Evening star., 1936-03-19
LOBBY QUIZ READY
FOR NEW SECRETS
Hearings Again Scheduled.
Contents of Hearst
Wire Disclosed.

The Senate Lobby Committee today
was ready to resume its frequently
interrupted public hearings. having
relieved itself of one Of its several
legal problems by withdrawing late
yesterday a subpoena for controver-
sial Hearst telegram.
The committees decision to back
down on its demand on Western Union
for the original copy of a telegram
in which William Randolph Hearst
ordered an editorial attack on Chair
man McSwain of the House Military
Affairs Committee followed disclosure
of the contents Of the message by
McSwain.
The Military Affairs Committee
chairman was cheered Justify by the
House when he delivered vitriolic
attack on the publisher, who had
wired James T. Williams, editorial
writer here, to wage a campaign for
impeachment of McSwain.
With Hearst questioning the con-
stitutionality of a subpoena for the
telegram, and asking the courts to
enjoin its delivery by the Western
Union, the committee removed the
basis of the suit by cancelling the
subpoena.
AssaiIed as Cowardly.
The committees action almost as
promptly was assailed by Elisha Han
son, counsel for Hearst, as "cowardly.' '
The action of the Black COMMITTEES
In Withdrawing its subpoena" said
Hanson in a statement, lis admission
Of the enormity of its offense and 1t;
knowledge of the enormity OF its
offense.
"Mr. Hearst went into open court
which is the right of every citizen, to
protest his liberties under the first,
fourth and fifth amendments to the
Constitution of the United States. The
Black committee has fed from court
and written a towards letter"
Hanson said second suit to restrair
the committee had not been killed by
withdrawal of the subpoena, and that
1t would be pushed to its conclusion y
He said the message delivered to
McSwain 'purported to be, but was
not, a copy" Of the telegram sent BY
Hearst to williams. He did not expand
this statement.
McSwain Gets Copy.
The committee delivered copy Of
the massage, previously procured, to
McSwain, who promptly proceeded to
make the House chamber resound
with a mighty protest.
The message read:
Confidential Why not make sew
eral editorials calling for the i'm
peachment of Mr.. McSwain. He is
the enemy within the gates Of Con-
gress, the Nations citadel. He is a
Communist in spirit and traitor In
effect. He would leave the United
States naked to its foreign and do
mestic enemies. Please make these
editorials for morning papers. Also
make editorials extolling administra-
ton for its preparedness policies.
which are its main achievement. Sug-
gest advocating duplicating West
Point in Middle West and Annapolis
on Pacific Coast"
Upset by Papers.
McSwain made this the basis Of
his attack. p,
MY loyalty. my patriotism, my
honesty and my integrity have been
questioned by this little pen-pusher," /"
he said of Williams, adding he had
beer so upset that he had been at
pains to hide copies of the Hearst
papers from his family.
He reviewed his record as chair
man Of the Military Committee at
length, asserting he had made effort
after effort at the improvement Of
the national defense. For two years,
he said, false charges had been made
against him in the Hearst press,
charges misstating the facts of the
case.
He wrote and wired Hearst at length
setting forth the facts, he said, but
the publisher paid no attention and.
In fact, ordered the editorial cam