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a Johnston ‘Torturew~ Facts of Letfer on Reds, McCarthy Says, By james Y. Newton _ Senator McCarthy said last night that a senatorial colleague “twisted and distorted the facts” | in reporting what the State De- | partment said they had found out about 80 employes whose. names were sent them five years | azo by the Wisconsin Republi- can Senator Olin Johnston had said that the State Department wrote him that none of the 80 persons named by Senator Mc- Carth: was found to be a Com-. munisi or disloyal. Senator McCarthy released the department's letter to Sena- tor Johnston as he accused the South Carolinian of “torturing” the truth. The Wisconsin Republican said | that behind Senator Johns- | ton’s statement there appeared to be “an attempt to exitiume™, former Senator Tydings, Demo- | crat, of Maryland, and “bring | him back to life for the next campaign.” Probe Called “Whitewash.” Senator Tydings. who was chairman of the subcommittee | that investigated in 1950 the! McCarthy charge of communism | in the State Department, was | defeated for re-election later | | that year. The Tydings investi- { gation, described by Senator McCarthy as aio “whitewash.” found there was nothing to the, "- MeCarthy charges. Shortly afier Senator Me Carthy released the department’ i's | letter ic Senator Johnston, dated January 10, the department re- Jeased other copies to reporters. The ietter sted what had happened to 6% of the 80 in- dividuais whose names origmally were turned over by Senator Mee | Carthy to the Tydines sibcom- mittee. It made no mention of: ti others, presumed still to be’ on department personnel roles. | Breakdown Given, | In the letter, Assistant Secre- | tary Thruston B. Morton said} that it Was not up to the de-'! partment to find whether any ' of the persons were (A} Com- munists or (B) disloyal to the, United States. i The letter to Senator Johns-! ian gave the folowimzehrest- down. 2» Removed as security risks—2: removed tor “suitabiic-teasuns” under personne) reguiations—i: resigned during proceedings in- stituted against them under presidential security crders—3; resigned (other persons)—32; transferred ta ather agencies— 10; termination of limited ap- pointnient—4; separated by re- duction in fow#e—sé: retired—1: died—1 and*fever employed—7. Charges Deception. Saying that Senaior Johnston, made a “completely deceptive g&tatement,” Senator McCalthy said that some of the 32 who! had resigned were under investi- ; gation at the time. He added, that the seven-who were listed! as “never employed” included. Owen Lattimore. one-time State | Department consultant under in- ; dictment on perjury charges, and William Remington, who was re- cently murdered in prion, where he was serving a term for perjury. The Wisconsin Republican said that in addition to the orisinal list of 80 names sent to Senator Tydings. he later sent two other’ lists totaling 35 names of other State Department employes. The Senator said that he was aksing the department for add.- tional information concerning what happened to the other 35 | employes and also vequesting : the names of those on his three! lists Wha are still emploved. t He claimed that the State Department's letter confirmed | the correctness of his charses in 1950. Senater McCarthy said that he had never accused the pe1sons' of being Communists or even, necessarily of being disloyal. He; said the names he pave the Tye! dings Committee were of those: persons against whom he had! evidence that they belonged to’ the party or Communist front’ froups. He said the evidence “all the way from extremely damag- ing to less damaging” and he presumed that some of the.n were not guilty of any Cormmaunist | fo ar) if Me. Tolso a A vw : 77 ‘ \Mr. By _ Mr. ols (i ve Belmont ,- ae . Harbo *. obs Mr, Parso Mr. Rosen Mr. Tamm Mr. Sizoo nS ae Mr. Wintertowd __. Tele. Room Mr. Holloman Miss Gandy * Ne r Abs oe f a + “ é f -) or t f? } ° oy a Wash. Post and Times Herald Wash, News Wash. Star N. Y. derald Tribune — N.Y. Mi-cor Dare: __.