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has even called or risen to my
defense?" he asked.
Mr.. Corsi struck back yester-
day at Mr.. Walter, chairman of
the House Judiciary Immigra-
ton Subcommittee, who opposed
Mr.. Corsi also for his outspoken
criticism of the McCarran-Wal-
ter immigration Act. He said:
"Mr. Walter has a nerve to
sit there as head Of the I'm
American Committee and talk
about communism. He's the big
gest asset the Communists have.
1.-THE two greatest weapons
we've given the Communists to
use against American are the
McCarren- Walter Act and the
phony Refugee Act of 1883"
Later, Mr.. Corsi said that in
speaking of a Communist asset,
he was not inferring to Mr.. Wal
ter personally, but to the Nc
Carran- Walter Act.
Even though Mr.. Corsi is leav-
ing the Department. he is not
leaving the fight for what he calls
liberal" immigration policies, OF
which he says he is a symbol
tive never had chance be.
fore to dramatic this fight foI
liberal immigration policies. They
(Mr. Walter and State Depart.
ment Security Chief Scott Nc
Leod. administrator Of the Refu-
gee Act) have given me a chance
to do it,"
Mr.. Corsi said he had INC
proof" of published reports that
the Office of Mr.. Mcleod, who is
written into the Refugee Relief
Act as its administrator, gave
tips" about him to Representa-
tive Walter.
II didn't have much co-opera-
ton from him." said Mr.. Corsi
In a press release, Mr.. Mcleod
said his association with Corsi
had been entirely pleasant"
Campaigned for Dulles
Mr.. Corsi told reporters or
Friday that he would never have
come for just a 90-day appoint
ment. and that he first beard il
was to be of this duration from
public statements made by Sec
rotary Dulles. He said he had
come down here relying solely
on the honor and integrity Of
Mr.. Dulles" for whom he cnce
campaigned for the Senate.
The Secretary of State mean
while was in receipt of commu-
nications from both Republicans
and Democrats who were dis
turbed over the firing.
In Saratoga Springs, N. Y,
Chairman Celler of the House
Judiciary Committee described
Mr.. CorSi as "sacrificial lamb
and said he was ousted from
the State Department to placate
1.-THE reactionary Mccarthy ele-
ment in the Republican Party
Referring to Secretary Dulles,
Mr.. Celler commented: Where
was his courage to resist? ]
could make a better backbone
out of a banana"
"It's not a question of Sc
curity. Corsi stepped on Nc
Leod's toes.
"Corsi is anxious to make the
Refugee Relief Act work. He
sought to put some humanity IN
to it. But this superannuated
cop, Mcleod, wants to torpedo
the Refugee Act. He doesn't
want it to work. ="
Cites Eisenhower Pledge
The Congressman said Mr..
Corsi wanted President Eisen-
hover Ito make good his prom
ises to liberalize the immigration
Act"
Again." he said, "Corsi was
running counter to the avid re-
strictionistS and Mcleod, who
wanted to keep in the Immigra-
ton Act the, illiberal and drastic
provisions"
But, Mr.. Celler asserted
deeper than all this is a desire
of Mr.. Dulles not to offend un-
duly the reactionary Mccarthy
element in the Republican Party,
particularly on the eve of a
presidential campaign for 1856. "
That's why it was necessary
in order to placate these reac-
tionaries to make Mr.. Corsi
walk the plank. He is the sacri-
fetal lamb"
Seeks Explanation
Representative Frelinghuysen,
Republican. Of New Jersey,
wanted to know why, If there
was no security issue involved,
the State Department had given
so much weight to Congressman
Walters charges against Mr.,
Corsi.
Are we witnessing a new Nc
Carthyism from the other side?'
asked the New Jersey Republic
can. He called on Secretary
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