Evening star., 1950-03-17
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Hent's loyalty board to complete
It's record.
Senator Mccarthy declared that
Mr.. Peurifoy was trying to cover
up and confuse the issue" with
his defense of Mr.. Service.
Will Hear Jessup Monday.
Other developments bearing on
Senator McCarthy's charges of
Communists and fellow travellers
in the department included:
l. The Senate Foreign Rela-
tions subcommittee investigating
the charges took a recess until
Monday, when it will hear United
States Ambassador at Large
Philip c. Jessup in a public ses-
sion. At that time Ambassador
Jessup will replys to Senator Nc
Carthy's charges that he has had
IAN unusual affinity for Commu-
mist causes" and once sponsored
an organization that has been
cited as subversive.
2. An administration lieutenant
ut the Capitol, who asked that his
name not be used. predicted that
President Truman will permit
the five-man investigating SUBJ
sommittee-three Democrats and
two Republicans-to scrutinize
all Government files, including
FBI data, on persons accused By
Senator Mccarthy.
3. Guy G. Gabrielson, chairman
Of the Republican National Com
xaittee, told a Boston audience
yesterday that Communists and
fellow travellers have been en-
ployed to dangerous degree in
important Government posts.
especially the State Department"
Tydings Reassures Public.
4. Chairman Tydings of the in
vestigating group told a Farm
Bureau meeting at Easton, Md q,
that there is no reason for hys-
terra about possible Communist
infltration into the Government
and that mot more than a hand
full, If that many. of the 10000
State Department employees are
q doubtful risk"
S. Senator Mccarthy accused
the, Civil Service Loyalty Review
Board of a 13-month delay in
acting on the case of Mr.. Service,
one-time political adviser to Gen.
Macarthur in the Far East.
The State Department said that
its Loyalty Board had investigated
and cleared Mr.. Service-the third
time within five years-on Janu-
ary 18, 1949, and sent the record
to the Review Board.
The department added that the
Review Boards recommendation
that Mr.. Service, now en- route to
Calcutta, be recalled for question
ing by the departments own
board had not been received until
$50 pm. Tuesday.
Chance to Answer Mccarthy.
This was several hours after
Senator Mccarthy told the inves-
tigating committee in a public
hearing that "the Communist af-
filiations of Service are we'll
known-his background in crystal
clear"
Senator Mccarthy also disclosed
then that the Civil Service Loy-
atty Review Board had ordered the
case back to the State Department
for further inquiry. How the
Senator knew about this in ad-
vance of the arrival of the papers
and recommendation in the de-
partment is a mystery still un-
explained.
Mr.. Service was ordered back
Wednesday. On his arrival in the
Far East, he is expected to return
by plane.
Mr.. Peurifoy said yesterday an
other reason for calling him back
is to give him an opportunity to
60 before the Senate group anc
answer Senator Mccarthy
charges.
Peurifoy Assails Charges.
In his statement bitterly assail-
4ng Senator McCarthy's charges
Mr.. Peurifoy said:
with him (Mr. Service,
might point out, are his wife
Caroline; his 14-year- -old daugh-
ter. Virginia Caroline: his two