Evening star., 1951-08-31
Mccarthy Suggests
Trial by Jury on Red
'CoddIing' Charges
BY the Associated Press


Joseph R. Mccarthy. Republican,
Of Wisconsin, has suggested that
his Communist coddling accusa- :
tionS against Secretary of State
Dean Acheson and Ambassador
at-Large Philip C. Jessup be sub
mitted to trial by jury.
Senator Mccarthy, who made
the proposition in addressing the
SD national encampment of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars yester-
day, said he'd resign from the
Senate if such a trial disprovedI
his charges.
On the other hand, Senator Nc
Carthy said Secretary Acheson,
Mr.. JeSSup and that whole mot
ley crowd" should resign if a jury
upheld his accusations.
Senator Mccarthy, who was ap-
plauded as he attacked Secretary
AcheSon and other administration
officials. acknowledged that the
prospect of such a trial was re-
mote.
Gov. Fine Speaks.
Gov. John S. Fine of Pennsyl-
vania today told the VFW United
States foreign policy will fail
without public confidence in its
administrators.
But the Nations full confidence
should be withheld, he declared.
from "thoSe who refused or who
failed to see the vipers of Com
1nunism in the nest of our gov
ernmental secrets"
Gov. Fine said he did not "goI
all the way with some who con-
denim Senator Mccarthy :"
None of us wants the reputa-
tion of any individual smeared un-
justly, unfairly or unnecessarily
under senatorial privilege or under
the privileges of the laws of libel.
because that is not American" ;"
Gov. Fine said. J
But as Americans" he con-
tinued, "our first concern should
be and must be not free license to
the deStroyers of the American
way, but full support for those
who fight to preserve our way at
home or abroad"
VFW Asks Removal.
Senator Mccarthy addressed
the convention shortly after the
delegates had demanded the
custer of Secretary Acheson and
other policy making" officials of
his department.
The resolution urged removal of
all those in the State Department.
whose loyalty to American ideals 81
is questionable"
The VFW aimed its blast also
at those State Department Off
cials whose Ignorance, misfea-
sance and non-feasaEce have re-
suited in failure in the field of |
diplomatic relations"
State Department policy, the
resolution said. has created Gin
tolerable international and inter-
nal situations that can only be
solved by inStitutiny a new and
American-like leadership in the
Department OF State"
Sees No Way Open.
Senator Mccarthy conceded to
newSmen later that there is no
way on Gods earth that I can
get them into court" Essentially
political cases are not tried in
United States courts, unless libel
or Slander is involved.
Foes of Senator Mccarthy, say
ing he has hidden behind sem
atorial immunity from libel or
SANDER action in making his Com
munists-in-G Government charges,
have demanded he prove his ac-
cusations in court.
His speech was, in effect, a re-
buttal to Secretary of Labor Maui
rice ] Tobin who addressed the
VFW convention on Wednesday.
Mr.. Acheson and Mr.. Jessup
have denied Senator McCarthys
charges. In Washington, the
State Department and Mr.. Jessup
said last night there would be no
comment on Senator McCarthys
speech.
Speech Draws Cheers.
Senator Mccarthy, a Marine
veteran and VFW member, was
loudly cheered before, during and
after his Commute speech. This
was in contrast to Tuesday, when
some delegates booed mention of
his name.
Once during his speech, dele
gate shouted loudly:
Mccarthy for President"
The fiery Wisconsin Republican
strode to the convention platform
after telling newsmen he would
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