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"We wish to address ourselves to liberals who may be approached by the American Committee for the Defen: Leon Trotsky, an organization which, we believe, is attempting to enlist their support for partisan politi purposes under the guise of defense’ of certain pr of civil liberties." , "The reactionary sections of the press have been precisely the ones to seize most eagerly 'o anti-Soviet attacks of Trotsky and his followers..to further their own aims. We feel sure that you do no to be counted an ally of these forces." Page 1379 The "Daily Worker" for March 19, 1940, containe an article setting forth "the text of the open letter si by 17 prominent liberals condemning. the action of. the. Executive Board of the American Civil Liberties Union in barring Communists from office and membership on the ACLU National Committee." .It was stated that among the persons who signed this letter was "Professor Robert: se Lynd, : Columbia." Page 1388 poets, playwrights....»signed: the letter’ to. Presid Roosevelt and Attorney General Jackson ‘protesting th : Abr ine