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whe ? ery + 1 heh. ta, eer sd a Dir 2 ae toe ae Babs NEw YORK — Jus at this lime, when many of us have felt that the individual was Josing many of his rights, it is encouraging tq fote the { decisions of the Supreme * Court upholding the Constitu- tiohta) freedoms. The Court—at least the ma- jority on it-. seems to have re- defined tie ancient idea that 8 funetion is to guard the tights granted to our peuple n the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. This it has dene in reversing {he con- ~ my ivmpt conviction of John T. Vatkins, labor leader, and the freeing of dive California i Communist leaders convicted “ uader the Smith Act and the ' Branting of a new trial for : nine others. T also am glad that, after his Jong fight, John Stewart Service. former Foreign Serv. we Officer, won a reversal of tlie judgment of the Court of Appeals which in June, 1956, held that Mr. Service had been rightfully dismissed as a se curity risk, Whtr-yore study the way wet Ep cary tw - & I'm Glad Over Recent High Court Decisions the different Court justices acted in reversing the Com- munist leader's convictions, you find certain differences in their reasoning. For instance, two of them, Justices William Black and William C, Douglas, felt that the Smith Act ig unconstitu- tional. I have not the space to discuss the legal points, but I think it is well worth every. one’s time to read the varied opinions, I for one, am piad that | the Court has handed down a decision which forever bars any Smith Act indictment un- der the “organize” section. “The word “organize” was bo- ing construed in its narrow sensc, meaning that simply bringing a Communist proup into being was found te be cause for {ndictment. ‘The Court held the Communist Party had been organized in its present form by 1952 at the latest and that, in 1931 when the Indictment was ‘ brought against the leaders, the three year statuicoof jimi. tations had run out. (00-139 boy- NOT RECORDED ~ wo} 44 UL 3 195/ ee lee ¢ Tolson st - Nidhéls £0. Boardn an * Belmont’)t» 4 Mohr Porsong 3. Rosen ta a ; Tamm —____—_ yr fod Trotter —____.. \ * ' Nease Tele. Roon. Holloman - Gandy ip ee vr, fy f ‘ ' | ~ Wash. Post and —.____ Times Herald _ Wash. New. s Wash. Star N. Y. Herald Tribune N.Y. Journa]-______ American N. Y. Mirror N.Y. Daily News .__ N. Y. Times Doily Worker The Worker New Leader Date —3y 3-0 4951 — e ’