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Human Welfare, 1947, Pages 1 and 14; National Sharecroppers Fund Letterhead, 1956; and HUAC, Guide To Subversive Organizations and Publications in the United States, 1951, page 104), . — . JOHN HAY! OLMES, Honorary Chairman of the ACLU Board of Directors has been Smee the following subversive organizations: Medical’ - Bureau, American Friends of Spanish Democracy; Russian Reconstruction Farms, Inc.; Citizens Committee to Free Earl Browder; Friends of the Soviet Union and the League of American Writers. In 1950 he sponsored the Mid-Century Conference For Peace and in 1953 signed a letter to the President asking amnesty for eleven Communist Party leaders convicted under the Smith Act. ~ (See HUAC, Appendix Ix, 1944, pages 380, 472, 619, 758 and 977; HUAC Report on the Communist Pere Offensive, 1951, page 149; and "Daily Worker," : 1-15-53,-"page 8), . oe pee ne on i BW HUEBSCH.i's the ACLU Treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors. He was listed: on“page 7 of The American Legion's Report On : UNESCO of April 1956, ase former member of the United States National Commission for -DNESCO-tuho had been affiliated with "nine organizations cited as subversive by-the United States Attorney General or the House ‘Committee on Un-American Activities." According to page 36 of the Report on UNESCO, HUEBSCH has supported the American Committee for Democracy and Intellectual Freedom; American League for Peace and Democracy; Book Union, Inc.; Citizens Committee to Free Earl Browder; Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee and the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. In 1950, HUEBSCH sponsored the China Welfare Appeal, Inc., another subversive organization, (See HUAC, Appendix Ix, 1944, Pages 334, 390, 589, 619, 941 and 1648; and China Welfare Appeal letterhead, 1 0). HUTCHINS, member of the ACLU National Committee and President Of The Fund for the Republic, Inc., needs no introduction to readers of The Firing Line and The American Legion Magazine. In May, 1956, the National Executive Committee of The American Legion in approving Resolution No, 559 (Maryland), stated that "we strongly urge the House Committee on Un-American Activities of the United States Congress to initiate its On November 17, 1955, the National Commander of The American Legion _Stated that "on the basis of our evaluation of the record, the principal rection (of Thé Fund for the Republic) emanated from DR. ROBERT MAYNARD UTCHINS, the President of the Fund...DR, HUTCHINS! record (See The Firing Line, 9-15-55, pages 91 and.92) shows a wilful refusal to consider Communism as anything more than a political ideology,..the record of DR, HUTCHINS, and the record of The Fund for the Republic under his direction, is replete with evidence that he does not believe Communism is a clear and present danger in this country and that he is more interested in Opposing Communism's enemies than in opposing Communism." (See "The Firing Line", 11-15-55, page 123). \ JOHN partons, is a member of the ACLU Board of Directors. JONES has ‘been SffiTiated with the following organizations which are cited as subversive and Communist by the United States Attorney General or the House Committee on Un-American Activities: Consumers National Federation; Inter- national Labor Defense; League for Mutual Aid; National Federation for Constitutional Liberties; People's Institute of. Applied Religion; Mid ~ Century