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‘spn’s handling of Formosa policy,! “tu questions, McCarthy ls Declared ‘Riding Piggy Bac On Disproved Charge: Acheson and Humelsine Fire Double-Barreled Blast at Senator Senalor MeCarihs, Repibi cam af Wisco ongin_Lodax stood accused of. lying and_“riding pigey back on rehashed. old and compietely, disproved. “charges “of Communist, infiltra: m4 in the State Depa-t- ment “as ihe department loosed a double-barreled blast at cr: Los in the cort:aversial wsues of "pers sonnel i lovalty a and foreign policy The duack Ol senator Nic Carthy. 'sng-time foe of the de-' partme:... came from Deputy, ‘Jndersecretary ary Car —Eumélsifie, | In” Charaé of the departments’ loyalty-securily program, who dis-: cussed the Senatc.’s charges in a. television interview. He said that they_ale disrupting the depart- ments_ Work to some extent, and ‘dded that if he finds any one th the 4 e_ dep: ariment feedine inf orma- ALOR to Senatoy McCarthy “they will De fired, i The other rebutial_came from Secreiary_ "Acheson 3 who ‘de- nounced as “either entirely in-! correct ar distoriions of the’ tyuth” 12 accusations made ainst him by Lt. Gov. Goodw Knight of California. iticism: ranged from Mr. Acne-: rough State Department secur-., to the Alger Hiss’ CASE. i The. . eta Detailed Answer Asked. They were formulated by N Knignt, a Republican, after ‘fid been challenged by John Hott, Los Angeles civic jeadér, d Democrat, to back up criti-.: sms of Mr. Acheson he made ini i speech at Chico, Calif, Apri} 17.1: he Knight complaints werei. ent to the State Departiment by- Mi. Elliott with a request that chey be answered in detail. The Humelsine slap at Sena‘ or: McCarthy brought a prompt reply ’ ‘rom the Senator, who said that, if the offices charge of rehash-. ing means that the State Depart-!. ment employes in question “have', not newly joined the Communist: Party, he's right. I have sub-" mitted cases with Jong records | of Communist activity, but the Gia ors) vtment ctill hee vrafiesd | plate ecpar UtLeTit Stl a5 AUe MOSM | ‘to fire them.” He also said that his charees” “are not interfering with the_ work of anv honest American" in ‘the department. 1 4 | J Statement Declared Untrue. Mr. Humelsine disclosed th of 28.000 department employed, “deveral thousand” have acce tq@ secret papers. In_canmection with. the depart- menis Jayally program, he said 1 _ suspicion __ that "“etai " investigations were ma 188 guit ‘scrutiny. ' This This_is one of the pgints ¢ ont ; is one of ris directiy” thy with? which Mr. Humeisine ‘charged ~ Senator McCar Bunty “ont 2 f 4 Un.e wpe Tolson Ladd Clegg “ Glavin (making a statement that _“‘sn't: a5 ue’ The Senator has contend-; to fed the department's loyalty board: ihas never found one ci its em-=: ‘ployes unfit for goveri.nent ser- vice, because of Communist activ- ity. The department official was, ‘asked about charges that ne State ‘Department has clearec employes, who woula not_have been passed “if the FBI had its we ve Decisions Up te Department. : Mr. Hiumelsine = se: that, couldn't be true” ‘because ‘the F FBL makes _the 2 investigations for “the, department_in all malar éases,. In. answer {o furth.cr_queries, howev- Tt. GOV. GOODIN. KNIGH er,_he said the FBI doesn't evalu- ate its reporws—the vevaliations and the decisions are made “by the State Depar tment. Nichols \'¥ur Rosen i ; Tracy _ Harbo Aldez Belmg TLawer Laughiin Mobr Tole. Nease - Room = times-Herald __ Wesh. Post Wash. News Wash. Star N.Y. Mirror