Evening star., 1938-06-17
HAGUE CONTINUES
ATTACK ON REDS.
Charges Garland Fund Gave
Large Sums to A. c. |. u.
and Radicals.
ny the Associated Press.

NEWARK, N. j., June 17.-Alleged
tie-ups between the so-called Garland
Fund and the American Civil Liberties
Union with communistic groups in the
United States were cited in the Jersey
City free speech" trial today by Mayor
Frank Hague as reasons for his self
styled war on reds and radicals"
On the witness stand for the fifth
day and under cross-examination by
his own counsel, Mayor Hague joined
his attorney, John Matthews. in plead
ing with the court to permit introduc-
tion of information dealing with COM
munism.
This is the basis Of the whole con-
troversy," Hague once declared as his
counsel introduced over the objections
Of attorneys for the c. I. o. and A. C..
L. U. excerpts from q seven-year-ol
report of congressional investigation
committee headed by Representative
Hamilton Fish of New York.
Allied With Communists.
The Fish report, which c. I. o.
A. c. L. U. Counsel Spaulding Frazer
remarked was showed under" in the
House and never adopted, said the
A. c. L. U. was closely affiliated with
the Communist movement in the
United States" and that 80 per cent
OF its efforts" were in behalf of Com
muniSts.
The report also declared the Ameri-
can fund for public service, popularly
known as the Garland fund, gave and
loaned large sums to the A. c. L. U.
and other organizations which Mat
thews termed radical Listed were
grants &c the Daily Worker, Official
Communist organ in this country;
the Passaic strike fund, International
Labor Defense, Sacco- -Vanzetti Com
mittee.
The fund, the report said, was set
up by the son of Massachusetts, in
dustrialist and at one time amounted
to 100000.
Among those listed as directors were
Roger N. Baldwin, A. c. L. U. director
and Socialist Leader Norman Thomas
both Of whom have been called Com
munists by Mayor Hague. Morris L.
Ernst Of counsel for the plaintiff
. c. I. o. and A. c. L. U. was named
as treasurer
Would Drive Reds Out.
Mayor Hague's testimony thus far
shows that as far as he IS concerned.
Communists and reds" are in a class
by themselves and entitled to no con-
federation. He already admits they do
not have equality in Jersey City at the
present time, at least in so far as
speechmaking is concerned, and has
impressed every observer with nis
personal antipathy to them.
Defining Communists often as per-
cons advocating overthrow of the
Government, the Democratic chief
tain said the other day such "unde-
sirables" should be driven back" to
their native lands, If they were aliens,
or sent to q camp in Alaska If they
were native-born.
Suppress them" he said on an
other occasion when asked how he
would handle them.
On the sole grounds a man was a
Communist, he added yesterday, he
would deny him a permit to speak in
Jersey City.
He has been careful to point out
that present circumstances have
prompted his policy. Since what he
has termed threat of the c. I. o.
10 invade the city last November, he
has stated, protests of Jersey City
residents have been so strong he and
his fellow officials have made it a |
point to keep out undesirables to "pro.
tect lives and property" and prevent
riot and bloodshed"