Evening star., 1950-03-28
Acheson
Philip C.. Jessup.
". Walton Butterworth,

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planned to return this spring to
Columbia University. from which
he is on leave of absence as pro-
fessor of international law.
Comedies With Bridges Attack.
It conceded with violent at
tack on Mr.. Acheson and the State
Department by Senator Bridges.
Republican. of New Hampshire,
who charged master spy is
working for Russia in the depart
ment.
Three prominent Democrats
in Congress-Senator Lehman OF
New York, Senator Kefauver of
Tennessee and House Majority
Leader Mccormack came to
Mr.. Acheson's defense yesterday.
They urged the Republicans to
drop their attacks on Mr.. Acheson
and join in a bipartisan policy
to present a united front to the
world in foreign affairs.
Senator Smith, Republican, of
New Jersey also spoke out against
partisan politics" in the current
investigation of disloyalty charges
against individuals in the State
Department. He stressed, how
ever, his full support Of the OBJ
jectives and purposes" OF Senator
Mccarthy, whose charges touched
off the investigation by a Senate
Foreign Relations subcommittee
Kefauver Assails Attacks.
Senator Kefauver, assailing
irresponsible attacks" which he
asserted appear to be 'little more
than a smear campaign" stressed
the effects abroad of shaking con-
fidence in the United States.
He said Mr.. Jessup was cas-
ually smeared" by Senator Nc
Carthy with "a sighting reference
to supposed affinity for Com
munist-front organizations" and
asserted that "the timing of this
slur is particularly vicious"
Mr.. Jessup flew back from q
special mission to Asia to deny
the charges a few days ago. Mr..
Truman, in announcing his con-
tinuance in the Government. did
not refer to the Mccarthy charges.
But he said Mr.. Jessup's trip to
Asia "underscored his unusual
usefulness
Truman Gravely Concerned.
Mr.. Truman was reported to be
gravely concerned about the at
tacks on the State Department
and the Republican drive to oust
Secretary Acheson. Presidential
aides said he is backing Mr..
Acheson to the limit" and expects
his lieutenants in Congress to give
him their full support.
Senator Bridges Senate speech
yesterday was regarded as the
opening of a concerted Repub-
lican attack on Mr.. Acheson's S
conduct of foreign policy. Other
Republicans are expected to join
in the attack to make foreign
policy one of the big issues of the
congressional election campaign.
Senator Bridges was one of six
Senators who voted against con-
f1rmation of Mr.. Acheson as Sec
retary of State. 1T would be hard
to get a corporal's guard to vote
for him today" he asserted.
Bridges Tells of Complaints.
Senator Bridges said Senators
were being deluged with mail
Letters demanding that the State
Department be liberatd from the
Communists and the connie SYM
pathizers and the fellow travellers
and the Socialists and the homo
sexuals and the just plain incom-
petents who have brought it so
low in the Nations esteem"
Among the questions Senator
Bridges said the Senate should get
the answer to were these:
What became of the men in the
State Department who opposed
Soviet recognition in 1898?
What can be learned from the
passport division Of the State De-
partment concerning orders that
1t grant passports against its own
will and Judgment"
What can be learned from the
consular service about visas for
known and well-identified Com
munists?
Questions Gubitchev Case.
Who ordered the foreign serv-
ice in the 1930s to Shelter the
comings and goings of Earl Brow
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