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Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy — Part 20

91 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: Cold War & Communism · Topic: Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy · 91 pages OCR'd
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a: tae tall a ce 2 me ables Se oT private files so they could learn cCarthy was repeatedly har- Ma rk assed by the Democratic'tfis, Who demanded that he turn over his Senate Probe Of State Dept. Abrupt Recess Is Called by Tydings the name of a certain “high State department official.” This individ- ual had used pressure, McCarthy said, to change the evidence which had resulted in the dismissal of a “flagrant homosexual and associ- te ate of Commiun.sts.’ Gave Name in Private McCarthy gave the committee in private the name of the homo- sexual, but refused to divulge the By WILLARD EDWARDS + ndname of the high official, assem. e Senate investigation pf ‘Communists in the State depart-. mens was abruptly recessed yes- erday until next week after & turbulent second-day session at which Sen. MeCarthy (R) of Wis- consin labeled the probers ‘“s tool of the State department.” | The Senate foreign relations subcommittee, directed to make the inquiry, announced after & two-hour closed session that Mce- Carthy would again be heard ‘ta next Monday. Chaig- Picture on Page ¢, Sec. I n Tydings of Maryland said the Wisconsin senator would be permitted to testify all day long | iwithout interruption Tygings also revealed that Doro- thy#enyon 62, a U. S. representa- tive on a United Nations commis: | sion, whose term ended Jan. 1, would be permitted to answer Mc- Rha ha pert ned req lclaring the allegations of numer- ‘ous Communist-front connections [(Cgmmunist causes,” Carthy’s charge next Tuesday. d requested the hearine h d= | TOMO wit dito aig, Ul" were ‘ ‘maliciously false. . Jessup Can Answer ; . Mmbassador-at-large Philp ¢. Jepsup, also named by McCarthy asfhaving ‘an unusual affinity for will be per- mitted to testify next week if he wants to, Tydings said, Jessup. ‘now in Europe but expected back in Washington shortly, has not asked for a hearing, Tydings said. The three Democratic members of the subcommittee — Tydings, Sens. Green of Rhode Island end McMahon of Connecticut — con- tinued their “filibuster” against McCarthy yesterday preventing him from presenting any new eyi- dence, He has said he is ready | h evidence in 80 cases." ing he le had no documentary Pro ft @ would not indulge in “gue hearsay.” When the verbal prodding con-: bent 2 F .75- it. -- ae | atk . VALUE, WLOVADUILY BZCccusead tne ' Democrats of seeking—-not the name of the high official—put the Mames of his State department. informants. “You're being used as a tool of the State department,” he told the committee. “It wants the names of my informants so that their heads can be cut off. The State depart. ment also wants to see my files so that they can rifle their own files ithout being caught short. " room. ‘gasped and the committe: members showed their anger. Mr Mahon “shouted that McCr~th hadmade. “an irnrnenemnenvle Speec. againsy tre best interests of United States,” but Tydings ap- peared quieted by the charge and eventually agreed with “the point made,” by McCarthy. initely Worse’ "Now the next case which I shall present to the committee is infinitely worse than this Kenyon! case," began McCarthy, lifting a. mass of documents to the table before him. “] think the President has a re- aponsibility to call the loyalty board before him and find cut why Miss Kenyon was declared loyal. "Tt is his duty to find out why the loyalty board declared r loyal without even questio when they had & report from Per thet che helongsd ta more FDL wat SE belonged A? A am Boye ee bd Res PTW eines 3 At WN BB ise = TOO ee in the big hearing = “f 4 (rs Tolson_ Ladd___ Clegg__ Glavin_ Nichols Rosen_ Tracy__ Harbo__ fa i’ 2 Timee-Herald Wash. Post Wash. News é/ Wash. Star N.Y. Mirror
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