Evening star., 1950-05-09
Senator'S Hope 10 Starl
Study Of Files Today;
Mccarthy Hits Delay
By Cecil HoIIond

Senate investigators today hoped
to begin a study of State Depart
ment loyalty files on 81 persons
accused of being Communists. fell
low travellers or security risks.
The files are those Of persons
accused by Senator Mccarthy.
Republican. of Wisconsin in q
February 20 Senate speech.
Chairman Tydings Of the SEN
ate Foreign Relations Subcommit-
tee making the investigation said
he hoped the files would be avail
able during the day.
The committee had expected to
start the study yesterday after
President Truman had directed
that these, and only these files, be
made available to the inveSti-
gators. But the State Department
said it had not yet assembled the
records for examination.
| Mccarthy mot Surprised"
I'm not surprised" Senator Nc
Carthy said through an aide. 'I
knew they had not yet finished
their spring housecleaning Of the
files"
Meanwhile, Frederick Wander
bilt Field, wealthy New Yorker,
denied that he was in contempt
Iof Congress in refusing to answer
some of the questions asked him
by the Senate investigators of the
Mccarthy charges.
The denial was made through
his attorney. Harold I. Cammer
of New York, in a letter made
public by the committee.
Mr.. Cammer, asking that Mr..
Field be given a chance to re-
consider the questions, said a con-
tempt citation would be incon-
sistent with observance of the
privilege against self-incrimina-
ton guaranteed by the fifth
amendment to the Constitution.
Contempt Action Considered.
The investigating committee is
considering a recommendation by
its chief counsel. Edward P. Nor
gan, that Mr.. Field and also Earl
Browder. former Communist lead
er. be cited for contempt in re-
fusing to answer committee ques-
tions.
Both men were called as wit
nesses as the committee looked
into the Owen baltimore case as
part of it's investigation.
They denied testimony of Louis
F. Budenz, a former Communist,
that they told him Mr.. baltimore
was to be considered a Com
munist. However, they refused to
answer many other questions
about their associations and ac-
tivities. and Mr.. Field refused
to say whether he Is or was a
member of the Communist Party.
Mr.. Lattimore, widely known
Far Eastern affairs specialist,
has been accused by Senator Nc
Carthy of being a Communist and
Russia's top spy in this country.
He has denounced those charges
as Lies" as we'll as the testimony !
of Mr.. BudenZ.
Tydings Uncertain of Action.
Senator Tydings said he did not
know when the committee would
act on Mr.. Morgan's recop.men-
dation.
AS the committee prepared to
look into the loyalty records, two
committee members - Senators
Green, Democrat, of Rhode Is
land, and Lodge. Republican, of
Massachusetts, began a study of
the State Departments loyalty
and security procedures. They
interviewed five department Sc
curity officials and said they
would pursue their inquiry, a part
of the overall investigation, to
Europe, where, Senator Green ex-
planned, security operations are
somewhat different from those in
this country.
AS the investigation went on,
the Senate had request from
Senator Flanders. Republican, of
New Hampshire, that the COM
mittee be instructed to hold no
more public hearings. He said
they were doing much harm" at
home and abroad.