davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1950-07-18

that we have carefully reviewed
the loyalty file concerning MIR
Vincent. and the Mccarthy
charges are absurd. The file does
not show him to be disloyal or q
security risk.
Amerasia Case Report.
Relative to the Amerasia case
We find there is not one
shred Of evidence to support the
unwarranted charge that the
Amerasia case was fixed" in any
manner: and that responsible
|prosecutive officials had absolutely
a free rein in handling the case
in their best judgment.
We find that three bodies have
now investigated the Amerasia
case-(D a committee of the
House of Representatives in 1916,
CD a special grand jury in New
York City in 1850. and 60 this
subcommittee-and that each in
quiry has established that the case
was not improperly handled either
by the FBI in the investigation or
the Department Of Justice in the
prosecution.
While the investigation by the
FBI failed to establish foreign
inspired or directed espionage. the
Amerasia case represents a dis
gusting and inexcusable effort to
obtain unlawfully classified docu-
ments of the United States Gov
ernment. A companion considera-
tion, in contemplation of future
security, is our finding that the
system and method of classiflca-
tion existing at the time was RI
diculous. Documents clearly were
classified in a haphazard and ju-
venile fashion with an almost total
disregard as to whether the
information contained in the doc
uments was Of a character war
ranting classification. This prac-
tice clearly had the effect OF
Ivitiating the significance of docu-
m ents warranting classifica-
tion. :.
This subcommittee has beer
subjected to an organized cam.
Evening star., 1950-07-18
exua Excerpts Report Blasting Charqes

a committee of the Congress has,
in practical effect. been declared
invalid by the Supreme Court in
the case of United States v.
Bryan 60 S. CT. 724 [1950D; re-
hearing denied Go S. Ct. 1913
[1950D. Two witnesses have ap-
peared before us and refused to
testify, claiming their privilege
against Self-incrimination under
the fifth amendment to the Con-
stitution. While contempt cita-
tions have been recommended in
the case Of each of these individ-
uals, it is apparent that even if
they are convicted for contempt,
we have still been deprived of
testimony on matters deemed ma
terial to our inquiry. Such situ-
alton tends to threaten the very
foundation of the immemorial pre-
rogative of the Congress to con-
duct Investigations and hearings.
1t is accordingly recommended
that the appropriate committee
OF each branch of Congress con-
duct an immediate study with a
view to developing a statute which
will provide the necessary immu-
nifty where testimony is material to
an inquiry and at the same time
not be a vehicle to be employed
by unScrupulous individuals seek
ing to escape punishment for
crimes committed.
v
1t is recommended that the
State Department take immediate
and continuing steps to acquaint
the American people with its
worldwide security program. We
Evening star., 1950-07-18

have been greatly impressed with
the high caliber of State Depart.
ment personnel charged with re-
sponsibility for security, both in
Washington and abroad. We be-
lieve the American people would
like to know and are entitled to
know of the excellent strides
which the department has taken
to meet the peculiar and manifold
problems entailed by the global
disposition of its employees, activi-
ties and installations.
VI
The Amerasia case revealed that
during the last war ID there was
a complete lack of common sense
or good Judgment shown In the
classifying of documents and dis
patches and (2) the system, at
least at that time, for keeping
records which would serve to de-
termine the location Of classified
material was manifestly made
quate. While it is understood
that studies have been made in
the executive branch of the Gov
ernment to correct this situation,
it is recommended that the Pres.
ident through the National Sc.
curity Council or otherwise, deter
mine that such studies have re.
suited in corrective instructions
that have been appropriately i'm.
plemented.
Respectfully submitted.
MuLARD e. TYDINGS,
Chairman.
THEODORE FRANCIS
GREEN.
BRIEN MCMAHON.
Evening star., 1950-07-18

and early 1940's. Significantly
however, though her name has
been associated In one manner OF
another with 20 different cited or
ganizations, she was found 10 be
connected on but one occasion
with an organization after it was
cited as subversive. Moreover,
many of the alleged associations
were denied or explained. In other
cases, she had a great deal of dis
tinguished company. We dc
not find that her employment in
the past by the State Department
is evidence of the fact that that
department has employed disloyal
persons.
baltimore Influence Small.
d) Owen Lattimore-We find
that Owen baltimore is not now
and never has been in any proper
sense an employe of our State
Department. His connection with
that department in any capacity
has been at most peripheral and
that on a most sporadic basis.
Far from being the architect
of our Far Eastern policy" we find
that Mr.. baltimore has had no
controlling or effective influence
whatever on that policy. His views
have but been among those of
hundreds of others that have gone
into the cauldron from which
emerges the source material that
the policy makers of our State
Department employed in making
their judgments.
We find no evidence to support
the charge that Owen baltimore
is the top Russian spy" or, for
that matter. any other sort of
spy. Even the testimony of Louis
F. Budenz. If given the fullest
weight and import, could establish
no more than that the Commu-
nistS used baltimore to project a
propaganda line anent China. We
have every confidence that were
Mr.. baltimore an espionage agent
the efficient FBI would long since
have taken action against him.
Writer and Scholar.
Owen baltimore is a writer and
a scholar who has been charged
with a record of procommunism
going back many years. There
is no legal evidence before us
whatever to support this charge
and the weight of all other in
formation indicates that it is not
true. For the greater portion of
his life, Mr.. baltimore has made
studies concerning Mongolia. a
land little known to most Ameri-
cans. These studies have been
influenced and conditioned, to a
lesser or greater degree, by Sino-
Russian influences. In making his
studies, Mr.. baltimore has found
it necessary perforce to come into
contact with and study these in
f1uences. We find absolutely no
evidence to indicate that his writ
ings and other expressions have
been anything but the honest
opinions and convictions of Owen
baltimore. Similar opinions and
convictions vis-a-vis the Far East
are entertained by many Ameri-
cans about whom no conceivable
suggestion Of Communist proclivi-
ties could be entertained. We do
not find that Mr.. Lattimore's
writings follow the Communist or
Evening star., 1950-07-18

any other line. save as his very
consistent position ON the Far
East may be called the baltimore
line.
Perhaps, in many Of his
contacts, MIR. baltimore has not
exercised the discretion which our
knowledge of communism in 1850
indicates would have been wise,
but we are impelled to comment
that in no instance has Mr.. Latti-
more on the evidence before us
been shown to have knowingly
associated with Communists. The
convenient theory suggested to us
that he must have known has not
yet become the criterion for judg-
ing a private citizen in this coun-
try.
Right to Express Views.
In our view, the baltimore case
affords an opportunity to reaftirm
this Nations determination to
protect its citizens when they, not
as minions of agents of a foreign
power or subversive group but as
independent researchers, writer's.
and speakers, express freely their
honest views and convictions.
(G) Frederick L. Schuman-Our
inquiry establishes that DR.. Fred
erick L. Schuman has never been
an employe Of the State Depart
ment. In fact. his one and only
connection with the department
in any way was to deliver a 1-hou1
lecture. without remuneration. al
the Foreign Service Institute or
June 10, 1946.
(H John Stewart Service-We
have carefully considered the evil
dence and conclude that John
Stewart Service is neither a dis
loyal person, a pro- Communist
nor security risk. We have been
particularly impressed with the
frankness and co-operativenesS OF
Mr.. Service in his appearances be-
fore us. Many questions with hid
den implications have been asked
him about events that tranSpired
many years ago. Never did he
seek to avoid answering on the
Evening star., 1950-07-18

al eleCVlOn year, some Americans
may question the findings of any
investigatiVe body that may have
any degree of political complexion,
as, OF course, is true of any con-
gressional committee. With this
in mind, together with the mem
ory of repeated charges, however
unwarranted, concerning the 10y
atty program throughout the Gov
ernment service as whole, we
make the following recommended
ton:
CAD That the President of the
United States favorably consider
the appointment of a commission,
in the nature of the Hoover Com
mission, to make a thorough and
comprehensive study of the 10y
atty program throughout the Fed
eral service with a view to deter
mining its adequacy to meet the
requirements of security at this
critical juncture of our interna-
tional relations;
CD That this commission be
composed of IL high-minded and
public-spirited individuals to be
selected as follows:
Cd Four to be appointed by
the President of the United
States:
Cd Two from the Federal
service.
CD Two from private life.
(2) Four to be appointed by
the President of the Senate:
Cd Two from the Senate
one from the majority and one
from the minority party.
(2) Two from private life.
CD Four to be appointed by
the Speaker of the House of
Representatives:
Cd Two from the House
one from the majority and one
from the minority party.
% Two from private life.
1t is recommended that a Joint
committee of the House and Sen
ate be appointed to make a care
full study of the immunity from
civil suit extended members of
Congress by reason of statements
made by them on the floor of
either House and before congress
sional committees. Our experience
in this investigation indicates that
this privilege extended us should
not become a license for the char
acter assassination of American
citizens. 1t is believed that from
such study it may be possible to
evolve legislation which is de-
signed to preserve this immunity
without prejudice to the historic
and necessary reasons therefore
and at the same time insure that
it does not become a shield to
perpetuate injustice and fraud.
III
We earnestly recommend that
all committees of the Congress
exercise the utmost restraint in
conducting public hearings rela-
tive to proceedings involving uues-
tionS of the loyalty of particular
Individual and that the same be
held only in instances of compel
ling necessity in the public interest
or in instances where an individual
has been charged publicly and re-
quests public hearing to present
his defense. BY reason of the in
Veterate practice of congressional
committees to receive evidence and
information that are not admis-
Sible by legal standards, it is sin
cerely believed that public hear
ings involving the loyalty of an
individual offer many opportuni-
ties for grave injustice to the in
dividual for which there is no re-
dress.
The existing statute relative to
immunity from criminal prosecu-
ton which is accorded a witness
by reason Of his testimony before
Evening star., 1950-03-09
Misses Royon Suits

Orig. zz.50 and 200 MISSES. Rdyon Suits, 4-butto
classic iocket slim skirt; grey and block sizes
49, 18 -9.8
Evening star., 1950-03-09
Terrific Reductions on Furs

SeoIine Coots, block-dyed. Full length,
81 length. Sizes Ia to 40 included 20 90 5000
! OceIot Bore Muff; woy less than
! Block Dyed Person Lamb Muff,
barrel type. Less thon holt price e----5ee5 1888
! Black Dyed Persion Lamb Ascot.
Way less than haIf pree-------- 59.o5 1888
z Grey-Dyed Persion lomb Pow Goats.
Sizes l2 and ls---------------- 90 sc.
] BIoek-Dyed Che-kiong Lamb Coot
Size 2o------- 1900 $1,000
L LANSBURGHS-Fur Salon-Second Floor
Evening star., 1950-03-09
Clearance Of Chino and GIosswor,
Clearance Of Notions

OTI9. NOW
IS oeeot Fur Buttons. ossorted Sizes 75cG
less than VI price $ls Jees
IS Sequin Motifs, assorted eolors 29cto 90 to
ond shapes, less then " pres-- l.5o s.o5
SO Prs Seuffs, woshobe; broken
$50 Buttons assorted sizes and roos. locto
much less then "a price 81 q
Evening star., 1950-03-09
Clearance Of Upholstery

So Embossed quilted side chair RECEIVERS.
Plostic, green, yellow or blue. l8xl8" LOO 6se
4 Custom mode slipcoyers for wing $50 I.so
! choirs SOTO bed, T-eushion lounge to to
" Sompie dropes. Discontinued style, i o.o5 800
pr lots. 2h yds and IA yds. to TO
100 p. sonnpIe curtains, ! pr. lots In Ia los sss
cIude cottons. royons. nyions. RuffIed to 10
and toiored styles pr. II 95 4.9o pr
Pes. IN odd lot that includes 2.o5 I.99
able ----a4 .--.----.34o5 "a o5 14.o9
Upholstery Fourth Floor
Evening star., 1950-03-09
BUDGET FASHION CENTER
REDUCTIONS

Orig. NOW
5 Two-pece royon foie dresses. Green
black Sizes II and 20 included in
group tO.So o.SS
5 Royon fole suit-dresses, fitted
ocket. Block. green, brown; sizes
l4k, l6h, 22h incIuded------ 1925 $50
40 Casual dresses in royon mensweor
glen ploo. Grey. light blue, green,
navy. Broken sizes z TO 20 - 8.o5 500
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Fashion Center
Second Floor
Evening star., 1950-03-09
BLoUsEs NOW HALF-PF

a Royon crepe scorf blouses; grey, navy.
white. Jewel neckline. A sleeves. 81 to
38 included ----------
lo Classic Ione-sleeve biouses. ConeI.
green, royon. 81 to SO included -
36 Washable royon tissue foile bIouses,
gold, powder blue, white. 81 to 38
included
so Wool jersey blouses, knit neekline. Woist.
Blue, mint tongerine, 81 to SO included
S-BLoAses-Street q
Evening star., 1950-03-09
CHILDREN's SHOES

o Prs. Teen Pumps. Straps, Loofers,
Oxfords; red. blue. brown; broken {
sizes 4 to
70 Prs. ChiIdren's Slippers in felt, cor
duroy, leather; sizes to 3; pair
5 Prs. Bodies White Shoes, nnoccosin
or plain toe style; sizes " to 6; pr.
Observation-Disclosures Shoes-Sec
Evening star., 1950-03-09
Junior-Miss Toppers

BroodcIoth Toppers with velvet trim,
wornnly interlined; sizes 9 TO S; wine.
grey, green, brown, toupe included
34-inch Topper with dyed mouton
lonb collar, double breasted, comel
st1ode; size
ChinchilIo Topper in navy, double
breasted, fitted style with belt; size | 3
Goats
Evening star., 1950-03-09
CLEARANCE OF coRsE

IS 6orter Belts, figured and plain; size.
"a, 28, 30; less thon VI price
Il Two-Woy Stretch Girdes, blue. small;
much less thon VI price
7 Black GirdIes, sizes Is to 81 in group
less than VI price
4 PuIl-on Girdles, less thon VI price
7 Memo Heavy Boned Side Hook 6irdles
sizes %, 2o, 30; less fhan VI price
z Royon Sotin Artist Model Foundations
sizes IS and Al less than VI price
II Rite Form Belted Foundations, sizes 81
to 81 in group; less than VI price
z stylist Stout BeIted Foundations. size.
43 and As; less fhon VI price
"a Long Line BuiIt-Up Cotton Broodcloth
Brossieres, sizes 48 to 81, less thar
VI price
1l2 Bros; white, block. nude; broker
LANSBURGHS-Co -Corsets-Third
Evening star., 1950-03-09
CLEARANCE OF TEEN WEAI

Orig. NOW
II AIi-WooI Skirts, sizes 10 to Is.
" -------------- ss5 AT
10 Wool and Royon** Assorted STYLE $3.50
Color Dresses. Less thonh price 1925 3o9
IA Hats. felt and suede. Less than 1870
Y price ------------------ 2.ee sse
Chubby Dresses in corduroy and roy 1926 to
on Less Than VI pree------- 1895 Ieo
4 Al-Wool Joekets, sizes 10 to is.
Less than " price e--.------ 1895 s.es
II Blue jeans, sizes 10 and 49, 2o5 z5o
7 Nylon Sweaters. sizes 38 to 4O---- $50 z5o
1856
II AI-Wool Stocks, sizes 10 to le-- sos 3.ss
LANSBURGHS-Teen Shop-Fourth Floor
Evening star., 1950-03-09
Misses Finer Coots Reduced to Cleo

| Block Forstmonn wool broodcloth,
REFER with full skirt, size l64-----12e
z Black Forstn1onn wool broodcott coots,
size ] A. Fitted style le----- os
4 ChinchiIo wool in bright red or green.
Sizes 2 and Ia 5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
George Kennedy, 81,
Alternate Chairman OF
IVA Committee, Dies

George w. Kennedy, 81, alter
nate chairman of the Committee
of Waivers and Forfeitures, at the
Veterans Administration, died
Saturday at his home, 1919 ALI
son street NV. Death was attrib-
uted to a cerebral hemorrhage.
Mr.. Kennedy was with the Gov
eminent here for IS years. He
had been an attorney handling
veterans cases since joining the
old War Risk Insurance in 1917.
Born III Keene, N. H., Mr.. Ken
nedy came here in 1915 and was
graduated from Georgetown Uni
versity Law School in 1924. He
first worked for the Post Office
Department.
Mr.. Kennedy was a member OF
the Knights of Columbus. the Holy
Name Society and the Shrine OF
the Sacred Heart Church. He had
been active at the VA in Com
munlCy CneSL WORK.
He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Marie Roseanna Kennedy;
two sons, George w. Kennedy, jr.
and Paul James Kennedy; a
daughter, Mrs. Rosemary Fallon
and a 5-year-old grandchild
Penelope M. Fallon, all of the
Allison street address.
Also surviving are a brother,
James E. Kennedy. Newburyport,
Mass. and four sisters, 1t. Col
Margaret M. Kennedy, Army
Nurse Corps, retired, of Water
bury, Conn; Miss Mary E. Ken
nedy. San Francisco; Mrs. Cath
crime E. Warren, Bath, Me. and
Miss Clara L. Kennedy, West Rox-
bury, Mass.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. tomorrow in the Shrine
of the Sacred Heart Church
Burial will be in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
Senators Compile List
OF Racing News Users
BY the Assoeioted Press

For the price of Scent stamp,
city officials now can get the
names and addresses of persons
receiving the horse racing news
used by bookmakers.
The information was compiled
by Senate Commerce Subcom-
mittee studying anti-gambling
legislation. The names haven't
been made public-but they are
available to officials who are in
terested.
1--WE have the information
pretty well rounded up as to the
users of horse race information"
Chairman Mcfarland told re-
porters. And we are filling all
requests by local law enforce
ment officers for the information
We have"
Mr.. Mcfarland said that when
the job is finished lit will be the
most complete record with re-
gard to the use of sporting news
conveyed by wire that has ever
been compiled"
Many Users Are Legitimate.
The subcommittee began as
sembling the information as a
sort of who's who" in the book
making business. But it found
many of those receiving racing
news actually were legitimate
places of business having no con-
nection with bookmaking or
gambling.
For that reason. one Senator
said, the list has not been tagged
as a bookmakers' guide-and city
officials must ferret out those
using the racing news illegally.
Mr.. Mcfarland said the subcom-
mittee found no evidence that
any one person controls big-time
gambling across the country on
an organized basis.
THE definition of a gambling
syndicate depends on how you look
at it," he told reporters. The
testimony shows there Is a work.
ing agreement between big-time
gamblers. If we can destroy this
working agreement. it will be
beneficial to the Nation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
B mai Birth Cancels
Buttenwieser Speech,
Hits Policy on Nazis
By the Assceiotsd Press

CHICAGO, May 15.-The Anti
defamation League of B'nai Birth
cancelled a speech by the United
States assistant high commission
er of Germany yesterday because
it disagreed with his denazifica-
ton policies.
Benjamin ]. Buttenwieser, the
assistant commissioner, had been
invited to speak at the leagues
annual meeting on The reorien-
tation of Germany"
The leagues 35-member ma
tional commission cancelled his
speech about three hours before
it was to be. given. A statement
by the national commission,
signed by Meyer Steinbrink,
chairman and New York Supreme
Court justice, said in part:
&c. The speech revealed con-
tent and proposals which can only
be interpreted as an effort to JUS
tify the readmission of former
Nazis to positions of Importance
in the economic. political, social
and educational life of Germany"
1t added that the talk gives
aid and encouragement to those
vicious elements in The new Ger
man nationalisrn' which Butten-
wieser. himself. admits are re-
emerging today"
Mr. Buttenwieser told newsmen
he would stand on the statements
contained in the speech he had
prepared.
In it he said that Justice and
ethics require that the penitent
be received back into the fold OF
society and be permitted to func-
ton as a member of his COM
munity."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
BY the Associated Press


Ell PASO. Tex, May 15.-West-
ern Union officials here are await
ing instructions from higher up
before taking any action to re-
store severed wires serving an
Anapra, N. Mex. race news serv-
ice.
The wires we're cut Saturday
night at the order of Sheriff Joe
Cambell.
LAS far as know the wires are
still down and will stay down
until we get further instructions
from Dallas Offices of the COM
pany." Arleigh H. Fisher, Ell Paso
Western Union superintendent,
said yesterday. 1T is a matter
our attorneys will have to decide
upon"
In Dallas neither company Of
ficials nor the Western Unions
attorney, John w. Miller. could
be reached late last night.
Sheriff Campbell said the wire
cutting disrupted Continental
Press Services relay of horse rae
ing news to the West Coast and
Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15

A Federal Communications Com
mission report says the Silver
State News Service at Anapra,
about four miles from here, acts
as a relay station to points west.
Sheriff Campbell says he is
ready to continue the wire snip
ping If necessary.
Il expect Western Union will
get out a temporary injunction to
stop me-" he said yesterday. IF
they do, why expect we'll have
to make test case of it.
II think I am doing my duty
as a law enforcement officer and
that's all there Is to it,"
Sheriff Campbell said he hopes
the action taken here will set a
precedent throughout the Nation
IF the wire service and news
part of horse race
betting can be stopped" he said.
I'm sure organized gambling in
the country can be curtailed."
The wires were cut after County
Attorney Ernest Quinn decided the
act would not violate State or
Federal laws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
Inmate OF Workhouse
Dies al GaIIinger Hospital

Rease Shipley. 10. colored, an
inmate of the District Workhouse
at Occoquan. Va. died at Gal
linger Hospital yesterday of heart
failure brought on by epileptic
commissions.
Deputy Coroner Christopher J.
Murphy issued a certificate Of
natural death.
Donald Clemmer. director Of
the Department of Corrections,
said Shipley was admitted to the
workhouse hospital earlier last
week for observation but was re-
leased. After the commissions
began Saturday. he said. the
patient was rushed to Gallinger
by ambulance. He died at am.
yesterday.
Mr.. Clemmer said Shipley. who
lived in the 1000 block Of M street
NV. was serving a 30-day SEN
tence for drunkenness.