Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-26

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REVEALS AID-Edward C.
Carter of New York, a trustee
of the Institute of Pacific Re-
latiOnS, told a Senate hearing
yesterday that he tried during
World War ii to get an Army
intelligence commission for
millionaire leftist Frederick
Vanderbilt Field, although he
knew that Field twas playing
the Communist line"
of the Institute of Pacific Rela-
tons.
He said hat DR.. Chi Ch'au-T Ting
assistant manager of the Bank OF
China and former institute col
league, cabled him Offering him
the position of attorney-in fact
for the bank. He added that the
Bank of China at that time figured
in litigation in this country con-
cerned with the determination OF
who were the true owners OF
several million dollars of the
banks funds, which were located
in various banks in the United
States.
Other Corporations Named.
+ The other three corporations he
served were the China National
Aviation Corp, the Postal Remit
tances and Savings Bank of Pek-
ing. and the Postal Remittances
and Savings Bank of Hong Kong
He registered as a foreign agent
with the Justice Department in
each instance, he said.
Field testified that he quit as
agent for the four corporations
last January because changes in
the international situation made
it undesirable and impossible fol-
me to do my job" He explained
under questioning. that the in
vasion of Korea by the Chinese
Communists and the subsequent
American embargo and freezing
of funds played a major part in
his decision.
On two other lines of question
ing, the witness refused to answer
on the grounds of possible self
determination. One concerned
Martin Pepper, a New York at
torney, who has represented
numerous witnesses who have re-
fused to answe. Questions by Con-
gressional commit, S on COM
munisrn.
Mr.. Morris specifically asked
whether Mr.. Pepper was aSso-
ciated with the America China
Export Co. Field refused to an
Swer.
When Senator o'Conor, Demo-
crat, of Maryland questioned the
witness about a booklet entitled
"China'S Greatest Crisis" which
carried the name Frederick v.
Field as author, the witness re-
fused to say whether he was the
person named.
Today's hearing was delayed a
short time when Senator McCar-
ran called his subcommittee into
executive session. When the
group returned, the chairman
read to the witness a long state
ment on the matter of refusing
to answer committee questions.
He warned Field that "the good
faith of a refusal to answer be-
cause the witness fears the an
sWers would tend to incriminate
him may properly be inquired
into"
1T behooves every red blooded
American to help his country in
this hour Of dire necessity" Sena-
tor McCarran told Field.
Supreme Court Justice Reed
yesterday refused to order the re-
lease on bail of Field and two
other fund trustees, Dashiell Ham
NETT, a mystery writer, and W.
Alphaeus Hunton. He said the
New York District Court had juris-
diction and that the conviction of
the three was proper.
Mr.. Carter, 73-year-old New
Yorker, told the committee yes
terday that Field for several
years" made up the deficit of the
institute and had contributed a
total of around 100000" He
later referred to him as a one
time "sugar-daddy' of the insti-
tute.