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...able, dogged, unhysterical investigator of Communism. As member of House Un-American Activities Committee, presented the cases against Gerhard Eisler and Eugene Dennis, 1947; took part in investigation of Communism in Hollywood; co-author of Mundt-Nixon Bill requiring registration of Communists. Was largely responsible for resolute pursuit of Hiss investigation, repeatedly saved the case from being dropped by going out himself and digging up facts. Said Whittaker Chambers in Witness: "Richard Nixon made the Hiss Case possible." Nixon, however, is no McCarthyite (he did not applaud McCarthy's speech to the convention), is favoring legislation giving witnesses...
Thumbs up on your May 26 Chambers-Hiss article. Mr. Chambers deserves all your accolades for doing what many other so-called civilized people should be doing-regaining their perspective in relation to one another. The basic fight . . . is between materialism and spiritualism, that quality which distinguishes man from the rest of nature...
...state that the "Hiss-Chambers case has stirred the whole spirit of the time." If this is true, it is to be deeply regretted that the spirit of the time is such as to allow one man to be chastised by society while another, equally guilty of the same things, is respected and admired. Hiss was sent to jail for perjury, and Chambers not only goes free but at the same time becomes a respected man. Is this a democratic concept of justice...
President Conant expressed regret that the spirit of the American "reformer" has been broken in recent years under the burden of reactionary and fanatic Communist pressure. He referred to "the successful attempts by certain groups and individuals to undermine the status of all reformers... The conviction of Alger Hiss and the confession of Klaus Fuchs have been heavy blows to those who 'would win more victories for humanity.' For the time being, the reformer must struggle against a dark blanket of public suspicion woven by the same types of persons who have always fought him but now are aided...
...period of extreme uncertainty. Too much has happened in the last 25 years to make the members of the class of 1952 believe that beyond mundane effort lies a nebulous ideal. To those who "would win more victories for humanity," President Conant reminded that the conviction of Alger Hiss and the confession of Klaus Fuchs have been heavy blows against the tradition of progress through reform and that now "a dark blanket of public suspicion woven by the same type of persons who have always fought the reformer but now aided by the revelations of the traitorous actions...