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ce aeepippe a R t n @ and property from erim- at the same time pro- tect sonal civil rights. TAP aapene Cot beg #o far protect civil rights that national and indivichial jeopardy. is possible, under law, far so strict in protect- a teeters hat we will lose “The anarchy ia dreadful,” the Washington Star commented. “A citizen. who ) steps into a man- hole has a good chance of com- pensation for his injuries, by su- ing the District of Columbia. The citizen who Is set upon, brutally beaten and robbed on the streets of Washington is withtut recourse. The law is of chief protection to his assailant.” enforcement and cripple the FBI's techniques to catch Communists ; —and they can do it under the 4{ Constitution, depending on how ma they interpret it. at the Supreme Court does tomatically binds every other t@eral court in the United States. — A REView of Supreme Court decisions the last year bears out uthow a free nation can be shackled, under the guise of pro- tecting freedom. In the trial of a union official and Communist, the defendant de- manded the right to inspect con- fidential FBI files. The govern- ment refused; it would “have meant the death of the FBI. The defendant appealed and the court upheld him, ordering the government either to let him see FEI reports bearing on his case worth him loose. a G2MAR Five men (a majority of the: Supreme Court) can handcuff law : Amown Communists were “regret. * turned loose by a federal judge because of a previous Su- ipreme Court ruling on the Smith ti<Communist Act. In that decision, the court ruled an overt act—such as throw- ing a bomb at the Capitol—be- fore be can be convicted. He is free to be a Communist, even though our government and Congress dasleavea tha marty and SjAmigecom Uswiolt Gm peiy ae . party membership to be a cop- sp.racy to overthrow the govern. ment, He is free to spread propa- | to overthrow the govern- [ment ; \' But te try him for conspiraq,, u must catch him in the @- al act of overthrowing the gov- ermment, The court ruled that was what Congress “intended” to mean when it passed the Anti Communist Act. But Congress it- self made it plain otherwise, —— CONGRESSIONAL investiga. jx: of subversives were ham- strung under the Watkins case. The Howse Un-American <Ac- ; fivities Committee was set up in I 1934 under a resolution by the ' House itself that clearly explains its purpose and scope. ~- Watkins wouldn't talk. He was eemvintead ine anntiorent sf Man funvViciew TOC COMM p. OL LAr gress. The court reversed his con- viction, It ruled that neither the House resolution setting up the Un-American Activities Cominit- tee nor the nature of a WHET ITS not a p g not a | pleasant prospect. | themselves made it clear to kins what the inquiry was. In previous decisions the Su- preme Court was overruling other courts. In the Watkins case, tt Was overmuling Congress. It was in- truding in the legislative field. Its ruling was based on the false | premise that Congress 23 years ago was not clear what it intended to do. 24 01 998 ; —No! Says the Court — suns TELY 0 Singreddgn , fiat & Communist must be Caen ith atreet bandits because of the ' Supreme Court decision limiting _ before arraignment. "his women employees with police ae : al Seca ttes is canis Oe Mr. Trotter_— By DICK WEST | Mr. Clayton. Editorial Statt The News | Snfortanately a lot of people ele. . ae cay e) Tele. Room .— Speen Mina pee rere ne Fat murdered in Washington, iteelf, Me time to safeguard national partial be congressional inves Miss Gandy ascurity and meotect an indivia. |2in California a few weeks ago, before congress gation —— WS ULI LCs When a court decision frees a < rapist or a Communist, others of their kind are quick to leare and take advantage of it. In Washington, police say they are almost powerless to cope 5 ) their right to question criminals One congreseman has supplied whistles. Many carry gims. Washington is now 45 per cent colored. Its terrific racial prob- lem has- degenerated into a crimi- nal problem. The Supreme Court : helped creaté both. yWashingion police say § of 10 imes in the capital are com- itted by Negroes, In crimes ence on streets 9 of 10 crim e committed by Negroes, Th muggers and ‘‘yokers” slip up be- hind vou, choke vou, grab your gee, Ghote You, grag Your purse, beat you and dash off into the darkness, Ee ee, There are ugually no witnesses. If police are fortunate enough to Pick up suspects, they can not hold them too long—according to the ‘Court—for questioning. The FEI can not tap wires to catch a Communist. Congress can not inquire into Communist con spiracy, through investigations, for fear of contempt reversals, States can not pass heir own anti-Communist laws, the ruled, because they tread on eral * jurisdiction—and the ca has hamstrung federal efforts, at ra = Editorial ’ "Dallas Morning News "7 Dallas, Texas,2-6-5 William B. Ruggles, Editor