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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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witiSO4 | | Fill Frobe I's On Me(arthy Charge | Of Subversive Ring | Uproar Marks Speech; Senator Lists 81 Reds In State Department By Cecil Holland ge in the State Department were! | : said he would move alg Senate Foreign, He Indicatrd this course is course after; Senator McCarthy thy aired his Charges in a_ five-hour Senate, speech tasi might and said that: nox Sore w Work: for_the department. enators Rounded Up Twice. an uproarious and acrimon- iol session that saw the sergeant. at arms twice ordered to round up absent members, Senator Mc- Carthy refused Democratic de- mands that he name those sus- pected of being members of what he described as “an espionage ring in the State Department.” In_his racitai of cases, the Sen- ator_charecd: 1 A A member pa “big three irettin: Is een epy Tine. in_the ciale | De epariment, and their ouster | operations. i Shadowing Described. 3. One of the trio is “one of our {posts in & “Europe.” 4. An individual now working Bb ec that “contact with, an espolnake whe “were later fired. he deseyibed - minister" | was found to found to ' tact with a Sr The” Senate woman as a fe fovmer_top. official of the department's Office of Inter- national Education, which handles ee oice_ of Ametica broadcasts. Connecticut, Lehman of New nn sel ‘and Withers Charecs by Senator Mcfarthy, | yublican, of Wisconsin that’ a epueaean of Wisconsin aj mit names. Senator Lucas shout- needed toduy for a full “cOnBres- | | BL Bue, 1 Relations Com-. mittee invest gate the accusatiot accusations. mittee Wee BI “Comin unists have worked 0 _ oy! | @cULiy —— 1 Bona, | files. | could not commit the President: he organization wno_faned to ‘pel security clearance in the sip gcn-me ‘House speech writer. He said this ‘individual has a _relative wi with thal ‘financial interest in the Daby, orker. Communist newspaper 2. Two men ana a woman make foreign n ministers” who holds “one 1o of the iicsr “important listening won, to adi ‘in the Sofice of ap Assistant Sec- rélary_of State was shadowed by une Pedaval Bureau_of. “Inveslig - nin 1946 aud was found to_be espoina Al { i foe UN Seid tbe mar iLshadowed and ve _been in con- agent. “described the ibed ~Sapeion Me Mee had. t pale the of ork of Kentucky all! Democrats, demanded time and again that Senator McCarthy sub- Senators Lucas, McMahoi :ed that the charges had “put a cloud” over the State Department ana oaddad: “IT want to get the honest-1to- Senate Marjority Leader Lucas! Gog Americans there out from: ©. under that cloud. The pr oper com.-, mittee wil] ferret this out.” Senator McCatthy said he would: giye the names to ap investigating | he commiitee. But ref used disclo e then _o its Presic nt_Tr Cuma n Jitted an OL c Senator Lucas said lon that point. Senators Wherry of Nebraska. | the Republican flor leader, and: Ferguson, Republican. of Michi-| pan, and Munal, Republican, at! South Dakota, souzht to have the: | Appropriations Committee make: the investigation. : Rules Qui GOP Demand. An Appropriations Subcommi tee is scheduled to beain consict | of a Communist | eration today of the departments | budeet. Senators Wherry an! Ferrveon said the department's ‘ Department “turned Up asa Whitelfunds should be withheld “until they clean out the Communists.” But Senator Lucas ruled out such af investigation in favor of; one by the Foreign Relations’ Cormmittee headed by Senator | ~ Connally, Democrat. of Texas. Senator Lucas said he wanted public hearings. He charged that Senator McCarthy was seckine to Imake political capital out of jis, " pecusations that were first aired: last week on a speech-making tour. ‘across the country. Once Senator Lucas tricd break up the session witb a mg-| ut this logt! by an 18-to-16 vote. i parchen! ni jobs f ov oo ae —eeeeeeeee ee Tolsen, Ladd Clegg Glavin ~ oy Rosen Tracy Harha anna ae we ‘ - ( Nichols Mohr Tele. Nease Room —- Gandy jt ———es CF 8 JUL ore T 5 1950, Times-Herald Wash. Post Wash. News Wash. Star N.Y. Mirror ]
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