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vn + + * 1 ad e) a gn eae ORES a ee / di —THESE DAYS— ‘By GeorgeXSokolsky 1O._understand the presept, | I confusions concerning. Me- ! Carth MmOre - nes -Bit- denz,_¢ iy he fimor ust £0 back far inte the :ecerd. _) have befgre me the mrocecst- ‘enccial commilice fires of (the is] ‘Kemtalixes, ._ date — US lipidacaltds- it is a Fee ord Lj 1x a des sire, "durin actual to a discover Ful e elements {nour armed forces, The_ witness. 4 _lobn Ms py. Then__assistant secre of war, now our ee atl in Germaii¥, «man of brilliant” mind and de devotlon to his equn: N this testimony ix an in- struction from Bre. Gen. Robert H, Dunlon which states: SEL cae een hse 1 $la woo. No action sill be taken... that is predicated on membership in or adherence to the doctrines of the Communist party unless there is a specific finding (hat the individual in- volved has a loyaliy to the Commutunist party as an or: ganization which overrides his loyalty to the United States. No auch finding should be based on the mere fact that the indi- vidual's views on varicus social questions have heen the same as the views which the Com- munist party may have ad- yanced .. 2” Instruction does two a F Thia ithings: PURST. it eluminales any con- sideration of the Instory of the Bolshevik movement since 1903, which proves that no Communist can place his coun- try above his party. No person in the world can be a member of international communism who does not accept party above country. To eliminate that from can- alderation of a Communist's af- filiation is ito give the case away. Becondly, it eliminates proof by association, A& usually no other proof is available, it be- lege hopeless in most cases to “Withe, fact by rules of Ward Ld oD 4B . . iIMTR. McCLOY comment!.ed: “™ dealing with Individ- ale suspected of commu iam er communistic beliefs, obvious . party, you would Thy MCCCSSeet oy tm Tolson pM ' Ladd j Clegg fq : Glavin - Nich ace Rose Tracy Harbo ” Belmont ui j difficulties confronted the & Mobr_ 7 Army. In the first place, it waa necessary (assuming the Hatch 2. Tele, Room__ act to apply) to prove member- aa Nease ship in the Communist party ‘ (which the attomey general i “” Gandy found administratively to acvo- “ cate the overthrow of our gov { a] ernment by violence} in order I ( fr. Fi. f¢ to bar service jn the Army. a There is some doubt whether the Hatch act docs apply. af “Experience demonstrated the watts virtual impossibility of develop- i re Ing actual legal proof of such /_ membership on the pert of per- sons desiring io conceal mi ; membership..." . i Precisely. As tone ax proof h : ‘ association was eliminates. 4 1, 1 there could he no evidence. Alt RE. i al ‘ aman had to say was, “It ain't tet AVoy so.” That established his post- ae tata peek” tion. Mr. McCloy further said: toate ds Na . There was evidence that i! ; 1, 1 ihe ‘communist party Look action a v . to prevent the application of _ ) rt the Hatch act to its members tn fos t* "4 the Army by giving thein leaves ae - of absence in such Manner As to constitute ab least a suspen: sion, if not an annulment, of membership...’ NDER this curious and weak procedure, all a man had to do waa to withdraw from active membership for a 24-hour period and during that time, he could awear that he did not belong Communists rarcly do thing) thet are crimes under our lawa no matter how harmful they yi ' may be, For instance, slanting , a textbook tn corrupt the minds {7 ° i ee i f af our children L, go *? is neither a : ~ felony nor a misdemeanor. THINK the entire subject was summed up in the col- loauy between Congressman Thomason and Mr, McCloy: Page ““Ir. Thomason; Then .. . mn if a man said he was a Com- t munist, or there wag some evi- Tj _ is dence that he was. alfiliated imes-Herald with the so- realled Communist wad wanecet rile 7 * ~ . hold that that man belongs to wash, FOSt _ a political party that favors overthrow of our present form of government? Mr. McCloy: We cannot take that. position in the light of the great confusion that exists in the judicial tribunals of ine country as to whether that is tenet, of the Communist party or mnt.” . bly i : (Copyright. Be mae Featares Wash. News —_—— Wash. Star Sees —