Evening star., 1950-11-20
COP. Pressure Rises
For Closer Red Checks
By Senate Committees
By Robert K. Welsh

senators Widened the breach to-
day for floor fights on the Com
muniSt- in-Government issue and
confirmation of the Subversive Ac-
tivities Control Board when Con-
greSS reconvenes next week.
Existing committees, rather
than any new special Senate COM
mlttee, should make continuing
and constant check to find
whether Subversive persons have
"termited their way into the Gov
ernment," Senator Morse, Repub-
lican,. of Oregon, urged.
Senators Mccarthy, Republican,
OF Wisconsin. and Bricker. Re-
publican, of Ohio, served notice
they would have to be reckoned
with when the Presidents nomi-
nations of five members of the
control board come up for con-
f1rmation. The Ohio member said
he has mo doubt" that many
other Republicans will oppose
confirmation of some of the ap-
pointees. Senator Mccarthy de-
clared he will oppose all five.
Board Rules Due This Week.
That board, headed by Seth w.
Richardson, Republican attorney
who was chairman of the Federal
Loyalty Review Board, expects
to announce its procedural rules
this week. Its main function is
to decide whether organizations
and individuals are Communist
and therefore required to register
under the internal security act
passed by Congress last Sep
tember. |
Senator Kilgore, Democrat, of
West Virginia, declared today that
the congressional session begin |
ming next Monday should make
at least a start on overhauling
the bill. It is believed unlikely
that the measure will be consid-
cred until the 82d Congress meets
in January.
The general dispute on the
Communists in Government ques-
ton spread into an even broader
field in a warning by Senator
Ferguson, Republican, of Ohio.
Wants Files Opened.
Complaining that the admins
tration refused to make all files
available to Senate Subcommit-
tee that investigated Senator Nc
Carthy's charges of Communist
influence in the State Depart
ment, the Michigan Senator said:
LAS long as we have that sort
of situation the people are going
to be suspicious. Unless the ad-
ministration changes its tactics
the Republicans plan to see that ,
this Communist business is a
major issue in the 1852 presiden-
tial campaign.
Il sincerely hope the admins !
tration will cooperate because it ,
is not the kind of an issue I like I
to see" !
Senator Morse did not emphasize {
Senator McCarthy's accusations.
He said he did not agree with Re /,
publican Senators who have sug-
gested that permanent Senate
Committee on Un-American Ac- +
tivities be established to resume
that investigation.
Sees Present Groups Available.
He said, however, that the
Senate Judiciary Committee or
perhaps the Civil Service Com !
mittee might be the appropriate
group to make a continuing and
constant check ito find out
whether any subversive elements"
are getting into Government jobs.
Senator Morse said that in
campaigning for reelection in
Oregon he repeated his opinion
that Senator Mccarthy failed to
prove his charges to the subcomr
mittee headed by Senator Tydings,
Democrat of Maryland.
The defeat of Senator Tydings
on November 7 was interpreted
by some Republicans as rejecting
dissatisfaction with his handling
of the investigation. Senator
Tydings attributed his defeat
largely to a Democratic party split
in Maryland.
Miller Sees Red Decline.
For it's general consideration of ,
the Communist problem the COM ]
ing session of Congress also had ,
assurance from Assistant Secre-
tary of State Edward c. Miller,
jr., that Communist influence had ,
greatly declined in Latin America
during the last five years.
He spoke last night on tele-
vision program with Edward ,
Tomlinson, radio news commen-
tator and writer, who agreed that
Latin American nations ION the
whole have done the best job of
breaking the back of organized
communism of any area in the
world"
Ell Salvador has a new law au-