Evening star., 1955-03-09
Walter Invites corsi
To Reply Under Oath
ToRed Front Charge
BY the A,soeiassd Press

Representative Walter, Demo-
crat, of Pennsylvania today in
vited Edward j. Corsi to reply
under oath to a charge that he
once was associated with an Or
ganization since cited as Com
munist front.
Mr.. Walter issued the invita-
ton In renewing his attack on
Mr.. Corsi's qualifications to be
special adviser to Secretary Of
State Dulles on refugee prob
lens. He again demanded that
Mr.. Corsi be fired because Of
his background and attitude"
Mr.. Walter has accused Mr..
Corsi Of being active during the
early 1940s in the American
Committee for the Protection Of
the Foreign Born, an organiza-
t1on later listed by the Attorney
General as subversive.
Through the State Depart
ment. Mr., Corsi has notified Mr..
Walter he had mo recollection"
Of membership in the group nor
Of being named to its board Of
directors. although so listed by
the committees official puhlica-
tions.
Won't Issue Subpoena.
Mr.. Walter offered to put Mr..
Corsi under oath before the
House immigration subcomnit-
tee, OF which he is chairman.
Because my veracity has been
questioned and because I still
have every reason to have con-
fidence in my sources of infor-
nation" Mr.. Walter said, "the
only way to find out where the
truth lies is to have Mr.. Corsi
come -up here to the Capitol"
Mr.. Walter said he wouldn't sub
poena Mr.. Corsi, but would "be
happy to give him an oppor-
tunity to make a statement on
the job he is doing"
Interviewed before Mr.. Walter
made: his offer, Mr.. Corsi again
denied the Pennsylvanian's
charges which he said grow out
of Mr.. Walters inability to
withstand criticism" of the Nc
Carran-Walter immigration law.
Mr.. Walter co-authored that law
with the late Senator Pat Nc
Carran. Democrat, of Nevada.
IT feel he is attacking me be-
cause ]. have been a consistent
opponent of the immigration
quota system which our present
immigration laws have con-
tinued," said Mr.. Corsi, So
year-old Republican who has
served as New York City welfare
commissioner and New York
State industrial commissioner.
Seeks to Speed Entries.
Secretary of State Dulles
named Mr.. Corsi to his con-
sultant's post two months ago.
One of Mr.. Corsi's main chores
is to speed up the administra-
tons tagging program to admit
some 214,000 refugees into the
United States by the end of next
year.
According to State Department
figures, only 21,152 visas have
been issued in the II months OF
the program. This slow pace
has been criticized by some Dem
ocrats, notably Chairman Celler
of the House Judiciary Commit
tee.
Mr.. Walter raised questions
about Mr.. Corsi's qualifications
during a Judiciary Committee
meeting last week. He did so
after Mr.. Celler remarked that
he understood Mr.. Corsi was
being leased" into the job of
administering refugee immigra-
tion matters-now the respon-
sibility of r. w. Scott Mcleod.
the State Departments security
officer.
But Mr.. Corsi said today it was
Mr.. Mcleod who recommended
my appointment to Secretary
Dulles" Mr.. Corsi said that de-
spite what he termed Mr.. Walt
er's theatrical attempt to dis
credit me-" he would continue
to do his job "in cooperation
with Scott Mcleod"