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. utes we BARE sued ISS DEARAS QUITSU.S. POST IN LEAK’ CASE Public Warned Of Red Infiltration BY PHILIP DODD (See Ediforial on Page 72) Miss Miriam M. de Haas. forms er Jegal examiner of the govern. ment’s lovaity review beard, re- signed yeslerday after issuing a public lelicr Warning of Commnu- nist infillratian of federal agen. cies. The civil service commission abnnovneed the resignation had been accepted. Miss de Haas had been under ruspension without pay since Sep- dember after comimission investi- gators had chareed her with “leak- ing” confidential information rbhout the boerd’s activitics, Two frand jury ingutsitions and pro- tracted secret questionyig by gov. ernment investicators followed her suspensian. Public Letier Praised In ber Jetter. rm as a paid ad vertisement in The Times-Herald, Miss de Haas said she had given oul information about Commu. nists in the goyernment and had’ “seen ta it’ that it reached Sen. McCarthy (R) of Wisconsin, who, has yocked the nation with his) charees Red sympathizers infest. fovernment agencies, partiewariy the State department. Miss de Haas told a reporter yeslerday she had reetired ‘manr” telephone calls praising her letter. some of them from povernmeni workers, including “highly placed” government off}. cials. Some caliers offered to help pay for the advertisement, which eost her $648, she said. A war vhrertretnt her a $2. bi J NOV 1ié jos? — otis Means of SOppgrt | Miss de Haas said she had no, other means of support than her: £7,800 government job. She said’ she used a bequest from her late | mothers estate to pay for the" Times-Herald sdverticame i are ets Cd ai advertise nent. i “T [rik if was my duty to let! people know the facts and Tm sure: mother would bave agreed,” she! suid. The advertiseme nowas add dressed | fo "my [elloy Americans” and! Aid in part: | “Observing the courageous fight | on Sen, Jasrph MeCariny, I have; acen lo ik that pertinent infemsna t ! t i ' i ers eee ty iornnita- tion was made available ta him| as well as te other members of, Congress, f did not know Sen. MeCarthy, be had no teason ta’ know ihe sourer of his informa: tion. and he is of course unaware! that lam making this statement.” Miss de Haas explained that inj her job with the Jovalty vevie! board, in which she analyzed and) evaluated evidence relating to the! loyalty of governmené employes, | she was ina position ta learn the} extent of Communist infillration dn the cover: “Because of (he natural Ameri-; ean tendenry ta believe in the lovalty and sincerity of others.” fie adverilsement said. “I have Jearned the hard w ay of the ex. tent of the Communist conspiracy in our midst—of the almost un- Delievable success of Communists and Communist sympathizers in infiltrating thruout any govern. ment, and particularly into llinh, strategic, policy-making pasitions.” Silence a Crime Miss de Haas said Usat for her to commit the “easy erime of silence” would aid and comfart the Communisis and contribute io ihe betraral of her country, So. she said, she tried (o bring fhe matters she had discovered to the ationtion of members of Congress. MeCarthy, she sald, “undoubtediy” was able to recog- nive the “atuhentieily and relja- biliivw' of the information he re- erived, “The evidence he has passed on to you,” Miss de Haas said in her public letter, “has never been suc- sesMPnttretitroverted.” ae ( H | i ment, J ty Tolson _ Ladd Nichols __ Belmont _ Clegg Glavia Harbo Rosen Tracy Laughlin Mohr Winterrowd _. Tele. Rm. Holloman Gandy ) Af wf Vv of tia? . ress -f 3 uly en ee ee Times-Herald Wash. Post Wash. News Wash. Star N.Y. Herald N.Y. Mirror N.Y. Compass Date: . Tribune t é eee a —— oe nanan aa corneas neers