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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1955)
interpreting the news Supreme Court Drops Cases, Declines Amendment Ruling •*> THE AHHOCIATII) 1‘KKSS WASHINGTON <APi The Supreme Court Monday threw oiit the contempt of Congress convictions of two top offirialM Ol the United Electrical Work ers Union and of the general manager of the Communist newspaper, the Daily Worker. Hut the high tribunal (Popped short of ruling on whether the First, or free speech, Amend ment to th< Constitution could be properly Invoked by witnesses summoned before congressional committees. Instead It held that all three convictions had to fall lieeause the men had \alidly Invoked the Constitution's Fifth Am endment guarantee against self-Incrimination. Those who won before the high court: Julius K m s p a k , secretary treasurer of the union, by a 6-3 vote. Chief Justice Warren wrote the majority opinion in behalf of himself and Justices Black, Frankfurter, Douglas. Burton ami Clark. Justices Harlan and Reed wrote dissenting opinions. Justice Minton joined in Heed's dissent. Thomas Quinn, a field orga niser for the union, by a 7-2 vote. Warren wrote the majority opinion with which Harlan agreed. Reed wrote a dissenting opin ion with Minton joining. Philip Bart, general manager Of The Daily Worker, 6-3. The division was the same as in the Kmspuk ease. Tile ease of the union lead ers had been closely watched because of the First .Amend ment angle to the appeal. Both were adjudged in con tempt for refusing to answer questions asked by the House Un-American Activities Commit !»••• during a HMD Investigation if Communist infiltration into labor unionH. The UK was expelled from the CIO on the ground it was Com munist-dominated. In Fmspak's ease, the high court said the House committee asked 58 questions concerning the witnesses associations. Chief Justice Warren said in • the majority opinion: "It seems clear that answers to the questions might be- dan erous because injurious disclos ure could result.” If Kmspak had revealed knowl edge about certain individuals, all of whom had previously been charged with communist affilia tions. Warren said, he might well "have furnished a link in the ehain of evidence” needed to prosecute Kmspak for a federal crime. l/ower court* decided Km* pak had failed to Imnkr the Fifth Amendment In hi* ap- j pea ranee before the eommlt- j tee. Fnmpak'n appeal in*i*ted that he had done *o. Both Quinn and F.mspak al*o claim ed protection of the ('nn*tltu tlon'* First Amendment. i In Quinn's case, the U.S. Court ! of Appeals here had ordered a j new trial but he appealed to the i hiph tribunal with the contention the appeals court should have di- : rccted his acquittal. Quinn refused to tell the House committee whether he ever had been a member of the Commu nist Party. Kmspak was sentenced to six months in jail and fined SoOO. t He has been free on bond pend- j Ing outcome of his Supreme Court appeal. Eden Expects Favorable Answer From Russia LONDON 1AP1 Prime Minis ter Anthony Eden said Monday night h<- has "every reason to suppose that the Soviet answer will be favorable" to the Western invitation for a Big Four meet ing at the top level. Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov said in Vienna May 151 the Western proposal for such talks corresponds "completely with the peaceful policy of the Soviet Union," but the Russians still have not sent a note formal ly agreeing to a conference. Over the weekend the Russian Communist Party newspaper Pravda was sharply critical ot Western motives in planning (he i conference. Moscow radio asked Yugoslavia to Maintain Firm Independence WASHINGTON (API Yugo slavia has pledged itself to stick to its "firm independence'’ de spite Marshal Tito’s decision to meet with Russia's top leaders. The State Department report ed the pledge only a few minutes after Secretary Dulles met with Yugoslavia’s ambassador Mon day. Backing up the State Depart ment's announcement, Yugoslav Ambassador Leo Mates told re porters: "There will be no changes in our foreign policy as a result Of the visit to Bel grade.” At Odds With Moscow Tito’s Yugoslavia, while a Communist nation, has been at odds with Moscow since 1948. Mates said the Yugoslav gov ernment has given its assurances "by diplomatic contact" in Bel grade with the American ambas sador. He declined to elaborate but said it is “very decidedly" Yugoslavia's policy to "stick to Its independent policy of recent years." Ease Concern Both the State Department’s and Mates' comments appeared to be designed to ease concern in the West over the scheduled visit later this month to Belgrade of Soviet Premier Bulganin and Communist party chief Nikita Krushchev. The State Department, in an announcement which it acknowl edged was "unusual,” said Dul les called in Mates to discuss "recent developments in Europe, including the forthcoming visit of the heads of the Soviet Union to Belgrade.” Dulles recalled during this dis Icussion, it said, "the violent hos tility which the Soviet Union had since 1948 manifested against the Yugoslav govern ment because of its policy of firm independence." It added: ■Successful Policy "The secretary of state con gratulated the Yugoslav ambus- , aador upon the success which has now crowned the courage ous pursuit of that policy, a pol icy which the government of the United States has been assured by the Yugoslav government it will continue to follow.” In its announcement the State Department sought to picture the ; Russian visit as proof Soviet i satellites can break away front i Moscow’s dictation and not only ! 'prosper but force their former i masters to come hat in hands j to talk with the rebel leaders. Monday if the West would scut tle the whole idea if Eden's Con servatives win the British elec tion Thursday. Pravda also has accused the { West of quibbling about the site and duration of the projected conference. Unreasonable Demands It also has charged the United j States with making “unreason- i able” demands to include on the agenda such questions as re- i storing Western-style democratic governments in the Soviet satel lite states. "For our part,” Eden said, "we have no rigid ideas on these j points, but I want ms to have ; ample time at the meeting." Eden tolfT~a political rally in Birmingham the West seeks the top level talks for only one pur pose to try to “open the way towards better relations between East and West." Attend Annixersary Eden said he was pleased to learn Molotov had agreed to at- i tend ceremonies making the 10th anniversary of the United Na- 1 tions next month in San Fran cisco. If the Conservatives win the election Thursday, he said. . Foreign Secretary Harold Mac Millan immediately would ac- j cept the invitation to go to San i Francisco. Secretary of State Dulles and ; French Foreign Minister An- j toinc Pinay will attend the San Francisco sessions. MacMillan told a political meet ing he was looking forward to going to San Francisco where he would have a chance to .sit down with the other three foreign ministers. If the Conservatives win the election, he said. “I will go there and we will make final arrange ments for the meeting" of the heads of the four governments. Sororities and Fraternities! Please Make Appointments Now for GROUP PICTURES Of Your Members PLEASE PHONE 4-3432 The Fehly Studio ON THE CAMPUS Performer Dies MRS. JACKIE L.ITZHAX. 36-ycar-old hlgh-pole performer, grimare? in pain an she lien on the ground after a ladder, used in an art, broke and sent the woman plummeting IW» feet to the ground. She died les« than an hour later. She and her husband, Brno, were performing at the Lilae Festi\al show in Spokane. \\ a«h., w here they were billed as the “Satums.” Most of the I4.A0C speetators first thought the fall was part of the art. (A1‘ Wirephoto) Lipsticks That Don't Tell' Big Item on Market Today By Anne Hill Atiitfant News Ed’ltf Lipstick formulations that do not "kiss and tell'* are a big item in today's lip make-up mar ket, says Chemical Week, a sci entific publication. For the estimated 93 percent of American women who use lip stick. lipstick makers are com peting in the race to present products that stay put. Principal difference in most of the new hig-h-stain lipsticks and the "creamiea'' made before is the solvent used and the amount of dye. the magazine points out. Castor oil is the basic ! solvent in most sticks, the only : solvent in creamies. In high stains the mixture is about fivt} ' parts of polyethylene glycol to 60 of castor oil. couplet}* with a mu tual solvent. 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