Harry Gannes


Harry Gannes, was a British-born American journalist, foreign editor of the Daily Worker during much of the 1930s, was a communist of national prominence.

Biography

Harry Gannes was one of the founders of the Young Workers League, the predecessor of the [Young Communist Party of China|Communist League USA|Young Communist League], serving briefly as its general secretary. As foreign editor of the Daily Worker he was a mentor to Theodore Draper, 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, 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 using a passport under the name Henry George Jacobs. 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

Pamphlets

Youth under Americanism. With George Oswald. Chicago: Young Workers League of America, 1922.. New York: International Pamphlets, 1930.. Jacob Burck, illustrator. New York City: Workers Library Publishers, 1931. New York: Workers International Relief, 1932.The Economic Crisis: An Analysis of the Course of the Crisis up to June 15, 1931. New York: Communist Party USA, 1932.. New York: Workers Library Publishers, 1935 . New York: Workers Library Publishers, 1935.. New York: Workers Library Publishers, 1936.. New York: Workers Library Publishers, 1936.The Munich Betrayal. New York City: Workers Library Publishers, 1938.