Evening star., 1952-09-19

Stryker Denies
Discussing Hiss
With Truman
BeoiI Sees Pardon
As Motive for
White House Visit
By j. l. Michoel

Representative Beall. Republi-
can, seeking promotion to the Sen
ate from Maryland. charged by
implication last night that Mon
days. conference between Presi-
dent Truman and a former lawyer
1or AIger Hiss may have set the
stage for q pardon for Hiss.
In New York City today, how
ever, ;the attorney, Lloyd Paul
Stryker, denied that his flve-min-
ute White House conference with
Mr.. Truman had anything at all
to do with Hiss.
Terms Visit mysterious"
Mr.. Beall termed the visit my
sterious' and asked:
Gould 1t have concerned a par
don for Hiss. the convicted traitor
whom Secretary of State Dean
Acheson declined to disavow?"
Other convicts have been par
doned by Mr.. Truman" he added,
"often, without announcing the
actions until they have been dis
covered.r
But Mr.. Stryker, who was de-
tense counsel for Hiss at his first
trial in 1949. replied by telephone
from his New York office:
my conference, had nothing
whatever to do with Alger Hiss or
Alger HISS case. The case was
not mentioned IN anyway what
ever. I have had no connection
with Alger Hiss or his case since
September. 1949."
Silent on Visits Purpose.
Mr.. Stryker declined to COM
ment as to- what the purpose of
his visit with the President was.
Hiss, former State Department
official, was convicted of perjury
at his second trial for denying
Communist associations. The jury
deadlocked in his first trial.
Mr.. Beall spoke at Republican
rally at the National Guard
Armory at Hyattsville. Another
speaker was Frank Small. jr., G.
o. P. candidate for the House from
the 5th (Western Maryland) Dis
trict.
Both speakers assured Govern
ment workers that they would
support moves to give Civil Service
employees full political freedom.
Il feel that all citizens should
be permitted to participate in elec-
tionS," Mr.. Beall said. 10
"One of the first things I shall
try to do if I am elected" Mr..
Small told some $50 persons, "is
to repeal the Hatch Act. Why
should any individual be deprived
OF the right to campaign simply
because he works for the Govern
ment?r
His remarks were applauded.
To Seek Flood Control Aid.
Representative Beall promised
to strive for Federal aid in solving
the Bladensburg flood control
problem. There is no excuse"
he said, "for the Government to
refuse responsibility for correct
ing this condition"
Referring to a bill he intro
duced last year to authorize an
Interstate Commerce Commission
probe of District area transporta-
ticn problems. Mr.. Beall said that
"for some mysterious reason" he
was unable to get hearing on the
measure. It has been shunted aside
for 18 months" he added.
Appeals to Democrats.
Mr. Small appealed to Demo
Gratis for aid in ousting the 20
year-old national regime which
he said now has GOV. Stevenson
surrounded" He struck at Pres
idents Wilson and Roosevelt's un-
fulfilled promises to keep the
country out of war and jabbed at
the current Korean police &C
tion." %"
Does President Truman call it
WARP" he queried. Probably he
does not. He seldom calls any
thing by its right name."
Mr.. Beall's opponent in the gen.
eral election is George p. Ma
honey. Democrat. Mr.. Small is
running against Democrat Rich
ard e. Lankford.