Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13
Democratic Senators
Launch New Attack
On Mccarthy Charges

~NS~sHsY SHOtSSS
Democratic lawmakers with
year-long memories have launched
a new attack on Senator Nc
earthly. Republican, of Wisconsin
and his Communicating Govern
ment charges.
Senator Kilgore, Democrat, of
West Virginia touched it off yes
terday when he recalled it was
Just a year ago on Lincoln's Birth
day that Senator Mccarthy made
a speech in Wheeling, w. Va, in
which he charged the State De-
partment was infested with Com
munists and Red sympathizers.
isn't it time that the Senator
who made those charges came to
bat with his proof and not Just
allegations?" asked Senator Kill
gore.
Backing up Senator Kilgore
were Senators Lehman, Democrat,
of New York, and Humphrey,
Democrat, of Minnesota.
Two Defend Mccarthy.
Across the aisle, Republican
Senators Butler of Nebraska and
LANCER of North Dakota rose to
defend the Wisconsin legislator
who is away from the Capitol on
Lincoln Day speech-making
tour.
In Flint, Mich. Senator Nc
earthly commented:
They do wait until I get out of
town."
He went on to tell the Associ-
ated Press that a New York jury
and judge were satisfied with the
proof in one of the cases. He
said he was referring to the con-
viction of William Remington,
former Commerce Department
economist, on perjury charges.
In the Senate. Senator Hum
phey said he always believed the
FBI was better at finding Com
munists than any Senator. He
added that if any Senator knew
Of single Communist in the
Government, he should tell the
Senate and have the documents to
back up his charges.
If the documents couldn't be
produced, he went on, then the
charges should not be made. If
the charges that had been made
were not true, he said, then the
person who made them should
stand up and say SO.
Kilgore Demands Proof.
Senator Kilgore said that for a
year 1--WE have listened to a whirl
of charges and accusations. But
where is the proof? Why can't
we have the proof"
Senator McCarthy's charges
last year produced prolonged
wrangling and led to an investi-
cation by a Foreign Relations
subcommittee headed by former
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of
Maryland. The Democratic ma
jority of the subcommittee issued
a report calling the Mccarthy
charges a fraud and a hoax but
the Republican minority refused
to sign it.
Senator Lehman asked how
many persons connected with the
State Department had been
proved to be card carrying Com
munists since Senator Mccarthy
made his charges.
Senator Kilgore replied that. so
far as he knew, mot single
one"
Character Attacks Hit.
Senator Lehman asked Senator
Kilgore if ito seek to blacken the
names and character of such men
as Secretary of State Acheson
and Ambassador at-Large Philip
CCoouP 10 I1Ot DC1O" GIlC dlSlllUy
and responsibility of a member of
the United States Senate"
"1 would say yes" replied SEN
ator Kilgore.
After listening to all this, Sen
ator LANCE" said he thought the
less the Democrats had to say
about the matter the better, be-
cause "it stinks to high heaven.
Senator Butler noted that Sen
ator Humphrey had referred to
Secretary Acheson as an liable,
conscientious and devoted public
servant"
II know of no more able, con-
scientious and devoted servant to
the American people than Sena-
tor Mccarthy" said Senator But
Ter.