Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-10-14
Fund Board To
Proceed Despite
Collins Criticism

Directors OF The Fund for the
Republic at it's meeting today
considered a statement Issued by
seab0rn p. Collins. National
Commander OF the American
Legion. in which he criticized the
aims and work of the Fund. The
Board Is concerned that the Com
mander OF the Legion should be
misinformed. and should miain-
form others, about the purposes
and program Of the Fund.
Since it's inception the Board
has regarded the sphere OF the
Fund as including the entire field
Of freedom and civil rights and
has taken as its basic charter the
Declaration Of Independence and
the Constitution. From the begin
ming the Board has held that the
major factor affecting civil liber-
ties today is the menace Of COM
munism and communist influence
In this country.
Coupled with this threat is the
grave danger To civil liberties In
methods that may be used TO meet
the threat. The Fund has financed
research on a large scale into the
extent and nature Of the internal
communist menace and its effect
on our community and institu-
tons We hope TO make a contri-
button 10 the better understanding
Of effective procedures for dealing
with the communist menace while
at the same time strengthening
the American traditions OF liberty
and freedom.
The areas on which the Board
has long since decided to concen-
trate its attention are:
/ Restrictions and assaults
upon academic freedom.
q Due process and equal pro-
lection OF the laws.
3. The protection of the rights
OF minprtties.
I Censorship. boycottlng and
blacklisting activities by pri-
vate groups.
5. The principle Of guilt by
association and its application
In the United States today.
The Board has steadily pursued
the objects that II announced at
the time OF It's organization. The
Report Of the Fund. which has
been widely circulated since its
publication last month. sets forth
in detail the measures that have
been taken by the Board to effect
its stated purposes.
This Board reaffirms It's faith
In those purposes. II win continue
To conduct the educational work In
which II is engaged, on the lines
that IL has laid down.
The policies and program OF the
Fund for the Republic were adopt
ell by this Board. The officers of
the Fund are executing those pol
icies and that program under the
direction OF the Board.
Chairman, Paul G.. Hoffman.
Studebakcr-Packa Corp. Los
Angeles, Calf: Vice Chairman:
George ~ Shuster. President.
Hunter College. New York. N. Y.
Members Of the board are
Harry 8. Ashmore, Executive Ed
tor Arkansas Gazette, Little
Rock, Ark, Chester Bowles, Es-
sex. Conn. Charles w Cole.
President, Amherst College, Am
herst, Mass. Arthur II. Dean. At
torney. sullivan q Cromwell, New
York, n. Y: Russell l., Dearmont,
attorney, St Louis, Mo. Edwin
". Griswold. Dean, Law School Of
Harvard University, Cambridge,
Mass.
Robert NJ HutChins. president,
The Fund for the Republic. Inc
William II. Joyce Jrp Chairman OF
the Board. Joyce, Inc, Pasadena.
Calf. Meyer Kestnbaum. presi-
dent. Hart. Schaffner and Marx.
Chicago. III: NJ Albert Linton.
chairman OF the Board ProHdent
Mutual Life Insurance Co. Phila-
dclphia, Pa: John Lord o'Brian,
attorney. Covngton 4 Burning
Washington, u. c. Jubal X Par
ton. president, woodley Petroleum
Co, Houston. Tex
Elmo Roper Elmo Roper and
Associates. New York. N Y.
Mrs Eleanor Il Stevenson Ober-
lin. Ohio: Robert r. Sherwood,
The Piaywrights Company New
York. n. Y. and James n. Zeller-
bach. president, Crown Zeuerbach
Corn San. Francisco, Calf
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