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he became.
He took on an air Of urgency,
radiating the feeling that time
was running out-swiftly.
The clock is ticking !. ticking
{. -. ticking and with each
swing of the pendulum the time
to save civilization grows shorter" I"
he told the Senate in one speech.
He sought an agreement with
Russia that would forever Danish
the use Of this awesome weapon.
But until that came about, he
wanted the United States to keep
ahead in the arms race. Senator
McMahon Fundamentally favored
this country's program for build
ing the far more destructive hy-
drogen bomb.
He said the decision to go ahead
with that project was dictated by
the severe realities Of the world
we inhabit today" Such a bomb
in Russian hands, he warned
might incinerate so million
Americans in the space Of min
uteS."
Would Retaliate for Attack.
And in the event Of an attack
on this country or on free Europe,
he wanted to strike back with all
available weapons.
what are we making them for
it not for use against people who
try to tear down our civilization?"
he asked.
The Senator said in 1851 that
the destructive fury of Americas
atomic weapons was truly fan
tastic a frightful threat"
that dwarfed anything previously
known to man.
Among the measures he proposed
to remove the threat of the bomb
was q fve-year plan under which
this country would contribute a
percentage Of it's armament ex-
penditures, in an amount of about
$50 billion. toward economic aid
OF other countries if Russia would
agree to drop the atomic bomb
race. Such a campaign would
have the aim Of moving heaven
and earth to stop the atomic
armaments race" he said.
In exchange for this country's
huge contribution toward peace,
Senator Mcmahon said the United
States should ask general accept
ance Of an effective program for
international control of atomic
energy.
Let me warn, with all the So
lemnity at my command, that
building hydrogen bombs does not
promise security for the United
States" he told the Senate. "It
only promises the negative result
of averting. for a few months
or years, well-nigh certain catis-
ltrophe."
Senator McMahon dared the
Kremlin to let a congressional
delegation visit the Soviet Union
Ito tell the Russian people about
the peaceful and friendly desires
LOT the American people,"
He suggested that in turn Con-
Igress invite the IA members of
the Soviet Politburo to this coun-
try $50 they could breathe the
clean air Of democracy and decide
for themselves whether the Amer
ican people want war or peace"
The Senator also suggested in
la Senate speech that Congress
IpaSS resolutions indorsing both
trips. He coupled his proposals
with bitter blast at Soviet lead
|ers for failure to publish in Russia
Ia Congress-approved resolution
expressing American friendship
for the people of Russia. He was
the chief sponsor of the resolution.
Branded Them Warmongers,
by refusing to publish this ex-
preston of friendship by the
American Congress, the Soviet
government has committed a crime
against peace" he said. 1.-THE
Kremlin crowd are now self-con-
feSSed warmongerS.
"The Kremlin conspirators have
now shown to the world that they
are mortally afraid the Russian
people will catch on to their de-
|ception and double dealings-that
the Russian people may learn that
peace is possible whenever the
|Politburo wants peace"
Another Mcmahon peace-pro-
noting suggestion was an ex-
change Of visits by Allied and Rus
sian war veterans.
Senator Mcmahon took to the
Senate a long legal experience.
After graduation from Fordham
University and Yale University
Law School, he practiced law in
|his native Norwalk. Conn.,. and
served for a year as Judge Of the
City Court there.
In 1888 he Joined the Depart
ment Of Justice in Washington at
the instance Of his neighbor,
Homer s. Cummings, then Attor-
ney General Of the United States.
A short time later he became an
Assistant Attorney General Ia
charge of the Department Of JUS
tice's criminal division. supervis-
ing the work Of 96 United States
attorneys and their 900 assistants.
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