Evening star., 1950-03-30
Mccarthy Seeks Floor
To Amp|ify His Case
Against baltimore
By Robert K. Walsh

OF Wisconsin today sought to tel
the Senate more about Owen J
baltimore, while new tangle de.
veloped over handling of Fedora.
loyalty files.
DR.. baltimore, Far Eastern af-
fairs expert, is returning from q
United Natios mission in AZ
ghanistan to testify Tuesday be-
fore Senate Foreign Relations
subcommittee in answer to Sen
ator McCarthy's charges that he
is Russia's top espionage agent in
this country.
The Wisconsin Senator said he
hoped to get Senate floor recogni-
tion today for a speech on DR.
baltimore, who has called the
Mccarthy charges pure moon
shine" Among his hearers, If he
speaks, will be an FBI agent.
FBI Director j. Edgar Hoover
said the agent would be there in
accordance with a request by Sen
ator Mccarthy who indicated he
might give the agent documents
"of some Importance.
The subcommittee more or less
marking time until its chairman,
Senator Tydings. Democrat, of
Maryland, returns from Europe.
had another problem on its hands
in connection with Senator Nc
Carthy's charges of Communist in
filtration in the State Depart
ment.
After subcommittee subpoenas
we're served on three Government
officials in an effort to get loyalty
files which President Truman has
refused to release, it received a
counter request from the Loyalty
Review Board.
Chairman Seth w. Richardson
of the board asked the subcommit-
tee to furnish names Of all
persons accused by Senator Nc
Carthy. There are about 80 such
names. Mr.. Richardson's move
was the first step in carving out
President Truman's directive that
the board arrange for complete
and detailed review" of the cases
cited by Senator Mccarthy.
Republicans May Retaliate.
There was some talk that Re-
publican members of the subcom-
mittee might object to giving the
names to the board because Prcsi-
dent Truman refused to give files
to the subcommittee.
The Senate Republican Policy
COMMITTEE discussed ror an hour
yesterday whether to take a party
stand against Mr.. Truman's deci-
sion. The group. headed by Sem
ator Taft, reached 10 agreement.
but said 1t would discuss the mat
ter again next week. ....
The policy committee pre-
viously had decided against taking
party position on the merits of
the Mccarthy charges.
Meanwhile, DR.. Andrew G..
Truxal, president of Hood College
at Frederick, Md, wrote to Chair
man Tydings that 1t is Simply
fantastic to charge that DR.. Lat
timore is Russian agent.
Urging Senator Tydings to con-
tinue his efforts to assure DR.. Lat
timore every opportunity to an
swer charges, DR.. Truxal declared:
"The sound common sense of
the American people will, I feel
certain. support you in your de-
termination to see that justice and
fair play be given to all those who
are being publicly pilloried by ir-
responsible accusations
DR.. baltimore was to have ad-
dressed Hood College students
next Thursday. DR.. Truxal an
nounced this has been Cancelled
because the college wants to leave
DR.. baltimore free to prepare his
defense before the subcommittee.
Serving of subpoenas yesterday
on Secretary of State Acheson,
Civil Service Commission Chair
man Harry B. Mitchell and Peyton
Ford, an assistant to Attorney
General McGrath, was not ex-
pected to bulge those officials.
They have indicated they would
stand by President Truman's re-
fusal to release loyalty program
files to the subcommittee on the
ground that such action would
cripple the FBI and smear inno-
cent people. The President, more
over, issued an order three years
ago prohibiting executive branch
officials from honoring such sub
poenas.
Senate Sergeant at Arms Joseph
c. Duke personally served the
subpoenas. issued at the direction
of Chairman Tydings earlier this
week. Secretary Acheson accepted
his subpoena with smiling
thank you very much"
The Presidents order and the
issuance of the subpoenas set the
stage for possible historic court
test of the Presidents right to
reject a congressional request for
loyalty files.
Green Supports Truman.
While some Republican Senators
called for showdown on the issue
Senator Green. Democrat. OF
Rhode Island acting chairman OF
the subcommittee, declared the
Presidents action was quite
right" He predicted that the
courts would side with the Pres
ident because all legal precedent
is with him. In any event, a
court fight would take two OF
three years, Senator Green added
Othre members of Congress en-
tered the controversy.
Representative Roosevelt, Dem
ocrat, of New York, told the House
that Senator Mccarthy was "un-