Evening star., 1947-03-24

ment at the Capitol that the order
should have been issued long ago
congressional leaders lost no time
in laying the foundation for what
ever new legal backing may be
necessary.
Chairman Rees of the House Civil
Service Committee, which has juris-
diction over Government employees
said he would call the group into
session quickly to determine whether
legislation is needed to put teeth
into the order.
Terming the Presidents weekend
action good as far as it goes" Mr..
Rees said in a statement that it
fails, however, to place firing re-
sponsibilitiy directly on Departmental
and agency heads.
FBI Check Ordered.
In directing the dismissal OF all
Federal employees whenever "rea-
sonable grounds" exists to doubt
their loyalty, Mr.. Truman ordered
the names of all workers to be
checked against FBI records.
He also ordered master index
of all persons whose loyalty has been
investigated since September /, 1899,
in addition to the list Of all sub
versive organizations.
And he specified that any employe
affiliated with or in sympathetic
association" with any totalitarian,
Fascist, Communist or subversive
group is to be banned from the Fed
eral payroll.
Members of the House Appropria-
tions Committee and the Commit
tee on Un-American Activities -
both of which have been spearhead-
ing the congressional drive against
Government workers with question
able background-saw in the pres
idential action vindication of
their position.
Warren's Loyalty Questioned.
Representative Keefe, Republican.
of Wisconsin viewed the order as
Strengthening the stand of the
House Appropriations Committee in
rejecting funds for the Office OF
director of the Cancellation Serv-
ice, headed by Edgar L. Warren
Mr.. Keefe, chairman of the SUBJ
committee which recommended the
action, questioned Mr.. Warren's
loyalty during committee hearings
Mr. Warren denied any disloyal or
radical" beliefs.
It am extremely happy" Mr..
Keefe said, ito notice that the Pres
ident is now assuming a role which
many of us assumed long time
ago when we were called red baiters
I will do everything in my power to
see to it that no funds are supplied
for the payment of any subversives. u
''I am 100 per cent for that" COM
mented Representative Rankin OF
Mississippi, ranking Democrat or
the House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities, which starts hearings
today on legislation to outlaw the
Communist party.
Rankin Urges Remedy.
If denying salary appropriations is
the only remedy, that should be
done" Mr.. Rankin declared, because
there are still lot of Communists
on the pay roll"
House Appropriations Committee
members noted in informal COM
ments that the Senate is charged
with passing on presidential ap-
pointments by confirming or reject
ing them. But one high-rankine
Republican on the committee told
newsmen:
I'VE should have some voice ir
who is going to receive pay. The
Senate is not infallible, and anyhow
it does not pass on all appointments
only the major ones"
i In the future, he predicted, the
House will refuse to appropriate
penny for the pay of anybody il
suspects, regardless of what tht
Senate does by the way of confirma.
ton"
Speaker Martin said it was "gooe
to see that he the President) ha.
finally awakened to the truth Of