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Glavij Nichdl ‘ ° Rose Tracy _ . ‘Fe—Washington Merry-Go-Round Harbo_“_ j rae 7 Belmont i ls Republi Task | Dulles Calls Republicans to Tas Teles Hoon By Drew Pearson “Who are they?” Malone hotly pursued. “Name Neuse __. - them.” 4 Ga ndv aa Dulles, 6 } EPUBLICAN Senators who have been yelling about “Communist spies’ in the State Depart- ment got a verbal siraight-arm from John Foster the deparlment’s top Republican adviser, at a private funchean arranged by New Jersey's GOP Senator Alex Smith, Dulles was picked by President Truman, some- what against his oun political judgment, to pacify the Republicans. At first, Mr, Truman had hesi- ed “I did not come up here to Indulge in personali- ties, but to give you Senators a report on the situa- tion in the State Department today with regard to these charges about spies,” replied Dulles. “There are no spies or Communists in the State Depart- ment. All the people employed there are good Americans who want lo promote the best interests of their country.” At this point, McCarthy returned and Malone tate? about putting him in the State Department ‘shouted: “Repeat what you have just said, Mr. heew se Dulles had been so vituptrative against Dulles?” : the ‘Truman Administration in conning for the Sen- Whereupon, McCarthy asked: “Was Dean jRusk ' ale lact fall. However, Secretary Acheson insisted, one of this group you referred to?” i and Me. ‘Truman finally acnuiesced. Now it looks The indirect slap at Rusk, Assistant Secretary in ae if oven Republican Senators aren't satished with Diatles. At the start, Dulles shed his diplomatic glaves hy hinntly reporting that the Defense Department, not (he State Department, was chiefly responsible for the unarmed condition of Southern Korea, Pielles, who was to have heen Dewey's Secretary ff State. also crificized military leaders—without peciically mentioning General MacArthur—tor iacrurate intelligence reports regarding Korea. The State Depariment foresaw the crisis several months in advance and urged armed aid to South- ern Korea, Dulles reported, but was overruled by Defense Secrelary Johnson and mililary advisers. Senator McCarthy walked out of the luncheon just as Dulles got to his main topic--alleged Cam- ond ‘at today American boys are dying tn Asia as “e result of the douse of communism Korea Ja pet> fing?” “[ aald no such thing.” ag. “You know | didn’t, fired back Dulles, finsh- That is your conclusion. heese peopie did not determine State Department ‘y on Korea‘ dr any. ve reported, most of department.” other couniry., Also. as I em arene Jonger with the charge of Far Eastern affairs, infuriated Dulles. “T want you to understand. Senator,” he replied, “that Dean Rusk jis and always has been a fine public servant, The couniry owes a great deal te him.” For half an hour, Malone. Hickenlooper of Iowa. McCarthy, Bill Jenner of Indiana and Carl Mundt of South Dakota pounded the unhappy Dulles. In the end, Maione grimly remarked: “You can't sell the State Department to us.” AVhereupon Wayne Morse of Oregon, who has no love for the isolationists, commented acidly: “Foster, it ought to be plain to you by now the State Department doesn’ t have a chance with the Republicans.” The Height of Hypocrisy Geargia. plus ofher ecanomizers, would lake a Crip io Mosvaw and get one nlipse al the extent af the anti-American propaganda, they would be will- ing to spend a few dollars on United States propa- ganda. NOTE—Rest insizhi into Russian propaganda is the book, “If You Were Born in Russia," by Arthur Goodfriend, a former editor of thu. Stars and Stripes. ee on ay ik: -Y. Mirror labesd? aa 56n , L ada! Clegg. H munict spies in the State Department. EPRESENTATIVE RALPH GWINN (R., N, Y.}, . UI EAR 4 " Scnator AtcCartt —Ditles told is now urging that the Postoffice Department ‘'* is § ; his ftlow J Hepublicans. — ‘His Renee witl enakge be turned over to private enterprise so Govern- ¥ e oto touch on same ing” wi 1oUL embarrassing ment bureaus will have to pa, ostage, Be ieve 3 in Twant to say Tal nave never seen a known jt or nol. this is the same * Congressman who : Camirunist i the Siaie Staie Department, nol has taken advantage of his free mailing privileges 4 kTa” of anyone there wit ‘Commuanige sy inpailies to mail tons of propaganda around the country, | _ ; om Teanings. Last year alone, Gwinn mailed out 2.450.000 NOY T? Payot t « copies of his speeches against the Truman Admin- e- j A Dose of Communism . istration without paying for a single postage stamp. fi SEP 21 1950 : bey THE past there has been a group in the de- hig saved him—and cost the taxpayers—$73,300 { partment that was disturbed by the failure of in 3-cent stamps, or six times his salary for the ‘ Asialie countries (0 appreciale the serious threat year. In other words, it cost the taxpayers the ee a ene | ef communism,” Dulles continued. “This group salaries of seven Congressmen to keep Gwinn in felt that a dose of communism would wake Up = gaice. Page { China and be the best slop-gap against Communist ty ' expansion over there. Russian Propaganda q “However, L think that most of those who felt PPUERE are no fewer than 27 anti-American plays Times-Heraid ___ thal way are now out of the depariment, and those showing in Moscow right now, Yet if American who are left do not hoid responsible posilions any newsmen, who try to write the news out of Mos- W ey os 6B , longer.” cow, should mention this. {heir dispatches would be ash. Post as § At this, Senator George Malone of Nevada censored, Every American newspaper publishing jumped fiom his chair and yellowed: a Moscow dispatch shouid aulomatically carry this Wash. News “What you say confirms Senator McCarthy's warning: “Censored.” . ” — charees! DoJ understand you (o say thal such peo-' — Perhaps if Representative John Taber of New ple helped to shape policy in the Stale Depariment, York, Senators Byrd of Virginla and George of Wash. Star —