Evening star., 1952-10-20

OJ LHG SuOCcTStDC ACLtUtCtSS
Control Boards two-member
hearing panel. recommending
that the Communist Party of
the United States be ordered to
register Uith the Justice De-
pdrtment as part OF a Soviet
dominated Uorld -t0ide conspir-
Gcy:
The voluminous record re-
vealing respondents nature and
activities from the date OF its
inception to the present. a span
OF more than 80 years. clearly
establishes its current status
and alliance with the Soviet
Union. AS we review the rec
ord, and consider the issues.
we believe that it would have
been illogical for petitioner to
have placed respondents acti-
vities during small portion
of it's existence under a micro
scope and attempted thereby to
prove the issues in this pro-
ceeding. Such a limited preSen-
tation was urged in many diff
ferent forms and on many oc-
casions by respondent through
out the proceeding. The board
and panel, respectively, reje cted
this contention. Such a separa-
bility would have deprived the
board of the opportunity to
consider respondents entire ex-
istence. which is necessary to
understand completely its true
nature. AS we indicated here
tofore, we find no valid reason
to impose such a limitation
upon petitioners proof. The
purpose of this proceeding was
to receive and evaluate valid,
probative evidence on the
issues, not mere fragments Of
evidence in an arbitrarily re-
stricted period.
In retrospect. it becomes
even more apparent that this
proceeding could have been
adequately presented in no
other manner than to trace re-
spondent's complete history.
With the benefit of such an
insight, we are able better to
determine respondents real
character.
! We will briefly review the
record. It is so clear as to re-
I quire no extended discussion
that during approximately the
first 20 years of respondents
existence, while concededly an
/: active member of the Commu-
mist International, respondent
having become a member soon
after the Communist Interna-
tional was founded. was a pup
pet of the Soviet Union, and so
remains. The Soviet Union
founded the Communist Inter-
national in 1919 in Moscow and
its membership consisted of the
Communist parties of numer-
Gus countries throughout the
world. The Soviet Union di-
rected, dominated, controlled
and financed the Communist
International. Acting through
the latter, the Soviet Union
directed. dominated. controlled.
educated and, to some extent.
financed respondent. A cles-
manifestation of these facts 5
found in the official minutes #
respondents Politburo meetings
for o span of three years during
this period. These minutes show
the Soviet Unions control Of
respondent during these years.
acting through the Communist
International, to be indisput-
able.
In fact, a prerequisite to ad-
mission Of member parties to
the Communist International,
was agreement tc submit to the
control Of the Communist Inter-
national.
In past years most Of re-
spondent's leaders we're taught
in the Lenin School in Moscow
the role the Soviet Union desired
respondent to fulfill in the
United States. Upon their re-
turn to this country. these
leaders, in turn, taught and
carried out the policies. strategy
and tactics which they had
learned in Moscow.
During it's avoWed affiliation
with the Communist Interna-
tional, as a member thereof, re-
spondent willingly subjected
itself and its activities to the
formers directives and control;
and thus, in turn, respondent
was dominated and controlled by
the Soviet Union. Further, the
record shows that respondents
activities while a member of the
Communist International (as
well as now could have been
for no other purpose than to
further the objectives of the
world Communist movement.
The period of open affiliation
with the Communist Interna-
tional, with its consequent con-
notationS. was terminated,
though only pro forma, in 1910.
In that year, the Voorhis Act.
which requires the registration
of an Organization subject to
foreign control which engages in
political activity" Q8 U. S. C.
1886 (B) 90 was enacted by
the Congress. Political activity
defined therein as "any activity
the purpose or aim of which
Is the control by force or over
throw Of the Government of
the United States :" Q6
U. s. c. 1886 (A)).
In the face of this statute.
9 respondent effected a nominal
! Installation from the Com
munist International. Concur
rent with its decision to dis
4; affiliate" respondents foremost
leaders made it clear that this