Word: reed
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...Although the conservative Chicago Tribune branded Harvard a "hotbed of Communism" in January 1948, the main Marxist organization for undergraduates in 1949--the John Reed Club--never boasted more than 50 members...
...Nevertheless, the society made its presence felt on campus. John Reed members twice played host to the well-known German Communist Gerhard Eisler. On both occasions, capacity crowds turned out to hear Eisler speak...
...According to former John Reed President Robert Bellah '48, most students attended Eisler's lectures out of curiosity and because he was a notorious national figure--not because they shared his political views...
...Bellah says that non-Communists in the student body and Faculty were usually ambivalent toward the John Reed Club. He adds, however, that the administration tried to influence his organization...
...While students usually exhibited tolerance of radical political views, there were exceptions to this case. On Nov. 10, 1948, George W. Stocking '49, then president of the John Reed Club, was attacked by three assailants while distributing pamphlets for a Communist event...