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Welfare Department
Reports 23S Fired
As Security Risks
ia Listed as Subversive
Suspects in Testimony
At Congress Hearing
BY the Assoeioted Press

The Department of Health,
Education and Welfare says that
by April 80 it had fired or other
wise eliminated 238 security risks
including ia suspected SUBJ
versiveS.
The total, reported to Congress
in testimony released today,
superseded the Civil Service
Commissions report last March
that the Welfare Department
had uncovered 78 security risks.
The department also told a
House Appropriations Subcom-
.mittee that, in one 78-case cate
CORY, about 40 per cent of those
eliminated as security risks had
been hired under the Eisenhower
administration. The remainder,
it . said. were holdovers from
Democratic administrations
No breakdown was provided,
in this case. between suspected
SubverSives and those removed
for other causes. A security risk
may be a person who drinks or
gossips too much or is found to
be unstable mentally.
Protests From Democrats.
A number of Democrats in
Congress have protested that
many such persons left Govern
ment service voluntarily without
knowing they were classed as
security risks.
Secretary Oveta Culp Hobby
testified that the Government
newest department, with about
1000 sensitive" jobs, has set up
a special 35-employe Office of in
ternal security to screen the
staff. She requested $185 900 for
this office in a $500, ,342 900
budget for the department dur
ing the year beginning July /.
In formal memorandum to
the subcommittee, the depart
ment said 10 examinations" had
been made in cases where the
individuals lilies contained in
formation indicating in various
degrees Subversive activities,
subversive associations or men,
bership in subversive organiza-
tions."
For the same reasons 13 were
suspended, 81 resigned under in
vestigation when their files were
known to contain unfavorable
information, So more were sep
arated" in other ways under the
same circumstances. and one
was separated while unfavor-
able reports of subversion were
being investigated.
The 124 non-SubverSive risks
resigned under investigation or
were separated on charges rang
ing from immortality to untrust-
wortiness. the department said.
Action on 81 Cases.
Undersecretary Nelson A.
Rockefeller testified that lat
security risks were uncovered
between May and December,
1858, and action has been taken
in 81 cases since then.
Representative Fogarty, Dem
ocrat, of Rhode Island, asked
how many of the 78 security
cases reported by the Civil Serv-
ice Commission "were persons
hired by the previous admins
tration."
The reply was that IS were
holdovers, 20 were hired between
President EiSenhower's inaugu-
ration January %, 1858. and the
following May %, and 13 had
been hired after then.
The civil service report de-
Scribed q Of the 70 as alleged
subversives. but there was no in
dication Of how these fitted into
the breakdown by time of hiring.
The department did not volun-
teer this information on the rest
Of its security cases.
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Your Aid Would Bring Cheer
ToPoIio Victim and Her Child
Comp Fund Facts
How to send a kid to camr

How to send a kid to camp:
Make out check or money
order to The Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund. Mail
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ington 4, D. C. Or bring cash
to The Star cashier.
The cost: $35.72 for IL
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The Star will acknowledge
your gift.
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house is spotless. She keeps her
food budget in line with eco
nomical dishes.
A ramp over the steps al
lows her to get into the back
yard. But she can't go out the
front door, or go out anywhere
unless some one takes her.
Once a week, her mother
brings the groceries. She also
buys the necessary clothing
for Mrs. Thayer and Betsy.
Mrs. Thayer formerly lived
with her mother and stepfa-
ther. She spent a whole Wash
ington summer in a second
floor apartment, unable to get
out.
Longs for Recreation.
Shed like to go for outings
now and then. She longs to
"juSt look" in store windows,
or go for a boat ride. But
most people are too busy with
their own plans" she's found.
1t isn't easy to keep track Of
her 10-year-old from a wheel
chair. Mrs. Thayer can't chase
after Betsy like other mothers.
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TrujiIlo in Spoin

VIGO. Spain. June 2 (R.-
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. former
President Of the Dominican Ee-
public. arrived today for 12-
day official visit as guest of Gen.
Francisco Franco. Spanish chief
Of state.
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u. S. Aids Indion Forests

NEW DELHI, India. June 2.
P.-Under a technical Coop
Grafton agreement signed here
today, the United States made
available to India $85.000 to
augment present research ia
cilities on forest products.
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Volcano Erupts Twice
For Hawaii Tourists
BY the Asseeiated Press

HONOLULU, June 2.-Sight-
seers flocked back to Kilauea
today and the 4,000-foot vol
cano on the island of Hawaii
obliged with a brief flareup
after a quiet night.
The show was not nearly so
spectacular, however, as yester-
day. when Kilauea ended a two
year nap by hurting lava 600
feet into the air in it's most Wig
orouS eruption of the century.
Evening star., 1954-06-02
U. 5. Will Donate Butter
To Middle East Nations
By the Assoeioted Press

The Agriculture Department
will donate 2,700,000 pounds of
government-owned surplus but
ter for relief use in the Middle
Eastern countries Of Jordan,
Syria and Lebanon.
The butter, which will be con-
verted into butter oil for ship
ment, will be distributed by the
United Nations relief and works
administration program, the de-
partment said yesterday.
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President Accents
Legislative Program
Al News Conference
Comment on McCorthy
Confined to Republicans
On Probe Committee
By Gornett D. Homer

President Eisenhower today
turned his back on Senator Nc
Carthy and declared that from
now on he is giving his exclusive
attention to trying to get posi-
tive action on his legislative
program.
The President made public at
his news conference a report
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NeighborIy Mr.. Jones
Hos an Adventure

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Jones. courteous mon himself. osks
the question. The answer he gets
mokes the gentle Jones blush. The
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obout it on pase AIS.
BEST IN THE NATIoN-virsinios
troffic record during 1853 hos brought
the Stote the coveted top oword in
the 1853 National Troffie sofsty
Contest. See page A-29.
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0ppenheiIIler
Taking Case 10.
Atomic Board
2-to-l Ruling Holds
He's LoyuI, Discreet
But Burs Clearance
BY jones E. Roper

DR.. ]. Robert Oppenheimer
today prepared an appeal for the
fuA Atomic Energy Commission
to give him security clearance
despite the adverse recommenda-
ton OF an investigating board.
The board. it was disclosed
last night, recommended by a
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Portiol text Of majority findings and
texts OF minority report and letter
from Dr.. oppenheimer's counsel to
the Atomic Energy Commission.
Pages AS and AT
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The Stor. in co-operotion with
WMAL-Tv will continue teIevision
eoverose Of the Army-Mcccrth
hearing this week. As previously, eoch
doy's entire proceedings will be
presented beginning at 10 ON.
Evening star., 1954-06-02

seSNsu9 sVSSottHy' Bo9S A-1
viSed hearing went into their
25th day. and Senator Mccarthy
said they would object to the
disclosure of any of the mon
itored conversations unless all
of them were made available.
Specifically they sought the
record of some calls between
Secretary Of the Army Stevens
and Maj. Gen. Kirk Lawton,
commander of Fort Monmouth,
N. j. Mr.. Cohn, who is regular
counsel for the Mccarthy COM
mittee, said those conversations
were especially relevant to our
case"
There will be no consent un-
less all calls are introduced" :"
Senator Mccarthy said.
Long q Problem.
The subject of the monitored
conversations has plagued the
investigators since the start of
the hearings.
They were monitored in the
Office of Mr.. Stevens by John
Lucas, an assistant.
Army Special Counsel Joseph
N. Welch suggested the posi-
bility that Mr.. Lucas may not
have monitored the conversa-
tions to which Mr.. Cohn re-
ferred. But then he went on to
say that President Eisenhower's
May II directive against ban
ming congressional committees
from confidential information in
the executive department might
"impinge" on the calls with ref
erence to Gen. Lawton. He sug-
gested that Acting Chairman
take that matter up with
Attorney General Brownell.
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat,
OF Arkansas asked Senator
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No Decision Mode on lndo- Chino Wor,
President Declares. Poge 40
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2-1 vote that the Acc con-
tinue to keep all atomic Sc
crets away from DR.. Open
heimer. one of the brilliant
physicists who developed the
A-bomb.
This recommendation stunned
much of the scientific world and
raised questions of fact and phi
losophy that will rack the Acc
security apparatus before the
sensational case is resolved.
The investigating board,
headed by President Gordon
Gray of the University of North
Carolina, found unanimously
that DR.. Oppenheimer was loyal
to the United States. and also
discreet.
Delay on H-BOmb Charged.
The two-man majority, how
ever. also found that DR.. Open
heimer had questionable asso-
ciates, showed susceptibility to
influence" delayed Americas
start on the hydrogen bomb, and
was 'less than candid" in testi-
flying before the investigating
board.
Joining Mr.. Gray in these con-
clusionS was board member,
Thomas A. Morgan, former presi-
dent of the Sperry Corp. 50
The dissenting member Of the
board-Dr. Ward v. Evans, a
chemistry professor at Loyola
University in Chicago--said the
finding was "a black mark on
the escutcheon of our country"
DR.. Evans said DR.. Open
heimer did not hinder develop
ment of the H-bomb and there
is absolutely nothing in the testi-
mony to show that he did" DR..
Evans thought DR.. Oppenheimer
was "Still naive. but extremely
honest" and should get security
clearance.
h. A-Scientists Disturbed.
Among early reaction to the
boards recommendation was a
statement issued by the Atomic
Scientists of Chicago last night.
They called it unfortunate /. u
disturbing frightening"
Reporters asked President Els
enhower at a news conference
: today to comment on the boards
decision.
The Acc, Gen. Eisenhower re-
piled, is going through a quasi
judicial process. He said that
until this is finished he did not
want to comment.
Gen. Eisenhower added, how
ever. that he, had expressed his
great admiration for the work
that DR.. Oppenheimer has done
in the past and that he did not
need to report these remarks.
Gen. Eisenhower said that the
boards report had gone into DR..
Oppenheimer'S contributions.
DR.. Oppenheimer himself was
at his home in Princeton, N. j.,
today. but his secretary, Mrs.
Katherine Russell, said the doc
tor would have not further
comment at this time"
Held 4-Week Hearings.
The three-man board was set
up after the Acc suspended DR..
Oppenheimer's security clearance
December % and listed 16
charges against the scientist.
During four weeks of closed
hearings, the board listened to
40 witnesses deliver 5000 pages
of testimony.
DR.. Oppenheimer, now direc-
tor of the Institute for Ad-
vanced Study at Princeton Uni
verSity. has a right to appeal
the Aces Security Review
Board. He decided, however, to
take the case straight to the
full Acc because only the COM
mission itself could give a final
decision. Attorneys for DR..
Oppenheimer promised to file
briefs by Monday. They asked
for immediate consideration"
of the case so that it could be
decided before DR.. Open
heimer's contract as an Acc
consultant expires June 80.
Lloyd K. Garrison. as coun-
sci for DR.. Oppenheimer. made
public a letter which he wrote
Evening star., 1954-06-02

Mundt to urge that Mr.. Brownell
waive the directive unless the
conversations involved national
security.
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Dirksen Questions CHIN

DlrkSen questions COhn.
Under questioning by Senator
Dirksen. Republican, of Illinois,
Mr.. Cohn said that he found
nothing improper in his and his
associates dealings with Mr..
Stevens and Army Counsel John
G. Adams. Those two officials
have charged Mr.. Cohn and
others used improper means to
obtain special and preferential
Continued on Page A-3, Col. -
Evening star., 1954-06-02
All or Nothing
On Phone Data,
Mccarthy Says
Placing Monitored d
TuIks in Record Up
To Administration
By Cecil Holland and
John A. Giles

Senators investigating the
Army McC Carthy row decided to-
day to leave to the administra-
tion to say whether it will block
the placing of several monitored
telephone calls into the record
Of the hearing. F..
Both Roy Cohn, who was in
the witness chair as the tele-
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Text Of Senator FLINDERS Speech At
tockins McCorthy. Poqe A
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(See CAMP FUND. Page A-10.)
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CONTINUED on Page AS, Col. A.
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(See SLUMS, Page A-2.)
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Continued on Page A-3, Col. 1.
Evening star., 1954-11-03

that the Nebraska Canvassing
Board does not plan to meet
until November 20 to certify the
election Of Mrs. Abel and other
Nebraska candidates. Mrs. ADel
can't be sworn in to the Senate
until her election is certified.
So, Senator ELECT Abel won't
be able to attend next Mondays
Senate session, and Mrs. Bow
ring has announced that she
will. Her Office said Yesterday
that she plans to arrive here
Sunday and that they have man
aged to re-rent the apartment
she occupied here last summer.
Once the Senate winds up the
special session opening Monday
there will not likely be another
opportunity for Mrs. Abel to be
sworn in. Her only chance ap-
pears to lie In protracted SEN
ate debate on the Mccarthy is
sue, until after November %.
Evening star., 1954-11-03
Luncheon
Saturday
The Pan American Liaison

The Pan American Liaison
Committee of the District of
Columbia, will hold an autumn
luncheon at / o'clock on Sat-
urday in the Top of the Park
Room of the Wcodner in honor
of His Excellency, Carlos
Davila, the newly appointed
Secretary General Of the Or
ganization Of American States,
and his wife.
Guests at the head table
will be wives of ambassadors
to the Organization of Ameri-
can States including Sonora
de Vittone, from Argentina;
Nine. Lobo, from Brazil, and
Sonora de Sepulvera, from
Chile, as well as Sonora de
Osuna. wife of the First Sec
retary Of the Cuban Embassy.
DR.. Davila will address the
group on "Inter-American
Economic Affairs"
Mrs. John Donaldson, presi-
dent Of the PALC will preside
at the luncheon. Mrs. Fred
erick L. Altman Is chairman
OF the luncheon, assisted by
Mrs. John r. Lucker, Mrs.
Evening star., 1954-11-03
New Woman Senator Nav Not Serve

A Nebraska civic leader and
mother Of five was elected to
the Senate yesterday. but the
chances are she never will oc-
cupy a Senate seat. Senator
Eve Bowring is expected to
serve in her stead when the
Senate returns next Monday to
vote on the Mccarthy censure
motion.
Elected yesterday was Mrs.
George P. Abel of Lincoln,
Nebr., Republican, to complete
the term Of the late Senator
Dwight Griswold. The term ex-
pires January 8. and Mrs. Abel
sought only the short two
month term. Some one else
was elected yesterday for the
full six-year term.
Mrs. Eve Bowring originally
was appointed by Nebraska
Governor Crosby to finish out
Senator Griswold's term. But
under a popularity in the
Nebraska election law Senator
Bowring's term ran only until
the November election. She
chose not to run for the extra
two months.
It has been generally assumed,
therefore, that Mrs. Abel would
Evening star., 1954-11-03
Women in Congress
Increase Ranks
Incumbents Reelected,
Two Democrats Added
BY Isabelle Shelton

member Of the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee. The latter
is a select powerful steering
committee inside the national
committee.
Mrs. Herman Talmadge, wife
of the Georgia Governor, once
observed when introducing her
at a party. Iris has so many
handles I don't know which one
to use."
Mrs. Bitch and her husband.
B. E. Bitch. operate several
farms. a drug firm and a timber
business and a fertilizer business
in Homerville, Ga.
Orphaned as a young child.
the former Iris Faircloth lived
for several years in Hagerstown,
Md, with her older sister, Mrs.
T. H. johnson. She graduated
from Hagerstown High School,.
and even then was fascinated by
politics. She came to Washing
ton as often as she could to sit
in the House and Senate GAL
leries, and also was on hand for
the Inauguration of Herbert
Hoover as President.
Achievement Aword
The other Democratic win
ner, Mrs. Martha w. Griffiths,
served in the Michigan legisla-
ture from 1949 to 1852 and is a
former judge in Detroit's Re-
corder's Court. The winner of
the Detroit Free Press Woman
of Achievement" award in 1854.
she has been active in many en-
terprises in Detroit.
She was a contract negotia-
tor for the Army Ordnance
during the war, and acts as
legal advisor to the Business
and Professional Women. She
and her husband. Hicks G.
Grif6ths, both of whom served
on the Democratic State Gen.
tral Committee, are law part
ners in a firm they founded
after World War II with Mich
igan Gov. G.. Mennen Williams.
Yesterdays successful race
was her second try for Con-
gress. She lost in 1852 to
Charles G. Oakman, the en-
cumbent congressman whom
she defeated yesterday.
Mrs. Coya Knutson is an
other of the many women who
have made the race for Con-
gress along the familiar road of
prior service in the State legis-
lature. She is one Of two wom-
Continued on Page B-2, Col. -
Evening star., 1954-11-03

An increased number of wom-
en- will sit in the new Con-
gress as the result Of yesterdays
elections.
With returns still incomplete
from a few races. it already was
clear that the present record
total Of IL women House mem
bers has been surpassed.
Thirteen women have won
election to the Lower House,
and two others were still unde-
cided. In addition, Mrs. Joseph
r. harrington, Republican, who
succeeded her late husband
last summer as the delegate
from Hawaii. is expected to be
reelected when the ballots are
counted in Hawaii.
Of the IL encumbents-seven
Republicans and five Demo-
crats-all but Mrs. Harrington
already have won reelection.
Two Newcomers
All Of the possible gains are on
the Democratic side of the aisle.
The two newcomers whose VIC
tories are clear are Mrs. Iris
Bitch Of Georgia's 9th district
and Mrs. Martha w. Griffiths of
Michigan's 17th district, both
Democrats.
Two other women Democrats
Mrs. Coya Knutson in Mime
sota's 9th district and Mrs. Edith
Green in the Oregon 3rd dis
trict were involved in closely con-
tested races.
A former Congresswoman,
MIS-. ReVa Beck BOSOne, failed
in a comeback attempt, going
down to defeat before the Re-
publican incumbent, Representa-
tive William A. Dawson, who
took the seat away from her in
1852.
Mrs. Bitch, whose election
was virtually assured in Septem-
ber when she defeated her Dem
ocratic primary opponent, the
encumbent Representative Don
Wheeler, is a striking looking
housewife and mother. Slim,
petite and feminine, with big
brown eyes and curly black hair,
she doesn't look like a political
powerhouse.
She is, though. She has served
in both the House and Senate
in her home State, is assistant
secretary of the Georgia State
Democratic Executive Commit
tee, Democratic national COM
mitteewoman for Georgia and q
Evening star., 1954-11-03
Runn1oqe Sale

The Shaare Tefila Sister,
hood rummage store at 924
Fifth street NV, opened
Tuesday. The store will be
open from 40 to 6 o'clock on
week days and from sundown
to 10 o'clock on Saturday.
Evening star., 1954-11-03

Henry P. Lewis, Mrs. George
w. Lee, Mrs. Frank j. Mac
Maugh, Mrs. Ruth H. Speak
man, Mrs. Harold Crooks,
Mrs. James w. Butler, Mrs.
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Star Staf Photos.

Esther Costa and Mrs. Ben
jamin s. Gantz.
Flags of the Americas and
autumn flowers and foliage
will be used for decorations.
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come to town next week and take
her seat during the censure pro-
ceedings.
It develops, however, according
to Mrs. Bowring's Office here,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19
Mission Unit Reflects
Portsmouth Women
EMMY LOU
BY the Associated Press

NORFOLK, Mar. 19.-Mrs.
Lester L. Knight of Portsmouth,
was reelected president of the
6aptlst Woman's Missionary I'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19
Anniversary Celebration

The first anniversary celebra-
ton of the Progressive Citizens
Association Of Forestville, Md.
will be held at the Community
Center at 1880 pm. tomorrow.
Guest speaker will be boswell E.
Brooks. a county supervisor of
schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19
LOOMS School Alumni

The washington alumni Of
the Loomis Preparatory School
for boys Of Windsor. Conn.,. will
hold q dinner at Z o'clock tonight
In the Army-Navy Club, Seven
tteenth and I streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19
By Marty Links

ion Of Virginia at the closing
session of the saith annual meet
ing here yesterday.
Mrs. j. p. Allen of Charlottes-
vile and Mrs. A. G. Carter OF
Bedford were elected vice presi-
dents.
The Arizona post., 1954-03-05

Myra, to Herbert Feifcr. His
parents are Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Feifer, 2421 E. 3rd. A
late summer wedding in Tue
son is planned.
A junior at the University
of Arizona, Miss Cohen is ma
joring in Spanish. She is a
member of several campus
organizations including Phra-
teres, Hillel, W.A.A., the "a"
Club and a former member of
Bnai Birth Girls. Mr.. Feifer
was recently discharged from
the armed forces, having ser
we'd with the Army in Japan.
Previously he was enrolled at
the University and was a
member of Hillel.
The Arizona post., 1954-03-05

Out-of-town guests at the
ceremony include the groom's
grandfather, Jake Rosenberg,
Green Bay, Wis; Mrs. Mar
Gus c. Merar, Green Bay,
Mrs. Saul Armour, Grand
Rapids, Mich, aunts of the
groom; Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Rosenberg, Los A n gele S ,
groom's aunt and uncle; Mrs.
Samuel B. RubinStein and
Mrs. Louis Slotnick, Cleve-
land, aunts of the bride; Mrs.
Alice Goodman, New York,
brides cousin; Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Markowitz, Detroit, and
formerly of Tucson.
The Arizona post., 1954-03-05
Chest Cuts
Social Service
Dept. Budget

Social Service Dept. of the
Community Council has been
informed that because the
Community Chest did not at
tain it's goal, there would be
a corresponding cut in alloca-
ton to that agency.
Originally the 1854 budget
for case work services had
been approved by the Chest
for $11, $40. The final grant
will be $11, ,046, approximately
$500. less. The other source
of financial assistance to the
department is the $4,000. al
location from CJA.
Ben Brook, executive direc-
tor, said that the reduction
will probably require a reval-
uation of some of the social
services now being offered
with a corresponding cut.
The Arizona post., 1954-03-05
Intervention
Charge Hit
By Goldman
NEW VOPK TTA(

NEW YORK CJTA) -
Charges of Intervention
against Austrian" independ-
ence at the Berlin conference
by the Committee on Jewish
Claims on Austria and DR..
Nahum Goldman, it's chair
man, made by Vienna news
papers were sharply denied.
Vienna newspapers, which
published issues mourning
AuStria's failure to achieve
independence at the hands of
the Big Four Foreign Minis
ters, included belated reports
of a press conference given
by DR.. Goldman in New
York, in which they quoted
him as saying that the COM
mittee had intervened with
the Berlin conference against
Austrian independence"
DR.. Goldman declared:
1--WE never intervened with
the Berlin conference nor
have we ever considered such
. intervention. Not a single
Jewish group indicated the
slightest opposition to Aus
tria's demands for full indie
pendence. Respect for other
peoples sovereignty is an in
tegral part of Jewish tradi-
ton.