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192 COMMUNISM IN MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY
slightly obscene reference in it. It was quite a lengthy letter. I felt as though I should answer it. I felt I should enlighten Mr. Graham about some of the things I had seen going on in the guild while he was in the Marine Corps. I paid my respects to Lawson, Cole, and company — rather, my disrespect
Mr. Smith. Who is Mr. Cole?
Mr. NiBLO. I identify him as Lester Cole. I believe he is now vice president of the guild. He has been a leader of it for some years.
Mr. Smith. What is your opinion of Mr. Cole as to whether or not he follows the Conmiunist Party line in his activities ?
Mr. NiBLO. It is my opinion that he definitely does.
Mr. Smith. Very well, proceed with this letter.
Mr. NiBLo. In this letter I was attacked. I was criticized. It was the public-forum column. I felt I had a right to write another letter defending myself and attacking my attackers and also refuting the point that my opponents had made. I also am a subscriber to the Screen Writer ipso facto, because I am a member of the guild. My letter they refused to print. They refused to print it on the ground that it didn't make for unity, or something. I have the letter here in which they refused to print it. Let me see what ground they gave
Mr. Smith. May I see it ?
Mr. NiBLO. "Not consonant with the friendly aims" — the friendly aims. You should have seen what they called me.
Mr. Smith. Mr. Chairman, I would like to have Mr. Niblo read this into the record and identify it as a letter dated October 31, 1946, addressed to Mr. Fred Niblo, Jr., 1927 Rodney Drive, Los Angeles 27, Calif., on the paper of the Screen Writers Guild, Inc., over the signature of Harold J. Salemson — S-a-1-e-m-s-o-n — for the editorial committee.
The Chairman. Without objection, so ordered.
Mr. NiBLO. Do you want me to read it aloud?
Mr. Smith. Yes.
Mr. Niblo (reading) :
Screen Writers' Guild, Inc., Affiliated With the Authors' League of America, Inc.,
HoUyicood 2S, Calif. Mr. Fred Niblo, Jr.,
Los Angeles 27, Calif. Dear Mr. Niblo: The editorial committee of the Screen Writer has instructed me to inform you that, after giving your letter the same consideration tliat all material coming before it receives, it has decided against publishing it.
Without prejudice to its literary merit, it was unanimously agreed by the committee that the content of your offering is not consonant with the friendly aims of the Screen Writers' Guild which the magazine strives to foster.
Please accept my personal apologies for not having communicated this decision to you more promptly. It is just that I have been swamped and, as a result, gotten disorganized in my work here. Very sincerely yours,
Harold J. Salemson, For the Editorial Committee.