Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23
BY L. EDGAR pRINA


Senator LANCER. Republican, of
North Dakota. says he still thinks
Secretary of State Dulles should
testify before a Senate Judiciary
subcommittee looking into the
Edward j. Corsi affair and the
administration of the refugee re-
lief program. r
The subcommittee chairman
indicated he would take up the
matter, of an invitation to Mr.
Dulles at the same time the
parent committee considers the
spurning by Maxwell Rabb,
White House adviser on minority
problems, of a suggestion from.
the Senators that he testify on
his part in bringing Mr.. Corsi
into the State Department.
Others See No Need
Several other subcommittee
members said, however. that they
saw no need to call the Secretary,
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat. of
Arkansas observed: Il think
we've got the whole story"
Meanwhile, another Senate
group-the Investigating Sub
committee headed by Senator
McClellan--is looking into the
refugee program. The Senator
said that two staff aides are
in Europe now on a Today in
vestigative mission making a
general check with one or two
specialties."
Among other things the aides
are getting data on complaints
that Iron Curtain refugees are
kept in camps for many months
while security checks are made
on them.
Senator Mcclellan said the
question of possible public hear
ings into the refugee program
would be decided on the basis of
the report submitted by the in
vestigatorS.
/ Senator LANCER made his views
known to reporters as the sub
committee recessed indefinitely
following the windup yesterday
of the first phase of its inquiry.
This phase ended on a fiery
note sounded by Mr.. Corsi.
prominent New York Republican,
who was dropped as Mr.. Dulles
special assistant after 80 contro-
versial days in his post.
Testifies With Feeling.
The Italian-bor immigration
expert. testifying for the third
day-thiS time at his own re-
quest, warned that "the integrity
of the public service" is at stake
in his dismissal. With vigor and
feeling, he declared:
1.-THE only difference between
me and dozens of other men who
have been kicked around in
WaShington-their character de-
stroyed, their regulations blast
eds that most of them were
willing to take it.
II am not willing to take it
and I am not finished talking
about it."
Earlier. in taking up the mat
ter OF his custer, he said:
THE question is whether a
man called into the public serv-
ice can be kicked around with
impunity; whether an executive
department must bow to the
charges of individual Congress-
men and whether they (the de-
partments) will kick people out
when they haven't got the cour-
age to stand up to that sort of
shenanigan."
Mr.. Corsi has laid his dismissal
to charges by Representative
Walter, Democrat, of Pennsyl-
vania, that he once belonged
to several Communist front or
CARNATIONS. Mr.. Corsi denied |
this and accused the. State De- |
partment of yielding to Mr.. WAL !
ter's demand that he be fired. |
The department, on the other |
hand. stated that no question of |
security was involved and that |
Mr.. Corsi was let go because he
sought to circumvent the refugee
law and failed to heed protocol.
Lists Accomplishments
In listing his accomplishments
during his short tenure in the
department, Mr.. Corsi said he
was responsible for, among other
things:
Strengthening relations be-
tween the State Department and
voluntary agencies; opening the
way for these agencies to spon-
sor refugees; speeding Army in
vestigations of refugee cases in