Evening star., 1952-03-03
Latfimore Faces Quiz
On Memo 10 Truman
As Hearing Resumes

NOO~hbSS
Questioning Of Owen baltimore,
as he returned for sixth day be-
fore the Senate Internal Security
subcommittee, was expected to
disclose China policy proposals he
wrote to President Truman in 1945,
members said today.
Mr.. baltimore gave the subcom-
mittee copy Of the memo last
week for examination before being
put into the official record. Sen
ator Ferguson. Republican, Of
Michigan. told reporters today
that he would question Mr.. Latti-
more very closely about it.
The subcommittee, delayed I'M
til this afternoon because of other
committee business, also planned
to ask Mr.. baltimore about addi-
tional documents from files Of the
Institute Of Pacific Relations and
its magazine, Pacific Affairs. Mr..
baltimore, a Johns Hopkins Uni
versity professor and former occa-
sional conSultant to the State De-
partment on Far Eastern affairs.
was an IPR trustee and edited
Pacific Affairs.
The inquiry, high point in a
subcommittee probe that has been
going on for a year, is trying to
determine whether United States
policy toward the Far East was
influenced by Communists.
Denies Red Tinge'.
Mr.. baltimore has denied as
sertions by several previous wit
nesses and others that he at least
had Communist sympathies and
that 1PR had a strong Red tinge.
Since he finished reading a So
page prepared statement late
Thursday he has been interro-
gated on dozens of letters and
other material from IRP files or
on past comments and CORE
spondence Of his own.
He has denied that he sought
to inject the Communist line into
the magazine. Whenever he pub
lished an article from q known
Communist source he always
labeled it that way. he explained.
He identified letters in which
he sought help of the Soviet coun-
ell Of IPR in the late 1930s. But
he declared he did the same in
an effort to get representative
articles from IPR councils in
other countries and to create a
recognizable line of thought" in
the magazine. He recalled that
the Russians had criticized him
at that time and eventually pulled
out Of 1PR.
Subcommittee members, espe-
cially Senator Ferguson, indicated
they were not satisfied with some
Of Mr.. Lattimore's answers.
More Questions Slated.
At the close of Saturdays hear
ing the Michigan Senator served
notice he had more things to
ask" about Mr.. Lattimore's teSti-
mony concerning Frederick VAN
derbilt Field and an article Field
suggested for publication in Pacific
Affairs in 1910.
Field, according to a letter to
Mr.. baltimore, described the
article as "a straight Marxist
analysis" Mr.. baltimore insisted
that. at the time, he considered
the article very interesting" but
did not suspect its German author
and Field were Communists.
Field recently completed a jail
sentence for contempt of court in
refusing to disclose the source of
funds for bail of IL Communist
Party leaders convicted of con-
spiracy to advocate violent over
throw of the Government. On q
previous occasion he refused toI
tell a Senate committee whether
he ever was q Communist.
News to Truman.
Mr.. Lattimore's memorandum
to President Truman was not con-
nected directly with IPR or Pa
cif1c Affairs. The witness testified
last week his occasional contacts
with Government officials in the
1940s did not amount to policy
making or attempts to influence
policy.
On his own initiative in 1945 he
wrote to President Truman lex
pressing my views on China pol
ICY" he said. The President later
suggested that he visit the White
House.
Our conference lasted about
three minutes" he told the sub
committee. Neither my letter nor
my visit had the slightest effect
on American policy"
Chairman McCarran, Democrat,
Of Nevada, said the subcommittee
wanted to study the memoran-
dunn before deciding whether to
make 1t a part of the record.
Senator Ferguson said today that
the subcommittee intends to put
1t in the record and that he,
for one, has some questions to
ask Mr.. baltimore.