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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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“ say pa. sores ~ : is 2. # j t } : i ' rou pridlz requested and sub ooedlen " sdruuial basis, But -' rough re vers, Latliniere rele; ed the 1 é iy heen? to eon — — Merailen ati Merde dan —mieniorandum within a few Tours. | Se gneeee ene aneae ——s Thisatened: Relea Tir an accompanying slo'cment,' a Lattimore sai Lintess sed fo! Tf te State Dep tei hie not baltimore said he Trac , mehe FET er tapi y ler Make it public when he arecared v ius ead al aqaat "fp before the Senate Foreign Rela- cand iin campeie Sinn sg co™Eans Subcommittee. He was do- oe “Soe pneaed | ‘ing it, however, now.“hecause Sen- c me t . . . . NicCaby went an ta see that oy MecCarthy in typical fashion is, alhooah Acheson seid oe Choaughe oy eer Parca | seeking by insinuation and = con- n® Rad Hever wet Vninore he co siment 10 spread some of the fies hevertheless reported ba Drew [ear ol TO RAR? lu raced a ONT. paison of which he has an inex- ears wranwed a SMe oy va rae cor ar eos haustible supply. Tale meeting hels ec Latiimore } nnn ; . ead President Tran ai This was _ Lattimore said he wrote an ar-} GWT oicfere the Chief haceutive dee ticle for January, 1950, issue of the. atte at iarthe Potsdam Conrerenceytlantic Monthly expressing pub | pare Cli * eee diely virtually the same views as Vietee. Lattimore said he had’ ere in the memorandum. nef oaith Mr. Traman. but tha i . Acheson had not arraneed the ses Rejects Chiang Tieup ; nian, fe emphasized that he did) The memorandum dismisses any het koe Acheson. | ossibility of working out a soiq- REeputime, Jessup himself re- on in China through ‘cooperatian | extouel the fray vesterday to set with Chiang Kai-shek. It catis far' wich! a “wisstatement af fact’ tbe United States _to “diserg- made ta McCarthy in his Senate barrass” itself as quickly as po’- eporet: last Thursday. sible from entanglements in south. Ricodishing two photostals of Korea. And it stated thai it was check . WeCarthy sand (jay essay impossible to “inake Japan a while controlling the Institute of salisfactory instrument of Amer- Dariie Affairs, accepledy $3590 ican policy.” . tinin Trederick. Vandecbilit biel, Lattimore’s memorandum will. admitted Communist and “paltby probably be used as a basis of | angel For several pro-Red pub- argument both pro and con about! vi tag. ‘The allegation was {hat him. His supporters can contend in deste WAS “publishing the. Com: thal i marks him as a man af ob- | uni Party ne Jor alee,” “jective judgment about the Far! neetpe pene Fast. Others. who contend with! ae eer Ten and 1943, when MeCarthy that opposition _to the Qoralons re nade je bad Chiang ‘us ihe mark of knowing , cay? Betng chairman of the O° unwitting adherence | to the; Aiierean_ Council af ile IPRo We Communist ine. will assert pat ar ‘a truslec, amoung about the show . vas only 8 frustec, amaugaboul | University professor to beja Sovici stooge. — ! Senalor Lodge's comments, fis, Bent. “At tha: time. Dr. Robert test on the matter of the McCartiny Gordon Sproul. president of the investigation, were made in a Sen- Wniversity of California. was chair-Sie speech. He is one of the two man ot the American Council of: Republicans on the Senate inves- the IVR; Mr. Francts Harmon was tigating committee. treasurer, and Mr. William R.| Jodge said the present method Uersld. now president of the In- of hearing charges of communism tertetional General Electric Co.,| often smeared innocent persons. was chairman of the finance ¢com-,sissed “the really dangerous in- mitee dividuals,” and could actually pro- “ining that period, Mr. Juan! tect “the real Communist ringlead- ‘kyippe. president of Pan American, pre” Aiiorass, and Mr. Henry Luce of! pe added: ‘Eime and Life were sponsors of a “All we can learn so far shows hive for funds in behalf of the clearly that none of the currept American Council of the IPR. charges have been proven.” “Surely these gentlemen would| Condemns. Bar to Files never have .accepled payments! He condemned President Tru- from Mr. Field or anyone else for|man's refusal to_disclose Go ‘selling the Communist Party line.'|!ment loyalty files of those accused 50 offers. wee Sproul Headed Council Neliher would I if 1 had been injby MeCarthy, although he said jit control, Was justified in the case of FBI “These contributions, according material. Lodge did not mention tn Senater McCarthy's own figures.jeiiher man by name in this attack tefl-T onis $3500 as compared withlon the methods permitted by the intal expenses for (he two-vear pe- committee. yind of approximately $200,000. {He Told the Senate that if a po- “About half of the amount was/titical purpose exists in the investi- met by contribulions from thelgation, “it merits unreserved con- Rockelelicr Foundation and Car-{demnation.” ; negie Corp. Generous donations! Ledge’s proposal was received ‘by large industrial concerns made,either indifferently or with only “uly a jarge portion of the remain-.jukewarm feelings by Senatons, dar.” dbotn Democrais and members ¢f _ {The State Department declinedjhis own party. The most comm te “make” public” The Callinigte reaction was to question wheth¢r Mmmorandum, on (he ground it had the Senaie could give up its own | [;pvestizating subcommittee. which it had authorized, in favor of a new body. Ledge declared that damage is jmounting from the present way Congress is trying to check dis- |fovalty ¢harges. He cauiioned that thecause the inquiry affects the Na- | iz ms foreign relations,’ it has lille and deaih meaning for eve ; |The impartial commission I Lodge _phoposed in a bill that accont- ‘panied his speech would be com posed of 12 members—half of Ithem Democrats, half Republicans: alf from Congress and the Go — e Speaker of the House. Th cpmmission would have access t idrnment, half from private lif¢, four would be named by the Pres}- tent, four by the President ph. tempore of the Senate and four b : t apy and all pertinent Governmen : rgcords. Other Developments Other developments yesterday: ihe Senate subcommittee was pos The hearing of Lattimore boa 'pbned from today, es previous ‘planned, to Thursday. President Truman notifie | "| d Chairman Tydings (D,.. Md.) of the subcommittee that he has in- sfructed Federal agencies not to cémply with the Senate subpenas. for the loyally files, His action, 4 re formality. had been expected. Tydings announced later that the iDpcommttee planned to have d Hoard, headed by Brig. Gef,! -Gonrad E. Snow (retired!, before it | Wednesday for testimony on its arance procedures. He said tha th W. Ricdardson, chairmam o i ‘ile Administration's tap Loyalt ‘Heview Board, also might appea a the same hearing, oe Ancacat, tire State Department Loy y
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