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to OF a Overthrow of the Government by Violence foals This, e Hatch Act Standard, was newly annlied to Ansrchists and Communists. The Schneiderman case wis discussed and it was stated that the Suprene Court indicated that sembers of the Communi’ Party who wore . se king to accomplish their aims by Conetitutional paane cannot perhaps be deemed ta be sanking to overthrow the government by yieclenca. I€ - was further etated that the Marxists and Comauniets would probebly over | throw the government by violence if they thought there wos a possibility | of success. Hoyevors in view of the Supreme Court'e decision the - etanderd is too vague for the usual case. The Comwnist Party in nost states fa a legnl political party. The Civil Service Com:ission ruled — that the provisions of the Hatch Act, which do not nane any prrty, were to be interpreted to apply *° the Com: mnist, Nasi and Fascist parties. . The courts have not ruled on this int: “rpretation and @ doubt exieted . i whethor the internretationa would ‘he sustained. . FSR WE eR ER fn We VER we 18 - mere STE A ae bie eure Te om. | > Bans er : of Penetration by. Foreign Gov. rnnents 2 ae Beste . care ( A clearer stantard of purpose, * aecording to the survey, should be that the D-partment not employ any porcon acting divectly or indirectly for a forciegn government. It was also considered Imroper to employ a person who was ov: rpowerinely sy mathetic to a forelen government and who would © consiter his loyelty te the Department and the Uaited States less than hig gyno: thy for the other governnent.. ; oe -_ , the Conmuaist Party ls an {netrunont ‘of ‘soviet ‘policy, “pakos | se | fanatic devotesa and appeals to the wore Intelligent clacses from whom the government is likely to recruit ite porgonnel. anbers or aympathicers of .. the Communist’ Party may provide a source of séents of Propsgandists within the Department. oe ae - os ; agente netting unier “Instructions and pre ceunebly reporting to their principale can be detected tf sufficient manpower and ingemity are available. The conclusion drawn ve, "It must therefore be only the Ane | adequacy of the Department’ s sequrity perdennel an‘ of the FSI or legal - gbatacles to surveiliance that account for our failure to discover such {° >* agents, to dicuiss then, to bring thea to trial and to convict then, where ‘ erimes Rave Deen committed.* If thie was aot done, the failure aust be: ascribed {ma port to lack of adequate informations Ls at ” ” ‘ or — ot Bet Po Wovever, ‘dhare: ‘actanl ‘agents yore ‘pot dealt, vith ‘pat ‘only ‘percons mn Likely to be used as euch, the Standard should de one of *rensonable danger,