Evening star., 1928-04-20

The Thirty-seventh Continental Con-
gress OF the D. A. r. today formally
SGuelched the so-called black list cou-
tFoversy BY an overwhelming vots
shortly after the name of Presiden;
Coolidge had been drawn into the cen.
troversy through committee channels ss
one who had approved q "biack-Hsted'
institution.
the congress voted down the ~insur-
gent resolutions" which failed of In.
production from the floor yesterday on
the heels OF the presentation TO the
committee on resolutions Of a couy Of
letter hy President Coolidge supposed
dorsin~ Ford Hall Forum. Botson's
nan OF free speech" This han IA oos
OF the institutions named In the lis. of
undesirable organizations and fnstit,,.
@ Ions circulated among members of the
Massachusetts, D. r.
Letter to Halls Founder.
The Presidents letter. da.sd ar.v.h
IS OF this year, vas addressed 10 C;ar-ys
=. Coleman. founder and director Of tSe
t,An Inc letter expressed the PreSi-
oen1S desire TO join with others s4in
expressing their appreciation Of yoslr
great and unSelflSh service IN fotrndir0
an : erecting Ford Hall Forum.
II mas been vital influence in HoS-
ton and good example for other err.
1lnuHities, Mr.. Coolridge wrote. Accord
Alg 20 pnotostatic copy OF the letter
lrsa1ueG 1s.ss % the committee By Mrs Helen
black list controversy. Il hoDs r. rssv
oe maintained under your guidinv hars
Tor many years 70 come. ----->-
MIs. Bailie. accompanied By Mrs
o. Onler Roy OF Kansas. author Of tfa
aSputeo resolutions. also presenfed -
nc committee copies OF the Sr-eaIaa5
LIST or undeStrable speakers. vhsrh r.
Stuosd me names Of IL prominent
washington women.
Mrs Roy Kissed
Efforts Of Mrs. Bailie and Mrs. Rov
N support Of the resolutions before 49,
committee resulted IN their lorna 49, -
entatlon TO the congress 4 few r,orse~ss
Later and ended IN their iErorinin,,S rss-
leat after brief furry OF bitter sah~Ya
/ ArS: Roy. rising TO the defenSe ~ sf>e
motions. was Kissed BY the daserafr<
wnen she said. IN reply to a c1,eseiar,
.nat enc was member OF the Wnrssn'S
International League for Peace and
.
The resolutions, aimed at the actfvi-
chairman OF the national aefrnse ~ns...
Hltsee. IN support OF the Nayy BIN srri
~ the policy OF the society IN invisiv,,
Only acceptable" speakers 20 itS resets
lngS we're submitted 20 the conventso,
oy Mrs, Henry 3. JOY. Chairman, ~ ~
resolutions committee. without recogn-
naendation.
Mrs. Roy was extended the courtesy
% .he platform oy Mrs. Alfred J. RroS-
Seau PRESIDENT general 50 that shs
could speak in behalf OF the resallt.snS
Sno she moved that the reSolussons ns
ala ON the table until the deleSateS hsci
nau time 20 study them, Afrer s,u.e
0eoate this motion OF Mrs. Roy was as
approved and when the final vote an
tne resolutions was called an ha,t a
Dozen or 50 Of the several Thousands
oslegateS arose 70 register their vcse
against them.
LEGAL Women Listed.
The local women branded as srzrsgss-
SlfanAe as -. A. r. speakers. accorxaSnx
20 the list presented 70 the COMMITTEES
oy Mrs Bailie. were: Miss Craze An
nott. head Of ChtsdrenS Ex,reau. rnfer-
nauonaftSt; Mary Anderson. head Of
ne WonaenS Bureau Of the Labor DE-
nartnaens. Socialist; Or. & IoSephfne
naksEs Chlidrsn's Bureau: SssSan
nIandisS, daughter Of Justice Branches
% the supreme Court. Mrs. Mabel CoS-
tlgan. Socialist: Dorothy Dexter. ma
lonal secretary womenS InsernatSosasl
isague for Peace and Freedom: .hslia
LALnrop feminist. Tnsernaticna,iSt s.
siaIsst. paeifst: Alice Paul feminist
Mrs, Railie asserted the list WAS eoDs.
plieo ny Mrs, Randolph F4CghinShane az
tne hoSton Public Safety League. a TlTEs-
member OF the u. A. r., who sent ID -
MRS. stephen D Huvd. Massachusetts,
StAts chairman o1 national defense for
the y A, r. Mrs, H0rd. aecovyatng 70
Mrs. Raille. distributed the liSs arsossx
various chapters OF the MaSSaehusegts
organization. Mrs Hur1, when CITES
TONED az ehe ecTgrSSS. refused to Afaxm
or deny this. Mrs James Charles PEA
eooy, state regent af Massachusetts
also reused 10 make = statement,
After the delegates had wildly ae~
claimed the defeat OF the reSalatANaS ey
Mrs, Roy. Mrs, hroSSea0 took the taoos
aud reiterated her 1eatalS that the
u. A, II, has an ogtacial hhaek list.
Il have seen the SpeAAeES 1ES&s Of =,
less than IS organizations. and they all
reserve the Ftshs 10 say who shah AZ
dress Them, and the n, A. Il. certainly
has the same right IL il wants e. eNes,-
else 4" Mrs, RroSSeau said, II have
never been invited 60 speak &C any es~
sanitation not in sympathy with ere
y, A. Il, have a perfect right 81 rFSs-
teet his organization
In referring - comments made ey
William Allen White. editor og che ETA
poria Gazette. IN coaneetson With the
Se-ealled black ltStS eontroNerSy, Mrs
hgusSean Without nAenttanfng the Kan
SaS editor BY name. told the congress
that new Il enphaticalgy reply that she
u A., r. has no such thing As 'enAek
list do also say nov that the II A n
has perfect right ~ SAY who shall
speak before ITS meetings.
~It other organizations reserve this
right the u A, Il, certainly has such a
right" the president general stated
We eAntfo3 oar eNn palieieS. the same
as otAsr organizations do We shall
continue 70 control our pellcieS ThS
Il my nnal statement On the liSe New
we've nntShed With al this let's havs
eassd TINA