Evening star., 1951-08-21
Mrs. Smith Calls
For Showdown
With Mccarthy
Maine Senator Seeks
6. O: P. Decision on
Butler Case Charges

Of Wisconsin, had before him to-
day a challenge from Senato
Margaret Chase Smith, Republi
can. of Maine, to seek a showdown
in the Republican Party confer
ence on his claim that she shoulC
not have taken part in the investi
CATION of the Butler -Tyding
Maryland campaign last year.
But there were no indication!
the Republican leadership has any
desire to keep the controversy
alive. Senator Wherry of Ne.
braska. G. o. P. floor leader, sale
that, with the filing of the ma
jority and minority views yester.
day, he regards the Maryland in.
quiry as closed incident.
Mrs. Smith and Senator Hen.
erickson Of New Jersey, the only
Republicans on the five-membel
Senate Elections subcommittee
Joined recently in the unanimous
report. denouncing some of tht
tactics in the campaign in which
Republican Senator Butler de.
feated former Democratic Senator
Tydings.
Speaks as Rules Member.
Senator Mccarthy spent two
hours yesterday presenting the
Senate his minority views as a
member of the Rules Committee,
taking issue with the subcommit-
tee report. which had also been
approved by a majority Of the en-
tire Rules Committee.
The highlight of his dissenting
opinion was that Senators Smith
and HendrickSon should have dis
qualified themselves as members
Of the investigating group because
they subscribed last summer to a
so-called declaration of conscience
by Mrs. Smith. which Senator Nc
Carthy regarded as an attack on
his charges of Communist influ-
ence in Government.
Senator Mccarthy argued yes
terday that the main issue in
Maryland last year was his con-
tention that Mr.. TydingS white
washed the Mccarthy charges Of
Communist inf1ltration in the
State Department. The Wisconsin
Senator contended the issue In
Maryland was practically identi-
cal" with the issue in the declara.
ton of conscience.
He said he did not question thu
sincerity or honesty of Senators
Smith and Hendrickson, or theil
sincerity in arriving at the same
conclusion in the majority report
But he thought they should have
done as judges sometimes do ir
court. He said that when judges
appear to have committed them
selves they step aside Ito preserve
the confidence of the people"
Both Answer Mccarthy.
Senators Smith and Hendrick-
son sat directly in front of Sena-
tor Mccarthy throughout his long
minority report. When he fin
ished, both defended their course
Of action in the Maryland probe
Senator Hendrickson said the
declaration of conscience, which
a number of Senators joined in
last summer, bore no relation tc
the Maryland campaign. The New
Jersey Senator added he haC
never committed himself in ad.
vance on any of those issues.
Mrs. Smith, the only woman
Senator, delivered much sharper
reply.
She told Senator Mccarthy
that, in his frequent references tc
whitewash during the past year
he has conveniently overlooked
the fact" that, in her declaration
Of conscience, in June, 1850, SHIT
repeatedly condemned the Dem
ocratic whitewashes and the COM
placency Of the Democratic ad.
ministration in the face of the
threat Of communism here al
home"
The June, 1850, declaration was
essentially a protest against at
tackS made on individuals under
congressional immunity.
Hits Delay on Issue.
Opposition to communism is
surely not the exclusive possession
Of the Senator from Wisconsin, +"
Mrs. Smith continued. "Nor does
differing with him on tactics au-
tomatically make one a Commu-
mist or a protector of commu-
nisrn."
Mrs. Smith asked why Senator
Mccarthy did not raise the ques-
tion of disqualification at the start
Of the Maryland investigation,
since he knew of her June, 1850
declaration at that time.
The Senator from Maine also
suggested that Senator McCar-
thy's disqualification rule could
also be applied to his own action
yesterday in filing minority views
as a member Of the Rules Com
mittee, rather than defending his
position as an individual Senator
Mrs. Smith said Senator Nc
Carthy had raised a 'very basic
issue which should be resolved as
soon as possible"
LAS member of the Elections
Subcommittee, shall not permit
intimidation to keep me from ex-
pressing my holiest convictions, as
! did in my speech of June /, 1850
and as ] did in the subcommittee
report on the Maryland election, >
she went on.
IF similar conditions are found
in connection with other election,
investigated by the subcommittee
shall have no hesitancy in criti.
cizing them, as was done in thu
Maryland report"
Cites Previous Removal.
Mrs. Smith pointed out that, i
Republican Floor Leader Wherr,
of Nebraska agreed with Senatol
Mccarthy. he could remove he
from the Elections Subcommittee