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Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy — Part 21

91 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy · 91 pages OCR'd
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: Bags More Witnesses » — ¥ Listed by McCarthy 10 Support Charges Senator Won't Reveal Names of Pair, Says Both Worked for FBI By Cecil Holland ——_epntinued From First Page.} ,? { : In a letler te esterday. Mr. & weed fel Aisgnever been ‘a Communist. ad-; sete of communism, a saboteur| of American policy, an espionage! Agent, or any of the other things: _of which I have been accused,’ The State Department official, Lattimore ealled hack from the Orient to aAp- Pear before the department's loy- | aliy board and to answer the! ‘McCarthy charges, offered in his’ | letler io assist the Senaie investi- Ration as soon as the review of his record has been compieted. A group of Maryland Repub- licans declared that Senator Tvd- ‘ings has acted “in an extreme- ly unjudicious manner” in hand- ling the investigation and asked for his withdrawal as chairman of the inquiry egroun. The demand was made by the Republican Activities Committee in @ fetter to Vice President Bark- ley. It referred lo Senator Tydings’ oe urning From Afphaias--. atly de - ‘nied the charges in a puvlieess | pearance before the investigating _ committee and said that any one swearing he is or has been a com: jmunist would be guilty of Jijury or worse. ; “Byidence in the ‘lea ase,” Senator McCarthy said to- | (See. COMMUNISTS, Page _A- Communists day on his return from New York, “is progressing in 8 satisfactory WAY. Notes Tydings Statement. i He also noted that Chairman :Tydings, of the Senate group, had| ‘announced yesterday that a secret: investigation will be made into all : H +Senatc, McCarthy announced ' today he het lrned up two more f witnesses be “aid will support his: charges that the State Depart | rf ment harbors Communists and 4 fellow tiavelers H He moecdte ‘the announcement! ; shortly after returning frem New | York wroein he sald he conferr 0d eS eparement. Fes against the with the witnesses. ; ‘I won't believe it until I see The ‘Wiscon-in Republican re- it" Senalor McCarthy said. “But fused tn reveal their names. He jy jg a good sign. IL is the first ° said one is » former undercover sion we've had that Tydines and ie power of his fellow commit- * agent {o: the Federal Bureau af sen~ihraon aren't completely dedi- The letter, si d py Executi e f Investigation who joined the Com- cated to the pr iti that the rene my 2 § OR ° ne Proposition Lia Secretary David A, Halley, said f imunist Pavty to carry on his work. truth about Communists and per- Senalor Tydines announced the. o The cther, Senator McCarthy verts must not came out.” aaa clearance e the se against. said, is a former FBI agent who Senaior McMahon of Connec- Prof nee “before ee ete pre- Was engaged In counter-espionage ticut is one of the three Demo- worl, cratic members of the Investigat- Will Giese Nimes to Counsel, ing subcommittee. He and Sena-; Sena‘or McCarthy said he would or McCarthy have clashed heal- _ give their names this afternoon to edly at times. "Edward ©. Mcrgan. general coun- In his announcement vesterday | ‘sel of the Senate Foreign Relations Senator Tydings: said the * ‘new 4 ‘Subcommittee investigating his avenues of investiga tion will in-. icharges. clude ihe Amerasia Magazine case: He aducd that he would ask that Muey inert of secret State’ ia Ae tha. TRE oF Ss sued for och. I pariment documents and other ‘also said plans to give the papers. committee me names Of one a Senator Tvdines refused to say two more witnesses “In the next. Jia: prompted the investigators few davs." Senator MeCarthy said the two to turn to the Amerasia case or subpoe: Pst he witnes:cs would “correborate and’ of the Investigation, mv testi- ; } een ‘the Budenz te . “For obvious reasons,’ he said, “the facts will be more easily de- voloped wilhout their being pub- licized.” ‘ Senator McCarthy had brought ts) up This was in reference to Louis- F. Buar «*. 59. former Communist Party aecmbrr who has been sub- poenacd to testify before the Sen- ate group Thursday. thea Apsaavacin anes in ahaa te NEPASIA TASC fi CAL E- Win Ay wee : . . ing before the committee that Called ir Lattimore, Case. Jonn S. Service, veteran State Mr. Buden?, now pe Department ‘eer officer, had University professor, was called at —°P ; career otncer, na Communist leanings. Mr, Serv- Senator McCarthy's request. The Wisconsin Republican said ,that Mr. Budenz would support his charges that Owen Lattimore, Far Eastern expert, is or was a mem- ber of the Communist Party. 2 ice was Involved wilh five other persons in the Amerasia case. A Federal Grand Jury exonerated him and he was restored to duty. jin tae State Department. Two of | # he aw, Scuator MeCarthy also six were fined on oharzesc#f chareed that Mr. Lattimore was conspiring to remove Gover nment:! Russia's top spy in this country documents. vo . and has exerted an important in- oe — is | fluence In the shaping of Ameri- Tee 950. can policy in the Far East. He has-said he would let his charges against the State “- t “stand or fsil” on the Lattimore MNT aie cH yp ond yo pling s rarngeipiige 4 rye . a“ a Te ee ae dete te ee eas aT slatement that FBI records had cleared Mr. Lattimore of the Mc- Carthy charges and said thal. the. Marytand Senator had “abrogated sented.” Two Republican members of the investigeting committee, i to issue with Senstor Tydings Yer his announcement that. the La ttimore, fles had cleared Mr, ‘to comment on the secret phases ~ NOT RUcORDED 85 JUL 121950 ————es —_——e Clegg. Glavin Nichola Rosen Tracy Harbo ‘Belmont Mohr # Page Times-Herald Wash. Post __. Wash. News ——~— Wash. star /_-.4 N.Y. Mirror —- Date:
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