-7- (7) Listed among stockholders and prospective stockholders in the Hollywood Community Ra dio Group. (See Report of the California Senate Un-American Activities Committee, 1947, page 180).

Howard da Silva apreared before the House Un-American Activities Committee on March 21, 1951, and refused to affirm or derry membership in the Communist Party. (See Comrnunis t Inf iltra tion of Hollywood ~• '!Otion Picture Indus try, Part I, HUAC 1951, page 118) • He was identified as a Communist in the sworn testimony of Martin Berkeley before the same committee on September 19, 1951. (See Communist Infiltration of Hollywood Motion Picture Industry, Part IV, HUAC 1951, page 1602). Howard da Silva's record of affiliation with Communist front organizations is reported as follows:

(1) Identified as an officer of the Civil Rights Congress of New York. (See testimony of Walter S. Steele Regarding Communist Activities in the United States, HUAC, 1947, page 142). (2) Identified as a member of the "League of American Writers by Howard Rushmore. (See Hearings Regarding the Commun:is t Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry, HUAC 1947, page 180).

(3) Listed as one who had openly supported Communist Candidates in elections campaigns. (See Review of Scientific and Cultural Conference For World Peace, HUAC 1949, page 20). (4) Listed as a member of the American Committee For The Protection of the Foreign Born. (See Review of Scientific and Cultural Conference For World Peace, HUAC 1949, page 21). (5) Listed as a member of the American Youth For Democracy. (See Review of Scientific and Cultural Conference For World Peace, HUAC 1949, page 22).

(6) Listed as a member of the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee. (See Review of Scientific and Cultural Conference For World Peace, HUAC 1949, page 28).

(7) Listed as a member of the National Negro Congress. (See Review of Scientific and Cultural Conference For World Peace, HUAC, 1949, page 32).

(8) Listed as member of Progressive Citizens of America. (See Review of Scientific and Cultural Conference For World Peace HUAC, 1949, page 33).

(9) Listed as member of Voice of Freedom Committee. (See Review of Scientific and Cultural Conference For World Peace HUAC, 1949, page 35). (10) Listed as member of the Committee for the reelection of Benjamin J. Davis. (See Review of Scientific and Cultural Conference For World Peace HUAC, 1949, page 41).

(11) Listed as sponsor of World Peace Conference. (See Review of Scientific and Cultural Conference For World Peace HUAC, 1949, page 58).

(12) Listed as signer of letter in defense of Communist Party leaders sponsored by the Committee For Free PoJ_itical Advocacy. (See Review of Scientific and Cultural Confennce For World Peace, HUAC 1949, page 47).

MUTED VIGILANCE? Has the Philadelphia Inquirer owned by Walter Annenberg dropped the columns of such stalwart fighters of Communism as George Sokolsky, Victor Riesel and Westbrook Pegler as a tactic to test public opinion? Gcoi Americanis can express their appreciation of the outstanding efforts of Sokolsky, Riesel and Pegler by a letter to Walter Annenberg, Publisher of the Fhiladelphia Inquirer stating how these columns are missed and requesting their prompt reappearance.