Evening star., 1950-05-05
Remington
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haitian Project existed. I knew
that priorities issued for the Man
haitian Project were overriding
priorities. Those priorities CAV,
us certain problems in connection
with om overall priority work.
Il also knew that there wert
overriding priorities being giver
for particular problems relating t.
certain components of high.
octanS gasoline developments.
drew the inference. which I never
mentioned to anyone, that tht
Manhattan Project was a project
dealing with high-octane gasoline
I assumed the Manhattan. Project
was in New York
Department May Act.
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer
earlier stated that IF new
evidence of the character indi.
Gated has been discovered I will
direct the department to re-
examine the case"
And two Justice Department
representatives conferred more
than a half hour with the COM
n1ittee before Mr.. Remington took
the stand.
The much investigated Federal
employe was accused before a Sen
ate investigating committee in
July, 1948, by Miss Elizabeth Bent
ley of having given her secret
Government information and hav-
ing paid dues to the Communist
Party in the early 1940s. Miss
Bentley repeated the charges in q
radio broadcast and Mr.. Remir1g-
ton filed a 100000 libel suit. He
repeatedly collected $4,000 when
the suit was settled out of court.
Questioned for Several Hours.
The House committees re-
opened hearings yesterday traced
much of the ground covered by
Senate investigators two years age
but it moved to a startling new
climax late in the day.
MIR. Tavenaer had spent severa'
hours asking the tall, slender
blond witness about his activitie.
and acquaintances while a TVA
employe. Mr.. Remington replied
he was unaware at the time thai
any of the men he had lived with
in Knoxville might have beer
Communist workers.
Reading from the record o1
closed sessions, Mr.. Tavenner ther
brought out that:
Kenneth Mcconnell, who also
used the names Malcolm and Nal.
combre, and Howard Allen Bridg-
man testified within the last two
weeks that Mr.. Remington was 6
Communist Party member wher
they knew him in Tennessee.
MIR. Mcconnell. reportedly ar
engineer but otherwise unidenti.
fled by the committee, described
himself as Communist organizer
in Tennessee in the 1930s. Mr.
Bridgman, according to the execu.
tive session transcript. was a fell
low iva messenger with Mr.
Remington in 1897 and a Com.
munist Party, worker at the time
RenOunced Communism.
Both witnesses, Mr.. Tavennel
read, renounced Communism be-
cause of disgust" at the Hitler
Stain pact in 1889. Mr.. McCon-
nell was quoted as saying he knew
Mr.. Remington as a Communist
in Tennessee and had seen MIN al
at least one party meeting. Mr.
Bridgman, the record showed, de-
clared he knew Mr.. Remington as
a Red who had attended five OF
six iva "cell" meetings in those
days.
The Communists, Mr.. McCon-
nell was quoted as testifying, dis.
cussed the question of Mr.. Rem
ington returning to college ir
1887. The then 18-year-old youth
had left Dartmouth College afte,
his second year to earn money to
complete his education. Mr.. Nc
Connell said the Communist Par
ty members pointed out to him
that the party needed educated
people and this was one of the
arguments used to induce him to
return to college,"
Two other witnesses. Mr.. and
Mrs. Merwin Pat" Todd, ap-
peared at the committees recent
closed sessions. but refused to an
swer questions on grounds of pos
sible self determination. Mr.. Tav-
enner announced.
Mr.. Remington testified earlier
yesterday that he had lived with
Mr.. Todd for several months In
Knoxville in 1887. but had no rea-
son at the time to suspect he was
O Communist.
Insisting he never knowingly
worked with Communists and thai