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| 29. AMERICAN COMMDNISM The propaganda of equality explains why many financially successful Jews suppprt the Communists and serve as an important source of funds. It explains the appeal of Communism for Jewish intellectuals and artists in York and Hollywood. Antisemitism and discrimination is exploited to the full by Communists. Unfortunately this situation feeds upon itself and grows with agitation. The Communist variety of fight against antisemitism is so offensive that it normally increases the evil. This satisfies the Communists, who then have increasing reason to agitate. Not all Antisemitic movements are Communist, of course, but there is evidence of serious infiltration of the Foundation of Catholics for Human Brotherhood. Perhaps the indicated remedy is close co-ordination between socially minded Catholics and anti- Communist Jews to get the facts before our people and to head off the growing evil of antisemitism. Communism and Youth. The interest of the Communist Party in youth groups is, of course, notorious. Agitation over Communist sponsored or infiltrated youth movements during the 1930*3 was common. At the present moment, the principal front organization is the American Youth for Democracy, a successor to the Young Communist League. The AYD is described at length in Appendix IH. At this writing, Communists are bitterly disappointed in the AYD. Its member- ship has declined to 8,000, half of this in New York City. Its magazine, the Spotlightt had to suspend for lack of funds. Of course, much of this diffi- culty is traceable to the fact that the AYD was founded in the midst of war (October, 1943), when American youth was preoccupied elsewhere. At both the National and the New York State Conventions the issue was discussed at length, and there was strong sentiment for revival of the Young Communists League. Nevertheless, the decision was against immediate revival and the matter was referred to the new National Committee. Insofar as any decisions were taken at the Conventions, they were to strengthen the AYD and to devote more emphasis to the recruiting and training of youth as regular members of the Communist Party. It might be well to watch closely the American Youth for a Free T,7orld, American branch of the London World Youth Council* Another Communist youth program is the publication of a new series of Young World Books by International Publishers. These books are for boys and girls of the ages nine to sixteen, and v/ill deal with science, history, social sciences, and modern fiction, with an appropriate Marxist slant. Four books are to appear this coning year, at a cost of about one dollar each. Miscellaneous Communist Fronts. Since the Communist Party is prolific in producing front organizations, it would be impossible in this Report-even to naae those existing today. One list of Communist fronts and publications, active within the last ten years on a national or a substantial local scale, included over a thousand names. It is recommended, however, that readers of this Report peruse carefully Appendices I and III. The descriptions given there afford some idea of the complexity and scope of front activity. Of the fronts not hitherto mentioned, particular attention might be paid to those which publicize the Soviet Union, such as the American Russian Institute, Inc., and the National Council of Soviet American Friendship, Inc. In the latter organization, it is notable that an extraordinarily wide field of activity is covered. Particularly significant is the sentence: "the Science Committee has been successful in exchanging scientific data v;ith the Soviet Union as well as arranging- exchange of scientists betv/een the United States and the |