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FLATURE PRE3S SERV AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, 17O FIFTH AVENUE. NEW ERNEST ANGEL . ARTHUR GARFIELD HAY MORRIS L ERNST oard of Directe Goneral Counsel CALIFORNIA LAWYES Governors of the State Bar of California have rejected two of three changes in the Business and Professions code which would have led to the disbarment of attorneys under fire in loyalty-security cases,: Rejected was a proposal to disbar lawyers who took refuge in the ment in refusing to,answer questions about membership in subversive organizations Fifth and advocacy of violent overthrow of the government. Also turned down was a proposed amendment to the code which would have led to) the disbarment of attomeys for acting disrespectfully toward Congressional or legislative committeeso......... Ja The American Civil Liberties Union had opposed all three proposals, which been recommended by the State Bar's Committee on Rules of Professional Conduct a memorandum to the Board, the AcLu's Southern California Branch stated that while. the proposed amendments are aimed at lawyers who advocate the violent overthrow of To avoid the danger of being denounced and penalized as Communists, it will be y. necessary for lawyers to advocate only the orthodox social and economic views, now ever inadequate they may be.. The AClu pointed out that the political views of lawyers, #in no measure.deter. mine their fitness to represent or to advise their clients, In addition,.the AcLu to the national security. In rejecting the two proposals the state bar. explained that "present procedures are adequate to bring about the disciplining of lawyers who violate the law, whethert before committees or elsewhere, and that the exercise of their constitutional rightya against self-inorimination wili not prevent the administration of diecipline when: wasranted.n: ATHEIST POLISH REFUGEE FINALLY RECEIVES U.S CITIZENSHI NOEXE NOT RECO religious oath,"so help me God, The.case involves 25-year-old Walter Plywacki. He gained his citizenship Frank Nclaughlin who regretted having to deny Plywacki citizenship but who said that an organization that has principles based .on the existence. of a Supreme Being as s stated from the Declaration of Independence on down to.the latest pronouncements by. Plywackl, an atheist, was willing te affirm his loyalty without religious ref 7acked him. The Northern Calif. Aclu filed a brief in his behalf, which was subse-y? "To force an atheist to say, that he believes in God'when he doesn't,is an inw ... Ifa 53 JUN2 1955 REGULAR WEEK SeRVICE. FURTHeR INFORMATIon FURNISheD ON REQUES