Evening star., 1953-05-24
BrowneII Describes
Move 10 Safeguard
Internal Security

The Justice Department,
with a vigorous four-fold pro-
gram, is moving to safeguard the
internal security of the United
States, Attorney General Brown
ell declared last night.
He addressed the closing ses-
sion of the All-American Con-
ference to Combat Communism
at the National Press Club. Mr..
Brownell described the program
as:
/. Going forward with Smith
Act prosecutions to bring to JUS
tice those charged with conspi-
racy to overthrow the United
States Government.
2. This week, the new Federal
Employe Security Program will
be made effective. replacing the
1947 loyalty program. Under
this, he said, he hopes by next
fall to weed out all security
risks from Federal employment.
The Subversive Control Board
has been reconstructed with new
and vigorous personnel. More
subversive organizations are
likely to be added to the At
torney Generals official list
shortly.
3. The program of counter es-
pionage. under which the de-
partment intends to strike swiftly
against enemies of the United
States. He said he is asking
Congress to make admissible in
Federal courts evidence OBJ
tained by wiretapping authorized
by the Attorney General in cases
involving the national security
He said this is IAN absolute
must"
4. Decentralization and depor-
tation Of foreign-born Subver-
Sives. He said about 10000 nat
uralized citizens are under in
vestigation and it may be that
10000 aliens may be deported.
Now Backing FBI.
Mr.. Brownell told the confer
ence the administration has
abandoned the pussyfooting of
prior regimes and is now giving
the FBI the backing it needs.
He paid tribute to FBI Director
j. Edgar, Hoover, whose name
received applause from the audi
ence. Mr.. Brownell described
Mr.. Hoover as "one of our finest
public servants"
The Internal Security branch
OF the Criminal Division of the
department is being expanded,
Mr.. BroWnell asserted.
Registered Communist Party
members now number less than
25,O00 contraSted with 100000
or more half a dozen years ago,
Mr.. Brownell declared. He esti-
mated that there are about one
quarter of million in this ,coun-
try altogether who are party
members, sympathizers or dedi-
Gated to the cause Of Commu-
niSm.
Mundt Hits Evasion.
Senator Mundt, Republican,
Of South Dakota, yesterday as
sailed Fifth Amendment Ameri-
cans" who hide behind their
constitutional rights and deny
the Nation information needed
to protect itself.
He said they are people who
used to make atomic bombs,
worked for the Central Intelli-
gence Agency or, in some in
stances, filled pulpits.
Senator Mundt addressed q
luncheon meeting of the con-
ference at the Willard Hotel.
1nnOcentS at Home"
He also criticized "distin-
guished Americans operating as
'lnnocentS at home.'" He said
they cripple efforts of public au-
thorities to turn light on those
who give aid and comfort to
Communist forces here.
The conference is composed
OF representatives of so national
organizations. It elected as
chairman DR.. Ernest E. Irons of
Chicago, a former president of
the American Medical ASsocia-
ton. He succeeds DR.. Daniel A.
Polling, widely known Baptist
minister of Philadelphia.
Another speaker at yesterdays
luncheon meeting was DR.. Robert
L. johnson. head of the State
Departments International In
formation Service, which in
cludes the Voice of America.
Still another speaker was
Mrs. Robert A. Vogeler, whose
husband was held prisoner in
Hungary. She urged no COM
promise in our refusal to re-
turn to the Communists prison.
ers we hold in Korea who do
not want to be repatriated.