Evening star., 1949-06-26

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he spcke @. Mr. csaaroe-a He -
lated scw ne hes-aen6ec q .-~e-
lance writer. Ceorge crasary. tr1c-=
about Decene~-. 1894 20 .1Zne
1885. n wAShanr;cr. He helc no
particular scsfe. re recalled. evsn
after c-osaey weschec oa repay
merf O. scnAl loans ard tvrI fog
occupancy G. . Twenty -esg nth
street apartment fct aaou; ssn
weeks after the Hiss family moved
10 p street IN 1888 NJ. HISS
testified afraoss With . sSh TIA,
he wrote Croxiey q. and ceased
the relationship. IN isss. cnsy
70 hare croslsy pop I'D .as E1n-
mer IS Mr.. Chambers and az.
cuse him o. having been . prsxa.
Communist underground member
Compared 10 Dizzy Dean.
Watchers have CLASSIFIED NJ
Hiss By practically EVERY adjective
from aCaole 70 yealous. A sports
writer covering the trial compares
him with the Incompatible DIZZY
Dean Of baseball pitching fame
when he grins and walks.
A fashion writer would dispute
claims that Mr Hiss Is a dappeg
dresser. No State Department
correspondent would list him in
the striped pants or cookie
poSher category. His clothing ey
design or otherwise. IS quiet. cooi
and unrufiied in keeping with his
manner of estifyins,
Appearing much Younger than
his years, and with an unde-
niaoly ooyiSh look about him, he
has deep set eyes and a mature
speech. He looks directly o, the
jury ss Il he were convers.ng with
each OF panel personally.
Opinions vary as 10 the e-ec-
tiveneS Of The unusually lorS
time taken by Mr. Hiss and his
attorney. Lloyd Paul S,rykey. TO
explain in detail the career and
duties OF Mr., Hiss in the State
Department. United Nations for
nation. and until recently the
SIC. .ooo-a-year presidency OF the
Carnegie Endowment for Inter-
national Peace.
Stryker Defends Strategy.
Mr.. Stryker defends the STRAIT
esy by noting these considera-
tions:
The recital might have been
old stuff" TO newspaper reporters
but 1t was new and significant TO
the jury. II demonstrated no,
only the unusual public service OF
the young defendant but showed
that. in his many missions includ-
ing a trip to Yalta with Presiden,
Roosevelt. Mr.. Hiss was entrusted
with-and faithfully kept-thou-
sands of tremendously important
secrets.
Mr.. Hiss displayed so difident
an air in telling OF his achieve
ments that Mr.. stryker dropped a
broad hint to the jury that the
defendant was too modest. Be
that as 1t may. Mr.. Hiss seemed
determined and ever eager the
next day TO get TO the point and
debate the Chambers charges.
I've been waiting for this for
long time" he told friends as he
prepared to take the stand.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney Thomas f. Murphy. the pros
ecutor. who really let 60 with his
booming voice against several
defense witnesses and also tangled
with Supreme Court Justice
Frankfurter who was a character
witness for Mr.. Hiss In recent days,
also is waiting for Mr.. Hiss.
He indicated he does not under
estimate the keen-witted Mr.. Hiss
and the croSs-examination will be
considerably more than any mere
effort to rattle or blindly anger
such . elf-possessed defendant.
Chambers Never Befuddied.
Whitaker Chambers. whatever
damaging admissions he had 10
make and whatever unsavqry past
personal escapades he had to pa
rade before the world. was never
befuddled or driven to desperate
outbursts by Mr.. Suyker.
His eyes sought the ceiling more
often than the jury or defense
counsel. His voice usually dropped
50 gently that he constantly had
to be admonished TO speak UP.
His eyes. nevertheless seemed
reflective, detached and sad. His
voice was without rancor even
when he leveled the most serious
accusations against Mr.. Hiss. He
could and did smile occasionally,
and laughed q few times. For the
most part. however. he was almost
dead-pan.
He never rambled in his long
account and he was as successful
as Mr.. Hiss in seldom. II ever
having to grope for appropriate