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NY 1060-98610 , “The Trotsky Defense Committee also sent a - cabléegram yesterday to JOSEPH STALIN, Soviet dictator protesting the Latest conviction of 17 former Communi s leaders and others. «ous. wens : ‘phe cablegram said ‘American progressive publi opinion cannot understand conviction of 17 defendants = on confession without evidence and is horrified by death gentence of 13. We strongly urge suspending death»: . sentences of2LaTAK OP, “SRREBRIAKOFF and others pending | investigation by impartial commission of inquiry composed of genuine friends of the Soviet Union’. "a personal message from TROTSKY will be delivered at the 4ecca Temple meating. Among the speakers will be ANGELIGE*SALABANOFF, Pirst Secretary of the Communist International. ....." The "Datly Worker" dated February 12, 1937, con~ teined an article entitled "Nine Resign From Trotsky ‘Defense’, which stated that nine members had resigned from the American Committee for the Defense of LEON TROTSKY, according to an announcement that they issued on behalf of the 60 Liberale who.signed the open letter to American Liberals protesting against the use of the Committee for political purposes. The open letter de- ¢lared that while the Trotaky Defense Committee was ostensibly formed in defense of certain principlea of Civil Ktberties, its present activities could’ only be - interpreted as “political intervention in the .inter- national affairs of the Soviet Union with hostile intent", Professor ROBERT S. LYND of Columbis University was ano: the 60 persons to sign this letter.: 0 go60 - and Intellectual Freedom American Committee for Democrac nie "pally Worker" dated Cetober”7,°1940) cc tained an article entitled "Bight Columbia Professora >. Challenge Butler ‘Support War Or Get Out! Edict". Ac- | cording to this article, 8 Columbia University professors had challenged NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER'S edict to accept