26 Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Thursday, Aug. 25, 1949 1 7 MING FEES RULED LEGAL BUT
5 Percenters Face Jail
If Bribery Part of Deal
Washington what are the chances of somebody 1 getting a
jail sentence as a result of the senate's investigation of "five per
centers?"
The sub-committee making the investigation, headed by Sena
tor Hoey (D., N. C), says it is prepared to pass along to the
Department of Justice any evi-'
dence which seems to be the
Wins $26,000 In Frizes Mrs. Dorthe Pappenfort, 29-year-old
housewife of Columbia, Mo., happily receives congratula
tions after winning $26,000 in prizes on "Stop the Music"
radio giveway show, August 21. Mrs. Pappenfort is shown
with her husband, Carson, and their two children, Robert
William, 2, and Ranne Jeanne, 4 (left). The American Broad
casting company said Mrs. Pappenfort correctly identified
the program's mystery melody as "Buttered Peas." (AP Wire-photo)
HATRED FOR U.S. AND BRITAIN
Fascism Seen Reviving
As Influence in Italy
" By NORMAN MONTELLIER
Rome (U.B Fascism, as a party and as a state of mind, has never
been more evident since the war than in the past few months.
The openly-fascist Italian Social Movement (MSI) has grown
steadily in every regional election this year.
Politically, it has almost reached the position of No. 3 party
In Italy
Only the rightwing Sociulists
could nose them out for that
runner-up spot to the Christian
Democrats and the Communists,
and the Socialists have been
losing ground steadily.
The MSI is the party to keep
fascism alive. But the revival of
fascism is still mostly a .state of
mind, and the party still lacks
the leaders to make it a real
danger.
The MSI's election gains,
however, have been big enough
to alarm the Christian Demo
crat government, and the Pre
mier, Alcide de Gasperl, recently
made a strong attack against re
viving fascism.
The MSI and the unorganized
fascist elements in Italy seem
to be motivated by one thing
undying hatred for the United
States and Britain.
The peace treaty, loss of Tri
este, loss of the Italian fleet and
the dismal failure of Foreign
Minister Count Carlo Sforza to
reach a settlement of the colon
ial question with Britain have
kept this hatred alive.
Many magazines print articles
about fascist heroes every week.
Reviews of Mussolini's war
aims and the fascist fight
against the western nations are
published constantly in newspa
pers and magazines.
When the English-language
Rome Daily American recently
reviewed the case of fascist war
criminals hunger-striking in the
Procida prison to demand their
release, it recalled one crime for
which six of the striking prison
ers had been convicted the tor
ture - murder of an RAF ser
geant. The report brought a flood of
letters, one threatening, which
all had the same theme: that the
fascists were "heroes" and that
Americans in Italy should get
out."
All this was Indicative of the
"state of mind" which fostered
the MSI and keeps the par
growing. Youths are in the fore
front of the organization, em
bittered by post-war hardships
and still imbued with the train
ing Mussolini directed so well.
The MSI is thoroughly nation
alistic and in post-war Italy that
appeals to those who have
grown discontented with the
government, who dislike Russia
and hate the Anglo-Saxons.
They also fear the loss of in
dependence from the Catholic
church, gained in the Risorgi
mento of 1848-70 which ended
with the occupation of Rome
and the abolition of the Pope's
temporal powers.
The MSI, along with a large
number of anti-Communist So
cialists, Republicans and Liber
als, charge that the Christian
Democrat government is grow
ing closer to the Vatican every
day.
700-Pound Tuna
Landed by 2 Boys
Ipswich, Mass., Aug. 25 (P)
A 700-pound tuna almost too
big for their. 15-foot outboard
motorboat, was landed yester
day by two boys using a borrow
ed line and 15 cents worth of
mackerel bait.
The fish, hooked by Poter
Tyler, 15, and Ellis llodgkins.
14, both of Ipswich, was the
largest taken this season at Ips
wich. An adult fisherman helped
them get the whopper ashore.
A combination dressing table
wash basin with clay tile top for
waterproofing is a new idea in
bathroom furnishings.
basis for federal prosecution.
The business of the five per
centers in itself seems to be
legitimate. Brig. Gen. Ernest
Brannon, assistant judge advo
cate of the Army, has told the
subcommittee there is nothing
illegal about paying or taking
fees for help in getting govern
ment contracts. (The fee is nor
mally five per cent).
The trouble will come if it is
proved that some government
official was promised or receiv
ed money or gifts from a five
per center and in return did fa
vors for him or his clients while
performing official duties. That
would be bribery.
Conviction could carry a
three-year prison sentence and
a fine amounting to three times
the value of the bribe.
- A man giving a bribe is as
guilty as a man receiving one.
A gift of some article can be
as much a bribe as money. A re
quest for a bribe or a promise
of a bribe makes a man as if
the bribe had actually been
passed.
The big difficulty in bribery
cases, however, is proving intent
(1) a desire to influence an
official in the performance of
his duties or (2) a determination
on the part of an official to act
is the interest of a briber rather
than in the best interest of the
government.
The defense of bribery defen
dants usually is that the money
or article they received was giv
en in pure friendship or as a
mere courtesy and that no favor
was given in exchange. There
are not many bribery convic
tions. One federal official concern
ed with such matters says that
securing bribery evidence is ex
tremely difficult. He suspects
that there are a great many un
detected instances of bribery,
perhaps more in state and local
governments than in the federal
government.
The last big federal bribery
case, was the conviction of Sec
retary of the Interior Albert B.
Fall as a result of the Teapot
Dome Scandals of the 1920s.
But bribery isn't the only
charge that can be placed
against officials who work in ca
hoots with private interests.
Former Rep. Andrew J. May
(D.-Ky.) was convicted under a
section of the U.S. code which
makes it a crime for any federal
employe or Congressman to ac
cept compensation from private
sources for services rendered in
any matter in which the U.S.
government is directly or indi
rectly interested. (May's appeal
is pending.)
When this crime is alleged the
prosecutor doesn't have to
prove, as in the case of bribery,
that the accused was influenced
in his official acts or decisions
by the money he received. The
mere fact that he received com
pensation is enough. And the
compensation can be anything
from a bicycle to $1,000,000.
The maximum sentence for this
offense is two years, the top fine
$10,000. ,
One of the five per centers in
volved in the current Senate
probe, James V. Hunt, was for
merly connected with the War
Assets Administration (WAA).
The 1944 Surplus Property Act
provides restrictions on the ac
tivities of former WAA em
ployes for a ' period after they
leave the agency. But Francis D.
Flanagan, committee investiga
tor, says Hunt did not violate
this law since his status in WAA
was not that of employe but of
consultant at $50 a day.
Another section of the U.S.
code deals generally with fraud
against the government.
Already one reform has re
sulted from the investigation,
On Aug. 9 an information office
was set up in the Pentagon to
give free advice and information
to businessmen who want to get
government contracts. And two
bills have been introduced in
the Senate to discourage the
activities of five percenters.
UAL Traffic Increases
Portland, Aug. 25 (IP) United
Air Lines' passenger business on
flights out of Portland was up
53 percent in the first six
months this year over the same
period asi year.
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Busy Girl 17 - year - old
Bebbie Reynolds (above), of
Burbank, Calif., is pretty busy
these days. When she isn't
acting in pictures, she's work
ing hard to earn more merit
badges as a Senior Girl Scout.
She now has 42 out of a possi
ble 100. After winning the
title of Miss Burbank, Debbie
won a long-term contract and
is doing a current acting chore
in the movie "The Daughter of
Rosie Q'Grady." (Acme Tele-photo)
Santiam Levee Repairs
Portland, Aug. 25 W Revet
ment repair on the left bank of
the South Santiam river near
Sanderson bridge, 8.5 miles east
of Albany, will have a bid call
Friday, the corps of engineers
reported today.
Education Aid
Bill Stalled
Washington, Aug. 25 CP) An
eleventh-hour attempt to blast
loose the aid-to-education log
jam in the house labor commit
tee collapsed for lack of support
today.
A democratic revolt to force
chairman Lesinskl (D Mich.) to
call together the committee for
action on compromise legisla
tion, fizzled out when the rebels
failed to round up a majority
necesary for a formal call by the
chairman.
Led by Rep. Sims (D., S. C),
they were able to get only eleven
members all democrats into
the committee room. This was
two short of a majority of the
25-member committee.
A determined boycott was
staged by republican members.
They were joined by chairman
Lesinski and other committee
democrats who are opposed to
stepping into the school aid con
troversy at this session.
Meanwhile, Dr. Joseph M.
Dawson, a prominent Baptist,
pulled out of the committee's
round table discussions on the
touchy subject with a bitter
blast at chairmah Lesinski (D.,
Mich.)
Dawson declared that Lesin
ski had invited a protestant
spokesman to the discussions
only at the insistence of other
committee members.
General Clark to
Head Field Forces
Washington, Aug. 25 U.R)
Gen. Mark W. Clark, sixth army
commander, with headquarters
at San Francisco, will succpprl
Gen. Jacob L. Devers, as chief
ot army field forces on Septem
ber 30, the army announced to
day. Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer,
now deputy chief of staff, will
succeed Clark as Sixth army
commander. No successor ior
Wedemeyer as deputy chief of
staff was announced.
Devers will retire on Septem
ber 30 after 40 years of arm;
service. Headquarters for arm;
field forces is at Fort Monroe
Va.
The golden jubilee of th
founding of the Australian Com
monwealth will be celebrated ir
1951.
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