Navy Department Clears Chasanow of Security Charges
Krieger Hellas U.S.
in T
Fencers in riumph
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — The had security difficulties. All Gen- leagueS who associated with him dent investigation" but did not
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t • m bed. for
Navy Department announced t 1 es remain undis
his active reli- state whether or not it had ex •
Michigan's leading fencer and
that it has cleared Abraham
"In the absence of a statement gious life, and the high 7-esteem amined the files of the 600 civil- one of this country's fencing
Chasa.noW of security charges of reasons for the adverse deci- in which he is held in his com- ian employes at the post to as- stalwarts helped the United
made against him and that he sion of the Assistant Secretary munity." _j certain whether the same crice- States team to a recent 28 to 20
would be restored to duty at (of the Navy), it may well be be- Chasanow, commenting on his ria had been applied to non- triumph over the British Em-
once.
: lieved the proceedings which led clearance, thanked those who Jewish personnel as to Jewish
pire team- at the Toronto Expo-
This closes one aspect of a case to that decision were tainted by aided him and said he felt as if Meanwhile, attorneys Harry sition.
which attracted national atten- anti-Semitism. • he had just "woke up from a Green and Ira J. Katchen, rep-
Krieger, who competed in the
Chasanow was dismissed from bad dream."
resenting some of the suspended foil matches,
tion after Chasanow maintained
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the
Navy
Department
as
a
se-
men, wrote to Army Secretary was undefeated
that some of his accusers were
1Stevens protesting the proced ure in four bouts
motivated by anti-Semitism, and curity risk on April 7, and was Tribune Asks Action
used by 1st Army personnel se- and was victori-
Jewish organizations called on afforded reconsideration after a Against Chasanow Accusers
public outcry followed newspaper_ j NEW YORK, (JTA)—The New curity boards.
ous in competi-
the Navy to review the case.
, York Herald Tribune called this j The lawyers said employes tion against the
The finding that Chasanow's reports. A re-interrogation of
employment is clearly consistent formers against Chasanow was week for measures against those were refused the right- to con- British and Aus-
I who had "knowingly injured ' front and cross-examine wit- tralian foil
With the interests of national conducted.
The Navy said that "those in- Abraham Chasanow by bringing nesses, that information un-' champions. The
security was made by James H.
I known to them had been used Empire team
Smith, Assistant Secretary of the formants who were re-interro- false' charges against him.
Navy for Air, on the basis,of evi- gated and who had initially given The newspaper declared in an and that the Army refused de- w a s composed
tailed information on which' un- of English, Aus-
dence submitted to a special derogatory information against editorial that the Navy Depar
favorable findings were based.
.
tralian and Ca-
Mr.
Chasanow
either
failed
to
ment
had
acted
"wisely
and
well"
hearing board convened by order
Those refused reinstatement nadian fencers. Krieger
of Smith as a matter of executive corroborate their original testi- in admitting injstice to Chasa.,-
Krieger, at present, holds the
mony or were unable to produce now and in restoring him to his merely were notified that their
grace.
specifics of earlier allegations." I post. After reviewing the charges •continued employment "would Michigan championships in foil,
Smith told a press conference
A defense of Loyalty Board against him and the background not be clearly consistent with saber and epee, and is Midwest
that he felt that false allega- procedures was made by Smith of the case, the editorial con- the interests of national secur- titleholder in the foil and saber
tions. such as those lodged who sought to place the princi- eluded:
ity" under President Eisenhow ranks. He is considered one of
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against
' •• c.
pal blame on informers who sup-1 "In Mr. Chasanow's clearance, er's
195 3. Executive Order of April 27, this country's leading exponents
to national security interests
of the foiL
plied
the
Navy
with
unfounded
this
country's
sense
of
fair
play,
of the United States. He declined allegations against Chasanow. He decency and justice prevailed
to comment on whether other conceded, however, that the ap- in the end This same sense de-
Greenbelt, Md., Jews whose se- peal board might have been ".a. mands that anyone who know-
paration from the Navy Depart- little naive" in failing to invest- , ingly injured .: this m a n be
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ment was 'similar to that of . gate the informers.
brought
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Fighting
coin-
Chasanow, would be reinstated. • ! An attempt is now being*made ,
is of little avail unless
The Amercan Jewish Congress, by the Navy to prevent such ma- munisth
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we protect our own society
which welcomed the vindication
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• Stromberg
smears from receiving against use of totalitarian meth-
• Muntz
• • Crosley
Westing-
Carlson
of Chasanow as "an act of jus- 'licious
serious consideration in the fu- ods."
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house
• Dumont
tice." called upon Secretary of ture, Smith said.
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• Admiral
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the Navy Charles S. Thomas to
Smith was *asked if sworn Two More Reinstated
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• Emerson
determine whether anti-Semi- testimony would be
henceforth
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At
Fort
Monmouth
tism was the basis of false ie- required from those making al-
PARTS WARRANTIES - HONORED
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Two more
nunciation laid against him.
D
xter
Call
e
legations
and
whether
the
ac-
of
the
38
civilian
employees
sus-
Chasanow was one of five
cused would be given the right pended from their jobs at F.
Jews residing- in Greenbelt, and
If
NO Answer Call:
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to confront the accuser. He Monmouth on security charges
employed by the Hydrographic
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said that these matters would were cleared and restored to em-
Office to be suspended on se-.
have to be resolved elsewhere ployment this week, the Army
. curity grounds. His petition
in the government. announced.
asking reconsideration of the .!
The Navy Department, noting The two men, the 20th and
ease last April pointed out that
grave injustice" done to 21st to win reinstatement, were
"there are but five members of "the
Chasanow by the original state- ! Isidore Solomon, of Shrewsbury,
the Jewish faith who are or ments and the lengthy proceed -
and Harold Stein, of West,
were both Greenbelt residents ings, said it wished to emphasize 1N.J.,
Long Branch.
and employees of the Hydro-"
that the findings of the board j Meanwhile the Army had no
Proudly acclaims the American Jewish
graphic Office.
show Chasanow's life "portrays further comment to make on
Tercentenary and urges all Detroiters
"There are at least eight mem- an above-average loyal A e
pointed requests that it clarify ,
bers of Gentile faiths who are can citizen."
to listen to the Jewish Community
the nature of the investigation
both residents of Greenbelt and
Council
supervised
It also cited his "long credit- it' said it had conducted into
employees of the Hydrographic able service for the government, I
possibility that anti-Semi-
Office. All five of the Jews have his many varied civic and patrio- the
tism was the motivation for the
tic activities, his exemplary fam- suspensions.
Sunday, Sept. 12, 1 1 :1 5-1 1 :30 a.m. on
ily life, the high esteem in which The Army said last week that
he was held by his former col- it had conducted an "indepen-
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