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0-19 (11-22-55) @ Court on Monday held that before Congressional Javits Against; t=: committees are within their rightten these are refusing to answer questions D awecbsseee! ust unless the committees establish that « MUI —_ _—_ the ific purpose. It was this deci sion, plus an earlier one, that the goverament must provide defend- iles; that brought the strongest ob ions from Congressional critics, p. Emanuel Celler (D Y), b (Continued on Page 7) SMV LEwW (Continued from Page » chairman of the House Judiciary, Committee, said the Court “did a real service in striking at the as- sumed broad powers of Congres- sional investigating committees.” tos find that too often investiga- "The tions by some of our committees 's . are for personal aggrandize- ent of committee members who } « those mvestiguted.” as Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore) also ey ete Co on sue. “It was time that 9 réasonable . be. placed on the Jnyestigat ing powrs of Cbngress,” he said ‘Now it will be Hear that Congress can investigaie} for a legislative for purely in- new approach 2 as = overdue” (Washington Post) while others op: posed It viorentiy, The decisions have drawn stron criticism from some members o Conpress, principally from among reveals ay cleavage on the issues, raises, with a few, in- Luding the Herald-Tribune, e1- essing @ cautious, divided eP. On the Smith Act suling, the Herald-Tribune found “an impor-; tant Farther rights of Gee for the: traditional ts free pert (in the Court's definition of serving on Congressional committees investigating Commu- nist activities. Bat other fnembers praised the Cour for ruling against ‘abuses of individual rights. “Acceptance and consideration of vocacy’), the decisions are far more construc-' “In ‘the Watkins case, though, ‘tive than berating the court for Tribune editors wondered whether. doing what it considers its duty in would feel the Supreme; intercreting the constitution,” Javits “bas not impowed an overly said. ! ict set of standards.” | The Cowt “has given us the The Post & Times- guidelines.” he said. “Now Con-' ,Herald declared the Court acted to gress should give fullest considera-: tion to whatever legislatiag, changing (in the light of the Court's rulings) to prolect our internal ee- LF Rep. Frank Thompsoa, Je. rap i , the “sound and constructive.” “we can, rid ourselves of abusing the See TE Fgbis and chil Horo o eo cos, £8 nas has been done on the past”. i uestons are pertinent to a “The Watkins decision will not sti- work to punish in one way or an- q aA survey of the nation’s press ait: can fer the rights of the individual theticulous al Ppeedyre, decisions, Editors of a the Minneapolis Star frre wel ot er - al Tribune VOC Mia approval: | f Boardman os Ma. Mohr __ pth Parsons Rosen Tanm ———___. fle the Con- committees which con- uct investigations as part of the awmaking process, but it will dis-! said fishing expeditions.” aa the Hartford (Cons.} Cour-! . The Supreme Court has’ ow once more made history by hoosing liberty. We need not be The Boston Herald said the J Jus- ices “were acting in the ge con- eourt. | Nease —____-—___ Vinterrowd Tele. Room Hollom Gandy ative tradition of very one of these decisions was firmly on precedent, and it was any change of direction,| at was a reversion from later deci- gions to more traditional grounds,” rps Said‘ su Philadelphia Bulletin: preme Court has wisely Pirreme that individual! hts and frodeoms must Mpigh vier sin the BCS, ats oice has to be made, than af jective of total exposure hment of any conection, eL Spec’ with un. i OW. « ist i the Co m. N. ¥. Journal American N. Y. Times Wash. Post and Times Herald Wash. News Wash. Star MOY) Llaeerl a aNe be Fe LuLu Tribune N. Y. Mirror ‘ N. Y. Daily News ___ Daily Worker 1 +7 The Worker New Leader — 3 Brew dS 7 NoT KEcoRDED 44 JIN 28 1957 67 JLo;