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‘ Pad ever inadequate they may be, :. wg young Polish refugee who becams a U.S. Air Force corporal has fina. er wo BERTIES UNION, 170 FI aoe. 7 ARTHUR GARFIELD HAYS™~' MORRIS L. ERNST * H AVENUE, « 4 oO s “eekly Bulletin #1698 -% ea fFee ; : - May 16, i985 = AN ” CALIFORNIA TANYERS REJECT PROPOSED DISRARIENT PLAN 6 kK. Governors of the State Bar of California have rejected two: of three oropoc changes in the Business and Professions code which would have led to the disbarment; of attorneys under fire in loyalty-security CasOS, « *~ . ; Rejected was a proposal to disbar lawyers who took refuge. in the Fifth Ame n refusing to answer questions about membership in subversive organizations: and advocacy of violent overthrow of the government. ‘7: “pe Tee However; the-governors did votete ask the State ‘Tegislature. to enact a law oh Tag tars ~ : ee Sn ne a + disbar or suspend attorneys who "advocate or teach the violent overthrow of the - government," ..... . The American Civil Liberties Union had opposed all three proposale, which been recommended by the State Barts Committee on Rules of Professional Conduct, & memorandum to the Board, the ACLU's Southern California Branch stated that whi the proposed amendments are aimed at lawyers who advodate the violent overthrow o government, "its effect unque stionably will be to.discoura To avoid the danger of being denounce necessary for lawyers to advocate onl: The ACLU pointed out that the political views of lawyers, Min tio measprte deter mine their fitness to represent or to advise their clients," In addition, the ACLU said, the removal of a Commniet from the practice of law has no rational relatio to the national security, . ee ee: ate ye ns er In rejecting the two proposals the state bar explained ‘that “present procedures are adequate to bring about the disciplining of lawyers who. violate the law, whethe: before committees or elsewhere y and that the exercise of their constitutional right® against celf-Snorinination wild not prevent the administration disséipline when " ATHRIST POLISH REFUGEE FINALLY RECEIVES U.S. CITIZENSHIP” ee ‘ NOT REGOR “American citizenship after a two and a half year delay without having to“utte: _, Yeligious oath, "So help me Gode™;. "5, Te ee on ve ys a fomire tou e . "" ‘The case involves 25~yearwold Walter Plywacid. He gained his oltizenchip in Portland » Oregon last January, He had been turned down in August 1952 by Judge Je Frank NeLaughlin who regretted having to deny Plywacki citizenship but who said thats “our government is founded upon a belief in God," and later added that "if you join: an organization that has vrinciples based on the existence of a Supreme Being & as stated from the Declaration of Independence on down to.the lateet pronouncements by. *resident Eisenhower « then you must abide by the rules of that organisations" =:"? Oe lta oh a? - Plywackl; an atheist, was willing te affirm hig loyalty without religious _ rence, His case was appealed, The National Liberal league, a freéthinker group; .acked him. The Northern Calif, ACLU filed a brief in his behalf, which was subse juently upheld in effect cit ee ae vere . TE ee Bet by the Attorney General's action in the caseo The ACLU caids "To force an atheist to say that he believes ‘in God when he doésn't,y°ie an ine, terference with the free exercisa’ of his religion ~- the religion of disbelief, If a: rative-born citizen is entitled to freedom of religion which would regethe right') A REGULAR WEEKLY SERVICE. FURTHER INFORMATION FURNISHED ON RE 7 <7 ‘ _