Evening star., 1948-09-05
wants FOllOw-up.

ana otnef dlSloyal elements are
QUICK to spot such a weakness ane
take advantage OF it,"
Wants FolIow-up.
Another of long list of improve
ments demanded by the subcom.
mlttee was that there be instituted
system OF follow-up check on an
employe once cleared for a govern
ment post, especially when he ha.
been promoted or transferred to
a post involving confidential or Sc
curity matters.
The subcommittee said it had
been unable to find any planned
procedure whereby subsequently,
discovered derogatory information
IN the hands of an Investigation
agency, covering a once cleared en-
ploye, Is brought to the attention
OF the employing agency head. This
1t said,' could be serious weak
ness In the loyalty system. 1t is
to be expected, the report added
that subversive elements would at.
tempt to recruit agents and sympa-
thizers from among Government
employees who have been investi.
gated and cleared.
In the Remington case, the youth.
full economist had been named BY
Miss Elizabeth T. Bentley, a con.
fessed former courier for a Soviet
spy ring, as one Of her sources o1
information. On the witness stano
in the Senate investigation, he &C.
knowledged much of her story, in
cluding meeting her in the parks
and at drug stores, instead of his
Office, but denied he was Com
munist or had given her any secret
information. He said he thought
she was collecting data for a writer
Hoey Dissents in Part.
Senator Hoey, Democrat, of North
Carolina, one of three minority
members of the investigating group
approved the report except as to por-
tions dealing with the "nondisclosure
policy of the executive branch on
loyalty information.
The majority of the group, how
ever said it still wanted to know
how the apparently incredible situ-
alton" came about that Mr.. Reming-
ton could have been named to sew
eral important positions between
December 1945 and June 1948, while
the Department of Justice had
substantial information indicating
Remington had been engaged in So
Wet espionage activities"
If there Is no reasonable explana-
ton, 1t went on, then it has the duty
OF determining the identity of the
responsible Government officials and
the reasons for their actions.
The subcommittee said it did no
desire the loyalty files" or the
names OF informants, sources of in.
formation or investigative tech.
nlques, which might in any wa,
impair the loyalty program
Still Wants Information.
But it argued that the President.
executive order, keeping these thing.
secret, still should permit it tt
learn whether the interested agen.
cles were notified of Mr.. Reming.
tons alleged espionage activities
the manner In which, to whom, ane
when, such notice was given; anc
what action. if any, was taken b,
Mr.. Remington's superiors on re.
ceipt of that information.
On this point. the majority o.
the subcommittee insisted that Con.
greSs must have all necessary fact!
in order to legislate. 1t quoted MI
Truman as having said, when h,
was Senator: AN informed Con
gress is wise Congress; an unin
formed Congress surely will forfei
a large portion of the responsibilit.
and confidence of the people"
In contending that Communis
sympathizers as well as Commun
lists should be kicked OF the Govern
ment payrolls, the committee EN-
phasized that the holding of Gov
eminent Job was not right" but wa
only privilege" 1t found a diff
ference between this and the con
stitutional guarantees of freedom
OF speech, of assembly and the righ
of not being forced to testify agains
oneself.
Says Privileges Are Forfeited.
To-day person in our countr,
has a right to be a Communist ant
to speak out in behalf of Commun
Ism If he violates no law such a
espionage or conspiracy" the re
port said. BY doing so, however
he forfeits any privilege he ma,
have had to work for the Unitet
States Government.
Surely no one can seriousl!