Evening star., 1950-07-22


Communists In Government
charges of Senator Mccarthy
Republican, of Wisconsin is due
to go at least one more round
Monday.
Senator Ferguson, Republican
Of Michigan said he will go on
the floor Monday to present ma
terial he was unwilling to discuss
In advance.
Senator Jenner, Republican, OF
Indiana went to bat for the Re-
publicans yesterday and lambasted
Senator Tydings, Democrat. OF
Maryland in reply to the scorch.
ing denunciation Senator Tdyings
delivered Thursday against Sen
ator Mccarthy.
After yesterdays session. Sen
ator Tydings. chairman OF the
subcommittee which investigated
the Mccarthy charges, told re-
porters he did not know whether
the Republicans intend to keer
the controversy going, but that
he was through with it.
G. o. p. May Seek Vote.
In addition to the Ferguson
speech, the Republicans may try
to get q vote Monday on a resolu-
ton by Senator Flanders. Repub-
lican, of Vermont seeking to force
the Democrats to put a new cover
on the Tydings committee major
|ity report. Mr.. Flanders and
other Republicans said the final
version labels it a report of the
full Foreign Relations Committee
instead of a subcommittee.
Senator Jenner accused Senator
Tydings yesterday of a "blas.
phemous perversion of the truth
in reporting the results of tht
investigation.
He told the Senate that Sena.
tor Tydings had conducted "tht
most scandalous and brazer
whitewash of reasonable conspir'
acy in our history" He referred
to his antagonist as an admin
istration trained seal' and /.
would-be disc jockey.
Answers Tydings Attack.
And, fuming about the attach
Senator Tydings made on hin
Thursday. Senator Jenner said:
Senator Tydings' attack on mi
is only an indication of how low h
Is willing to stoop to pick up tn,
administrations ball, no matte,
how rotten the filth it has rollet
through"
For the second day in a row, th'
Senate was the channel for a fiov
Of elaborate vilification rarel.
heard in the United States Cap
itol.
1t all stemmed from charges b.
Senator Mccarthy last winte
that Reds were infiltrating tn
Government, particularly tn
State Department.
Senator Tydings headed tn
five-man inquiry group. Afte
months of hearings, he and tn
other two Democrats on the sub
committee issued a report callini
Senator McCarthy's charges
| fraud and a hoax"
Lodge Offers Report.
Senator Lodge. Republican. o
Massachusetts, offered a separat
report saying the probe had beel
sketchy and inconclusive Sen
ator Hickenlooper, Republican, O
Iowa. the fifth member, indicated
he would have his say in still an
other report.
/ The majority report was pre-
sented Thursday and accepted b.
a straight party-line vote, As t
81. with the Republicans on tn
short end. Senator Tydings the
hammered his views home wit
an indictment of Senator Nc
Carthy and his supporters, anon
whom he placed Senator Jenner.
| He said that Senator Jenner, b
his votes in the Senate, was foun
in company that he. Senator Tyo
ings, would never associate will
He identified that company as &c
Stain and the Daily Worker
New York Communist newspaper
Yesterday was Senator Jenner
42d birthday, and he celebrate
with a two-hour TRADE ths
bristled with scorn for Senate
Tydings.
|, DiSregards Senate Rule.
Completely disregarollg the Ser
ate rule that forbids impugnir
= the motives of a colleague Gu
= as Senator Tydings had done
{ hours before), Senator Jennt
shouted:
II have never heard a NOR
blasphemous perversion of tn
truth than Senator Tydings' out
burst yesterday giving a clean bi
of health to the entire perSonne
!. of the State Department"
| Through all this, Senator Tyd
ings sat impasSive. arms folded
chewing on an unlighted cigar.
Senator Jenner, at one point
was forced to take his seat mo
mentarily when Senator Connally
Democrat. of Texas objected tina
the rules were being violated b.
the continued stream of adversl
personal references.
Senator Jenner was ordered t
his seat by Senator Holland, Dem
ocrat, Of Florida, who was presid
ing, but he quickly was allowed tt
continue lin order" on the mo-
ton of Republican Floor Leader
Wherry of Nebraska.
Alger Hiss Mentioned.
Just before Senator Connally
objected, Senator Jenner had said
And now, Alger Hiss, on whom
Dean Acheson will not turn hi
back and apparently Senator Tyd
ingS will not turn his either, Stand