Evening star., 1952-03-02

Ition because he arranged to stay
with relatives in Baltimore. Mr..
baltimore said.
The testimony about Mr.. Currie,
who was administrative assistant
to President Roosevelt, prompted
Subcommittee Chairman McCar-
ran, Democrat. of Nevada, to dis
patch an immediate message ask
ing Mr.. Currie to testify. The
subcommittee has been unable to
subpoena Mr.. Currie because he is
in South America, as an adviser
to the Colombian government.
Previous witnesses have asserted
Mr.. Currie worked with Commu-
mist agents.
The subcommittee revealed re-
cent executive session testimony
in which Stanley Hornbeck, for
mer special assistant to the Secre-
tary OF State, said President
RooSevelt's appointment of Mr..
baltimore to advise Chang Kai.
shek was on recommendation of
Mr.. Currie. Mr.. Hornbeck stated
that Mr.. Currie told him this.
Mr.. baltimore said he had no
personal knowledge that Mr.. Cur.
rie recommended him. The first
he knew about it-afid the flrst
time he ever visited the White
House - waS In iD4i when Mr..
Cuffie suggested taht he drop In
for o discussion Of such an ad-
visory assignment, he said.
, Invitation to Moscow.
Among other documents read
by Mr.. Norris was O cable, dated
August 20, le3s-the day that the
Hitler-Stalin pact was announced,
1t was sent by Edward Carter,
then NPR secretary, from New
York to Mr.. baltimore who was
travelling in Europe. The cable
asked Mr.. baltimore whether he
I"cared" to visit Moscow for q few
days at IPR expense.
Mr.. baltimore told the subcom-
mittee that. despite the coinci-
dence OF the date, he did not re-.
ceive the cable until several weeks
later and. in any event, did not 60
to Moscow.
Mr.. Morris then pulled out q
letter Mr.. baltimore wrote to a
New York friend in February,
1910. 1t stated that "as a matter
OF fact I'd have been in Moscow
myself when the Germans march,
ed into Poland if it hadn't been
that the cable was not delivered
until we reached Norway" Mr..
baltimore explained this meant
merely that "it would have been
interesting for anybody to be in
Moscow at that time"
Mr.. baltimore was oueried
fabout an article which Frederick
Vanderbilt Field referred to him
for possible publication in Pacific
Affairs in 1910. Mr.. baltimore
testified he did not then know
that either Mr.. Field or the Ger
man writer of the article was a
"Marxist," despite Mr.. Fields
letter referring to the article as
being a straight Marxist anal
ysis."
Tells Of Revisions.
Mr.. baltimore said he publish
ed the article after "toning it
down." He denied that his re-
visions. were made to conceal OF
soften any Communist propa-
ganda. He maintained that he
was too unsophisticated" at that
time to recognize subtle Commu-
mist propaganda or undisclosed
Communists.
Senator Ferguson, Republican
of Michigan, said he could not un.
derstand how "any reasonabl,
prudent editor" could have 1eac
Fields letter in 1910 and failed
to see that Field was a Commu.
mist, and that the article wa.
Marxist. The Senator also askec
Mr.. baltimore IF it isn't true
that Russian representatives auit
IIPR in the late 1930s so that the
Organization would have a better
opportunity to publish Red propa.
ganda without being suspected o1
Communist influence.
Mr.. baltimore disagreed anc
. started to comment. Chairman
McCarran cut him short. The wit.
ness turned to the ofticial re.
|. porter and said: II would lik,
the record to show that I triec
to give my reasons for disagree.
ing"
: Before the hearing began yes.
terday Mrs. Freda Utley, whit
testified against Mr.. baltimore a.
hearings before another Senate
. committee In 1850, gave the sub.
committee d letter protestinl
against Mr.. LAttimofe's retererc(
to her last week as having "a rec.
|, ord Of pro.Nasi utterances." Oh,
! declared that unless Mr.. LattimerC
withdrew that and several otheI
Statements, her lawyers Weule
I"pursue her vindieatien 10 thI
limits permitted by law"