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Leer giemalaees oe pele PEMEEN EB Re hee + ounAMRD. Bhemoents SRN OF + y concerning the matter of free: speech and particularly free speech for. Commun ists. Everyone knows both from your ‘writings and your recent award. that you: ‘“.are strongly. anti-Communist ; therefore. Jour. attitude | on freedom of speech is. -particulebly important. ; a we et 4a It. is in connection ‘with the local Smith Act’ case of Jomn Noto that “am writing. After-his recent arrest here he was charged not with conspiracy. 02 anything of .that sort, but merely with being a member of the Communist Party.) As the Wall St. Journal ‘points out (see enclosed fact-sheet), under the current thought-control laws anyone can be charged with this "guilt by association, " or by agreement. Mrs. Roosevelt of course has come out in opposition to- iret | S mith Act, calling for a halt to all Smith Act trials. Your own stand onthe, ~ question would be even more clear-cut, 8S your opposition to Communism itself: well—knom. eae ; ? a oT am sure, you remember’ how in Hitler Germany attacks. egdinst the: Co stitutional rights; .of Communists, spread to Jews, to Labor and liberals, | ands ‘the Church itself .”: Pastor Niemoeller'.s, famous words. are’ quoted in the enclos It is my feeling that we-should ‘defend: =the’ civil’ rights of all.;; The ‘Local , American Civil’ Liberties ‘Union’ has’ taken a stand on Jonn Noto's ‘case, helping® "him“secure” counsel, ete. ; and the! ‘national: aClWWzhas called:for the repeal’ of:, I woula™ very ‘mach ‘appreciate. an opportunity: to. discuss the entire Smith Act.” the question with you, or if you do not feel up toa tally, Perhaps, you. would write 1 me something . of your. opinions : ; ; ts = The ‘attacks’ agains. the: ‘Negroes. in the South, ‘against the trade uniong and.the various legislative attempts to prevent unions expressing their. polity cal: opinions - the Goldwater-Curtis bill for instance - are to my mind. fright- eningly akin to Hitler's, methods. If these are to be stopped, your attitude’ and that of other outstanding citizens will be decisive. It is for this reasc _ that, L hope you will be. able to, give’ {ihe matt ver. ‘your nost. serious considerats« +B. ant f *% Sincerely’ yours, + Mrs. A. ‘Ss. “‘Tesler aL ‘Dupont. St. 500 “Buffalo 8, N.Y. we eye a os - ene . ’ - - net. ‘ " aww enn aE I ss iiede seeelicah taiaameaianads Shanti aieeae eee iamemaiicdndnar amminiaenmademetemeadmaetnemtenemmes nemteame . »