Evening star., 1950-03-09
Senators Battle
With Mccarthy
About His Files

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munists and fellow travellers in the
State Department.
! Senator Tydings pointed out
that the Wisconsin Senator in his
speech had mentioned a high
State Department official in dis
cussing what he presented to the
Senate as Case No. IA of 81 cases
Of bad security risk. In that ref
erence. Senator Tydings added,
Senator Mccarthy had said this
case contains a report "replete
with information covering the at
tempt Of high State Department
official to induce several individ-
uals who had signed affidavits re-
flecting adversely upon the en-
ploye to repudiate their affidavits." :"
Refuses to Disclose Evidence.
Senator Tydings made it clear
that he regarded such move, if
it took place, as an effort to alter
loyalty records.
Senator Mccarthy. refusing to
disclose what evidence he has in
his files. insisted several times
that the committee could obtain
the information by subpoenaing
loyalty files and reports in the
State Department.
I'm not interested in what's in
those files" Senator Mcmahon
said.
Recalling that the matter had
been brought up yesterday with
the statement by Senator Tydings
that it seemed to be the most i'm
portant thing mentioned by SEN
ator Mccarthy, Senator Mcmahon
added, II want to see right now
what information you have on
this official"
Asked to Produce Data.
HIS asked Senator Mccarthy If
he would produce the information
now or will I have to get sub
poena?" Senator Mccarthy re-
piled that it was all in the Con-
gresisonal Record account of his
February 20 speech.
"If the Senator will have his
clerk bring me a Congressional
Record" Senator Mccarthy said,
II will show it to him"
I'm left with the unfortunate
opinion that the Senator has ma
terial he refuses to turn over to
the committee" Senator Nc
Mahon observed.
Senator Mccarthy quickly re-
torted:
You're not fooling me, Sena-
tor. I know what you want. I
know what the State Department
wants"
Accuses Committee.
Senator Mccarthy added that
the department wants to know the
names of his informants 80 heads
will roll" and then he continued:
I'm surprised and distressed
that this committee has become
the tool of the State Department
lso they can find out who gave
lme information in order that they
can be kicked out"
Senator Mcmahon, his voice
breaking with anger, broke in:
"I'm profoundly shocked by the
irresponsible remarks made by the
Senator. I repudiate them. They
are unworthy Of Senator"
Then with his voice rising Sem
ator Mcmahon added:
when you start making charges
of that sort against me you'd bet
ter reflect on it more than once"
Senator Mccarthy replied:
II assure the Senator I have
reflected on everything I say"
Il doubt it," Senator Mcmahon
interrupted.
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The exchanges delayed further
testimony by Senator Mccarthy
on Miss Dorothy Kenyon, United
States representative on the
United Nations Commission on
the Status of Women.
Senator Mccarthy charged
yesterday that Miss Kenyon,
whose connections with the State
Department ended last year, had
been affiliated with % Com
munist-front organizations he de-
scribed as subversive-a charge
Miss Kenyon vigorously denied.
The Senator, who indicated
yesterday that Miss Kenyon was
still with the department, today
noted the State Department an
nouncement that her connections
had ended last year and said:
Even though this individual
may no longer be with the depart
ment, the case, in my opinion, is
still extremely important in that
it will shed considerable light on
the workings Of our loyalty pro-
gram"
II think this very day the Presi-
dent has responsibility to call
this loyalty board before him and
find out why the individual I
named yesterday was declared