The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-20
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Anti Red Legislation Is
Under Discussion Threat
Made by Communists
oBy JACK RuTLEDGE,

WASHINGTON, May 2O.-tAf--
Communism and economy welt
headline topics in Congress today.
Three committees studied legisla-
tive ways to raise new safeguards
against infiltration OF Reds into the
nations government ana economic
life.
Evidence given Senate apprO-
priations subcommittee disclosed
that young medical student doing
research work at Boston hos
pital holds a $3.50 Atomic Energy
Commission scholarship although he
has been denied clearance, on Sc
curity grounds, for access to secret
information.
Acc Chairman David E. Lilien-
thai said that the scholar had de-
MED that he was Communist. He
said, however, that security clear
ance was withheld because OF de
rogatory information" against him.
A House Judiciary subcommittee
studying anti-subversive legislation
got letter from Attorney General
Clark that the Justice Department
is investigating OF taking action
against 1888 suspected subvccsive
aliens.
To Go Underground
Meanwhile Senate subcommit-
tee, also working on anti-Red bills,
heard Communist party leader
tegtify that the party Will go un-
desground" If Congress passes. a
bill requiring. Communists and
Communist front organizations to
register. Is F
You would force us into the
position of being outlaws and you
would force us underground" Arm
old Johnson, Secretary OF the Com
munist party's legislative committee,
old the Senators.
Money Measure
The big money measure which
came up in the Senate today is
technically known as the Army CIV
il Functions bill. 1t provides funds
for developments in dozens OF
states. The House already has ap-
proved it.
Economy minded Senators who
have been beaten three straight
times in their drive to cut gov
eminent spending warned in adj
vance they would try to trim this
appropriation, too.
Democratic Senator Douglas OF
Illinois sponsored an amendment
that would reduce the total $780,
600, 600. The Senate also mad before
it the standard amendment by
Republican Senators Ferguson, OF
Michigan, and Bridges, New Hamp-
shire, to cut the bill by five per
cent.
Economists Lose Fight
Yesterday, economy advocates
failed In their fight to trim the
| 81, 465, OOO, 900 Agriculture Depart
ment bill. The Senate passed it,
and sent it back to the House
which had approved similar bill.
The House was talking money,
too: The bill to raise military pay
an average of IA per cent was up
for debate. Biggest increases would
go to top officers.
|r The Senate Armed Services sub
committee investigating the NAL
medy trials was attacked in bitter
statements by Senator Mccarthy
(R-Wis). The group is trying to
find out If the Nazis charged with
killing American prisoners of war
had been given fair trials.
Senator Mccarthy claims they
were not. He says many were beat
en- and tricked into confessions.
Although not a member of the
Armed Services Committee, he was
appointed to the investigating group
because he was one of those who
urged the probe.
Today, however. he argrily quit
the committee because he said 1t
was attempting to whitewash a
shameful farce