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> Gf oy low From_Fight for Freedom 1270 Sixth Avenue, Room 302 OFS He BeterCusrery Exec. Secy. CIrele 6-4250 FOR WEDNESDAY P.M. RELEASE.... Miss Gertrude Lawrence, star of "Lady in the Derk" has refused to accept a medal proffered by the Finnish government thro the Finnish Relief Fund headed by ¢x-President Herbert Eoover beco that. .governmont “is now the vassal of Nezi Germeny", Fight for Freedom learned today. ; Wiss Lawrence sent a copy of her letter to the Finnish Rellef Pund, Inc. to Bishop Henry WeHobson, Har letter of refuse follows: October 14, 1941 Finnish Relicf Punt, Inc. A : 420 Lexington Avenue 244, 8O= New York City epoca nc! wrt? Gentlemen:- 2 The Finnish Government, through your organization, hes offered me a medal because I helped to raise money for the relief of the Finnish people in 1939--1940. There are few things that I would rather have than a medal from those brave, simple folk. It makes me sad that I must refuse this coffer mede in their name, but in reality made by a Government which fs now the vassal of Nazis in an attempt to make people of good wil aprear to endors: the actions of the Nazi re . My creed has alwsys been thet expressed by my Prime Minister, Winston Churchill when he said, "Any man or state that fights against Naziism will have cur aid. Any man or state that marches with Hitler is our foe." Very truly yours (signed) GERTRUDE LAWRENCE * e + * e Bishop Hobson commented: "I know how deeply concerned Miss Lawrence was with the ethical problems {involved in making her docisicn, Her action ie in decided contrast to that of Charles “Yindbergh who has no scruples about keeping his Nazi aocerationy Tho offer of the Finnish medal came to Miss Lewrence through Perrin C.Aalpin, Secretary of the Finnish Relief Fund, in a ictter sent on October 6th. 1014 #E byn