Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-04-30
81 Additional Groups
Added 10 SubversiVe
Lists by BroWneI|

plans 10 lengCncn the Govern
ment'S official list of SubverSive
organiZationS-but he will give
each group a chance to defend
itself against the blackliSting.
Under the Truman admins
tration, the Justice Department
named 1872 organizations as sub
versive, Fascist or Nazi. They
never got chance to answer
formally.
Mr.. Brownell late yesterday
re-designated these 1872 groups
and announced that he plans to
add 60 others to the list.
Each of the 254 organizations
will have q chance to ask a fer
NAL hearing before an officer
or board appointed by the At
torney General. Witnesses must
testify under oath and will be
subject to crosS-examination.
Tied to Security Order.
The enlarged list will play an
important part in President
Eisenhower's newly announced
security program for Govern
ment employees. Government
officials studying the loyalty
and reliability of the United
States workers will consider es
part of the evidence whether
the workers have belonged to
any organizations designated as
SubverSive.
Mr.. Brownell emphasized that
an employees one-time member
ship in one of the listed groups
would not automatically disqual-
ify him for a Federal job. The
workers individual role in the
organization will be studied, Mr..
Brownell said.
Studies Mccarthy Activities.
Mr.. Brownell announced the
plan at his first news conference
since he became Attorney Cen
eral. He also reported:
/. The Justice Department is
studying like any other case a
congressional report on activi-
ties of Senator Mccarthy, Re-
publican. of Wisconsin. Depart
ment officers will recommend
whether any prosecution is justi-
fled. and the Attorney General
must decide what to do.
2. In about one week the JUS
tice Department will send to
Capitol Hill its proposal to legal
lie the use of wire-tap evidence
in espionage cases, provided the
overlapping was authorized by
the Attorney General. This plan,
first disclosed March "a, would
clear the way for reopening the
spy prosecution against Judy
Coplon.
3. The department before
long will have an important
statement" outlining the new adj
ministration's attitude on anti
trust prosecutions.
4. The Attorney General is
inviting comments from Wash
ington news correspondents and
and other interested individuals
and groups on Mr.. Humans
1851 order authorizing Federal
officials to withhold more infor-
nation ON security grounds. Mr..
Brownell will consider these
comments before preparing a re-
port which he expects to make
to President Eisenhower on the
subject.
Formal Notices to Go Out.
Mr.. Brownell told reporters
that each of the 254 organiza-
tions named as subversive, Fas-
cist or Nazi will receive a formal
notification. Within 10 days. the
group may ask for a hearing.
The blacklisting against the
Democratic administrations 1872
organizations remains in effect
unless the groups win exonera-
ton through the new hearing
procedures.
The 81 organizations which
Mr.. Brownell plans to add to the
list are:
American Committee for Settlement
OF Jews III Bro Bidjan: American Com
mittee to Survey Labor Conditions in
Association; American Peace Crusade;
American Poles for Peace; also
women for Ptaee Association Of ffthu
anian Workers; Baltimore Forum;
Bridses-Robertson-s Schmidt Defense Com
Bulsarian- American Peoples League;
California Emergency Defense Commit
tee; China Welfare Appeal; Inc; Chopin
tense Committee; also
Committee for constitutional and Po-
Tense Of the Pittsburgh Six: Committee
for Freedom Of the Press: Committee for
Negro in the Arts; Committee for Peace
and Brotherhood Festival in Philadel-
Committee for the Protection of the
BIZ Of Rights; Committee to Uphold the
Youth Friendship and Cultural Exchange;
CONNECTICUT Comrlittee to AID VICTIMS
tts the 81 Smith act
Fraternal Organizations; also
., Council Ct Greek Americans; Council
Defense Committee; Committee to De
fend Marie Richardson; Families of the
Baltimore Smith Act Victims; also
Families of the Smith Act Victims:
Frederick DOUGLAS Educational Center:
Freedom Stage. Inc; Harlem Trade
Union Council: Jewish Cultural Society;
Joint Council of Progressive italian
Americans Inc; Labor council Council for
mittee to Defend Al Lannon: Massa-
chusetts Minute Women for Peace:
Maurice Braverman Defense Committee;
National Association of Mexican
Americans; National Labor Conference
for Peace; National Negro Labor
Council; North Philadelphia Forum:
Palo Alto Peace Club: also
Drama. Inc; Phiadelphia Labor Com,
mittee tor Negro Rights: Political
Prisoners Welfare Committee: Provi-
sionai Committee of Citizens for Peace.
Southwest Area:
Puertorriuucnas Unidos Puerto Ricans
United; Quad City Peace COMMITTEE;
Russian American Society: Santa Bar.
bara Peace Forum; Slavic Council of
Southern California: also
Union of New York Veterans; Voice OF
Freedom Committee; WASHINGTON Com
mittee to Defend the Bill o: Rights;
WASHINGTON Pension Union; Yugoslav
American Cooperative Home, Inc; and
Yusoslav Seamen'S Club.
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