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Emergency Conference for Democratic Rights there is «se forth as exhibit number 3 what appears to be a handbill: stating that civil liberties am threatened by. certat eiumerated factors including "a Government police. force. with unlimited power, directed by J. Edgar Hoove “who 1 the Palmer Raids....invading your meeting halls and. ‘the privacy of your home." This exhibit sets forth a quotatio from a statement signed by 62 of America's leading educat rs including Robert Lynd. The quotation is as follows : a "“Incitement to vigilante activity. against’ Labo against national and religious groups is increasing. ~ "Open incitement to vigilante activity against labor, against minority radical groups, against national - and religious groups is increasing in this country. We be lieve that the Bill of Rights must apply to the rights of. all Americans - or it will prove a cheat for All. oeete This document was issued by the National mer genc Conference for Democratic Rights. Page 1215 — . In a section of this report dealing with the - National Federation for Constitutional rete t held June 7 - 9, 1939, at Washington, D.C. sponsors set forth on this call includes "Pre Lynd, New York, New York." Page 1229 oe “In the -March-1937,- issue-of- "Soviet—Russi Today" there was printed an oven letter.to American liberals whie was signed by a number of individuals. including "Robert S. Lynd, Columbia University, author of 'Middletown'. Th following is quoted from this open letter: es