Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-10
CHURCHMEN ASSA|L
SOVIET CAMPAIGN;
c AT MEETING HELD
Business High Student Is
Among Youths Arrested for
Giving Out Literature.
GIRL LISTED AS MEMBER
OF COMMUNIST LEAGUE
Dr.. Walsh Says Anti-Religious
Drive Is Aimed at All
Religious Beliefs.

Constitution Hall, three boys and three
girls were arrested for distributing Com
munist literature among the audience
as it dispersed.
The leaflets distributed by the young
Communists referred to the speakers as
''the enemies of the working class" and
charged the gathering was supported
by 1.-The American capitalist class"
Those taken into custody by police
of the third precinct, all of whom later
were released on posting collateral OF
$40 each, were: George Reed, rs, of the
400 block Irving street; Burton Henry
Williams. IT, of the 1900 block D street;
Thomas Holmes, Is, of Baltimore; Sarah
Deskin 81, of the 1900 block Georgia
avenue; Ruth Reese, II, of the 500
block Allison street, and Annette Kol-
lodny, II, a Business High School girl
Of the 3400 block Water street.
In Police Court today Reed, Williams
and Holmes were fined $40 or 10 days
In Jail EACH The charges against the
girls were dismissed Williams paid his
fine, but early this afternoon Reed and
Holmes announced that they would
serve part of their sentence. 1t is ,un-
derstood that the Communists will hold
q meeting tonight to decide whether
the two shall remain in jail.
DR.. Walsh Attacks Communism.
DR.. Edmund A. Walsh, vice president
of Georgetown University the principal
speaker. attacked Communism for de-
manding abolition of all religious be-
liefs He said efforts would be made
to extend the anti-religious program
throughout the world should it become
well established in Russia.
Citing the names Of religious leaders
IN Russia who had been executed, i'm
prisoned or exiled because of their be-
liefs, DR.. Walsh declared they were
punished because they believed in God
and taught His revelation" The speak
er commended such tactics on the part
of the Soviet Government constituted
deplorable persecution.
The drive to abolish religion in Russia
tn raGens every home in America and
Is an international menace" DR..
4, Walsh asserted. He added his co-reli-
gionists could only be convicted of be-
lieving In God. He said it was esti-
mated that 5000 persons had been
killed because of their religious beliefs.
The Soviet Government" he de-
clared, "by its deliberate choice has
transferred its belligerency to every
heart and home, and enlarged a do
mestic policy into an international mem
ace which strikes at the very founda-
tons OF Christian civilization.
ut is intellectual suicide for any
man, whether he be prime minister.
paid propaganda or a Senator of
the United States, to avert his eye from
the evidence now so abundant, and
keep repeating stale platitudes about
keeping hands OF a purely domestic
facts, it becomes moral cowardice to
remain dumb.
Archbishop Buried Alive.
''The Archbishop of Perm was buried
alive after having his eyes put out. A
priest OF Tcherdin was stripped naked
In the cruel Russian Winter and sprin-
Killed. with cold water until he became
o statue of ice"
In introducing DR.. Walsh, Bishop
James e. Freeman of the Episcopal
Church, termed as "reprehensible" any
intrusion of the church on the domain
OF the state. He said it likewise was
reprehenSible for the state to intrude
on the domain of the church.
1t Is to register our unfailing SYM
pathy for our prosecuted brethren in
Russia that this meeting is called to-
DAY. 1t Is a happy and significant
circumstance that the representatives
OF great religious bodies in America find
mere an opportunity for fellowship in
an appealing and compelling cause"
Rev. Joseph r. Sizoo, pastor Of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
offered the invocation. Rabbi Ahram
Simon Of the Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation, read a Scripture lesson. The
benediction was given by Rev. Frederick
9. Reynolds, pastor of the Wesley Meth
odist Church.
Arrests Include Student Communist.
Annette Kolodny, one of those arrest
ed, recently signed one Of the pledge
cards used in the District public schools
TO determine student membership in
various student organizations. On the
card Miss Kolodny stated that she is a
member Of the Young Peoples Com
munist League.
Allan Davis, principal of Business
High School, where Miss Kolodny is a
student, it was revealed at Franklin
Administration Building today, about q
week ago sought advice on the girls
status as student. Stephen E. Kramer,
first assistant superintendent In charge
of high schools, declared that although
the Young Communist organization
may be unapproved in our personal
thinking" and is one of the organiza-
tons which the schools should oppose,
school officials are not justified in using
punitive measures on its members who
happen to be enrolled in high schools,
since the Young Peoples Communist
League is a political organization in
which membership does not depend
upon enrolment in the schools.
i am of the opinion that this organ
ization should be regarded as a political
organization and ought not to be con-
etrued in the light of a school fraternity
as it has no relation whatever to the
pupils school life," Mr.. Kramer advised
Principal Davis. This organization may
be unapproved in our personal thinking
although I regard it as one of the
regrettable things which it is the main
business of the public schools to coun-
teract, but do not believe that we are
justified in chasing it with those or
CARNATIONS for (which pupil is exclud-
ed from school activities"
Membership in "unapproved" organ
izations of high school students are
punishable at present under the rules
of the Board of Education only by ex-
GLIDING offenders from the extra-cur-
ricula activities, such as high school
cadets, dramatics and the various club
activities of the schools Mr.. Kramer
explained that there are three general
types of organizations which may have
people of high school age as members:
Those which receive the approval OF
the Board of Education, those which
are disapproved, and those bodies which
function outside of school life, such as
political and religious organizations and
others which the Board of Education
can have no jurisdiction either by CIV
" ing its ofdcial approval or disapproval