Evening star., 1952-01-30
Nash Denies McCartIl,
Charge Linking h Aide
OF Truman 10 Reds

Senator Mccarthy, Republican,
Iof Wisconsin called on President
Truman, in a Senate speech yes
Eterday. to dismiss Philleo Nash.
|one Of his administrative assist
ants, on the ground that FBI re-
ports show past Communist con-
Inections.#
It was the second time this
month Senator Mccarthy has
accused the White House Of in
|tervening IN loyalty Investigations
|of White House employees while
they were pending before the
Loyalty Review Board.
Mr.. Nash, who is listed in the
telephone directory as living at
l2715 Dumbarton avenue NV.
hotly denied the charge, in al
statement late yesterday.
''The accusation that I am or
ever have been a member of the
Communist Party W have had
anything to- do with the Com
munist. Party or have had any
thing to do with the Communist
movement is q contemplate lie,''
he said. II have absolutely moth
ling to hide and never have had
Says President UNIFORMED.
The Wisconsin Senator began
his speech by saying he was sure
the material he was about to give
the Senate about Mr.. Nash had
never been called to the Presi-I
dents attention. Reviewing the
case, Senator Mccarthy con-
tinued:
''The White House Loyalty Board
cleared Mr.. Nash some time ago.
Thereafter, the FBI conducted a
complete and thorough investiga-
ton. Ten separate reports were
made by the FBI. All those re-
ports were sent to the White House
Loyalty Board and to the Loyalty
Review Board.
"The White House Loyalty
Board cleared Mr.. Nash. Subse-
lquently. the Loyalty Review Board
picked up the case on post audit
and asked that a new hearing be
lheld. Shortly thereafter, Mr..
Dawson presumably another
White House staff member) asked
that the complete files be sent to
1.-THE White House. All of them
were sent to the White House
and never have been returned to
the Loyalty Review Board"
Senator Mccarthy made the fol-
lowing charges and said they were
from matter developed by the FBI:
mo l. that Philleo Nash, the
Presidents adviser, had been in
close contact with the Communist
underground in Washington.
mo. 2. that he has been q close
friend and close associate of one
Iof the convicted Canadian Com
Imunists.
tThe Senator skipped num-
bers 3 and 4, saying he did not
think they should go in the
record.)
"No. S, that he has financially
contributed to the support of the
Canadian Tribune, the official
organ of the Communist Party in
Canada. e.
Home As Rendezvous.
mo. 6, that. during the early
i'40's. parts Of the Communist spy
ring in Canada We're using his
home in Toronto as a point of
rendezvous. and some of them
were living there. ir ii
(The Senator skipped two
more numbers.)
mo. 8. that Philleo Nash, in the
early '40s. was attending Com
munist meetings and had officially
Joined the Communist Party
Mr.. Nash, in his statement,
said:
II suspect that Senator Nc
Carthy has been stung by an adj
vertisement in my home town
paper. the Wisconsin Rapids Daily
Tribune, Citizens versus Nc
lCarthy,' which appeared last
Monday and was sponsored by a
representative group of Wisconsin
Rapids citizens. including my sis
ter"
The advertisement carried the
declaration of a group of citi-
zens, including Jean Nash,
against the menace of McCar-
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