Evening star., 1952-02-04
NewboId Morris Saws
Corruption He Finds
Will Be Revealed
New Yorker Tokes Over
Justice Department
Suite as Base for Probe
By George Beveridqe

By George Beveridge
Newbold Morris today took ovel
a small Justice Department off1c,
suite as the operations base fol
his investigation of corruption
and promised to make public "any
instances Of misconduct" he rum
across.
The chief Of, the administra.
tion's long-heralded move to sweeI
Tox Seondal Inquiry Opens on Coost To
doy; Is Expected to Widen. Pose A..
ong-doers out Of government
made clear that he doesn't intent
to make public progress reports
But he told reporters:
"If I run into any instances oil
misconduct, I'm not going to sill
on it. Certainly, If ! turn any.
thing over to the grand jury. youI
know about it."
Hopes to be Remembered.
The tall, New York attorne,
also answered strong blasts oi
criticism on his ap.
pointment, but said he was goinl
to keep my sense of humor" ant
not get "fussed" by attacks al
ready made on his associations.
II hope after I've been herr
three or four months" he de
clared, II make enough dent 81
that maybe they'll remember mi
as a guy who started a new era O
decency."
After waiting for Mr.. Morris II
put in an appearance this morn
ing at Attorney General Nc
Grath's office, reporters found th'
two in conference in the second
floor, three-room suite which viii
serve as Mr.. Morris headquarters
Plans positive" Approach.
After Mr.. McGrath left. Mr.
Morris told reporters he woult
confer today with former mem
bers of the Hoover Commission or
Governme ent reorganization
stressing that part of his job will
constitute a positive" approach
to improving efficiency and in.
tegrity.
He said he had no idea how
large his staff would be. but thai
the chore of organizing one would
be tackled tomorrow on the ar.
rival of Louis E. Yavner, former
New York City Commissioner o1
Investigation. Mr.. Morris indi.
Gated that Mr.. Yavner, who wa
an aide to the Senate crime inves-
tigating committee last year, will
be his "chief Of staff"
One of the sharpest Republican
attacks on Mr.. Morris appoint.
ment came from Representative
Potter Of Michigan. who charged
that the New Yorker has a recorc
OF being used by Communist.
front organizations" which shoulc
bar him from a Federal job.
Denies Link With Front"
Mr.. Morris said today he hat
not even heard Of some of thu
groups cited by Mr.. Potter anc
denied active association with ans
of them. II am not involved witt
any agency identified as q Com.
munist 'front.'" he declared.
MIR. Morris said he had a long.
standing policy Of being associat.
ed only with organizations il
which he has an active interest
and added:
II think I'll match my Ameri.
canism with Mr.. Potter's an,
time he wants."
The new appointee also deniet
any direct involvement witt
surplus war ship deal which itsel1
is under investigation by q Senate
committee. The Senate group i,
probing purchases and sales o.
the vessels by a group headed b,
former Representative JOSEPH
Casey, Democrat, of MasSachd,
sets.
Designed for Charity.
Three Of the vessels involved d
the Casey deal were purchased b,
Ia subsidiary Of q charitable foun
dation headed by Mr.. Morri;
Purpose Of the foundation is Il
further educational facilities 70
Chinese students.
He said the non-taxed Chin
| international Foundation he head
last year declared $3.50. 900 in div
dends, all Of which is going di
rectly to charitable functions TO
which the group was set up.
AS president of the foundation
he said, he has received neithe
salary nor personal profit.