Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11

posed to all the designations anc
disrnissals bundled together un.
der the security risk" designa.
tion-disclosed that 93.8 per cent
had been recruited during the
Truman or earlier administra-
tons.
Mr.. Young said the Federal
Records Center at st. Louis
examined the cases of 1920 OF
the 9.267 persons the admins
tration lists as fired as risks or
resigned under investigation
between May. 1858. and last
June 80.
He told the subcommittee that
he had been able to learn the
employment dates of BIAS of
these individuals and that 1904
or 588 per cent had been hired
by preceding administrations
while 1912 or 41.2 per cent had
been added to the payroll sub
sequent to January 20, 1853"
the date President Eisenhower
took Office.
Senator Johnston, more than
a year ago. said he had informa-
ton which indicated that go
per cent of the security risks
had been hired by the present
administration.
Normal Procedure Used
The 1862 loyalty" firings
studied were from the total of
342 cases processed under the
security program. The great
bulk of security risk" separa-
tons were made under normal
Civil Service procedure.
Mr.. Young made it clear that
a person, although labeled a risk,
could be re-employed in the
Government. AS a matter OF
fact, he said that ZIG persons
out of 1907 risks checked to
date had been rehired-an aver
age of about 5.4 per cent.
He said he knew of only one
case where a person who had
been fired under the so-callec
loyalty" or "subversive" pro-
visions of the security program
had been rehired. Paul E. Had
lick, subcommittee counsel, in
terjected that he knew of three
others in this category.
Mr.. Young explained that a
person might be a risk to the
national security in one job but
not in another and so be fired
by one agency from sensitive
post and hired for non-sensitive
work by another.
It was the eighth time Mr.
Young has been Intercepted by
congressional groups on the OPP
Grafton of the security program
in less than two years and his
fifth appearance before members
of the Senate Civil Service Com
mittee.
Hadlick Twits Young
MIR. Hadlick tWitted Mr.. Young
about the term security risk.
The csc chairman last year hac
told the Johnston Subcommittee
that he could not remember ever
having used the term.
Il think the record will show
that you originated the phrase
security risk" Mr.. Hadlick as
serted.
Mr.. Young. declaring that hi
did not want to argue pride
of authorship" conceded thai
he used the term eight or nine
times in testimony on Capito
Hill.
Il personally dislike the term,
he said. ut has been misin'
terpreted and misconstrued or
all sides / think"
Mr.. Hadlick wanted TO know
why security risks subsequent!
rehired were not deducted from
the totals as released by the CSC
why, that's perfectly under
standable," Mr.. Young replied
THE form n merely is stand
ard reporting form showing per
sonnet actions during a giver
time period"
Complain About Young
Democratic Senators ant
counsel who have questioned Mr.
Young have frequently com
planned that they do not get re
sponsive answers and often d.
not understand him. Yesterday
Henry Edens of the subcom
mittee staff asked the commits
sion chairman to explain state
ment he said Mr.. Young hat
made earlier. Mr.. Young, look
ing puzzled, drew on his pipe ant
said earnestly:
II don't think ! said that, but