1948-12-14

Hiss Gives Up $20,000 Job As Grand Jury Investigate Red Spy Ring Charges

New York, Dec. 13.-Alger Hiss, adviser to President Roosevelt at the. Yalta_conference, »gave up his US$20,000 a year job as President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace today while a Grand Jury investigated charges that he had aided a Communist spy ring,

Hiss offered his resignation at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Endowment today. The Directors adopted a resolution that no action.be taken on the resignation at this time, except for Hiss to take a threo-month leave of absence. Dr James T. Shotwell was appointed acting President.

Hiss' action in stepping out of the job he took over in 1946 from the late Nicholas Murray Butler was a late development in his dispute, with Whittaker Chambers over. whether Hiss was a Communist while he was employed by the United States State Department.

u year

Chambers resigned last week from his US$30,000

position as senior editor of Tune magazino be- cause of the controversy.

Meanwhile, the Grand Jury placed Representative Richard Nixon under

Lincoln and Anna Belle Newcomb. Hiss was a State Department policy- maker at the time and Miss Lincoln was his secretary. Miss Newcomb was Mr Sayre's secretary.

Meanwhile, sources close to the Committee sald apy investigators a subpoena today, but Mr Nixon an-had found new evidence that may nounced that he had no intention of identify the typewriter on which giving up the microfilms of some 200

stolen State

Department documents stolen secret Government papers. were copied for an alleged Com- munist Epy ring back in 1837-38. Me Mundt såld his Committee did not have the typewriter itself.

He declared: "I am not going to give up the Alms. I have to retain physical possession of the films. They are the property of the House of Representatives,"

the

INTERESTING CLUES He added: "But we have very Interesting clues to

ката

PARRIES QUESTIONS Representative Nixon, member of always have had one letter which

we knew that Mrs Hiss wrote. But we don't know to

whether It was. typed in her home or somewhere else."

House Committee D11 Un- American Activities, came here show the jury the lms at their request. He said he planned to re- turn to Washington tonight with them.

Chambers has charged that Hiss spirited stolen documents out of the State Department and took them House

home for his wife to copy.

A newsnian asked: "Were you asked to give them up?"

No comment,"

Meanwhile, the retiring answered Mr

Speaker, Representative Joseph under Martin, predicted that any attempt newa- in the new Congress to terminate the Un-American Activities Com-

Nixon.

"Why were you placed subpoena?" asked another

man.

He urged full publicity on Chambers" "Pumpkin Papers.”

Just guess and you'll be right."mittee would end in failure. This was the latest incident In the feud between the House Com- mittee and the Justice Department in their twin probes of pre-war Communist espionage in this coun- try.

the Grand

With Its subpoena, Jury speeded up Its investigation since the Jury's life must end, une der the law, by Thursday midnight It is hearing now evidence by Whit- taker Chiambors and Alger Hiss.

Hiss, on hand for questioning by the Jury today, was asked to com- ment on the Carnegie Endowment Board's action regarding his re- ziguation.

"I think the attitude of my trustees has been splendid through- out," he said.

HISS'S LETTER

The Endowment was founded in 1910 by the steel magnate, Andrew. Carnegie, with a gift of US$10,000,000 "to hasten the abolition of interna- tional wars".

Hiss's letter to the Etulowment sald: "You-are-familiar with the very serious charges which have been made against me and with my denials. It is now, apparent thu investigations and legpl proceedings that resulted in these charges and the preparation therefore will oc- cupy almost all my time for some weeks to come..

Because of these facts and to eliminate any possible embarrassment to the Endowment

Mr, Martin's defence of the Un- American Activities Committee was prompted by Д

weekend announce

Walter ment by Representative

he would seek to re- that be Huber place

the group with a joint Senate- House Committee to investigate all subversive activities.

He said the people were "too concerned"

with the threat of Communism to let that happen. He added that they wanted a "live, intelligent Committee which fairly will fearlessly, honestly and protect, Americanism."

United Press.

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5-Days Old Loses Teeth

A doctor and nurse are pictured as they remove two teeth from the gums of Robert Frank Toth, Ave-days-old, at City Hospital, Akron, Ohio. The teeth were discovered by his mother, Mrs John Toth, Jr., the day after baby was born-AP Picture.

TENSION EASES SAYS EVATT

International Temperaturé

Not Yet Normal

Paris, Dec. 13.-Dr Herbert V. Evatt, president of the United Nations Assembly, said on Monday that international tension has eased as a result of the

"The. Assembly session which ended on Sunday. temperature is not yet normal," the Australian Minister for External Affairs told newsmen, "but the fever has abated.”

Dr Evatt gave his views as delegates dispersed for their home countries after the 12 week meeting. Only representatives of the 11 Security Council members remained here for further meetinga,

The Security Council was handed a red hot issue on Monday when the American-sponsored Republic of Korea applied for UN membership.” The Assembly voted its approval of the new "government of Korea, which has its headquarters în Seoul "just before it adjourned. The vote

48-6 with

the Russian blog alone opposing it.

Russia is expected to oppose and probably veto the Republie's mom? |bership_application.

The Council meets on Wednesday to discuss membership applications of Israel and Ceylon and to consider

was

Want Western

Budapest, Dec. 13-Hungary, 1: the question of Hyderabad's selgure Mark As Sole

by India.

a protest note, today, denied an allegation-by-the Italian Minister. Count Carlo Sforza that its army was 29,000 more than permitted under the peace treaty. Hungary called this a malignant libel."

The note, handed to the Italian Ambassador, anid that Starzz told the Chamber of Deputies in Rome 3 that Hungary's "mbared 85.000

army wie "for

called zone:

011

December

army now Ilungary

from my continued conacelion with below this statement.

it, I hereby tender my resignation

as Trustee and as President of the Endowment."-United Press.

"PUMPKIN PAPERS"

rectification" of

statement

Washington, Dec. 13-House - Soviet military mission. bent

vestigators today said they might ask

The Hungarian

has

on Israel's application for

Legal Currency

Request By Germans,

Berlin, Dos, 18.The British. American and French Military

May Be Stimulant To Reds

Dutch Decision To Stop Indonesia Negotiations

London, Dec. 13. ----- The Netherlands Government's decision on Saturday to

suspend negotiations" with the Indonesian Republic

POCKET CARTOON

QALAS

hamper the combined efforts TERRORISTS'

of interested

governments,

including Britain, to combat

Communism in South East BLACKMAIL

Asia, it was believed in diplo-

matic quarters in London to LIST FOUND

night.

It is believed the Dutch action

came as something of a surprise_to

Acre, Dec. 13-A Military London, It is felt that if an In- Court trying two lenders of the terim Government is formed with former Stern Gang on charges out the Republic in January, thereof belonging to an outlawed ter

may be some form of violent reac- by the more extremist and

tion

rorist organisation heard elements among the Monday that a document alleged to have been found at a Stern pointed to the more camp contained a list of 178 Communists operating in the rich Jerusalem Jews from whom territory of the Republie may not money could be "extracted.” gain

renewed

from the│· present breakdown

far-reaching question

Was

of whother

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Coples of photographs takon' by the South China Moming The document, read in court by Post and Hong Kong Tolograph from Batavia to the prosecutor, gave personal details Staff Photographers are on view

strength

relations

noried Antara, the of the Jews mentioned and contained

force and

dny that, Indonesian news

political instructions as to when agency, circles at Jogjakarta, the Re- robbery should be used in cases of publican capital, consider the Dutch refusal to pay. accusation of truce-breaking to bo an excuse to justify a second mill inry action"

Indonesian circles said that as tho Dutch would not be prepared to ro sume the negotiations the Republle felt that it could now behave, as an Independent: and sovereign State and should seek recognition, €9- pecially by its Asiatic neighbours.----- Reuter

en-

The two accused are Nathan Friedmann Yellin and Matetyohu Shmulowitz. The organisation, which took the name "Lehy" after Britain surrendered her Palestino Mandate, was outlawed by the Jewish Pro- visionai Government after Count

e. Bernadotte, Folke.

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was assassinated. After

der Yellin had claimed that in

in tha Morning Post Building.

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dealt with the organisation legal party, the court refused defence, plea that there ease to answer.

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was

The prosecutions casa. concluded on Monday after 24 witnesses had been called.-Associated Press.

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MAY AFFECT AID - The Hague, Dec, 13-Dutch poll tical sources sald today, they thought The Netherlands' decision to

The court decided establish an Interim Federal Go that the Government has the legal vernment in Indonesia without the right to outlaw any group of per Republicans

affect The Netherlands sh

of Marshall aid It was suggested that the States had been "quietly but steadit

by interfering in Indonesia couraging Indonesian Republican de- mands and criticising Dutch attitude.. As increase trouble In Indonesia with Holland's own would

interfere recovery

any programme,

policy which would cause fighting might induce America to limit or curtail economic

help to

to the Dutch, political

Belfast, Dec. 18-An official

Harland the Belfast shipbuilders, quarters thought

They believed that America might and Wolff Limited said today that encourage, the Indonesians in any the British Admiralty has banned continued struggle for independence details of the new aircraft carrier or at least make it difficult for the Bulwark. Dutch to clear up the situation. It On Admiralty orders the tonnage of the carrier, Is considered that the Dutch Gov-and engine power

were omiited oriment is prepared to accept the launched last June, consequences of ils Indonesian de- from the annual returns of the YE OLDE MILL.A. duiinctive hand cision even though other nations shipyard. disapprove and more austere Ilving) returns to Holland.

SUPPORT FOR GOVT. Most of the Dutch appear to sup- port the Government but it is not yet certain how much support these would give for further police or military action against the Indo nesans.

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Theoretically, the new Administra- See for yourself flon could be established by January 1, but in practice serious obstacles

may arise from both the Federalists

and the Republicans.

There was no Indication...when Korea's application might come up. A United States spokesman said the American delegate would support the Republic's membership bid.

Russia, in control of Northern Koren, has opposed recognition of the Southern Korean Government

Some Federalists have stated, that set up by UN-supervised electicna last spring. A Communist-dominated

they would not work without the regime has been established in the Commandants in Berlin have co-operation of the Republican Prime

Minister, Dr Mohammed Hatta." discussed German demands for ACTION DEFERRED

The Dutch believe that even if A Foreign Ministry

use of the Western Deutsche Dr Hatta were willing to co-operate The Council last week deferred mark as the sole legal currency he cannot control his forces and the denied that the Hungarian Army action would be trained and supervised by memberdslp. Some members sold in their sector of the city, Pro- extremists might force him to con-

they wanted to walt until the As-fessor Ernst Reuter, the "West- tinue the struggle.-Reuter. ssembly acted an the Palestine poern" Lord Mayor, stated today. key Ogures in the "Pumpkin exclusive and complete control over litical question. The Assembly last Papers" Red

Professor Reuter said he had FILIPINOS ted spy case to take

leits armed forces, the statement said. Saturday set up a three-nation Con- detector tests to find out who

(Count Sforza told the Italionciliation Commission made up the talked this over with the Comman-

Sovlet General United States, France and Turkey.day, but would not my f LEAVING S’HAI Somardzev and a military mission Ceylon's application has been agreed

Shanghal, Dec. 14. Between 200 officers "presided vetoed orice by Hussin, but the As-

250 local Filipinos, mostly Eastern and and cil reconsider it.

Western marks, circulate in the women, children and older men, will any of the applications

are Western sectors and rationed goods leave on the last evacuation ship by the Philippine approved by the Council they will may be go before the Assembly next April marks at parity, although on the the Philippine Consul-Gencial here,

purchased with Eastern sponsored

Government, Senor Mariano Ezpeleta, I when it reconvenes in New York. open market one Western mark may revealed last night.

Dr Evatt expressed belief that the be exchanged for nearly four The evacuation ship is the LST continuance of the Assembly in Eastern marks. New York, Instead

043, which is expected here this adjourning cad of until next fall, will

"bo # a further.

The Lord Mayor safd he had week. The evacuation. of this group will leave about 100 to 150 Filipinos safeguard

8,000 agalnet big power grounds for believing that

bere. Tho Consul General has differences drifting into

would be coming urged tons of supplies war"

all his nationals to take "It is certain," he said, "that the into Berlin daily over the airlift in

permitted to take with war, and the United Nations, with 6,000 tons dailyas at present. all its limitations is the best if not "Even this is not enough, but it the only means of assisting post-will considerably Improve our poal- lively in the drive toward the mak- tion," he said,

secret papera to

Whittaker Chambers.

-Communist Chamber

that

The acting Chairman of the Un of 120 Soviet Amerlenn Activities Committee Ro-over" Hungary's rearmament.)—sembly recommended that the Coun- At present both presentative Karl Muridt, said his Reuter. Committee might ask Chambers, and Alger Hiss and his brother Donald

to submit to fests. He added that

the Committee may seach a decision

within a day or two"

Woman Dies After Brutal Assault

Guam,

Dec.

13,--The

Mr Mund also disclosed hist

Navy House spy hunters haul learned that only four State Department em-headquarters today announced that ployees had had access to the secret attractive Mas Ruth Farnsworth, documents which Chambers pro- 27-year-old Navy civilian employed

who was kidnapped and raped by an, He named the four as the former unknown assailant here on Saturday

today-United Press. B. Sayre, Alger Hiss, Eunice A. 12.10 a,en.

dured.

office last Tues-

Assistant Secretary of State, Francis night, died in an Army hospital at peoples of the world don't want the next few weeks, compared to

who I ran Into today

peace in relation to Germany

ing of

of peace

and Austria.

"And it would be a tremendous

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