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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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ne Ana apelin ence in iy ein ensimaliadniie wlan mele é a McCarthy Lashes at Tydings, Calls Him Truman's ‘Lap Dog’ Senator Vows to Continue His Battle ; On Commies So Long as He’s in Office MILWAUKEE, Aug. 6 (AP). Sen. McCarthy (R) of Wisconsin) renewed his Communisis-ia- "ROV., ernment charges teday and called Sen. Tydings (D) of Maryland the! Truman administration’s “whim-; pering Jap dog.” McCarthy also said he intends te coltinue a “bare-Knuckle” fight to expose Communists “as long as I remain in the Senate.” “Dishonest” Probe Ch harged Tydings headed the Senate foar-; eign relations subcommittee which investigated McCarthy's allega-| tions that the State department: harbors Communists and Red sym: pathizers, The Democratic majority of the subcommittee labeled the McCar- thy charges “a fraud and a loax.” In a speech before the Wiscon-| sin Retail Food Dealers associa- tion, McCarthy accused Tydings| and Sen. McMahon (D) of Con-' nectitzut, who alsa was on the in- vestigating committee, of doing! _‘a dishonest job,” and of peing| “interested in protecting Com-/ imunists for political reasons.” ! ‘Then, in leading up to his sharp- est crilicism of Tydings, Me- Carthy asked: . “Why does the Congress stand idly by" while a group of Com- “SUrvIvVe.” lit hits cur shores? I ‘Munisis, fellow travelers and their] jaupes (in the State depar tment) | sabotage the efforts of the Amer- ican people to hold back the’ atheistic Communist horde before} Tydings Assailed “The American people want 10. know where and how was spent the $90,000.600,000 which the! American people gave to make| this nation strong. If that money | lwas wasted the American peoplei want to know, where why and b whom. “AS you know, the (Senate? 4 armed services committee is 4 charged with the responsibility of! making sure that the money: which we appropriate for the arm-: ing of this nation, and any other nation, is being properly spent. "Who do you think is the chair: man of that committee? None other than Millard Tydings—the, same Tydings who headed tine whitewash committee. “As chairman of that commits I tee he should be the watchdog of the American people ... He should: know where the $90.000,000,000 we nt +n ghee thic ati 311. Spent tO Mas® tis Navion Muil tarily strong went, “Unfortunately, the man whom | the Administration placed in: charge of that committee, instead | of heing « bristling, vigilant | watchdog !s the Administration's. whimpering iap dog, This 1s truly a tragic saltuation.” McCarthy repeated his bitter criticlsm of Secretary of State) Acheson and said again there is an “urgent necessity of getting rid of him if this nation is to el Jt jn ti Tn at, serrate Arete tiennanasiaatara 0-19 ,Tolaon, ~ _ i (Clerk } | Glavin_, Nichpid on Rosen Tracy ini Harbo Belmon{_ f Mohr Page Times-Herald _*_ Wash. Post __... Wash. News Wash. Star N.Y. Mirror
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