Evening star., 1950-04-10
Says
.HeHas Witness
To Back Charges
Gives Probers Name:
Says Man Will Swear
lottimore Was Red
By Cecil HoIIond

giving Senate investigators the
name of a mystery witness who
will swear that Owen baltimore is
or was a Communist.
Senator Mccarthy, who has ac-
cused Mr.. baltimore of being a
Communist and Russia's top spy
in this country, made the an
nouncement after returning from
a New York trip where, presum-
ably, he got in touch with the
witness.
He said he would ask the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Subcommit-
tee investigating his charges o1
communism in the State Depart
ment to subpoena the witness
He declined to reveal the name OF
the individual.
The Wisconsin Republican said
the witness is the first he wants
called to support his charges
against Mr.. baltimore, widely
known Far Eastern expert, who
has denied. all the Mccarthy &C
cusations. Senator Mccarthy
added that he would give later
the names of other witnesses to
the investigating group. Chairman
Tydings of the investigating COM
mittee has said he would subpoena
witnesses named by Senator Nc
Carthy. He has scheduled a COM
mittee meeting tomorrow to re-
ceive the names.
Lodge Reserves Decision.
Meanwhile. Senator Lodge, Re-
publican, of Massachusetts said
he had reached mo final con-
clusions" about the baltimore case
or any other evidence in the in
vestigations.
Senator Lodge, a member of the
investigating group, was asked
about Senator Tydings' statement
last week that an FBI summary
had cleared Mr.. baltimore COM
pletely of the Mccarthy charges.
I have reached no final con-
clusion about any phase of this
investigation" the Senator told
reporters, land I will reach none
until have questioned a number
Of witnesses in executive session
When I do reach conclusions, I'll
announce them myself; no one
is authorized to speak for me-"
In saying the FBI report had
cleared Mr.. baltimore, Senator
Tydings remarked that it was
"the universal opinion" of four
subcommittee members who saw
the FBI report recently in Attor-
ney General McGrath's office that
there was nothing in it to support
the Mccarthy charges.s
Hickenlooper Dissented.
Senator Hickenlooper, Repub-
lican, of Iowa, another member of
the investigating group, last Fri
day strongly dissented from Sena-
tor Tydings' statement. He said,
after seeing the report. that he
disagreed with the conclusion
drawn by Senator Tydings. SEN
ator Hickenlooper was absent
when the four subcommittee men,
bers first saw the FBI summary.
AS Senator Mccarthy gave the
name of the witness to the sub
committee the controversy ridden
investigation was being enlivened
by charges and counter charges
of politics.
The charges were aired in a
radio program yesterday in which
Senator Mccarthy continued his
attacks.
But the Wisconsin Senator re-
fused to accept a new challenge
to repeat without congressional
immunity his charges that Owen
baltimore, Far Eastern expert, is
a Communist and Russia's top
spy in this country. Mr.. Latti-
more has denied the charges.
missing Link" Mentioned.
Senator Mccarthy stirred some
curiosity by mentioning "a miss
ing link" in his case against Mr..
baltimore.
This came in a telegram he sent
to Secretary of State Acheson in
which he asked this question:
"Do you deny, Mr.. Acheson, that
the only missing link in the Latti-
more case is proof of either mem
bership in the Communist Party
(See COMMUNISTS, Page A-20