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ee me em + + wo >! te et we e _ MISS DE HAAS - Public indignation continues to ount over the ment given MTiaM te Hass, the! government workér-Wno Tost Ter job Six WeERS ARS BECATSE he ce fed official apathy and helped to expose Reds in_the Tle govern. ment | Teticrs praising Miss de Haas’ .enuyare and patriotism arrive ‘daily at her home from individ: ‘uals in all walks af life. | The matronly, 52-year-old for- pmer legal adviser to the loyalty review board, sat in her modest Sixtcenth strect apartment the other day thumbling thru scores of these messages, Still Shows Strain SGN showing the strain of the nine-month ordeal of questioning, cross;cxamination and high-office verbal attacks upon her character. Miss de Haas held a bundle of the letters aloft, declaring “these ple give me much more credit I deserve; I'm afraid I wasn't Miss de Haas was accused of ation used” by | Sen, McCarthy (R) of Wisconsin, fight against, communism ty government, She subsequently jost her #7 Rohaceear job, The ‘sever: ance ended her 12-year career as a government servant, Sull jobless, Miss de Haas! found comfort in the warm con: fidence of aroused Americans. | many of whom sent contributions along with their letters. ( One message acclaimed her as | “the real soldier in these United ! States.” Miss de Haas is a direct / descendant of Brig. Gen. John Philip de Haas, who fought at George Washington's side. Letters fram Korea Letters have come to Miss de Haas from across the seas. From Korea. where the bite of commu nism is felt first-hand, a mission. ery sent a message. It was in Ke j 198 that Miss de Haas 30 years ago. Served the Presbyterian church as & missionary worker, A great deal of public reaction’ followed Miss de Haas’ paid ad‘ which appeared Nov. 2 in the! Times-Herald. In the open letter | to “fellow Americans,” Miss de Haas acknowledged she provided “information concerning the infih | tration of Communists into the’ povernment of our beloved coun: i try as & last desperate expedient | of ajgritms the citizenry .. 7 oe the letters stapler oo ».. Het owe had rere such unselfishly patriotic Americans as you and Sen. McCarthy and a few t alive—instead of killed in Korea, the victims of ;treason and treacherits af the Worst sort." ,demning the action of the civil ‘Service commission in forcing Miss ide Haas' resignation, wrote: ithe sacred principles in our tional Constitution. 1 am calli ‘your devotion to your country ¢ ” apd many others ... Several individuals sought extra copies of Miss de Haas’ Times. lHerald statement, One man want- (others on the scene earlier, my} son and nearly 25,000 other'grand’ o burocratie treat. 4merican youths would today be! having been, | A government official, in con! “T admire the person who wil)! ‘Sacrifice self-interest in behal{ al | | lhe atteniion of my congressmantboring into the structure ng governmeni. a. a Aur dP Glavin Harbo __ Rosen ___ . Tracy____ UF | Laughlin ¥ } Mohr ft of Tele. Rm Holloman _ Gandy SCadjte. Ko “Per refusing io keep silent in ihe face of plain evidence that responsible officials have betrayed their country, you were not only ed 100 copies, ancther 75. One;Smeared but deprived of your to all legislators, Debt of Gratitude A Virginia man said point- ‘ blank: “Your pasition is clear and I needs the commendation of all | who hold the welfare of our great | country sbove administrations and their policies. Who could have thonght that our govern: ment could have gotten into its present state in generation!” A New Yorker wrote: a beacon in these days of sa much cowardice and selfishness. r daring to expose the Termites asked the statement be distributed | less than 3&8! “Your courage ant sacrifice is| Amer- ca owes you a debt of ers tibudes livelihood.” Since losing her job. Miss de ings. Haas has been living off hersav- Bre is a qualified lawyer a a member of the District bar. 98 GEC 43 1959 eee renee ed 14 0 / , Times-Herald 15 2, 5 fi a | _ / jie Wash. Post h Wash. News Wash. Star N.Y. Mirror N.Y. Compass