Evening star., 1937-02-23
YOUTH LEADERS
ARE RELEASED
Charges Withdrawn, COL
lateral Refunded in Street
"Sit-DoWn Strike"

Disorderly conduct charges were
withdrawn and collateral was refunded
to two leaders of the American Youth
Congress today prior to their Sched-
uled arraignment in Police Court as
the outgrowth Of the "sit-down" Of
500 young men and women at the
White House Saturday in support of
the American youth bill
Those freed were William Hinckley,
chairman Of the congress, and Abott
Simon, its legislative counsel, who we're
arrested and later released under SIS
bond after the delegates paraded and
staged q "sit-down strike" near the
Executive Mansion.
The court action was taken at the
instance Of the district attorneys Of
fee, which obviated trial by failing to
issue papers in the case.
President Roosevelt, it is said. in
structed Aubrey Williams. director of
the National Youth Administration.
to intercede on behalf OF the youthful
leaders and see that the charges were
dismissed.
Williams. speaking at the final ses-
sion Of the congress yesterday after
noon in the Central Y. M. c. A., told
the delegates their efforts have yield
ed good results and are bound to yield
more"
Williams Commends Group.
Williams, who was present at the
interview Saturday between Mr..
Roosevelt and a delegation of seven
leaders Of the congress, during which
the President was urged to support the
American youth bill, commended the
organization for its stand ION very i'm
portant problems confronting you and
likewise confronting this country"
Il especially glory in the fact" he
said, that you are taking such q fine,
unequivocal stand with regard to no
discrimination in race and other mat
ters of that character, and also I
glory and congratulate you in the fact
that you have taken an unequivocal
opposition to war; that you will not
be party to the making of war upon
other nations.
Il think your whole position in
calling the attention Of this country
to the greater need of youth is Q very
fine thing"
Other speakers at yesterdays session
were Charles P. Howard, president of
the International Typographical Union
and secretary Of the G. I. O.; Repre-
sentative Amlie, Progressive. Of Wiscon-
sin: Katherine Lenroot, chief Of the
Children's Bureau Of the Labor De-
partment; Benjamin Marsh Of the
Peoples Lobby, and Rose Terlin. ma
tional student secretary Of the Y. w.
c. A.
Court Plan Favored.
The organization adopted resolutions
supporting the reformation of the
Supreme Court; requesting the New
York State Assembly to ratify the Ma
tional Child Labor amendment, and
urging Gov. Harold Hoffman Of New
Jersey, to change his recently-ex-
pressed views on organized labor so
that they will be more favorable to
the labor movement.
The members adopted q program
for educating the public to the fact
that passage Of the American youth
act would be a great step todward the
abolition of juvenile delinquency"
While the youth meeting was in
progress SO members Of the Y. M. c.
A. met in another part Of the build
ing and signed a petition to Congress
tn ignore requests from the Youth
Congress. They denounced the Con-
gress as having opinions that are "un-
American and un-Cmistian and op-
posed to the higher ideals Of q true
American" They characterized the
Congress as "a minority group whose
desire it is to secure all the benefits
of a prosperous America by decree
rather than By earnest endeavor on
their part"