| Show C T n idea from other f From the Shamokin Citizen Sha Sha- Pennsylvania Of all the themen themen men who have come In conflict with the House Un-American Un Activities Ac Ac- Committee none has acquitted acquitted acquitted ac ac- ac- ac quitted himself so well as Method Method- lit Bishop O. O Bromley Oxnam An Angry 1 because he believed publicity publicity pub pub- released by the committee from a file roe kept on his activities s suggested he be was a Communist sympathizer the bishop requested the hearing to clear up Inaccuracies inaccuracies sties and misrepresentations Usually the advance publicity given to men who are to appear before the committee puts put them at ata a severe disadvantage Frustrated by quasi-Judicial quasi procedure that puts the burden on th them m to prove themselves free tree of the Communist taint many explode In emotional tirades tiradell against the committee dl directing di more suspicion against themselves The applause that greeted the bishops bishop's jabs labs against the methods of ot the committee Indicated indicated In in- in defense of his activities activities ac ac- ac had won the spectators spectators' support The bishop did not quibble about the question of ot Communism lIe He did not seek the shelter of ot the Fifth Amendment against Incriminating himself He definitely stated that he was no Communist He made no apology for tor his membership In to in or 01 organizations or- or which he believed were helping to free tree people from op ope op- op lie He pointed out that organizations organizations or or- or- or in which he was active were not listed as subversive at atthe I the time Urne I I From news accounts published t i of ot the hearin hearing It would appear i that the committee has nothing I material to back up charges that the Methodist leader Is now or ever was either a Communist or a Communist Communist Com Com- sympathizer The infiltration techniques developed de d. developed de- de by the Communist party are capable of bringing into ill repute re r. repute re- re many fine organizations whose purposes are wholly commendable whose leadership is devoted to to causes worthy of ot the support e at 01 loyal Americans Declaring an individual individual in in- in- in guilty by br association can further the Communist aim of ot dis di disrupting disrupting dis- dis democratic procedures and undermining American Institutions These Thee major criticisms of ot certain certain certain tain practices of ot the Un-American Un Activities Committee have been made before sometimes by devotees devotees de de- de of ot communism as a means meant of ot protecting their underground or 01 organizations organizations or- or from investigation but butmore butmore butmore more often by loyal Americans seriously seriously seriously se se- se- se concerned about the Individuals Individual's Individuals Individual's In In- In rights to a fair hearing Bishop Dishop Oxnam in the forthright defense of ot himself and indirectly of ot the religious denomination he represents represents represents rep- rep resents has brought t more serious attention to the issue than any previous previous pre pre- critic I |
