Evening star., 1950-06-16
New Mccarthy Attack
And Anerasia Furore
EnIiven Red Inquiry

a Snarp new attack by Senator
Mccarthy, Republican, of Wiscon-
sin on the State Department and
a new furore over the 1945 Amer
asia magazine case today enliv-
ened a Senate investigation of
charges of communism in the
Government.
In Groton Comm speech last
night Senator Mccarthy charged
that Deputy Undersecretary of
State John Peurifoy had promised
free legal advice to one of the fig
ures in the Amerasia case in re-
turn for favorable testimony
before a Senate foreign relations
subcommittee.
The subcommittee, headed by
Senator Tydings. Democrat, of
Maryland, is looking into the FIVE
year-old Amerasia case as part of
its investigation of the Mccarthy
charges that the State Depart
ment has harbored Communists,
fellow travellers and security risks
Mccarthy Charges Denied.
Mr.. Peurifoy and the witness
in the Amerasia case, Emmanuel
g. Larsen, former State Depart
ment employe. Immediately de-
MED the Mccarthy charges.
Going further, Mr.. Peurifoy said
he had been told that Senator
Mccarthy himself had limited he
would go easy on Larsen IF he
were to testify in a way salts
factory to Senator Mccarthy"
The State Department official
said his information came from
Larsen. who was one of the six
men arrested in the case involving
the alleged theft of hundreds of
Government documents.
In answer to Mr.. Peurifoy, Sem
ator Mccarthy said that secret
testimony of Larsen before the
committee would "show who is
telling the truth"
Charges Support Demands.
Senator McCarthy's charges in
his Groton speech to the National
Editorial Association also lent sup
port to the Republican demands.
If the grand jury has cleared
the FBI and the Office of Strategic
Services, with which I agree, then
we have the right to inquire who
did the fixing" the Wisconsin
Republican said. He has con-
tended someone prevented strong
er action by the Government in
the case.
Charges Deal Arranged.
In his speech Senator McCar-
thy charged that Larsen arranged
q "payoff" deal with Mr.. Peuri-
foy before testifying last week be-
fore the Tydings subcommittee.
He said that in testimony be-
fore the 1910 House committee
that investigated the case Larsen
reported that a "pro-Communist"
group within the State Depart
ment. including John S. Service,
was promoting a pro-Communist
policy in the Far East and that
that mastermind of this group
was Dean G. Acheson."
But in his recent testimony be-
fore the Senate group. the Wis
consin Republican added, Larsen
spent his time. trying to retract
his testimony and Smearing any
one and every one within reach
who has been exposing Commu-
nistS." He quoted Larsen as hav-
ing told Mr.. Puerifoy in effect
that: You needn't worry, John.
won't testify against John
Service"
Among Six Arrested.
The Wisconsin Senator said last
night that in exchange for Lar
sens promise not to testify against
Mr.. Service, Mr.. Peurifoy said in
effect:
Now, Emmanuel, we are going
TO do something for you also. We
are going to give you free legal
advice. We will give you free
legal advice by Adrian Fisher, the
chief counsel of the State Depart
ment. whose salary. of course, is
paid by the taxpayers"
Sees Envoy Job for Peurifoy.
Mr.. Peurifoy, Senator Mccarthy
added. "is not to go unrewarded''
for his part in the case. when
his job in Operation Whitewash
is completed, he is to be appointed
Ambassador to some lucky coun-
try"
MIR. Peurifoy is due to be named
Ambassador to Greece.
Larsen gave reporter his ver-
sion of his conversation with Mr..