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to organtse an NAACP Chapter ct the Untversity of Terae and that certain individuals vho followed the Communt st Party line were trytng to get control of tt. Ladvig contacted Thurgoed Marshall who satd that 1/ any offtce of an WAACP Chapter were held by a Communtst, the charter of that Chapter would te rtthdrawn, (100+3-40-118) The "Vashington Evening Star,” datly newspaper, "ashington, D.C., on February 12, 1948 printed.an article entttied, "Loyalty Program Hit Fy Rogge As Yeasure For ‘Thought Control.’” This arttcle reflected that a putlic forum had been held on February 11, 1948, under the auspices of the National Lawyera Guild in the Nattonal Press Futlding audttortum. Thurgood Marshall, v Spectal Counsel of the Mattonal Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was one of the speakers. Ne was quoted as saying the "whole princtple behind the Loyelty Order ts bad and tt should te attacked from that point.” (62-82273-A, "Washington Star," 2/12/48) ? The Nattenal Lawyers Gutid has been ctted as ge @ Communtet front ty the Housa Comatttee on Un-American Pa - " Aettutttes tn tte 1944 report, page 149. i . = The Senate Judiciary Committee held putlic p hearings on Auguat 9, 10 and ll, 1949, on the nomination of Tom Clark to the Supreme Court. The Chairman of the } Committee introduced tnto the record the fellowtng ad letter addressed to Rotert J. Silberstetn, Frecutive Secretary of the Nattonal Lawyers Gutld dated August 2, 1949: "Near fob: "T have recetved your memorandum of July 29, 1949, concerning the appotntment of Tom Clark to the Intted States Supreme Court. "I am opposed to an intenstue Cutld campatgn to the refectton of the nomtration of Tom Clark. On July 29, I sent the following telegram to Attorney General Clark: "Our stneerest congratulations, etc.' af /s/ Thurgood ¥arsheli General Counsel for the NAACP! ~3- (100-7321-246, pq 16)