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G O o American Communists Said Still a Threatening Menace Thursday, February 7, 1137 MEDFOHD (OREOOK) MAIL TRIBUNE 1YOTX Editor', not.: This ts the wroni of thr. 4lipatch?f on th Communist Pxtj In the Lniud Stawi. Br ROBERT E. JACKSON United Press Correspondent' New York UP, Is the Com munist party in the United Statei till menace? s Many people ask the question In seriousness pday. The subject of Communists. America, once In bannerlines evry hour, has ceased to be a big story, election Issues or source of fear. The "scare" is over, o O Blows Eras Threat There are those who nay that the pulverising blows t.en by the party on de-Stalinization and Hungary and the effective counter-action of the FBI have erased ny threat to security. But others, including FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover, fear the danger is still there in a new form. In the late 1940s n early 50s. spurred by the sensational trials of Alger Hissj the Rosen bergs and top Communists, a "crash" program turned up Reds In the government, in unions, in Hollywood, inthe armed forces nd in some places where there were none. A few men seized on the cold-war time rush to "can out the Reds"Oto frighten the daylights out of tjf$ American public. CSome innocent victims were caught up. Partly Outlawed The entire country now is tak ing a sober second glance at the conscience-wrenching problem of providing libly yet security, of guaranteeing const 1 1 if t i o n a 1 rights without risking the safety ' nt tha rpnnhlir President EPenhowr's Depart ment of. Justice emphasizes that despite -flie long dejays in board and court actions affecting Com munists, it prefers this to any hasty infringement of civil lib erties which would violate the Constitution. While It did not make mem bership in the paty a crime, the Communist Control Act of Au gust 1954, in effect outlawed the Communist party. The Subver sive Activities Control Board ruled in J 953 that the Commu nists are puppets" of tre Soviet Union. The control act required the Reds, as "agents of a foreign power," to register their mem bership and sources of funds. It denied them passports and cut ! off government labor negotiation ! machinery to Red-led unions. Yet it is 1957, and the party ' still has not complied with the ; law to register. Chiefly because I of delays caused by repudiation of testimony by "turnabout" I witnesses, the issue is still in the courts. Still Doing Business Five top Communists released from jail terms which they ser ved for advocating a conspiracy were rearrested immediately on charges of being members of a Optimism Told in Airline Strike Threat Washington (U.R) A federal mediator said vjday he was op timistic (that a contract settle ment between Pan American Airways n$ l.00 of its pilots would b reached within several days. The Airline PUpts Association Tuesday night' called off a threat net,strike and agreed, to nego tlateurther at the request of fedejKiI mediators. Officials ftf both sides met Wednesday with the mediators. Thetalks were scheduled to con tino today. LeyerettsrEdwaeds, a member of tt Federal Mediation Board whojnet with both sides, said he Jtyatight a ettlemnt could be ag?er upori. J3ut he indicated .gjrreral dajs ojL bard bargaining Stitt layhead " The Afrline filots Association has threatened it can immediate ly call sP strike If negotiations stall again. Bulletin Explains Various Elements In Rural Residence Corvallis City dwellers eye ing a spot in the country rural residence, part-time or full-time farm can check points to con sider in a new bulletin just pub lished by the Oregon State col lege extension service. Country living, transportation, services and utilities, the land, and ways to finance the venture are. among points examined in the bulletin, "Do You Want to Live in the Country?" Copies are available to Oregon residents through local county extension offices or the OSC bulletin clerk, Corvallis. Notes Various Aspects The bulletin points out the importance of studying all as pects of rural living and then making a "family decision." For example, the extra living space may require extra work by the entire family. Often overlooked items In clude flow of water from a do mestic system. The bulletin gives requirements for house use and the added need for lawn and garden. Yearly round-trip costs to jobs and schools are charted for various distances. Other han dy reference charts include a list of labor requirements and estimated production costs per acre for various crops suited to small acreages. Tips Offered Tips for evaluating tha land soil, irrigation source, drainage, and serious weed problems are offered along with suggestions for appraised building and equipment needs. Opportunities to gain added Income from farm forestry, fruit and vegetable crops, specialty crops, and animals are reviewed briefly. A handy section of the bulletin is a buyer"s checklist for judging country properties and homesites to help think through the proposed move. One Out of Three Workers is Woman Washington U.R) The Labor Department reported today that nearly one out of every three American workers is a woman. The department said a record average of nearly 21 million women held jobs last year out of total average 65 million em ployed persons. Here's to you, brother, if you're a Bourbon Man ; -pw ' This is bourbon at its best. Virile. Robust. Smooth the way you wish all bourbons were. These axe not just words the proof is in every barrel. Every bottle. Every glass. Extra years enrich Old Hickory's great bourbon flavor. OS3HVIP IN THI SIST CUCtll Olii HICKORY BOURBON SIX YEARS OLD 430 4 5Ct SJCK01J 215. Pint I 3 FROOF OLD HICKORY DISTILLERS COMPANY PHILADELPHIA, PA. I' group dedicated to the over throw of the government. But they are free on bail and doing business as before. The administration opposed the control act, objected to out lawing the party and won't tele graph its next punches. In this calmer atmosphere, many Americans have forgotten that there are still Communists among them. There aren't as many as be fore. Membership down two thirds In 10 years, has fallen from 80,000 to a mere 20,000. Sympathizers have diminished from 600,000 to under 200,000. The Daily Worker has suffered a "catastrophic" loss of ads and a dip in circulation from 38,000 to 10,000. Treasury In the Red The party's treasury Is as red as its emblem. It spent SI. 5 mil lion on bail and legal fees in the trials. It says it is running at a $200,000 annual loss. The government raided its key of fices last year, charging the party with owing back taxes. The party's grip on trade un ions, once a source of funds, is slipping. The Reds say they led one-fifth of the unions in the United States in 1942. Today, they say, it is only three per cent. What danger is there from this? Says Hoover: As Deadly as Before "The Communist conspiracy is as deadly now as it was be fore . . . We relax our vigil at our peril . . . The American public must not be lulled into complacency by the" new Com munist propaganda line . . . The current Communist tactics do not change the basic goals of Communist conquest." Hoover noted that 10,000 Communists in China grew to six million and conquered a na tion of half a billion. Italy's Communists dwindled to 20,000 to increase again to two million. Observing the cataclysms caused by the Nazi-Soviet pact, a New York newspaper ran a series called "The Collapse of American Communism." That was in 1939. In tomorrow's article, las! In the series, Jackson says that Am erican Communists are looking to American Negroes, inflation and a sharp shift In tactics to spark a comeback. Feminine Flattery! 9064 """ft- I Li IB Siren slim and there's no line more flattering than this willowv sheath dress! Our new PRINTED Pattern makes it easy 1 to sew, as it is beautiful to wear. Notice the glamorous de colletage deeply V'd, with but terfly bow. Printed Pattern 9064: Misses' Sizes 10, 12, 14, 16. 18. Size 16 , requires 3 yards 39-inch fabric. Printed directions on each pat- ; tern part. Easier, faster, accur- j ate. 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