Evening star., 1950-11-01
|SubversiveConfroI
Board Takes Oath
And Begins Work
By Robert K. Walsh

The five-member SubverSive Ac-
tivities Control Board was sworn
in today at a District Court cere-
mony witnessed by large gath
ering Of Justice Department Of
f1cials and others.
Chief Judge Bolitha j. Laws adj
ministered the formal oath and
a d d It'll o nal representations" in
which the members declared they
never belonged to Communist or
Fascist organizations or any to-
talitarian group that seeks over
throw of the Government by yio-
lence or other unconstitutional
means.
The board members, still sub
ject to Senate confirmation, and
currently without headquarters or
funds to pay their $12,500 salaries,
held an organization meeting
later.
Richardson Quits Loyalty Board.
This session took place in the
Federal Loyalty Review Board Of
flee. Seth w. Richardson, chair
man OF the control board, resigned
today from the loyalty board,
which he had headed for the last
three years.
The swearing in ceremony lasted
less than 10 minutes. The court
room was filled almost to capacity
as the members stood in front of
the bench and repeated the oaths
read by Judge Laws.
Among those in the court room
were Assistant Attorney General
Peyton Ford; Assistant Attorney
General James McInerny, chief of
the criminal division of the Jus
tice Department: William Under
hill, acting chief of the antitrust
division; Argyle Mackey, acting
immigration Commissioner: Dis
trict Court Judge Edward M. Cur
ran; United States District At
torney George Morris Fay and
former Senator James M. Mead,
now member of the Federal
Trade Commission.
Anti Strike Pledge Given.
The additional representa-
tions" sworn to by the five men,
bers were essentially the same as
those which must be signed by all
new employees Of the Government,
court officials explained. Besides
those dealing with membership In
totalitarian groups. there was a
promise that none of the board
members would engage in any
strike against the Government
while a Federal employe.
Serving with Mr.. Richardson on
the Subversive Activities Control
Board are Peter Campbell Brown,
who has been special assistant to
the Attorney General; former
Representative Charles M. La
Toilette Of Indiana, David j. Cod
daire. Boston attorney who was on
the Maritime Commission for two
years, and DR.. Kathryn Mc7ale,
former general director of the
American Association of Univer-
Sity Women. Mr.. Richardson,
Mr.. La Toilette and Mr.. Coddaire
are Republicans. e~e -,,.s .s. !
In another phase of the security
law. administration, Attorney Gen.
eral McGrath has eased regula-
tions so that some former
nominal" members of totalitar-
ian parties abroad can enter the
United States temporarily.
In a letter to Secretary of
State Acheson. the Attorney Gen
eral said the ban on admission of
aliens who belonged to totalitar-
ian groups would not apply to
those who joined as children or
who became affiliated in order to
eat. get job or meet some other
necessity.
Officials emphasized that the
Attorney Generals ruling is no
blanket authority" for admission
Of former nominal members of
totalitarian groups.
Even the people in that cate
CORY probably may have to wait
for a considerable time before
they can come to this country.
Each case will be considered on
its merits, authorities explained.
An alien who regards himself as
having been only a nominal men,
Der of a totalitarian organization
must apply as before and fill out
a long QUESTIONABLE.