Evening star., 1953-09-04
Showdown Sought
By Wiley on Loyalty
DismissaIs by U. n.
BY the Assoclotsd PrSSs

Senator Wiley, Republican, Of
Wisconsin today called for a
showdown fight to establish
whether the United Nations can
properly fire any Of its American
employees whose loyalty to the
United States Government is
Questioned.
Senator Wiley said in an in
terview that the U. N. General
Assembly has full power to re-
verse a decision Of its admins
trative tribunal that II Amer
leans were illegally discharged
for refusing to answer some
questions during United States
loyalty probes.
The tribunal on Tuesday held
that the U. N. should rehire 4
of the II and pay damages to z
who wanted money rather than
employment. Dag Hammar-
skiold, q. N. secretary general.
announced Wednesday night he
would not rehire the four but
would recommend payment Of
damages to all IL.
Wiley Approves Payments.
81 am glad that Secretary
Hammarskjold decided against
reinstatement of the four dis
missed Americans. Senator Wiley
said, but ! do not like to see
these or any of the other seven
paid a single penny"
Senator Wiley is chairman of
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee and served as one of
this country's delegates to the
recent u N Assembly session
on the Korean truce
- At U. N. headquarters in New
York. Mr. HammarSkjold's re-
fusal to reinstate the four Amer
leans won reserved approval
from a number of delegates.
Among them were some who had
criticized the firings by Mr..
Hammarskjold's predece sor,
Trygve Lie.
The u S, delegation said Mr..
Hammarskjold's decision was
right and proper. But dele
cation spokesman, on instruc-
tions from Washington. refused
any comment on what stand the
United States would take on
whether the assembly should
include the recommended dam
age awards in its budgeting.
$1S5.OOO in Awards.
The 'amage and back salary
awards made to the IL are esti-
mated to total more than $780,
600. The United States share
Of U. N. costs runs about 35
per cent.
Senator Mccarthy, Republi-
can of Wisconsin, during a sur
prise visit to the U. N. building
yesterday. termed Mr.. Ham
marskjold's action good. but re-
iterated that none of the II
should be paid any money dam
ages.
The administrative tribunal
was Set up by the General AS
sembly as a court of appeals for
the staff. and thus its decisions
presumably would be subject to
reversal by the assembly. as
Senator Wiley urged.
Around U. N. headquarters,
however, speculation was that
the assembly probably would be
called on to act less directly.
through refusal to budget money
for the back salary and damage
awards. Mr.. Hammarskjold's
recommendations are not ex-
pected before late this month or
perhaps in October
Heated Debate Expected.
Senator Wiley conceded his
proposal would touch off a
heated debate, since number of
U. N. delegates displayed many
doubts" when the Americans
were originally fired by Mr.. Lie.
1T will take quite a job of
salesmanship to sell the General
Assembly on the American view
point, but it is a Job which must
be done" Senator Wiley said.
THE American people have
every right to protest against
any decision which would give
the slightest aid and comfort to
an international force-commu-
nism-which has caused 140, 900
American casualties under the
United Nations banner in Korea.
1T is unthinkable that q
single individual who refuses to
answer questions as to whether