Evening star., 1947-08-09
U.S,laborLegis|ation,
Anti-Red Campaign
Denounced by Soviet
By the Associated Pres,

LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. s-Russia
assailed the United States yesterday
for its treatment of American COM
munists, declaring that this treat
ment and recently enacted "anti-
labor" legislation were serious VIOLA
tions of human rights.
The attack occurred in the Mem
bership Committee of the United
Nations Security Council after Hay
den Raynor, American representa-
tive, had opposed the admission of
Bulgaria to the U. N. and criticized
the Communists dominated Bulgar-
ian regime.
Alexei N. Krasilnikov, Soviet rep
resentative, criticized particularly
President Truman's program to
purge the Government Of disloyal
employees and "the recent trial Of a
leader of one Of the political parties
in the U. S. A."
Mr.. Krasilnikov told a reporter
later that he referred to the trial
Of Eugene Dennis. general secretary
Of the Communist Party, who was
sentenced July 8 to one year In
prison and fined s5,00o-the max
imum penalty for contempt of Con-
gress.
U. s. Influence Charged.
The Soviet representative also
criticized Brazil for "outlawing one
of the major political parties in
Brazil and implied that the Bra
lillian government was being influ-
enced by United States policies.
He challenged the right of the
United States to criticize Romania,
Bulgaria and Hungary for violation
OF human rights when the United
States might be open to even more
serious charges in this respect"
Mr.. Krasilnikov denied that any
Of the three governments had been
put into power by a Communist
coup or that they were suppressing
any groups except those who were
conspiring against the good of their
countries.
He said the groups which had
the backing Of the United States
and Britain wanted to set up re
dictionary and terroristic" regimes
such as that now in control IN
Greece"
Referring to repeated American
and British protests to the three
ex-enemy states, he said:
Every one whose conception of
human rights goes beyond the pos
session of cottage. with an icebox
knows what is behind these pro-
tests"
Domestic Concern"
Mr.. Krasilnikov said that II
United States actions against Amer
lean Communists was "the domestic
concern of the United States of
America, would like to know how
the United States thinks 1t can in
terfere in the domestic affairs OF
these countries which it Is flooding
with protests"
Mr.. Raynor said he did not feel
that this was the time or the place
to answer the Soviet charges, but
added that he felt the United States
had ample justification for protest.
ing against the suppression of free.
dom by the three ex-enemy states.
u Herriqpe Seuza- Gomez, Brazilian
representative. in an angry reply,
denied that the United States had
ever attempted to impose its views
on other countries"
If some countries have the habit
OF giving orders to neighboring
countries" he asserted, that Is not
the habit Of the American coun-
tries"
Meanwhile, the Security Councils
subcommittee which is attempting
to find compromise solution for
the Balkans trouble met for ths
second time without result. France
was reported to have suggested q
group of consiliators while Colombia
appealed to the United States and
Russia to avert a general crisis"
in the U. N. by dropping all con-
demnation of Greece, Yugoslavia.
Albania and Bulgaria. If the sug-
gestions can be used as a basis
for discussion, the subcommittee
will meet again.