Evening star., 1948-04-10
Communists
Continued From First Page.)

would be $4,000 fine and 10 years
in Jail.
The subcommittee report accused
the Justice Department of laxity
in using existing legal weapons
against communism, and COM
mented:
This apathy to. and coddling of,
the Communists in the United
States by the Department of JUS
tice is in great measure responsible
for the magnitude of the problem
with which We are faced today"
These are the key points of legis-
lation to be recommended: -.-
Il. Expansion of the present Smith
Act, which prohibits advocacy of
the overthrow of the United States
Government by force and violence,
to make illegal the willful advocacy
Of such overthrow by any means,
"for the purpose Of subverting the
interest of the United States to that
OF foreign Communist power"
2. A requirement that officials of
Communist front organizations reg
lister their groups with the Justice
Department., with provision for ad-
ministrative hearings when such
groups fail to register voluntarily.
The organizations would have the
right to summon witnesses The
subcommittee suggested that this
provision constitutes a landmark, in
that it provides for the establish
ment of proper legal procedures
which will eventually replace the
ex parte findings under the present
loyalty order"
Barred From u. S. Jobs.
3. Specific denial of Government
jobs to Communist Party members
and provision of a penalty for Gov
ernment officials who employ persons
while knowing or having reasonable
grounds to believe that they are
members of the Communist Party"
4. Denial Of passports to members
of the Communist Party.
5. Strengthening of laws requiring
registration of individuals and or
ganizations serving as agents of
foreign principals.
6. frightened controls over aliens
through institution of strict reci-
procity in the treatment Of those
from Communist-d dominated coun-
tries, an annual registration and
authority for the Justice Depart
ment to keep deportable aliens In
custody pending deportation.
7. Stricter anti-espionage laws ito
cope with the new techniques and
strategy of the international Com
munist movement"
The principal new law to be pro-
posed to the House after perfection
of wording by the committee
Wednesday will be based on a bill
introduced by Representative Mundt.
Republican, of South Dakota and
suggestions offered during subcom-
mittee hearings, Mr.. Nixon said.
Provides Fine, Jail Term.
The major provision, which the
subcommittee recommended, would
make subject to $4,000 fine or 10
years in Jail, or both, any person
who is an active participant in
the management, direction or super
vision of any Communist orgarliza-
tion." as defined in the act, seeking
to knowingly or wilfully (a) con-
spire to subvert the interests of the
United States by aiding or abetting
the accomplishment of either the
immediate or ultimate objectives of
the world Communist movement, or
(bl conspire to disrupt trade, COM
merce, or Government in the United
States with intent to further the
ohjectives Of the world Communist
movement, or tc) conspire with
agents or agencies of any totalitari-
an foreign government or any totali-
tartan political organization to de-
stroy or overthrow any Government
in the United States with the OBJ
jective of establishing in its stead
. Communist dictatorship"
In other recommendations, the
subcommittee proposed a require
ment that writings and radio ut
terances Of front lead
ers be identified as such and that
the States investigate the need of
new laws to control Communists.
The subcommittee has not at
tempted to recommend legislation
which will deal with so-called theo-
retical Communists in the United
States" the report concluded. I'VE
are seeking, rather, to strike a body
blow at the American cadre of the
Soviet-directed Communist conspir-
acy. We believe that. If its GRIM
inai activities are prosecuted. its
false fronts exposed and its foreign
assistance and direction cut away,
the moyef1ent In the United States.