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100-1630 Beltimore VI. ORGANIZATIONS WITH “MICH LATTIVORE IS OR WS BEEN SFFILIATED AR sRDLAND LSSOCLATION FOR DEMOCRiTIC RIGHTS according to infornation in the Vartical File, the ifarvlend Roon, @roch Pratt Libriry, the jiarylend Association for Democratic Rights was forried in Jung, 190, with offices at 19 Hedical arts Building, Baltimore, Mervlend. ‘this Vortical Pile reflects the Maryland .ssociation for Damecratic Rights is affilisted to the National Gnergency Conference for Democratic Rights. ..lso in this file is 2 lotterhocd which roflocts this .sscciation is affilicted to the Nation*l Faderction for Constitutional Liberties. A pamphlet is in this file entitled ™, Confercnce on Damocratic Rights," dated June 1h, 15, 21940, Baltimore, *arylind, The nancs of OURN LiPTINOhS and tirs. OVEN LTTINOKS are among the 49 sponsore of this conference. The June lh, 1940, issuc of th: "Baltimore “crning Sun" contained the following ste tonent by BERT L/CLABKE ®, Temporary axscutive Secretary of the Marvlend .ssoci:tisn for Democratic Rights: NConnunists will not be ¢xcludzd from momborship in the recently orzonized Maryland issocintion for Democratic Rights. Howv.ver, noith:r Covnunists, Demcerats, Nopuolic ns, nor mambers cf cthecr political prtics will be permitted to join the .sscciation as official ropresentttives of thair pertizs,' CL.RKS is quoted in the article as having stated thet the consti- tution of the prrent organization of the “erylbend Jssocintien fer Derio- cratic Rights oproges any attempt to pass losislaticn thut cnantravenes ~ur country's traditions of hospitality to th. alion, or thet deniss equrli civil or political rizhts to any minority ¢roup. Other infornation in the Varticrl Pile in quistion, consisting of eraphleats and anncunccmonts cf meetings, did not ecintain any reference ts OWEN L:.TTD ORS, Tt is noted thit ths Nations] Gh margoney Conference for Nuaceratic fiahts wos cited as a Communist front by the SpacinL. comiitt beg on Yacwecpicsn, etivities, Report, ‘arch 29, Vb, prges 43 ond 102, alse, thet the "tien Federtticn for Constitution] Lilbertics wes cited vy this san. eamittec, Kkapert, tarch 29, 294, pate $0, as one of tho viciously subl- versjve crganiz*ticns cf tho Gomrpunist Portr. -~ 25 -