Evening star., 1950-07-21
Ives Leads Off
Attack
On 1ydings
Senator Says Inquiry
On Reds Become
Probe Of Mccarthy
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New York today led of the Re-
publican counterattack on the
Communism in Government
majority report. He declared
that charges of "a fraud and a
hoax" in that report should
not be allowed to serve as
camouflage for dereliction in
duty on the part Of those pre-
fering the charges. He con-
tended that the subcommittee
making the report disregarded
the will of the Senate by ex-
clusively investigating Senator
Mccarthy, Republican, of Wis
conSin.
More high-powered verbal blasts
on the Senate floor were in pros
pect today in the wake of a shout
ing debate that nearly started a
fist fight over the Communists-in-
Government majority report.
The Senate has accepted the
report labelling the charges Of
Senator Mccarthy, Republican, Of
Wisconsin, a fraud and hoax"
but the arguments linger on.
Democrats and Republicans are
doing their shouting and voting
solidly along party lines.
Wherry and Morgan Clash.
The verbal scrapping yesterday
was highlighted by:
/. A near fist fight between Sen
ator Wherry of Nebraska, the
Republican leader, and Edward P.
Morgan. husky chief counsel Of
the Senate Foreign Relations SUBJ
committee which investigated Sen"
ator McCarthy's charges.
2. An unprecedented and un-
successful effort by Senator
TydingS, Democrat, of Maryland
chairman of the subcommittee, to
play a phonograph record in the
Senate.
8. Two orders compelling Sem
ator Tydings to sit down on the
ground he violated Senate rules
by what he said about Senator
Jenner, Republican, of Indiana.
Both times, the Senate voted to
let Senator Tydings go on with
his rip-roaring denunciation of
Senator Mccarthy.
Tydings BerateS Mccarthy.
In one of the most bitter at
tacks on a colleague heard for
years on the Senate floor, Senator
Tydings at one point shouted that
Senator McCarthy's charges were
foul and vile" and Ought to
make the blood Of Americans
boil"
For once. Senator Mccarthy
had little to say. He issued q
statement later declaring that
Senator Tydings had tried to
notify Communists in Govern
ment that they are safe in their
positions" The Wisconsin Sen
ator added. however, that they
will be dug out one by one"
In advance of today's session.
Senator Wherry told reporters
several Republicans are set to take
up the cudgels today in reply to
Senator Tydings. The Democrats
made it clear they have no inten-
ton of sitting quietly if the Re-
publicans let fly.
Wherry Fails to Block Report.
Yesterdays wrangling got un-
derway in parliamentary fashion.
Senator Wherry tried and failed
to block Senate acceptance of the
report made by the
three Democrats on the subcom-
mittee investigating Senator Nc
Carthy's charges that the State
Department was a haven for
Communists.
Principal target of Senator
WherryS ire was the section of
the report quoting Emmanuel S.
Larson-key figure in the 1945
Amerasia stolen documents case
as saying Senator Wherry told
him:
"Oh, Mac MCCARTHY got him.
self out on limb and now we
have to back him up"
After Senator Wherry's denial
Of that remark. the Senate took
time out to round UP absent Sen
ators. It was during that lull that
Senator Wherry walked up to Mr..
Morgan, the subcommittee coun-
sci.
Angry words were exchanged
between the Senator and the g.
foot counsel and they left the
floor. Just outside the chamber,
the words got louder and may or
may not have led to something
more.
Some of those present said blows
(See MCCARTHY, Page A-6.)
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