Evening star., 1951-10-23
Truman Gives Jessu[
Recess Appointment,
Calls Charges False
By |. Edsor Primo


By |. Edsor Primo
Dismissing charges against
Philip C. Jessup as patent false
ness" that "bordered on fraud"
President Truman last night gave
the Ambassador at large a recess
appointment as a. delegate to the
United Nations.
The presidential action came
just three days after the Senate
on the eve Of adjournment, voted
to shelve the controversial nomi-
nation. Earlier, a Senate Foreign
Relations subcommittee had voted
3 to 2. to recommend against con-
firmation Of the diplomat.
Mr.. Truman. in a statement
blasted accusations that Mr.. Jes-
sup was sympathetic to Commu-
mist causes and favored recogni-
ton of Red China. He labeled
such charges as utterly without
foundation" and said they were
the result of partisan politics"
Senator Mccarthy. Republican
of Wisconsin and Harold E. Stas-
sen. president of the University OF
Pennsylvania and a COP leader
spearheaded the attacks against
Mr.. Jessup during the Senate
hearings.
Following is a partial text OF
Mr.. Truman's statement:
". I regard appointments to
the United States delegation to
fthe United Nations General AS
Isembly, as among the most i'm
|portant that the President has to
make. In the United Nations
General Assembly, our repre-
Isentatives must deal, on behalf OF
the United States. with issues
which affect the peace of the
world, and the security and hap
lpiness of every person In our
country" ,.-..
II am appointing Ambassador
Jessup because he has dem
onstrated by actual experience on
numerous occasions that he is
Ioutstandingly well qualified for
this position.
Ambassador Jessup has distin-
guished himself as a scholar, as
"a lawyer and as a public servant,
The Senate has confirmed Am
bassador Jessup five times for
positions Of great trust: three
combinations were for the
identical position to which I am
now appointing him.
He has a remarkable record as
"a representative of this country
in the United Nations. This Ma
tons chief delegate to the United
Nations, former Senator Warren
e. Austin. has observed at first
hand the skill and persuasiveness
with which Mr.. Jessup has dealt
with complex problems as ar
American representative. He has
stated emphatically that Ambas-
sador Jessup is needed on the
United Nations delegation this fall
Backed by Educators.
Leading members of thu
American bar, Of which the Am.
bassador is a member, have giver
him their unqualified indorse.
ment. Prominent educators from
all over the Nation have made
known their support. Officials who
have worked with him in the serv-
ice Of this Government have at
tested to his devotion to the in
terests and the welfare of this
Nation.
THE reasons for this support
can be found in the record Of
Mr.. Jessup's achievements. He
played vital role in the liftine
of the Berlin blockade. He rep
resented the United States with
great skill at the meeting OF
deputy foreign ministers at Paris
last spring. In the debates in the
Security Council he has spoken
for freedom in ringing tones that
have made themselves heard nc
both sides Of the Iron Curtain
His service to this country has
been faithful, conscientious and
highly effective.
Against this impressive record
OF achievement and of support, the
objections to Mr.. Jessup's appoint
ment made during the hearings
of the Senate subcommittee seem
to me to be erroneous, and in
some cases, simply the result OF
partisan politics.
"The record of the hearings
shows that charges to the effect
that he was sympathetic to Com.
munist causes were utterly with.
out foundation, and some of the
so-called Recommendation intro.
duced in support of those charge.
bordered on fraud. And even two
of the three members of the sub.
committe who voted against hi.
confirmation went to great pain,
to make it clear that they hae
no doubt of his loyalty and in.
tegrity.
Cites Controversial Meeting.
Then. Ambassador Jessup wa.
attacked for being at a meeting
which he did not attend and fol-
policy recommendations which he
never made.
Despite his record of public
service and despite the patent
falseness of the charges made
against him, it is alleged that the
American people do not have con-
f1dence in Ambassador Jessup to
do a job at which he has been con-
spicuously successful three times
before. This I find unbelievable.
The American people make their