Evening star., 1952-02-28
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the IPR, OF which Mr., hattimeFe
Was a trustee Mr., LattimeIe, IN
A prepared statement which he
has not yet finished reading, has
accused tho subcommittee OF
being biased by testimony he said
was STACKED" by the China lobby,
When no resumed his testimony
today no was Immediately asked
by Senator Ferguson, Republican,
OF Michigan TO describe the China
lobby, Mr., baltimore described II
as ian open conspiracy In which
the common purpose 10 to get
support of the driftwood govern
ment on the beaches OF Formosa." !"
Calls Policy Dangerous.
Under further questioning, Mr.,
baltimore said he thought the
administration was following q
dangerous policy IN supporting
the Chinese Nationalist govern
ment, which he again described
as "a driftwood government" He
contended that the United States
was In effect, following the line
Of the China lobby.
When Senator Ferguson asked
whether he believed Secretary
Aches0n was "intimidated", Mr..
baltimore replied!
II certainly believe the ihdiea.
tl6hs run that way. The drift Of
6uf foreign policy for the last
two years shows that, while the
State Department claims 10 be
making It's 6Wf1 policies, 10 Ii
largely following III fact the policy
6f s6ihe III It's fii6st lfitefhbefate
critics: agree With d statement
that the Stale Department has
become The prisoner OF its critics." I"
Fhe subcommittee indicated
earlier lt W6uid look deeper ifte
Mfi battlm9fe's dislike Tor The
Governments Loyalty BP0gFgF4
methods end whatever khewleage
ne had about past activities OF
AlReF Hiss,
The name OF Hlss, former State
Department gflelal, new seFVlng
a hVesVear prison sentence lgP
peFlHFF, came Bp several times M
subcommittee questions VesteFs
gay, " was not Felated te Mr.,
kattlmaFs er Tho Institute ef
Pacific Relations,
Yesterday, M, EattlmnTe'R voice
broke, as II ch0ked by emotion,
While he was describing how
three OF his friends, o, Ed
mHnd Cluhh, John Carter Vim
cent and John Stewart GerV-
Ice were either eliminated" from
the State Department or sent
to hide-aWays," as a result OF what
he called "hysteria whipped up by
the China lobby"
Forced TO Walk Plank.
Senator Jenner, Republican, Of
Indiana, countered that former
Ambassadors Joseph Grew and
Patrick j. Hurley and others we're
forced TO walk the plank" In the
State Department because they
were anti-C Communist.
Mr.. Clubb resigned recently
from the State Department after
being cleared IN a loyalty investi-
cation during which he was under
suspension for several months. He
had been chief OF the Depart
ment's once OF Chinese Affairs.
In the form Of a question TO Mr..
baltimore. Senator Ferguson
raised the possibility that Mr..
Club was cleared only because
Secretary Acheson reversed the
department loyalty board.
Senator Ferguson did not follow
up the question when Mr.. Latti.
more replied that he knew nothing
about II. The Senator also re.
fused 10 tell reporters later
whether he had evidence Of such
o reversal by Secretary Achsson.
Mccarthy at Hearing.
Senator Mccarthy, Republican,
OF Wisconsin, who attended part
OF The hearing yesterday and took
numerous notes, told reporters
that he had independent evidence
OF such action by Mr., Aeheson No
that Mr., Glubb could resign and
Ret q pension,
A State Department spokesman
commented that the Department
never stated that Mr., Clubb had
been cleared by the loyalty board,
The spokesman explained that
Mr., Club Was cleared after hlG
case WIS "pr0cessed through the
loyalty and security channels Of
the Department"
Mr., Lattlm0re, shortly before
adjournment late Yesterday, de-
h0uheed, w ~ form Of cruel and
unusual punishment" The recent
loyalty program change whereby
Government employees nah be dIsa
missed on q fihdlfH 6f reasonable
doubt" That HhAiihe WAh Otuerhd