Evening star., 1950-03-27
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letters defending her and her hus-
band, Stephen Brunauer, against
whom Senator Mccarthy also
raised questions of loyalty.
One of the letters was from
former Senator Ball, Republican
of Minnesota and a neighbor OF
the Brunauer family.
Il am convinced the accusations
are completely erroneous" Sen
ator Ball said in letter that Mrs
Brunauer turned over to the COM
mittee..
Both of them are most strongly
opposed to the theology and prac-
tices of communism" Senator Ball
added.
"Violent Anti Communist"
The former Minnesota Senator
described Mr.. Brunauer as per
haps the most violently anti-Com-
munist person 1 know" Senator
Mccarthy had asked the commit
tee to ascertain whether Mr.
Brunauer had told associates that
he was a member of the Com
munist Party.
Mr.. Brunauer, naturaliZed
American of Hungarian descent, is
a Navy scientist and an expert or
explosives. He has denied ir
statements to the press that he
was ever a member of the Com
munist Party.
Another letter defending Mrs
Brunauer was from Milton Eisen-
hover, president of Kansas State
College and a brother of Gen
dwight D. Eisenhower. DR.. Eisen-
hover wrote Chairman Tydings OF
the investigating committee that
he had known Mrs. Brunauer
since 1916 and is certain "she is
loyal to the Constitution, laws and
ideals of the United States"
Several hundred filled the Sem
ate caucus room to hear Mrs.
Brunauer give her testimony. She
was dressed in a dark suit and a
dark blue hat and before she sat
down before the microphone she
willingly posed for pictures and
then read her statement in a
voice firm and clear.
Takes Up Charges in Detail.
/ She took up one by one the
charges that Senator Mccarthy
had made against her. One was
that she was first assistant te
AIger Hiss, former State Depart.
ment official now convicted Of
perjury, at the San Francisco
conference setting up the United
Nations organization.
This is an advance form o1
guilt by association" Mrs. Bru.
nauer testified. Moreover, it is
incorrect. I had no personal OF
official contact with Mr.. Hiss al
San Francisco"
She added that she was tech
nical adviser in the United States
delega ton to the conference ano
that Mr.. Hiss was secretary gen.
eral of the conference and not 8
member of the delegation.
She said also that her contacts
; with Mr.. Hiss in the State De-
partment's Office Of special politi-
cal affairs, of which Mr.. Hiss was
once director, were "infrequent
and routine" -
She next discussed Senator Nc
Carthy's charge that she, as an
official of the American Associa-
ton of University Women, was
instrumental in committing that
organization to various front en>
terprises" in the so-called con-
sumer field.
Says Mccarthy Is Mistaken"
Mrs. Brunauer, who was con-
nected with the association for
II years. said:
"The Senator went on to say
that I took this action knowingly
and was not mistaken about what
was doing. The Senator, how.
ever, is badly mistaken"
She said Senator Tydings ha.
received from Kathryn McHale
general director of the American
Association of University Women
letter saying that "at no tim,
/ did Mrs. Brunauer have any con.
, nection with the associations con
sumner program"
Mrs. Brunauer next discussed
Senator McCarthy's charges tina
she showed pro Communist in.
clinations by presiding over {
Washington meeting of Friend
of the Soviet Union in 1885. Sh,
said she had ascertained that sh'
: did preside over such a meeting
: and had done so in her officia
capacity as associate in interna
tional education and relation
l with the Association of Universit,
Women.
''In 1886 the attitude of mos
Americans toward the Sovie
! Union was friendly and hopeful,
, she added. II had no way O.
ascertaining then that the organ
, zation called the American
Friends of the Soviet Union woule
at some later time be declared
SI1hverSiye was never q member
of that organization and it wa!
not considered reprehensible or 6
; sign of disloyalty for American
citizens to attend lectures on con.
ditions in Soviet Russia. even il
made by Soviet sympathizers."