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- ooh Y : oe It was otated that Movalty* wae » commonly used for a standard of” oan eligibility for employment and the meaning of tho word le assuted. However, {t was noted that in the CSA reporta such words as "Liberal", "Soctalist® and © "Communist" were assumed to de interchangeable terns and ell were {nconsistent - with "loyalty"®. Bc ; ree leuiiet ae _ Vague language, it was indteatea, may be | deotrgite in cortain (netences, but it should not be permitted to result in the dismissal of employees where the findings were drawn from opintons and beliefs which could not de held uP A the courte. ‘ iain ed fvidenee that & person uttered certein views may suggest further . investigation but there should ba no confusion between those vwlews snd j ultimate disloyalty. It was stated that a reflection of American history _ ehould demonstrate that persois who seek to change the existing form of our government may still be intensely loyal, on cecepted eudjective standards, to. the governnuent and traditions of the United States and 1 they are. not i necessarily disloyal when they hold unpopular vicws. | | | Turthersore, this consideration was Lmortant, according to the survey, . since even Communista frequently argue that they seek, oul of their loyalty to = ; the United States, a form of government which they consider superior... "That these protestations may be sincere fe indicated ty the not infrequent cases of Communists who heve left the Party and abjured the faith because of disilluston- ment," It was concluded that any standard which does not consider the liberty of the American citizen to hold and discuss umpopular views and dy peaceful and lawful means to convince othera cannot be applied + ag aD acid fest for Joyelty i , to the United States, a sae a vet p Yo ce ae a guilt by Adsoctntton--Overt Acts - eo cae oe ~ According to the report, it wae comnoaly contended int persons should de dianpproved for employment because of their apsociatet, which standard wre: referred to as "gulit by aasocfation®. fhe Secu rity Committee used association . ae 4 ground for a finding of guilt. It was stated. that such standards of guilt, completely unauthorized by law or by policy of gcvernnent, may de imposed with. . consequences that appear to be arbitrary, if. not prrenatenbe at; ee ae s O59 ') @he standard of fovert acte" yas Atent eyed with the ‘atatonent that”: " should we spplied with onjeckirity, reanalyzed ani rentatods © ee ginlag ee |