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September 7, 1950
The Potters Herald
East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio
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In Washington, organizations including ACLU and others opposed Wood, McCarran, and Mundt-Ferguson anti-Communist bills as overly repressive, supporting Magnuson and Celler alternatives for better security without jeopardizing rights.
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Anti-Red
Bills
Washington (LPA)
Some of the organizations that know most about the Communist movement have told members of Congress that several of the anti-subversive measures now before them "will not do the job."
Through the Civil Liberties Clearing House, spokesmen for the American Civil Liberties Union, the Americans for Democratic Action, the Int'l Association of Machinists and the Nat'l Farm Labor Union-AFL, along with 18 other organizations condemned the Wood, Mc-Carran, and Mundt-Ferguson anti-Communist bills now pending in Congress.
The group said it was "conscious of the need for adequate internal security measures, united in their opposition to all totalitarian political movements, and committed to the preservation of the democratic way of life." They said the bills they oppose "are indiscriminately repressive measures... they jeopardize the rights of individuals and of organizations which not only are not subversive but are dedicated in principles and program to the fight against Communism."
The signers of the letter called the bill "hysterical."
While expressing some reservations about parts of the measure, the signers supported the Magnuson and Celler bills which were called "clearly preferable."
Voting on the various anti-Communist bills has been promised in the Senate as soon as tax and mobilization measures are finished.
Wise
To
Commie
Ways
Hit
Anti-Red
Bills
Washington (LPA)
Some of the organizations that know most about the Communist movement have told members of Congress that several of the anti-subversive measures now before them "will not do the job."
Through the Civil Liberties Clearing House, spokesmen for the American Civil Liberties Union, the Americans for Democratic Action, the Int'l Association of Machinists and the Nat'l Farm Labor Union-AFL, along with 18 other organizations condemned the Wood, Mc-Carran, and Mundt-Ferguson anti-Communist bills now pending in Congress.
The group said it was "conscious of the need for adequate internal security measures, united in their opposition to all totalitarian political movements, and committed to the preservation of the democratic way of life." They said the bills they oppose "are indiscriminately repressive measures... they jeopardize the rights of individuals and of organizations which not only are not subversive but are dedicated in principles and program to the fight against Communism."
The signers of the letter called the bill "hysterical."
While expressing some reservations about parts of the measure, the signers supported the Magnuson and Celler bills which were called "clearly preferable."
Voting on the various anti-Communist bills has been promised in the Senate as soon as tax and mobilization measures are finished.
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Historical Event
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Justice
Moral Virtue
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Anti Communist Bills
Civil Liberties
Congress
Subversive Measures
Political Opposition
Where did it happen?
Washington
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Organizations knowledgeable about communism, through the Civil Liberties Clearing House, condemned the Wood, McCarran, and Mundt-Ferguson anti-Communist bills as repressive and hysterical, jeopardizing rights of non-subversive groups. They supported the Magnuson and Celler bills as preferable, while affirming need for internal security.