Evening star., 1950-04-06

Owen baltimore enjoys
Senate Foreign Relations SubC
make myself popular when I
quoted a book about China by an
ex-Communist.
Delivered Address in Russia.
I later delivered to the Soviet
Academy Of Sciences a lecture on
the Far East which I repeated in
two cities in Holland and again
in London and which was then
published in the journal of the
Royal Institute of International
! Affairs in London.
come now to a variety Of other
allegations which I suppose are
intended to show that have COL
laborated with or supported the
interests of communism or the
Soviet Union.
First. the Senator refers to an
affidavit from some one who was
once an editor in China, stating
that I was a leader in several pro-
Russian student uprisings in
China. This is fantastic and
untrue.
I have here letter from Nelson
T. johnson who was our Ambassa-
dor to China. He states that he
was resident Of Peking through
out the whole Of the period 1890
1887. He states that if there had
been any report or complaint in
regard to my activities among the
Chinese of a political or seditious
character, he would have been in
formed and would not have for
gotten it.
I also have here a letter from
T. L. Yuan to my attorneys, Arm
old, Fortas g. Porter. Dr.. Yuan.
who was then the director of the
Chinese National Library, states
that he recalls the strikes and
demonstrations by Chinese stu
dents in December, 1885. and that
it is absurd to say that I was the
instigator Of Chinese student
strikes.
also have a letter to the same
general effect from Col. William
Mayer who was then military at
tache, United States Embassy in
China.
Second. Senator Mccarthy re-
fers to a trip that I made with
Philip j. Jaffe and T. A. Bison
to Yenan. I made such trip.
Some time in 1887 when I was re-
siding in Peking. Mr.. Bison and
Mr.. Jaffe called on me. I had
known Bison slightly as a Far
Eastern student. when he was
working for, believe. the Foreign
Policy Association in New York
City. I had never before met
Jaffe, but I knew Of him as the
sponsor of a new magazine, Am
erasia, of which I had become q
board member. I was quite in
terested in going.
Agnes Smedley Was There.
The Communists had taken over
that area only about a year before
Several newspaper men had got in
and every newspaper man in
China was trying to get in. I had
never had any contacts with any
Communists in China and I felt
that this trip might enable me to
round out my knowledge of the
country. Unfortunately, when we
arrived in Yenan the Communists
had set up a public relations sys-
tenn so that I was unable to secure
direct or fresh news. It is true, as
Senator Mccarthy says, thai
Agnes Smedley was there at the
time. So was Nym Wales, the
wife of Edgar Snow. They were
there when we arrived and re-
NAMED there after we left.
There is one additional matter
in the Mccarthy statement which
might possibly be construed as ar
attempt to connect me with tht
improper procuring or sending o1
information to the Soviet Union
1t is an attempt to connect ms
with the Amerasia case. You will
recall that in 1945 some of tn.
people connected with that maya.
zine, as we'll as John Service ane
Andrew Roth, were arrested OF
charges relating to the unlaw.
full procurement and possession O.
[ Government documents. Servic,
and Roth were not indicted.
I had been on the board O.
Amerasia from its founding il
1887 until 1941, when I resigned
!, was never active as a boare
member. consented to go on th'
board largely because I wanted t.
show that Pacific Affairs. the mag.
azine of which 1 was editor, die
!, not object to, but welcomed. othel
periodicals in the same field.
1t will be noted that I had M
connection with Amerasia aftel
1941, four years before the arrest
in the case that Senator McCarth.
mentions.
Nevertheless. the Sepator at
tempts on the most flimsy ant
transparent basis to insinuate
without saying so, that had som,
connection with the Amerasia ar.
rests in 1945. He refers to an af
:, fidavit which he has refused tt
supply to the effect that the nigh
; before Service. Roth and four CO.
/ defendants in the Amerasia cas-
: were arrested, both Service ant
Roth were at my house.
The person or persons VIII,
t made the alleged statements II