Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-26
baltimore Says
Senate Probers
'Snleared' Him
Charges Outrageous
Lies, Shoky Heorsoy
And Personal Spite
BY Robert K. Walsh

that q Senate subcommittee has
jeopardiEed usefulness OF foreign
service personal by "a reign Of
terror" and by reckless accusations
which weaken public confidence.
called before the Senate Inter.
nal Security subcommittee look
Ing into subverslve influence In
this COurtfy's Far Eastern poiices,
Mr.. baltimore appeared with a
bUapAse statement 6i more than
10000 Words. Whether Or not he
would be permitted 10 read the
entire document first had not been
decided III The time the sube6ths
ihlttee met
tn the prepared statement MI
hattlhi6Fe asserted the sube9His
Hlttee has used ''6utfaae9us ilesj
shaky heaFsay and uhdlsaHlsed
personal spite" AGAINST Him.
Never a Communist, Tie Saga
ne denied "a on previous aps
peaPanees before this and ether
Senate committees that he ever
was A Communist or A Red sNma
pathlseFr But hls statement was
Tar mere slashlnR and accusing
Than his earlier defense
MI hattlm9rer a J9hns Heps
klns University professor and eKs
pert ON Far Eastern affairs, faced
questioning, possibly for Ave DAYS,
on practically every point In his
detailed and daeWmentad state
mentr subcommittee afIiclals in
dipated,
Mr., Lattimore's statement sug-
gested q seVen-point policy pro-
gram for Asia, He devoted con-
siderable space also to denouncing
Senator Mccarthy, Republican, Of
Wisconsin, who two years ago
called him Russia's top spy.
Mr., baltimore likewise protested
that Harold Stassen, former Min
nesota Governor whom he de-
scribed as a perpetual presiden-
tial candidate" tried to make him
a "scapegoat" in an effort to dis
credit the administrators Far
Eastern policy.
Prejudging Charged.
He told the subcommittee.
headed by Senator McCarran,
Democrat. of Nevada, that he saw
no hope" that 1t would fairly
appraise the facts" in the current
hearing.
Reviewing testimony at pre-
vious sessions Of this and other
Senate committee hearings within
the past two years, Mr.. baltimore
stated:
Concerning my reputation and
character, you have been publish
ing to the world an incredible mass
|of unsubstantiated accusations,
allegations and insinuations. A
long line of witnesses has set me
in the midst Of q murky atmos-
phere Of pretended plots and con-
spiracies so that 1t now Is prac-
tically impossible for my fellow
citizens to follow in detail the
specific refutation of each lie and
smear.
"One Of the most shocking
things that has happened In the
proceedings is that not one Of the
witnesses against me has ever
been asked In examination or
cross-examination q question that
would test his motives or re-
liability.
Three Experts Cited.
"The personal damage that has
been done to me by the way In
which this subcommittee has a.
lowed malicious testimony To be
stacked against me 10 probably
beyond repair. But much more
important Ii the damage that has
been done TO the conduct Of the
foreign policy Of our country"
Detailing his charge that the
subcommittee has Instituted q
reign Of terror" among foreiRfi
service personnel, Mr.. tAttimore
said that Far Eastern affairs en-.
psrts such ~ John Garter Vihs
cent, q. Edmund Club and John
Stewart Service have been either
eliminated from the state De-
paftffieht Or Shuhted 10 0uts0fs
the1Way posts
"The indirect daIflaRe ID The
conduct OF our diplomacy ID even
greater" he continued nf'he
more politically controversial our
problems on diplomacy are the
mere. vial u "A that experts In
bhe Stale Department Should DO
able 90 discuss them fully frankly
and Wlbh8Ht fear and Sh0ula be
free % consult academic experts,
"BHt We have reached a p9inE
at winch our diplomatic PepPeu
sentAtlVes must feel under great
pressure 70 report back w WASH
lngten only what IA safe 10 TepeTt,
ana make only those policy Teer
concentrations that they feel supe
will not na9Illt In n0litinaI atta al e