Evening star., 1950-04-17
Communist Inquiry
May Take New Line,
Tydings Indicates
BY the Associofsd Press

OF q new line Of inquiry in the
Senate Communist investigation
This has nothing to do with
any information Senator Nc
Carthy has given U.S." said Sen
ator Tydings, chairman of the
Senate Foreign Relations Sub
committee which is looking into
. Senator McCarthy's charges of
communism in the State Depart
nent.
Senator Mccarthy. Wisconsin
Republican, has been outlining
his accusations to the committee.
The committee so far has mostly
Just listened.
Now we are doing some in
vestigative work on our own
hook" Senator Tydings said.
Discussion Likely Today.
He refused to amplify that
statement, but indicated there
might be some discussion of the
matter at a closed meeting of the
committee today.
Yesterday the committees chief
counsel, Edward P. Morgan, served
former Communist Louis F. Bu-
denz with subpoena. Mr.. Bu-
denz, one-time managing editor
of the Communist newspaper
Daily Worker is scheduled to tes-
tify at public hearing Thursday.
Sen. Mccarthy has said Mr..
Budenz will swear that he knew
Owen Lattimore, Far Eastern af-
fairs expert, to be a member of
the Communist Party. Mr.. Lat
timore already has testified under
oath that he never has been a
Communist or a fellow traveller.
Budenz Tells of Plans.
Mr.. Morgan handed a subpoena
to Mr.. Budenz at his Westchester
County home near New York.
Mr.. Budenz renounced Commu-
nism in 1945 and now is on the
faculty of Fordham University.
Mr.. Budenz said he and Mr..
Morgan did not go over "any pos
sible testimony at ALL" He added:
I'VE established relationship
and had a tentative talk about
when will get to Washington and
talk over testimony with him."
Mr.. Budenz said of his visit with
Mr.. Morgan.
On his return to Washington,
Mr.. Morgan also said that testi-
mony was not discussed.
Mr.. Budenz refused to COM
ment on a prediction by Columnist
Drew Pearson that he would tes-
tify he never knew DR.. baltimore
as a member Of the Communist
Party.
Mr.. Pearson said on his weekly
radio program last night that
Mr.. Budenz would tell the COM
mittee that a third person, a
{ Communist, had informed Mr..
Budenz that baltimore had been
used. perhaps unwittingly."
baltimore Speaks in PHILADELPHIA,
Mr.. baltimore said in a Phila-
delphia speech Saturday night
that the United States should
"disavow approval and support
OF the old government of China. !"
headed by Chang Kai-shek.
At the same time he said this
country should not recognize the
new Communist government of
China.
DR.. baltimore proposed that
those members of the United Ma
tions which wish to do so be
allowed Ito vote to unseat the old
Chinese delegation to the U. N.
and seat new one"
He added that direct relations
between Washington and the
Chinese Communist government
should wait until the Chinese
government is willing to make
dignif1ed and honorable relations
possible"
There were signs meanwhile
that the two Republican mem
bers Of the five-nlan inquiry COM
mittee may not have had any ad-
vance word of the new phase Of
the investigation Senator Tydings
mentioned.
Lodge UNIFORMED on Meeting.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
one Of the Republican members,
said he had no idea why Senator
Tydings called today's meeting.
Senator Hickenlooper of Iowa,
the other Republican, was out of
town when the session was sched-
uled. An aide said Senator Hick-
enlooper had not been informed
why the meeting was arranged.
Senator Tydings. in reply to q
question, said merely I'VE are 60
4AA8 w AAcSNoo IA 1OCCo0AC- -P1 u
cedure on everything that is be-
fore U.S."
In a radio broadcast yesterday
Senator Tydings said Senator Nc.
Carthy so far has produced NJ
proof Of disloyalty, sabotage
espionage cor any other thing
that might be remotely connected
with his charges that communist.
and fellow travellers have infil.
trated the State Department.
Senator Tydings added tha
Senator Mccarthy had said II
effect: IT have made q charge
against so-and-so. You commit
tee people go out and get thu
evidence to support the charge
! have not got it,"
Mccarthy Praised, Censured.
Senator Mccarthy has said from
the start that proof of his charge'
can be found in FBI files and th'
loyalty records of other Govern
ment agencies. President Truman