Show Lets Let's Get to the Bottom Of This Spy Ring ness SS The Canadian spy py ring revelations call can for some thoughtful consideration on the part of ot the American people and American offic officialdom According to Information from Canada the operations of the espionage ring were first called to dominion attention by a ayoung ayoung young oung of the Russian embassy The ring allegedly operated operated operated op op- in b behalf balf of Russia and may have been seeking to learn J About bout atomic energy Now there is nothing very startling about It has as been common common practice for m many ny governments to dig up Information about what other governments are doing even doing even governments which are supposedly friendly There isn't any particular reason for us to get all upset about Russian interest in the secrets of atomic atomic tomic energy When you are trying to keep something secret you ou must expect t those not in the know to become curious and to try to find out what they can But there is a point in this Canadian spy business which merits our attention It is the indication that the spy ring was largely made up of Canadian communists or sympathizers some of whom were were Canadian government One of those arrested was an official of the labor progressive party which Absorbed the the- deceased Canadian communist st party Representative Rankin a member of the house un-American un activities committee has charged that the C Canadian nadian spy ring extended Into this country and possibly into some soine United States government departments This is a matter which ought to be investigated thoroughly and the facts learned given to the public If it is true that American and Canadian communists or travelers fellow-travelers have been helping soviet Russia in espionage in these two countries then th the point should hould be definitely established and openly de de- de dared The American people should be told if any group of individuals purporting to o be loyal Joyal American citizens are abusing their rights as citizens by serving as spies for fOXa fora a foreign power It isn't of moment who that foreign power is or what the organization or group is Any group of Americans spying for any foreign p power forfeits all rights of citizenship and should be scorned and repudiated by every loyal American l Lets Let's ts t's get to the bottom of this espionage business If American Ameri Ameri- can communists or fen travelers fellow in or out of government employ have been spying for soviet Russia lets let's e. e expose pose them so IO that the American people can deal with them as the traitorous rats th they y would thereby have proven themselves to be And lets let's' not worry about any Russian adverse reaction We are sure lure that the Russians will respect us the more if we deal deat vigorously b disloyalty to America just as Russia has dealt and would i deal deat vigorously with any such traitorous actions on cn the part of her citizens |