Evening star., 1948-09-29

against the COP, the President de-
clared the Republican Party has
"recklessly cast a cloud of suspicion
over the most loyal civil service in
the world"
Il am forced to the conclusion that
Republican leaders are thinking
more about the November election
than about the welfare OF the coun-
try" he taunted.
Attacks Both Committees.
The President slammed away at
both Senate and House committees
conducting espionage inquiries but
mentioned by name only the House
Committee on Un-American ActiV-
tiles. Repeating earlier statements
that the Federal Bureau of Investi-
CATION long had been in possession
of the data these groups have made
public. and that a New York grand
jury has been and is working on
this matter, the President charged
that the two units ARE trying to
cash in on the work of the FBI, and
to usurp the functions of the grand
jury and the Federal courts"
Grand jury deliberations, of
course, must be confidential he
continued. SO must be the work
of the FBI. But the House Un-
American Activities Committee
doesn't care about that. BY its
irresponsible publicity, this commit
tee already has done damage to
the work of the FBI. And other
security agencies. Through its
press agent stunts for political enGs,
this committee has made conf
Dental information available to the
intelligence services Of foreign coun-
tries. And with reckless disregard
for the Bill of Rights this COM
mittee has injured the regulations
of innocent men by spreading wild
and false accusations.
This committee has also deprived
the Government of the services of
a number of atomic scientists. who
are so badly needed to enable this
Nation to maintain its leadership IN
the field of atomic energy"
Explains Loyalty Program.
Mr. Truman explained in detail
the working of the loyalty program
in Government service, and told
how since 1947 the FBI has investi-
gated 100000 employees, clearing
all but less than three-tenthS Of l
per cent.
only in the case of about one in
6 900 Government employees has 10y
atty been found doubtful" he am
plified. That's an amazing rec
ord"
Mr.. Truman said that the Com
munist Party in this country showed
its greatest strength in 1882 under
rule when it polled
100 900 votes. In 1910. he continued,
the figure was $4,000,
The greatest danger. he said. does
not come from communism in the
United States, but rather that it
might blot out the light of free
dom in so much of the world that
the strength of its onslaught against
our liberties would be greatly multi
piled
Sought Economic Program.
With that in mind, Mr.. Truman
explained he had sought to build
up an economic program to aid
free nations, and in spite of con-
siderable opposition" had put this
plan through Congress.
People who are we'll fed, we'll
clothed, well-housed and whose
basic rights are protected, do not
become victims of communism. Mr..
Truman said. with another dig at
the Republicans for blocking various
economic and social welfare pro-
posals he has advanced, and which
he described as designed to
strengthen democracy at home"
and as killing communism at the
roots"
Our country is strong enough
to resist all the forces of COM
munism-and it will remain So" he
promised.
Police estimated that 100000 peo-
pie turned out to see the President
arrive in Oklahoma City, and his
crowd at the fair grounds was put