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(ei ee ee ee C yr ae 2 eee - ~~, ™ L 2 ee ‘ \ rl é + see / | Republic. British Guiana has elected a Commmist governmenty / > BIS (Wo Ly SUNDAY NIGHT BROADCAST ~ x) (_ “ERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANY ¢ . *ON ep py George E. Sokolsky, September :, 1957 a Rr GOOD EVENING, THIS IS GEORGE SOKOLSKY TRANSCRIBING ON THE FORCES EVENTS OF THESE DAYS, BUT FIRST MAY I PRESENT OUR ANNOUNCER FOR A Te fas 84 Po a= A al a. ——— we f%) WLVIli NABI Gna Lie Suprene © vw rece Mr. Holloman. The Supreme Court has had before it 29 cases dealing with question pad Gandy— civil rights but involving in most instances criminals, spies, communists an other __- evil and malicious persons. In cases in which full opinions were prepared, n' were unanimous and in four the only dissenter was Justice Tom Clark. Occasionall Justice Frankfurter wrote a concurring opinion, particularly when he apparently felt that his brothers on the bench were running away with their logic. The reason that the Supreme Court took thia position is that becauge of changes in the Court during the Eisenhower Administration, the Court shifted from a majority that accepted a doctrine of strict construction of the Constitution to pj a majority that believes in such loose construction of the Constitution as to amount to independent legislative action. hie The Commission on Law and Social Action of the American Jewish Congress has issued a brochure on the subject, highly praising this Court but on grounds which are clearly incorrect. After stating the change in personnel after the appointment to the bench of Messrs. Warren, Harlan, Brennan and Whittaker, this American Jewish Congress pamphlet says: "The other crucial factor explaining the reversal of the Court's position the sharp lessening of international tension during the past few years. When c 8 the Cold War was most severe, the fear of Communism within the United States reached extreme proportions. The Supreme Court reflected the popular mood and was reluctant to upset any government attempts to control intemal subversion. i be "With the easing of relations between the United States and the Soviet Union, there has been a substantial lessening of fear about domestic Communists as a serious threat to America. The Supreme Court both reacted to and helped shape this new climate of security by issuing a series df decisions that have moved the balance in favor of constitutional liberties." This report was issued in August 1957 when the relations between the United States and Soviet Russia were at their lowest. Syria had just taken steps which virtually made that country a satellite of Soviet Russia. Egypt is conduct— ing a violent anti-American campaign throughout the Arab world, particularly = <7 om eo wt wee ewe Tr. bh. Oa Teta. £.-= attacking Pakistan, beceuse of its closeness to the United btates, and Jordan for having come under American influence. Three “Uatin American Presidents had been assassinated by Commmists, the theory being, in those countries, that if the top man is knocked off, chaos must result and that can lead to a Communist victory. Cuba is actually in a state of revolution, the Communists seeking to replace the Batista government with a United Front regime that can only result in Communist control, The same effort is being made, but less successfully, in the Dominican . # The Disarmament Conference in London is a failure. NOT RECORDED Ton M1 SEP 25 1957 At the same ‘time, a violent propaganda is being waged in the United States for the recognition of Red China by the United States amdethoUebtedNations. /