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Robert S. Lynd Part 05

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The writer of- T S believedjde telyalas Professo instructor in economics' " A L "t> ely
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below: * < V V &#39; 4 &#39;;;,1, &#39;
 "At this time it is believed advisable
reference to the letter dated December 30, l9%3,;
New York Office to the Bureau, a copy of which
to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Offices,_among other things a letter obtained throug a
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University o a ornia, who is known to be clos
with the Communist Party and various of its front
Excerpts from this letter which appeared to be pertinentthe instant matter are as fol1ows:" L- A r* *
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of the letter which 1:; set forth above
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Committee on Uh-American~Activities,_78thSession,l9Nk: &#39; Vort
"The American Committee for,
lectual Freedom was closely interlocked wi
College Teachers Union, Local 537,
Communist dominated by the New York
Labor Council  American Federation of1939, and~bK the American Federationvote, in 19 1. Amohg those active
College Teachers Union and the
following: Franz Boas, Wslte
Louis Weisner, Perry A:
Myers, Clyde R. Miller, and Max Yergan.&#39;r
Page 326
" As an exhibit in the same report ethereis setforth an article from the "Daily Worker" é.a.te,d_JMar,ch 118
1939, reporting the formation of the American Committee
for Democracy and Inte1lectualFreedom; This
that Professor Robert S. Land of Columbia
of the Middletown series was a member oft
City Chapter of this Committee. A
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of a letterhead dat &#39;
Comittee for Democ
shows that Professor
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of the signatories to a
Committee for Democracy
continue the Dies Comittee,v
name "Robert S. Lynd, Professo
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As an exhibit in this report, there is
the program of the 5th Nationa1,Conference
Committee for Protection of Foreign Born, held
City, New Jersey, March 29&#39;+3O,19#1@j Among
listed on this program appears the name "ProfLynd, Columbia University." , i t *
Page 35%
This report contains a section devoted to
American Council on Soviet Relations which states
"The Council assumed various guises in
of its history, among them being the American
Friendship with the Soviet Union.! This latter,
had the support of such familiar fellow travelers as
Kent  Corliss Lamont, Henry Pratt Fairchild, Rockwell,
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"Dr.RoberA. Kingsbury, and Robert S. Lynd  Soviet Russia
December, l9%O, page 5; "Daily Worker&#39;5 November
page 2!."
Page 36%
- This rqaort contains a section devoted to
Investors Union, Incorporated which it
front organization under the aegis of
Set forth as an exhibit is copy
December 27, 1939,
of that publication
Incorporate A
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Co-author,
As another exhibit
forth an advertisement from Yo&#39; r 10 VOctobe , l9#1, requesting
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states: "These eminent
nf the Russian people."
listnf names incluing Prai.Univexsity@" " - ~ -
Another section sf this repoxt_is
committee for a Boycntt against Japanese
section cf the report sets forth
to show the ummuist control ofan exhibit, there is set fgigh
c dated éocument making a pu
manufactured goods and raw
a peaceful means of
in China. There is set
appeal incluéing "Professor Robert 5*
University. _ _ H
that the Canference on
met in Washington, D. 8., J
the National Feéeration for
Set furth in this section a
call ta this esnference
including Prof. Robert~ In another
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dated April ls, l9¥0, there is set forth
cerning members of the Advisory Board of the
Technical School. The following is quoted i
the above: -stated that in the "Herald Tribune"- not further
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"Robert Lynd, Columbia Unive 4 &#39; r
Emergency Conference, member, Provisional
Committee  letterhead, May 19, 1939; Frontier
Advisory Board! undated letterhead; American Commi
Democracy and Intellectual Freedom, signer of peti
discontinue Dies Comittee  mimeographed sheet attached
letterhead, January 17, 19%O!; letter protesting Ban on
Communists in American Civil Liberties Union, signer, c. s
__  Daily worker, March 19, 19hO, page M!; open letter to
American Liberals signer  Soviet Russia Todayl937, pages 1% - lk American Committee for
Intellectual Freedom, member, New York
December 1, 1939!; Golden Book of American
 Soviet Russia Today November, 1937 page
on Constitutional Liberties in Ameri
leaflet, Call b a Conference on C
in America, June 7, l9#O, page M!; National
Conference for Democratic Rights, signer of
Dies Committee  Daily wbrker&#39;,NhY 13, 19#0&#39;~In Defense of the Bill of Rights, -signer,»  in
the Bill of Rights, a circular, page 2!.
&#39; The "Daily Worker? for March 4, l9#8,
following: > +92 ~"~ ~s~~<
~  -~"~~m~~"-~"Fifteen~outstaning~New+
added their support gesterdaz to Borough
M; Isaacs for his courageous action in
appointment of S. W. Gerson, former
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"A letter to Mr. Isaacs, signed by them
through the American Civil Liberties Union,
stand in refusing to dismiss Gerson as an
justified resistance to a wholly unjustified
a competent man because of political beliefs!
"Those signing the letter are: A its &#39;
&#39;....Prof. Robert Lynd, Columbia University.&#39;"
Page 770 C  C Y
The "Daily worker" for July 31, l9%O, contained _an article stating that the League of American Writers 
had sent an open letter to Secretary Cordell Bull and the,
Pan American Conference presenting a Five Point Program in behalf of the anti-Fascist refugees trapped in France.
The full text of this letter was set forth in the
together with a partial list of the individuals who
signed it including Dr. Robert S. Lynd, Columbia
New Yrko
Page 980
entitled "Miscellaneous Communis and C mmunist
Organizations" is an invitation 5 the
Russian Institute to attend a dinner
Soviet Post war Relations at the Hbte
19,  year not stated! which lists
of Directors of the American Russian
Robert S. Lynd.Exhibit number 2% in a section of,this
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January 1940, originating from 1% West 9th_StCity and signed by Dashiell Hamett, but not
identified. This letter sets forth the text n
signed by 65 prominent citizens wnitn hato the "American Press" on December 1§,.l939"
is quoted-in part from?this letterExhibit number 58 in this section isla l
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"_PWe point out sharply that-this
to léy the basis for outright suppression of
Party is reminiscent of the post war hysteriap
minated in the now universally condemned Palmer
we are not Communists, and we are not concerned
moment with the merits or demerits of the
advocated by the Communists. we are
indisputable merits of our American ,free
and in the consequences to the non-Communist majority
the suppression of the Communist minority." It is Sta
that this letter was signed by "Professor Robert S. Lynd
A Columbia University." ~ii.,W» e
Page 1125 e
In a section of this report devoted to the
Council of American Soviet Friendship there is set
as exhibit number 2 a "partial list of signers"
in the "New York Times" for Mey 18, l9#3. It is not
indicated whet these individuals signed. Included in the
list of names was "Prof. Robert S. Lynd." f _
Page 1200
In a section of this report devoted to
Emergency Conference it is stated that this
in Washington, n. c,»1~ey 13 - 11+ 1939 
sonnel of the sponsors.of the
that it was a Communist front
there is set forth as exhibit lia
this Conference which sets forth
"Prof. Robert Lynd." - ~P#
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_ According to a"Legis1ative Letter"
National Emergency Conference for Democratic
February 15, l9#0, the Board or
zation included Professor Robert
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Emergency Conference for Democratic Rights there
, forth as_exhibit number 3 what appears to be a
stating that civil liberties anethreatened by_
iumerated factors including_"a Government
with unlimited power, directed by J; Edgar
the Palmer Raids....invading your meeting
privacy of your home." This exhibit sets forth at
from a statement signed by 62 of America&#39;s leading
including Robert Lynd. The quotation is as follows: r_¢§
r "lncitement to vigilante activity againstlabor
against national and religious groups is increasing.
"Open incitement to vigilante activity against
labor, against minority radical groups, against nati0nal~
f lieve that the Bi1l_of Rights must apply to the rights o
all Americans - or it will prove a cheat for all.,,,?¢ W
This document was issued by the National
Conference for Democratic Rights. &#39; &#39;
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In a section of this report dealing with the "
National Federation for Constitutional
set forth as exhibit number lie copy of a
Conference on Constitutional Liberties in
held Jnne 7 - 9, 1939; at Washington; D;
sponsors set forth on this call includes
LYnd,.New York: New York." "*>f_, D? D
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""* rt ~"*In"the*March~l937;&#39;issue~of~"
there was printed an open lettercto American
was signed by a number of individuals.including "
S. Lynd, Columbia University, author of &#39;Middletown&#39;."
The following is quoted from this openK  .
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__ Executive Board of the American Civil Liberties Union
barring Communists from office and membership on Ve &#39; a - e L theQ
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"we wish to address ourselves to libs als . v r
be approached by the American Committee for the
Leon Trotsky, an organization which we believe,attempting to enlist their support tor partisan
purposes under the guise of defense of certain
of civil liberties."
"The reactionary sections of the
have been precisely the ones to seize most
anti-Soviet attacks of Trotsky and his
further their own aims. we feel sure that you
to be counted an ally of these forces."I Page 1379
The "Daily Worker" for March 19, 19%,
Oan article setting forth "the text of the open
by 17 prominent liberals condemnin the action
National Comm1ttee.V It was stated that among
who signed this letter was "Professor RobertfS;
Columbia." . <m * »
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The "Daily Worker" for February 21, l9hh,
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in America 19140-19141; Board of pirectors, hnerioao191.11; lluaaim War Relief, Inc" sponsor-,1 51.9141; &#39;
of liational morgénoy Conference for
Boycott Against Aggression, 191:1; signed petitionGomi-£09 for Demoorag and Intellectual Freedom to disogntingin 1931; sponsor for 1 tional Sharecroppera leek Earch J. , 19ConYgre&#39;ss -of American-Soviet Frlendslgip 19112 ;___ sponsor 0&#39;! NationaiAmerican-Soviet Friendship congress Royemper 191;}. ~ 71 Information in the New !ork1&#39;0£t:!,c1.e indie  &#39;
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Iynd was a passenger arriving in the United-Si-ates onairplane at New m-x cu-.y September 29, 19143, at which time heUnited States passport 301431 issued June 28, 1.9143, at Iaahington,indicating his birthdnte as September 26,1892. At. this time
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an articlé entitled 9The New Al Setup which
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resulte in the election of Qlaney Hillman as
markad the restaratiun of Democrecv in that Part?»states: "the fact that such men as&#39;Pr0f@ Robert Lynd,Prgf.Harry Allen Overstreet, gr. william ggsiillnggig ini thathers have associated t emsevas wiLL ~ e n Ve .a or
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that tha Amarinan Labr ?arty
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Russian mail received at the New York Postal Station
April and Hey of 1944, contained publicetionsdestined to various
in the United St-ates -
"Robert Land, &#39;75 Central Pazk West, New Iork City
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