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THESE BAYS: | . Burgess, Maclean Vandeville Act Hy GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY HRUSHCHEY has 2 typical Russian sense of humor, the basis of which is always raw impudence, He exhibited Burgess and Maclean for five mitutes: just to say, “Nuf What the hell!” Obviously they were not free men or they would have stayed 10 minutes or halfan hour. Their schedule __ Was five minutes and that is all they had. That they are treated as slaves—intellectual slaves—is apparent from the nature of their interview, For several years now, I have been writing about tin these fellows and. I have been seeking out their relation=- ships in our State Department. The Communist Party is universal and a member is under Party discipline within bie own. cell. While they were in the United States, Burgess and Maclean were undoubtedly in a cel in Washington which reported to a com- missar who received direct orders from Moscow or irdm a Moscow courier, Sooner or later, some Con- eréssional Committee, more by accident than by keen investigation, will trip across some American member of that cell and we shail have the picture of an, espionage system invoiving our State Department and: the British Foreien Office. When that cell is found! it. will startle many complacent Americans who insist! that such things are not possible, “Spies in High Places They are not only possible but they have happened and Burgess and Maclean, like a vaudeville team, popped up for five minutés just to show to the world that the Russians have spies in high places and no two could have been higher than Burgess and Maclean except Alger Hiss and Harry Dexter White, who, for ali we know, may have been part of the same cell, The British have always been proud of their Civil Service and of their Intelligence Services. They used to boast that their Intelligence was the best in the world. It certainly was good. During World War I, they jell down. Dr. Klaus Fuchs, Dr. Allan Nunn May, the Canadian Spy Ring, the Australian Spy Ring and Burgess and Maclean are examples—and examples only-—af defective Intelligence. The British will now take this situation in hand, too late, but with singular. efficicney and they will ¢lean it um. They will discover’ exactly what happened. There will be no ery of 3 | rthyism because they will da it quietly and when i ig.ali over, a White Paper will be issued to Parliamen which will have to he truthful because the opposition ‘bar ty wall accept nothing less. Tolson,—— Nick a eS ae Moardman, | yt Belmont bot E J Mason Mohrou. Parsons 0 a Rasén ww Tamm — Wisterrowd Tele. Room Holloman _ Gandy ae Wash. Post and Times Heraid Wash, News Wash. Star : NOY! Herald Tribune N.Y. Mirror N.Y. Daily News ou. Daily Worker The Norker a New Leader Date