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Mr. f. Tel Loom |. Tie, Hos a # —— Hoover's | Criticism Testhibity critical of the Supreme for funds to run the FBI in the com: ¢ | cours was given by J. Edgar Hoover very ing fiscal year. He could be excused, the Federal Bureau of g therefore, for emphasizing the diffi. Investigation, before a House Appro- | culties which confront his depart- priations subcommittee on Jan, a6. ment. Not, however, tor cri nang Le, ot i ‘A chief of pace does not or bee ha victed 108 Communist .@inarily take it upch himself to vaave con party {second-guess a judge, and this Is , deaders -of violating the Smith Act, what Hi \ | sbut as a result of Supreme Court I exactly oover was doing. Ny ' decisions only 59 of those convictions = «The gu : » Supreme Court has said there have been allowed to stand. are constitutional defects in some of much of his testimony Hoover the Jaws which the FBI is trying to | as quoting others —~_“a top Com- enforce. Instead of telling Congre , | t functionary,” otherwise un- sn effect, that he thinks the Suprem ea ane late one Cemdozo of - Court is wrong, Hoover should bf e U. S. Supreme and Judge : , ‘John C. Bell Jr. of the Pennsylvania *SKIng Congress to revise the laws, ‘Supreme Court—but he was his own 7” muthority for the observation that: “The courts must eventually ; come to grips in a realistic manner i .with facts and join all forcés for good ‘ An protecting society.” The Implication ¥ was clear - that the Supreme Court is not - now dealing realistically with | _ facts and helping to protect AKRON BEACON JOURNAL . sneetey. tr - Akron, Ohic ound + ees an ver was appearing before the we ony ttee in support of a request *! eet May 12, 19538 Editor, John S. Knight er ne 32 MAY 281958 eh tle eee + es not . ee