Evening star., 1955-06-28

Inc PRESIDENT wants Sucd
tributions by persons whom h,
knew to be Communists;
A. When he placed the date
of a luncheon meeting with tht
then Soviet Ambassador as be.
ing after the Nazi invasion Of
the Soviet Union.
! 5. When he said he did not, a.
the request of Laughlin Currie
White House aide in the Demo.
cratic administration, take care
of Mr.. Currie's mail at the White
House while Mr.. Currie wa.
away.
! Ends Five-Year Fight
Today's victory for Mr.. Latti.
more and his attorneys, the Law
firm of Arnold, Fortas and Por-
ter, climaxed a bitter five-yeal
battle.
/ Charges against Mr.. Latti.
more first were hurled by Sena.
tor Mccarthy, Republican, oi
Wisconsin, in March, 1850. Al
that time, the Senator publicly
called Mr.. baltimore lone of the
top Communist agents in this
country
Subsequently a Senate com
mittee headed by the then.
Senator Millard E. Tydings
Democrat, of Maryland, which
was investigating charges OF
Communist influences in the
State Department, issued a re-
port. The report termed Sena-
tor McCarthy's allegations
against the Far Eastern expert
"a fraud and a hoax perpetrated
on the Senate of the United
States and the American peo-
pie"
In July, 1851, the Senate In
ternal Security Committee then
headed by the late Senator Nc
Carran, Democrat, of Nevada,
received certain testimony at
tacking Mr.. baltimore.
Examined for IL Days
The latter demanded to be
heard. His request was granted.
He was examined for IL con-
secutive days-the longest con-
gressional Interrogation on rec
ord in the opinion of authorities.
Many facets of Mr.. Lattimore's
life were reopened covering the
years from 1880 to 1850.
There followed the first grand
jury indictment in seven counts
returned on December 16, 1852.
The key count of this indict-
ment charging Mr.. baltimore
with lying when he denied he
was ever a Sympathizer with or
"a promoter of Communist inter-
ests was dismissed along with
four other counts by Judge
Youngdahl in the U. S. District
Court for the District of Co.
lumbia. The jurist held, in gen.
eral, that the charges were too
vague to allow the weaving of an
adequate defense-as guaran-
teed by the Constitution.
Judge YoungdahIs view as to
the sympathizer count and one
other was upheld by the appel
late court Two. of the othes
counts were reinstated, making
Mr. baltimore eligible for trial
on five minor counts.
Asks Judge to Step Out
Subsequently. United States
Attorney Leo A. Rover asked that
Judge Youngdahl disqualify him
self as trial judge. Mr.. Rover
asserted that the jurist had
shown he was prejudiced in IA
vor of the defendant. Among
the arguments used by Mr.. Rover
was one that Judge Youngdahl
had indicated he doubted the
materiality of the remaining
counts.
The judge declined to step
down and the Justice Depart
ment decided not to appeal the
judges decision. Judge Young
dahl had termed the allegations
against him "scandalous."
Later. another grand jury re-
turned a second indictment. This
one contained the party line fol-
lower and promoter elements.
Judge Youngdahl threw out
these charges also and was sus-
tanned by the appellate court.
Mr.. baltimore is on leave from
a teaching position at the Johns
Hopkins University. Several
weeks ago. he was granted a
passport for European travel.
Earlier this month he delivered
two lectures at oxford UNIVERSE
ty and plans further lectures in
England. Mr.. Arnold, who had
no immediate statement to make
on today's development, said
Mr.. baltimore now is on a vaca-
ton in Sweden.