Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-08
Red Porty's Plight Laid.
To Prosperity, Law Drives

Economic prosperity and the
Governments antiSubverSive &C
ton during the last four years,
in the opinion of the Eisenhower
administration, are main reasons
for the hard times that have
fallen on the Communist Party
in the United States.
A memorandum" sent to the
White House by Attorney Gen.
eral Brownell and issued last
night by President Eisenhower
made no direct claim of G. o. P.
exclusive excellence in combat
ting Communist operations in
this country.
Nor did it name Adlai Steven
son or mention the Democratic
presidential nominees charges
that the Eisenhower administra-
ton either fell short or acted
too high-handedly in meeting
the domestic Communist prob
lem. But it was widely regarded
as principally compilation for
campaign purposes.
Recalls Brownell Remark
The statement, latest in a
series of White House election
year pronouncements to point up
the administrators record, was
introduced primarily as Offering
observations on recent admis-
sions by American Communist
leaders.
White House Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty told reporters
that Mr.. Brownell some time ago
remarked to President Eisen-
hover that Government pro-
grams as well as improved eco
nomic conditions during the last
four years added UNNECESSARILY
to the current plight of the Com
munist Party in this country,
Mr.. Hagerty said the President
suggested that Mr.. Brownell
write a memorandum and that
Mr.. Eisenhower was highly
pleased" by the record of
achievement.
The memorandum noted that
Communist Party leaders in the
United States nov publicly de-
clare that their party in the
United States has suffered such
heavy organizational losses and
its influence has declined to such
a low point that the party is
confronted with critical stu
alton"
Menace Not Dead
The memorandum recalled
that the Communists themselves
attributed this to "the prosperity
which the country has been en-
joying in the past few years and
the highly diSruptive effect on
the Communist movement be-
cause of the Federal Govern
ment's unrelenting program of
law enforcement"
The Brownell memorandum
agreed with this diagnosis but
warned that the Communist
menace in this country is merely
weak, not dead.
THE economic prosperity that
has been achieved" the memo
randum stated, 1.-THE prosecutiveI
program of the Department of
Justice and the disclosures of
Communist activity by the FBI
are ample proof that the Com
munist menace can be met in the
United States within the frame
work of our Constitution and our
judicial processes.
I'm their public declaration of
September 90 the Communists
now propose a new change in
the party line, seeking to divert
public attention by claiming al
legiance to the United States
and purporting to sever their ties
with the Soviet Union.
"They will fool no one by this
tactic. Nor will they trick this
country into relaxing its vigil
lance. So long as Communist
relationships threaten the peace
of the world, the Communists
and their agents will remain a.
serious threat TO our internal
security. 1t is only by continuing
to expose their tactics and &C
tivities that we shall prevent the
resurgence of this international
conspiracy in the United States,
Mr.. Brownell paid tribute to
the investigative work of the
FBI. He declared that the Com
munist Party no longer has any
real secrets the agency does