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Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy — Part 20
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Werdel Defends McCarthy.
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Changing Refusal {) publican, of California said Sena? te j é ) |
tot McCarthr is being made the i IS |
To Release Files \. | victim of “an organized smear” py ‘
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. By Cecil Holland 1 Se the right track.”
me Senator McCarthy Republican. 4, Deputy Undersecretary of
ats ater Ge
gf Wisconsin, charged today tat giote John E. Peurifoy said that a
resident ‘Truman 18 endangering an nemed by Senator McCarthy
e Nation's security by what ne aas being the top Soviet espionage
estribed as the he President's “a aPENt Ti Ehls couritiy—a ms
rogant refusal” to release lo aU dentlfied publicly —n 08 has
rel denned —ahever nas
mara ate been an employe of the State De-
eBenator. McCarthy made the Palbment. Sena for McCarthy ‘said |
accusation in a telegram sent to: The Tian, whose name he has given |
Mr. Truman at Key West, Fla. to the committee, was “connected”,
and said the President is delaying; "!!P woe on te eee
an investigation of his charges} , Tn wis egram to Mr, Truman’
‘ that Communists and fellow trav-| the Wisconsin Sonata oe ect -
ee anes nalbrated the State by reports irom Key West that
i Actually Mr. Truman has n the President might make a por
! -efused to turn over the files to g; ton of the files available to t
enate Foreign Relations Subd: investigating committee.
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foe consideration and Chair* ‘This,’ he added, “serms dan: fif- oa 7!
han ‘Tydings of the subcommittee! gerously in line with your original
caid he believes a procedure will| statement that you would co-ap- —_—..
be worked out by this week end erate with the committee to ‘dis- TN ee
to to make the files avaiable. | prove’ MeCarthy’s charges.” VOT RBOOR LH
~fydings Refuses Co omment, Senator McCarth ssid no Paes PR 21 19bb
Senator Tydings said he had ecedent would be established by vA
‘absolutely no comment” on Sen- leasing the files, since such data
ator McCarthy's charge. But an- d been made available to other meet
other Democratic Senator who vestigating committees. ™
withheld the use of his name e telegram @
blasted Senator McCarthy's eriti-! “You are also aware of t
cism of Mr. Truman as such alow: fact that when the Senate void
attack “that I can’t think of « unanimously for the subpoena
“Let the American people be. from you a favor which you have
ee reply,” and added: those files it was not requesting E
¢ judge of that kind of criticism | the right to withhold, but rather -
f the President of the United) demanding the information which Times-Herald
ates.” e Congress is entitled to under
The exchange came amid thes e Constitution. It should be
other developments: ignifiicant to you that not. even Wash. Post
1, Representative Nixon, Re- ne Democrat voted against the
publican, of California, a member] Hesolution providing for the sub- Weck Wer
ot the House Cominittee on Un-| poena of the files.” Wabi. NOWS
American Activities, said the Sen- Senator Tydings said he is seek-
ate inquiry is “rapidly degener-} Ing to work out arrangements fo Wash. St
ating into a political squabbie.”| obtain the Ales without resort fo ash. ar
He suggested that Mr. Truman} subpoena. The committee, e
name an “impartial, non-political] mdded, would have no power N.Y. Mirror
_tompiission of outstanding jurists ehfercsathe subpoena. t |
to make the investigation. — __ ne
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