▁elected ▁included : ▁ ▁Joseph ▁Fre eman , ▁Jan ▁W itten ber , ▁Con rad ▁K mor ow is ki , ▁Kenneth ▁R ex ro th , ▁Charles ▁N atter stad , ▁Harry ▁Carl is le , ▁George ▁Gay , ▁Carl ▁Car ls en , ▁and ▁Jack ▁Wal ters . ▁Honor ary ▁members ▁included ▁Maxim ▁G ork i , ▁Rom ain ▁Rol land , ▁John ▁D os ▁Pass os , ▁F uj im ori , ▁Lo ▁H sun , ▁Johannes ▁Be cher , ▁Vall ant - C out ur ier , ▁and ▁Lang ston ▁Hugh es , ▁with ▁Maurice ▁Sug ar ▁as ▁chairman ▁and ▁Oak ley ▁C . ▁Johnson ▁as ▁secretary . ▁ ▁Chapter ▁reports ▁consist ently ▁critic ized ▁the ▁original ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁chapter ▁of ▁ign oring ▁the ▁others . ▁Harry ▁Carl is le ▁of ▁J RC ▁Hollywood ▁opposed ▁Mike ▁Gold ▁of ▁J RC ▁NY C ▁for ▁falling ▁down ▁on ▁principle ▁when ▁opening ▁the ▁J RC ▁to ▁non - Mar x ist ▁writers ▁and ▁artists . ▁ ▁Instead , ▁Carl is le ▁ur ged , ▁the ▁J RC ▁should ▁focus ▁on ▁" art ists ▁and ▁writers ▁of ▁distinct ly ▁working ▁class ▁origin ." ▁ ▁The ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Mass es ▁included ▁the ▁" John ▁Re ed ▁Club ▁Resol ution ▁Again st ▁War ," ▁stating ▁its ▁st ance ▁against ▁" im min ent ▁imperial ▁war ," ▁not ing ▁that ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁" stand s ▁for ▁peace ," ▁and ▁calling ▁on ▁all ▁writers , ▁artists ,