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lished in the 1920s for objective
study of Far Eastern affairs.
The House Committee on Un.
American Activities also opened
hearings today on the Sorge spy
ring.
FL Articles by Stein.
Robert Morris. counsel to the
Senate subcommittee, introduced
into the hearing record, evidence
to show the connection of both
Stein and Miss Smedley. who dice
in England last year, with the In
IStitute and as contributors to the
ORGANIZATIONS magazine, Pacific
Affairs. He said check revealed
that Stein had contributed 81 ar
ticles.
Gen. Willoughby testified thai
the name of Herbert Norman does
not appear in the records COM
piled by his Far Eastern intelli-
gence office on the Sorge case.
/ Mr.. Morris said that testimony
given Tuesday by DR.. Karl August
/ Wittfogel, a one-time German
Communist and now a university
professor in this country. identi-
/ fed Norman as Communist and
member of a Communist study
group on Cape Cod in 1898. He
added that Norman was now chief
Of the American Far Eastern divi-
sion of the Canadian Department
of Far Eastern Affairs and had
formerly served as minister in
charge of the Canadian diplo-
matte mission in Tokyo.
Interesting" General Says.
Mr.. Morris recalled Norman's
relations with Edward C. Carter
and Owen baltimore, trustees of
the institute, and read into the
record again a memorandum deal
ing with an unidentified person
named only as Paul" and a trip
to the Far East that this individual
made.
The memorandum was from "E.
&c. C."-Mr. Morris said this pre-
sumably was Mr.. Carter-to an
other institute official, and said.
ANY very secret messages might
be sent to him in care of the Ca
madam Legation in Tokyo.
At this point, Gen. Willougiiby
commented:
I "As police officer this is most
interesting"
The general frequently referl ed
to himself as a police officer.
Gen. Willoughby also was asked
about T. A. Bison, who has been
identified in committee testimony
as contributor to Pacific Affairs.
Mr.. Bison served for time with
the occupation forces in Japan as
"a civilian specialist.
Under Presidential Ban.
Mr.. Willoughby said Bison, as
we'll as others, were hired in the
States and unloaded on Tokyo" 2"
But he added that he was under
the usual presidential ban which
prohibited him from revealing
personnel matters bearing on
loyalty to a congressional COM
mittee.
A large part Of Gen. Willough-
.by's testimony dealt specifically
with the Sorge spy case and the
connections with it of Stein and
Miss Smedley.
He declared that there is pre-
ponderance of evidence from
court testimony, interrogation,
and an informal diary kept by
Sorge, of a connection between
the espionage ring and members
of the Institute of Pacific Rela-
tions.
Activities Are Recalled.
He said Miss Smedley intro
duced Sorge to a Japanese official
by the name of Ozaki who was
not only "a secret Communist and
a Soviet spy but an adviser to the
Japanese foreign Office with un-
usual opportunities to obtain high
level information from the gov
ernment."
He said that Stein was a regular
member of the espionage ring and
had wide contacts with japanese
officials, an entire at the British
embassy in Tokyo and many as
Sociates among American and
British newspapermen.
Evidence Called Proper.
Gen. Willoughby said "the best
legal American talent in Tokyo"
had approved as proper evidence
ia report naming Stein and Miss
|Smedley as member of the So
Wet spy ring in Japan.
He said Miss Smedley conduct
ed "a smear campaign" against
the relations officer, in my recol-
lection, and the Secretary of
Wars oft.ce. then under Mr.. Roy
all" squelched the report as a re-
suit.
He SAID the report met a fate
of indirect repudiation" when
these men indicated this report
never should have been pub
liShed."
Kenneth c. Royal, now a New
York and Washington lawyer. was
Secretary Of War at the time.
mo action ever was taken" :"
Gen. Willoughby said. "Smedley
never sued for libel (as she had
threatened) and the case died
for lack of further attention"
STEMS Arrest Revealed.
Gen. Willoughby also said Stein
was arrested this spring in France
on espionage charges and ordered
deported.
He added this information came
to him through official intelligence
sources and probably was not gen.
erally known.
He told the subcommittee that
he believed the report on Miss
'Smedley would contribute to this