The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-05
Petition To Abolish
Dies Committee Set
Calvin j. SutherIin Of TorringtOn Among Signers o.
Message to House Of Representatives


New York, Feb. s ~ Twelve hum
dred and nifty prominent Americans
today called upon the House Of
Representatives to abolish the Dies
Committee las q step toward VIC
tory in i943' because continuation
Of the Dies Committee would inter-
fere seriously with the prosecution
Of the war"
"The American people who are
fighting this war for freedom will no
longer. countenance the shame Of
the Dies Committee" their ness
age declared.
Rt. Rev. Edward L. Parsons.
Bishop q. Ashton Oldham, Grace l..
Coyle, Rabbi David Philipson, Mrs
Louis D. Brandies, Helen Keller,
Bishop q, Bromley Oman, Van
Wyck Brooks, DR.. Walter B. Cannon
Honorable Louise o. Charlton. Eliz-
abeth Sprague Coolidge, DR.. Albert
EinStein, Mrs. w. Russell Bowie,
Joseph Curran, Councilman Adam
Clayton Powell, Jr., Yehudi Menu
hin, Herman Shurnlin, William Nc
Fee, John F. Moors, Guy Emery
Simpler, Professor Ellsworth Hunt
ington. William Jay Schiefelin,
Reid Robinson, Marcia Davenport,
Arthur Upham Pope, Professor
George Dahl, Roland Hayes. DR..
Karl Menninger, Dean Charles Me-
Conn, Paul Kellogg, Harrison Hires,
Mrs. Mary Mcleod Bethuno, Freda
Kirchwey and Guy Stanton Ford
led the long list Of signers Of the
message sent today to Speaker Sam
Rayburn and members Of the House
Of Representatives.
I'VE have observed the divisive
workings Of the Dies Committee and
its chairman, Martin Dies" the
message declares. 'It Is our belief
that, on the basis of its record, the
committee must be terminated"
The message was sponsored by
the National Federation for Con-
stitutional Liberties. More than 270
religious leaders are among the
signers, as are more than 200 aca-
den1ic leaders, $50 trade unionists
from the A. r. Of L.. @. I. O., and
Railroad Brotherhoods, so rural
leaders, so lawyers, 95 writer's and
editors, IS leaders In Negro activ-
tiles, As doctors and dentists, and
lnnumerable businessmen, musicians
scientists, social workers, women's
leaders, stage and movie celebrities,
and others. The signers represent As
states and the District Of Columbia.
"Tiie year l943 can be q victor
lous one for the people Of the Uni.
ted States and for their allies Of the
United Nations" the statement de-
clares. I'm 194S, united people, Of
many nations, of diverse creeds and
races, can destroy forever the tyrarl-
nv and terror Of the Axis agrees
sors The Dies Committee, by
allowing itself to become forum
for the proponents Of intolerance
and hatred, has undermined the
very foundations Of national unity"
Citizens Of Connecticut who have
signed the Messages To The House
OF Representatives" calling for the
abolition Of the Dies Committee,
follow:
Reverend o. W. Bell, The Meth
pdist Congregational United church,
Durham. .t
Reverend o. w. Bell, The Meth
Odist church, New London.
Dorothy Bethuruw, Professor Of
Egnlish, Connecticut college, New
London.
Elizabeth s. Bifler, Norwich.
john Bridge, Professor, College Of
the City Of New York, Stamford.
Samuel Hugh Brockunier, Profess
sor Of History, Wesleyan University,
Middletown.
Van Yyck Brooks, writer, West
port.
E, z. Burdick, Dean of Students,
Connecticut College, New London.
william Calm, Editor "News OF
Connecticut" New Haven.
Charles @. Chakerian, Assistant
Professor Of Economics, Connecticut
College, New London.
Reverend Merrill T. Clarke, Con-
gregational Christian Churches, New
Canaan.
M. Robert Cohbeldik. Associate
Professor Of Economics & Sociology.
Connecticut College, New London.
DR.. Louis H. Cohen, Norwich
State Hospital, Norwich.
GeUrge Dahl, Professor Of Old
Testament, Yale Divinity School,
New Haven.
Joseph L. DAILY, Jr., Norwich.
Reverend Lewis H. Davis, Sey-
mour Methodist churhc, Seymour.
Chester MICA. DeStler, Chairman,
Department Of History g. Govern
ment, Connecticut College, New
London.
Marjorie Dilley. Associate Profess
sor Of Government, Connecticut
College, New London.
Leon Fleischer, National Associa-
ton for Advancement Of Colored
People, Bridgeport.
Eliot ]. Gleszer, Civil Rights q
Liberties Committee, National Law
yers Guild, Hartford.
Erwin r. Goodenough, Professor
Of History of Religion, Yale Uni
versity, New Haven.
Reverend Charles s. Gray, Meth
Odist Church, Gaylordsville.