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qe rere _ | — =o won. ai . — Cre ae —— *? oe a mee neti ae - _ ete aoe + ete! aha tc eytes /No reference is made to rector + ‘ % “ a cn ome fab pte ate “"Bepartment of Justice Mr. Mr. Trotter _ Mr. W.C.83ullivan Tele. Room. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE p MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1958 e: f a -The Department of Justice made public today the follg _ stating ite position on several legislative measures pending in Congress: J) August 18, 1958 ‘t Honorable James 0. Eastland Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Fila Washington, D. C. Dear Senator: I undegeand that the Senate will soon consider various bills dealing with recent Supreme Court decisions. It may be helpful, therefore, if the views of the Department of Justice on these measures, Sre restated at this times , Some of thie legislation permits of full and unencumbered consideration [ena discussion of a concrete question and these bills are not opposed by the Department. Thus». R- 13272, & bill now on the Senate Calendar "To amend section 2335, title I8, United States Code, to define the term ‘organize' as used in that section, Ww ig directed to one facet of the Supreme Court decision in‘Yates v. United States » 354 U. S. 298. In that case the Supreme Court held that Congress intended that the term "organize" as used in the Smith Act, does not include. wyck aptivities as the recruiting of members, the -, organizing of clubs within the framework of the Communist Party, etc. This {bill would redefine “organize” in unmistakable terms. It would constitute a chear statement of Congressional intent in 4 single field and so we support a pill. Another measure which has the virtue of attempting to meet only one problem, thereby avoiding the, possibilities of varied, unanticipated, and - undesirable consequences, if]. R. 21477, & bill “To amend chapter 223 of |} title 18, United States Code, t6 provide for the admission of certain ; evidence, Snd@ for other purposes." xg MEM b2-agsfs-4 la t tA- 1a per “fy §¢— “¢ ; , NOT RECORDED g (o c7s 167 SEP 4 1958