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News clippings : Westbrook Pegler

Tuesday, March 8, 1938

Saturday, February 25, 1939

A2001-074

AF/162822

Five articles written by Westborrk Pegler, a nationally syndicated journalist who was one of the Roosevelt administration's sharpest critics and a fierce opponent of both fascism and communism. Topics of the articles include : the Screen Writers' guild and the communist within the guild ; Red baiting should be recognized as a legitimate defensive action ; why not Red bait? ; Frank Hague, the mayor of Jersey City, is worse that Stalin ; the cost of dictatorship and revolution ; Communist picketing a meeting of Hitter's anti - Americans meeting at Madison Square Garden. Organization : Oregon Journal People : Pegler, Wetbrook Key Words : Communist ; Communist Party ; Fascist ; Hitler ; Dictator ; Screen Writer ; Hollywood ; union ; Red baiting