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| ting up an un-American activities
fcommittee are not known.
FROM a numerical standpoint
Senate Republicans would need
the help of some, but probably
not many, Democrats to create
such Senate committee.
In the new 82nd Congress which
convenes January 3 the Republi-
cans will have At seats against
the Democrats slim majority. with
40. The present split is 81 DEM
! ocrats and AZ Republicans.
A recount in a close Connecti-
cut contest could make the new
division 48 seats for each party
with Vice President Barkley cast
ing the deciding vote for the Dem
ocrats in such a case.
Assuming virtually solid COP
support for the committee idea,
the Republicans would need to
win over only couple of Demo-
Gratis to set up a new inquiry
group. That might prove diff
cult. however, in view of the bitter
party-line row stirred up by the
recent inquiry into the Commu-
nists-in-G Government charges of
Senator Mccarthy. Republican, of
Wisconsin.
On the other hand, Republicans
are inclined to think the outcome
of Tuesdays congressional elec-
tions may bring some Democrats
into their camp on the Communist
issue.
Tydings Defeat Seen as Factor.
Senator Mccarthy predicted to
IA reporter that the defeat of Sem
ator Tydings, Democrat, of Mary
land might we'll have that effect.
Senator Tydings headed the Sen
| ate Foreign Relations Subcommit-
tee which investigated Senator
McCarthy's accusations that the
State Department harbored Com
munists and fellow travellers.
/ Senator Tydings and the other
Democrats on the inquiry COM
mittee labeled the charges "a
fraud and hoax" Senator Nc
Carthy called that a white
wash" and went into Maryland to
campaign against Senator Tydings
The idea for Senate Un-
American Activities Committee
repeatedly originated among Re-
publican former House members
who are now in the Senate. Sen
ator Mundt, Republican. of South
Dakota who came to the Senate
two years ago. served for a time
as acting chairman of the House
committee.
Tuesdays elections sent two
more G. o. P. members of that
committee to the Senate-Richard
Nixon of California and Francis
Case of South Dakota.
| Mr.. Nixon repeatedly has told
friends that he intends to suggest
to Senate Republican leaders that
a move be launched to create a
permanent Senate inquiry COM
mittee. Senator Mundt in the
past has talked of doing either
that or setting up a Senate House
group to handle the job.
Hoey Heads Special Unit.
The Senate already has a spe-
cial Investigations subcommittee
a unit of the Expenditures Com
mittee-headed by Senator Hoey,
Democrat, of North Carolina.
That group. however. has always
operated in fields other than sub
versive activities.
| Senator Mccarthy. a member
of the Hoey committee. said he
would like to see that unit take
up where the Tydings group left
off.
Il wouldn't oppose any move
to set up a new Senate committee
but I think it would be an ex-
cellent idea to give the Hoey COM
mittee a~ehance first" Senator
Mccarthy said. II think it would
conduct a first rate investigation. y
Senator Mccarthy has had
three investigators digging up
new material for him ever since
the Tydings committee concluded
it's inquiry. He is planning to let
fly at the State Department again
soon.
Senator Hickenlooper, Republi-
can. of Iowa. who won over
whelming reelection, said in his
home State that genuine
loyalty investigation of the State
Department is needed. Senator
Hickenlooper and Senator Lodge
r epublica a n, of Massachusetts
were minority members of the
Tydings committee. They refused
to sign the report denouncing
Senator Mccarthy.