Evening star., 1948-05-27

| Republican. Of New Jersey, said
there Is mo Justification" In the
excuse that the programs were
farmed out to NBC, and that the
State Department will have to
shoulder the responsibility.
This stuff" cried Senator Sal
tonstall, Republican, Of Massachu-
sets, when Senator Capehart
quoted the scripts comment on New
England and Texas.
Senator Brewster, Republican, OF
Maine said the author Of the broad
casts "is worthy Of language don't
think this chamber would enter
tain" ...
Senator Aiken, Vermont Republi.
can, said "the State Depart.
ment and the State Department
alone is responsible" He added it
would do little or no good to
reprimand or dismiss the author OF
the scripts.
Connally Denounces Islander"
Senator Mcmahon, Democrat, Of
Connecticut, said I'VE must see that
this thing does not happen again.
but he added that care must be
taken to see that the whole pro-
gram is not abolished.
Senator Connally, Democrat. Of
Texas, was not in the chamber when
Senator Capehart read the scripts
remark about the Lone Star State
The Indianan repeated 1t when the
Texan came to the floor. 1t brought
an immediate blast from Senator
Connally who said the authors had
"hbeled and slandered" Texas and
dug up filthy falsehoods." He
added:
This whole thing is saturated
with malice. They are saboteurs
They are traitors to their country
Our worst fears have been realized
1t would be better not to send any.
thing. They had better close ur
their doors and keep quiet"
As for the script writer, Senator
Connally shouted. "he has my utter
contempt"
On the subject Of Nevada, the
script said Nevada's two main cite.
compete with each other because
people get married in Las Vegas
and divorced in Reno"
Script Mentions Mormons.
Senator Hatch, Democrat, o.
neighboring New Mexico. called this
"drivel, nonsense and downright
falsehoods.
On Utah, the script referred tt
Brigham Young, the States Nor.
mon founder, as carrying bottk
of whisky in one pocket and cue
of chewing tobacco in the other.
But, the script said, Young usec
neither.
The usually mild Senator Thomas
Uta1's Democratic Senator. de-
nouncing the broadcasts, shouted
sarcastically:
How in the wide world can any
one fail to be a Communist and
have anything to do with democ-
racy."
He said he wondered how the peo-
pie of the United States can have
any faith in what the State Depart
ment says about other countries If 1t
sends out stuff like this"
Eastland Defends Alabama.
Senator Capehart, reading from
the NBC script, said the city OF
Birmingham, Ala, was CONSTRUCTED
in a hurry and they have not had
time to improve it,
Quoting further, the Senator said
the same broadcast called Alabama
the darkest" of all States because
'in no other part Of the United
States have the colored people suf.
fered and struggled as much as
here"
Neither Alabama Senator was or
hand when that State was first men.
ttioned. So Senator Eastland. Dem.
ocrat, Of Mississippi, Jumped into tn
breach, declaring 1t was all q con
temptible, damnable lie."
Then Senator Hill, Democrat, o
Alabama, arrived and denounced
the broadcast all over again. HI
Fsaid it was, base slander" Of hi!
State, a tissue Of falsehoods."
State Department of1cials sale
the broadcast Senator Capehart
cited was prepared by NBC undel
contract with the department. II
was one Of a series prepared fol
broadcast overseas by the Voice o1
America short wave official radio.
NBC Explains It's Part.
Congress required the department
to turn over preparation OF a large
share of its broadcasts to private
concerns. The current appropria-
ton put a top limit of $687 900 on
payments for personal services with
the announced intention of requir-
ing the official radio to turn over
a share of its operation to private
broadcasters.
NBC Vice President William F.
Brooks last night gave this explana-
ton of his networks part in the
situation:
"The scripts referred to in the
Senate were broadcast several
months ago in the Spanish Ian
guage beamed to South America.
"At that time changes were being
made in the operational setup Of the
Voice Of America and as q result
personnel was not available to pro-
vide English translations 50 that the
scrips could be checked in English
NBC could only review the Spanish
texts.
"The supervisor who was employed
to review the Spanish texts unfor-
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