Evening star., 1950-04-06

-SL1F St8H fHOtO.
(Which, If we can Judge from his
other quotations are probably out
of context), it was written in the
knowledge that Mr.. Barnes thor
oughly understood this underly-
ing principle that it was therefore
not necessary to spell it out.
I have here two letters from
Philip E. Lilientbal, who was in
charge of the Chinese desk in
San Francisco, and Claude A.
Buss. who succeeded me at San
Francisco, describing my policy
in handling Chinese personnel.
I offer those for the record.
Makes Statement Under Oath.
Now, gentlemen, I believe that
I have dealt with each and every
one of the specific charges that
Senator Mccarthy has made
against me relating to my alleged
actions and activities. I have
not, however. specifically dis
cussed the Senator's statement
that a witness will testify that I
was a member of the Communist
Party. a member over whom they
had disciplinary powers. The
Senator says that this alleged
witness is trusted by the Depart
ment Of Justice and has been used
as a Government witness: that
this witness has been a member
of the Communist Party for a
number OF years. and that it is
part of his work to distinguish
between Party members and
fellow-travelers.
I do not know the name of this
alleged witness. With full and
complete realization of the seri-
GUS implications and conse-
quences of what I am to say:
having in mind the advice of
counsel that a member of the
Communist Party may presum-
ably decline, on constitutional
grounds, to state whether he is
or has been a member of the
Communist Party; realizing the
possibility that perjured or mis-
taken testimony may be used for
purposes Of entrapment-whether
innocently or not:
I make to you on my solemn
oath the following statement:
I am not and never have been
a member of the Communist
Party. have never been affiliat-
ed or associated with the Com
munist Party. I have never be-
lieved in the nciples of COM
munism nor suLc.cribed to nor ad-
vocated the Communist or Soviet
form of government either within
the United States, in China, in the
Far East. or anywhere in the
world. I have never consciously
or deliberately advocated or par
ticipated in promoting the cause
OF communism anywhere in the
world.
For many years, the situation in
the Far East has been such that
no person could study it's problems
without undertaking to acquaint
himself as thoroughly as possible
with the facts about the Com
munist position and plans in the
various countries of that area.
have made it my business, both
as a scholar and as a Journalist,
to accumulate as much informa-
ton on this as possible, and the
results of my studies have all been
published.
Corresponded Over World.
For the purpose of acquiring
the information upon which
based my studies and conclusions,
I talked and corresponded with
informed people all over the
world, without regard to whether
they were Communists, anti
Communists. politicians or
scholars. Since the middle 1905,
communications even with schol-
ars in Communist countries have
been more and more cut off. All
the more for that reason, like
any other student who is worth
his salt in this field, have eager
ly seized upon every opportunity
to obtain information through
chinks and crevasses in the wall
OF fear and suppression that
communism builds around its in
formed people.
For instance, while I was on
the Pauley Reparations Mission
to Japan in 1945 I made an effort
to see some japanese Commu-
nists because I thought their fu-
ture activity in japanese politics
was going to be important, and
succeeded in seeing Tokuda, one
OF their two. top men. In 1947 I
made an attempt to get to Outer
Mongolia but was completely
bafned. Way back in 1896, when
l was about to return to China
l even paid a call on Earl Brow
der, hoping I might open up a
lead to information about the
Chinese Communists.
In. 1946 newspaper friend of
mine was refused permission to
take with him into Russia copy
Of Solution in Asia"-one of the
books that Senator Mccarthy says
is pro-Communist that it proves
that I am q Soviet agent.
In April. 1949. . Soviet mag