arrangements to see
V.M; on Fobruary 1, l9&3@ V
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100-28715-462, fags 3: Confidential letter to the Iroctor
dated January 26,o19£3, eonerning""NATIONAI.NAEITIME UNION OF AMERICA;
INTERNAL SECURITY - 0", This latter advises that, according to Con
fidential Inibrmant NIT 52, the N.M.U. National Council held a meeting
during the past week, during which a number of resolutions had been
paad. One of these resolutions was to lodge a protest to ongress
for their failure to place v.u. on the Hausa Judiciary- ommittee, there
by weakening the war effort.
oil .+&3&15-1= _Letter to the Director dated January 26, 1943
re: "T. V6 PLE'S GOMHITTEE; INTERNAI-SECURITY - C", advising that,
according to Confidential Informant ND 11?, V.M. was a speaker before
the aforementioned organization on January 25, l9&3. According to this
letter, this meeting was called as a protest to the action of PAUL V.
MB NUTT in [email protected] off the hearings regarding discrimination in the
railroad industry.
100-31551-213, Page o9: onfidential raporz of 5pecial Agent
TRACY R. OSBORNE, JR. dated February 19, 1943 at New York N. Y. en-titled "LYDIA ALTSCHULEEQ with aliases; ESPIONAGE - R". inio report
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reflects that~V,M;'5 name appears in "Consumer Union of the United States"
under the caption "Rnosevelt Red Record"-
100-5305Aél: Letter to the Director dated.Februa:y 22, 1943 //
ANTQN10 CORRETJER; INTERNAL SECURITY -92PUERTO EHGANF- This letter State *
that a speech was made by V.M. at a banquet at the °ommcdore Hotel in M
New lurk City an February 21, 1943 held to cnmmemorate the birth of anre: "THE NATIONALIST PARTY OF PUERTO RICO: VITO MAEBANTUNIO, JUAN ///
official propaganda organ, the" ?UEPLOS HISPANGS". According to nhis f
letter, this banquet was held by the N-ationaliat Party gr Ffue-x! him. j
V.M.*S speech was set out in this letter, and the pertinent parts are {
set forth as follans: ~
"The launching of this paper is equivalent
to the arrival of a large assortment of planes on the battle front. lIt
will mean the destruction of Fascism in New York.e I want to congratu-
late you, its staff and editor. I want to say a word about this editor-. . , L LlHe has g1ven sax of the best years cf hzs life in his struggle for an
ideal. One year was spent in jail in Puerto Rice; five years in the
hell-hole of Atlanta, Georgia. This is a tribute nut only to the man,
but to the courage of the people of Puerto Rico. I flew to Puerto Rico
in 1936. All its buildings were blackened with bunting. PEDRO ALBIZU
CAMPUS and his colleagues had been found guilty nf the crime of wanting
to be £ree. I made a speech from the balcony of the City Hall in San
Juan. I told them that the struggle of the people of Puarto Rico was
e struggle of the people of the world. I told them_tnat the progressive
element Wculd join hands with them and free %hem» he National Maritime
Union is giving its all to aid the people in this struggle fer freedom.
Labor is juining hands with all the people for freedom. The Inter-
enational Labor Defense Union, of which I am president, is throwing all
its weight in an effort to free the ggeat CAMPUS. I make a plea for
justice and a plea for freedom. In Qongreas - the mnst reactionary
CQHETEBS that "B have Seen in the United States is bent towards imper-
ielism. We must have a damocratie Congress that will stand up and give
Puerto Rica her freedem. There is presently in Congress a pamphlet
that was handed arnund to each Vongressman the other day. Eb you know
what thi Pamphlet is? 5 reprint frnm ne Chiéego Tribunal It
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"balittlasv Fuerte Bi-£19.. 50 {Erwin the SCRIEFF HQMZRD pagr, the ;'§'-s'Q'11~tl
Telegram » all are besmirnhing Puarto Rica. They are baht an a
eelonisl puliy why? 3hey are corrupted. E0 you realise that four
aorpmretiens who have their u££ices here in New Iark awn 7&5 ef the
arable land in ¥*ueé&_'£c> Riazw"
V&.the:aaf£er launched in%@ the ecasmi
vamnditinns mf Fuarta Rico, stating that ihe average salary of the Pusrtn
Riman was $2G per year. V.H, than stated, "Eh charge TEEKELL aud tha
administration ior"§his suffering. Fuertn Risa has a representative in
Gungreas that is 5pgQSB ta reprasent_hsr, .He is s fine fellow, a
handahaker. *!cu kW'him ~»PA3£. There is samething mighty strange
about him. There is an alliance bwgan him an imperialism; Thera
5,8 B-.1$H:3¬'B at pr»;-zsant in Qangras BQ am»-aniti. the 1'92163"{.-6 Eiisan laws ta ds
away with Puertv Rican legislature. Why? W8 are jus gaing back to
the principla Qf tha Bnaton Tee P&$$Y@ %a are trying ta legislate far
VPue-rte him. 1his- is taxatian withaut represent~ati0!1.'
V?.§~v$®%iuEd, ?a§ers lika the EaWK¢§k
Tribune and others are all gauging up against Fuerta Rica. hy? Be~
¢au$& $hc Fusrtm Eican lagislatura is trying ts give the 1$nd.b@¢k ta
ths panpl. Thsy say tat is Secialism. Thay may that is put$ing
gevsrnment in hu$in&s§. Why ara they afraid? Th@y~ars afraié it will
take the prufi away frwm tna iaur cergaratiens in Kaw §QrR¢ *h@y arg
afraid mf Qnmathing slaw »* the p$mpla*s war. Thay are airai mi a
fra paeple. Thay want to canvarm the war fr@m a world f faur fraa~
dams int an 1m§eria1istic war, but they cant stay that They ¢snt
gimp &ha vi¢§$ri¢§ Qf§$ Qrest Es &?mis$ in Rmss§a. Yhs vist¢ry af
Ri? was s victory af all frae m& xii aver @a@ worl. Thay m&n?%
atup us* Biggar thing$ aré taking plac@. They aant step us. We
hava in thn $nited Stanes graat labor uniuns, and thara are mare msm~
bars in thase ugisns hn evar beisrwg Thssészw-grwat things that are
taking plaas. at ha puny vniaes mi puny men in *ongrass are trying
ta stay thamv ight bars in the Unitad $ts%¢s, 12,DO$, sgrn vmices
are cnying for demnnracy; We ara struggling t¢ §@f@at imperialism
faraway, but thy ars keeping the grwat I ¬A§PG$ in jail and Fuwrtn
Kins in shaak1es+ ame o 18 l@t l@@&§ fvr tkat fraum, %he3'$$
snail have £r@sdom."
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It is alleged that following his speech there was
great applause, whistling, and stamping of feet.
109-752859-282, Page 5: Bspgrt Q1 Special Agent RTJSSEELL MS,
GARNER dated September 14, 1943; at New York, N.» Y. entitled "LEIOMRD9292-i-A.NCHIGi~Z, with aliases; INTERNAL SECURITY - C". ibis report rflect-S
that, according to an arc.i;clel in the Daily Yolrker under date of FebIll&I,y"
25, 19113, V.H_. delivered the chief address at a meeting called to in-
augurate HISPAHOS, a weekly organ of the ationalist kart}; of
Puerim Rico on February 21, 1943 at New lurk City.
lQQ-28?l4-éb; uniidantial letter La Lha Bireeter dated
arch 3, 19-13 re: "PAN ALEIRICAN DIVISION, NATIOi92IA.L 1mRITIME UNION or
AUIERICA; INTERNAL SECURITY - CW this letter advises that, according
to sondential Informant lm 52, E telephone call was made on February
26, 1943 fmm TOIPCHRISLTENSEN ta LBJOMFKHALLLING, Walshingtan, D. C», in
which CHRISTENSEN advised he receiveld weird from "MARK" believed to be
'V.!é.! that the deporwrbion bill may came up "kionday. According to this
letter, arrangements were dilscussedl to send a wire to each ongressman
regarding same-
lQO-A5892-f9, Page 5: Report of Special Agent JOHN 31. HALFSELL
daQ§3i_!~pri1 28, 19V-UV at New York, N. Y. entitled ".PU}5BL03 HISPANOS
-l*' Y%' iSPANIC PEOPLES!; INTERNAL SECURITY - PUERTOL RICAN". This report re-
flects that an article appearing in PUIJBLQS HISPANO5 dated march 13, 19123
cumludes as follows: "~-~-- Our friends in the United 5t-ates are men
like 17.14., REl3KWEI.Jri¬ENT, and BRO?¬IiER,"
100-9786-27; Ii copy oi a letter to the Directer -from the
Oklahoma City Halal division dated March 15,, 1943 re: 1I :.0MMUN15T PARTY,
U.S..I1., DISTRICT NUWEEEH 31, _DKLAHOI-TA CITY FIELD DIVISION . T1115 letter
a§yjsea that, according ta onfidential Informant DC 197, SAMUH, A.
-"'fN'EUlBUHGEI3, former chief of the legal staff of the International labor
Defense, and who has been in the United Stat-as Army since DecemberI
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1942 at Fart sill, Qklahnma, telephgnically cnmmunicated with V.¥~
and aomplained no him-about the fact that his epplicatian tn the
~&I§i¢ers Candidate Training Smhool ha bean.turnad dawn. V.H., in
tum. advid that if him applicatinn wa$ new accept-ed vii-hi;n ths
next two weaks he waul§.bring this incident ag an the flnnr sf the
Huse mi Eprssentatives as "rank diaerimination. This canfiéentisl
&r;f<*>mant furthar a:ivis.e<3 thaiiBRf.§RF£E£i.i and Vdkh are planning be
launch a vigorous campaign against so~ca11ed discriminations,
1¬>{l~?%$?1 ?l.é- Fl: Eonfidén-ial letvter 1;-0 the Diivcor ciatearri
H-ars:-h 12, 1&3 re: "Pm mm:-=1cm~r mvxsmz, xnwr-inzm HARITINL URIQH
OF Qik; ENTEEEAL SEGEEITY ~ G . This lgtter advied that a tale»
phone cnnversation teak plane bawsen ABN&§§£R£EN and TQM ¬HRlSTENSEN,
#§CEDIi'i1g. tn i3~on§ident;;ia_l Ini"o'mmn_t N75? 52, relative tn **tha.t b:iIILl" _
hat is cming up. CHHISTE5EN was alleged to have said that he Wvul
get in much 92?iti1v 1éh':r¥§¬"S Qiiibe iblieveri ti? be §!..>!si$ SJ
l0@él22£~l3: Letter ie the Direater dstsd Harsh E2, 1953
mt _B92§§»'Ié§é-£.1=*§:%.K.* £3¬3H¥'}'3P92iIt~.{1'iZ TQF ANFLISE 'i}~§E ?il31+L TRX; INTERPHL £SE'LITIR§'i7Y ~+
8" ihis latmer sised thsmQ aecarding £0 Ounfidential informant ND
11$, V.M. was a pa&kr bafra xha ahuve magmianaé mrganiaatiun whisk
bald s amnferanse at Eashingtan, Di S, an Marsh 9 and 1Q, lé.
51£¢~l,?,&»-~¢_§£}$E.3,v: Gunfiantal lat-tar km the Direavtar ziataé
arvh 23, l§&3 r$: "YITG §§RE&NT&§IQ; In$E§H&L 5E@u§ITX ~ $"~ with
%.h:ia= Twttaar timra 1'-rem tramsmitte as §sn::;1msu2*es mm }¥§°x.{:§@¬§5f»;§.§I¢§;92'; copias
sf thg iastimwny mi mngrassmam ?;Hg, hm had sppesre hefore he
Iniviéusl Exalusian rer Haaring Eaaw, $g¢ond $srvine Qwmmané, an
bahalf of was aRmanw*t£w§aRk$2w, wnm was baing cwnaidsred §y the Eaard
far exekusian fram ha aastern milirg area.
_ 1§~2$?l£~?&1 Ganfidwnial imttwr $ tha Eirentar dated
5§§i»:%§!s 35; l§?#';3 WI **I:"!J¬ §..¥v;Pl¥~i3l£3A§~I* I3.Il afIE3IQ§~1, IN.%.*iY¬¬3N.L &*£i¥.'ET_??.£>- JNIGN
{§F :§$£B¥i$E3$5 .3T!<§}E§§}¥RL S§I¬l3»L!RI'IY - C»'*¢ Qmomling T10 hhi 1.a§Vt'b§§: , $:m1 i.<ier1=-
tial Inikrwan SIT 52 advissd éhet T§ Shlsiimim @all@ A§§FR §HR&
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and advised him that he saw MARE believed to be v.M.! and that the
éeportatinn bill was postponed for at least ans week.
lO0~287B0-23, Page 4= Repvrt cf Special Agent ALEEED B.
NOVAK dated April 20, 1944 at New York, N. Y; entitled "CLUB GBRERO
ESPANOL, ING., also known as Spanish Wcrkera lub; INTERNAL SECURITY
C". This report reflects that on March 31, 1943 the Daily %ork9r
carrie a news item about an intensive campaign to be conducted among
the Spanish speaking pecple in Harlem for the immediate release of
Spanish Republican prisoners in North ifrica. The meeting was ta be
held at the CLUB OBEEBO ESPANOL, and was to be addressed by the follw
ing speakers: Qongressman V.M.; JUAN ANTONIQ CQRRETJER, executive sec
retary of the Katianalist farty of Puerto Rico.
100-3453?215, Page 3: Canfidential report of Special Agent
FREDERICK C. ZINCK dated April 30, 19L3 at New York, E. Y? entitled
"COMMUNIST RARTY, U.S,A., SECTION 28 ierfrbnt Section!; INPERNAL
$EGURITI - R . This report reflects that, according tu92QEpfidential
Informant NYT S3, HITCH BEFENSON, of the Chelsea Section ofthe Com-
munist Party, conferred with JOHN RDBINSON on April 2, 1943, at which
time he stated that he had contacted V.¥. in Washington, and that he
will see him again on Sunday-
100-2£>E>03-1133: Repert» ofmiaennial Infomaint mrtr 25,
which revealed the fact that under date of April 6, l93 GIL 3REEN
conferred with V.M., at Washington, n.c., at which time snasn tried
$0 get V.H. be speak before the "Seecnd Front Rally" tn be held at the
Yankee Stadium on may 2, 1943. V.M; advised that he was committed to
speak on that date at Cleveland, Ohio, and therefore could nobttend.
100~3633-l9é, Page 3: Report of Confidential Informant ND
119 dated April ll, 1943. This report'advised that V.M. was one of
the Speakers at the Eastern Seaboard Conference held by the National
Negro Gongress, New York City, on April 10 and ll, 19A3. Other
speakera were MAX YERGAN, president, ational Negro Congress; THELMi
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membér; natlonel councll, Y.W.C.A.; and JAMES B.~GAEY, secretary-
treaesurer of the ongress of Industrial Urganizatione.
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100-26503-1212, Page 9: confidential repci of Special Agent
rneosezcx c. zxocm dated April 24, 1943 re: Hcommvmxsr PARTY, u.s.e.,
DIETRICT nuuezn;2, new YGRK FIELD ozvxsxon; INTERNAL seouaxry - H".
This report reflects that, according to Confidential Informant NYT 25,//""'RLE, ndmineistretive seoretery, National Negm Clgnress; E.1D1*IIA-~GR.¬.NT,
under date of April 12, le¢3, FRAwxIE*CE£HER, or the Waterfront 5eotion
talked with nomnn believed to be ABMANEO ROMAN! concerning a parade
being sponsored by the leading people of Harlem and various unions, in
eluding Local 6 of the Food Workers and loca1l302 of the Jewelers Unio
in oonnection with the demand for a secomi front. iocorng to this
report, V.M. and SLAYTQN PO%ELL were the speakers.I1
106-768;-595, Pages 80, 81: Report "§1"on§i<ient:lal Informant
ND 124, which revealed that on April 16, 1916 the Nationalist Party* ' '__
held a meeting to comemor to the birthday of the Puerto Riean poetand patriot JOSE?-DB'DIEGO"F!I$LIlNEZl. Acoording to this irzioment, '92}',Li.
was the principal speaker. This 1-ego fvitlmela ;e£leifl§m,e Uonfiden
*'-181 Ifemnt T-2*? who is
well acquainted with panish and Puerto Rican affairs in new York Cit
advised thee V.M. was very close to the Forty and depended a great dea
upon this Puerto Hicanvelemnt to obtain his election at the polls,
19$-31,632-201*: onfidential letter to the Director dated
April 20, lQ43 entitled "GDMMUNIST Panel, U.S.A., SECTION 28, HATERP
FFDNT SFETION; INTERNAL SECURITY - R". Thi 1E inter advised that,
eeeording to Confidential Informant NYT $3, inea conversation between
MITCHELLe BzEH3~'lIiSON, organizer of the 3rd Assembly District, Planhattan
Section of the ommunist Party, and BELLA V. EDDIE, of the -irnerioan
Federation of Teachers A.F. of L.! on Rpril 13, 19¢}, V;M.*S name was
mentioned.ea connected with some movement developing among the Italian
longshoremen in Brooklyn.
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1QBL73bL-la, rage 2: Ccnfidential letter to the I&rector
dated ay 13, l9£3 re: "INUUSTRIAL SLCTION, COMMUNIST PARTY, U.S.A.;
I!~:YTEms£*.LSl.'~3CUP92ITi' £1". This Ire titer revealed that, aacording to
-Ufidential Informant NET 111, MARTI'YUUNG conferred with JOHN
@*$mEUBEN both af Wham are with the Industrial Section of the Communist
Party, regarding the attendance of V.M. at some unnamed affair. This
event transpired an April 28, l9i3.
100-7699-59: Memorandum to the Director dated April 28,19-L3 re: "THE NATIONALIST PAR'1Y OF PUEIRTO RICO; _INTER.NAL SF»GURITi~!
V.M, and MUNDZ MARIN, president of the.Insular Senate of
Fuerio 1i¢0, plénnéd to obtain assistance of the Communist Party in
New Kerk City and also the Puerto ican government for the publicatian
of a Spanish Communist Daily to be published in New Xark Gity.iiii iICAN". This letter advised that, according to Infermant
100~L5892-9, Pages 2, 11: Report of 3pecie1 Agent JOHN M.
HANSELL dated April 28, 1943 at New York, H. Y. entitled "PUEBLOS
H*SPANOS HISPANIC PEOPLES}; INTERNAL SECURITY - PUERTO REGAN". This
report reflects that on February 21, 19:13 at the commodczre Babel, New
York City; ~B bquet was held tel esmemer-:d:-e t-he .bi1~_t-11 Q1 t-he Qfficial
propaganda urgan uf the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico, PUEBLOS
HISPANOS". The speakers at this event were listed as: V.M.; JUAN
ANTONIO SURRETJER, secretary general of the aticnalist Party and
director of the paper; THYé"EUAHIS, the rapresentative of the "P39-ple s Voice" and a ;92<;!i><92fln ommunist; Mrs. FAUST¬}4lAB.CABO, an ardent
l*ati0na1is'bl; LEQNAP _LAPiB al Communist and BUitO1j_a,1j_3{3 £01 "PUEBIIOSHISPANOS"; ANTONIO DILAbILLE, an ex~diplamat of Republican Spain;
and CHARLES A. COLLINS, lead of Local nion 7 cf the natal Employees,
and who is a reported Gommunist.
This report furtherstates that
V.M is a sponsor and a reported "psdrinos" godfather! of "PUEBLO
HBPANOS". According to this report, his name appears with others
on the official stationery of the aforementioned publication-
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fed gay ll, 1943 re: .8B FEE QXEEX A§§¥EST$E,-alss knawn as
JHitE§ *ay Day; INTER§£LSECURiTY ~ 3 . £¢¢aring n this Eetter,
Gonfintiel Infarman HY? 25 aaviaa that V.§.aumie¥r&d with GIL
GREEN an iupriil BS, 19./5,3, advising hiss that his sem~r»~:.=fbax'y irceiva a
telephone message item AHS?F$KTS affine regaring an ap$8&r&n¢&~%
~a rally {prnbahly GREEN*5 Bppe&T&n$} in $lsva1an& Yxi s§vised*1L
GREEK tn delivQr the 5p88Gh by §hQn& rsg&r§lsss sf tke 6X§&n§8;~
10G26D3+l258: T6lEyp§.%@ the Surasu éata ay 3, 1$é3
re: ~¢'0m§m::sT PARTY, §.s.a., DISi;.§H{Yf 1»§x:92#fi~.:#.=s*§=: 2, ?>YEZ»§ §:§s»=;§ Fnzua
DIVIEION; IETER§AL SEGURITE - R", ikis tel@ty§e aévisa that a £sh@r
fur ?iutary Hay Iay§a1ly'was hel an Bay 2, 1§&3 at §ankaeSta§inm£
Raw Yark 8ity, at nhich.it waa estimae §3§QQ §§G§1§ were in asaen§
anse1 This telatypefurther_adviaa§ tat thi raly was s9a§anre¢ y
the Law: i;;.m~n,;¢ ami. V:i;ct<*::*3:' iiorrmitt-ea, anti um.» tha ;>~m=¢§:;>a1 $_g:e£i§»:e.r5
were JGSEPH RHA; Senate? GL&UD E§ ?£F?EE; Eaysr L駥§$£&§@ §i§ar
apeakerg were ¥.M.; Reverend A. C1$Y?§§ PG$§££§ E§?X ¬§§?,§ecra¥a:§
sf the New Xark §g§£lM$?ader Gmunil; Rik §§1L£; §E§L$ ?» GE®;
and éé WATE$k WESE, gesaarh éiruxar vi §he 3auna§i.$ga$nst
Intalsranma in Amaricai *ha speakers, §t&er tnam the §rinai§ai
spsskgrw, all mmande npaning af s samané frant, anaancing JQ§§ L.
Ll, an praising the Smviet Unian ané ca11§ng iv? mmiy smang alk
mlassgs in th ¥niha§_Statas@ _
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&&te§.Méy 4, 19%? was LABSR FQR §§§T§ k ¥§$TRY, alga xasw as
tinimd May ; Inwatmrm $,E1Z3»i3RI f?3T ~» cm *ims 1<>=~=:,m~ mivisasi ::§~.~<=¢-s,
ssnarding ta anfidential Iniprmant §¥? 25, $?L REE§'t@}§?,§, gggg
arrsngamants haé baen mge {r him {¥;§} is $§sak at ha §&y g?
Rally in Mew Yark Gity and hat xha $&ava&am& &sg@gamsn§ hs h§an
¢ancal1ad*
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entitlsd "GQHMENIST FRTX} H.$¢k~, $£§§§Q§ $3, §&TER§§§§T £S§?§G§;
I§T£SHAL $§$UEITY ~ R"; Ihia t&lety§§ a§vis2§ s, seaaring a
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Gonfi§&n%isl Infnrmant NYT 53, UITQH BEREHSOK Btated tat an affair in
in t he1@ at field*s House an My 21, l9&3 for he purpasa of raising
funds to finance a 1$ngsh&rmen& rank-and-file mwvemanh, This tele-
type further advise that PAUL BQBESGH would ha ha guest apeaker an
that ¥,§. usuld alsa spaak at this affair.
1@e~2£s¬x;=3-5ubfila 5 3%; Seril 12: a§nfideni>ia1lla15i'»*$I* B8
thé Eirtar dated gay E1, l§&3_r§i "CGH§ST FéRTE, ,$*i., §I5TEI$T
l~¬'U?s*;EER 2, i92l'E':%' Tillili Fil-ll? DIHSIGN; INTERNAL SECEURITY - 3% -iccsrding
tn this letter, Confidential Infermant HE 15$ revealed that, under
data of May 13, l?£3 HAR£HE$~¬tN*¢onfarred with SEUL£H"EESS and
asked her if she waul go tn EUTH E§AH5TEIN*3 hams and fold leaflets
iier th V¢E;m¬etig an Friay night» ERAN$TEIH and rs. ILEN$KY,
a¢coring to thia latter, nhen prmceade he Btn1ahem-3tee1 Qmmpany
an§ distributed about l,QQO laaflata, and thay are to disribute 3,0QQ
mr leaflets an Friday afterno@n@ It was naa that thraa sf these
leaflets had baan furwarded to the ureau,
1:>:>-*:m:=:>~*:e13, Fags 3; Translation r n. m1~.=1§ rmC*~m--
AEUNCIBBQH" dstad Bay 15§ 1§é3 refleating,ths V.M@, in whase Congr@ss~
imnal iatrit Number EU the Puwrtn Rican awlany vi arlem livas, in
.s s§osch,b@fmre tha éssoeiatiw"PR@"IDEPE§EnCIA DE PQEETG RI$O, prmm~
iaa ts §raa&nt a @111 for ths &V@tH$1 indapanence mf Puertm Eimv»
l§>Q~2~&$8}--'?1, Pages 3, #2; Fe~;><:>1"t+ my pmial geznt JQHE as.
HASEL£ Qatsd Qy 22, lQ&3 at Ran Iark, , Y antitlsé "HATIGN&LI$T
PARTY QF PUERTQ REES; IETEH§& SE$UR1T§~ FUERTQ Risaw", kémarding he
Ganfidential Infarman& §B*lE&, undar te af April 3%, 1@é3, V,§.
athanda a mseting mi the Natianalist Parny vi ?uerm@ Kim: at xhe C13
Q EQPANQL, aw Yark Gity, Qtnars in aitenanse were Hr; RA§@B §"%?L&E, whw i$ da$¢ribe as a §n1§mhian §nta11a¢tu$l; G$xR~@Il&£®,
,pr¬5idmni oi tna Ratiunalia%~Pa%§; and 5§L1$ §1§?$ ggnnig,
m¢~~:_ -~,w c¢mr~.m@n§.?1aa~ Infc~~msn'b 1-:s »;
¥.§=£.. was vary alasa "hm »§m Na 1 ,¢ne11ist 92rs:z-t-,~;; mi Pua=x*t<;~ -was
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and depended a great deal upon this Party for votes. Fhrthermore, V.M.
had obtained work for members Gf this Party upon their release from the
penitentiary and he has petitioned the Director of Prisons to allow
certain of these Nationalists to live in New Kerk Gity.
190-7609-80, Page 1: Personal and confidential letter to the
Irector dated June 1, 1943 re: the same subject matter as above, ad-
according to an article in the New York Sun under date of July 27, 1936,
he cabled Judge RGBERT A. COOPER in Puerto Rico to postpone the trial of
the eight Puerto Rican hationalists on trial for conspiracy to overthrouvising that Vg. actively supporis the Nationalist Party and that, /X/
the United States authority. The purpose of this postponement, accord
ing to this lotter,1vas so that V.M. could aid them in their defense,
This letter further reflects that the roquest was denied and that aub-
soquently V;M. argued a motion for a new trial contending that the jury
was prejudiced.
100-7689~29?: A clipping from La Prensa" dated Juno 1, l9L3;
announcing a meeting to be held on June 13, 1943 in charge of the
"Congress for tQyIndependence of Puerto Rico", to prepare a program on
the indopenden of Puerto Rico. V.M. was listed as a speaker, togetherwith Pmm.__:>¬c1~<; ROCKWELL xozm; mmnss rrmmwn; GAHFIEIJTEPIYS; EARLsnowrsn; n5.o LAYTON PGWER, consul of Haiti; and a ur. DEFFIE.
lO0~47&03~Q0: Teletype dated June 2, 1943 from Atlanta to
the New York office re; "PEDRO ALBIZU CAHZPOS; ncnwmu-.1 syounmr - 0".
Thi teletype advised that LUIS F¢4IELA2QUEZ an PEDRO ALBIZU GAMPO5,
vi the Ftniovelist Party of Pnerto Rico, would be released i'n::m"0he Fed-
eral Feniteniiary at Atlanta, Georgia, Both of these men furnished the
address of V.H., 20 Vasey Street, New York City, as their residence to
the Selective Service Board.
100-1J;31-3249: bonfidentisl letter to the Director am,-<1
June 12, 19,43 re: "Comm-1IsT PARTY, U.S.A.; INTERNAL SECURITY -»- R".
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lOO~7689-344 A latter to the Bureau re. "NATIONALIS P£RTY
OF PULHTD RICO, IhTEEhAL SJBUHITY PUERTO RICAN", transmitting a c r~
cular announcing a meeting of the Pro Independence and Unity of Puerto
Rico on June 13, 1943 at the Manhattan 0ddfe1lon'e Temple, New York
City V.M. was listed as one of the speakers.
100 45P9?-18, Pages 3, 4 Report of Special Agent JOHN H
PA?~.5513LL dated June L3, 194, at Lew York, N 1'. entitled "UUFBLOS
HISPAFOS, INTERNAL QFCURITY UFRTO HICAH" Acoordxn to thus revert
Confidential Informant T-1
, 8dVlS&d that among meny letters oi en
couragement to the PUEBLOS HISPANOS appeared one from Congressman V.E.
of New York.
This report further reflects that '
eccccoording to Confiidentiel Infcrmant T-2, J.15. is alleged as being
ready to back e Qpalsh ommunist Eel y in opposition to the "PUEBLOS
HISPANOS" because of its Naticnalistic trend. It is further alleged
that V;H; was to obtain necesseny funds for this from the *ommuniat
Party of New York, while MUNOZ was to obtain funds from the Uommunist
Party of Puerto Rico to beck the new prQp0SBd publication.
l00Q6éO3~l536, Page 15: confidential letter to the Director
dated June 14, 1943 re: "COMMUNIST PAETY, U.S.A., DXSTRICT NUMBER 2,
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This letter &dVl5E$ that, according to Gonfiaential Informant NIT 26,
Congreesman V M S secretary called EVELYN at Communist rarty National
Headquarters, requesting EVlLXh to take e message for Mr BEGUh relative
to a speaking engagement for V.M
10-$689-116 Report b£;G0nf1dent1a1 Informant GRND 171
dated June 12, 1943. This report reflects chat ?.M.§ wlth e very im~
pertant gentlemen from Washington; D, Gig held a4§8¬ieeting with
CAMPUS at the Columbus Hospital,
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wumw YORK FIELD nrvzsxon; znwznnnn SECURITY - R". Ihis letter advised
that V.M.S name appears en the key figure list in the New York Field
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100-¢}'?86-31, Page 10: Report of Special Agent» JMDK 3%.
BILL-ARE dated June 16, 1-9&3 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma entitled Cc:m-
munia Party, U.S.A., Edstrict Number 31, Oklahoma City kiela Division;
INTERNAL SECUPJTE - C". This report reflects that BE'!"I5£-G-Pd:YSO1*?, national
Communist Party representative from St, Louis, appeared before various
Party branches in Qklahoma, according to Yionfidential Informant 06 210,
urging members to lend their suppurt to the anti-poll tax, recentlyl
introduced by Fpresentative v,m. In is allege that BETT Y GEAYSDN
cautiimed Party members not to refer to this bill as the Waraaantonio
B111 inasmuch linking his name up it may llead to its defeat.
100-26603-1551: bonfidlential letter to the Director dated
June 24, 19$} re: *GO}~§.M'1INISTl PARTY, U,S¢A¢, DISTRICT NUMBER 2, HEW
YORK FIELD DIVISION; IIVTERNAL sscunrrxr - R". Thig/letter advised that
Cunfidential Informant NIT 25 revealed that under date of June 1?, 1943
ISRAEL AMTEF; conferred with PFIIE GAQCHIOIJE, advising him that they are
to go down and see MARK believed to be V.l{.!. AM'IE-H furtheradviaed
CACCHIONE to send V.I.Ȥ. a telegram to deteamine whenl they could see him
in New York City.
100-266031_585: onfidential letter to the Director datad
June 29%, 191$ re: the same subject rmtter as above, advising that
Special Agent J. J. BOD-LET, with the assistance oi" uni"$den1;ia1 Infomant
36, covered a meeting athel Academy Halll, New York City, an June 1?,
1943, wnichlw as attended by MAR! -'I¥E{§A, who was ae.aociete;d with the
L'UNIT1_@ IIELL PQPOLQ, alleged Italian wrmnunist paper.
'Ifhia report continues that the meeting was
atténded by members of her "omr:uni8t Party branch and that a discussion
was held at this meeting concerning s rally to be held on Jullgv 1., 301,3
ta be c alled "The United Nations Rally! They will endeavor to have
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this rally sponsored by various organizations such as the American
Legion Post and the G.D.V,Q., both of Greenwich village. According '
tn this letter, it was mentioned that far speakers they nould hav
one from the I.W.0., one from the newspaper probably the L'Unita
del Popolo!, one frwm the G.I.O., one from the A.F. of L., and also
Congressman V.E.
lOO493l~33l3, Page 14: Report of Special Agent RUSSELL S.
GARNER dated June 19, 1943 at New York, N. I. entitled "COMMUNIST
PAEEY, U.S.A.5 INTERNAL SEGURITY - RP. This report reflects that the
Iniefnsiibnél Labor Eifense at 112 Rant 19in Streni, ew York, N. Y,
is listed as a Ccmmunist front organization, of which V.H. is national
president and ANNA DAME secretary.
100-?>&=a9-114: Report oi Eonfidential Informant cam! 1'21
dated June 22, 1943, which reflects that a mass meeting is to be held
on June 25, 1943 at the Park Palace as a gesture of welcome to PEDRO
ALBIZU CAMPUS on his arrival in New York Gity.
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l0UA931-3285: Teletype to the Bureau dated June 23, 1943
re: "CGM&WNIST PARTY; INTEREAL SECURITY - R , in which V.M. is men-
tioned as having scared an inpertant victory when he demanded that the
Navy Iepartnent remove all articles attacking an indivinual by rsaaon
or religion or race, according ts~3uT§dential Informant NYT 128.
100-53054-2,3: Letter dated June 23, 19L3 from ths Enrector
to th SW Ybrk kield Uffice re: "VITO MAEGANTONIO". Transmitted
with this letter were copies of a memorandum irom a confidential source
containing information cnncerning the background of the above named
individual. Yhis letter further advise that copies of this memcrani
dum should not be made available to outside agencies or incorporated
in an investigative report, unless paraphrased. This memorandum from
the confidential source reads as follows:
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Ray. ?I?G~HAEChNTGIG@ uhase appaintment to the
1m§_>artar1t. Hausa J11§iicia'r_¥ mzmlittaa has Qreata. 8 steovrm of pr-;>t~e'stv, has
bean a¢tive in 119 mmmunist er ummunist-front organizatian$ in tha pat
ten years, a slur-vey revealem
?3is prestige as a Gungrassman and H13 talnt
as s speaker hava been.uti1iaed by the Lmmunis Pariy to advance whatever
maus& Hqscow advaaated at the time, he survey revealed.
"The ever~ahanging *party line posed no prsblem
ta "FM, who waxed with the news 1 mm the Kremlin and generally immszl him-
self in full aacard with the galicies of the *Daily-arker~
' ' "nuse Democrats appvnsed to his appointment
have jainejd ferces to blozzk m:mf£m:a~;=i-an zif In-is seang. The Bwemncratic
nmntrl Bf the Hbn$e i £hreataned.by the bittsrness of the inra~p&rty
d:1vsp1.1te.
f*-lthaugh the ma jar part Q1 his a,ci:.;i.vity izas
c:e1nt>e1~eé in Eiaw 'im*k Qifty, *sT.V?.$¢ has amargesd as :1 natiwmsll filgnmr in Gem-»
mnniat ay&$; ne ta his imgassianed suppart f whatevsr nausa attrssta§
the party lina.
' Baring *».:m.= »*3ays» of the H1t~l§er~»$$ta1in pant,
V@¥. nut Qnly vate iq tha Hausa against &?§T§ efan3% m@a$ur&, but stumped
frsm ian Square to Qlumbus irsla, attending avsry Baa rally as an
honareé speakar anaunaing 'imperiaAist war s aha drop ai a §§t@
A§w1ong~tima prasisnt my ns lnternaticnal92Lab¢r
1Y¥>fi§1fii§1E',@ remrs of we i»ie:2~ iwmait-tag aiww >F.m lenaiing nut »:>n.1.y his name,
mt meal eamzisé tn tha aause sf an c3r"g§a.r1i.§:,&» hi¬>n, sat 119 at the murders xii '
the Qommunxsu Intarnatimnalw
The 171.31!, nisiéeh Ems kxeadqnartexw at,» "?*§§% Ermsuziway,a black away frem tha natianal hsaquarisrs sf th$ $ammun3st Party,wwas
ahmwn &y tha Bias Sommittee ta be an autgrnwth mi IHh$§&t§Qng1 R@§ A§§§
whiahwaa i$1@8§+!EB&§3 by Mc>smw in E522» L
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"V.H. became president of the American Branch in
l§37 and has remained as a loader of the organization since that time.
' Even the labor Defender, organ of the ILD, pro-
claimed the political character of the group as far bask as 19?? when it stat e
There is little Wonder in the fact that the idea of a world organization for
workers defense has originated in the Soviet Union .....'.
"When confronted with such evidence, V.M., testi-
fying before the Dies ommittea in 1939, said:
I1 did definitely ascertain
for myself whether or not the International Labor Defensc which was convened
here in 1937 was connected with the Communist Party, and I ascertained that
it was definitely not connected win the Communist Party,
"He was one of the first orators to whoop it up
for the American League gainst War and Fhscism, an organization which
dropped both words when it became apparent that Stalin was against neither.
_ "As soon as its name changed V.M. quickly joined
the group's stepchild, the American Laague for Peace and Democracy. This
was in 1938, according to records of the Ines Committee.
"When the Cnmunists sought to take over the
Loyalist cause during the bpnnish Civil War, v.n. quickly threw his oratory
in the direction of such organizations as the American Friends of 5panish
Democracy and the North American committee to lid Spanish Democracy.
. "When the signing of the Hitler-Stalin pact in
1939, V-M- dropped from such fronts as the United Action Against Fascism
and Anti-Semitism and Stumped for the American Students Union, Emergency
Peace Mobilization and other Stalinist outfits dedicated to the pact with
Hitler.
"Since 1933 V.H. has either joined or supported
ihe International Workers Order, Unemployment Uouncils, norkera Alliance,
two ieagues for Democracy and American Iouth Congress.d
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Dies C;ommibtee, are major parts of the Communist plan of Trojan hours
shoring from u-i"r.hin' revolutionary groups.
"Neither was LE. adverse to occasional contacts
with the Bed vaz-ietgy of arts and sciences. On file with the Bios Com-
mittee are records of his membership and sponsorship of such versatile
proletarian bands as the Theatre Arts "onunitt.ee, League of American Writers
and Artists Unieon.
"In addition to these mny *frontse', VJ. at one
time or another during his career has supported the followed pro-Red or-
ganizations : -
"The Refugee Scholarship and Peace Gampaign,
Lawyers Committee on American Relations with Spain, Goordinating Committee
Against Profiteering, Jewish Peoples Committee, American Friends of the
Chinese People, Gem~..a~.ne-ne-risen League for Culture, National egro Cen-
greess, Consumers Union, and National 3o'mm1ttee for PeDp1es Eights.
"Fo11orring_v§~Iitle:r*Ls invasion of Russia, V.M.
plummeted from his platform of The Xenks Are Net Coming to an all-out
esposal oi the Ivar effort.
"In 1936 he ran under the Communi so nomination
es well as the Republican. In 1938, 1940, and 1942 he had the Republican
and American Labor nominations and also in L19./.?, the Democratic nomination.
Hq:.'an first in 1931. as e. Republican.
"Here is the record of ELM. from the Dies
Committee's ies:
In 8 national broadcast. on May 30, 1943., just
three weeks before Hitla r invaded Russia, V.?d.. attacked 1:-he president in
the following language:
You have been eswing, and are saying no, to
convoys, to an American expeditionary force VA-H. then charges
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"' Rooseve1$ with! en attempt to set up a dictatorship over the life of
every American.
- "'There is no difference between a Nazi system
and e eystem es set up by the President in his speeoh;==ow oonseription
is revealed in its true light as training£or a war of aggression.
"You, the Lmsrican people, were even tricked into
a phony presidential election... The people are being sneaked into this war..
Fraud and deception has been used throughout this Whole Scheme Hn npire
563;... No, this is not a war for dmocreoy. It is e war for ¢@nqu@3t-
"'Ezamine the record of the people Who are asking
your sons to die for this so-celled democracy of theire.;;they ask that you
secrifioe for their kind of democraqy, for e democracy which means war,
mpiro, Bmpli! Etglahseaen
. "'More taxes for y0u,end more profits for them,
e destroyed Bill of Rights, persecuted foreign born, lynchings, a shackled
labor and an impoverished farmer..,.
"'1 appeal to you to unite, stand up as free
men and free womeneei and let the world know that you refuse to be sneaked
into this war, that you refuse to be duped bw"freud.and deception into this
war. Unite and fight! e
"'In March, 19&l, V.M.'S.name appeared under the
following statement given to theoublio:
- "'But even if we dont approve of Englandls war,
isn't her side still preferable to Hitler's; and isn't it better to fight
and beat Hitler with England than without her? -
i "'No, an English victory will result in the same
sort of imperialist, anti-Democratic peace as will a Nazi victory.
"Among the many Communist front organizations
with which V.M. has been publicly identified are the following:
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_ V Fsmammist Party, Se-nés greetings I3ai1.y"féari£Br,
$@P%~ 15, 393?» P» 5!~
Q "Cammunis%»?ar$y. Speaker at ascend frant demcn~
_::-tratric-n'wif.h Qrowder an-6 l*<i:.~ate'1* £Jai1y}»io¢rker, Sept. '2;<i_, 1942! Q15 Sept.
E, 1§&2, p. 1},
~"Ghampion magazine cf Ebung.50mmunis$ League!.
Quntributor Ehampion, Get. l§36, pw 12}.
"£m%ri¢Bn Youth Gnngrss. Speaker {meeting
supparted by Ynung Esmmunist League {B%ilyWurker, Harsh 3, 1?36, p. 1!; éw»Y >v Ir
Naticnal Qommittaa Letterhead, July 12, 1939!. V; P;hf _5 p,"&mericsn league fer Peace an Ewmacracy, Hemberjy§11;@I
/i " '92 c Fv-1.
_ "American Peace Hahiliaaticn. ¥is@ $Hairmanf§f5 1
American Student Unian,vGulumhia Chapter?
*Ws1kaut an EAR? rally. Speaker'{i1y Wbrker, Sch, 9, 19£U, p. 2},
Q ail? Wérker, cited; wires pretest on Califarnia
{ship} mtiny"¢harga gily Wnrker, E§rch19, 193§F_ 3!,
- V intsrnahianal Labor ngfenae. Open letter ta
A}£crney Ganeral §ac%sen demanding intarven&ian in Qklahnma eases; Presi~
éent issues lettar. iky Wbrker, 5apt.'3$, LQLO, p, 3},
"International Labor Befense, President ndated
lette:haad.} 92
V "International Labor Defense. aticnal president»
Speach intrwucing Earl Brwwder, praising ILB {Daily orker, June 26, 193?,
?¢ n}!
Ifv"Intarnaticna1 crkera Qrdar. Spgaker, meeting _.geaaral executive beard Fraterngl Qutlook, &pril 1939, §. £}. if?
5; ¢,, _,,_ pi 'IH;{§» VF ¬& §
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"League of American Writers. Speaker at public
meeting of the fourth ongross of the League of American Writers. NewMasses, May 2'1, 1.~?L,l, p. 232/ , 1 -
.;¢f@1new"1£a5oes. contributor, {Haw Masses, June 4,19z..,o,o p. 6.].
H "~?_"5rmd&y "orker. uonbributora
"Daily Worker, April 3, 1936, P. 2. Workers
Alliance. Demonstrator, Arrestad.
- "Dai1y3Iorkor, arrested. IZkai];92rWorker,o Feb. 1.7,
1936, p. 1!.
"Mr. V.M.'S political, social and economic
views are well known, as he has never hesitated to oxpress them freely.
They are not my viomo nor the views of the Democrotio Poppy.
"It would be most unfortunate to place him onhe
Judiciary ommittee, thereby giving him an effective sounding board and
placing him in a position to help foster and promote and propose legisla-
tion which will oiorupt peace and harmony within the Dmnocratic Forty.
Bexnarks by Congressman Starnes.
"Washington, Jan; l9 - What is Rap, U,M='5
record on the war? o
"Rep. SVTJLHNES D. Ala.! quotes the following from
V.MS speech on the floor of the Huae on October 16, 1941:
"'1 believed "then, in 193? and in 1940, that t-he
war of 1939 and 191,9, up to the ind day oi June, 191,1, was go war betwggn
two axes, the W811 St, - Downing Si. Axis versus the ome~Tokio-Berlin
axis contending for empire and for exploitation of more and more peQple.
_ "'1 believe that. the war oi 1939 and 191.0, up
$4.. Q
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NY 193-53U5
"*to June, 1941, was an imperialist-war. I still believe that.-.. Huwever
I maintain that the invasion of the Soviet Union by Hitler transfared
that War... inte a war which is new essentially one of national defense..J"
106-7689-595, Pages 80, 81, 82, 83, 85: eport of Special Agent
JOHN M. HANSELL dated Deember 11, l9é3 at New York, N. Y» entitled
"NATIDNALIST PARTY OF PUERTO RICO; VOOHHIS ACT, INTERNAL SECURITY - N".
Accarding ta this repart, Confidential Infarmant $RED 1?l advised that ,under date nf June 25, 1943 a meeting was held in the Park Palace in hon0r;M//
of PEEEO ALBIZU CAMPUS, at which v.u. was a speaker. According tn this
informant, V.M. arranged through JAMES V. BENNETT, Director of the Bureau
of Prisona, special privileges for GOHRETJER and CAMFOS while they were in-
carcerated in the Federal Penitentiazy at Atlanta, Geargia. One of the8a
privileges was given as the Ibct that GORRETJER was a1lowed.to visit CAMPUS
while he was incarcerated therein, which was contrary to tha usual procedure
at this penitentiary.
L This report further re~
fleets that, according ta;C0nfidential Informant ND 186, V.H. always ob~
tained work far m¬mbars.of the ationalist Party who had been released fromprison. This report also reflects that, according to Qonfidantial Infarmant j//
T-7 {NET 141}, ?.H. usedTtha§aper PUEBLG5 HISFAHGS far palitical ann@unee 92
meats. In this particular Case it was an announsement oIVa political nature
in furtherance of the candidacy of EUGENE P. CGNNOLLY, Eight Ting Amrican
Labor Party leader, and FRAN¬I$ RIVERS, Negro judge. Accoring tn this in-
formant, this occurred during the Navember, 1943 elections.
100-45892-A 55: A newspaper clipping from the Spanish newspaper
PUEBLD5 HISPANOS dated June 26, 1943, Volume 1, Page 6, Number 19; This
Hrtitle reflects the fact that Vg. Wa a speaker at e reception given to
welcome ALBIZU CAMPUS to New York City on Juna 25, 1943.
100-7689-131: Report of Confidential Informant BEND l?1 dated
..T9292lI9292I§. '7": "uni; 4'1"»-:.,_. ......~.92-....+ ,...:~1.,4- .92.92 ,.¢. ..;.. .. __-.;_-_m 92__1.: M. r_h.._ ew--'92-I-Hv -<4; -1-:1"+2- *1-A-- Aw;-is-'1 v .u:¢.|-izuu".-.1 uunu an H» llmtzuing xmiu U!! nuns >2
1943 by ths_£$smmittae of Hispanic.Unificat1qn" at £25 Fburth gvenuei New
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NY 109-5395i
York City, V.M- in his speech remarked that President Rneeevelt was dis-
satisfied with actions of the committee sent to Puerto Rice to investi-
gate the situaticn and that he, V.M., had presented a bill to Congress
asking fer the reel independence cf Puerto E100.
1ODe-7451-15?, Page 3,: uonfidential letter 1.-.0 the Director
from the Bewerk Field Office dated June 29, 1943 res" "COMMUNIST PARTY,
B.S.A¢, DISTPICT EUMBER 1&3 NEWARK FIELD DIYISIQN; I¥TEENAl;SE£UEITY R":
Tis letter advises that, according te ¢3ET1qentia1 Informant NK - CA,
MARIAeSIQNE, Essex County secretary of the bommunist Party, had extended
a written invitation to V.H. to appear as a speaker before a Negro rally
190 bi! hll t NBWLBTK 0!! J-113' 5+, 1:7*l+3--L According to this informant,
MARTHA STONE had received no response to her letter.
100-31551-661, Page 9: Uenfidential report Qf $pec1al Agent
JOHN E. PRATER dated August 2, 1943 at New York, E. Y. entitled "LYDIA
ALTSCHULER, with aliases, ET AL; ESPIONAGE -R» CI:.N5OBSI-EIP PEMTERS". This
report reflects that on July 9, 1943, according to~$enfidential Infermant
NYM Q3, GRAGEFCUHEN or'GGiAT; in eawersation with LYDIA stated that she
saw Longressman V;M; in Washington relative to doing something about the
ESMITH-C.ONNOLI..Y Bill» '
190-7689-141 A, Page 2: Memorandum fer the file dated July 10,
1943 re: "NATIGNALIST PARTY OF PUEJRTO R1533; INTERNAL SECURITY - N . This
memerandum reflects that ¥.M., aeeerding to Be. ANGEL RANCH RUIZ, Director
of the Good Neighbor Qenter, 310 Riverside Brive, New York City, has
tried to gain control of the Goad Neighbor Center, and that he has also
requested RUIZ te mention on every possible occasion the importance of
Puerto Rican independence.
100-26603-1682: Repcrt of Confidential Informant NYT 25, under
date of July 13, 1943, revealing that GIL GREEN conferred with V.M; cen-
aming th "N.3$i_ Jh Of Sicily" gs t.owhethe1_r- something gcmlgi get be gig;-gg
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so really organize a big monster meeting of'Itn1i&ns at the Part-of
Liberativn cf Italy. it was éecided by tham ta awat the a rrival sf
ths.Eayar who"Ras out ef the neuntry at the tima@
1S0~é§3l~3605, Page 12: Report of Special $gent BUS$ELL 5*
GAH§ER»da£ei $eptember 3, 1@&3 a$ New Yurk, E. X. entiled "ammuisr
PARTY, U,S*A,; $TERHAL.SE$UR1TY ~ H", This repart refects that,
ameurding ta Qantidential Informant NYE 3&, a meing attcnéed by
Trade Uni0n2C.I.. leaders and several Qammunist Pariy membezs was held
in Haw York Gity an July 13, l9&3. This infurmsnt further advised that
GIL GREEK made a speeah at this meeting in which he stated_bhat tha
$mmuni5%»Par%y had maa great avaneassmong the aws and Negrnes. Em
further ataad that Hug have same gead leadaru be Hark amung the Italians,
far inatanae CAQCHISEE and V;H, -»~"¢
lUS~34532-291: A phmtestat mi a capy wfa let§&r 8§§r$S8¬926
G~2 dated July 16, 1§&3 Pviing that engressman ¥.H.; Vouncilman
QAGGHEQNE; an~$tata ssemblyman JGHN J, LAHUL$ appaar iraquanly at tha
mrt Swe»::%.- Rsstau::»:zrst.~ far p~;>'i.is:y zismzssiarns with <:>thsr* Party membars
nd §3mpa$hi$Qr$= '
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lGQ~2§§Q3~1?38s anfidantial 1ett&w ¬m the Birwmtwr data
Juky 28, 1943 was "$GHEl§T PA$Y; $.A*, §§§ YK ¥§EL1DIVI$1QR§
iNTE§§kL SEEURITY ~ R": his lattar reflaats that, according in $an~
fi&ntial In§¢rman EYT 3%, undar dat& mi July 1%, 1§&3, BELL& Q
unn£er:e§ wih GIL GR£EN,:1§vising him that she just haé a call frm
AR£", {prmba§ly V*&;J and that he was §ll»sneam@d up mvsr sumeone rm*
fiwifsgg ta: migin samathirggs» Amcnxixzg, ta this m<.:>nv@rm'§1;1;+;1n, mm 1;:
$H§pasQ i have $sid§ "Wall, in't 5AUL §ILi§ rfuse tn sign it?"
§ELl$ EQED than said that it was bacause sf a quasnien cf palisy, ats»,
remarking tn GREES that aha "tried ta thrmw water on ns thing";
3Q@~§&é$3~1?£§: Qmniiantial latter n the iractar dsted
Jul? 3?; IQQ3 f¬i "§QMHUNI$T §£H$Y§ U@$»R@; D§$?EICT NUMEER Q, Ew
wa -
¥;.*IE3i»%iZ*V-W?
23$ @l¬R3-.53¬35»'~§
Y }F;§§ ¥Tfl§AB~
sccnrding ts
BQBv~~GfJ;§}£0Il».E
or the Hotel
mnvversstinn
alas made tov 21
1I=°.Z?¢ I$»I¬§!§.; T;
E".=I¬QJRI§3T ~ R", This report 1-eflscts that»,
Cnfidential I grmnt EXT 111, under date mi July 28, lQA3
of the American Labnr i7a:t,y c:<>n£erre_d_1~ish BI4IF&1¥§l~E{ELll5
and Rwstaurant Fmplsyaes Internatisnal 311$ ance, in r:h'ich
refererzce was made ta the swing primary. Fevferencevvas
the a;92.m:§_ng big mass meeting tau be hslx at thev "'int»evrgar~den,
Haw fork Eity, at which &hey wuulé need eve:yenes suppert. S3N§OLLY
alsm mentioned i.-he- fact that they are gaing bat: have a mass. mevtin? 'a"i.t._?a.
V.M.. , Q'UILL_,. and PGT&SH. ,* 1 ~ Q
V
10%!-Z D 9'? _ ""0né£i<ie-ntial re;>-art of EonfidentialIf&f¢3~3Y32&I1{-r1i.&i¢¬¬i Jxib 21, 3.953 re: "§}ER!~.L&§.i
GQEMUEIET "u11*ITIES IE EEK hE5TEENHE¥I$PHERE", According to this
re§ort, V.§. was on the dvisary Beard Qf the Gezwan~Am&rican Emarg&ncy
onference t a defeat Hitler and to safeguar American amracy; Acaqrdu
ing to 1,i$_F&pQrt, this argarxizationv is allgevd ta be a Gcmmtuniat <:r;;;sani--
yaion.
1920f1-2£:é*i33~l'}"§2, Page rm iianficiantiéai r@pw::*h~ :21 Sgwsial
;»;@;@m. PR&2?Z}E; x2I¬I}{ 5:. zmzrz amed Augwa 1;, :._@¢3 at aw "am-»2<, ii. 2*. fa:
**Q§§§:L¥3»23ET PMii"2, '.f5.§x.._, £iIST§11D1T REEBLR 2*, YGRE FI1~lL§1 13IV1§1I§;1§*1 5
IETER§A£ $E$URITY ~ R"@' Awcmrding to this report, Qmniidenil In~
fsrmant NET £5 rsvea1e§ that an aux? 23; lqgg v.m. mnfgrred wi QIL
GREEN, atuwhi&htim& has tated that it was O.K@ fer them ta maatast
éinner at six o*c1@¢k cf that da?@
l»f1£;~2°£3&%£»3~l'?5?: Fapum :53 *3zm£i¢i1ent;i»E~92l §§3f¬2»§ Wx§z?TL
~*$Q§!§ Ju.}3' E5, 333.6%. in this report, his §.}*i.fC:.1T";ri8:t¥¢ r"mre;1l& i t»'h:=1 t;
a rally was he1d.at moper Unian, aw Férk Qity §n this date by'the
Italian mericans n axprsss their suppnrt wf the llied invasian sf
Italzrx '3!3?m
aautive agarchairman sf this tkly w$s $IN@§Q§FAE, whs ix he ax»
etary sf mha r%s%&I Saw Kerk letning Qantractars Ass@~istian Néacording ta'bhia §@p@rt, the speaka$s at this rally, whu
sgvcka in Itea;1$.:»m, were F.~*13.I sava; @I*.~-§~*§Iar:§§;§.1%t!,, :25? "him &¢a@11g,sxmata»:%
lnhing mrkars Eninng BEAGiQ~®ERR£FAT@, mi tha §usiaian§ Uninng
* *L9§ ~
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NI 100-530511
.l.NGEI-&/QEOYELIS, of the Shae i1oLrkers Unian; PIET33-&LLEGEA, and Dr»
GIULI§.P5A~TABET. This report further advised that the speakers in 1-ing-
liahw are VJ. and VINCEI*II"&kS_TIGLIONE.
Ihring this rally, WM. made the announcement
to the effect that MUSSGLINI had resigned, at which time bedlam broke
loose in the hall. uriVngl this excitement, acwrding;; to this ivnfomantv,
PETE GACCHIONE, whc: was sitting in the audience, jllmpd up on the
speakers platfnm and hugged RM. V.M. urged; those-present. ta start»
a committae 01 anti-Fascists to help in forming a democ:raticV 3-taly.
100-26603-1692: Teletype to the Bureau dated July %, 1943
1'8: "CO192!'N'UNIST PAW, U-5.1%., DISTRICT NU?-BER 2, NEW YORK FIELD DIVISION;
INTERNAL SECURITY - H V teletype advised that, according hp C-onfidential In1omam~,L a meetingwas held of the Sicilian American
War Eglly at Cooper L .01 1n Nev: York ility on July 25, 1943. The chair-
man of this rally was VINCPEAPRANG, chairman of the "Needle Trades Victory
Gommitteu. Speakers included V,?»!.; UBALIIGGAZZOLI, who is chairman or
the Italian Food Workers Victory ¢-:21-nmittee; PE1EE_V, CABCHIONE, New York
Communist "oum:i1msn; D. SARTO, of the Italian ain*t.ers' 'Vic:tory Com-
mitten; BIAGTG-"BERRETJLLO, of the Musicians Unian; Dr. GIULTAIQ-*fKBE'I'; and
VIIJCEHE-C~hSTIGLlUNE, of the Italian--American Victory Committee.
92
100-26503-l'}"'54.2 Report of Confidential Informant NET 25 dated
July 26!, 1943 rev-aaling; that GIL GREEN Lconfenmd with F..h!. on July 26,
1943, at which time they discussed the Italian situation in Emlrope.
100-26603-1'?'55: Report of Confidential Informant. NIT 25 dated
Jul? 3'7, 1943 reflecting the fact that GIL GREEN called V.M., at whjich
tirne ihey discussed, amcsng ether chings,_ the fact that the Nayqr was in
Lashingwn, D. C-
100-2660}-1707: Teletype to the Bureau dated July 27, 191,3
re: "CUHMUNIET PAR'I'Y, U-5-3., DISTRICT NUMBER 2, NE}? YORK FIELD DIVISION;
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"IKTERKAL SEEURITEv~ R"; This teletgpe avisa tha&, sassrding ta 5§n~
fidential lnfnrmant NET Ill, ROEE Wi, §ti§na1 smmmitee memker sf
the 5ammunist Party, confeyre with E§?§§§w§&§?§E.¢£ §ha industrial
Section mi the Communist Yar§y, stating z§§@ Y¢¥*'¥3§ sailing-a mea§~
ing at the Natal 30osex~'§_3,t'§ York: iity, an uig 98, .l§§;3. '1?- £345
ing, accovding ta the $e§§e¥§§$§, is is be c¢3ie§ "Th9 $Qmmit@&'%e
Frae 1ta13 ,vat"which time the.pr@b1§m Qf¢rgaiEing_a Béisangara
Ganien Rally ~n3.l ha ts!-ran up. 31:, is »:~al}.ie*92re<'i E-§*:>§>.i2 thgis will Eve-sagi
in cnjunction with iha cQnmar%ade§§arts Qf~tke~ommunist ?art§ a
nhtain the hacking sf aha Italians in aw §§rk $it§, §&rtisu1arly in
an-rmacmivn wiwbr; the coming elections,
1ao~2eso3-~1vs3&= Rspvé of §¢@<fi§@;§§:_§a E253 E5
dated July 3?, l§é3 r@vealing th fast tha&~$,§¢ so¬$rre§ witk=S1L
GREEN an the aheva data ragardxng a giasa £¢ra.masting§
l$~Eé&Q3~A?8§: qnfidential latter ta ths ¬§r&atar~§a%s§
Auguai; 3, lama, re: "s~::>:»swz»:1s"r m1=;i:*i>§, £§.s¢.§., n::s"m:::~1* :2, ?§I£¥¬
YGRK FIE£ Eivli; X§TER§AL»$E$Ri?§ ~ Q , *§it§ a§§$ ls%ter~¥h§r
was iransmitta a repmrt sf wnfidamial Emfarmsnt §¥§ 2§,-m&ich dis»
ela&e& tha fact that a cmnfarenme téak §lace haswaen B§1£é$§%2n§
navrrvsaxmwax umdar date at July E3, léé §£LL& £&§ avisa §¥3§
Gwkki hat M$HRI$»$GHA??§$ is ta giva himsakf a§ an ngu 5, et
aha just gut the news frnm the Eistria $t%mrneys cffiee. LEE£&& a&~
viaeé tn$i Y.H§ and a frisné arw aaei§g'%&a §u§ge aa tat $he srwaif
is aism aseing the judge thx fcllewing day. Eha suggass that sitar
eeing tha gudga and:aaaartsining gas» ksm Ear they asul g§§ ta hsy
uught ta meat tmgethar and &a:i§$ whgtér the n§s& shsulé gs a the
Suprams Qaurt r net.
l8Q~E5é®3~1£@1: $anf1dentis§ iater ta tk @§m$c§ar éataé
ugust é; l§¢3 TQ¢_$Sm¬ subject mattar ax aave» ?§is Kettar rafars
ta the rpurts sf *an£idsntia1 Infarman EYY 2§, whian ra§l§athhs
under data mi Juxy sq, léa a acnfsranas was §e}é kstwaen E£TSR
EAGQEIQHE ana Gil GSEEH, in which GIL state§§ Kali la@k* e agrses
AQGE with inclning thase inn: puim£s aa4§art af ne statemant QY
las night". From praviaus infbrmatimn, aam@r§ing e his infrmam,
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it is believed that "he" refers to Cangressman V.M.
100-7639-182; Letter to the Director dated July 30, 1943 re:
NETIUNALIST PARTY OF FU5ETU FIQG; IETEFNAL SEEURITY - PUERTO FIGAE-"
with this letter there was enclosed a photostatic copy of a circular
issued by the Communist Party of lower Harlem advertising a meeting
held in honor of CAMPO5 on June 25, 1943. This eircular reflected the
name of V.M. as one of the speakers.
100-26603-1306: Report of Qonfidntial lnfonnant NIT 25,
relative ta a conference between GIL GREEN and V.H. On August 2, 19L}.
Aecerding be this repert, GIL asked Vii whet eeuld.be done in regard
to the Harlem situatien, ta which V.M. replied, "Get our people cir-
culating all over Harlem". The gist at the conversation centered
aboue some trouble that broke out in Harlem with which te pclice were
powerless to cope inasmuch as theg~were given strict orders not to
sheet. GREEN'S proposition was to deputize 1,600 responsible Negrues
from the Trade Union to work with the white police in order to restore
order; V.M, agreed, stating that it was a geed suggestion and that he
would make the suggestion to the Mayor. J
100-1:231-¢.+1?9, Page 2= confidential report of penal Agent
FRDERIGK G. ZINCK dated October 7, 19A3 re: COMMUNIST PARTY, U.5.A.,
INDUSTRIAL SECTION; INTERNAL SECURITY - 0". According to this report,
Confidential Infonmant NIT 25 advised that on August 2, 1943 SHIRLEY
FIELLB conferred with JOHNNIE believed to be JOHN GOODMAN!, at"whi¢h
time she stated that the trade union farces were expected he support
the ayor and V,H¢ '
100-V689-190: Memorandum for the file dated August 3, 1943
re: "NATIONALIST P£RTY OE FUERTG RIGO; INTERNAL SECURITY -_PUERTI
RIC§N"e This memorandum refleets that V,M., according to Hw£§;a~ 7
_ 95 M.V
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3
MEmQ§
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destined ta gain same palitjasl appqintmant in Puerta Rico bacause of
his interest in tha Parta dean situatien.
1GG$2&éQ3~l8£Q: Repart sf Qofidsntial Iniennant NY? 25
date August 5, 19é3 relative to a confarance between GIL-GREEN and
V.E. an the same date. GREEN BFis% Y.M; thaz GATRLCNATTI was calling
e Qonferenee. ¢,N. apaare in be disturbed aver this and swore, saying
he w0u1_give them everything we have gat, even the ehairmanship;
GREEK than r@1atad thatthe impmrtant thing was 2 united msvement
against AKT§§l1 and aumpany. V.M. advise that he was going nut $0
make twa 5pas¢h@s that night, one in the Brsnx, an the other a% Coney
IS 0
t a prinr eonversatian between the same two
parties, ¥.R. askeé G to give him the names at anybady in the
wnfctimeryvorkers that he {V,M,! could get-ho1d:Qf¢ G than fur».
nished him.nith the names of Pk?-ii and JQE~BALPEEZI, stating that he
{probably H&LBEEzI3~waa the seuretazy of aha local whose address he gava
Vas &l0% ?Qth $treet, Long Island.
192u1a~r§&&@3~1%u= Iiegwrt» gr *~'%~m:A1<sw:1§:1 :"v.1m=m> rm? :23 ¢:t3.e:.¬>e§
ugust £, EQAB reflecimg é aemferenaa between IL*GEEN af tha am»
mmni$t Party Sm Haaauartws, an Gengrwssman Vw $RE£§ sdvisad
v;n. than SER&L§ LR K; Sif sank a lettar an his atatiunery tn tha
ihily %mrk¬?» sszn raad e@r%aia.part& mi tha-iattar to V§§¢, which
ware ta $a affset that his {GER&L 5HIT*$} ttantimn ha bsen callad
tn the fact that tha Daily§erkmr has &&§m mandmming his au%iviti§s.
$HITH furth&r aateé that dus tn his cnntinual oppmaitian ta ha omw
munit Party thds was ex§e¢te, and that he éeema&i& an bmnar ta be
atmamkad by the Emily @Tk@?a S%ITH furthar sts%a§§ acaaring ts this
rspmrt, that ha h& istruate all his QmMitEm$ having any Q
whstsaevar with the ight Wing lament af zhe Amsrican Lahur Party ta
gugpsrt Hr LYGN$ an his eumpatrimts in thair &tt&mpt ta ri the Lahar
Party mi a1ien.an§ subversiva influanee. ¥.H, and GREEN &g§$r§d to ha
elated ovar this ltir an agr%ed to give it full publiuity. GREEN
advid ha it Weuld appear in the $wnday*editimn sf ths Baiiy erkmr,
REEN slam sugg&sts§ shat inasmuch as thay pr@bah1y'GERL@ L. Kw S¥iT
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and his friends! are circulating a petition for signatures among trade
unionists to make a vicious attack on the vommunist,Party, they should
blast this thing to a press conference so as to get it into the bunday
press with this piece of evidenca, GREEN promised to send V.M. a
photostatio copy of this latter, It was agreed that V;M. would say he
obtained he letter from one HARRY LAYMAN phun8tiC}-
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dated August 7, 1943 reporting a oonferonce between V.M, and GIL GREEN,
V.M. was reported 0 have advised that he answered ANTONINI'S speech
over WBNX at 11:15. Y.E», in his conversation, referred to DUBINSKY
as being desperate. He stated that all ANTQNIHI said was, " -~-- all
he did was talk about the Communists, V.M., ~- Communists, and so on
and so forth -- Communists"= GREEN said, "Did --- thoéommuhists too?
l0O266031827: Confidntial letter to the Director dated
Magnet 9, 1943 re: "COl~.MUtI3TST PIJETY, u.s..¢..., orswnzcr NUMBER 2, new YORK
'FTT;.T.h TTTU'T<;Ti'1N- TkF'T"FF?192.IAT. QT1f.ITT?T'FV D ¥i+,b-. -I-H4 1 ++ 92 4 t 4+4» Aoanunau 11-kl-I-hf-Q-92~I-4', 4114-4. .4111;-u v:..192.-ua~.L.&<l- = M4 nwlwx-1 92.>r192.;.Si ¢.¬»u¬;}" v'12}"iST.i.;_u-.-$1.4
information as reported by Confidential Tnformant ND 107 in a two-page
mimaographed letter antitled "MARGANTONIO - COWNOLLY COMMITTEE, 10th A.D.,
Arnerican Labor Party, 7'7 Fifth Avenue, aw York Gity, an open letter up
A.L-P. Voters . According to this latter, the above information was
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10047344~138x Confidential letter to the Director dated
August 9, 1§h3 re: INIUSTRIAL SECTION, COMMUNIST PARTY, U.S.A-5
INTERRAL SECURITY - B". According to thit letter, Confidential In.
formant NIT 111 advised that MAT GORIDN believed to be HAT GORDON of
the Daily orketr} corzferred with mm CALLER and'AFiNOLD mars, at which
time V.M. was mentioned in connection with an effort of the Eight Wing
of the American Labor Party to defeat V.M. at the primaries, without
success. t
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"la Prensa" dated August 10, 1943. This article reflects that V.M.
has been invited ts speak before representatives of Dpénish societies
in favor of Puerto Rican independence, which meeting was to be held
in the QdfEllOW5 Temple, New York city on August 15, 1943-
100-2ae@3~1<;.».o, Pages 2-5: Cunfidential Repnrfb of Special
Agent FREDERICK C. ZINCK dated September 2, l?43 at New York, N. Y-
entitled "COMMUNIST PARTY, U.S.A., DISTRICT NUMBER 2,'NEW YORK FIELD
DIFISION; INTERNAL SECURITY - R"= kagerding to this regart, the £@ll@w-
ing infarmation was obtained through °onIidentia1 Informant NYT 25. On
July 29, 1943 V.M. arranged to meat GIL GREEN at 1:00 PM Bf that date.
n August l1,Ll9A3 GIL GREEN conferred with PETER GkCCHIONE, at which
time he advised CACCHIONE that thaywvere organizing the Ita1ian~American
non-partisan comittme and that he wanted V.M. to speak on the 19th and
the 26th. It is also reparted that GIL GREEN conierred'with EARL BHDEDER
on the same date and a1su~nith V.M., at which time the discussian had to
do with the election. V.M. advised GREEN that he believed that the
Bight hing leaders of the A.L;P@ would leave the Party as s rvsulb of
the eieation.
100-26603-1865; confidential letter to the Director dated
igui 15, 1943 re: the same subject matter as above. This letter ad-
vised that Qonfidantial Informant NYT 25, under date of August 12, 1943,
advised that a conference took place between GIL GREEN, WILLIAM LAhRENCE,
and GARL, kccording to this letter, it would appear frnm an examination
of the informatian submitted that the communist Fatty intends to defray
some of the expenses coincidental to the V.M, Italian-Americag rally,
scheduled for Eadison Square Garden on September 9, 19A3.
100-7689-217: élipping from La Prensa dated August 13, 3943;
reflecting the fact that V.H; had been invited to speak bafore rEprg-
bnhabives of bpanish societies regarding the independence of Puertn
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160-1183-E -39, Fags <9: Report of $}1>&e:ia1é Agent STEPHEN A.
ENITE ate &u§us£ 17, 19$} at $ashing¥on, B. G» antitled "SQMMUNZST
PARTY, 'G.$.§,., mswmsw" zmtss 32:, viASs:';2¢;;~Tm: rmn nwxsIm1**.._
rapqrt gévises that, accuring to Ganfidential Infarmant T-1, in a
discuasian between FI£lIA'S;"G$HNSSN, F; J; §92~EE$H£, and otherg, a
persen was men£ioned by the mama of N3 PEAK phone£i:}, be1ieved.o be
a member of the Fair Emplnymant Practise Committee, It was indicated
that this persan was und&sirable bécauae he refused ta speak:at the
paraée in Kashingtan on May ?th because qr the fast hat ?.M. has alas
listed as a speaker,
1GQ»2862?~216: Ganfidential letter to the Director shed
ugui 18, 19L3 TE§ "KEGRQ L VICTGRY $QHTTTEE5 INTER&L SECUEITY ~
G , advising that-:i;wss ascertaine§ hroughvonfidantiel Infopmant
NYT 52 that on August 11, 19¢} KILERED A1£EN, of the Rational aritime
Uni&n,caniErred with DQRQTHY K. FEN§ of the Eegmv ber Victury 30m»
mdttee, at which time they discussed a campaign ta hack V;M.'S bill
he braak.down exclusinn sf Ghinese frum £meriaa.
lGQ~25éG3~l§E$: anfidential lattar ta the Erentar data
&ug§st 3%; l§&3 Ti "$GKUIST P&RTY, E,$.A.,~B1§THIG?L§H§EER 2, NEW
YQFK»§IEL§ DIYISIUN; 1RTEE&£ SERITX ~ R". Accurding ta this latter,
Gmnfiéential infarmant NY? R5 avised that a annf@r@nce tok place an
ugust SO, 1§é3 hetwssn EGENElQSB§L&E, sf tha Rmsriuan aha: Farty,
an 3X G$R3@N, of tbs aw Yark $tat& Haadquarers of the Gammunist
Par?; lhis cnnvsrsati¢n is rspurtsé ta hsvs upened hy G stating
ta GGHHGLLY, "Sh hells angressman ~~*~ . SGENOLLY th¢n atatad, Haw
did yea knmw E waa s1eate&?" $ERS$ ssi st-wa$ a cinch. 6ER$QN $hen
urgad SQNHGLLX ta make a atatman am it-wmuld get in all the marning
;>a_§;~$;R3=, e§i.~ which &;§.m¢* it m>u1£i t§?,:s:f1 his? t¥:$ mi {}Q3i'$'>§I§§;E£ <i3'JI§* gfga
a general line sf sanvwrsatiun GGNNGLLY atatsd, "well, hare is what
happgne Sae i$w$H tbs A§P; $ail¥d,E§ll I havent spmken ta MAEX
{halievaé ts be Y.§@} yst, an E didnt want baaay was mu§h» but I
said 'we."
l@@~9i@¬>03»-1*135»m riggmm bf E31<mI'id:mt;1a.1. lnismantg
whn Qdviea £hat undar'ata wf Auguat»2O, la the B1mnmingdales
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?eop1¢s Comittae at 19 West Qéth Straet, which is staffed by aomreéas
oi the llh As_sembv1.y Bistrzizzt Club sf tgua nmmmisi; Pa_rty'-, are apans¢r-
jng a bleak party on August_29§ 1§&3 at lth Street, New fart Qity,
The fellmving en~ertainm.e-mt was s~ch.ec~nlved: TEBB3. W ILSC-1*! and :>r<:hestra;
H$ZE1KSGGTT, ef Cafe $c¢iety, qptawn; HWARH EA E1L§A; JXEHI SAVQ, famaus
aamedian; KENETH S?ECEH, matian picture act0tg.and.EIANA EEL RIG.
kcccmding in this infermanté, the apeal-cars were listed as Femrend A.
i3IJ1,Y"§Q%N F¬I'¥EI.~L 351$ §v.vI92¬. 31n£r.:~mant.further rape:-t<ed that iiha amunist
_?az~t~§" is m1=i<i.ng plazas ¬~:> take a.dvar1ta_ga Q1? this blsek party 1;-We
eantacie far the caming recruiting drive, which will mpanaftar the sles*
tinn campaign is ctmaluded. V
1&3-v2%5§§3~2265>, $qg'es 2, 3: & -§a@n»:TidP?ni§éi»»I* ?r*e_p&I*¬'» of 5pBGi8l
get FEEEERIQK C._ZIHSK dated ovember 2, 19£3 at Han Yark, R, Y¢ rag
"£.'I0§AHUi4I,SI FARTI, U;.S.£s.1, BLLEATRIC1 2, Em YORK XPIELE» £§I92Ti$IN_;
INTERNAL 5E8HiTY ~ R". Accaring to this repar, Gonfiantial In
iarmant mi? E, mier éate; :1! August 2?, 1943, adviisazi that GIL GREEN
had an qppointmant with v.2. at éz Piof that égy, This iniprmant
further advisad that it also ha been asngrtsine that GARR&£QNE;had
bash with "¬,.!.1§. cm "Welt date,
l@~266Q3»l9é5: anfidential letter ts the £ract¢r<iated
Sptamher 3, 19é3 re: GQHHUNIBT PARTX, U@$.A., EISTSICT NUMBER 2,
EEW Y FIELD B1VISIO§; I§TER&kL SECURITY 3 . Thi 1E§er advises
that-, according to anfidential Infcnuant WT 25, sin, GREZHQ c<m'f'en_~e;d
with angressma ?;Ei an ugust 28, i§L3. The cenveraatynzwaa re-
parted. as fellows: §?.M. aziviseti GREH to the aaffggi; -that he W33
gning tn see aama peraun and rwpmrt §h=pr@gr#85 that-he was making
an IQKES. GREEN han asked V.H; if he ha seen MAX heiieved $6 ha
mu; mrme mi v.M..*.s Qririce!, Ba men vm, replied, *=z;@1$ rigm here."
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"lh ANNIVEH5RRX QF THE §ATIGNL COWFEREKBE DF £MEEIEAN 3UHW§TTEE FOR
PBDTECTIUN SF §'@FET{'§1'925 B:3}2}|}:?* This érannwl; _-gs§ _l_¢_*-'u;l;.5_ I21 Q; n'iqa';y: avg 3% ~i_. - "' H - M- --.. .... --,-,_ 1" , a ,.-%.~.-- ...#=
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made to held a large convention of the organization, which is ta be held
in New York City on October 30 and 31, 1943 for the purpose of rallying
foreign born Americans in an all-out support.for President Roosevelt, and
his win-theawar policies. This repnrt further reflected that V.M. was
listed as ene ef the many eponeers ef this s0mmi$tee=
103-7639-43, Page 3: Repor of Special Agent CARL E. STANFGRD
dated August 30, 19L3 at San Juan, Puerto Riaa entitled "NATIONALIST
rnnix u. runnwu niuu; ilbhb amuunill - H", lhls reporn mentions v.m.
es prepesing independence for Puerto Rica.
100-26603~1936: Confidential letter to the Director dated
August 31, 1@43 re: "GOMMGNIST PARTY, U.S.k., DISTRICT NUMBER 2, NEW
YGRK FIELD VDIVISION; INTERNAL SESURIVTY - R", advising that, according to
Confidential Iniarmant NYT 25, in e conference between WILLIAP LELEENCE,
er the Gommunist Party State Headquarters, and en unidentified man named
_-eeeiimzx {phnec}, L.¬UPéfZNCE advised that W.iP&'3 {believed ta e '~=*.z.=%.!
is a vepy good friend of Dr. YERGAN."
100-28715-15825 _Coniidential letter to the Director dated
September 8, 1943 re: fER9INANZB C. SMITH; INTERNAL SECURITY - C", ad-
vising that Cenfidentiel Informant NET 52 revealed that SMITH is to
meet with V.M- on August 31, 1943.
100-26603~l999: Eaport of Confidential Informant NYT 25,
advising that under date of 5eptamber 3, 1943 V.M. cenferred with GIL
GREEN. V.M. advised that he had just sgoken with ICKES and expected
him to call beck in an hour's time; that the bite Hausa said they
guaranteed this guy as well as NUTT, whom he accused of giving
him the run around. GREEN said, "We're going to support you as.a,
in evezy way We can", to which V;M. replied, "Thats fine. I sure
appreciate it." It is further reported that Vim, then advised that
the following day he was going to chase the Little Flower, that when
he catches up with him there'l1 beia new mayor.
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109-26603-2040: Report at Confidential Informant EXT 25 drtedV
$eptember 3, 1943, advising of a conference between V,M; and GIL SHEER
as of the same date. In this conference V.M. was apparently greatly
disturbed over something that happened and stated, ----- ~~ I'm through
once and for all, I'm through." "Im pulling out of everything, GIL,
I*m going to stay in my district, and that's all." V.M. also requested
that a retraction be published in the paper before Tuesday.
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1G6-L931-3725, Page 14: Report of 5pocial gent JERDUE M.
GAEL£ND dated October 5, 1943 at Haw lurk, N. X. re: "COMEUHIST PARTY,
U.S.A.; INTERNAL SECURITY - R". This report reflects that AMTEH, at a
Commpnist Party meeting held an September 3, 1943 at the Academy Hall,
NEW Xork City, mentioned V.M. in connection with a coming rally to be
held at adison Square Garden on September 9, 1943. According to this
report, effcrts were being made ta have HAROLD ICKES as a speaker atl
this rally.
166-28715-1550, Page 65 Confidential report cf Special Agent '
JEEOME M. GARLAND dated September 4, 1943 re: "NATIONAL MARITIME Ul
OF AMERIC; INTERNAL SECURITY - C". This report advised that, according
tc Cuniidential lniurmant EXT 52, a meeting is to be called by V}M. of
the Italian-American Section on September 9, l9&3 at Madison Square
Garden-
1o0~76s9-269; Letter to the Eirector dated September 6, 1943
re: "NATIONALIST PARTY OF PUERTO RICO; INTERNAL SECURITY - PUERTO
BICAN" qegarding Gcngressman V.H.S interest in arranging for members
of the Fatienalist Party of Puerto Rico leaving prisen to some to Few
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160-26603-2036; Eeport Of 5onfidentia1'Inf0rm&nt NIT 25 re-
flefig Conferences between parties mentioned as follawsa
1 Under date Of 5eptember 7, 1943 m1KE"a2a0uoN1,
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gr the State, Csunty, and Municipal Wcrkers of merica, cenferred with
BILL LAwPEmCE, of the State Headquarters of the Communist Party. Accord-
ing to this informant HIKE said he had justtalked to MARC {believed to
be V.M.}, whe advised him that he promised the mayor that he would "only
have it printed on the leaflet" and would not release it to the papers.
At a subsequent ¢onV9r5fB.biQn GEHDHONI acivised LAWREIJCE that he just Db-
tained a call from V.H-, who advised him that the mayor said it was
approved for release in ThurSdHY m0rnings paper. The gist of the sub-
sequent conversatisn was pertaining to ihe printing of leaflets for
the "support the free demecratic govern ment of the Italian people".
According to this leaflet, there was to be a victory rally at Madisen
Square Garen, at which time Mayor LA GUAHDIA, congressman V.M., and
others wculd speak. -
100~2é603-20a7= Report qr C0nfidentiP1 Informant NYT 25, ad~
rising that on September E 19é3 V.H. conferred with GIL GREEN at ~ _» 9 ~ v » V » s
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mittee tonight, stating he was going to repudiate LEVY, otherwise it
would look as thoqgh they were supporting AURELIO. V.M. referred to
LEVY as a crook because he was tied up with BIDFF and BROWN. GREEN
persuaded him to hold ofi for a week to see what the malgamated people
would do, V.H. agreed ta do this;
100-7589-280, Page 6: sport of Special Agent JOHN M. H&NSELL
dated September 9, 1943 at New Kerk, N: I= eutitleé "HATIOHALIST PAH?!
or PUERTO RICO; VOQRHIS ACT, INTERNAL SECURITY - H". ccoring to this
report, V.M. £8 present on June 25, l9b3 at a meeting of the "ationalist
Party of Puerto Rico held in New York City,
dated September, 1943 annuuncing a rally held on behalf of ALBIZU CAMPUS
hairmn Qf the Puerio Riwan Nationalist Party, on his release frnm
Atlanta Federal Fenitentiany after seven years imprisonment, Accgrdigcl0O~?689~29O: contains-a clipping from "Fraternal Outlook" }
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100-26603-20&é: Teletype to the Bureau dated septomber 10, 1943
re "UNITED AMERICAES OF ITALEKN ORIGIN FOR UMITED NATIGNS VICTOHI;oIN
nzmnt s.ocua.1rnr - 0". ihis toletype advised mm. "moo people attended
a rally at Hadison Square Garden on September 9, 1943. Speakers at this
rally were Mayor LA GUARDIA; Congressman V,M;; JOEPH SALEHNO, president
of the Massachusetts C.I.0.; Magistrate NICHDLA5 H. PINTO; HAMLET G.
/bATEN&CCI0, New York State Assemblyman; JOHN J;"LEMULA; 5. ROBERT
-oMOLINARI; RICHARD DI~GOSTANZO, New Iork State Senator; AHDUILIO~SUSI,
president of Local B9 of the Eotel and Restaurant Employees A.F. of L.!
and BELLA DODU, of tho New York Teaohero Union, According to this tele~
type, V,M., in his speech, demnndoo a second front. This te1ety?e fur-
ther reflects that a resolution had been framed directed to rresident
Roosevelt, urging support of the Italian people and stressing the open-
ing of a second front.
100-7689-28¢, Page 12: Report of Confidential Informant MET
141 éated September 9, 1943, advising that GORRETJER contacted V.H., at
whiohiime he requested that V.M. present him on some program. This some
source also reflects that COHRETJER conferred with SOTO»VELEZ, who ad-
vised him that he had a letter frum V.M.
100»7689+352z Report of Gonfidential Informant ND 186 dated
September 10, 1943lrof1o:ting the fact that the Gommunist Party is paying
the hospital and doctor bills for Dr. PEDRO ALBIZU GAMPO6»
l0O-4072*4: A circular dated September 10, 1QL3 on stationery
of the Emergency Peace Mobilization Conmitteo of Greater New York,
addressed to all delegates to the Emergency Mobilization. This letter, L
in effect, stated that the conscription fight is not over and that "Our
work has just begun"; that they have ouoooaded in cutting the House
majority for the bill by 100 votes. The letter urged the enlistment of
"Volunteers for_peaoo and 50¢ per year for the employed and 10¢ per
year for the unemployed. -
This letter also urged the setting up of k.P.H.
Gommunity eace Councils and also urged that ovary delegate raiso a
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minimum o£$2 to de£ray expenses and ta begin their naticnal mark. DH
the lqng list of spensmrs bf tis erganizatisn, appearing an the l&£t~
hand margin and else an the raversa aide, was V;H;*S name. The ahairman
uf'£his.argani2atian was listad as rs* £LIHE A?IS HAYS, 0! the laague
mi amen Shspperw, ad the executive secretary was listed as Er. WALKER
$C'QIT' EEJFF»
LQQ-?68?~3l5: sgort sf Ganfi§antia1>Ini@:mant CREE l?l §ated
$&ptembT 12$ lqgj reflecting shat on Sagtember ll, 1Qé3 the Intelligence
Gomittee of the Junta oi Manhatan decided to ha¥e ib$ fb110WiH§*P@@k@T$
at~tne celabratimn of El Grito e Lares": V;M.; EARL BRQQEER; Dr.
§-§CECQ$>§Ik; $Q'1G WE-l~EZ_; FJINTG '@hNDl&§ 131% T351,» '92H§LLE~; ~.=§§§1¥,N ,3§T §Q§?~ETQER§ £1511
J1££~EME8$. This infwnnant also advised that the hationalist *ommunist
Chorus w0nld'also be there.
1Q§~$58%2w£ 165: k slipping framths Pkl :s?a§as dated
Septemhr 1?, 1@a3 raflesiing tha¢ the anniversary of "El Srito e Laxes"
is tw be held an S$9t@mber 23, l§&3 far ths purpasa sf emmmam0?ating
mag ?§th anniversary af the prmclamatien sf the apuhlic of Pusrta Bias»
?@M» was listsd as a s§eaker, al@ng with EARL BEQWFER, Em. Ewm HEL
VnLL§§ and ék ANTGEIG GGEHETSERl ~
1ma*2&&@3~2§n§: epmv Qr Qmnfidemtial 1nf@vm$nt x? 2g, whimh
r@fl&¢%s that nner datg mi $§§@§mb$f 2%, lQ&3 ISRAEL &NTER.cs11ed an
unknown man, whw had a very*f@reign vaice, as tmrwhy theta had baan me
publiaity in tha iuglish press r@lativa to has m&&ting at Park Paiace
ta ha helé this coming *hursday. £MTER avisd that thara wnul be wa
English speakers, mam81y E&§L BHQWDER and ?;M»
l$Q~?68§~332, Fags R: anfidential letsr ta the Ereetnr
dats§ Sepi6m§$f 33; l9é3 ra: "NATX£LI$T PA?X Q? F§ERTQ HIQG; ?@RHI$
AQT, INT&Rm§L SEQSRITY ~ E" Thi letter advises taat nnfisntiai In~
formant ME? 1&1 avise that a annfarenue was hsld batwen CQRETJER
and E an September 1?, 1§&3§ and a Saw minutas later h@twesn
GGRRETJE an ¥;M; §ram"the lina mi ssnvarsatimn it was evident ths
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BEFLWJER and VJ. had held a recent-V conversation.
100-7689-595: Fepori; of Gnfidential Infdmant cmm 1'21,
advising that JUAN ANTONIO CORRETJE made a speech at a public meetmg
of the "ationalist Party held on $EpbembB1 23, 1<;l£,3 at t-he Park Palace.
This meeting was referred to as the "Grito de I.-ares Celebration". 7.!-1.
was referred in as 2 fighter for the independence of"Pue:~1;o Rico
, V100-20715-1682: confidential letter to the liiretor dated
September 2%., 19133 re: "FERDIN£Nl3 C. S?-llTH;D%TER.HAl. SEJZURITI - C-"L, ad-
vising that, according to Gdnfidential Informant NIT 52, $7.11. conferred
with llERDIHA1l92'DSL[1TH regarding candidates for election.
100-26603-226$: confidential report of special Agent mmlcx
C. ZINSK dated ovember 2, 1943 1'8; ¬OI£MUNI5T P.'1RT!, U-5.1%, IIISTHICT
NU}-{BER 2, _IGF;K FIELD DIVISION; BJTEHJAL SECURITY H . This report
advised that *on.fidentia1 Informant };1 I 25 napor*bed,xmde:r date of Sep-
tember 2?, 19$, that it had been ascertained that GIL GREEN had a
lunnhenn BPFOin1Zlnent- with VJA. at 1:00 PH on the following day-
IOO-=-é5B92-A 108: An article from PUEBLGS HISPAN% dated
September 25, 1943, -Page 3: According to this article, V.L'i., advised
that his hill for the l392d8pe'$EDCB of Puerto Rica would be discussed
"briefly" in ilongress.
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e -A s 1. e "lurk or V.'L";. and others. V
5&,-11¢.-9635: Report of C-2 dated October 1, 1943 advising that
$211. was one of the 5pons0I8 of "The Citizens hmergency C:-nf&ben¢e fer
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*£nterHBcia1 Unity , which held 2 meeting at Banter allege, New iork
ity, an Se9cemhar 25, l§43. 5cms of the athervspunssrs warwvmgx
BEBAGHT, JQ5£PH R7"BRO§EKY, U£ §FETJEH, JAMES E¢ ?RD, BEN QOLQ,
EICHBEL J, QUILL, §¬RDINED C. $ITE, and many Qthers, wha are said
to be Communists er activa in Sammunisi front organizations¢
101%-?639~339v: T&1.»e:t92'pe to the Uirector dated September 2?,lé rs: "E£TI$K§LIST FAETY %PUERTORICQ; INTHNKL-SE$UEITY ~ PUme 92-.-.-w-M11"-92 ..'u ,- - . ¢92 1 1. .-92 92 92 >- .192 i-on 1». .-92 at V n 1 5 -V§';i§->j§92§"$" , EH1 3 '§- $.33 $91.53 K31-'8 It-*-313$ $1 il 8 £4-g G3 M51785 I .r-1&4-in
at the Far Faléue, ew Yark Qity an $¬gh8mb@r23, 1§§3vY.%,, whc naa
been listed at this affair as a speaker, had fails ta put in his
R;}}P£73 1'°BHC&g
lQa~2é6G3~2155: Qanfidential letter te~the iractar datad
Qmtaber l, 1§&3 re: BQMHUEIST PARTY; U.S.A., E$STHIGT NSXBER 2, NEW
YORK FlELE'DIYISIQ§; IRTEREAL SEOERITY ~ R , advising tha;, accardingta Ganfiantil Infnrmat NET 25, a canference na taken glacevetwae
PETER V. ¬AS$HINE and GIL EEEH on Semtember 28,
the sanveraatimn £0110w5z A lengthy conversatinn
vbetwaen the twu cnncerning ane "BILL" relative an
wnuld be abls ta get s release fr¢m.sama uniQn'E0
QREEE 201$ CAGEHIGNE ta get in touch with Y.H* as1§43@ he gist of
first transpired
whether er nut he
w@rk_in the cempaig
he was in tawn and
try to have him didtate s letter 0f enorsemen% f§r him prubably
CAGGHIGHE! inasmuéh as ?;E. ha tcld.GEBEE that he wauid doav.
1QQ?599~&Q§: Regaxt ©fP30n§idantial Inisrmant SEND l?l
datad Septembsr 39, l§43 reflecting that an discmvefy Qf ths "appQratua
in C§mPO$' rnem at th ¢e1umbus uspital, BR3FDBR.and ?.M, were sant
far by GAXPQS. V.R,, on hi arrival, made in$ulting remarks through
the apparatus and ahtained §rmfe$3iQnal photagrephers is take pic@
auras sf the same.
lQ~535¢~;: Qnnfidentisl letter tn th& R§rea§ar dstaé
v@¢%0bEr ié, 1§é3 r: V¢E. , advising that Gfienil lnfarmant
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text of a telegram dated September 30, l?43 which was irom V,M. to the
Baily marker. The contents of this telegram read as folluwsa "Judge
FRANCIS E. RIVERS will make his first public appearance at a rally in
arlem at 2388 Seventh Avenue and 139th Street, Friday; October 1, at
9:15 PM. Kindly have reporter and photographer present."
100-2936-601, Page 289: Report of Special Agent LAWRENCE G. "
HEALY Qated stabs: 3, 1943 at Besten, Hasagghusgnts entitled "INTER-
HATIOHAL WORKERS UEDER5 INTEENAL SECURITY E". This report reflects
that V.M. was invited by FRANCIS O'CONNOR, United Furniture %orkers C.I.0.,
to speak before the United abor Rally to be held in Boston an either
Hay 1 er May 2. Others, accurding to this report, who were invited o
speak were RIUHAEL J. QUILL; JOSE?F CUFR§; State Senator HUREI3 M. GQLEHAN
frum Boston; GLEUDE E. PEPPER, U. S. Senator at Washingtun, D,C.; and
JOSEPH SALERNO, president of the Massachusetts State C.I.O. Industrial
Union ouncil.
109-2935-519, Pages 6'7, 107, 112: Report of Special Agent
ARTHUR E. DOOLEY dated Novgmber 6, 19£3 at New York, N. Y. re: "THE
IKTERNATIONAIIWOHKERS ORDER; INTERNAL SECURITY - R"| This report P8-
fkscts that ?.E. is anther sf Bill HR 2829, esignad ta give Puerto Rise
her independence. This report also sets forth address of Cengressman V.M.
as ll Park Plan; New York City.
Through a cenfidential source,
according to this report, it was ascertained that V.M. extended greetings-
byl letter E0 14$? BEDMI1-IT from officerls and members of the International
Labor Defense. V.M. signed his nama as president of the I.L.D. It is
not known whethar the handwriting is his or that of the secretary, ANEA
DAMON.
100-26603-2217, Page L: lC0nfidential repnrt of Special Agent
GARLAND dated Gctober 20, 1943 at New Yqrk, N. Y. re: "GOmMUH1sT
o.¢, DE5TRICT NUMBER 2, NEW YQRK FIELD UIVIEIQH; INTERNALI
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"si$URITY - R". According to this report, Confidential Infonnant NYM 36
advised that a Gommunist meeting was held at academy Hall on 0C¬0b@r 4;
1943. Following a number of speakers ROBERT MINOR took the flor and
spoke in glowing terms of the progress made by the Communist Party,
suggesting that atoa coming meeting V.M.; PAUL RQBESON; and A. CLAYTON
PO%ELL speak on the same platform with BENJAMIN DAVIS to urge the end
of JIM CROWISM.
109-27339~l6L, Page 1?: Report of Special Kgent JOHN J.
ANNING dated ctober 18, 19L} at New York, N. Y. entitled "SHARLES
AUGUSTINEC@LLINS; INTERNAL SECURITY - C". This report reflects that,
according to Confidential Informant T-2 a highly confidential and rel-V
iable source having access to the records of the Negro labor Victory
Committee}, COLLINS wrote to V.M. suggesting a follow-up meeting of the
Negro Freedom Rally at the Polo Grounds. his forum was under the
sponsorship of the Young Communist League or New York City.
100-£931-3731, fage la: Report of Special gent JEROME H.
GARLAND dated October B, 1943 at New Iork, N. 1. antitled GQMHUNIST
PARTY, U.S.A.; INTERNAL SECURITY R". According to this report, Eon
Iidontial Informant NYM 36 reported that a meeting was held by the
Communist Party at Cademy Hall, New York City, at wish ne an un
identified woman spoke. She Stated that the Communion Party will
apparently support the King of Italy, Badoglio. She also mentioned
V.M. as having spoken at one of her meetings relative to a dewocratic
form of government for Italy.
100-26603-2219: Confidential letter to the Director dated
Gctober 21, 1943 re: "CQHMUNIST PARTY,U.B.A., IESTBICT nuwnna 2,
NEW YORK FIELD DIVISION; INTERNAL SESURITY ~ RP, reflecting that, accord
ing to Confidential Informant NIT 25, a conference was held between GIL
GREEN and PETER.CACCHIONE on October 9, 19L3. luring the conversation
CACCHIONE advised GREEN that he never obtained the letter of endorse-
ment from V.H. and that he, V.M., was h&dging,'
' 100~26603-2265: Report of Confidential Informant NYT 25
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advising that on October 11, 1943 GIL GREEN asked ?.M. whether he had
written a letter for PETER CAGGHIONE. V.M, replied that he had not,
but that he would get this latter out as of this date.
100-31551-1,251, Page s= anfidential mport of Special Agent
JOHN 0. PRATEES dated Watcher 1:3, 1943 at New York, N. Y. en?-itiled
"LYDIA ALTSCHULER, with aliases; ET AL; ESPIONAGE R". This report
reflgcis that, according to Confidential Infoxmant NYM 23, a discussion
tack place between ALTSCHULER and a woman named DOLLY, at which time
V.M. was said to be "the highest on the list" when viewed from tallies
kept on the subject as to his voting recerd on such things as appropria-
tions, subsidies, Dies Committee, Smith-Connelly Bill, etc,
l00£5892£ 121: Clipping from the 5panish newspaper PUEBIQS
HIEPANO dated Gctaber 16, 1943, Page 2: This article reflnts that
EUSENE GONHGLLE, candidate {er the Municipal issambly; is described as
being "veny near" tn V.M¢
100-45892-A 123: Clipping Iran the Spanish newspaper PUEBLO5
HISPANOS dated Qctaber 16, 1943. This article describes unrk of V.M.
on behalf of Puert ic as being a "just and noble plan".
lQQ-7é89~447, Pages 10; 16; 24; 25: Report of 5pecia1 Agent
JOHN H. HhNSELLidat6d Octuber 21, 19¢? at NeW_York, N. Y. entitled
"NTIOhLI5T PARTY 0? PUERTQ RICUi VQQRHIS ACT, INTERNAL SECURITY N -
According to this report, V,M. is mentioned as being scheduled to speak
along with BRQWUEH and oihers at a celebration that the PUEBLOS HISPANO5
was having dn 9Ci@b¬P 23, 19£3. According to this report, an anncnnce-
m8nt1® this effect is ta be made in the Baily Worker.
This report further ré
fleets that ViM= made a rlease to the PUEBLQS HISPANQS sf an article
entitled "An Appeal by v;m. to Cangress fer his Puerto Rican Brothers".
This report also referred to a coming anti-Fascist dinner to be held
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at the Hotel Roosevelt to ha attended by CDRRETJER and V.M-
109-53054-6: iemrandm dated No*.=*mboz~ 23, 1943 re: " "HATIOFBL
5.55961 IOH FOR THE .kBVA.NCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, FIRES IAEETIHG, 1~oO92T1'TBE-R
21, 1943;. INTEPRAL $ECoURI'1Io"- o/K-acted to this :1-smorandum is a report
from Corziidenti al Informant ND 119 dated - ovlembr 22, 1943 concerning
the above captioned meeting, which frraa held at the "olden Gate Ballroom,
New York City, at which VAL was the principal splzaker. According to
this, he talked on J1}! CROWISH and Yastism, and the anti-poll baa! bill,
at whichot ime he accused Congressmen RAJJKIN, SUNMSE-?S, CS3, and HOESBS of
blocking it, referring to them as, "I'oeae are the domestic Fascists
that we have to fight." -
100-769289-A89: Report 611-Confidential Informant NYT 11,1 dated
Qctober 22, 1943, reflecting a conference held between VJJ. and GORPETJER,
in which VJ4. in part stated, "I disagree with my friends ---o" "I111:
converoation was nelativo to the coming election regarding Candidates
CONNOLLY and FRAMJIS RIVERS. '
100-T689-500,. Page L15 Report of Eipeciel Agent CARL E. STAMGRDV
dated Uctobeor 30, 1943 at 32m Juan, mom ice entitled "NATIONALIS'I' PART!
DF PUSRTO RIGID; INTERNAL SE-CURII! - N". According 1&0 K-ohoi n=;-port, the
New York Branch of the "aticnalist Party of Puart-o Rico has the support of
WM.
_ _ '§~¬1". E95 1» 2, SI Interc 1- ~ ~=z fies oi Sensor-
ship from Puarto Rico, ti Lima, Fem.
This oinbe1,¢Ep' wa -o ex.paper, uhichwas ear: das a propaganda paper
on B18 Hationalbt Party oi Puerto Rico, which was concealed in a package
of funnies, nppareni-1:y for t-hedpur-pose of evading censcrshlp. This news-
paper mentioned a report from "ongreasmaon VJJ. on the health of the
"af-ivnalist leaders imprisoned at Atlanty Georgia, and also contained
an article referring to F.'B.I. agents as the "Yankee gostapo . An articole
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in this newspaper also r~efe:»r:r.a:d to ¬..,~$§", as sen "1wt§ers% xmerigznn aim
charishe5;freedcm and truh , ¬herer1§c}e s§ates that if is
Phi liypineg Md Q "mag in¢§epen{denee** i@§§s§ v>»:m3.~§- ;m92§.r.:. zeisie is
pnevent being ¬11=~agged inn: a war lms. ~+;;me_:: have naming ta. anti
mush tn leae.
l0~?5S§&é: in uritule appaarng-in ¥ratern§l §&§l9§§ 3
an afficisl publicatiun sf the I@§.§q»&a§e& §¢§e$r,@l§£§, shic refers
to a resalution presented by Congressman ¥.H. &n,&une, }§§3 urging in»
depwndanse ior Puerto Rice,
lUQ~28?l5-l9?G, ?age 6: .e§art Qf $§&aial<$gen% JR§§E~§@
6&RL£ND dated January 11, zqaa at g igrxi x ¥¢ re: §£TIG§iL §§Z?I¥E
BEIGE 0? AHEEISA; INTERNAL SESHRITY ~ 33$ Tris regar re§lest§~that,
under dam; of N§Y3mbEr'$,Vl§§3; 3@§i§¬%i&1 Ifnrmant EYT 52 8§Vi$ed
bhvat VJL and FERDI?~EAN_i1 EHITH av-nfé rm; a. 1:. vmich S§*.1l¥?I¬ ::*:=ng:~a §»::»~
latad ?.¥. an the alestien of Juiga EIVEE5 an "zxe et§er guys", §?ITH
r$ques&ed Va; ta give him lattsr sf in%rnac&iam a the ayars mf
Lns Jngms and 5am Francis@@*
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1OU~?&$§~5li; Page 2: later %s %§e irctar §&$e§ §av$mb$$°§;
1?$3 res *§§T1Rk£$ET PARTY Q? FUE§? ?i§§; V$§§H§$ éf, I§?E§§£L_$££$§~
ITY ~ §", avising that, asaarding %@ reiiahia infermants, ?§¥; is anly
inuerasta in aha ¥»§imna1ixt Party @f Puerta Ei$$ in sw Yaxx Qiy be~
cause of its vnting p@w@r~
iG*§5$U3~§§§§, Fnge 3: Lett@r ta the irwazsr &at§§ §a?amhar
11, 1§&3 re: "$QHM§m§%T PARTY; #$§§*, §§$?§$T §% §§%T$* XQRE
$xnLm BI¥I$IQN; INT£RNAL>SE$RITf wax, Yhis Zettar r$f}an£§ znas, @¢§$ré~
ing ta an artiela puhlishe in the s Xarx Jaurnal &ma?i$§*a§&T §a§e
ai Env%mher ll, i9&3, dua tn the seeesa at tha vmmexisz Party in a1ect~ing tin Party aambera £9 aunuil hat ts mayara1t§aspiratinns ef E$p~
rsentative ?¢; were»thsref@re haighteneé y $&@ ammun§§i su¢¢$s§&r$@
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é§Q25: Quarterly lntelligenee Summary dated Hovember 15,
1943 re: "PUERTD HICAN ACTIVITIES; INTERNAL SECURITY - 1:", revealing
that V.M. ia a prominent figure in the activities of the Natianaliat
Parny of Puerto Rico. > Y
160-?689-595, Pages 3, A6, $5, 76, 78: Report of 5pecia1
Agent JOHN M. HANSELL dated December ll, 1943 at New York, N; Y. en-
iitled "NATIONRLIST P§.P-LTY OF PUERTD RIC»Cr;i VOQRHIS ACT, INlE§HNi£L
SECURITY - N". This report advises that, according ta Qonfidential
Informant GHND 171, the Natinnalist Party has become less violent
under the guidance of EARL ERCWDER, secretary of the Communist Party,
and V.M., U, S. Congressman, District Number 20. This report further
rwflects that, accarding to the same inibrmant, public functions of
the Nationalist Party are frequently iatteindeci by EmLBn<.twrs2a; v.1.e.;
THYRK'EIWARD, st§ff writer for the People's Voice, which is a Negro
newspaper; EENESTIN §ANZGLEZ, of the Club Obreroispanclg CESAR
-~I~UEI~JTE5, head of the par1ish section of the I.?:.o.; FABRICIAIJG-6"b'ET1.,CommunistJ}aader~in lower Harlem; CYHIL~PHILIP, Communist Farty leader;and HUIA?¬%SK, Assemblyman.
This report further
reflects that PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPQS, president oi the Nationalist Party of
Puerto Rico, and JUAE ANTONIQ CORRETJER, secretary general of the Kation-
alist Party of fuerto Hico, were selected as members of the Executive
Comittee of the International Labor Defense, or which V.M. was presi-
dent.
This report alse ra-
fleets that ongressman V.M. is Sp0n5Qr of Bill HR 2989, designed ta
give Puerto Rico full independence, and that he is listed as a contact
for the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico-
lO976896£8: Report of Confidential Infonmant NYT l41,a1&-
vising that on Ibcember 28, 1943, V.H. conferred with JUAN ANTONIO
CORRETJEZB ,i
IODL-7689-617: iTe1eCype to the Bureau dated December 29, 13343
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This teletype advised that, according to Bonfidential Informant NYT 1&1,
V.M. and JUAN ANTONIO CORRETJER visited PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPUS at the Colum-
bus Hospital on December 28, l943,einéompany with U. S. Probation Qificer
LEON. DE RAILR-
IOO-7689-7l5, Page 1,; Latter received from a confidential
source in Lima, Fem dated December 30, 1943, advising that VJE. wrute
to lira. CMIPG5 sending his personal regards and advising her that--her
husband's health was impr0ViT1B»
9'?-169-186; The following information, with exceptions as
noted, are the Tlaily Worker inclines, which contain the following in-
fo1"mat.ion:
Janna:-y 6, 1953, Page 3, Golumn 1: This article
reflects that V.M. was to address a conference called by the SCHAPPE5
DEFENSE CO2»9»&I'1TEE. Others to be present. were listed as FERDTBIANLD SHITH,
BRET.-'S'IEH, GEPl%I.D~¥I.?Fi"Y, JA"E3-MC LEISH, and JACIPRIYMJ» ACCOM-
ing to this article, MORRIS SCHAPPES was fomerly an instructor at City
College and was arrested for "perjury",
Jan-ua.ry 23, 1943, Page 5, Column 6: This contains
an invitation to attend a protest meeting, at which time there would bea discussion on the cancellation of public hearings on emplgment discrim-
ination, said meeting being called by the Negro Labor Party ommittee.
According to this article, V.M. had been invited to speak¢
103-7689-36: A clipping from the Daily Worker
dated Fbruary 3, 1943, reflecting that a Win-the War Unity uommitte,
oonprised of Latin American Plationailistic leaders, Eraternaliets, and
atriotic Clergymen, was described in this article by the Daily Worker
as being regponsible for sending V.M., the "Win-the War Leader" to
Congreee. .
February 11, 1943, Page 5: Contains an article
entitled "MARCANTDNIO HITS COURT ON BRIDGES PLEA". In thi article,
Congressman V.M. brands the refusal to grant a habeas corpus petition
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um: nnn+.v92°r'92r "knan-1 vvpwv;up~|- vw the law, the facts, and public pclicyi Yigi is also rc-
purted to have stated that Te San Francisco decision merely postpones
the day when it must be recognized that thqcparture of HARRY BHIDGEE
ordered by the Department of Justice is not merely unfcundsd, but ¢0n~
trary tn all the principles for which this countny is at war,"
February 21, 1943, rage B, Column 8: This
article reflacts that V.M. was a speaker at a meeting held to Cmmmv
orete the 80th Anniversar cf the Emancipatin Prnclamation held at
Carnegie Hall on February 10, l9L3-
March 22, 1943, Page 5, Column 5: This article
sets out the fact that V.M. Was a signer cf a petition to the president
requesting him to dismiss the deportation crde? against BRIIGE5.
March 31, 19A3, Page 3, 5o1umn 7: ihis article
advises that V.H. was invited to attend a conference sponsored by Span-
ish Unificntionnnmmittee held fur the purpose cf urging immediate rc-
lease of impricnned Spanish Republicans in North Africa.
1007689595; in article dated July 3, 1943, in
which there appeared a Bicture of V.M, with GGRRETJER, ERKESTINA GON-
ZALEZ, and other South arlem leaders, the title cf the picture being
"Bonar Puerto Eican Leader .
July 6, 1943, Page 3, Column 6: This article
atates that V.M; appealed to the president with ¢DQ labor and civic
leader: Icr aciion against "fifth column outbreak of attacks on Ncgr0as"=
July 17, 1943, Page 3, Column 6: This article
advises that V.M. wrote a letter tn WENDELL L. WILLKIE expressing appre-
ciation of his efforts in the Schnaiderman Case, stating, "It is a
body blnw at the bogey of Communism used by defeatists to disrupt
national unity.
i July 18, 1943, Page 1, Column 7: In this article
V.M. hails the invasion of Sicily as the and of Fascism.
July 22, 19£3, Page 5, Column 2: This article
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sets forth the fact that ?¢M, has bee; r¬elected president of the Inter-
national abor Defense; that IUXEY At ¥ILKEBSON is vice president; ANNA
DAMDN is secretary; and ROBERT W. DUNN is treasurer.
1G0~76892§2: $1ippig dated 5e??ember 26, 1?é3
refleCting a statement made by ?.M. regarding the anti 4egr0 riots in
various sections of the cauntny in which he denounced the attempt uf
MARTIN DIES and some misguided Bepartment of Justice afficials" to find
the cause of these outbreaks as dangerous hooey".
September ac, 1943, Page 2, column e= This article
sets out the fact that V,M. is a member of the"Perto Rican Freedom Com-
mittee, of which iss RUT*EEYES is chairman»
December 31, 1943, Page 3, Column 7: In this
article v.H. is listed as a speaker before the Emancipation Rally 5pOn
sored by the Inter-Racial and Good Will Committee, to be held on an~
nary 22, 194$ at Carnegie Hall-
' The following serials are news clippings from various publica-
tions in New York City as noted: 1
5&1AA-A 292: A lippig dated aua:y
2%, 19¢3 from the N5 Ycrk Times captiened "MARCANTONIO FIXES WARFARE IN
CAPITOL". In this article V.H. charged that he had been kept off the
House Judiciary ommittee to insure defeat oi his anti-poll tax bill; that
certain men and women in cngress were "trying to convert America into E
Vichy America . He maintained that redbaiting was part of the Axis ani~
comintarn technique to bring about Fascism, and that in visw of the fact
that these forces are trying to conver the United States into a Fascist
countny, that the redbaiting is treason to the American people.
L 5é144~7902: A clipping from the New
York World Telegram dated Februar 16, 1943- This article, by FREDERICK
WOLTMAN, is captioned "REZE TAKE-OVER JAP AMEPICAN VICTORY FURUM". This
article reflects the fnlloning pertinent informatianz Following their
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raazent pattagfn of ini i1tra:t:'mg ib.reig:f_: langfaag-s géramps, h§=.x*a::y satilmgup *i?i¢.:i,az*_@»' §Qunt;il;§ , iéhe §m1eriszs»:n .§;&¥?'§ $t~a.r*&§:=t3_ £:<;= sssssve in
on the loyal ap§nes& Americans is ar§i¢1e furthar stst&s that yr@m
inent Gmmmunists and leaders agammunism frant srganiaatisns have ¥ir~
nally ak-env ever -$1 forum on Q.§&}§J§!1'§%3S~¬§ in ét;h§=;~. v i@:t»;>:~§= pr=sg--
ram ts be he1¢ at 9 future date at ihe_§@tel ¥omm@§are. This artiaia
fnriher reflects $hat the c0~sponsar sf ie fsr&m.is tha meriaan Sam~
mitee fur the Protection of Eoraigx Qrn, sa Q? wass fsunéers §§§
principal backers has been Qsngrasswsn ¥.§. En its_l§&l convemaisn,
thi$ artiale states, the afrémentiseé-argsnizatias ap§E&1e§ the de»
pbrtation action $§&insi Héf EEl¬G§$ an t§a.atLa@§t§ e ravnke ta
citizenship Q; ma -alimmia secrewry Q: the simdii 1=@m~' M
5%-emming "ciire<':J;~l}" frcam. efforts of the §;¢m13_m#~s>*3.¬< a-:*¥:i§2i.s'¬§1~_@"§t-§;_g;-1}. §{_',92
involve America in a Euxvpean war."
V 5A~1&£-313$ aligging fxsm the a
York @%S§p¬P PM dated arch 5,1§g3. ?h§s la statss ta khe
effect that V.H. intrméuced E f@s§l§ii0n imv¢ ~ three seamsn wha
served abar tarpedoe marchat ghip is gééréés $Qg§3$SIif E¬§§§§
?* §3@K£NBA§KRR was §armitt@§ tm daiivar a $¢$§wE&§ s§@ash» ¥*. énw
tinua hy stating %hat Qnngrss shnnié hear frm tkasa in tha ranks of
urganiasd lake: whnse herwism.was §@sa pu§1i$im&Q§ kut equmliy as s§rik~
ingq The three sasmen ware name as §§§~éE§S£§,§¥§ F§$§S§§§&§S, an§
J AI&$f&£PENTE, WmMv _
> 7 R §é~l&§~$ 33?: ¢3i§§i§ $§e§ @y3,1§3 £r@m the ew Ark arid Talgram. ?§s ar%i:1e rela h§a.£a¢t
that Y.H* was was of th spsakers at taa $$mmu§i$§ @r§§niz@§ §§y Ea?
Rally held at %na *£nk§§ Sgajinms at whinh §Q,$§ p&Q§l§ e&@@§&§ @§m3Q§§
fr § se§@n§ Kraut. This sricla 5ur§§arrs3at@£ §n§t Eaymr £§ §§§E§$
an Haw sal Snster ¬L&B$ PEPPE§_$§ Fisria a§§aar$§ $$$pi% §ri§i~
zism hy Right Wing leaers mi ths mfim La§r§&:%g am& rafnsal a
;nza1'¬.<ic§.,;>st&- QI7 50$}: gmatzfusb thés §x»i¥ »< <2! 31%, ~t;%;@ ¥'34i:§¬;~§e ¬r.3L~{I§4, ¬l<:>2z.m::£.3.@
nd thé Ci f;»;~'*S iiarzmnt Q1_Qhi.!-K g s.92:" 'ia¬§',ll*;§1xa.r;; ?§¢}§~;§=:*s§ §${;j§;>g-§~§§.,
V? ne artésie £ur%her a&~
visas that all tha @itys Laft img nnicn§ tnrneé aux, psr&&au}ar3y ns
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Fur nrkers and Lpcal $5 of ne ¥ho1esR1e an Eatsil arkars. A hugi
pnsar rading Invade Europa Nnw was stretched across the ifiel.
According to this article, the speakera at.ths rally"were ¥§M;; JGSEEH¬3U§iRi=J3, gresvidant 13$ Eln? 3.1.5- vNaLir;>_n2l isrititme Lhian; in 13L §Y'§DI¬
PQXELL, ounci1man;.ICEAEL QUILL, presiden§ of the G.I.G. txansport
warkar union; JAME3ATERMR§vWI$E, of thé *0unci1 AEHin?$ §ht¢lerancVéin Americ-st; {}}il!921'E3YIE.JE msnuais,-V Franc.-h joumaliést; 321$ zI.¢&Txt§~sAl0§=;_@vI§
president of the hmrinan Slaw Qongrass.
Tz'92_r'z1'*.92¢L§§1.*~>'z.___"av.»*.r~92»i,. £1 ~»'1~;m~@-:=»m- 4*»-V, +1- QJ-.-¢'92- W-h<'92-'5-J,,!"¢l#!~6_'U'b,_Hb I92 Xvd-=1-;-1-8-$..92é¬' é~:L<92H$. 1561;
lien-e Karlie Ewrld Telegram aimed ay 21, l¬i£;,3'., !.§'hichre~£1ecte?ci the fan;
that: the Left vngvevzrvs cf the American 3-aha: Yarty are px"ep.a:"i.ng intenw
sive primary election drives in an attampt ta captivate the Partys
erganizatien in the counties of the Bronx and Kings, This aricle fur-
thsr advise tat Rapresantativa ¥.§, and auaga SQNEQLLY, secretary of
thg American Labs: Farty=New York Qounty emmittee, &TE1EQiHg%iD§0 the
t92rm- manbiQne.d§:s>11nt'ie»5 fur $"ev&¥§~11 meetings; IZNIIJ HSEIIQSKET;
and Lll #NTQHINI are being attacked as anti-Saviet by the Left wingers
Q5 the Emerican Labar Fsxty.
39~l5§~$ 1&1: i alipping {ram the
N-aw York Jmsmal mi ricgsn xmir g», 1<3:§_'5@ Tilis ii rtiele :':%&*E;»s .f<}I £~h
the rvpmrt of §@SE§F@A~§$$kN, pr@sidsnt mi £h& intarnatisnal Lmngshnre~
mens &ss@¢iatiwm, n ne "E§i&img Sampaign ttributed in arty Bridges
am ins Smmmunist Pariy . In hia r@por% RYAN is qu$t@d as $aying, "The
Fraaklyn rank and fila aplinter gruup mi tha £.L.A. wa unar thagui~
mace cf SAH~HABD$L, eitmr af the §ro~@mmunist nawspawers SEAXE EP and
L:I1§>$G£%'§¬¬Z13*iEI!.f§?2*f, mdwwss 1*-ece§;v:i.n§§ the a.=:.£;iv"e_ su.gjg.><:»::*t {Rf 3i<;~§@re:serxta:t:i,v~e
?HA, §ro~§ta}im ongressman ¢ Rf alas stata, acenrding in thi ali
ging, that V.£. recently spwka ta "t&is mnlaw group", assuring than he
wmuld @p§n evary govarmmemt &gsncy ta their mle far hiring halls.
l§>{I~'?¬§E¥§~1&?8 A; 1*; ::_li;u;;ri.ng; fmm 131i§%
P§l%$ ?i¢@ %%@§ §ulY'3; 1$&3, &hmwig picturas sf six pamgle,
capti@nadL"wnsr Puermu Ricam imaer". This mlipping Téfeys ta Q gala»
bratimn hel in hnnmr cf §l§1E $£HPQ$»
5é~l&¢A~36§: i aligping {rem the k@w
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was one of the speakers atya adlson Squre Garden Rally of 28,000 Fegroes.
This rally was sponsored by the Negro Labor Victory ommittee, the arlem
Peop1e*s Uommittee, and the Brooklyn Regro Victory Council. Other speakers,
according to this a:¢dc1s,'were MICHAEL QUILL and FERDINAND C. SMITH. This
article further relates that this rally was given Wide publiity in th
Baily nrker and that Communist leaders JAMES FDRD an§ BEN DAVIS, JR. sat
on the platform.
K 100&2735-H 36$: A slipping dated July 3
1§43 from the "Paop1e*s Vciae". In this article V.M, deelares himself
against antieegro riots in various sections of the country, blaming it
on damestic Fascists who are thereby helping Hitler by retarding war pro- 92
ducti0n§ According to this article, V.M. stated that the attempt oi the
ies Csmmittee and some wisguided ikpartment of Justice officials in find
the cause.bI'these outbreaks in proJapanese activity among the Hegrn <
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lO0~42735A A55: A clipping dated
July 31, l9&3 from the Peopls*5 Voice". Thisarticle, captioned "VITO
CHARGES PLOT T0 BLOCK POLL TAX BILL", reflects the following pertinent
infonnation: V.M. charged DAVID DUBINSKY, of the I.L.G.W¢U.; IXI$TimE,
Harlem school teacher; and ether members of the "orkers Defense League,
?ith working "hand in glave with %RTIN BIBS and JGHN AKIN" in an
effort ta defeat HR 7. V.H., according to this article, further charged
the "Dubinsky crowd" with being guilty of "high treason ta the cause of
labor and the Negre people".
100»-42?35-A 765: 1* clipping frum the
People's Vcice dated Ibmber 25, 1943. This article quutes v.m; on th
soldier vote and the necessity for speed enactment of his anti~pol1 tax
bill, HR '7. V.M. also is 1"Ep02"b8d as having stated that previous laws
passed to permit s%r¥i¢em%n and wsme ts vats irrespactive cf pa
were nullified by crippling amendments.
IOO-&2735A 767: é clipping from the
"People'slVbica" dated December 25, 19&3. This is an announcement of a
caming celebration at Carnegie H&.l on January 2, l9A& under the 8uSpi¢ES
of the H.T.B.C. AFRO PROTECTIVE LEAGUE and cooperating organizations-
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The following exhibits are on file in the haw York H.913 Qfsae
for the year 1943:
10!!-7689-IA 6, Page 9: A I hotostatl of an iwberceptby postal censorshi -.-i _ = _ Inn :_ - 'l IT? -Ne LarkW-1', an - am-=1
April 12,; 1943» reflecting that the eighth issue of PUEBL06 HISP.Al; ;6 .
dated April '19, l'3A3 advocated opposition to I!rdings Bill for the inde-
pendence of Puerta hico, and r'equeSb:i.ng recall of Repre-sentatilve V.1':. '5
bill. This article also acivotlated the avenhmw of the Franco Rgime
in $P&iD0
109-7689-lk '7: 5* pamphlet iqpaniah listing V.92'l. as
one of eight speakers at the meeting of the "Pro Independenaia y Unidad
Puerbcrriquena" on June 13, 191.3 at the anzmmn Dddiel1ows Temple.
lO0?¬>8?-1.!» 8: 17* pamphlet. issued by the Elorrzmunist
Party Lemar Harlem Section announcing la mass meeting, in celebration oi
the liberation of ALBIZU GMFOS from Atlanta 1 enitentiazgr and to protest-
s. thraatenéd departatiori of VICTDRIO CODOVILLA to "the butcher Franco".
This {Hmphlet 3186 urged the destr-uetion af the K.K.K., the GERALD L. K.
SMITH COMMITTEE OF 1,000,006, HARTILN BI'i5S, and B11 ether nrganimtians
preaching race heltreci. Ibis meeting was to take place on June 25, 19.6.3
at the Park Palace, New Yer-k Gity. Speakers listed were Congressman VJ-1.
HARIGN BNJHRACH, Council for Pan'American Iiemocrarry; BENJAMIN DAVIS, JR..,
C-ounty 0haiI'ma.n 01 the Gommunist Fatty; ERN"ESTII¢A GOIIZALEZ, United 5318.71-
ih Women's Committee; CIYRIL. PHILIP, lawyer, Harlem Sectimi of the Cow
n92unistVParty_; JLZAN ANTONIO COP.P_E'I'JER, general secretary of the Pue:-be Y
lmcan 5ac.ionalist Party; HULAIQJACK, A558-mblymn, 17th Assembly District»;
FAUSTA 92$R$AiIl, of the Puerto hican Fraternal Society; Honarablle A.
CLAYTON PCI'r92"lf-11.14, JR" Councilman, City of lien lurk; FLBPJ CUE-STA, chair...
mnn vi? the Spanish Unification Cmrmittee.
190-?6*39-1 .5. 19; This exhibit 5.8 a group pholto»
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_ lQQ~?§8§~é§l, Page L: Rpori 0f-5pecial Agent JQHE JGSEPH
SAVAGE ated ahuary 5, lqaa at New Yark, N. E. entitled RQILBEREO92 CNBEPCIQN D§?§RACIA, with aliases; SECHHITY MATYER ~ M". According
tw'&h1s repnri, the Hem Kerk Gfiica is in possassian sf a leaflet
anncuncing the coming meeting mi "Pro Indepen§en¢ia and Vnited Puerte
Ricans", at which tima V.u, will talk on his hill fur the indepsndence
uf Pugrto Rico.
lQD+53Q5g~S: Nemaranumnéated January 1?, 19é&vsntit1ed
"GOKMUHIST PARTY, U.§.R., BISTRIQT NUMBEHJ2, §E§YQRK FIELD EIVYSIGH;
INTERHAL S£SERITY - 6", setting fcrh various acnferences taking placa
between peraons on anuary'l1, 1§5A, as Ipsrtéd by Canfiential In»
fvrmanu NY? 25¢ In thi$ case it relates to a cnnierenca between RDEE
¥%[¬l~RIIS vaémi HY i?:HC~KS.T}E33ITE§ this 6c@n"f&.l enK1¬ GLlC=il5'I'EI}iv advised
RQSE that he was terribly busy on some law cases, ne§s$ita%ing tripsto washington. g mentinnedwggggfact that he attened a maeting an
Sunday at v;m;5 and ihat sans rNNQLLI, znvxxs PQTASH, saun MILLS, and
S£H EUEKE were 3150 ¬H&r&. Ha advisd tha% the meeting concerned it~
aif with the "fighting Labsr ar$y ,
lOQ~$$S§~?D§; R teleype ated January 21, IQQQ frum Mew fork
ta $t1$nta ra: THE NATKUN§LI5T FRET? @$'PUERTG RIG6; Vl £T,
IRTEkNAL SEGURITY ~ K", advising that i Fa ?£L2QUEE»&nd»FEBQ A£BI§§
$£§FOS ragistered far Salactive Service at the penitantiary in ktlanta,
giving their addrks mare sf V~M. in aw Xark iy»
lQQ~¬&?l5~2@@?: T&l%%yp$ in ha Bur§su §§ted. anuary 26, 1§&&
re: E¢T§N£L ¥&§ITIH£ SHEEN G¥'&HER1$a; INTE§¢L sasmxxry ~ G , a§~
visng that lri Ghl gava a re1ea5§ t an unidsnnifiad paper ta the
sifeah that thé §ATE@NAI¢1&E§TIME HNIGN UN?L HERQIHG want an raeor,
&m@ng nthr things, $0 urga nngrass ta suppart ¥,§,*$ hill far hg
establishment mi the F.E.P.. as a permanent-agenuy; alga ta ca}l an
Gevarnar EEWFE to pardgn i SGHAPFE$; &1$Q ta call an th& Unitaé
States ta rscagnizs &ha Xugeslsvian Lib@ratimn gmvarmaan§@
l$n~?&8Q~?25: & mop? r a 1@a§er'aau@§ Qanuary 2R, l§¢&
~ 13$ *
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Pnébetimn Qfficer at San Juan, Puerte ies. 1n.i$is leter ¥.§§ is
said tn be the atbarney for S§~§><iPi3Sv aimi 3&5» i !- $1-B§':.92_ NH-
tiened that he avised them tn mmmpix wii tha terma sf thai? §ru§atiQR~
1@:>~vea<;»'2¢0v= A ocJp;r' my an ilaamw ma um swmary 3a, to
HAROLBvR_vEEAK, Shief Prnbatimn Offiaeré from ¥.§., is whiah Q advised
that he was unable ta visit his clientgéver the waeaen§;
1U~2B?1§~?G22, Page 1&1 <$ py sf a lettsr ta the Eirectsr
aiate-Ll é?ab1-'na;ry' 5, 19M, re: *".¥?z~i£. mafia-92:*~:.sL M:-?_1i:£;§§¢f§; §;§§:i§§§ {g .§~~. $§¥lG§§~, in
which, accring ts Gofientiél 1n§Qrm3ni EY? $3, a&§know wamaa fram
§;H.U. callad iss QALE believe.$Q be T§EL§§L§ALE sf te aiiana1§gro
angreaa! and discussed V;§.$ bill, §§§%er §?32, e make £hs.§;E.?;, a
psrmanant snmmitte.
_ l0Q~?66Q3+2£65: 3 menmrannm ataé Eebruaz >3 Kygi re§_
"GQHHUKIST FEBTY, §*5~£~, UISTEIGT §§§§E§ 2, YE? .1§§?l$$$Q
1§TF}£ALlSESUR2TY-R"; .Thi5.m@HDT&@&$.S&%§ f¢r§h a csnf&:&n¢e that iaek
yl between E§E§E £G§QLLX, sf the $meri¢&n L§¢r $§r§g,a§§"§E&§R§
B, sf the 5ew"York County Haadqgarters Q? the G$mmunist1?ar§y, an§ar
date of Eebruary23, 19&&, according KQ anfiéatiak lnfgxmsst EET 3§§.
arding ta this infarmaif éuring ins *
oi tha Qenversatio EGNROLLX avise th§tvh$-was iwying ta gat tbs
Tammy "guys" ta aené out a letter to aii ihe sgsm vaters-aver ¥. *3
signature, to which BENDERvre§lied tat it was Q.K,
1GO~$é89~@S2; a translatinn sf s §ub1ica§ien frnm L& PE§R$$
date Eebruary 25, l@&£: ibis artimle states thaz s.masssge was saat
by the Fhgive wmmiitaa af the Pra §§§p¬§%$i& §rs§ss§ing_agai§st
§he reforms, Qpparenhly ta the bill ar the inspanéemse af Fusr%$
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100~?689905: A translation of an article appearing in the
publication LA EEENS£ dated February 26, 1et4= This article rcflccts
that the "icy of the Fotin of Pence" Insurrection of Ponce! will be
celebrated at the Park ralnce on March 21, 19£L. According iv thi
article, this is the anniversary date on which twenty ?uertc Rican
nationals 10st their lives. 5peakers will be V,H.; HOMER-&EiTH; Dr.
QCTAVIC E1.Iks92ptocscos0; Dr. RAMON rm. VALLE; and others. -
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100-?689~84l: Teletype dated February 28, 19AA re: "THE
HATIONALIST PARTY OF FUHRTO HICO; SELE$TIVE SERVICE, VUORHIS ACT,
INTERNAL SECURITY - N". This teletype sets fbrth the fact that V.N.
was to meet with HFULD R. DEAN, Chief Probation Dfficer.
lOO~7689-926: R translation cf an article appearing in LA
PRENSA dated February 26, l9é4, which reflects the fact that "The
sacciaticn Prc Independencia of Puertc Rico" will hold a banquet for
V.H. No date was given in this article.
100-7689-883: A translation cf the report of Confidential
Informant CRND 171 dated Harsh 1, 1944. According to this infezmant,
COFMETJER, in a speech made at the celebration cf the first anniversary
of PUEBLO6 HISPLNOS held in aw York City, denounced the United States,
referring to the United States as "cowards, assassins, octepusea, who
suck blood out of the people of Puertp Rica". V.¥@, who appErGntlyWas
not present when CORRETJEH made this speech, was listed as the fourth
speaker of the evening.
100-7689-87%: Repcrt of Confidential Informant ND 195 dated
arch £, 1944. This report advised that V.M; was B speaker at a g@1gbrg-
ticn of the first anniversary of ?UEBLG5 HISPANGS hcld t the Qlub
Obrero Espsncl in New York City, in which speech he referred to the pres-
ent Congress as the most reactionary that ever existed in the countzy.
He stated that Congress was more interested in defeating Roosevelt than
Hi@1EP; and that the day was not far off when the people would have a
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real representative Congress in Washington.
1DO76B9-879, Page 4: Confidential letter to the Bureau dated
March ?, 194A, giving the facts hf the cslsbrstisn as eutlinsd in the
above serial.
100-53054-1o= Cosnfidential rprt from o.n.z. dated arch '2,
l9L4 re: "V.M., New York City". This report reflects that V.M. is
listed by EL UNITA BEL POPOLO, under date of March L, 194A, as one of
the well known Italian-American leaders whh are members of the 1.h.O.
lOO26603285l: Report of Special Agent EILLIAM E. GRANLING
dated April 1?, IQLA at Syracuse, New Yark, rs: "COMMUNIST PARTY, U.S.A.,
DISTRIST NUMBE8 2, SYRACUSE FIELD DIVISION; INTERNAL SECURITY ~ C". This
report reflects that from a highly confidential source it was ascertained
that a meeting was to be held at the Qndaga Hutel in 5yracuse on arch 12,
lQ4A. GIL GREEN spoke at this meeting and stressed the importance sf
beating the EUBIESKY and HOSE clique so as to Show the citizens of New Y
Yurk where the progressive votes of the American babor Party stand on
the issues of the day. He further stated that "we proved that a man like
V.M,, who is ready to work together with the Communists, could be elected
with s greater majority than ever before.
100-25603-;2'1s:2= Confidentisil lhetter to the Diresctor saws
hrth 23, 1Q&L re: GDMRURIST PARTY, U.S.A., IHSTHIGT NUMBER 2, NEW
YORK FIELD DIVISION; INTERNAL SEGURITY R", advising that Confidential
Informant NYT 25 reported several conferences that teak place among
different persons of the °0mmunist Party. One sf these conferences was
hstween BELLA DOB?! in Albany and BILL LAiF.E2NCE in KW York City, Whi_C1'I
occurred under date of arch 17, l9&4- The conversation was relative
ta a particular bill in Congress pruhibiting a candidate frem running
On any other Party ticket ather than e aha in which he is enrnlled.
BELLA ststad that the bill wauld have to be killed and that she had
called GENE GONNOLLY'S ofiice three days ago, and he promised to call
V.M- On it, BELLA further Stated that the hill was aimed at V.V., who
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rus an dirierent psrtias in the primaries, an that it was §eQ§l$ like
ihat wha ge the American Labor Party an§ors@ment,vBemncrat§a and@rsam@n§
and tha Rgpub&ican endarseméntg BEll$ a§sa sta%&§tha£ she a£ke& ta
£merican Laber Party affine e tell V¢¥. is gst his ¬§mm&n§"Esa§ers ta
also send wmni relative tn "bhéis bill.
_1a0~f*i>s~";-1,->10: §£&pz1r* Of °m~@§1a@mia1_ TI.£1£*¢m§ais1"§~ ma 1-t=;§ <i@:.Es
Marah 29, l§¢& relative to 2 rally cdmmmnrating the svanth a§§iver$&:y
Qf The Kaacre Of Panca" held b? ih *$$i§§Ei&ié?§$@§ Q? Pu$r%c R
n Earch 21, l9£é, at*whinh time V;M,:m&§e 3 §§&&ch. ?;£. dsdiaaie hali
of his speech ta attasking Direstnr J. Eé §$G¥E& aa the F.B,§.§ aacus-
ing thaw of using gestapo-like methods. Ha fxrher §£aLs that he &&§_a
minrophvne whisk he had taken away from tbs rasm af &£§IE§ &§PQ§ an§
that he had cenvincing prnof that the F;B¢I.~haé v§n1&t&§ @n$ ¢§.a§1 the ~
right$ wf free mun in a free ¢euntry. RE t%rsatsn§§ aa eigsse the ?.§@i,
in Qmngraa an 5iatBd'£hat he would Stay §h$§-$* E, Ragver 33% $15
gastapa"in marica.
1@n§?&89~§a¢: £ translstiaa Qf ax artisla syyaaring in 1%
PHENSA arch $8, l9&$. Thi &r%i¢le.r@fla§t@ ihs ta As&@&$$i¢
Pr Independancs af Puarta Risa glans is hal a hanguat in hams? a£ Rag»
ressntative ¥¢H~ xt tbs Hctal»¢A1pin. peakars 1is%e§x§ere r. §§£§E?$
S0¢E¥I§ DE Gl, pr@aiden% mi the sss¢eia%i¢s Era En§@pandem@& Qf
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Sb 0? $G$§L $QiREGE§ farmerly knawn as Qgyxigy yggaigutg; §§?£§§£L
$P§UH1TY ~ 3"@ This repurt reflsczs tat, acssximg to Gsniieniial
Enfurnmmt T*? ia raliahle an aunf§d&ni§&l s§§%a§}, un§er &ate nf Gcm»
bsr 1%, 1§§3 ¥@H§ was married an Q list sf p@&@i§E& laetarers ané
forum §araisipan&s by the rganiming $@mmi§%§& sf te gava &§g§ Q?
ganizatien.
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April :15, lam; re; "c@m=i1'J:92~ 1;sf~r Pgxiry, u.s..a,, ¥JIS'1-RIC? m~;_=::§;n 2, mzw
YURK EIELE IHVIBIGN; INTERNAL SECURITY ~ R , advising_that, according
'52$'*i?;*un,fi¢;ian£;;iva}v In.¬:;mma.nt ms 3a B maeting of izhe» new fr-wk smug J
£1ommitt~ee Q5? the Bramitmnirst Party warm held an iiiarch 31, EQVM at xkcaclemy
Hal, 1"=m.~ York aim." 58145.5 1;. mm, in bar lenghy address, stated that
92F.};¬. mgresenta the best of the liberal pmgzvessive grfrmps, arzrzi ihiit
9.3. amii thee Yomunists represent a large rm-mbe-r of the Ii:s~lian voters.
- 10G»'?8?-94?: Te1.atype to the Bureau dazed 11;.-rii A, l§&»<i
"'?'i!% "I'F¬3-I~'1AL15¬ F§@F?i;Y FF }*U'ERT§I.3" HES; SELECTIUE EELRUIGB, VGGRHIS ACT,
INTE:;RE§.AL 5Ei3URITY - N ?_, a.<73vi.sing that ¢'.I,¬.,é, in 5-. speevch at A 1;:-ar1q_uet'.
givem in his hm-"zor on pril 2, IQM at» the Ho*he 1 I»!=:£3.pin, vurrged time
r*e::elecs<;'u:n crf Franklin I1. Eases-a*:@s1~%a-, stzatngg ihat he was this head f
a great struggle against domestic Fasc.ism.
agmes am} indeper;sien-ca for §u_ert;@ Rico.
.appmxi;ma?:.ely sev:3n1;y-~fiW& represwntatives
1s»£fec92t-.- *e also :i@<::*<is=~c3 the m::1v;:i,.::t§.m1 cvi
:.§1;at:i.ng; that» had b»~;szm fjmmsr3_, r§§i1Qx92".92aci1s<E»,e also urged e¢;_1u=alihy fax" the
Be further stated that he had _
to aupporz his billt Vtav that
§3&MF¬3E3 isrnrf his ¬iQll£s§§_'11$$,
snri vsant» ta ja>il"¢ 5% salsa
stataci ¬3~mi:_ in 1f~}f3¬> Puemm §~li :¬> w;~:Vsé Emtrayasi by many sc.>~::-skied li.h@m1s,
s1.su't.he 1l1a;>s::*hme:at» mf Justice, *:im~ Ili3p2#:r"t>m$'nt~ M li.nt&YIiQI°1, mu mm?
uthsersr He slam e:ac>;;.r*essed t::+:miidt3n£:_¬11 in the fact, aria: at the m-:~>:t wn~
veem§t1.c>n of ms; G.» Li}. t§z{:r§1* m>ul.d suit§}§£> as rasalutimx 13:? tin: i.n¢;<;srzdsm¢:e
mi Marta Ygi-cm.»
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deals ~v-iii: as rm.=c>:*t mi" L:§>ni'iei$nti.§l» fIr_:§+::msmt~ NH? max-*c§r:¥ng:; a apasmh
mag by J§:<§:m+§ §¬AP;~;>!L'£;# G§~EQ>1@I§ an -1§I§ 1 2, lam; at am: Hats} mmlpin, 14$
hark Sits; at a baniimrz given in manor cu? *I§=;s§1§'1*e15$ma*=n wag...
1.tY=-~;?*éx'ii}3~.§3'*?*;E§: é §£*l£i$y{:@z=:' in isms Eiuwsu aiatasi *§;:ril 3, léiési
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If1JT}§F1;I<3.!£L £§i>;f3U'HITY '*° F12", advising i1hst,é aceermmg tn §e:1£i¢;i:=:r1tia,1 Iimamant;
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NYT 25, as Qf tha éat, Ivl FQTASH cnnfarre wit§ QIL SREEE. kmang
Qtner things, PQTASH stated they needed a prmminant men as head man, that
he wmuld be satisiie in getting V.H.
100~?§99~Qé?: This serial cnntains a photastatic copy 0f an
invitation ts &he testimonial dinner given by the ssoaiation Fro In~
dependanéia da ¥uertc ne in honnr mi Congrsaman ?.H.
lQG~7$$§~§?é; ifnslatin sf an artiale {rum LA PRENEA dat
April é, 19¢¢ menimig ne banquet held in h@ncr:c£ v;m.
ekpril 12,1D~2&¬G3-2831: gonfidential lettr he the Directer dated
1§&¬ Fi $QMUNI5T PARTY; U*S.., IHSTRICT NUNRER 2, NEW
YORK EXELB DI¥IS1Qn5 xnwaarax SEmuRITI ~ av, advising that, &¢GOT1ng in
unfiéential Informant EXT 25, GIL GREEN cnferraé with Gangresgman V.¥.
on Asril é, lQ&4. Gomvarsatian evolved Hbut the sel&c%iOn af sums cam»
mittee. $XI.$REEN statad that he wanme ta sas V.M the follmwing day.
l$@~§3G5&~1§: R@mQranamm a§&@@ April 1§, lqaa rag v@QmFUNIST
FAETY, U¢Sa&i, E§$Tl$T EUFBER §§ EQEK FEELB DI?I$IwN; IRT¬RNA£
SEQHRKTE ~ 8 . This mamoramdum avises that, sacnrding to ¬¢nfi§entisl
Inibrmanb
GREEN sn
alactwn,
agrsd ta
1?1 dssteaifi Q§, a n@nf@ren¢a teak plaaa an pril ?, 3§@¢ bstween &lL
ungrexmsn V.F¢ Tis wmnvarsatimn_rel@te in Lh sewing
after*which.tn$y amied ts terminta their amnvarssiwnv
meet §REEW't his uptmwn heaquartars in fnrty minutesV.N=
1$@~?5§*~?$?, F 31 3&m@rt of mwfdential Infermxnt GEM?
April 19, l?£¢; a5vi$ing that the Gmmmunit Fariy and t
5atiuns15st Party Q? iuarto Hiao»$re saying that within R ywar tbs United
States Fill he at wa? with Russia, whm will jnin with Japan tn and
imperialism. Que mi he indiviuais stating this is givan as mne
G§ARL1§ , vhmé sassrding ta the iafaymamt, is § mjge frignd mi
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Ema. inn is an art-iigcla mr.iu.ea mmr ews am ¬3»:;~s<.~=:¢»:=*r2§»~ , ti}? vzcsesx.
This arti ale, in part, mfleam t}:<§?fa»3;?;c¢§s"iI§:;_: **Ssn,g:~e1sVs§za~*: 32.3%.,
who eme:r>g;ed irora the vrscent $;m&ri¢an_ Mm: Party vsarapas er-:12 cf ézhe a3.t;§".1s
most pqmerful bosses, is said tn be making a dsal with '£am:s;a:x$" .1ea§-
era ta iwaume the next pa-esi::lent uf the mtg ¥3r:J.§mi3..¢ -
'I3emae:'at1c~ zis ta-§.»:"§; §Vea§érs ¥mhatt»a21 have
glihedged this nwtain-Wbin tn HAF£M*!T¬31§°.{¬i in :=_&*£&:_m fer the 2;£.§~ vc>$e§ Iizich
the Keit-winger can new tilivar thgrjmgnaut we aiii;;r"_, 1 ; is mgarm in
authc12#it~ative political cimlas. iha Tsimma~:_'.e;e* mn em <:<mv.im:e@$* téwt
they czan elect Nam an the Qumbirwd ~$i¢.;_§¬3:» maxi wi the I§i~a¢ I sggt;
in the Guuniril 1 or tJ1':e vfirst timei
This article im-me: NYE at-s "5-hws, §¢3 is
winced that Myer L GUAHHIA will nai ram in 1*§é5; that $angrsssmam $.23.
more: that LA GUARDIS, is tired, and ¬h§"§- E-m is im¢e nse1y ~i-néasmsteé in
ya-ing to Europe anon ha hélp 1-éwmtrxmt sxma §:~&~S"'¬- std §:%§e .c§.=n¬;in&nt¢
lkh-vS30§&~§3C*: ?hi~s sa rial s':m1t-sins §*@a§x§§ri.tir;1; spec mess sf
Y'.?i@ G¢insi5t=§.n§ of 1:-no signsiaxma. ~
iégant sum: 2:. mam aaiw. apm 15?, &=;:.¢; ma Em, }§<L ¥.. ms.§.-m
!§§92TI¬3¥I§92LISK PA 1-ms or mama 11:00; vsszszaiiax, s§;§;s:s§#1v_§; smxaa, ¥.@mm§3:$
ACT, I1-3TEE§i§.lL ~51:-{SURETY - H , :e;§m.r%» utmt-,, aacsniixqg; m _
§3c>ni"?i»d_&nt~i£Il lnfomanic» T-$2 Source I!; a =en=-n§'i§enti§;1. s4=~uér92m=s w_§¢i§r:in the
Peruvian Pest, affine Begart-ment,. mmisning .ir@§'a@r~:::$*;-inn ta the Enraau},
VJ. was »c0r'PeSp~:1r1t}ing; with Era. C.!J£;i=.§$ ~:'~agar::is:g her ;zu~sb.~s=m_§*-s iwalm.
Tnis myert also reflects u:-, 2 so ~ '1 ta ¬R:~§ U%=*x%,3$l Infomsnt Zi...3_mm $3 Senswmi» new in
person. reg.arc3$;n.g_his 80:1 aha is as-wing 1% se:n»§:1¢e in as faaml nite»
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This report also ne-
flects that according to Confidential Infomant T-3 NET 1&1!, CORRETJBR
talked with V.hf. relative to a meeting to be held at CA?'P¬3S' room in the
Columbus Hospital, at which time LEON DE BEL-B, Probation Officer was tobe present, L
This report also re-
flects that VJ. is mentioned as. e. compatriot» of the 1*1:ationali.so Party oi
Puerto Rico. in New York city in a poi"-lication of the Puerto Rico Libre-
dated June ll, 1943. -
Apple-axing, in this
report. is also the fact that a poem dedicated to VJJ. appears in .9 book
entitled ABANICO DE FUEI30 Screen oi Flame or Fire!, by EESAR GIIJEERTO
TORRES. I
100'?589-1947': Translatiofl oi" an article from LA PBEEA dated
April 15, 194!» reflecting that the fuerto I-Zioan ationalist Junta is to
hold a social to celebrate the bixmhdey of a great. leader, -JOSE IJE DIEGO,
in which ELM. is to participate,
lOD'7589991, Page 3: Confideentiall letter to the Dimctor
dated April 17, 19-41+ re: "NATIDIIALIIST PARTY OP PUERTOL RICO; SEDITION,
SELECTIVE SERVICE, VOQRHIS ACT, INTEPJ~EAL SFSURITY -L N , advising that,
according to Gen:i.dential Iormant C-END 171, Mayor LA GUAHDIA and Con-
greesrnan ELM. worked closely together,
l0O?é89~"3%: Report oi Confidential lnfomrant ND 195 dated
April 17, 1944, According to this report, V.2!@. was one oi the speakers
at a meeting'ioi the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico to commemorate the
birthay oi JDSE DE DIEGO. In his speech he stated that 2 fight was
being waged for their leibelrty and that the president of the United States
was in sympathy with them. He stated that just as the Soviet Republic
of Russia resulted from the last. War, the freedom of not only Pm:-rte Rico
and India, but of millions of North Americans, who Tore still living
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enslaved, would result from this war. He stzred that they were fihti
for a better world and that when they returned, ii that world is not
batter, there Wmuld be a revolution in order to get. what they iwanbeid,
and that there is no Qne who cans top that revolution.
100-2660i}-2955: Confidential letter to the Director dated
April 15, 1%; re: ccmrurxsw man, u.sh.a., IIESTRHJT-iNUh~IBER 2, NEW YORK
FIELD DIVISIQN; INTERNAL» S1-;LU"RI'.L"£ -» E", advising that, a ecorcling to §3c>n--
ii¢e~nti'al Informahnt. HT 25, a conference took place between GIL G.Rl£EN and
V.-M1. on March $1, 194!» In this conference GREEN advised VJJE. that
SIDNEY believed to be SIDIJIEE-E-HILIEJMI} had not me. de any Oncesio. 1he
rest hf the converisation appeared to be guarded inasmuch as persons were
referred to as "the other fellaw", "the little fellow", ec. V.M. also
mentioned the fact that BAIL RENE was going to be chairman,
100-26603-2928: Qonfidential letter to the Director dated may
6, 19613» re: "O0M'.HUIJI$T PARTY, U.S_.A., IJISTRILGT NU-MBER 2, NE!-'4 YQKK FIELD
DIVISION; IIWERNAL SEGURITY - R", advising that Qanfideintial Inform.a.n¥:-
NIT 25 .TEpOrb&d ccmzferences between persons named hergahfter, under date
oi May 2, 1944, as follows: V -
EUGENE GORIIJN, of the Daily Worker, conferred
with MAE relative to the JAMES"' PE?é.BER'IONi case, a Negm who attempted ta
whtain an appaintment as C0ni'idenbial clerk-to the New Yark Suprema
Gsurt Justices. &C1R13UN advised that, accarding to an a rticle in the
Herald Tribune, the reason PEMBLRTOTR was not appointed was because of
his close association with -?.Ivi. GORDON said that V.h'., called him on
this this A.N- and advised that it. was a lie, stating PEFEERTUN was not
appointed because he was a 1-iegm,
Thereupion GORDON conferred with AMER and
finally pith GENE GQNNOLLY, mo advised GORDON that he was a close friend
of the Langressman. They discussed the .PEMBER'PON case also. GCJHDON
stated that ma. called him from Yiashingtofz, asking him not to use certain
statements that he V.H..} made, that there were certain justices who
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went PEUBERTON appointed and furthermore that V.L!.. did not vnant. anything
said that would imply that he was going ta make arzattack en the Supreme
Court itself. GORDON then xved an item he was going to print regarding
the affair and wanted to get his {CQNNQLLIS! opinion of it, Be read
as follows:
"The World Te1egram's FREDERICK woLTm.u has
read the attack an Hr. PEMBERTON, the reason given being friendship be-
tween PEMBERTON and V.V. ihat paper alleges that the aongressman is a
'ed' and that any friend of his in a Supreme Gourt clerkship would be
contrulled by Reds.
GORDON said he would conclude this article
by blaming the atiack en the Gipiracy efexeeetienery-mystic Fascists,
Christian krenters, and white supremacy gangsters. He quoted V.M; as
saying, "These people gang up en anybudy and BV¬IybQdyWhU fights far
equality and progress."
- COHNQLLY agreed with thetem, with the excep~
tion of the part where it mentioned "that the Qongressman is a Red", and
requested hat it be changed tn, "This was consistent with the World
Telegrame campaign of eneegipg," .
160-7689-lO&Q: A translation from the repart of °onfidential
informant CRND 171 dated ay B, 194$. According be this report, the
e ationa1ist Party has decided toasupport V.M. in his next electien cam-
paign.
100-7689-1065, Page 2: Report of Cuniidential Informant ND
219, Which reported that Congressmen V.M. will speak before the "Case
Borinquem", a new Nationalist organization, supplementing the "Club
Cultural Hispano Del Bronx, on Hey 8, 1944;
100-5305i-23; Memorandum dated ay 26, 19¢4 re: EUGENE P,
CCWNOLLY; INTERNAL SECERITY - C". This memorandum refers ta informetiun
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mstwswn GIL SFEEE and Aliif {bi}-¥*avsci is s¬§§;§:'§;£¬-t ax" tm iémaricmk
Labor .Fa2.""t".y}, wmictx acnfesrenc-si W61: glacze an *3? V, 1?-3.{§;., -2%-1i< velrfg?
#2-utse-t of the can'vs:rss.tian, wiiithvwas :n¥.> ¬92 mmgkgste, {:}*£.=§3?& ssii, *--»--~
up to 2MR£'3S balievad ta be 1..bf.é} mxsigiixt. Aw 3-*c>==_1 gwmg ta be up
t.1'se1re:?*¢~ $123 :*epl'ie<i in the &fV£inn;ativ=§, taxi; ¬.i*m%, hehaci B msiimg fimt
and that he would be there betmean. l@:¢3{} magi il3.§{'r§,
V The rest mi the <:<:_>n*e"e2*s_<aét;i.<>:92; was _m=:astLie#s»g;}.e>ss§,
arm reier?em':e was made to persens such as that .: e'i2Lsw>*, **t3*:e 3.2%? mt
§}&¬>§1l&", "our -frienr:ii", etc-.
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Pf r1£~i %identi&1 Infwmiant N33 132 are 1m:tas:§ts~e:§, Qsmaming her §si~i §'~
itiea in obt:=.ini.ng mgisvtvzaicns in Lfaver mi ue ra-rs=m>inai;i.::n 11$ 92i?..z§_.
This repcrt, dateé. June 8, lam, reas as f§:13.::>ws;" _ 92
j I want to mtwsrta 1.:i==7%»é i°ix~s§; igvenw at $1 3%.-
Q list mi 53¢} mamas,» all registemd I3-em:>m*s*r;.i¢ ~¢<>%§:.z~§@_, was given vi;-a ma
with mi: mgi s.=tx*at§,+:>n rms, to Sign as ms"n;§* gamgziraa am gmsmiale in
,i1avm~ mi ii-héy 1*em>m:i.m§ titm xii V'.?£. '**§:.-we 32:?» psmgsla $331. an .?§;1%: $¬»t:"veei~¢
"Eue and Mmar sew ;;>:92*<e-:ss:L:':~=:1.. tixem
were silg,r:i.F1g £3}; the v¢3umtw:m far i§:i.s a
Bax~ker, ex<mu1siv~e far the mu:-mgr. *-*£s¢<§u<*:.3.i.ne ami ¬§m1ma m;m§§~.&. we:-a me
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tunes and xxl them in ¥.,»§1§. Hami.<;ua:~mm at §:2;§ Fiai. 92
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If pmbeblylmzzcuo, of Incsl 430, United Electrical, Radio, and machine
1.0rkcrs oi" America, who worked as cnlA.L.P. organizer during the prim-
aries! released by the U.E.1-'. until -ilugust 2nd. It was also indicate
that V.M. had tc see the "litt-le fellow" Mayor LA GUAREHA! about the
mle preventing use of the sound trucks until two weeks beifcre the
primaries.
106-7689-1088: A "transcription cf the report of Confidential
In.form~nb CRND 1'71 deter! may 24, 1944, reflecting that 1:-he "Case 'BorinQuen"
wants GILBERTO GONGEPUION DE GRACIA excelled frame the Comzltc Pro Inde-
pendencia. COP.HETJE'R tcld VJE. he would not attend meetings whenever
113 GHACIA was present-
100-7689-c1089: A tranalaticn of the repcrt of confidential
Informant CRND~ l'7_l dated ay 30, 19M», reflecting that L11. promised the
executive of the - ationalict fart? that he would make Le confederation of
all the societies he directs to make an app-E181 for the independence oi
Puertc Rico, and that fmm new on PE-DEE} ALBIZU CAMPUS should be recog-
nized as the president of the Republic oi Puerto Rico.
VJ5. is alleged to have said that inasmuch as
he bee been named the adQpbBd eon cf Puertc Rico, that he V.H.é! 1r.~i_ll
take up his residence there as soon ac Puert-0 Rico gains her independence;
that the Yankee empire in Pucrtc 1'-ice must be ended, as well as the cr:Lm-
inal act. which is being commit-teci by keeping LCM-HPOS in a hospital prison.
He referred to the American geverrmcnt as wanting to rob the people of
Puerto Ricc-
IOO-7689-1087: Report 01 Confidential Infornwn CRND 1'71
dated June 1, IQQ3 reflecting that V.1'.E, was holding street corner meet-
ings in Harlem twice weekly, prubably in Qannegtjgn 1-11-L11 thg Qgming
elect-icn, End ihai» there were mam; fraudulent voters in V1.14. '53 dig...
trict, mcstly from the National maritime Union.
?O07E>B<3l090: R transcription of the report of Confidential
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Informant cm: 1'21 dated June 1, 1944. This rcyort reflected that v.:.a.
may withdraw his candidacy and retire from Congress and that RAFAEL
-_E£RNANDEZ, of Mexico City; had been asked to take charge of the Nation-
alist fatty movement there, This report further reflected that JACINTO
EEHOS, tha president cf the "3asn Berinquen , which has 36 members, told
commsm tmt tf:".~ey had decided to ant indepencintly of themmlnit. Party
and that it did nut wish ta be RHOWHEIS part of it-
lO07é89-ll05; Transcription 0£ s circular obtained bEonfiden
tial Infonmant CHND 171, which reflects the fact that V.E. was to be
present at a large celebration of the "Casa Borinquen", 914 Prospect
venue, Bronx, New York,
il00?6B91lB6: Translation of a report of Confidential In-
formant CRND 171 dated June 9, 19&4, reflecting that V.M. held a mee*
ing at ue corner of madisnn Avenue and 190th Street, New Ycrk City, on
June 7, 19b5, at which time he asked to be reelected so he mould eliminate
the Fascists in nshington and also fight for the independence of Puertuhico. '
lOO3l551L297, Page B3: Confidential report of Special Agent
WILPRED H. ERMIN dated September 5, 1944 at New York, N. Y. entitled
I-YDI,:L f:LTE-G1-§JL13R., vrith aliases; ET Al; £;%PIOI¢AGE - 11, CEPISORSHIP
BATTLES." According to this report, through a highly confidential source
it-was ascertained that on June 10, 1944, HELEN SIMON conferred with one
HE1.EN, at which time she asked for STAROBIh phonetic!. HELEN SITMOIJ left
8 message requesting STAEOBIN, who was out at the time, tn write
stressing the Italian cabinet and to include a note about V.U.'S
iig Q@min5 up in the Hausa Enreign Affairs Cemmittee an Tuesday
100-266033033, Pages
5. GAHEER datad July 8, 194d at
RSSOCIATIQN, DEETEICT NUMBER P,
ITY ~ C". This report reflects62, 67: iwport of 5p8C1&l Agentalstory
reso1u~
morning;
RUSSELL
NEW York, N. Y. P8: "CUMHUNIST PULITICAL
NEW YGHK FIELD DIV]$1ON; IHTE9NL SEEUR-
information on the New York Stnte Gommunist
Part} Convention held at Manhattan Gunter an June 10 and ll, 194$» ne
u-l13'r- .
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of the rasmlutians passed at this ewnvetian was an? urging than tna
Cungressiunel Eemmitteevap§rova_§assaga mf ongressmam ¥;¥.*3 ressluiian
for recognitien sf italy sud Gengressman §1$*<TE§§?S rasalutian asking
establishmant of E Ir&e_port fer reiagees. A r§¢r¥ fufiér Y§fl@¢i@§
that s resolution was alsn nds@ted ¢a11ing.§or the~ree1§sti§n sf §§pre~
sentative YQE. and also the election Q? Esvxran £&¥ CL£¥TG§ §S£¬L£ fsr
E-eprs enmt-ive in the 22m Go=ngress_:i;<ma3L i,-i-s~<c.r:f.c*t¢ {sf iiarlm,
lGQ+¢§892~l1¢, page 19: §em§r&§éum aateé ugmst l§,1§§& ta:
ATIQRALIST PRTY 0? P%E$D BIGS"; sstiing férh naxesa addxssses, an
telephane numbers§in~c@nnec$inn with the &§ii$Q8 T§&Q§3§¬i$R§ which
wars furnished §$un£idantja1 Infsrman% E3? 12$, anéer ate cf $§na 13,
XQQL. In this list appears ths_name an adress a¬=$QngTsssmaa ¥t§,*
%ashirgtun, B $w, telsphane Eationai.31EG@
1$Q~53G5é~30: mennrandum éate §&ly 1; l§§£ r; §?¢§*;
IKTERAL SECURITY ~G ¢ This msmcranam reiera $0 cspies sf :§pnrt$_af
Ssnfidential Infarmant NB 13?, indisatig tha grea&.am@un§ mf taxk being
dune by tke Bommunist Paliticai As&na§e%iQ in aennamtion with aha re~
naminatinn ef V.m. imr $ongress. These ra§mrts, aeé Jn i£, l5,ané
16, 1941;, bzr-iei3_;.~ state at: fellmzaz
"My district f@r'§&s$ iére days was in aha
fuarta Rican district. I Eaund them waxy rss§ams§ve an emihQ§i3§z$¢
bcut the &lscti0n of ?;¥. These petitiena ways Ear %ha merisa§ LabarF&r§y}{th8vpYevinus signaturas I ha§ selieste were far the Semamratia
Farty .
h X 4 _These yepars fuymhgr_sts&ed §hai.n Ey§§§y,
Jun 1%», i;L3;'z§;.B%f1F1 *5:ti%%;E;R;,, S8G.|I&*f>&}§ *-*¢;m<;§ 1;;~{;@§§zatiQn,_ cameta see. this infamant, as?-ring" her ta gs $ see :¢<rs~:§ Him
ih Preit of the idnawn Club ?§i§ ia§armant s}sa atéie that $a@,
wife cf Abner Grsen, is at the ¥,H, haaqgerggrsi §grg§_3gg§§9 3§§ ??§§
Strset, every evening.
190-3l551~429?, P&s8'35: epsrt §f~$p$i31 igen &ELFE§§é3,
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zzwxu d.a*b;e.d spwmber §,. 194:» an M» mark, mi. L evnisitled '"1.:1B;*;a
LT5GHd1;Z-IR, with aliaszsg E? AL; E1?-1PI0NA¬}E' I» R", CE'3 iff~3QF:SHIF HAI"1i:l-R$".
§g¢QydiQg ta this report, through a highly confi6sn$ia1 aurce it was
.sscert,air:~ed_ that undew <.w:e- of Jane B, 19% one SI?=¬¬-i»: mid !:_&E2' that
she was warking for tha ai1§ Kork§r ,van.i5 alas warking on HARS*S
believed in ha ?.M;!'e@npaign at night;
1GG~53Q5L~31: Eemorandum dated July ll, IQQL re: QGHHUEIST
PQLJTIGAL ASEOCIATIUR, DlSTR1GT NUMBER 2, NEW $833 FIELDIVISIOE;
IETBRNAL $E8URiTY ~ $", This mmorandum re£erred tn a repart of Gan»
fidigl Infarmant HY? 52, unier ats Qj June 21, 1Qz§, sgtiing inrth
R nenfernce between Er. GRILL a£ V@¥,*5 0i¬i¢e and 8URRA§Sv2ecret&ty.
T%e pertinent parts of this ¢mnversati@n are se$*furm1as follansz
Kay: A ~ Girl
B»- Grill
Q - Currans Secretary
Ar "Yas.
A E: "Qn AATmIQ has amked ma n mmntant
Er. GURRAE and.HYE$ iphunatic}, BLiCKIE MY£E$ {phonatia!, n have xham
available ana night during the w@ek§"
_ at this time thaws was an imterruptiwn, whan A
statad.that aha waul plana SRR£N'S saeretary Qn.tbe §hQn$i
3: "Hallo.
$5: allm. Thia is §.£§.R=3.i@iTGI;*IGS- §1§?é3s'§i§11s*392§ §r¬5I3;
& the $Qngre§sman»has aske ma in santsam Er. k an yr NYER$ for
the gurpuse $f having ap§Qintm%nts fer them ta spaak in his campaign far
aha lth Gnngrassiunal. ew 1 woul like $0 knnw~§? hare sra say nights
that we c¢u1Lmak@ appuintmsnts far tham tn eama dawn and §p&&k§ It's a
puhli saun awssing syatam.
x n. Is it frcm.a truak mr agen air?
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B: Et ! laud sneaker.
c; V wé*11, sugr-posing J: marks: man up -mm 1%.
CURRNQ. Mr. MYERS ia Qut ef own and isnt expeateé hack fer a ahort whi1B~
But suppoa hat I ask Hr, EURRAE. I'll have a ehance £omarr@w~morning@
V E: "alright. This is fur next1waek~ I'waRQ.1ineYhim up. Q
.6: "For next week sametims. Airight- Uh huh.
I knaw that Er, CURRAN plans to persanally same up ta any haadquarters aad
héve at 1eHS ens or twa evenings and perhaps we san work it nut in that
¢vnn@¢ti0n@ What is yeur phnne numher than?
92 '|!4.§' I ...sluwa mg"
C: ". ind what is ymur name?
B3 Grill- _
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19$-3l55l~E 1: This sariel advises that thruugh-a highly cen~
fiéanmial seurce iz was asaertainéd that ?.H. had addressed mail to the
fnllawing peaple: _
Gn.June 2&3 l9L§ and June 2§, l§&é tn BELEK
SI¥0N@
Qn July 35 and July 1?, l%&L tn RYTk.BIE$EL~
lGO~2?339~l61: hepmrt sf pecial gent JQHH J. ¥£NHING_dated
samba? 1%, NM at Em ¥»:>rk,, :4. Y. en%»ii>1s:i **1=>1§i1fPLE*s so,m*1tr*r11E, ram-.1
CETY; INTERNAL S¥EURITY'~ C". This repmrt reflects that ?.H. was a speaker
at the Hegra ¥*asdmm Rllyqhel at adiacn Square Earan on June 26, l§i&spgnsoreé by th Fe0p1&§shE$§%%ttEe and egrn LabrVic§0xv. Qher speakers
w&re Reverend r. THQMAE $;<h;@TEN; Ev; STEPREN S; WISE; D, $H&HLQTTE
BA%KIN$ BRCWN; FEEUINAND C@ S¥ITH; GEARiES A GULLIS; Reverend XE; A
$EaYTO ?¬$ELL, JR.; Henarabls F1QEELi E. LA Shlé; and Honorable
BERJAEIK J. DAVIS, JR.
lnQ~3l5§l~£3%?, Pages ?, $8: Rep0rt,@£ pecial gant HILFREE
H. Ei ated $epembar»§, l§AA at $m Yurk, N 1. entitled Llh
§i.'r:%1z::-:1@1s:;§a, with 811 mes, AL; E§E;PIG?';-_E - R, :u=.*m:zass*u This;
rwport r&fk@cts thab thrmugh a highly aenfiential $an?c& an Juna 3%, 1§¢4
it was asnermainas that SIMQN uwnférré with ne £BE£AIDi ragarding a
party s3@ns@r§d by the gamih mmmittas, icnarding ta tis rspmrt, imn
advised tat sh mas starting hwf ¥.H. workp
?is rmort further raik aim Qhat
thrmugh meanx nf a mail saver p3aae& an aha rwaisnaa of Him L. srxax,
Iiiiik ?'? nh 3-tmas, ew Ear}: Giw, it was asce1"92?:.§@ine<§ t§ 1zst< she re¢:s§i.92*@ci
mail frum ?.F. ané many oth@m$ inclwng variwus Qrgai£$iG$Q
lQ@~3l5§3~3é&, Pages &&§ ?$; 81: Report sf he same g@£ an
ths sama subgeat m&tt@F'&$ shave data aptammer K3, 195$ rwfkting that
kmiv
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ans BRE§*HE£LQ,é?905 nagan Terracs$
paigning far V.H. ccoring ta this
deorbells far V.H in cunneetian nit
re§l&ci&'¬hat through thissame sourae
sI"~:0:~: emfermvz with one i=1;1'i.~_*.,
¢'am§Jai.gn:92'¢mr11¬ far V.!5&rnaxlyn,_e
lQ~2§3&~999, P2385 ?,_..-a-u
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it was 3$Qa§%&in$§
w isrk,
game sagrca, $§%Q§ hs mee ringing
his ¢§@§aign, Tis ryar §xrt§
1% was assartaina ha-an Julyl:"I92§P. .92-. '1}-n -3 .1 mi.-J& QFZZ-92' .-bi} 3- Ki
38$ i§-§3'§$-
3:. . __: __._ Y ._ _ -.5 :~§¥ §'¥11~5_:.I&_§ 3'3-BY §<i.§_:a:;- 5$."$§
V§ 52: §&p%ri sf 5§a¢i§l igant &§§§E
£1 HQGLEE dated Qugust 9, l9£& at ex Yark, §* X. re: §?E3&§EG§RL
%OEXERS SHEER, NEE YORK FIbLD DIFESEQS; §§?§R§ALv8£$§§?Y ~ Q . kis
repnrt reflects that in July, lggé ¥.§» was hassraqy §r§si§&nt sf %ke
U$IBALI ANEBIGANvF£TERALé5UGI§T§ Qf ths l.§¢§,§ d i Q ih %§§'
convnticn cf the I.%.G., hald frQm 3&2? 2 ta July ? at the Eankattan
Canter, en York. Clzifby, J.?ii', nmdez V-3 s;_;§_s:ae§'z a>:_;~..92r§§1si::1g gzrida in eixxg an
I.W.U. membsr, This r¬y0?$ furtn&r.ref}eats tkat ¥.¥. &§8~§9@k¬ eisre
the 3ta1ian~Am@ric&n Sectien Qf the I.§ E a* &a$hiv~&un S§usra~ sw . ~ » * v ~§ _ .é ;
Ynrk ity on July é, 1?4L@
10Q~2§$$3*31$&: emaranum a
PSRTY, *S.&¢, §$TH1ST NEVB& E,i§E§ ¬@%
SEGUEITX ~»$ § Thia mammranum rafieat 4 . §
Eninrmant NET 52, a emnfarnea taak §k;a§ Fstwaen
the Rat&ana1.%&rit&m@ Quinn, ané §§§§§§ {b§iiave§
mf tha Ehrriars nin, mi whimh im §§¥:§§§x@@
they cmuld get mmnsy far V,&;*$ §p8§g§ §§vi$im
$2,QQQ slraay ., _
3T¬ES;
~.-aaearing
ka.
g eaw;an
fi
z R .;"§? <'92?§ +?.,92 92. §.92..-4
:w>'- : 92. _ <' 9292?§§u ?QY$$§
he ugi%$$§ §§
g &hst, wsa gave him
V 1@@+?55$3~3l3é: Gonfidial 1e§&ar a te iraatcv $§ta%
July 15 l9§& re the S&m$ subiacxiwaitar Qa aqyg §6§<vin§ §aAg -@§A.§ I >7 ' _ _ <92 - jc Q ASing ha mnfiéantlal Euawrmant NYT $3, aan¬er@n¢as taak pla
and ?th sf l§é& betwesn aha f01lwwing¢§r$@mS¥L3 3 392 p$§3 ' e""*
§~'.§<§Z=
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NI l¬JO-5v3§P5£§
inqui$ed.as ta "§@w dues NAES*S fighi 1@Q§? 52% e§1ied it 1sak@§
prei,t.§=" good and that thej; were concesxiraing g
n July v, 1§a§ rriers
{Mien cwnferrad with GIL GREEI5, vGFJ:'§§E? ad _ hm t m~»_
ceiveci a frantic call. ham 7i'»§§,5r.§§E§1§qXk-ER 7, am='i.§ing~ isiss thaiz éé.
v:;'r,she1=:I to see him, on somebhim; urgént-*, aii ..;:~r3$ FE. $1518 c¢:w<ersa:ti<>n
that fallowed indzlcated that they 1.8-£2:1 £§¢n$3¬§Pi~ng way-2 sf .ra:¥.-sing
by mailing tvCif§EthEI71 the *to;;> p:.*op1@ _..
n the same vsiat-a monferre av;it,<h
v.u., was Ea his Eiffii, an which Mme &;;_-m
weuli have be see him 1.aa»e1r on in aha mm.2us.e sf m1~r1&¬1<;:i?;:s s;;s;mi;:%;-
mental that he had. LE5. 1!-hen c1;>mp1.af.na:i is SEEEEE ;a§.~>92~:>z:Jt~ ma m;>rn&~tz@g*s
mating; because of the fact chat, wités thva a.xce;:§<:@.:'a cast .
>s.r.<3 BMGKIE 1=fi'E%, he dirin"; heave as airegle !*e*§§;@§w:*sih'i;<~:= Xezméer
'§¢}1¬?I¬; that what they pledged svas er1tire_3.3r iV::a£§ez;3u-Mae ;i'*;: $s:2§§1I as £'>2rc§;_.s
r fu.m1s gm-. The mnversation the-n t:s.=mina&e.<:i_ _Rn6 mé s .§>=§,,
ggremi to meet: at £»:3Q.
Q22 tm: samm eiszta $i>E¬;§.i;§ -mi es £::~&§»a*¢§sr
NW Xbrk Industri ail; ninn §*<>1s:m::i<l, iZ3.I.J}. ,1 92*3~:>:3¬7§!'1f'¬%<i W:§.§'.~§~.: §IfL
Gfii advised G{3!§.&L *§;':1sVt» M£~.£~?:§l'$ §¥?:"mp£2<,§§:'1 vms gs s a§§.§gx&¢§ri°izl. z;¢t~a*t@e ai
ai:ta:ir:2:"¢ :1,zza;ic:e:+t>e<i that at tém ¥92'§_-*2 **:~§m}_1§~ gxafpk, 9;; +:,§m_
pmiblamsi mi daviigh and ggavs thesm an :§m§.§.gl*:i92 it. -~»-~~»--J
l3Q~?é>£%$§~w1»l:.&;: Genfiiient-ix} ;§.e>:1;-t~er ta ti: sax §§&i2~<§-Ii
July" ?,* l¢§i;;4=§ N: *!{.F§T.I£i*BE.¢2 L1I$$1* .?*AI~¬'I §° $3? ?£§I3{3* £3§¥_,
57E3§~?§Ki3i*1, »i1¥§3§i§:I3~ ACKE, III¥*i"I*J~ZI§AL $P$3E.lE*IK7i*'i£ ~* E . ¥§ ¬<$,é<:* §;i*._§¥;¬1§§
was urxmsmitteai a I*&p>:>"1"h of Gm: fi.c3¢;m;5§92¢';. j{rs.§"¢ma.m w=:~@;,m%; mg-....,
fk chm that ewzpemses bmng ,i.m::u.m*s:i $3,}? $§;§~§F£§§ arm iménw t 121;; a
gmup of wealtixy imends mi? ¢92.!&..
3§3@-*$3i'353w=$92Ii§ wmmrum <?;.::*t<~:-i Avg-u§¬- Q r§::***§i.~*?¬1i§%é§_
H.é.P¬I§3.1£:Z§ U1-?Ii3I§ OF AF-'ERTfC.§; i§TIw1?:1RNI;.L $§Z~*II§§§§§T£ -I 3* - Tfiwia m&mt»:@r2*e.:::ix:m
r$f=n*r§dL tn a mpur sf E1s:.~n§i.dern£:ial Iworman Si? 52%, *rs=1h.§sh ~§a:ssQ:r5;§msi.
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tha& undar date cf July la, lQ§4'con$eren¢@s Her held between $¬0TTY
gs cioxmE1.vL, iammzi, W @TCS A?. A.@;wr<a1n._:@,_ -wmis mls.- --~..=@ §*an»r3.1m.,
this raport skews the activity of the stimnal aritine Union in cnnneetinh
with V;m,1S ¢ampaign. The canvérsatian of the afurementioned people is
zparte-as fellows:
$SOTT3 EEKKRD advised &Li£@ that the £&1ow that
warks down at the $ouLh Afrisan Linas, wha is working with V.E. on eantact
work, has suggested that a launch kw usad on the East River with a Sign
unyit worde gs fellss atianal mwritima Union Keeps Them Sailing.
heelaat ¥.§." Es stated-that a lot of ypla da hat like tastand at
street meetings and that hexa was a gavd chance tn gat ta the peogle inas~
'mu¬h as a great many oi them sit nut there at night.
$SGTTT then.$#1REd'i0 JGE SEEAT, suggasng th&t
ha talk ta MS GQEMEL1 down at the American muth ifri¢an.Line because he
ha a goa idea. He than urned JQE SWEAT averto MG SQN§ELL¢ EC CGENELL
avise that after talking it over with GEEK Clii and.V*E, it'w?$
decied it wmuld be a~goo& idea to make a Sign raading as afarmentiunad
and to have i$ plasad an a launsh ts cruise up and dawn the East River.
It Wa$ SQNH§LL$ iea that tbs Natinnal ari~
tima Hmianvaul hsmia this ané of he Hannah iea» 8QE SE&T atate
hat~he talked.tu TGNX RI&TTG {phona%ic! an that they d@cid§d the bask
thing tn da waula ha ta n the hmu$e*h§~huu$e csnvaasing. when tha cxw
pan&a mi tha launch prnject was brought mg, ME CQNRL& plmsd S$$TY bask
an thghnne with §$E£ SSE than ta $GTTY ts let $8 xm make arr@nga~
msnta ta get the 1@un¢h, an tha e will get the sign prnt&d§ gat it
mmunted an thar§, and g& tbs Lhig manned." Wham é said, "Es sant
foot the hill", $$@TTY vantursd as tQ'wh&th§r the §_u.U. cauldnt valun*
taar tn an this and isgt tha bill. é prataste an statad that, "We
spent $§,@Q$ slrasy, fur G§ris*s sake." $$@TTf than suggesta tat
meyba they nuui get the patrwlmen he ship in $5 a pause. JQE r§ques$sd
EGSTTY ta msks ths reeammendatian and that a patrmlman would than be
assigned ta taka mara af getting the whale gab dune,
1G~?é8§~ll?$: A tranalstiwn sf the reparu r Swnfiential
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lntformant CRND 1'71 dated July 15, 1943.. This report reflect-s that V.h*..
hnlds the independerlcé of Puerto Rico as cme of the most important points
in his pI0gJ:ar:1V and places great hope in President Eranklin D. Roosevelt
for the freedom of Fuerbo Rico. -
100-31551-3570: iemorandwn for the le dated July 1?, 1Q;..£..
res "ALTO CASE". This mmorandum advisas that through a highly conn:fden-~
tial source it was ascertained that HELEN L. SIMON was nampaigning for
VJ-H. L
100-2¬=503-3ll,,3: em0T8-ndum dated July "22, 'lQ~l.» . I've: GUMMUNIST
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