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—Fetr ENOUGH® > By Westbrook Pegler 3 f . Angela‘CaJomiris. the New York ‘connections with it in the records girl who joined the Communist of the House commitice on un- party as a spy for the FB] and American activities. Bhe has been festified for the government in cited in many other the historic trial of the 11 leading | as well. —— - Within the last few weeks Chint- efificials of the party, is a profes-) Sional news photorcrafer. As 10) whether she is better or worse Boy Luce’s Life published many than MargarecBautkedeatte, who, intimate photograts of the highly has been an editor and a staff, sectet fast American bomber, the Photografer for Life, Time end. B4?, of the B36 and « fast jet Fortune. publications of Henry reconnaissance piane with its (China-BoyFebuce. there may be' camera equipment laid out in dis- difference of opinion, fiuential in building reputations! in the “cultural” fields. Margaret | Bourke-White has been one for photografs which she made, for the American Legion maga. sion failed, Sen. Cain sald the secretary of the “security risk’ assurances from Life in any further missions. - gine, Miss Calomiris sevs that when she went to interview Johno-Mer- ris, the picture editor of the Ladies’ Home Journal, a Curtis publication of old prestige, he insulted her and turned her dowh absolutely. tinct array, all made by Miss The Communists have been in-| Bourke-White. being recorded with the secretary of of defense (Marshall) and with their favorites for years. Angela Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg, the chief Calomiris certainly 1s competent of the Air Fovce, by Scnators Jen- and patriotic, and recently has. ner of been commended by command. | ington, ants of important posts in the | Ub Army, the Marines and the Navy Chesapeake bay. recruited into the Communist party. She says Morris “squawked" While protests over this were Indiana and Cain of Wash- Miss Bourke-White went in a Navy helicopter over The helicopter dipped into the water and the mis- navy demanded Miss Calomiris says that it was thru the Photo league that she was when the Jengue was cited by the . attorney general as a subversive The Ladies’ Home Journal cle¥-| communist front and signed a erly turned political and sup forma) protest. Morris insisted ported the New Deal during the/that he had lectured only twice ng reign of EleanomRovsevelt jpefore the Jeague and had no as queen of the magazine. Morris’ inkling that it was a front, Miss admits that he lectured twice at‘ celomuris said: the Photo league, of New York, | “Over a period of years he has which is on the attorney ge! been down there at least live times eral's official list of “subversive” i that J know of. He spoke to the organizations. He also admits Jeague last Decemoer or January. that, after Angela testified‘ se is @ very slick character. He y any essignments because “one of the things we demanded here was @ sense of trust and she Was guiity of deception” in spying on the Communists. Miss Calomtris sars she re- eeived an apology from Bruce ~ Gould, the editor of the. Ladies’ Home Journal, himself an ex- treme New Dealer whose political views have affected the contents of the magazine for years. | Jemes O'Neill, the editor of the American Legion magazine. and Frank Lisiecsi, his assisant, int- tiated the protest. They communi cated with the Nationa] Associa- fion of Magazine Publishers and were referred to Walte eat ehalrman of the board o rtis Publishing Co. Fuller suggested that they take the issue to Gould, and Lisiecki related that he and O'Neili did call on Gould. “Ye (Gould) said Morris was fuzzy-headed but not a Commu. nist." Lisiecki said. “Gould agreed oe to see Angela ad she told him she , wouldn's take any work from the \ Ladies’ Home Journal if it was the fast magazine on earth. She has Pi re aap. battered « creat deal for her Da- “ iv pa tsiifying against them, against the eleven plotters against ‘icnows and reads everything. He the security of the United States, i has always been mixed up fa 80- he told her he would not give her: called liber2l movements. The m ti: s7ving on the Commu-{tive secretary of the league.” league claims not to be a front but they held « special meeting and dropped me because I testified against the Communists.” ZI phoned Gould's office but he was in Europe. Lisiecki said that when Le and O'Neil! went to see Gould, he told them that Morris was a conscien- tious obje tor. O'Neili commented that the selective service respect- ed conscientious objections on re ligious grouncs but not on all ot..er grounds, Morris tod me he registered with his draft board as a cor RECOBREN 136 SEP 29 1957 Pa Timese-Herald urbar Cot Wash. Post scientious obiector in 1940, when the Hitler-S:giin alliance was in Wash. News force. I ssxed the grounds for his objections, whether religious! . Wash. Star or political, After some hesita- tlon, Morris answered “moral. Qn the importance of Mist/: Bourke-White to the Photo league. Miss Calomiris said: H “Her weight was tremendou: - with them. Ehe had a big name. The litle technicians wanted to’ rub elbows with Margaret Bourke. White. The fact of her associa- ~ tion with Life was very impor- tant. I know because I was execu- N.Y. Mirror RX. ¥. Compass 100-373a374 -A Miss Bourke-White's connection