Atlanta Daily World

IWO To Appeal
To Higher Court
NEW YORK The Executive Committee of the International Workers Order today issued the following statement:
"The Executive Committee of the IWO is shocked by the decision of the Appellate Division upholding the liquidation order of the lower court. The Executive Committee is immediately taking the necessary steps to appeal this decision to the next higher court, the New York State Court of Appeals.
"We feel that this decision, affecting as it does the life insurance and welfare of 160,000 men, women and children, and the further existence of our financially sound fraternal society, runs counter not only to the Insurance Law of New York State but to the heart of the fundamental democratic rights guaranteed by the U. S. Constitution.
"We call upon the members and lodges of the IWO to stand by their organization in this critical period just as they have in the past. We call upon the IWO members to continue paying their dues, so as not to jeopardize their insurance protection. We call upon the lodge to continue their fraternal aid and service to their members.
"We feel confident that with the continued support of the membership, our appeal, which will go to the highest court of the land if necessary, will result in the vindication of our Order and a reversal of what we consider an outrageous and unjust decision."