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| oO i Fetailies of McCarren Victins Place Protests Before UN< LAKE SUCCESS.—Charges that the U.S. government 7*". “nace wae {States now held in custody by the U. S. government,” the commuai- cation to the UN declared. ‘composed of members of the im- mediate families of non-citizens ar- resled in the McCarran Law ids, many of whom have been ge 1d on Eliis Isiand for more than| have been explicitly denied the fo . one 5 ee weeks without bail. ‘rights and freedoms’ set forth in : eee | worn’ & L. committed “grave violations” of the Universal Declaration be f of Human Rights by the arbitrary arrest and holding with. i © _ out bail of non-citizens were plac; ——>———— | ls ed before the United Nations fast] &% however, by other members of wee week. the UN on mittee. Dr. Humphrey oe A - - , accepted the document for the en- | ee eaty eee Se | es charges, listed in a th preitize committee, He said he would © 7 ta _ \Sented to Dr. JohNJumphrev, Di eve it his immediate consideration. ‘ Oe ft ‘rector of the UN Division of Hu-| "We are members of the imme- = i sies ee man Rights and member of the! diate families of 16 legal and Pere Foe Re Lo a he -UN Secretariat by a delegation, manent residents of the United we Noe ae “These members of our families “(The document was circuiated to, the Universal Declaration of Hu- lall members of the Social, Hu-|™man Rights. We are informed and ‘nanitarian and Cultural Commi:-' believe that the U. S. governmen! " ltee, headed by Mrs. Eleanos, is bound to honor that declaration ELEANOR ‘ROOSEVELT "Roosevelt. It asserted that by ar-|and to honor its articles. Never- Flatly Refused resting and denying bail to the! theless, in violation of Article 9, McCarran victims, the U, §. gov-|members of our families are being ye)son Lightcap ix one of the ‘ernment. committed violations offSubjected to ‘srbitrary arest anc) oness on Ellis Island, was permit- ithe Human Rights Declaration “of detention forbidden m that ar-| ted to attend the meeting and pre &@ serious and far-reaching char-|tile. In addition, the actions of sent the petition. the U. S$. government against acter.” "he : Othere in the afeeation we ' members of our families ate in ey ois ¥ clear violation of the laws of the| Mrs. Mary “Borich, fife of Fran ticsh; Mrs, Nel Cationar: and MRS. ROOSEVELT was the! country and its Constitution.” Wera, wife and daughter of An- only delegate who refused to pes- * ‘ Vera, wi gaughter ol sana receive 2 co, 9 com- ) ttonar; har a. m= rounication addressed. to ber corm-| FOR MORE than a half-day. hone father of Claudia ones; tnittee. the delegation of wives, busbands,| \jrs. Esther ‘Marisiadies, wile of She was approached jn the del-/ fathers, sons and daughters of the Peteg Marisiagies; Mrs. Rauline Pie egates’ lounge bv Harry ‘Havmond,! Enjis Island prisoners sought to in-| rinsky, wife 3° ree irinskys spokesman for the families of the! yew Mrs, Roosevelt and other} *!% Rose™Fsrazona, wief o - an [McCarran victims, When tok] that 1 the UN..UN ;_|velSfarazona; Mrs. SoniaS¢ tide jthe egal arrests had caused ex-! U, S. delegates to Ne but © ter and Mona. wife and daughter of tie eg aad Actress and, ficials denied them passes to at-) Jack Schneider, and Irving “gil- had done irreparable injury to the; tend the meeting of the Social, | T. ; ; reds a clipping from families of 16 legal and permanent! manitarian and Cultural Commil-| The delegation was sponso of the IU. §. residents heh! ou Ellis Island.jtee, which was in session and to'by the Americas Committee ic: iMfrs, Roosevelt pleaded that het) which the communication was ad-! Protection of Foreign Born, whign ommittee was hat in session. She} dressed. . is conducting the campaign ior THE WORKER ‘Hatly refused io accept a copy of| Finally, after long negotiations,| freedom of the McCarran victims e document. Raynvond, who oerreporter {or and their right to become Amer- Mf —_ 1g -So _— ; whose wife Rose! ican citizens. The communication was accept-|'The Worker # wife Re mn Gaspped at the Beat of rv vOVErnmen ‘ . a (00 -21aS59¥- A