Evening star., 1951-04-07
BY the Assoeiaied Pres.

Il
PHILADELPHIA, April RE
marks about the use of American
troops in Korea brought about a
brief skirmish between the Polish
delegate to the United Nations
and a former State Department
loficial.
Three hundred persons in eve
ming dress watched the melee last
might.
DR.. Julius Katz-Suchy, perma-
lnent representative of Poland to
the U. NJ. and DR.. Adolf A. Berle,
DR., former Assistant Secretary of
State, were the two involved.
Both were speakers at the 55th
annual meeting Of the American
Academy Of Political and Social
Science.
The scuffie came as MIR. Berle
approached the microphone after
IDr. Katz-Suchy ended a speech
which had been booed and
brought him heckling.
No blows were struck and the
melee ended quickly when G. A.
Kulp, vice president of the acad-
emy and chairman Of the meeting,
stepped between the two speakers.
DR.. Katz-Suchy was putting on
his hat and coat to leave when
Mr.. Berle accused him Of having
Iinsuted American soldiers in Ko-
rea. The Polish visitor leaped to
the stage, pushed Mr.. Berle from
the n1icrophone and shouted into
lit:
American soldiers are killing
women and children in Korea!"
Mr.. Berle tried to pull the doc
tor away. The visitor pushed back
and the tussle was over as soon
as Mr. Kulp stepped in. Red
faced. DR.. Katz-Suchy stamped
angrily from the platform and
Mr.. Berle gave his talk.
Mr.. Berle. who weighs $50
pounds and Is feet 6 inches tall,
said in New York today, There
was no physical contact at any
time. He estimated that DR.. Katz-
Suchy is 6 inches taller and so
pounds heavier.
He just leaned over my shoul-
der, which was easy" Mr.. Berle
said. II was only conscious of
the huge head thrust over my
shoulder"
ut was a struggle on the moral
side" Mr.. Berle added.
DR.. Katz-Suchy earlier spoke on
the problems Of Asia. He had a
l27-page manuscript. running to
some $500 words.
That violated the time -honored
academy rule that speakers limit
their talks to approximately 80
minutes.
As he uttered remarks praisins
the peoples reform movements in
Asia and denouncing what he
termed American imperialism and
ldecadent capitalism, the crowd
grew reStive.
Heckling Begins.
When he was well over his al
tloteed time o woman in the aud
lience began heckling the speaker
vigorously. She identified herself
as Mrs. Rudolf Vincenti, a men,
Der Of the academy for years.
Mr.. Kulp politely asked DR.
Katz-Suchy to end his talk in 1--WE
minutes. The speaker went on
The audience laughed when he
said. "As for the struggle in Ko-
rea. only the aggressive action OF
United States imperialism has
kept that country from peaceful
unif1cation Of North and South,
and its complete liberation from
foreign domination"
Shouts and catcalls forced Mr..
Kulp to stop the speaker and he
resumed his seat on the stage.
Mr.. Berle began by addressing
the audience as fellow imperial
lists, conquerors and capitalists. {"
Pole Begins to Leave.
Half turning from the micro
phone to DR.. Katz-Suchy he said:
when my esteemed friend is
making one Of his periodic visits
home to take back q report to the
Russian general who commands
the Polish army"
DR.. Katz-Suchy jumped up and
began to leave.
Mr.. Berle said he hadn't minded
lDr. Katz-Suchy's references to
Americans and capitalism "but
when he insulted American SOL
diers who even now are dying in
Korea, it's too much"
The Polish delegate then
dropped his brief case and the
melee began.
In an address before the acad-
emy this morning Emilio Abello,
Philippine minister. said that only
through the promotion of social
progress and better living stand