Evening star., 1953-04-17


l. A declaration by DR.. John A.
Hannah, Assistant Secretary of
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Press Distorts News. Senotor Morse Soys;
Cites Speech Report. Poee A. S
Defense for Manpower, that the
administration will seek extern
sion of the draft act past the
1855 expiration date, even if
peace should come in Korea.
2. Disclosure by Attorney Gen.
eral Brownell that 145 of the
Justice Departments 1000 at
torneys have left Office, mostly
by request. He said a number of
the group were incompetents,
undesirables. or both.
3. A detailed explanation by
Mr.. Brownell of the administra-
ton plan to abolish the Federal
Loyalty Review Board program
and replace it with a broad en-
ploye security program" Its
basis will be that the head Of
each department or agency will
set up an effective program,
supervised by an inter- depart
mental group searching out
deficiencies" He disclosed the
President would include it in an
executive order which will be
issued in a few days.
DR.. Hannah's major policy adj
dress on manpower problems left
no doubt that the administra-
ton sees no letup in the need for
strong armed forces.
Need for Strong Force Seen.
"A year from now, we will be
appearing before the Congress
asking for an extension of the
(Selective Service) act," he de-
clared.
Should there be a period of
relaxing international tension
meanwhile, we hope the news
papers of the country will ex.
plain and reiterate to the peo.
pie OF this country the necessity
for keeping our defenses strong
and alert. even though it entails
the continued drafting of all
young men for two years of in
voluntary service"
First Public Address.
In his first public address since
taking Office, the manpower au-
thority cited the problem of try
ing to keep abreast of military
personnel needs. He said:
SSuming first, that the
strength of our uniformed forces
will be continued at or near our
present strength of 3.5 million
men and women, and second.
that the period of involuntary
service remains at "a months, we
will continue to, use manpower
faster than the males in our pop
ulation turn 1872 years of age.
and become eligible to be
drafted.
1T is estimated that in about
30 months we will have ex-
hauSted our pool of men who
meet the current physical and
mental standards for military
service"
DR.. Hannah said the hard
and unpleasant facts" of the sit
uation are a great incentive for
devising means'to achieve a more
efficient utilization of manpower.
He said the Defense Department
is striving to find the complete
answer to the challenge and he
held out hope that recommen.
dations of a committee on re-
organizing the department will
help point the way to the objec-
tive.
His remarks came In the wake
OF statements by Secretary of
Defense Wilson that effort will
be made to reduce the number
of men in uniform.
DR.. Hannah also indicated to
the editors that new Defense Of
f1clals have not changed their
ideas with reference to the mo-
bilization base concept which
they inherited from the Truman
administration.
Only Few Plan Fight.
MIR. Brownell. discussing the
exodus of Justice Department
attorneys, said most decided to
resign rather than face charges
and have their records be-
smirched. A few. he said, have
that they intended to
fight dismissals.
He cited several examples Of
cases which led to forced resig-
In one, he said, an attorney
who was about to prosecute a
well-know criminal was found
to have had 81 traffic convic-
tionS, including speeding, reck-
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