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’ ‘The most ominous devélopment since the § ,; Supreme Court issued its recent rulings that bear on attempts by the government to check the Federal Bureau of Investigation is pre- . pared to drop the prosecution of espionage ; and criminal cases if “such a drastic * should. be necessary to protect the confiden- : tial nature of its files.” It is an open question, of course, wheth- er the majority ruling in this particular in- , Stance has as wide application as some critics are giving i it, We have no idea that the hi high | court intended that j in just any criminal case Tha ge and every word it has accumulated during its investigation of that particular criminal case. ._ What we still are convinced that the court did intend is that if the defense demands to see documents related to the testimony of a particular witness, accumulated through the : acts of this particular witness, the government pa * either must expose them or drop the case. } i te ae failing to make such a distinction. * If that be a sound conclusion, then the Supreme Court’s majority returned a lamely , Written opinion, But if it is not a sound con- ' clusion — if in fact the court intended that with * ba ree mand .— then Tustice Tom C Clark ib tally correct in his somewhat irritated dissent: The government might as well stop prose- cuting criminal cases, and (to carry Mr. Jus- tice Clark's thought a litde farther} let the | crooks, the traitors and the saboteurs take X ov ave been ‘intended to avoid any such subversion of fhe | fog oD ee be ee ek ee eG 5 1957 the Communist menace is the statement that - _ the government is compelled, on demand by. , the defense, to spread out for public view any. And we incline to think the court was remiss - I anything and everything on file connecicd the immiediate case at bar must be flaunt- ed before the defense at the defense’s de-, ark is io . : . . EDITORIALS — THE DAILY PRESS : REWPORT NEWS - RANPTON - - WARWICK, VA, SATURDAY MORNINB, af BESS 28, 1957 Won't The Court Let Laws Be Enforced? Reema | : n introduced in Congress: —_ eT ee ST aR “| Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr, Yt: iter Mr. Nease . Tele, Room.. ww Miss Gandy .__— Tee Virginian Pilot Norfols Ledger Dispatch Porusmouth Times Journal and Guide Virginia Beach Sun-News Princess 4nns Free Press — SuPfolx News Herald New ort News Daily Press > New ory Nevs Vimes Heraitd ~ (IWORFOLE DIVIS Ian) Dete & 29F- 7 Eeition no ORM IN Author Ba itor “W/OWARPD AL LEE Vitse aa eemeeeereeetienenran ee a a ae reed te a ee saeneemeeine ee a a Classification NC =? FY Te NOT RECC me ° M41 AUG 2 1957 — Sn. ONOHER —emieone bene FILED SSRIALIZEDL.. FILED JUL 4 1957 FBI» NORFOLK taeeanees INDEXED. Mr. Holleman.—.