Evening star., 1955-03-02
Corsi Denies JOINING
Left-Wing Group as
Charged by Walter
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E0WaFo v. COIA, 6taVS OG-
partment aide criticized by Rep
resentative Walter for alleged
leftwing connections. says u
don't know what he's talking
about"
: Mr.. Corsi told q reporter: II
am not now and never have
been q member" Of the groups
named by Mr.. Walter.
Also o State Department
spokesman. press oficer Henry
Suydann, commented:
u think the fact that Mr..
Corsi occupies high position In
the department. under appoint
ment by the Secretary. speaks
for ITSELF"
Mr.. Corsi 10 . special consul
tant on refugee and immigration
problems.
Calls for Custer.
Mr.. Walter said Mr.. Corsi
should mot be retained i've
minutes longer"
And he said MIR. Corsi was anot
telling the truth" il he denied he
was associated with the Amer
ican Committee for the Protec-
tion Of the Foreign Born. an or
ganization cited as subversive by
the Attorney General.
Mr.. Walter first linked Mr..
Corsi's name with organizations
which have been cited as COM
munist fronts at a House hear
ing yesterday. on proposed
easing of the 1858 Refugee Act
for admission of 214,0O0 aliens
under special visa.
He stated he was terribly
=: disturbed" by accounts that Mr..
Corsi. former New York State
Industrial Commissioner, was
being leased" into administra-
ton of the refugee act In place
of w. Scott Mcleod. State De-
partment Security Admins
traitor.
Linked to Red Union.
At that time he said Mr.. Corsi
was connected with the Com
n1ittee for the Protection OF the
Foreign Born and the National
Lawyers Guild. He told news
men today he mispoke himself
regarding the guild. having
meant to say Mr.. Corsi was as
sociated with the United Once
and Professional Workers of
America, a union expelled by the
CIO In 1850 as being Com
munist-dominated.
Mr.. Corsi said he never was
on the board of directors of the
Committee for Protection Of the
Foreign Born. Neither, he said,
was he ever associated with the
United Office and Professional
Workers of America.
I'm not a member Of any
union," he said. II just can't
understand this"
- Mr.. Walter also identified Mr..
Corsi as a panel speaker at the
Greater New York Conference on
1nalienable Rights held February
IL, 1910. The group was cited as
a Communist front in 1914 by
the House Un-American Actiyi-
ties Committee.
Mr.. Walter likewise referred
to a newspaper interview in The
Star last January Is in which MIR.
Corsi was quoted as saying, II
am very liberal, and my record
might be a little dangerous at
this time"
MIR. Walter said "just on his
own statement that he is danger
Gus. If for no other, I don't think
the Secretary of State should
retain his services S minutes
longer"
Fails to Remember.
Mr.. Corsi said he might have
sponsored a dinner" for the New
York Conference on Inalienable
Rights some 20 years ago. But.
ne said, Il don't even remember
having done anything like that. {"
In New York, Osmond K
Frankel, executive vice president
OF the Lawyers Guild. said Mr.
Walters reference yesterday to
the guild was irresponsible and
wholly unwarranted."
Mr.. Frankel said there was no
basis for referring to the guild
as a Communist organization.
lie pointed out that it has a suit
pending to prevent the ATTORNEY
General from listing it as sub
ersive.
Also, Chairman Dorothy Ken
yon of the New York City Chap
ter of the Americans for Demo-
cratic Action accused Mr.. Walter
OF making reckless allegations
against Mr.. Corsi. She said Mr.
Walter should know better than
TO engage in character assassina-
ton"