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trave 1 * ” Aygust 29, 195, ELIZABETH GURLEY FLYNN, convicted op! .. Yunctionary, referred to the ECLC as one of the "foress : onery ing on the defense of the Bill of Fr Rights toaay" * WY 100-25857 * proceedings before the New York Joint beeislegivs Committee on Cheritable and Philanthropic Agenefies and Organize tions held February 23+25, 1955, 4n the Supreme Court, State of . Naw York, 60 Centre Strest, New York City, In his aa testimony February 2h, 1955, befere the Committee, the subject stated that he had been associated with tha need CHO; that he considered the CRC to be one of the most - 4mportant organizations fighting for the freedom of the Neero people: that he contributed much of hia time to the - work of the CRO; that he had been an officer of the CRC; — that he was not sure of just what position he occupied, but belteved himself to be a member of the Boerd of Directors; that he did not remember any amounte of money collected by the CRC for various causes in the defense Of. ' Civil rights, en who nes furnished r eliebie —_ information in e pasts advised that PAUL ROBESON attended Boag 2 vil Liberties ¢ tee, Raw - York Gity, o According to PAUL ROBESON apoke the meeting cancerning the shame and loss suffered by peopis everywhere because of rules coverning a meating of the_E The "Datly Worker" issue of October 8, 1951, page. one, columns four and five, in san article entitled, "150 -. - Notables Form Emergency Civil Liberties Committee", reflected —- that the formation of the Emergency Civil Liberties Committee {ECLC} had been announced on October 7, 1951, It was pointed » out thet the purposes of the organization would be to help”. mobilize public opinion 4n support of the traditional American Constitutional guarantees of civil liberties and so’ render aid to victims of abridgement of these itbertios: in, oe politics, education and the professions oS aces ge “Writing in "Political Affairs” Leaue of ~ Bm