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activities; Treasurer of National Civil Liberties Bureau; Was member of
{Director. of Civil Liberties Bureaus Author of "The Condéientious Ob-
“jmoney bringing Syndic alist. and Anarchist propaganda literature from
“lof the Youth Movements: Workéd fox,
-. (mate scope.of free speech. . I wou
jthat all of them believe in the right of ‘persons to advocate the over=
"'lthe overthrow of government.’ by-foroe :and' violence are. violations ofthe |
the Council of the Fellowship of Reconciliation; Vice-Chairman of the
Liberty Defense Union, ee re
ROGER N, BALDWIN, Direotor, ; a
‘Served one year in fail for "dodging draft", An. intellectual anarohi ats).
eotor" and letter. in re. I, W.W.} Member league for ‘Amesty;. Officer.
merican Union Against Militariam, ‘Indicted charged with miarepresentas
tion in soliciting members for.a colony in. Biberia founded by William D.
aywood.e : .
Reported to have informed the Communists, I.W.W.'s, Syndicalists and
Anarchists in this country to go ahead and do.as they pleased, not to
worry about raids and other interference, as he would notify them in
ample time in case the authorities contemplaséa getting busy; with his
Englamd, Germany, Italy and Spain; Attempted to broadoast propaganda
over radio in New York, but so far, ‘has failed; Chargéd by Ratlway
Review with being "the American Representative of the Third International
which he denied, @aying ‘he’ did not belong to the Communt'at Barty. =° |”
Member of National Committee of "Labor Defenae Council " with Debs, Eliz
beth G.. Flynn, etc. . Organizer of People's Council in which capacity he
wrote to the Communist, Louis P. Lochner, "We want also to look like
patriots in everything we.do.” © *., a
Trustee of Garland fund; Board of editors “Labor Publication Society";
Contributor to the "Nation” and one of Committee of One Hundred to wel+
gome Oswald G, Villerd back to America; Praises "The Messenger"; Sponsor.
pelease OF WL iam, 25): Roatery When ee):
and activities of
. atatemént of the purposes a
the A.C.b,U.°he said, ."Expreseions:of: opinion include any language, -even | —
if ite logical consequences:lead others to the execution. of such (overt): |
acts, is legitimately within ‘our°conception of free speech. For example,
the advocacy of murder, unaccompanied by any act, ie within the legiti- |_
would:say,on behalf of ‘the entire committies
requested to make an. official sta:
throw of government by force and, violence.” Laws purporting to ‘prevent.
right of free spesoh. There should, be no prosecution for expression of |
sentiments between radioals, however vibdlent.". ae ee
ALBERT DE SILVER, Associate Direotor.
Gives constant efforts toward movements advocating "freedom of speech", |
repeal of Criminal Syndicalism lawa, release of so-called political
prisoners, raising of funds for the defense of I.W.W.,. etc. One of -
Committee of One Hundred to welcome editor of Nation" to Amsrica; Member
of Intercollegiate Socialist Society; Member of Joint Amnesty Committee,
with La Follette, John A. Ryan and others. One of the signers of the
"Aa" in the "Nation", Jan. 2, 1924, "A Challenge to the Friends of Free
Speech"; Officer, ;eague.for Induetrial Demooraoy. :
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