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BROOKLYN EAGLE, MONDAY, JULY 6, 1953 Why Did Not Rosenberg Defenders Say a Word for Willi Goettling? wcygys COLUMN N. Y. Power Setback Infuriates the G.O.P. In defiance of President Eisenhower's last-minute intervention on behalf of Gov. Thomas E.

Dewey, the overwhelmingly Republican T-lnuca Pnhlie Works Committee ha voter! for appeals to the higher courts, no consideration for clemency by the equivalent of President Eisenhower. It is 1953 in East Germany just as it is here, but it might just as well be the dark ages. An all-powerful-, militaristic dictator rules. He is backed by a powerful army. What he says gees.

There is no liberty. The very wcid sis a joke. Why have not those Americans who were outraged by the Rosenberg case at least been equally outraged by the Goettling case? And the numbei iess other similar cases of plain citizens like Willi, in Poland, Czechoslovakia and elsewhere as well as in East Germany. For many of those critics of the Rosenberg case, the answer is plain. They were themselves Communists or Red sympathizers and approved the treatment given Goettling and any others who dare speak or act against the will of the Kremlin.

But there were others among those who lent their names to the Rosenberg protests who should at least feel a sense of shame today. Surely they must now realize how they permitted themselves to be used by the American agents of Moscow. We hope that those Americans will have learned a lesson from this case and be more careful about supporting phony causes in the future. But they might at least get together and say an equally harsh word about the quality of "Communist justice" in East German'. Wbat has happened to all those Americans and others who ere just recently screaming to high heaven about the injustice done by the American Government in the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg? These people saw fit to intervene in the interest of a couple of miserable traitors whose action in making vital atomic bomb secrets available to Communist Russia might some day cost the 1 es of great numbers of lo.

ni Americans. They feigned outrage at' what they termed the failure of our courts to gh the Rosenbergs a square deal. Vet the Rosenbergs had a long, fair trial. They were able to make appeal after appeal, earning their case all the way to the United States Supreme Court. We can recall no defendants ever given greater consideration.

Yet why did these Americans ai.d others not speak out when the world had a fine demonstration of the' complete lack of a fair trial, with able counsel, right to appeal and all the rest? We refer, of course, to the case of Willi Goettling. the plain citizen of East Germany who dared to against the Russian tyrants who starve and mistreat the Germans, keeping them at heel like slaves. Willi was merely stood up before a Russian firing squad and executed because he believed in freedom and a square deal. He had no able lawyers, no trial by a jury of his peers, no development of a $400,000,000 Dower project on Niagara River and Falls by private interests rather than by the State of New York or the Federal Government. It was a deliberate rebuke of the White House and Ike's favorite politician.

It is doubtful if any domestic issue has to Infuriated Capitol Hill Republicans, or so delighted the Democrats, as the Administration's apparent attempt to hand this politico-power plum to the man at Albany. He already has a leg up in the race for development of the St. Lawrence River power site, for a Federal Power Commission examiner has recommended that the license be granted to the New Y'ork State Power Authority. The combined power production from these two projects, which will form the basis of a gigantic hydroelectric pool extending from New England into the Middle West, makes it the greatest development of its kind in the country. Demanded These Prizes as Reward Dewey has demanded these prfzes as a reward for his Important role in the Eisenhower nomination and election.

With the banking, industrial and political interests involved in building such a power empire, the New Y'ork Governor also could build a ballot-box machine for h(mself or for Eisenhower in 1956. The White House behavior in this controversy also has alienated the conservative business and financial elements which contributed so heavily to Ike's triumph. Backing Ike as the apostle of free enterprise and an enemy of Federal expansion in all fields, they have regarded the disposition of Niagara's power potential as the acid test of his attitude. Unlike T. V.

Bonneville and Grand Coulee, Niagara has no allied features such as flood control, irrigation, navigation, etc. It will do nothing except to generate electricity. Five of the nation's oldest and most experienced firms have pooled their financial and engineering resources, and can develop badly needed but wasting energy immediately. All they need is a green light from Congress or the Federal government. However, when the House Public Works Committee, which is headed by Representative George A.

Dondero of Michigan, sought the Administration's final views after extensive hearings, they received four different recommendations from Ike's experts in this field within six weeks. Here is the peculiar chronology: Plugged Haider for the Governor On May 12, Robert T. Stevens. Secretary of the Army, wrote Dondero a letter which was regarded as favoring development by the five private utility firms. On May 14, Ike told a press conference that he approved construction and operation by Dewey's authority.

On May 11, also, Budget Director Joseph M. Dodge picked up the Presidential theme, and urged further consideration of the claims of the State and the private applicants. He plugged harder for Dewey than for the Mohawk power people, however. The only paint on which all spokesmen agree'd was opposition to Federal development, as proposed in a Lehman-Roosevelt bill. The payoff came on June 23, when the Dondero committee met for final action on the three Niagara measures.

On that very morning, by messenger, Rowland R. Hughes, Assistant Budget Director, sent a letter to Dondero, suggesting that the Dewey, the private companies and the Lehman-Roosevelt proposals be shelved. He said that the Budget Bureau wanted to make a further study of the Niagara problem, although it has been under consideration for many years. THE WRITERS' FORUM WELCOME HIM HOME! Congress Record Is Not Creditable ONE MAN SAYS By Robert M. Grannis Burden of Proof Rests With Matthews My complaint about modern clay schisms on highly controversial matters is that too often they leave the public in a i state of bewilder 11 1.

And a man has to take his choice he-tween two conn ting opinions, either of which a he entirely wrong. People who stir Decision of Congressional leaders to adjourn by July 31 means that there will have to be an immediate improvement in performance, if anything approaching a creditable record is to be established. As matters stand at present, there is reason only for disappointment. The new Administration's promise of distinguished achievements has not been fulfilled and there remains only a month for the completion of a great deal of important unfinished business. It is particularly disturbing to observe the disunity within the Republican majority in Congress and the absence of the effective leadership that is so essential if business is to be carried on successfully.

There is reason for dismay also in the apparent readiness of Congress to ignore responsibilities involved in platform and campaign pledges. As an example, there is Senator Knovvland's proposal to shelve the Hawaiian Statehood Bill, to which the Administration is committed, on the ground that committee inaction has made consideration impracticable this session. Amendment of the Taft-Hartley Law, also promised in the campaign, is making no progress and there is a manifest coolness toward the measure to admit 210,000 additional immigrants to the United States in the next two ears. Among the few major accomplishments of Congress up to now, there are those that are of questionable wisdom. Outstanding is the speedy enactment into law of the off-shore-oil bill, which went through both Houses and receiv ed White House approval in short order.

The new version of the Bricker Resolution to hobble the authority of the President to conduct the nation's foreign affairs under the Constitution continues to draw a surprising measure of support. It is to the credit of the Senate that it has refused to go along with the House scheme to change the United States Tariff Commission from the bi-partisan character it has held during the 37 years of its existence to a partisan body. This move represented a low order of political maneuvering. Meanwhile, the will of one man, riding an obsession, has thwarted action on extension of the excess profits tax for six months, notwithstanding, as the President has pointed out, that the money is urgently needed. Unless leadership is more effective and members are more co-operative and responsive to their obligations of fluty, the record at the end of July will fall far short of the hopes of the American people.

And the prospect of continued Republican control of Congress after next year's election will be impaired seriously. To let the question hang in midair now is not fair, because it leaves the impression with the individual that maybe he is talking about my clergyman. The thought that Commies sometimes espouse causes which we espouse, as one clergyman said, is a bit on the naive side. Your professional Rod will latch on to any issue where he sees an opportunity to peddle views out of his hate hook, and perhaps win a few converts. Justice for the Rosenbergs was hardly an honest cry for these among the who were Reds.

The Rosenbergs were given justice from A to not to mention a special assist from Mr. Justice Douglas. But the Commies preferred to attack our system and the President, and at the same time raise the utterly false issue of anti-Semitism. Commies basically are liars, with a deliberate purpose in mind. And the purpose is usually crystal clear to aid and abet the worldwide conspiracy which seeks to eliminate true freedom and substitute a vicious dogma.

Usually their own stupidity and shallowness betrays them. That is why it is difficult for me to understand why intelligent people can be fooled. ment accusing some Prostestant clergymen being sympathetic toward the Commies. But I do not join them in rejecting the charge as another threat to intellectual freedom. That approach is one of sheer oversimplification.

In recent years there have been some churchmen who have identified themselves with causes which are hardly dedicated to the American point of view on issues of grave import to the nation. I know this not from heresay but from reading the newspapers. And I have wondered how and why it is possible for anyone connected with any church to jet their names be used on behalf of people ho for one thing are anti-religious as part of the Communist beliefs. The Reds ev en teach their children to shun religion and save their devotion for the state. Dr.

Matthews is no crackpot and Johnnie come-lately in his field. He has made exhaustive studies of the situation. But now that he has spoken out about it he has a clear obligation to file a complete hill of particulars along with his indictment. Who specifically are the clergymen Dr. Matthews has in mind and what Is the proof? Holds Professional Bigots Playing Moscow's Game (Mr.

Lasky, co author of "Seeds of Treason" and an expert on subversives of the left, today turns his attention to subversives of the right.) By VICTOR LASKY I've got an idea for U. S. subversive hunters. How about investigating the crackpots of the right? I refer to the professional bigots, currently making a fast buck peddling religious hate under the guise of anti-Communism. The vast amount of hate literature flooding the nation is really worth investigating.

I am seriously wondering whether this stuff is being financed by up scraps by making startling should be strong on the factual followup as a matter of fair play. So many people read public-statements and accent them as gospel and thus unfairly condemn someone who may have been maligned without reason. Often in conversation I hear it said Joe Doakes is a Commie and that the source of the information is "they the they probably referring to' an individual whose name has been forgotten. It is no wonder that Protestant leaders have jumped all over Dr. .1.

R. Matthews, director of the Senate Subcommittee on Investigations, for his state the Kremlin. Night Traffic Court Good Idea Letters to the Editor of the Eagle The hate peddlers are playing the Kremlin game. Moscow would like nothing better than an America divided by unreasoning prejudice. Needless to sav.

any ieter Ltifcr man and' the one to whom he gave the summons. The jury found a heavy backlog of unanswered traffic violations in the Brooklyn court. This condition should be attacked with vigor as has beer) done in Manhattan where Chief Just ice Murtagh has made a determined effort to keep the calendar clean. There would appear to be merit in the suggestion to recording all traffic com ictions on the drivers' licenses. We hope that there will be prompt action on the jury's findings.

They strike us as sound. to answer those leaflets by deserting their Red masters. Several Chinese, recaptured begged to be shot, fearing that we intend returning them to the Red Hell. Only once before in our history did we ever act so shamefully in lfMoand 1010 when we forced hundreds of thousands of Russians and Poles, who had fled the Red 'tyranny, to return to their suffering homelands. Hundreds slit their throats, took poNon, or otherwise committed suicide, rather than go back.

Are we going to force a repetition of this terrible butchery? ROBERT E. WILSON'. Worried About His Nation To the Editor of the Eagle: What is America coming to? Tenants are telling landlords what to do. Workers are telling the bosses what to do. Politicians are telling the people what to do.

America is telling Korea, Japan, Germany and the rest of the world what-to do. According to Scriptures, when Lucifer tried to tell his Creator what to do, he was relegated to a special place in Creation designated as Hades. Is this what America is coming to? JOHN' CASCIONE. an and David Schine have taken quite a beating from so many quarters that, probably, this latest attack doesn't matter. "We must not be impatient with McCarthy," writes Smith, 'but we must pray for him because he is playing a dangerous game." He warns that Cohn can't be a "good anti-Communist' because he is Jewish.

The record shows that Cohn, young as he is, helped convict the Rosenbergs and other Reds. And Schine, also young (now seemingly a crime in certain "liberal" circles), has published tn illuminating study of Marxism. Moreover, he is donating his time to the Senate. True, he can afford it. But, like other rich he could be lolling on the beach.

That he isn't is to his credit. Imitators Are Legion Curiously, Smith and his imitators, who unfortunately are legion, seem to forget that many leading anti-Reds are Jewish; such men as Eugene Lyons, Isaac Don Levine, David Lawrence, George Sokolsky, Ben Mandel, Barney Balaban, Rabbi Ben Schultz, Maurice Tishman and Victor Riesel. And, of course, America's elder statesman, Bernard M. Baruch, for years the hate-mongers' number one target. One Chicago hate paper calls him "King Barney enthroned not in Palestine, but in New Y'ork, capital of Zionism." Everybody, from Eisenhower to Malenkov, takes orders from Baruch, says the sheet.

But, hate mongers, by trade, don't operate with facts. Like Communists, they operate in the realm of smear and fear. Like Communists, they relentlessly foment dissension in every corner of the land. GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty An Annual Reminder For thousands of children a welcome cry came again last week. School was out.

And before them was a whole Summer of fun outdoors as a total absence of perplexing matters related to the process of acquiring an education. We share with these children the joy of their holiday. Yet the situation is clouded by the fact some of them and not one can be spared will fall victims to careless motorists. This then is an annual reminder that the streets will be full of happy, carefree kids for the next couple of mftnths and they cannot be expected to exercise the alertness an adult does. Please drive carefully so that when school opens again we can look back and be proud of our safety record.

A Kings County grand jury recommendation for the establishment of a night Traffic Court in Brooklyn to save motorists time and expense when they are involved in traffic violations is worth careful consideration. The jurors found that many drivers prefer to plead guilty ev en when they are firmly convinced they are not. This is an unfortunate condition. The root of the trouble is that the drivers feel that lost time from work is far more important to them than suffering a penalty in the form of a fine. Certainly a night court would appeal to this group and at the same time bolster the faith of the individual in our judicial system.

Another specific suggestion by the jury urged the establishment of a special desk in day Traffic Court where not guilty pleas could be entered and trial dates set for the convenience of both the police- Potomac Fever The climbers of Mount Everest get a hero's welcome in London. The British have conquered every natural obstruction on earth except the Iri-h. Ike's riefen-p cuts 20 to the after winning approval in the Congress tru-ts the weight of Ike's judgment it'll still hp there to blame If anything goes wrong. Harry Truman wishes the United Nations "all the sutces in the Harry is ju-t the feilow to grant all the success in the world he's already given a way most of the money it. A qui kie Long Island Rail Road strike fall- commuters to New York City.

A' commuter is a fellow who has a country place to give him enough energy to work the city to finance the mortgage on it. Svi.gnian Rhee -ends a Fourth of July message to the American people. It's like the Spirit of except that this time ne have about 75 too many allies. FLETCHER K.NEBEL. Suggests New Name For City Sales Tax To the Editor of the Eagle: The recent editorial "Pro-grain for New Schools Vital Rut Financing It Is a City Problem" is constructive in that the problem is posed.

By way of -ohuion to this SlOO.OOn.OhO fund for new school building, one could ask: need the City do the financing alone? Has the State and Federal Government no obligation in this matter a public welfare measure? Perhaps, nnp solution may be that the New York City Sales tax be earmarked as a school tax. The added State and Federal (vocational schools 1 matching principle of governmental financing namely for every sales tax dollar collected by the City, the State will match such sales tax dollar from its accrued funds for school construction would help too. Indeed, if the City sales tax were known as a school tax, there may be less civ ic indignation about it: less de-ire to treat it as a mere nuisance tax; less concern about the accurate and conscientious pa nient of it. After all. the essentia! problem-solution here is to build a better world, by preparing structures which will permit the youth and adult citizens to bpcome full individuals in a City worthy of them.

FRANK P. FITZSIMONS, Deplores Prisoner Situation in Korea To the Editor of the Eagle: Very early in the history of the ''Police Action'' in Korea we began encouraging desertion among the Communist troops. Our propaganda leaflets promised them and I quote "Good food, good treatment, and eventual freedom." Our troops are hunting the brave and independent-thinking Chinese and North Korean soldiers who had the courage and the faith violence traceable to bigots is given a big play by the Red press. Currently, the bigots are liring away at the Eisenhower Administration. Gerald L.

K. for example, is telling his deluded supporters that "Bernard Baruch and his gang of powerful international Jews have captured the White House again." Perhaps this sort of nonsense should be ignored. But what's the point in failing to recognize the existence of these fanatics? Not that they are as dangerous as the Reds. ieious Stories As a matter of fact, It would be dangerous to overestimate their importance. However, let's wake up to the fact they're around, spreading vicious stories about our elected leaders.

For example. C. Leon de Aryan, in his hate sheet, describes Richard Nixon as "Little Dick," who is "now rattling about in a Vice Presidential chair that is much too big for him, put there hy the connivance of the Jewish cabal." That might come as news to crackpots of the left who still whisper around that Dick Nixon is anti-Semitic. Even Senator McCarthy is not immune from crackpot smears. Gerald Smith, probably the noisiest bigot around, accuses Joe of having gone "soft" on the Jews.

McCarthy, he complains, "in the recent investigations does not seem to be putting any Jews on the griddle." But, horror of horrors, McCarthy hired "two Jew boys" for his committee, "one a young Jew lawyer by the name of Coh(e)n and another by the name of Schlne." Roy Cohn, spelled without SOUND WIRING By F.nc.AR a. kst When I was ill some months ago. With wire my tube1! they had to sew. Now I'm a human radio. When I go strolling through the parks I catch the singing of the larks.

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