Evening star., 1954-12-17
Loyestone Case Is Hot Potato
For House Red Probers
Continued From First Pase.)


let the cat part way out OF the
bag. even though the majority
Of his colleagues-who believe
Mr.. Miiler's testimony must be
thoroughly checked and handled
with care-opposed premature
publicity on the matter.
Without mentioning either Mr..
Miller or Mr.. Lovestone, the
lame-duck Congressman told
reporters Wednesday that testi-
naony and evidence before the
committee indicates that there
"is a gigantic worldwide net
work OF Communists previously
unidentified even now In State,
Labor and other departments. "
Declaring that the person re-
sponsible for the placement and
shifting about of these Com
munists" has been identified, he
added:
This kingpin is admittedly
one Of the organizers Of the Com
nnunist Party in this country and
has been identified as having
been and may still be In Govern
rnent service"
Don't Agree With Report.
Mr.. Clardy made it plain he
was referring to Mr.. LoveStone.
and other committee sources pri-
vately confirmed this. But these
other sources, usually reliable. do
not agree with Mr., Clardy about
what Mr.. Miller said.
They assert that Mr.. Miller
mentioned no network of Com
munists. Rather, they insist, Mr..
Miller said Mr.. Lovestone was
directing a global intelligence ap-
paratus designed to promote his
own international socialist move
nnent.
Mr.. Miller himself, while not
commenting on Mr.. Clardy's
statement directly, told the AS
sociated Press from his home IN
South Orange, N. j., that in his
executive session appearance be-
fore the committee he did not
use such words as gigantic
worldwide network of Com
munists."
And In a telephone interview
with The Star from his Office in
the International Ladies Gar
ment Workers Union building in
Manhattan, Mr.. Lovestone OBJ
served that Miller has tried to
peddle this story to a couple of
other Congressional committees
without success"
Takes Crack at Clardy.
He took crack at Mr.. Clardy
for not calling him in to get
his side of the story.
"Clardy was repudiated by the
voters and now he is trying to
ride a dead horse" Mr.. Love-
stone said.
The public identification Of
Mr.. Lovestone as the target OF
Mr.. Miller's charges came about
In an indirect manner. Mr..
Clardy had written a memoran-
dunn to other committee menu
bers informing them that the
Air Force had fired the man
who turned over to the COM
mittee a secret file pertinent to
the Miller allegations. ~--o...
This memorandum was shown
to reporters, who learned that
the former Air Force man was
Rea S. Van Fosson, an intelli-
gence operative subsequently
hired by the committee.
Led Anti-Red Drive.
The memorandum referred by
name to Mr.. Lovestone as the
subject of Mr.. Miller's shock
ing story"
Executive secretary of the
AFL's Free Trade Union Com
mittee, Mr.. Lovestone has been
an architect Of the federation's
vigorous anti-C Communist pro-
gram for the last 10 years. A
well-known figure in early Com
munist history in this country,
he waged battles for power with
Earl Browder and William z.
Foster, both of whom followed
him, in turn, as general-secre-
tary of the party.
Expelled by Stain.
When Mr.. Lovestone objected
to the complete Russian dornina-
ton Of the American party in
1929 he was expelled by order
Of Stain. He took a consider
able following with him and
the group became known as
"Lovestonites." ~
Mr.. Miller. SO. was appointed
Assistant Secretary of Labor
for International Affairs in
July, 1858. His resignation was
requested last March. He for
merly was president of the
American international College
at Springfield. Mass.
Cited Lovestone Meeting.
He observed in his testimony
last spring before the House
committee that it was strangely
coincidental that he was fred the
day after Secretary of Labor
James Mitchell returned from
Miami meeting with Mr.. Love-
stone. N
Mr.. Miller alleged under oath,
1t is understood, that Mr.. Love-
stone exerted pressure on
both Labor and State De-
partments to have individuals
sympathetic to his socialist
philosophy appointed to posts
here and abroad-many in
American embassies and with
such bodies as the International
Labor Organization.
The witness urged the COM
mittee to trace Mr.. Lovestone's