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occurred, you will note, in 1895
or 1886.
Senator Mccarthy has refused
to make this affidavit available tt
my lawyers, and I have not seer
1t. But on the basis of the Sena-
tors statements concerning the
affidavit, I confess that I am COM
pletely bewildered as to what he
means to show by it. The only
reference to me in the alleged
conversation between the two Red
generals is the following: After
reciting that the Soviet 1ntelli-
gence had taken over the Institute
OF Pacific Relations through Com
munists in the United States, the
affidavit states-and I quote
that I'm connection with this, the
Red general particularly men,
toned Owen baltimore"
Now If this is intended to be q
charge that in 1886 I was Com
munist. it is obviously false.
was not a Communist then; I was
not and have not been a Commu-
mist at any other time, and I am
not q Communist now.
But you don't have to take my
word for this as Of 1896. On page
4446 Of the Record. Senator Nc
Carthy himself quotes another
one of his own informants as
saying that In 1886 I was not
yet a Communist
Now I suggest that the Sena-
tor can't have it both ways. He
and his informants should make
up their minds whether I was
or was not a Communist in 1886
The only relevant part of the
charge-if any of it is relevant
is the insinuation that the In
stitute of Pacific Relations was in
1886 a tool Of Soviet intelligence.
In 1886 I was editor of the in
stitute's magazine, Pacific Affairs,
and resided in Peking, China. 1t
was my job to accept or reject
articles for publication in the
magazine and to do the usual
type of editorial work.
Gentlemen, I shall not take
your time now to repudiate in
detail the attacks on the Institute
of Pacific Relations which Sena-
tor Mccarthy repeats. I shall
content myself with saying at this
point that the American Institute
is research and educational Or
ganization which a recent Rookie
feller Foundation report called
"the most important single source
OF independent studies of the
problems of the Pacific area and
the Far East"
The attack on the institute, its
trustees and officials. including
me, has been going on for many
years.
The basis Of the attack was,
first, that the institute and I and
others were pro-Japanese i'm
perialists. and later, that we were
pro-Communist.
Some Of the material used in
the campaign was distributed to
members OF Congress by William
j. Goodwin. who is registered
both as a lobbyist and as an agent
Of foreign power. namely. the
Nationalist government of China.
The attack on the institute cul-
minated in an effort in 1945, by
q man named Kohlberg. to seize
control Of the institute. He was
defeated in q proxy fight, receiv-
ing only 66 votes from the 1000
members Of the institute.
1t is easy to understand the joy
Of Kohlberg and his associates
when they found the willing
hands and innocent mind Of
Joseph Mccarthy. 1t is easy to
Imagine their pleasure when they
observe a United States Senator
creating an international sensa-
ton by regurgitating their own
fantastic and discredited venom.
I have prepared and I file with
the committee an analysis of the
Mccarthy charges sshowing in
parallel columns their virtual
identity with the Kohlberg
charges. incidentally, the Sena-
tor-without naming Kohlberg-
refers to him on page 4460 of
the Congressional Record as a
good American member of the
institute-presumably in contrast
to Gen. Marshall. Gerard Swope,
Arthur Dean and former Ambas-
sador O'Neal.
X ~
There is one insinuation spe-
officially relating to me in connec-
ton with the institute that
should like to answer. That is a
statement to the effect that in
1886 I was in Moscow obviously
receiving instructions from the
Soviet government concerning the
line which the Institute of Pacific
Relations ought to follow" The
committee will remember that
according to one of Senator Nc
Carthy's informants. in the year
1886, I was at least not yet Com
munist!
Now the facts are these: In
1886 I was, as I have stated, resi-
dent in Peking, China. as editor
of the Institutes magazine. I was
returning to the United States
and planned to stop off in various
countries. E. c. Carter. secretary
general of the institute, was ir
Moscow, where he was attempt
ing-an attempt that in the Ions
run proved fruitless-to persuade
the Russians to take part in the
research and discussions of the
Institute of Pacific Relations. A!
I recall, Mr.. Carter suggested thai
stop off in Moscow.
At the time, the Institutes mag
azine Pacific Affairs, of which
was then editor. had just pub
, 1ished an article which included
an uncomplimentary personal ref
erence to Stain. I soon found ou
that the Russians considered thi