Evening star., 1951-10-06
Didn't Enjoy Pearson Frocos

Through with his pre-trial testi.
!mony.
! Senator Mccarthy left last night
for a five-day vacation on an Ari-
zona ranch. Meanwhile. opposing
attorneys were to confer today on
when Mr.. Pearson and the Sena-
tor will renew their depositions.
Others to make sworn state
ments include Col. Robert Nc
Cormick. editor and publisher ot
the Chicago Tribune and the
Washington Times-Herald, the
latter paper being another party
to the suit. Col. Mccormick
was scheduled to appear on Oc-
tober 16. No date has been set fol-
the trial.
The hearing yesterday was
marked by repeated clashes be.
tween counsel over whether Mr.
Roberts questions were pertinent
to issues raised in the suit. At
torneys Edward Bennett Williams
representing Mr.. Mccarthy: Louis
G. Caldwell, responding for the
ITImes-Herald, and Mr.. Robb de-
clared they would take a protest
to the court unless Mr.. Roberts
confined himself to the issues
The Senator was questioned
about his speaking engagements
and the subject matter, his fees
and expenses. his Office staff and
In particular. his charge against
Mr.. Pearson on the Senate floor
on December Is. that he was a
"mouthpiece" of the Communist
Party.
When you so referred to Mr.
Pearson. did you mean he was an
actual member of the Communist
Party?" Mr.. Roberts asked.
Hits Pearson's "Smearing."
mo. I don't think Pearson ever
was a member of the Party. the
Senator replied. He explained he
had pointed out that while Pear
son was not an actual dues-paying
member, he was doing the smear
ing" of those fighting Communism
while throwing pebbles" to make
it appear he was an anti-Com-
munist. ..-. o..
did you mean to say he is the
voice of International Commu-
nism?" the Senator was asked.
Eyes, the voice of International
Communism" the Senator re-
piled.
Precisely what do you mean by
that?"
TIE Senator referred his ques-
Itioner to the dictionary. He later
wrote out and read this definition:
by Communism I mean the inter-
national conspiracy, dominated by
the Soviet Union, and directed to.
ward the overthrow of all non
Communist governments. BY Com.
munist mean any one who know.
ingly participates in tina conspi-
lracy."
Mr.. Roberts asked the witness
about his statement that Mr.. Pear.
son had been assigned" by the
Communists. through a. former
employe, David Karr. to under
mine American confidence in the
government of Chang Kai-shek
and to destroy the influence OF
Gen. Douglas Macarthur.
Cites Remarks in Senate.
II meant exactly what I said in
the Senate" Mr.. Mccarthy kept
repeating.
/ The Senator was asked what he
thought of Gen. Macarthur, and
replied he considered him "the
greatest or one of the greatest liv-
ing Americans"
Mr.. Roberts then asked if. in
I1948, the Senator had opposed the
General when his name. was
brought up as a candidate for the
Presidential nomination. He was
asked if he informed the voters
that the General was too old for
the job and brought up the fact
that he had ben divorced from his
first wife in a State containing
many Catholic voters.
Mr.. Williams objected to the
question as irrelevant. He added
with heat. that he had listened
to political campaign" questions
but that he would not allow the
religious issue to be injected into
this proceedings"
i Mr.. Roberts insisted he was
only testing the Senator's ver-