Twelve of the accused had their say before the House Un-American Activities Committee in the Communist espionage investigation last week. When the week was over, the contradiction of stories was greater than ever.
Only two of the witnesses admitted that they knew dark-haired Elizabeth Bentley, the self-confessed Communist spy. (But none admitted knowing that she was a spy.) Many of the people named by Miss Bentley—either as co-spies or as purveyors of confidential Government information—admitted that they knew each other. Three also said that they had been visitors at a small, red...
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