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the Democratic counterattack on
Senator Mccarthy. One of these
was the statement earlier in the
week by Representative Karsten.
Democrat, of Missouri that he had
analyzed the Mccarthy charges
and found they were warmed-over
cases investigated and diScredited
by two House committees two
years ago.
The other was the statement of
Deputy Undersecretary of State
John Peurifoy on Tuesday in
which the official said Senator
Mccarthy, beginning with the
Wheeling speech, had merely re-
viewed the old charges referred
to by Mr.. Karsten.
There had been reports around
the press gallery throughout the
day that the Democrats would
open up on Senator Mccarthy.
Asks to Read Statement.
Then, shortly before pm,
Senator Lucas gained the floor
and said he wanted to read Mr..
Peurifoy's statement in the record.
He had reached a part in which
Mr.. Peurifoy said there was mot
a shred of truth" in Senator
McCarthy's charge that owen
Lattitnore accused by the Wis
cor1si11 Republican of being a.
Communist, a Soviet agent and
the principal architect" of this
country's Far Eastern policy, had
a desk in the State Department.
With that remark Senator
Wherry Jumped to his feet and
said:
He is calling Senator Mccarthy
liar. He is out of order and
should take his seat"
Vice President Barkley ruled
with Senator Wherry and Senator
Lucas was seated temporarily.
Later he was allowed to proceed
"in order" and finished the state
ment.
KilgOre Takes Floor.
Then. it seemed by prearrange-
ment, Senator Kilgore, Democrat,
of West Virginia took the floor
and read into the record the two
affdavitS.
Given by Paul A. Myers and
James K. Whitaker of the Wheel
ing radio station. they said Sen
ator Mccarthy had given copies
of his speech using the figure 205
as the number of Communists
he said were in the State Depart
ment. The two men said they had
checked the speech as it was de-
livered and there had been no
substantial change. in it.
Then Senator Nicely. Democrat,
of West Virginia. followed with
the oratorical climax of the Dem
ocratic assault with the demand
that Senator Mccarthy prove his
charges or be "scourged from the
society of decent people"
If he cannot offer proof, Sena-
tor Nicely said. the Wisconsin Re-
publican will have destroyed his
usefulness to the Senate and to
the country.
Challenged by Neely.
He was repeatedly challenged
by Senator Nicely to give a yes
or mo" answer to whether he
had given advance copies of his
speech to the Wheeling Intel
ligencer and the radio station
carrying the figure 205. When
Senator Mccarthy refused to an
Swer in that way, Senator Nicely
said he must assume that he is
trying to evade my question"
Senator Mccarthy charged that
the Democrats were indulging in
a silly numbers game"
Let us take the evidence and
get rid of those Communists,
whether they are 81 or what" /"
Senator Mccarthy said. THE
important thing is to get rid of
those Communists-to get at the
ones the President knows about" "
Wherry Defends Mccarthy.
At the conclusion of the Nicely
speech, Senator Mccarthy stalked
from the room without making a
formal reply. The debate went
on, however, with Senator Wherry
making spirited defense Of the
Wisconsin Republican.
But during the debate the Re-
publicans, for the most part, sal
silent. Senator Taft of Ohio, who
told reporters recently that he had
advised Senator Mccarthy to keep
bringing up cases. closed his Brief
case and left the chamber during
the heat of the debate.
At the close, Senator Lucas
SAID:
I'VE on this Democratic) side
of the aisle are tired of being
kicked around and of listening to
the claptrap on the other side
We've just started to fight"