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NY 2oO0-98510 American civil uiberties Union tn an article in the “paily worker’, an Bast Goast Communi st mewSpace?rs for tlarch by 938, entitled NLeading Licerals Hail tgaacat Stand on Gerson Choices it wags stated that 15 outstanding New York Liberals added their support on the preceding day to Borough ~ President STANLEY ae\{saacS for his “courageous action". in standing by his appointment of S.W. GERSON, former 'Haily worker" yeporter to 4 post on his atarf. The etter to «mt. [SAacs released through the american Civil uiberties Union commended his stand in pefusing to dismiss GekSua as Wan example of justified resistance to a wholly unjustifies prejudics against 4 competent man because of his oolitical beliefs". Amgng the signers of the Letter was Professor ROBERTYZYNE of Solwnbia University. The “New York Herald Tribune", dune cl, 19515 in referring to SLx0n de GERSON, stated Ohairman of the Legislative bureau of the Communist Farty in the State and former City waiter of the ‘Dally Worker !..se.-also a member of the Party's state Gommittee..«..." An anonymous source made available a pamphiet dated June id, 1940, entitled Sorisis In the Civil uiperties Union, 4 statement, including the basic docu- ments concerned, aiving the minority position in the current controversy in the ACLU". This pamphlet sets forth a history of the expulsion of Communists from. the governing bo Tt states that ins January 1940, the resolution was adopted by. the Nominating Committee of the Union's National Committee declaring... 4t {nappropriate for sponsors oF supporters of so called... totalitarian aictatorships to serve on the governing... °° committees. and Staff of the Union. The National Committee — subsequently G eeted this resolution end-subsequently._. lution was adopted by the oo on February 5> 1940, a reso . . ttee and the Board of Directors convening ~ Wationeal Commi at the Town Hall Club at New York City incorporating the stove resolutions. oe