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teas ve, rh oo . : “Fak De tata - ae ce SPSL. bee ae SE ep t- t siezure of office files of4Leacue for Peace and Democracy was protested, (3) krotests were filed with FSI against raids on apartments of Thomas licKenng, and cather Communist Party leaders without warrants. (4) /€bicaco Defender printed Tllinois Civil Rights law for the Committee and 5,000 cop- — des were distributed to Loop hotels and restaurants, organ~ j,ations and individuals. This leaflet contained an intro~, duction taken from a talk by Alderman| Dickerson at & mam bership meeting and was mailed to all members. (5) Civil liberties questionaires were sent to all candidates for congress, feneral assembly, local and state law enforce- ment offices in April primaries. (6) The Chicago Bar Assn. board of managers approved the collaboration of their Civil Pights Committee with our organization. (7) ‘Children's Kour" was threatened with ban by police cen- sors but a Loop little theatre group produced it after Committee intervention. (8) Est:.blished Lake Co. Indiana © Civil Liberties Committee in Gary and held conference on anti-alien bills in Congress at Gary YWCA with cooperation of SHOC and Oil Union locals. Printed stationery and leafjet on civil liberties progran for 1940. Atty. daric Btremsich is chairman of executive board. Publicity Gary papers and office in Gary State Bank Bldg. gave status to the new comuittee and recognition by the ACLU. (9) Local comaunity branch attempted in Austin upen organiza- tion by Executive Board. (10) Signed contract with lecture bureau for Irs. Fe L.wRoosevelt lecture on Civil Liberties ($2400 expenses), with partial underwriting. FEBRUARY - “ ~