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" CALTRORNTA LAWYERS REVECT Propcerd DIBARET Governors of the State Bar of California have rejected two: of three ropsAOH hy changes in the Business and Professions code which would have led to the disbarment of attorneys under fire in loyalty-seourity Cases, - *: : Rejected was a proposal to disbar lawyers who took ment in refusing to answer questions about membership in and advocacy of violent overthrow of the governments ©./# Also turned down was a Proposed amendment to the Code which would have led to} the disbarment of attomeys for "acting dierespectfully toward Congressional or. legislative committeess™ ~. 06. t However; the-govermors-did- voté-to ask the State Legislature to enact a law ; disbar or suspend attorneys who "advocate or teach the violent rt! of the governments .8 Ho ie : . The American Civil Liberties Union had opposed all three propoeale, which been recommended by the State Barts Committee on Rules of Professional Conducty 4 memorandum to the Board, the ACLU's Southern California Branch stated that while the proposed amendments are aimed at lawyers who advocate the violent overthrow of © government, "its effect unquestionably will be to.discourage .all creative. thinking,": To avoid the danger of being denounced and Penalized as Communists, it ‘will be eo, necessary for lawyers to advocate only the orthodox social and ever inadequate they may be, -. . "OGE ae : The ACLU pointed out that the political views of lawyers, "in tio measure. deters’ mine their fitness to represent or to advise their clients," In addition, the ACLU; said, the removal of a Communist from the practice of law has no rational relatioi to the national security, me 2 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, whether before committees or elsewhere, and that the exercise of their constitutional rights. against celf-Snorimination will not prevent the administration, Nia poygeipline whe: Warranted," ATHEIST POLISH REFUGEE FINALLY RECEIVES U.S. CITIZENSHIP : : wa ee NOT RECORDED - A young Polish refugee who became a U.S. Air Force corporal has Hontiy, gebned American citizenship after a two and a half yesr delay without having to“utte: 195: Yeligious oath, "So help mo Code ‘ x at = 5 ~.. The case involves 25~yearsold Walter Plywacki, He gained Hi dzenchiy Portland, Oregon last January, He had been turned down in August, 1952 by Judge Frank McLaughlin who regretted having to deny Plywacki citizenship but who said that ‘our government is founded upon a belief in God," and later added that "if you Join® an organization that has principles based on the existence of a Supreme Being » as: 8b; stated from the Declaration of Independence on down to.the lateet pronouncement: by. President Eisenhower + then you must abide by the rules of tha! Plywacki,; an atheist, was willing te affirm hig loyalty without religious tef: erences His case was appealed, The National Liberal Teague, @ freéthinker group, racked him, The Northern Calif, ACLU filed a brief in his behalf, which was subse. iuently upheld in effect by the Attorney General's action in the case, "To force an atheist to that he believes'in Géd wien he doésn't y is an ine: ‘erference with the free exercisa of his religion ~ the religion of disbelief, If @: vative-born citizen is entitled to freedom of religion which wou aes he righ' BS UN2 1955 A REGULAR WEEKLY SERVICE. FURTHER INFORMATION FURNISHED ON REQUEST.