Evening star., 1947-09-18
They Didn't Like The Stars Reporting

They Didn't Like The Stars Reporting
To the Editor of The Star:
On September 13 you carried touching
analysis of the case of Miss Youras, glamorized
with cheese cake photos and sentimental ref
erences to her parents. 1t was all about the
little gal from Paramus, N. j., and the
"crool' State Department which done her
wrong. This was followed by another piece
by the tender-hearted Miriam Gutenberg. in
the same vein. AS result Miss Youras Is
apparently well on the way toward receiving
a distinguished service citation. Let us can
the sob stuff for the moment and get down
to cases, to determine whether The Star has
inadvertently but nonetheless foolishly rem
dered civic disservice.
Miss Youras has admitted that she was
employed by the Soviet Information Service
IN this country. Does any one have any illu-
sions that the Soviet government is as sap
hearted as We are about insuring the loyalty
Of its employees? For those who have any
such illusions reading of the Canadian Royal
Commission report is recommended. It de-
scribes the checks and superchecks on all
employees.
1t would seem, also, that a rational and
nonhysterical paper like The Star would dis
play some degree of confidence in the judg-
fly off the handle with condemnations based
solely upon the assertions Of former employe
of the Soviet, Information Service. Unfortu-
nately this was not the case.
OF course the State Department. too, is
seriously at fault, in following practice which
has become traditional with the Civil Service
Commission and other Government depart
ments, in not establishing an intelligent public
understanding Of its efforts to apply the loyalty
program. In other words the State Depart
ment and the Civil Service Commission wait
like sitting ducks for Communist-engineered
torpedoes crammed with distortions, lies and
slander to sink their standing in public esteem.
No matter how efficient investigative agencies
may be, they will be judged by what appears
in the press. Hence it is vitaly necessary for
these agencies to establish the most intelligent
public relations which will keep the public in
formed as to what they are trying to do and
what they are not doing, to scotch all distor-
tions by those seeking to disrupt the loyalty
program either through ignorance or because
of their own sinister and subversive purposes.
HARRY DAVIDSON.
TO the Editor Of The Star:
1t appears that The Star is prone to give
support and sympathy to the Communists
and fellow travellers within the Federal
civi. service when their purposes are thwarted
by regularly constituted authorities, but in
spite of this I believe the patriotic, natural
born American has a right to expect and
demand that you support American democratic
doctrines, precepts and principles without ex-
ception. In this respect. refer TO the recent
a-ticles appearing in your newspaper con-
cerning an alleged witch hunt.
II Is pitiful situation into which your
newspaper and writer's have fallen that allows
the publication of such articles rather than
taking position that upholds your Govern
ment and mine in its efforts to remove sub
versive persons from the Federal service in the
existing perilous circumstances.
WILLIAM H. BROWN.