Harry Gannes
| Harry Gannes | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1900 Hull, England |
| Died |
3 January 1941 New York City |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Pearl Roth Gannes (third marriage) |
| Children | daughter from second marriage, son (David) from third marriage |
Harry Gannes (1900 – 1941), foreign editor of the Daily Worker during much of the 1930’s, was an American communist of national prominence.[1][2]
Biography
Harry Gannes was one of the founders (in 1922) of the Young Workers League, the predecessor of the Young Communist League, serving briefly as its general secretary.[3] As foreign editor of the Daily Worker he was a mentor to Theodore Draper,[4] with whom he coauthored Spain in Revolt in 1936. His book When China Unites, 1937, based on research and experiences during a trip to China in 1932-33,[3] describes the Kuomintang-Communist alliance of the mid-1920s and the confrontations between the two parties from 1927 on. Gannes traveled to China, and later to Europe (1938) using a passport under the name Henry George Jacobs.[2] For this he was indicted for passport fraud in 1939. At almost the same time, he fell ill and was diagnosed with a brain tumor, from which he died on 3 January 1941.
Published works
Books
- Spain in Revolt : A History of the Civil War in Spain, 1936, with Theodore Draper
- When China Unites An Interpretive History Of The Chinese Revolution, 1937
Pamphlets
- Youth under Americanism Chicago : Pub. by the Young Workers League of America, (with George Oswald) 1922
- Yankee Colonies Imperialist Rule in the Philippines, Porto Rico, Hawaii and Other Possessions, New York : International Pamphlets, 1930 (International Pamphlets #7)
- Graft and Gangsters, New York City : Workers Library Publishers, 1931 (with Jacob Burck, illust.)
- Kentucky Miners Fight New York: Workers International Relief, 1932
- The economic crisis: an analysis of the course of the crisis up to June 15, 1931, prepared for the 13th plenum, Communist Party, U.S.A. [New York?] : [publisher not identified], 1932
- Soviets in Spain: The October armed uprising against fascism New York City : Workers Library Publishers, 1935
- War in Africa Italian fascism prepares to enslave Ethiopia New York City : Workers Library Publishers, 1935
- Spain Defends Democracy, The Truth about the Fascist Plot New York City : Workers Library Publishers, 1936
- How the Soviet Union helps Spain, New York City : Workers Library Publishers, 1936
- The Munich Betrayal, New York City : Workers Library Publishers, 1938
References
- ↑ "Red Editor Here Dies, Facing U.S. Charges," The New York Times, January 7, 1941
- 1 2 "Communist Dies: Federal court asked to drop action against Gannis [sic]" Buffalo Courier Express, 7 January 1941
- 1 2 "Harry Gannes Dies," Daily Worker, Jan. 5, 1941
- ↑ Draper, "Preface" to paperback edition of American Communism and Soviet Russia, pg. xi.