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ee a in oe =: , Mr. h - Mr, Supreme Court Abets - Me. WoC Sullivay . \ ; : de, Room - Our A’ ellow Travelefs’ Mr. Haan Misfssippi's Senator Eastland 4nd other Se WANey apprelensive leaders in Congress have been} ren Prompt to condemn the latest in an almost unbrokes string of pro-Red decisions handed down by the U. S. Supreme Court — its June 16 ruling that t ate Department cannot deny travel passports to Communis sym- ee ee ae The Court held that no existing statute au- thorized the Secretary of State to deny pass- ports because of beliefs or associations’ of the applicants, In effect, this ill-consider- ed ruling permits subversives and fellow travelers to come and go at will. Senator oa Eastland suggests that the Suupureme Court "has pot only invaded the legislative field ‘yy again but has also arrogated powers of the Executive Department, Goaded by this dangerous ruling, Rep, Francis E-Walter has introduced legislation fe ee, which would give the Secretary of State FE: broad discretion in denying passports to al- leged Communist sympathizers and persons THE CLARION-LEDGER JACKSON, MISS. whose foreign travels he thought would be prejudicial to the nation’s best interests, The Walters bil directa that investigative files be used in passport cases and that the so-called “right to travel should be reas- onably limited as a matter of national se- curity. , wo This bill or similar legislation should be enacted immediately, as a matter ‘of com- mon-sense caution. Certainly the State De- partment must have authority to withhold foreign travel privileges from known Com- murists, persons going abroad to support Red vements, persons ynder Communist Party Womination and thosé why follow the lg t party Jine. , oo Wittout such remedial legislafion our ene-. _ mies will be free to use the “right to travel” as a weapon which might eventually deprive ; us of our right to exist as a free nation, Date 6-27-58 wwe ee ell Swewewe es em ~— Editor te Me _ HEDERMAN, J mwee- a FLL US SUPREME, COURT DECISION ~ i= : 167 JUL 1g | — 185 sas~ 4M om