Evening star., 1951-10-03
Jessup Calls Charges
Mixture OF 'FaIsehoods
And Distortions
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until the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The bulk of DR.. Jessup's testi-
mony concerned the IPR, a pri-
vate research group, he joined in
late 1882 and remained active in
until late 1945. The IPR now is
under investigation by the Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
for allegedly exerting influence on
our Far Eastern policy.
After outlining his role in IPR
affairs and listing the names Of
the outstanding Americans who
held the position of chairman of
the council in this country, the
Ambassador took up his relation
ship within the IPR with Fred
erick Vanderbilt Field.
Field. a millionaire leftist, was
secretary of the American council
from 1884 to 1910.
When Frederick Field first be-
came paid staff member in 1884,
I knew that he was interested in
social reform but I did not con-
slider he was radical in his
views" DR.. JeSsup said.
Noted Drift Toward Left.
However, during the late 30s, !
I became aware that there was a |
discernible drift toward the left
in his thinking. However. there
was nothing in his attitude to. lead /
me to believe he was a Communist
or a fellow traveller"
The witness then explained his
oft-quoted letter to E. C. Carter,
1PR chairman. in connection with /
Fields imminent resignation from
1PR in order to head new group
which was later called the Ameri-
can Peace Mobilization.
Before Pearl Harbor, Field and
other members of the Peace
Mobilization picketed the White
House with placards stating, The
Yanks Are Not Coming" Sew
eral years later the Attorney Cen
eral cited the organization as a |
Communist front.
DR.. JeSsup said his statement in
the letter to Mr.. Carter that he
would be glad to help Field with
his cause meant he, too, was in
terested in peace and keeping the
United States out of World War II, !
Not Deferred in Stand.
During this period was aware
that many groups in this country
opposed to our involvement in
World War II may not have been
dolng>So out of conviction. but be-
cause this was the Communist
line at the moment.
But the fact that the Commu-
nists then claimed to be for peace
did not deter me in my search for
peace any more than it does now.
l did not, however, affiliate my
self with any of these groups"
DR.. Jessup said that after Ger
many invaded Russia, he learned
that Field had been following the
Communist party line and had
not been sincere in his non-inter-
ventionist attitude with which I
had agreed"
The record, Mr.. Chairman.
proves conclusively the stark un-
truth of Senator McCarthy's allie
cations last Thursday that Il
switched with the party line when
the Soviets entered the war" he
said.
Taking up the matter of Fields
contributions to the IPR, DR.. Jes-
sup declared they had been great
ly exaggerated. He said Field had
perhaps contributed 100000 out
Of a total of $2.5 million donated
in the last 20 years.
Claim Called Ridiculous.
The witness asserted that the
Rockefeller Foundation and the
Carnegie Corp. contributed about /,
half of the 100000 year raised
in recent years for the IPR.
Under the circumstances, the
claim that Mr. Fields contribu-
tions exerted a controlling in 1
tereSt in the policies of the In
stitute of Pacific Relations is RI
diculous," DR.. Jessup said. THE
suggestion that + personally re-
ceived these funds for the IPR
is false"
AS to charges that the IPR fol-
lowed the Communist line, the
witness declared it was his opin-
ion that this allegation was false.
He added that there were two
separate Investigations made by ]
the Institute of its published ma .
terial and that such men as DR.. I