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Jtmerasia Casa
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•*Who In the White House?’
pressed Morgan.
“The President,” said the tight-
lipped Mclnerny, apparently not
willing to volunteer anything unless
egked.
“What did the President say?”
asked Morgan. By this time both
Democrat and Republican sena
tors were almost holding their
breath.
I **lhe President caUed me on the
phone,” said Mclnerny, “and said,
'“Don’t let anything stop you from
•ending those B S to jail.”
The senators relaxed. The Re
publicans looked disappointed. But
they knew if for no other reason
than because they were familiar
with the President’s mule-driver
I language, that Mclnerny was tell-
ling the truth.
L
Cast Was Dropped
The real story of why Mclnerny
could not carry out the President’s
is now fairly well under-
namely, because OSS and
FBI men searched the Amerasia
office and Emmanuel Larsen’s
apartment without a warrant,
thereby violating the 4th amend-
ment
f However, the slow-speaking Mc-
Xneray, a Catholic, conscientious,
y ; :
and with the map of Ireland writ
ten all over his face, gave a gra-
H phic account during his first closed-
door session with the senators. He
told, among other things, how he
had persuaded Judge James Proc
tor to hold special court on Satur
day, September 29, 1945, in order
to handle the Amerasia case.
At first Judge Proctor had de-
at holding court on Satur-
r, but the reason for the special
Mclnerny explained to
itors, was because one de-
it, Larsen, had discovered
FBI illegally entered his apart
ment, had filed a motion to dis-
and Mclnerny feared other
defendants would get wise and also
move to dismiss.
Therefore, he had to act fast.
' The chief defendant, Philip
<{7affe, had hinted that he might
plead “guilty.” So Mclnerny
tmmediately got hold of his at
torney and pot across an
agreement that the jnstice de
partment would accept a fine
If Jaffe would plead guilty.
Mclnerny said he knew that if
Jaffe’s lawyer and Larsen’s
lawyer had a chance to confer
and Jaffe learned about the il
legal search, the government
would not be able to convict
>re he phoned the District
lumbia clerk of the court and
him to withhold from the
Larsen’s motion to dismiss,
fear Jaffe would hear about it.
; was on Friday.
clerk replied that once a
paper is filed, it becoms a
record.
itely, only a small squib
case appeared in the
Star cm Friday after-
. By Saturday morning, how-
r, Jaffe’s attorney realized that
entire prosecution was about
s, and grumbled about
with his agreement
id Jaffe “guilty.” However,
finally did so. '
the
collapse.
ir Chain Taeties
interesting fact about the
ia case is that the illegal
by the OSS and FBI has
well known to the Scripps-
newspaper chain for some
However, when the American
of Newspaper Editors met
» April 28, Roy Howard, head
chain, instructed his editors
ige a steady campaign on the
case and for Senator
and withhold the fact the
would have failed in court
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Japan Outlaws Communist Party;
Europe Coal-Steel Pact Signed;
U. S. Construction at New High
McINERNY, the assistant
attorney general, was testifying
in secret before the Tydings com
mittee regarding the stolen docu
ments in the Amerasia case.
Mclnerny, now in charge of the
justice department’s criminal di
vision, handled the Amerasia pros
ecution when he had a lower po
sition in the justice department
five years ago. And the man who
cross-examined him, senate com
mittee counsel Ed Morgan, once
worked in the FBI as a top expert
y on Communists. They knew each
other well.
“Jim,” asked Morgan, did any
one ever bring any pressure on
you regarding these people who
were indicted in the Amerasia
case?”
“Yes,” replied Mclnerny.
Republican senators pricked
mp their ears. This was just
what they had been looking
for. The Scripps-Howard news
paper chain, now sued for libel
by one of the Amerasia ex-de
fendants, has been claiming
that political pressure caused
the Justice department to drop
• the case.
f “Where did the pressure come
from?” continued Morgan.
“The White House,” replied Mc-
Inexny.
• Republican senators were all
• miles. Democratic senators
looked worried.
(EDITOR’S NOTE: When opinion* are expre«*ed in theae colnmns. they are these •t
Western Newspaper Union’s news analysts and net necessarily of this newspaper.)
JAPAN:
Outlaws Reds
The Japanese Communist party
received a serious setback with
that government’s announcement
that the party would be outlawed
in Japan.
Observers did not find the move
surprising since such action had
been hinted and only waited the out
come of the general election which
was carried by Japan’s Liberal
party. The liberals alone stuck to
a pro-United States policy in a
highly nationalistic campaign.
Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida
had announced the action would be
taken if there were further acts of
violence by Communists. He re
ferred to the attack on five U. S.
soldiers at a Communist rally on
Memorial Day.
As expected, the Communists
tried to blame the action on the
Americsft occupation, but Yoshida
quickly denied it.
Meanwhile, the Liberal party
seemed assured of victory in the
election. Despite rains throughout
the country, the voting was heavier
than expected. Offici Is said 31,400,-
000 voted, or 70 percent of those
eligible. About 60 per cent had been
expected.
Yoshida’s strong showing had
been expected after his government
firmly squelched projected Commu
nist anti-American rallies an a so-
called general strike called for elec
tion day.
COAL-STEEL PLAN:
Unites Six Nations
Britain’s labor government has
been caught short with the an
nouncement that six European coun
tries have formed a coal-steel al
liance.
The United States gave the six
countries—France, Holland, Bel
gium, Luxembourg, Western Ger
many, and Italy—its blessing, with,
observers pointed out, an eye on
the heavy gamble for postwar eco
nomic reconstruction of Europe as
a means of further winning the cold
war.
Under the plan, proposed by Rob
ert Schuman, French foreign min
ister, the six nations have united to
produce the sinews of heavy indus
try in peace.
Observers said it was fairly clear
that Britain, struggling to win back
a high place in world trade, was
caught by surprise at the move.
The Schuman plan represents a
historic surrender of national sov
ereignty of all the six countries in
their economy. The pooled coal and
steel industries will be directed by
an independent international high
authority.
Neutral observers were especial
ly happy over the alliance. It is the
first time in history that countries
whose differences have caused
numerous wars have gotten togeth
er to create a community of in
terests. This, observers contend,
should eliminate the cause of wars.
Increased production is also ex
pected from the merger. The total
joint production could be far great
er than the sum of their separate
competitive efforts. It was pointed
out, for example, the industrial
Ruhr needs French coal and France
needs the Ruhr steel but each put
a premium on the materials they
exchanged with each other.
Although the British have not
joined the alliance or made any
commitment on the plan, the way
has been left open. Observers said
it would certainly give the labor
government something to think
about.
BALTIC PLANE:
Evidence Damning
The United States produced new
evidence that the navy patrol plane
recently lost In the Baltic was shot
down, although the Russians re
ported they only drove it out to
sea.
State department officials said a
recovered landing wheel indicated
the plane had exploded in mid-air,
and had possibly lost a wing before
it spun into the sea.
The wheel floated because its tire
was inflated with air. It was found
by a Swedish fishing captain 48
miles off the Coast of Latvia.
A navy expert, Lt. Comdr. M. W.
Cagle, exhibited the plane’s front
landing wheel, and pointed to a lev
er in a position showing that the
wheel was retracted when the plane
crashed.
MAUNA LOA:
Brilliant Fireworks
Mauna Loa, the 13,680-foot vol
cano on the island of Hawaii,
tqrned on a brilliant display of
fireworks for island tourists with
the greatest eruption in history.
Fortunately, no lives were lost
in the eruption that sent streams
of molten lava across the island
and into the sea. At some points
where the lava entered the ocean,
the water was reported near bofl-
ing far from shore.
Japs Riot
Japanese Comnnlsts staged
a rally in the shadow of the Im
perial palace and for the sec
ond time violence broke ont be
tween the Reds and U. S.
soldiers. U. S. MP’s (above) are
shown breaking np the riot and
taking a Jap Communist into
custody.
CONSTRUCTION:
At New High
Construction in the United States
has reached a new high, according
to reports by the department of
labor.
According to department statis
tics, construction valued at nearly
$2,000,000,000 was put in place in
May. This was ahead of the 1948
and 1949 seasonal peaks.
Home construction accounted for
much of the advance, although
building costs have risen sharply.
Private construction in May
amounted to $1,400,000,000, an in
crease of 12 per cent over April and
27 per cent over May of last year.
The home building part of that was
estimated at $825,000,000, an in
crease of 15 per cent over the month
and 56 percent from a year ago.
In the first five months of 1950,
the total value of all types of new
construction was nearly $8,100,000,-
000, an increase of 21 percent from
the corresponding period of 1949, the
labor department announced.
HARRY GOLD:
Patriotic Spy
Like the little boy who pinched
off the icing on his mother’s cake,
Harry Gold, the American who
turned against his own country to
spy for Russia, wanted the sweet
but didn’t mean to spoil the cake.
Explained the Philadelphia bio
chemist, no doubt for a gullible
American public, he delivered atom
bomb secrets to Russia, but “I had
no intention of hurting my coun
try.”
Such an explanation would not
appease the intelligence of the six-
year-old who pinched the icing. How
can anyone give away the secrets
of his country and not expect to hurt
it, observers asked?
The Judy Coplon case and now the
Gold affair have shocked the Amer
ican public. Many Americans are
remembering stern measures em
ployed by founders of the nation in
handling spies.
The business of espionage, under
any circumstances, is a nasty thing.
One is not inclined to be angry with
a spy such as the Russian agent
Gubitchev who was acting under
orders. But to turn against your na
tive land and give or sell Its se
crets is an entirely different matter.
Now an admitted spy asks the
court to appoint him counsel, which
he insists be co&nsel whose pa
triotism is unimpeachable, with the
respect of the court, the public, and
the bar. Further, he insists upon the
right to cooperate with the F.B.I.
SEARS, ROEBUCK:
Sharp Price Cuts
Sears, Roebuck and company, the
world’s largest retail merchandise
business, has announced price re
duction of up to 52 percent of 4,000
items in its midsummer sale cata
logue.
The merchandising world was
startled with the announcement of
price cuts that averaged 7 per cent
on the items. Seasonal wearing ap
parel was cut as much as 41 per
cent
More than twice as big as its near
est competitor. Sears, Roebuck and
company was founded in 1886 and
drew its greatest support from the
farm population. ^
Although today Sears sells in the
big cities, it still keeps its rural
touch with all sorts of farm pro
jects.
Employment
Employment in the United States
reached its highest peak in May
since last August, the census bu
reau announced in an optimistic
report.
The number of jobless dropped
from 3,515,000 in April to the May
figure of 8,057,000. Employment
jumped from 58,668,000 in April to
59,731,000 in May, a gain of 1,063,-
000. In May, 1949, there were 58,-
694,000 employed.
SUPREME COURT:
Three Decisions
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The U. S. supreme court has
handed down three decisions in
the current civil rights controversy
which will have far-reaching reac
tions.
The court held that segregation
of Negroes in railroad dining cars
violates the Interstate Commerce
Act, that Negro students must be
admitted to the University of
Texas law school because the
state does not afford them facili
ties equal to those for whites, and
that Oklahoma had been discrimi
nating against Negro students at
its state university law school by
segregating them in classrooms
and elsewhere on the campus.
The court, however, did not' go
into the cases as deeply as the
justice department desired.
For instance, the justice depart
ment argued there can be no such
thing as “separate but equal” fa
cilities and treatment. It contend
ed the mere fact a Negro has to
use a separate public facility pre
vents him from having an equal
facility. It is just as sensible, the
department argued, to say that a
thing can be “black but white” as
to insist it can be “separate and
equaL”
Observers point out that had the
court gone Into the matter as
deeply as the department asked
and ruled in its favor, there would
have been practically nothing left
of segregation laws.
Some students of government be
lieve such a ruling would have
been a great deal more far-reach
ing than the passage by Congress
of the much debated F. E. P. C.
The court, however, adhered to
its long established practice of not
determining constitutional issues if
other grounds for decisions exist.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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The nation watched with interest
the final outcome of the primary
election in Iowa. And the out
come was what seasoned policital
obervers expected—a final cam
paign between Albert J. Loveland
and Sen. Burke B. Hickenlooper.
There was more to it, however,
than just the outcome of a primary
election to determine the Demo
cratic and Republican senatorial
candidates tills fall.
PRIMES FOB BUN-OFF . . .
North Carolina’s Sen. Frank Gra
ham, administration supporter,
won a comfortable victory over
three opponents in Democratic
primary but fell short of majority,
so will have to compete In run
off against nearest rival.
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Loveland, former undersecre
tary of agriculture, campaigned
against five other Democrats us-,
ing the Brannan farm plan as his
main weapon.
On the other hand, Senator Hick
enlooper is a strong opponent of
the plan. He won the Republican
nomination easily over two oppon
ents. >
Thus, ti|e fall campaign takes
shape. Political observers see
Loveland campaigning with the
Brannan plan as the main plank
in his platform, while on the other
hand, Hickenlooper will take his
stand against it. Political ob
servers are looking forward, to
this final test oh the much de
bated plan in the heart of Ameri
ca’s farm belt.
Political observers also pointed
out fhat it is almost a sure bet now
that President Truman and Secre
tary of Agriculture Brannan will
campaign in Iowa for Loveland.
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LUCKY 13 . . . Thirteen persons aboard this DC-4 Colonial Airlines
plane escaped without injury when the craft’s right, landing gear
collapsed as it was landing at New York’s La Gnardia airport. The
plane, coming In from Montreal, was half way down the runway at
reduced speed when the gear collapsed. r 4
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ECONOMY:
Budget Cut Hinted
Observers are predicting another
battle in congress in an attempt to
cut President Truman’s budget for
the coming years.
According to some reports. Re
publicans are backing a move for
a new cut of the budget which the
house last month trimmed $2,068,-
590,504.
Some senators would like a flat
cut across the boards. But others
want to exempt the military estab
lishment, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, and defense spending.
A means of making the cuts on the
Senate floor is being sought if the
trimming is not done first by the
Senate appropriations committee.
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PASS THE CREAM . . . Shades of Anna Held! Piper Lanrie (left) and
Joyce Holden, both featured in the movie, “The Milkman,” starring
Jimmie Durante, decide to try a little of the staff that made Anna
Held famous over 50 years ago. In addition to enjoying the milk bath,
the two . gals are helping to observe the month of June as national dairy
month. We ddn’t know whether the milk is pasteurized or not, bnt we
do know the beauties are Grade A.
John D. M. Hamilton, (right)
former chairman of the Repub
lican national committee, ia
shown with Federal Judge
James P. McGranery, (left) af
ter the latter appointed Hamil
ton counsel for Harry Gold, 39-
accused atomic espionage agent.
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BELGIUM:
Wants a King
While the rest of the world has
worried about rebuilding and se
curing a permanent peace since
World War H, Belgium has been
the scene of one election after
another on the question of bringing
King Leopold IH back from exile.
^ The latest of the four elections
gives the Social Christian party
another victory and would seem to
guarantee the return of Leopold to
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afct* bnt suffered broken arms, broken legs and a skull fracture. Three
fal the wreck were injured.
PACIFIST ... A member of ftho
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