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WY 1o00~-98810 Wunder which no persons were ever prosecuted in all thos ¢ hundred years and uses it to jail citizena becauss, two years ago, they shared your appreciation of the valor of these men's democracy". ore : aon: This document sets forth a list of names of persons who signed the above letter which included. that of frefessor ROBERT S. LYND. Young Communist Geapue Confidential Informant of known reli- ability, made available a document which reflected that on December 1), 1939, 65 prominent citizens signed "a pamphlet entitled “The Sense of the ‘BLL of Rights" which was sent to the press. Among the persons wie. signed this atatement was Professor ROBERT &. LYND of Columbia University. it is stated on this document that the same was s reprint published by the Young Communist Leage, 1514 Frospect Avenues, Cleveland, Vbic. | Miscellansous An undated and unidentified peinted handbill entitled "In Defense of the Bill of Rights", carries a protest against alleged curtailment of the eilvil rights of certain minority groups {neluding the Communist ‘arty. The handdill states "We point out sharply that this. concerted campaign to lay the basis for outlied-supp1 of the Communist Farty is reminiscent .of .the postwar, hysteria which culminated in the now, universally. demned Palmer Raids. We are not Co not concerned at this moment with the x of the doctrines advocated by the Communists. interested only in the indisputable merit, of “our: American. tradition of free speech and th naequences: to the non-Communiat majority of thé suppréssion oft Communist minority". This statemen purportedly signe by a group of sejentists and educators also inelnded Professor ROBERT S. LYND of Columbis, Unt ersity ae