Evening star., 1954-06-03
The Political Min
Administration Alert
To Communist Peril
Much Is Being Done in
Fighting Red Fifth Column

Much Is Being Done in
Fighting Red Fifth Column
By Gould Lincoln
Between innings In the Army-Mc-
Carthy investigation. the public can
with profit ask itself: who's doing
what about Communist fifth column
in this country?" And before answer
ing the question. the public should
give attention to President Eisenhower's
statement at his latest press conference.
giving the administrations box score
in the perpetual fight 1t is waging
against Communists in the United
States. The score is impressive.
Prepared by Attorney General Brow
nell, it shows that during the Is months
Of the Eisenhower administration, Al
Communist Party leaders have been
convicted-13 In New York. seven in
Honolulu. i've in Pittsburgh, five in
Seattle, six in Detroit and five in st.
Louis: Seven additional Communist
leaders were arrested in Connecticut
and New York last week end. Twenty
more Communist leaders have been
indicted. including nine now on trial
in Philadelphia and II soon to be tried
in Cleveland.
Certainly it shows that the Depart
ment of Justice and the FBI, principal
agents OF the Government in dealing
with subversives. have not been letting
the grass grow under their feet. AS the
President put 1t, THE constant sur.
veillance of Communists in this coun.
try in 24-hour. 7-days-a-week, ST.
weeks-a-year job" Furthermore. the
President pointed out, this work is being
done by the appropriate Federal agen-
cies. in conformance with due process
Of law.
Being Done Quietly.
1t is being done quietly but relent-
leSsly. 1t bears out the Presidents con-
tention that his administration is able
to deal with the Communist menace
within the United States. The Commu-
nists themselves are realizing more and
more the dangers they run when they
seek to stir up antagonism, hatred and
revolution against the American form
Of Government.
congressional investigations of Com
muniSt infiltration in the United States.
including the Government and industry.
have played their part in bringing the
American people to q full realization
OF the Communist menace. But the
effectiveness of the Federal agencies
fighting subverSion-as now revealed
is clear indication that the Govern
ment is on its toes. The Government, in
addition to its accomplishments against
CONnn1Ilnictc a Sxy IctAI
cured the conviction of one person for
treason and two for espionage. It has
deported "a. alien subversives and has
issued orders for deportation of 268
persons with records of subversive
activities. Entry into this country has
been barred for 127 subversive aliens
at ports Of entry. The Department of
Justice has ordered the addition of 81
new organizations of the departments
list OF subversive groups, bringing the
total to 255 such organizations.
No Fanfare.
All of this has been accomplished
without fanfare, without the benefit of
televised shows. It has been brought
about by hard, unceasing work. It
shows what an administration. con-
Secrated to the duty of protecting this
coutry against subversives, can really
accomplish. Gen. Eisenhower has
again and again stated publicly the
intention of his administration to clean
up the situation, and his confidence the
job will be done.
The cold. hard facts and figures of
the administrations box score are
proof that the Reds and their followers
in this country are not being allowed to
run hog wild, as some of the admin
istration's critics would have the public
believe.
The House Committee on Un-Amer-
ican Activities. the Senate Internal
Security Subcommittee. and the Nc
Carthy Senate Permanent Investigate
ing Subcommittee have contributed ef-
fectually, also, to the Communist
drive and in the main have worked in
cooperation with the Federal agencies.
Senator Mccarthy, however, is now en-
gagged in an all-out clash with the ad-
ministration over methods of procedure.
Some Of his statements have been in
terpreted as meaning that the admin
istration is soft-pedaling on Communist
infiltration in the Government, par
ticularly in the Army. The Presidents
box score shows no such weakness.