Evening star., 1928-04-19
BLACKLIST SCORED
AS UNINTELLIGENT
international Relations Group
Launches Attack on
Mrs. Br0SSeau.

Scoring the D. A r. blacklist" as
"baSeless and unintelligent, the Wash
.ngtun Council Oh international Rela-
gions. a group OF we'll known educators
religious leaders and social workers
here. today launched an attack upon
Mrs Alfred J. BroSSeau. president gen.
eral OF the u. A R. who was accused
Of having aligned her organization with
commercial heresy hunters. with the
big nary admiralS and other mllitarists E"
However diSaereeahle the task. said
statement issued by the executive
committee Of the council and made
public by Dr.. Edward T, Devine. preSi-
dent, 1T becomes a sacred obligation
10 insist upon holding the d A. r.
and us officers sternly 10 accountability
for having brought odlurn and ridicule
Upon an organization for which many
who are not In its membership have
! had sentimental regard
AmaTed at Stand.
When the charge was first made
that the u A. r. had participated In
the conspiracy 10 limit the speaking
engagements of some OF our most dis
tinguiSned educators, puhlicistS. mir
iSters OF religion, and other public
teachers. because they we're unac-
ceptable 10 the mYlitariStS and super
patriots. said the statement. we felt,
as most othar distinguished c!tixens
must have. fen. that the officers Of the
ID. A. r. would seize the first suitable op-
portu01t 10 dtsayow any such intention
and goreXpreSS suitable regret for hav-
ing been betrayed into a false r,oSi-
tini1 Probably the appearance az a
-yicc president Of the y A. Il. in sup
port Of the big naval appropriation bin
Sloold nave suggested the contrary
nevertheless, Il was With astoaiShment
ana CONSERVATION thar We learned
from the address Of the president gem
eEai tnat she, at any rate. had no such
Intention Her reply 10 the charge is
teuunctauon Of those who have on
posed what The militariStS aud the
Stlt1er-patrtotS call adequate national
defense, although they are apparently
not supported In this View either bv
Congress or by The administration.
AIRS. RroSSeau, as far as IL Is within
ner power % do lt, al!gns the u A. II
Win Fred Il Marvin and ether canl-
mefCial hereSy hunters, with the bic
NAVY aGniralS and other militariSiS.
ma against the Federal Council Of CHRIS
tan Churches, the National Casholin
Welfare Council. Y NJ c. A. Y. w
G. A President Faunce Cf Brown TIM.
Fetsiiy, President Nelson o! Smith Col
lege, President Mary E Wooilev ct
Mount Holyo6e College and other exlu-
Gators. Rev. Harry Emerson Pos3iek
DR.. 5 ParkeS Cadman Rabbi Stsnheu
5. Wise and other ministers. and an
other men and women uf light and
learning, og peace and good viii, who
believe that international differences
can De settled by conference and other
peaceful means.
Calls Black List Useless.
This Is her privilege. The II. A. r.
may support her policy Whether they
shall do SO or not Is entirely within
,heir province. What interests the rest
ot us IS whether III this case the u. A.
X. Is a safe guide M the selection Of
public speakers, IN the formulation OF
puhlic policies or In the exercise of the
franchise What " new 40 STAKE il NOT
the bis Navy oul-thaa has alreacsv
oeen defeated 10y the common sense ii
the Nation ~nog the CleSiraollity of re-
nouneIng war by mu,tilagegal tgeasv
rms movement has gained such head,
way that even Airs RgoSSeau pays
tribute yo the proposal Mhag Il AT
stake ~ the precise value ef a Warning
or an Endorsement ny the ~ A r. faF
anN lecturer or candidate for Office. III
their endorsements and deuunciathNnS /
are to pe aS naSeleSs, and aS unsntelli- (
gent as their circulation ot As MarVsn'S .
precious hlacS lists. then nothing Ve-
mains except t0 eNiNASe them pltlieSSay 1
and e. regret their uselcSSnrSs
1T Is not Sufficient for the individual I
college, club ~ forum "a disregard their (
warnings and to throw their e<,aaNauni~ /
cations lpto The wll>tehaSket
"lhe spiritual SueceSSotS of the +
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