Evening star., 1949-02-11
Ren1ingtonGets
Duties Involving
No Secret Lists
Senators to Demand
All Facts on CLEARING
By Review Bourd

William w. Remington today re-
turned to his Commerce Depart
ment desk after being cleared of
disloyalty charges, and officials
said his duties no longer will in
volve the dramatic issue of ma
tional security"
Mr.. Remingtonis immediate su-
perior. Francis E. Mcintyre, as
sistant director of the depart
ments Office of International
Trade, said Mr.. Remington will
not act as chairman of a COM
mittee screening exports to Eastern
Europe.
Mr.. Mcintyre explained that
the committee which Mr.. Reming-
ton headed when he was sus-
pended last summer has been sue.
ceeded by another group which
has responsibility for handling
secret lists of materials which
cannot be shipped to countries
within Soviet Russia's sphere. Mr..
Remington work now, Mr.. McIn-
tyre added. will deal with imports
Retains S1O,3O0 Salary.
The 3l-year-old Government
economist whom Miss Elizabeth T.
Bentley. avowed former Red spy,
accused of passing her secret data.
will retain his title of director of
the export program staff, at a
salary of $4,000 a year.
Mr.. Remington took over his old
desk this morning. after first at
tending the weekly staff meeting
of the Office of international
Trade. where he was welcomed
back by officials.
The fact that I am back here,
I think, justifies the complete con-
fidence that I have always had in
the way American democracy
works" Mr.. Remington told re-
porter. Il expected to be back all
along, because the truth will out" :"
He went to work Strengthening
out his desk drawers. and, Incl
dentally, tracking down his African
violet plant.
Senators Ask "All Facts"
Meanwhile. interested Senators
called for "all facts" on the Fed
eral Loyalty Review Boards de-
cision reversing an adverse ruling
by the 4th Regional Loyalty Board.
II think it's a mistake" said
Senator Mcclellan. Democrat, of
Arkansas. chairman of the Senate
Expenditures Committee.
He was a member of the Senate
investigating group which heard
Miss Bentley's testimony.
Senator Hoey, Democrat. of
North Carolina, new chairman of
the Investigating Subcommittee,
which first made public charges
against Mr.. Remington, said he
would ask for all the facts" for
consideration of that group.
Il don't want to prejudge the
case, because we don't know what
the Loyalty Board had before it, ="
Senator Hoey added.
To Draw S.. 900 or More.
Mr.. Remington will be able to
draw from $4,000 to $4,000 back
pay from the time he was placed
under suspension.
This was after the Investigating
Subcommittee. then led by Sena-
tor Ferguson, Republican. Of
Michigan. had uncovered the
Bentley charges during routine
cheek of export licenses and
loyalty Investigations.
Chairman Mcclellan, who lis
tened to all that testimony, said
"it was pretty well established by
Remington own testimony that
to say the very least, he was care
less and indiscreet."
Senator Ives, Republican. of
New York said he thought "the
Commerce Department is follow
ing very dubious course if it re-
turns him to his position"
Evidence taken by Senate in
vestigating group last summer
would indicate that. regardless
of loyalty, he is not qualified by
temperament or attitude to occupy
a position of such responsibility"
the New York Senator commented.
Ferguson Surprised.
Senator Ferfuson declared:
II am surprised on the basis
of evidence that was before our
committee. Of course, there is no
way for me to know what was
before the loyalty board.
1--WE we're unable to get the FBI
records on Remington and the
loyalty boards hearing was
While no announcement of the
was forthcoming from
the board, Mr.. Remington yester-
See REMINGTON, Page A-4D