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— <a —_ 31709 Hew york city, gan. 19, 19497 Same apr gee mT UNAS IED " . The statenents which have appeared in recent months and weeks aout ure + sone - ee wore 0 P, lash, generel secretary of the United stetes Committee of pitemetional student © te. Service, ere e matter of deep concern to this comittes. ‘hese stetements involve Z “not only Lire Lash but, by implication, the general position of the committees — | The Internetionsl Student Service, ‘founded jn 1920, embarked on its present - os progran two years ago. The purpose of this program has been to acquaint students, through free discussion, with the traditions and needs of democratic society and - thereby to strengthen their gevotion to our governmental system. In Wovember ; 1940, Mire Lash was elected to be general secretarye At the time of his election the ~~ members of the executive committee were aware of his forner political affilietions.s They also knew that he had separated from his former associates because he had Seconé | é — sonvinced thet their beliefs were not compatible with the preservation of the America: — way of life. tn our association with Lir. Lash we have every reason to know that he subserijes - whole-heartedly to the traditions and beliefs of our democratic society. - Our suase - with e large number of students has béen in great measure owing to their confidence him, We consider the attacks on Ue Lash not only wmijust to him but detrimental to .. the movement which he servee,. oe Dte Alvin Johnson, Chairmen - “Pree Henry Goddard Leach irs. Eliot Pratt | re Algernon D. Black , Dr. Clyde Eagleton Dre William Fletcher , FEB aN 2 ealeae: Ci pSTICE De Rooseve Mrs. Frankii . ah Dr. Harry Gideonse Dr. George Shuster x Dre Edgar J. Fisher Robert G, Spivak ° : New York, Jan. 16, 1842 nds