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Att weet . Let ea rit ge TE CTICUT ACW GROUPS STATE POSIT IOW ON STATS LAGISLAT ION as ' The chapters support bills widening powers of the Civil Rights Commission with, “* regard to initiating ‘complaints under the Public Accommodations Act and ordering: is employers to hire or rehire, reinstate or upgrade employees discriminated against} . Also supported are bills to increase the number of employers covered under the Fair - _ Employment Practices Act, to prevent discriminatory advertising for public accommo. dations or for employees and to increase the number of court tems, ‘so that persons?” "unable to furnish bail would not have to wait several'months in jail before trial, Another bill the groups support would make it a crime for two"or more persons to conspire to injure, threaten or intdmidate any person in his exercise of any.~" right granted by the Constitution, or the laws of the state.” However, the ACIU*: = ‘chapters state that a more detailed statement of the scope of the prohibited conduc would be desirable, © pete ee OPO eS . es rope oes Five bills had been opposed by the “ACLU chapter, One would require the dis< ‘ missal of any state employee who invoked the constitutional privilege against self~—- incrimination in the course of any investigation into subversive activities, * Another bill would create an internal security commission to investigate stated: employees and discharge them if they are found to be disloyal, Disloyalty_in_t 1is= 3! bi1I-t0010 be-established by past or present membership in any organization advos ( cating overthrow of the Goverment, or which has adopted a policy of such advocacy or which approves the commission of acts of force or violence to ceny persons their constitutional rights. The commission would be authorized to hold hearings, summon: witnesses and secure state police aid for this Purpose when necessary. The ACLU: chapters state that the grounds for establishing loyalty or disloyalty are much to: broad and rest entirely on guilt by association, adding’ that the proposed commission also would have a repressive effect on free discussion, ee A bil] removing: all legal rights, privilezes and immunities from the Communist Party or any other Group having as its purpose the overthrow of the goverment by:: force or violence is Opposed by the ACLU chapters because "the outlawing of any .: political group is a dangerous precedent," ..- Soe Rr. . 4 Also opposed is a bill providing for security clearance of children! ‘ersonnel, applying to any camp where five or more children fran 7 to 18 the summer months, Persons employed at such camps would have to file sta _ their loyalty, under oath, with the Commissioner of State Police, ere not, and never had been, members of any organization advocati field, the bill relies on guilt by association and the definition | } organizations is broad enough to pemit varied interpretations, ao an AVRO MANHATTAN BOOK CALLED NON-MAILABLE BY. POST OFFICE The United States Post Office has ‘declared the book "Catholic Imperialism and ‘World Freedom" by Avro Manhattan to be "non-mailable" in this. country.” The actia came under a 190 opinion of the Attorney General interpreting a Provision’ of jhe, Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, The law requires that foreign agents” in? this country distributing "political propaganda" register. such material with the goverrment.. |. oe A be OYE LUA g “o, fae: aailable. Under the law political propaganda is defined as including matter which: esigned’ to "promote in the United States racial, religious or social dissensions." The action follows the recent baiining’ of Pravda ana ‘Izvestia fran the nails PX mder the same laWe wg . Coe Top yey pe Be . "Catholic Imperialism and World Freedom! was first published in 1952' by Watts ~~ ™ 1d Co. of London, England and had circulated freely’in this country until the fall” ‘fk . € 195 when the Post Office decided it was no longer mailable. ween ag - : can . VT Meb s me a, Foote . 7, : 2 tie eeRe “+ On the other hand, the Post Office has been permitting’ libraries, 1. ‘stitutions and certain individuals to receive similar Material for use in thei so Veclalized work. In addition, regular deliveries are made to duly registered agents € fordien governments who handle ‘these publications...) 60. re: soy a Pa TT —_—