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Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy — Part 2
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Senator from
FBI ALREADY KNOWS
.Asked-why he did not turn the
ist qver to the FBI, he said th t.
geney already know who the .
Wisconsin to
Fere and what they are doing.
until the justice department au-
thorizes it, and the justice depart-
Speak Tonight
ment, in turn, won't move until it
has been approved by the state de-
partment" he charged.
"These' 57 names are no secret
Sen. Joseph McCarthy said to-
to anyone willing to do a Jittle
"While those records are not
day he would name at Ieast four
available to me, I know absolute yj
"known Communists" in the U. S.
ton.
hat one group of approximate y
state department when he ad-
"But the state
department's
300 was certificd to the secretary
dresses Nevada Republicans at a
policies being what they are, ap-[f!
discharge. He actually di
Lincoln day dinner here tonight.:
parently no one can take any ac-
Charged only approximately 80.
He told a Gazette reporter the
fdir are among 57 Reds whole
nomes he is willing to turn ov
Thuman and force him to cleas
to Pres. Harry Truman "for at
Hiss.
Ot the department."
"I would suggest, therefore, Mr.
propriate action."
He gave reporters the names oPresident, that you simply pick up.
:
BLUNT TALKER
said were Communists and who he!how many of those whom yyur.
The blunt-talking
Wisconsin?
will name in his talk tonight.
board has labeled as dangerous, he
Republican dispatched a telegram!
"If you use them, however, you'll failed to discharge..
placed in the department by Alg.
to the president from Reno this
be doing so at your own risk," hef
Hiss, and all of those still workin
morning, offering to submit the
warned.
pidding the state department to]in the department listed by.
list to the chicf executive imme-.
Qh
diately.
with 57 suits against me myself, if
Hegard...to the Communistic con- curity lists.
2. Revoke an order which plo
know the names of still more state]
list."
ment...we haye been able to com--
vided that congressional commit
department Communists, hel
SENDS TELEGRAM
pile a list of 57 Communists.
tees could obtain no informatiol
"simply should pick up his own
In his telegram sent to the presi-.
phone"' and ask his secretary of
$ate, Dean Achcson, for them, the.
Failure on the president's par
said, in part:
enator said.
"will label
th
Frankly admitting he was seel]
Wheeling...I stated the state d.
Hg to bring public and politic 1
' being disloyal."
Ifellow of international Commun
Prrnnn dyn uo deng on rrnrenan
Partment harbors a nest of Con?
The telegran went on to de-[ ists," the senator charges..
hunists and Communist symp!
administration, Mr. McCarthy said
'mand. that the prcsident take two
"Certainly this Iabel is not d
Ipyal American but a politically
steps "as the ninimun which can[served by the hundreds of thou
He viewed the president as
foreign policy.
Ip expected of you in this case:
I'sans of Ioyal American Demogat:
expedient one."
"I further stated I have in my
11. Demand that Secretary Ache- throughout the nation, and bytl
"If I can make it politically in-
Iya
Communists to remain where they
ent. A state department spokes-
conplete
report of all persegs house," the telegram concluded..
are, then he'll just have to clean
man promptly denied this.
out the state department,"
the
"You can convince yourself of the!
Senator said.
falsity of the state department!
The Wisconsin Republican has
claim very easily. You will recall
charged in a series of speeches
that you personally appointed a
Ihich began earlier this week at!
board to screen state departme
heeling, w. Va., that the stat
employes for the purpose of wee'!
d partment employs many Com
ing out fellow travelers. Your boa?
munists or fellow travelers.
...named hundreds which it list
own list of "known Communists'*
as 'dangerous to the security of the
numbers 57.
I nation.'
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