Evening star., 1952-10-14
Nixon Hits Stevenson
On Communist Issue
In Hiss Case Review
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 14.-Senator
Nixon. delivering a major attack
on Gov. Stevenson last night,
called him disqualified for the
presidency by his record on COM
munism.
The Republican vice presiden-
tial candidate asserted on a Ma
tion-wide adio-television broad
cast that the Democratic standard
bearer has failed to recognize the
threat" of communism. He added:
I'm my opinion his actions, his
statements, his record disqualify
him from leading the United
States and the free nations in the
fight against communism at home
and abroad"
Gov. Stevenson's election. the
California Senator said, would
mean four more years of the same
policy which has been so disas-
trous at home and disastrous
abroad. e"
Cites Hiss Deposition.
Senator Nixon attacked Gov.
Stevenson for his character
deposition for Alger Hiss, former
State Department official con-
victed of perjury after he gave
out Government secrets for a pre-
war Russian spy ring.
And he said the Illinois Cover
nor's speeches show ''he has failed
to recognize the threat" of COM
munism.
Senator Nixon devoted most of
his address to the Hiss case, then
led up to Gov. Stevenson's deposit
ton.
He criticized Gov. Stevenson on
four grounds in the Hiss matter:
The deposition was given after
some facts in the case had be-
come known-Whittaker Cham
bers' meeting with Hiss and the
revelation of Chambers famous
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The deposition "was voluntary
on Mr. Stevenson's part"
1T was given at a time when
he was Governor of Illinois and
the prestige of a great State and
the Governor of that State were
thrown in behalf of the defendant
in this case.
And fourth, it is significant to
me that Mr.. Stevenson has never
expressed any indignation over
what Hiss has done. -"
Nixon Helped Trap Hiss.
Senator Nixon was a member
Of the House Un-American Activ-
tiles Committee in 1948 when
Chambers appeared before it and
said Hiss had given him, as a
Red courier. secret documents.
Hiss denied it.
Later. they met here when Hiss
confronted Chambers in front of
Senator Nixon. And still later,
Chambers produced papers from
the pumpkin patch on his farm
in Maryland to support his
charges.
Before Hiss first trial, several
Government officials gave char
acter dispositions for him.
Gov. Stevenson was asked in the
deposition what he had heard
about Hiss reputation "for in
tegrity loyalty and veracity."
He said, 1T was good"
The first Hiss trial ended in a
hung jury in 1949. He was con-
victed at second trial and is
serving five years in prison for
lying before a Federal Grand jury.
A few months ago Gov. Steven
son gave his view of the deposition
on television show. He said:
"As lawyer, I think that one
Of the most fundamental respon-
sibilities, not only for every citi-
zen, but particularly of lawyers,
is to give testimony in a court of
law. to give it honestly and will
ingly, and it will be a very un-
happy day for Anglo-SaXon JUS
tice when man, even in public
life. is too timid to state what he
knows and what he had heard
about a defendant in a criminal
trial for fear that defendant might
later be convicted"
Gov. Stevenson said he had not
visited the Hiss home. He said
he knew Hiss only in their work
with the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration and at the United