Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13

Thomas asked Mr.. White if hi
didn't think that was strange.
Mr.. White replied that 1t wa:
certainly disconcerting, but not
strange" He explained that hi,
department was expanding rapidly
and needed all the efficient econo.
mists it could get and most Of these
men were economists.
Mr.. Whites answers drew fire.
quent bursts of applause and laugh
ter from the audience. Finally Mr.
Thomas asked him to leave out
the side remarks" and requested the
audience not to applaud.
No Brief Case Stolen.
One of these bursts of laughter
came when Representative Mellow
ell, Republican, of Pennsylvania be-
gan his questioning by saying:
I'm ashamed to say that before
Miss Bentley mentioned your name
1 had never heard of you"
IT don't think that's anything to
be ashamed Of" replied the witness
May I ask your name?"
A brief case repeatedly stolen OF
lost at the international Monetary
Conference at Breton Woods, N. H.
came into the testimony when Mr.
STRIPPING asked Mr.. White If it had
belonged to him.
Mr.. White replied that no brief
case of his had been lost or stolen
but he recalled a report in March,
1913, that mot terribly important
were missing from a folder that
had been left overnight in a desk
in the Treasury Department. He
said he called in the Secret Service
and they put into effect tighter
security regulation.
Gave no Secret Information.
Mr.. White was asked directly If
he had ever given any confidential
to. Siivermaster. Miss
Bentley had testified that Mr..
White gave Silvermaster informa-
ton which was then relayed to her.
Mr.. White replied that he never
gave Silvermaster any secret or
information because he
never gave 1t to any unauthorized
person.
Mr.. White was asked the same
question that has been asked many
Of the other witnesses-Whether he
believes a Communist Party MEM
Der could be loyal to the United
States while in an important Gov
position. Mr.. White re-
Piled:
4 shouldn't think SO. I would
not have employed anyone who was
a Communist or used his position tn
get confidential information. But
you're talking about something we
know now. In those years, the. thing
that was in the forefront OF our
mind was to win the war
MIR. White. who testified that he
is now a financial and economic
consultant in New York, was ques-
toned for more than 80 minutes.
Others Waiting to Testify.
Others scheduled to testify today
at their own requests to deny the
charges made against them are:
Donald Hiss, former State De-
partment employe accused by Mr..
Chambers Of being leader In a
prewar Communist underground OPP
Grating here. He is the brother OF
Alger Hiss, who already has made
a sworn denial OF the same charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bella Gold, who
were on Miss Bentley's list under
the names of William and Sonia
Gold as members of an espionage
ring.
Frank Coe, a former Treasury
also accused of belonging
to an espionage ring.
Chairman Thomas has indicated
that he still has plenty Of witnesses
to call in the course Of the COM
inquiry into alleged war
time espionage activities Of Govern
ment employees.
Quashing reports of an early end
to the hearings, Mr.. Thomas an
that many persons whose
names have not yet been mentioned
persons high Ia Government and
high in the military-will be called
before this committee at an early
date"