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0-19 (11-22-55) (af Ben Gold, former labor union cial and Communist, who ts a new trial because I sgents investigating another faiked with members of his } a their families. a Will U. 8. Drop Group Cases? Will the Justice Department have to give up trying Commu- Mists In wholesale groubs, such as the 11 convicted in New York in 1951, and the 14 found guilty but later freed or granted new trials in California? ‘ Answer: No, but it might safer although slower and more expensive to seek piecemeal con- victions. Can congressional investiga- , tpn committees—including tho . edncerned with labor rackets ar: fipuds of one kind or anothgr agiginst the Government—be c fident of getting facts, punish- | ee . Tol son ee, Nichols ‘what he thinks is s ent/the dicisions will go on inde Boardman ayestion, and whether he |Ihinksinitely. Answers would be a Belmont _ {his constitutional rights or/privi-/as varied as the individual vie Mason late of privacy would be vipiated ‘of persons consulted. This show), Mohr b specific questions? - if anything, that Supreme Ca Parsons . nmswer: Such gs witness has decisions this term raised almost Rosea more protection—as well as more {88 Many problems as they settled, Tamm il il ing balky witnesses and explor-/: ‘Ing entire fields or patterns of possible corruption, subversion and inefficiency? © : Answer: Not entirely confi- dent. But, according to a promi- nent House leader, specific legis- lation may not be necessary to enable committees to revise or teform their rules and proce- dures In a way to assure perti- ations. . ‘ | How For Can Witness Go? id the Supreme Court in th if Watkins case mean that a wit hess before a congressional co: mittee can determine for himsel 4 1 ~ nent questions about past assoc! ‘to the Supreme Court. The(|facing trial in Federal Court in! 1 | | much he might weil be in trouble. /tive and legislative branches are Vinterrowd | A witness takes a risk.if he chal-jHot yet quite sure what to do Tele. Room lenges committee's questions jabout it. | cee Holloman ‘Federal employes loyalty and Control Board have any future leeway—-than before. But if be This shows, too, that even the} assumes too much or cinims too highest’ echelons in the execu- Nease does not, relieve’. artment of the! immediate headache of doing: tees should decrease. It is doubt-|something about the spread of; ful whether this will make cer-llower court actions as a result) tain witnesses any more ca-op-lof Supreme Court opinions this! erative. . berm, What about the future of the Some Affected Cases Pending security system and the dis-|, Here are some of the cases cretionary authority of the Sec-|that have caused Federal prose- retary of Btate to fire employes? ouThe Comat and poner Answer: The f ~ e vernment had planned pend to # large eure may fee to use several FBI witnesses in alclsion. Dr. Otto Nathan, ex the administration and Con-{Price-fixing case in Pennsylvaniaytor of the estate of Albert Eln- gress do about the security sys-ft ‘8 unwilling to produce FB}jstein, and Mrs. Mary Knowles, #° terf overhaul recommended by(files because disclosure of rey,Plymouth Meeting (Pa.) lbra- thé) Wright commission, As for|Tuested material might do har jrian, are among numerous others Mz] Service, there is no way of|¢lsewhere. Similarly, in a nemjwhose appeals are in lower knj}wing now whether he will be |COtics case in Federal Court in|courts. Still others have beer! reihstated and given back pay|Georgla, the Government de- jcarried to the Gupreme Court in to 1951 in the State Depart-|Cided that disclosure of FBI re-|recent months.. -_ ment. Perhaps he or the Gov- etnment may return once more which now must be more precise! That, however, and pertinent than in the past./the Justice Dep Fishing expeditions by commit- Gandy —_____ John Kasper, segregationist (ny ; well as confusion, naturél o ldiliberate, as a result of th Sppreme Court's 1957 term. Bu jithis the term, not the world, tha has ended. , - court did not rule on validity of/Tennessee on contempt charges, the secretary's discretionary|was quick to demand that FBI power as such. . | files on its Investigation’ of raci Effect on Subversive Board? ‘ |disturtence}. in Clintohy Te Does the Subversive Actlyities mag ee ‘be made available to the defe to speak of? . , is * wl er, he Answer: Yes, but it will be}be‘sbletto get all thé reports he mostly talk for, the time being. wants; or whether the Govern- N. Y. Journal For more than six years the!ment will reveal any. That would American board has been hearing atgu-jnot necessarily stop, the trial. N. Y. Times ments and recommending that § SACE goes ahead with hearings a. tof determine few days later Judge Edmun erfups cited by the Atto General as Communist f mestions about the thpeert"of bon | In United States District Court the Communist Party of America|here Judge Burnita 8. Matthews be adjudged guilty of violating|yled early this month that the Subversive Activities Con-icounsel for James R. Hoffa, Wash. Post and , Times Herald 7 Wash. News a Wash. Star A-#@# ; N. Y¥. Herald Tribune N.Y. Mirror N.Y. Daily News Daily Worker The Worker New Leader —=z6 Date _#-2f-9 7 _ Intoribery and conspiracy. But in le,/Federal Court in New York a whether varlous/paimier refused a defense re- arf Communist fronts. fraudulent statements with the former Economie Co-operation Adrpinistration. . Some Appeals Filed e outcome of appeals sevéfal New York newspape corflicted of contempt of Con- . CE el f