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‘ é/ oy oy ' From_Fight for Freedom 1270 Sixth Avenue, Room 508 F. 2. Peter CuerTeey Exec. Secy. CIrele 6-4250 FOR_ WEDNESDAY P.M. RELEASE.... Miss Gertrude Lawrence, star of "Lady in the Derk" has refused to atcept a medel proffered by the Finnish government thro the Finnish Relfef Fund headed by ex-President Eerbert Eoover becca that government “is now the vassal of Nezi Germany", Fight for Freedom learned today. ; Wiss Lawrence sent a copy of her letter to the Finnish Relief Pund, Ine. to Bishop Henry WerHobson,. Her letter of refuse follows: October 14, 1941 Finnish Relief Funt, Inc. a 420 Lexington Avenue D49 BG New York City ere ree a . Gentlemen:+ The Finnish Government, through your organization, hes cffered me a medal because I helped to raise money for the relief of the Finnish people in 1939--1940. There are few things that IJ would rather have than a medal from those brave, simple fcolk. It mokes me sad that I must refuse this cffer mede in their name, but in reality made by a Government which is now the vassal of Nezil Germany. For IJ cannot help being convinced that it 1s one mere case in which the Government of a small country is being used by the Nazis in an attempt to make people of good will and humanity aprear to endors: the actions of the Nazi regime. My creed hns alwsys been thet expressed by muy 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 # * +) o& ishop Hotson commented: "I know how deeply concerned Miss Lawrence was with the ethical problems involved in making her docisicn, Her action ta in decided contrast to that of Charles “Tindbergh who has no scruples about keeping his Nazi aocerations The offer of the Finnish medal came te Miss Lawrence through Perrin c.Aalpin, Secretary of the Finnish Relief Fund, in & ictter gent on October 6th. 1014 HELA BEE