Page 8 University Daily Kansan Monday. April 12, 1954
Brownell Fights Plan To Ban Communists
Washington—(U.P.)-Attorney opposed legislative proposals to make membership a crime.
Mr. Brownell said such legislation involves "constitutional doubts," would "force the Communist movement underground," and "increase the already difficult investigatory job of the FBI."
He told the House Judiciary committee that after enactment of such legislation it probably would take "at least several years" before a final court ruling on its constitutionality.
Furthermore, he added, the idea that such legislation would mean the quick conviction of a large number of Communists is a "false impression." This job would be a tremendous task," he said.
In presenting the administration's position on such legislation for the first time, Mr. Brownell outlined the government's own proposals to deal with the Communist threat as he presented them Friday night in a television broadcast.
"The sum total of our present laws, plus the early enactment of the measures recommended by the administration, make up a compre- and effective program to destroy the Communist menace," he said.
These recommendations are:
That labor unions or industrial organizations under domination of Communists and in a position to damage national security be required to register under the Internal Security act; permit removal from defense-important industries employees who "because of their sympathies and associations cannot safely be permitted access to such industries; broadening of sabotage laws; extension of the statute of limitations from three to five years in the case of non-capital offenses; make wire-tap evidence admissible in prosecution in national security cases; peacetime espionage be made punishable by death; penalties for harboring fugitives be
General Herbert Brownell today outlaw the Communist party and
creased, and loss of citizenship for Americans convicted under the Smith act of conspiring to advocate the overthrow of the government by force or violence.
Benefit Concert Set for Sunday
A benefit concert to establish student scholarships in music will be sponsored by Pi Kappa Lambda, national honorary music fraternity at 4 p.m. Sunday in Strong auditorium.
The University chapter will present a program consisting of two seldom heard works, the "Coffee Cantata" of Bach, and Bohuslav Martiniu's "La Revue de Cuisine." The performers will be members of the music faculty.
Soloists for the "Coffee Cantata" will be Elizabeth Townsy, soprano; Joseph Willkins, tenor, and Reinhold Schmidt, bass-baritone. Jan Chiapusso, harpsichord; Marcus Hahn, flute, and the University String Quartet, comprised of Raymond Cerf and Milton Steinhardt, violins; Karel Blass, viola, and Raymond Stuhl, cello, will provide accompaniment.
"La Revue de Cuisine" will be performed by Raymond Zepp, clarinet; Austin Ledwith, bassoon; Leo Horacek, trumpet; James Smolko, piano; Raymond Cerf, violin, and Raymond Stuhl, cello. The work is in four movements which show prominent dance influence, especially in the second and third movements titled "Tango" and "Charleston."
Tickets may be purchased in the Fine Arts office for $1, tax included, or at the performance.
Boys Released After 7 Years As Red Captives
Washington —(U.P)— The State department announced today that Communist Romania has freed the Georgescu brothers, Constantin and Peter, to join their naturalized parents in the U. S.
Constantin is 20; Peter is 15.
The two boys had been unable to leave Romania despite repeated attempts of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Valerius C. Georgescu of New York and the State department to get their freedom.
The parents and their boys had been separated almost seven years Constantin and Peter left Bucharest in Munich, Germany, this morning.
The boys talked with their mother in New York by telephone this morning.
State department officials said they will come to the U. S. soon, but were unable to say exactly when.
"Their departure from Romania came about as a result of a long series of approaches by the department in which President Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulies took a personal interest," the State department announced.
The father of the two boys came to the U. S. in 1947 to consult with Standard Oil of New Jersey executives. At the time the father was executive manager for the firm in Romania.
Ex-sailor Now Landlubber
Jacksonville, Fla. —(U.P.)—James L. Haugh of Findlay, O., joined the Navy 22 years ago to see the world. Now Haugh has been discharged after serving in Europe, Asia and South America and plans to find out what his own country is like by traveling around the United States in a trailer.
Lake Superior, longest of the Great Lakes, is 350 miles long.
Counsel Told to Keep Mum
Washington—(U.P.)-The S e n a t e investigating subcommittee today told its new counsel in the Army-McCarthy inquiry to stay off radio and television shows and issue no press statements.
The gag on special counsel Ray H. Jenkins was unanimously voted as the first move of the subcommittee today in a meeting to set ground rules for its hearings on the fight between Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R.-Wis.) and the Army.
The same rule will apply to the
rest of the special staff hired for the investigation, temporary chairman Karl E. Mundt (R.-S.D.) told newsmen.
Sen Mundt said the rule was voted at Mr. Jenkins' own request. Mr. Jenkins was present at the meeting.
The Adjutant General's Office—the heart of the Army's administrative operation—receives on an average more than 45,000 pieces of mail every day.
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