Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-25
BY the Associated Pres,

laD the Communist Party:
I have today signed S. 3706,
an act to make illegal the Com
munist Party and to prohibit
members of Communist organi-
cations from serving in certain
representative capacities.
The American people are de-
termined to protect themselves
and their institutions against,
any organization in their midst
which. purporting to be a politi-
cal party within the normally
accepted meaning, is actually a
conspiracy dedicated to the vio-
lent overthrow of our entire
form of government, The Amer
lean people. likewise, are de-
termined to accomplish this in
strict conformity with the re-
quirements of justice. fair play
and the Constitution OF the
United States. They realize
that employment of any other
means would react unfavorably
against the innocent as well as
the guilty. and in the long run
+ would distort and damage the
judicial procedures fot our coun-
try. The whole series Of bills
that the administration has
sponsored in this field have been
designed in just this spirit and
with just these purposes.
The new law which ] am sign
ing today includes one OF the
many recommendations made, by
this administration to support
existing statutes in defeating
the Communist conspiracy in
this country. Administratively
we have in the past 10 months
stepped up enforcement Of laws
against subversives. AS a re-
suit, Al top Communist leaders
have been convicted, IS more are
indicted and scheduled for trial
and los subversive aliens have
been deported.
More Effective Weapons.
The new laws enacted in this
session of the Congress provide to
the FBI and the Department
of Justice much more effective
weapons to help destroy the
Communist menace. They In
clude the following:
/. Last week signed Dill
granting immunity from prose-
cution to certain suspected per-
sons in order to aid in obtaining
the conviction of subversives.
Investigation and prosecution OF
crimes involving national secu-
rity have been seriously hampered
by witnesses who. have invoked
the CONSTITUTIONAL privilege
against standardization en-
bodied in the fifth amendment
This act provides new means
of breaking through the secrecy
which is characteristic OF trait
ors, spies and saboteurs.
2. Congress has passed a bill
providing for the loss of citizen
ship by those advocating the
overthrow of our Government
by force and violence. In
carving out the admins
tration's recommendation that
any citizen who knowingly
and actively participates in the
Communist conspiracy to over
throw the Government by force
and violence should be regarded
as renouncing his allegiance to
the United States and forfeiting
his right to citizenship. the Con-
eress has reinforced our historic
concept that citizenship is a
right only OF those who bear
true faith and allegiance to the
United States and it's Tree IN
situations. This bill to which I
shall presently give my approval
adheres closely to our standards
of due process py law and pro-
vides that the loss of citizenship
shall become effective only upon
conviction by a court of compe-
tent jurisdiction.
3. My approval has already
been given to the Dill which car
ries out the recommendation by
this administration increasing
the penalty for hardening or con-
cealing any person who is a
fugitive from justice. There are
at the present time five Com
munist leaders who have been
indicted or convicted under the
Smith Act who are fugitiveS
from justice. This bill serves
notice that any person who as
sists such fugitives in any way
to conceal their whereabouts
will be subject to severe penalty.
4. My approval has already
been given to bill designed to
serve as an effective additional
deterrent to wilfull bail jumping
by making such act a crime sub
ject to severe penalty.
S. The Congress has passed.
and shall approve. bill to
include within the definition Of
sabotage acts involving the use
of radioactive. biological and
chemical agents not presently
covered by the law.
g. The foregoing bill also in
cludes provision for the death
penalty for persons found guilty
of peacetime espionage.
Z. / have already approved a
bill requiring Communicated
ton" or Communist front" or
CARNATIONS. which must register
under the Internal Security Act.
to submit full information re-
garding printing equipment in
their custody or control.
8. shall shortly sign a bill
preventing the payment of an
nuities by the United States to
former officers and employees
who have been convicted of Ger
tain criminal offenses. This act
includes those who have made
raise statements regarding past
or present membership in the
Communist Party.
In addition to the foregoing
measures enacted by the SD
Congress, the bill which I have
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