| Show Court Lets British Bish Leftist Argue U. U S. S Red Appeal WASHINGTON Nov NO 27 UP UP- UP The supreme court Monday ronda agreed to let an acknowledged ed wing left-wing British lawyer argue the appeal of 11 convicted Corn Communist leaders But th the tribunal refused to give him more time to appear The case i in is scheduled to be called next Monday The Communist leaders had I asked that the argument session be put off until Jan 22 or later They said this would enable D. D N N. former member of the BritIsh British British Brit Brit- ish parliament to be here The 11 were convicted of conspiring conspiring con con- to advocate ocate violent overthrow overthrow overthrow over over- throw of the government bo Justice Frankfurter issued a statement in connection with the courts court's refusal to defer the argument argument argument ment session He said there is not the remotest suggestion that the attorneys who have ha thus far represented rented the Communists were not In cr c fully equipped to every way present present present pre pre- sent their case There i is no suggestion that these lawyers will not in every way meet their duties to their clients as well as to the court Indeed it is clear that they are especially qualified for this professional professional pro pro- cs ional task he added Frankfurter said a page preliminary brief already filed for r the Communists is an able piece I of advocacy In petitioning petitioning- for the thc delay the red leaders le derc said several American attorneys had refused to accept the case for fear their practice might suffer Solicitor General Philip B B. Perlman Perlman Perlman Perl- Perl man had opposed an any delay He called the request nothing but a continuation of oC propaganda and delaying tactics employed by petitioners petitioners peti peti- lionel's since the inception of the case The New York trial of the 11 consumed almost a full fuJI year In addition to denying a postponement postponement post post- of arguments the high court Monday ronday also denied the American c civil cn n liberties union and the national lawyers guild permission permission permission sion to file briefs in the case as friends of the thc court said aid in London last week that hat even if the tribunal agreed to let him take part in the case he ie did not know whether the State department would grant him a avisa avisa avisa visa in view of my known left left- wing ving views He is the author of several books sympathetic to Russia He was wa s expelled from the British Labor Labo r part party arty in 1948 after sending a telegram telegram tele- tele gram to the leader of proCommunist pro wing of the Italian Socialist party arty wishing it luck in the national national na- na I ional election |
