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spirit of the organizing activities of the National Civil Liberties |Unt on was its ‘director, ‘Roger N, Baldwin, and a good example of his type: of mind oan ve gained from advisory. Aetter. of August, 1917, to Louie . [Loohner, in. reference ‘to the People's Counos1 Convention’ ee Ses + "We want ‘to Look like ‘patriots in everything we do,. Wa went to get! a good lot of flags, talk & good deal about the Constitution sand what ou |forefathers wanted to make of this country, and to show that we are se rent the folks that really stand for. the spifit of our institutions." } Roger Baldwin. Was sentenced for violation. of the Selective Service jAct in 1918,. and. after: his conviotion the National Civil Libertics Burea continued its activities; some of the officers listed on Nov, 18, 1918,. re as follows: L, Hollinsworth Wood, Chairman; Norman M, Thomae, Vice | Chairman; Helen Phelps Stokes, Treas. 3 Albert de ‘Stiver, Director; ANS Tdem. D.. Simpson, Walter. Nelles, ; John. Haynes, Holmes, .Crysten. Eastman, etp. eae _ There are, many examples to sllustrate. that the ‘relations pf ‘the: civil Liberties Bureau and the I.W. We were Antimate. It-was and has. ‘beet ost active. Ain raising defense funds for the I .W. v. and in seouring batl: - itor Wiliam pe Yayvo0d, also in. epreading ‘Publicity, — The madling ligt of the Bureau Was put, ‘at the ¢ di posal of Haywood and the pamphbet "The Truth ‘About’ the ‘I.W..", written by I.W.W. apologiate, was Publi shed and given wide” circulation. . | ae The ‘Nationsl Civil Liberties Bureau oontinued ite adtivities uptil te reorganization into the America @ivil Liberties Union. On January 3, 19 20, the reorganization was effected in order to deal with the new epects of the civil liberties since. the’ Armistice, partioularly the many state lews and Local ‘ordinances restricting free speeoh and free | _ Sssemblage.