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The "Daily Worker" for February 12, 1937,- contained: an article entitled, "Nine Resign from Trotzky | ‘Defense Li sewn. Committee for the Defense of Leon frotzky, according announcement that day on behalf of the 60 Liberals” the Open Letter to American Liberals protesting against the Open Letter declared that while the Trotzky Defense Committe was ostensibly formed in defense of certain principhés of: civil liberties, its present activities could only bé inter- preted as "political intervention in the internal affairs: the Soviet Union with hostile intent." Prof. Robert S. Lynd, of Columbia University, was among the 60 persons who signe this letter. "Daily Worker", 2-12-37. _ G15 7599-1208K _ A similar article appeared in the "Western Worker*® for February 22, 1937, in which a list of the signers was.. also set forth. In this article under the list of signers... appeared: "Robert S. Lynd, sociologist, Columbia University, author of 'Middletown'." 61-7559-1260K (7) oe