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Evening star., 1953-09-13
Adventisfs Denounc(
Army Liquor Sales
As Violation ofLaw

The Seventh Day Adventists
yesterday protested to Defense
Secretary Wilson, Army and Air
Force orders authorizing sale oil
liquor on posts as the National
Retail Liquor Package Stores AS
sociation publicly blasted the
services entry into the liquor
business"
The so-called "canteen law" OF
1901 was cited in the formal pro-
test of the Executive Committee
of the General Conference OF
Seventh Day Adventists. THE
sale of or dealing in beer, wine
or any intoxicating liquors
upon any premises used for mill
tary purposes is prohibited,
the protest quoted the law as
stating, and it added:
"It is our conviction that this
a wise measure and that it has
done much to safeguard the
character and morale of those in
the armed forces and to keep be-
fore the world the ideals of dig
nifty and sobriety which are in
despensible to the Nations great
ness"
Called "FIagrant Violation"
The Army and Air Force or
ders, which are somewhat similar
to Navy regulations long in ef-
feet. constitute a fragrant anc
open violation of Federal law
the church group declared. II
asked Mr.. Wilson to take steps
to see that it was rescinded.
The package stores group
called the orders most unfortu-
nate, ill-advised, ill-timed, H.
legal, against the public interest
and certainly beneath the dig
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Baltimore to Honor Patriotic Events in Fete

tional welcome motif to new citi-
zens, will feature a tribute to
returned Maryland prisoners of
war from Korea, a dozen of whom
are expected to ride in the
parade.
In the morning, Mayor Thomas
D'AleSandro will cut a ribbon at
the Star Spangled Banner Flag
House thus turning over the
newly completed annex to the
Star Spangled Banner Flag
House Association.
The mock battle at Fort Nc
Henry will dramatize the unsuc-
cessful attempt of the British to
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Maryland State Fair
Sets Attendance Record
BY The Assoeioted Pres.

BY the Assoeioted Press
T1MONIUM, Md, Sept. H.
The 1858 Maryland State Fair
wound up today after setting a
record attendance of 223,078 for
the 11-day stand.
Last years total was 221,8 $50.
Today's crowd totaled 1858,
just 80 more paying visitors than
on last years closing day.
Evening star., 1953-09-13

worked in the Russian Foreign
Office. Neither did he name the
author of the book he said was
involved.
But he said his subcommittee
staff "has ascertained that the
book was still in use by the mill
tary in December, 1882"
I'VE are requesting informa-
ton from the Army as to
whether it is still being used"
he added.
Evening star., 1953-11-18
GIossers Access to Data
Declared Not Limited

How was Glasser's access to
classified materials limited?
AS far as we have been able to
determine, it was not. Records
IN the department indicate
that late in 1916 CHASER, de-
Scrlbed as a member of the
espionage ring. received a copy
OF the FBI report on Victor
Perlo which described him as
a member of the Soviet espio-
mage ring. Perlo stayed on in
the Treasury Department un-
til March 27, 1947, and then
left to accept the post of
treasurer of the Intergovern-
mental Committee on Refu-
gees.
N a h an Gregory Silver
master in March, 1916, was
promoted to become the chief
economist of the Wal Assets
Administrations Division of
Economic and Market Re
search. After the report was
made. William Ullmann and
Irving Kaplan stayed on with
the Department of the Treas
ury without any restrictions
being placed on them or theil
activities as far as we can
determine.
This subcommittee, am
sure, will want to examine
with great care the claim that
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here that these contacts were
not inconsistent with the regu-
lar performance of Whites
duties and considered by
themselves are not incrimi-
mating.
In July, 1945, a clerical en-
ploye of the passport division
of the Department of State,
who formerly was employed as
a clerk by the Soviet govern
ment Purchasing Commission,
was allegedly stealing certain
information from the official
records of the Department of
State for transmittal to un-
known persons. This individ-
ual apparently admitted that
he had collected this informa-
tion in the course of his en-
ployment and knew a man who
would pay him $1,000 for it.
In his application for employ
ment with the Department of
State this individual who stole
this information had listed
Harry Dexter White as a ref
erence and White had recon-
mended him highly. The re-
port added that this circum-
stance was being set forth in
view of the allegations to the
effect that White was con-
sidered of extreme value be-
cause of his influence in Sc
curing positions for persons
who could be of assistance to
Soviet espionage.
The report mentions that
White was interviewed by the
FBI in connection with the
AmeraSia case, particularly
concerning Irving S. Fried
man, who. according to the
report, was known to be one
of the sources in the Treasury
Department section on Far
Eastern Affairs that had been
furnishing documents to Philip
Jacob Jaffe, editor of Amer
asia. White told the FBI that
Friedman was an employe in
the Treasury Department han
ding matters dealing with
monetary affairs in the Far
East, and admitted that he
had brought Friedman to the
Treasury Department five or
six years earlier.
The report contains much
corroborative evidence which
cannot be made public either
because it would disclose in
Vestigative techniques of the
FB1 or because it might be
harmful to the national inter-
est. It can be pointed out,
however, that over a period OF
three months beginning in
November of 1945 the activi-
ties of Harry Dexter White
we're entirely consistent with
all the previous information
contained in the report. White
was in frequent close personal
contact with nearly every one
of the persons named as his
associates in the spy ring.
These include Nathan Gregory
Silvermaster and his wife, Will
liam Ullman, Sonia Gold, Har-
Old CHASER, Abraham Silver
man and others.
Evening star., 1953-11-18
Marshall Sails Nov. 28
To Receive Nobel Award
BY the Associoted Press

PINEHURST, N. c., Nov. 18.-
Gen. George c. Marshall will sail
from New York November % en-
route to Oslo, Norway, to receive
the 1858 Nobel Peace Award.
The former Army Chief of
Staff and Secretary of State re-
turned to his home here Mon
day after treatment of a lung in
fection at Walter Reed Hospital
in Washington. Hospital spokes-
men described the 72-year- old
generals condition as markedly
improved" after 16 days of
treatment following an attack of
influenza here.
Mrs. Marshall, who does not
plan to accompany her husband
to Europe, said he would sail
aboard the Italian liner Andrea
DORA for Naples. where he will
be met by a plane to take him
to Oslo,
Evening star., 1953-11-18
one Reveals Details FB

there was a plan to keep White
and others in the espionage
ring in Government employ
ment in the hope of catching
them. You will also want TO
investigate. I believe, what
care was used to protect the
national security. These ale
grave questions to which the
public is entitled to complete
answers.
AS members of this SUBJ
committee know. this admin
istration is trying an entirely
different approach to security
problems.
Despite difficulties stemming
from past laxity, 1,456 en-
ployes have actually been sep
arated from Federal Govern
ment payrolls since January,
1858, on the grounds that they
are security risks. Many cases
are still under examination.
Our work to date has clearly
shown the need for at least
two new laws to help the Gov
ernment in the prosecution of
espionage cases. hope that
these proposed Jaws will be
considered by Congress at its
session starting in January.
The first would allow the Gov
ernment to use wire-tap evi-
dence to prove its espionage
cases. At the present time in
formation received by tapping
wires cannot be used as evi-
dence in the Federal courts.
There are cases of espionage
presently in the Department
OF Justice, but since some of
the important evidence was
obtained by wiretapping, the
cases cannot be proved in
court and therefore there will
be no prosecution so long as
the law remains in its present
state. The second proposed law
would allow proper authorities
in Government to grant i'm
munity to witnesses who are
suspected of espionage or
Communist activities, but who
refuse to testify under the
fifth amendment on the
ground that their testimony
might incriminate them. AS
I stated before, a number of
persons who worked with
Harry Dexter White in his
important Government assign
mentS have refused to testify
on this ground. If the Gov
ernment, under proper safe
guards, is authorized to grant
immunity to such persons, we
believe we can obtain testi-
mony which will assist in
tracking down the higher-ups
engaged in conspiracy to over
throw our Government by
force and violence.
The White case illustrates
that it is not enough for men
in high Government positions
to be loyal. They must also be
vigilant to combat the dangers
to our Government and to our
free institutions.
I thank the subcommittee
for this opportunity to set
forth these facts in the case
OF Harry Dexter White.
Evening star., 1953-11-18

responsible officials of the
United States Government,
whose duties brought them in
contact with White and the
other members of the ring,
would have had to be fore
warned. Great care would
have to be taken to make Ger
tain that these spies did not
affect the decisions of our
Government.
The records fail to indicate
that any of these minimum
precautions were taken. The
records fail to show that any,
thing was done which inter-
fered with the continued func-
tioning of the espionage ring
of which White was a part.
And if we apply simple and
reasonable tests to how other
members of the espionage ring
named in the FBI report we're
treated, there is considerable
doubt that anything was done
to protect the national inter
est. Let me offer you a few ex-
ampleS.
Harold CHASER, a close sub
ordinate and associate of
White. was described i'll the
FBI report as an active MEM
Der of the espionage ring.
What controls were established
over the movement of Harold
Chaser? In July, 1946, CHASER
attended an UNRRA confer
ence in Geneva, Switzerland,
as a member of the United
States delegation. In January,
1947, CHASER went to Trieste
as a United States member of
a four-power commission to.
study the economic aspects of
the Trieste problem. At the
special request of the State
Department, in March and
April of 1947 GlaSser attended
the Moscow meeting of the
Council of Foreign Ministers as
an adviser to the United States
Secretary of State.
Evening star., 1953-11-18
Whites Trip to Visit
WoIfson in Newark

The report referred to a
trip made by White to visit
DR.. Abraham Wolfson of New
ark, N. j. Wolfson had been
reported by numerous sources
as having had frequent and
close contacts with numerous
Communists in the State of
New Jersey. The report
pointed out that DR.. Wolfson
in 1914 was a member of the
3rd ward branch of the
Communist Party and that he
had been active in Communist
Party activities for the preced-
ing seven years under the
name of A. Wilson Street. It
was also pointed out in the
report that Wolfson held Com
munist Party meetings in his
Office.
The report stated that in
December of 1945 White was
seen at 3210 P street NV, in
Washington, which at that
time was the home of Alger
Hiss and pointed out that from
other sources Hiss was re-
ported working for another
parallel of Soviet espionage.
In December of 1945 White
and his wife visited the home
of Maurice Halperin who was
employed by the Office of
Strategic Services. The report
pointed out that Halperin was
a member of the Communist
Party and beginning in 1912
he passed on information to an
espionage courier. The report
refers to the close personal
relationship in l945 between
White and Frank Coe who was
also one of the individuals sup
plying information to the Sill
vermasters and thence through
channels to the Soviet govern
ment.
The report points out in con-
siderable detail the contacts
between White and Lee Press
man. The report points out
that Lee Pressman was a mem
ber of an underground group
headed by Harold Ware, which
had its headquarters in Wash
ington. The report points out
Evening star., 1953-11-18

spy to an Office of such great
Importance would not be
easily forgotten. 1t seems to
me even more extraordinary
to learn that Mr.. Truman was
aware as early as 1916 that a
Communist spy ring was op-
Grating within his own ad-
ministration when for so many
years since that time he has
been telling the American peo-
pie exactly the opposite. In
deed, it seems to me that this
explanation of Whites. ap-
'polntment - that is, that he
was appointed and allowed to
remain in Office for more than
a year in order to help the
FBI trap him as a spy-raises
more questions than it an
SWerS.
While under suspicion and
surveillance White was, we
are told, appointed as the first
United States executive di-
rector of the fund. He was
also its chief architect. The
opportunities afforded him in
that capacity for betraying
the country were very great.
There were matters of great
Importance to the United
States which were handled by
the executive directors while
White was a member. A first
order of business was to plan
the general organization of
the staff. 1t was agreed to
divide the staff into five pri-
mary departments and offices.
Each of these departments and
offices has a director. One of
these five primary depart
ments was called the Office of
the secretary. Now who re-
celved the position of head of
the office of secretary? It was
FRANK Coe, named in the FBI
report as a member of the
espionage ring, and at a salary
OF $4,000 a year.
Evening star., 1953-11-18
Coe Claimed Immunity
Under Fifth Amendment

Recently this subcommittee
had occasion to inquire of
Mr.. Coe whether he was
presently engaged in subversive
activities. Mr.. Coe replied:
Mr.. Chairman, under the
protection afforded me by the
fifth amendment, I respect
fully decline to answer that
question" Coe continued in
the employ of the Fund until
as recently as December 3,
1852. when he was finally dis
missed.
Who received the position
OF adviser to the United States
member of the board? It was
Harold CHASER, also named as
member of the espionage
ring.
CHASER was Subpoenaed by
the Senate subcommittee on
April IA, 1858. and when asked
about his relationships with
members of the Communist
= underground, he invoked his
privilege against elf-incrimi-
nation. He also refused under
privilege to tell the Subcom-
mittee the circumstances sur
rounding his Government as
signments within the United
States or abroad.
1t has now been said that
Whites promotion to the post
of director of the Interna-
tional Monetary Fund was per-
mitted to go through so that
he might better be kept under
surveillance, and so the in
veStlgation of the other mem
berS of the ring might con-
tinue unimpaired. 1t is sug-
gested that permitting White
to continue his espionage op-
erations might enable the Tru-
man administration to entrap
not only White, but the whole
Soviet espionage ring work.
ing within our Government.
To accomplish such an end
would require infinite and de-
tailed care if the national in-
terest was to be at all pro-
tected.
In the first place, arrange
mentS would have to be made
to insure absolute control of
the subjects and the situation.
Some time limit would have to
be established.
If the national interest were
to be protected, measures
would have had to be designed
to prevent classified material
with a significant bearing on
national security from reach
ing White and the others. Top
Evening star., 1953-11-18
GIosser Was Associated
With White in Treasury

Because of the relationships
existing between Golos and the
Perlo group, Harold CHASER
appeared in the picture. Glas-
ser was rather closely asso-
ciated with White and was
able to supply general infor-
nation concerning the activi-
ties of the United States
Treasury Department, particu-
larly where they concerned
proposed loans to foreign
countries. He also supplied in
formation originating in the
Foreign Economic Administra-
tion which had been sent to
the United States Treasury
Department for action or in
formation.
The report states that the
bureau had secured the names
of a number of persons de-
scribed as members of the un-
derground Communist group
in Washington, D. c.. from
another source. Among those
names was that of Abraham
George Silverman whom the
report describes as formerly
employed by the Railroad Re-
tirement Board and the United
States Army Air Forces and as
privately employed by the
French Supply Council of the
French government. AS Incl
dental to the mention of Sill
verman the report states that
the information received was
to the effect that Silverman
worked through close friends
who were indebted to him, in
cluding Harry Dexter White
and others. The report points
out that this information con-
cerning the relationship be-
tween Silverman and White is
consistent with the informa-
ton referred to earlier from
the other source.
The section then relates to
Whites known contacts with
Russian officials over the years
and. therefore. cannot be de-
classified. 1t should be said
Evening star., 1953-11-18

many of Pressman'S activities
as Communist.
The report points out that
Silvermaster's position in the
Treasury Department was Sc
cured for him by White. The
report points out that the bu-
reau'S informant had iden-
titled Silvermaster as the head
spy in the espionage ring with
which White was working and
that SilvermaSter has a long
record of reported association
with known Communists. The
report also points out that
other sources of information
had established that Silver
master was acquainted with
many other individuals who
were strongly suspected of So
Wet espionage. The report also
points out that Mrs. Silver
master has a long history Of
association with Communist
front groups. It is stated in the
report that in addition to the
many contacts between White
and Ullman which were dis
closed. White wrote a letter in
November, 1910, on the sta
tionery of Director of None
tary Research of the United
States Treasury Department
requesting the deferment of
Ullman. After Ullman left the
Army and entered the Treas
ury Department he worked in
the division headed by White.
The report pointed out that
Harold CHASER was in another
branch of Soviet espionage
headed by Victor Perlo. Glas-
ser was an assistant to White
in the Treasury Department.
1t was reported that CHASER
was described by numerous
sources as a member of the
Communist Party. In addition
to this information, the report
points out a great many other
connections and contacts
among the members of the
espionage ring, { all of which
supported and were consistent
with the earlier portions of the
report.
1t is interesting to note how
accurate this information was
that the FBI supplied at that
time. Following is a list of
Whites close associates re- :
ferred to in the FBI reports
who were members of the
espionage ring who have
claimed their privilege not to
answer questions on the
grounds that it would in
criminate them:
Silvermaster, Perlo, CHASER,
Coe, Ullmann, Silverman,
Halperin. both Colds, Kaplan,
Also there is Lee Pressman,
who admitted membership in
the Communist Party, and
Alger Hiss. who has since been
convicted.
Evening star., 1953-11-18
Wilson Feels Press
May Like BrowneH
W Show Better

Defense Secretary Wilson
opened his weekly news con-
ference yesterday shortly
after Attorney General
Brownell t ook the witness
stand on Capitol Hill to tes-
tify on the Harry Dexter
White case.
II was thinking when I
was coming in," he COM
mented with a grin, that !
ought to have a television
screen behind me so you
could see my fellow cabinet
member"
Evening star., 1953-11-18

the fall of 1948 and are now
in the possession of the De-
partment of Justice. I have
photostatic copies of them here
and I offer the copies as part
of the record of my testimony.
The information contained in
these reports was, as the sub
committee knows, of great i'm
portance at the time White
wrote them, although with the
lapse of time the necessity for
secrecy on these subjects has
disappeared.
But the record which was
available to the Truman ad-
miniStration in December,
1945, and thereafter should
have been sufficient to con-
vince any one that White was
a hazard to our Government.
The question which had to
be decided at that time was
not whether White could have
been convicted Of treason.
There was ample evidence
that he was not loyal to the
interests of our country. That
was enough. Government en-
ployment is a privilege, not a
right. and we don't have to
wait until a man is convicted
of treason before we can re-
move. him from a position Of
trust and confidence.
When I was first invited to
appear before this subcommit-
tee, I thought from what I
had read in the newspapers
that there was some issue of
fact involved on the question
of whether Mr.. Truman knew
about Harry Dexter Whites
espionage activities at the
time he appointed him. as ex-
ecutive director for the United
States of the international
Monetary Fund. I read in the
newspaper that after being
advised of my speech in Chi
cago Mr.. Truman stated to
the press that he had never
read any of the derogatory
reports concerning Harry Dex-
ter White to which I referred.
I read later that Mr.. Truman
said that he fired White as
soon as he discovered he was
disloyal. On the basis of
these statements I thought
that the accuracy of what I
had said in Chicago was be-
ing challenged.
However, it now seems in
the light of Mr.. Truman's tele-
vision speech Of last night that
it is conceded that on Feb
ruary 6. 1916, the day on which
Whites appointment was con-
f1rmed by the Senate, Mr.. Tru-
man did read the most i'm
portant of the reports to which
I referred, and that he there
after, even though he had a
legal right to ask that the
nomination be Withdrawn,
signed Whites commission and
permitted him to take Office on
the first of May with full
knowledge of the facts re-
ported by the FBI.
It is, of course, extraordinary
to learn from Mr.. Truman, in
view of his earlier statements.
that he signed Mr.. Whites
commission with the thought
that it might help to catch
him. I would think that the
commissioning Of a suspected
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Original Espionage
Data Recovered in 1913

OF course, no one could, with
any validity, suggest today that
there is doubt that White was
IN this espionage ring. Some
OF Whites original espionage
reports, written by him in his
own handwriting for delivery
to agents of the Red Army In
telllgence, were recovered in
Evening star., 1953-06-14
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Evening star., 1953-06-14

1t is easy to apply when
only one other person is
involved but it takes agil-
ity in a large group. No
one enjoys being the first
to take ones leave for fear
of breaking up the party.
Yet, if you remember
when you were the host or
hostess. how often YOU