Evening star., 1952-03-27

tthis case was neither at my re-
quest nor with my knowledge.
| According to the records handed
to the press by the committee, 4
lhad luncheon with Mr.. OliphantI
lon July 8. 1851. AS I recall, the
purpose Of our meeting for lunch
leon was to discuss questions which
had arisen in connection with the
Treasury Department appropria-
ltion which was then under con-
lsideration. assume in connection
with this luncheon the Klein case
might have been discussed.
/ My acquaintance with Mr..
GruneWald dates from the time Of
inis association with the late Henry
Marsh Of Winchester. Mass, who
was a friend of mine. Mr.. Marsh
was one of New England's out
standing citizens. He was senior
partner in one of the loading in
lsurance firms in the nation, and
was Well-knoWn for his philan-
thropies. Mr.. Marsh and / visited
frequently. often at his home. It
was in connection with these visits
THAT I met Mr.. Grunewald who
was Mr.. Marsll's friend and asso-
lciate. My acquaintance with Mr..
IGruneWald, dating from his asso-
citation with Mr.. Marsh, has been
la pleasant one. but I should like
to make it clear that at no time.
in connection with this or any
other matter, has Mr.. Grunewald
been a representative Of mine.
Tells Of Meeting Maloney.
AS for Mr.. Maloney. my recol-
lection is that I met him some 1OI
years ago. He was serving as
Assistant Attorney General Of the
United States. The acquaintance
was one which usually occurs be-
tween such an official and menu
Der of the Senate. knew him toI
Ibe competent public official and
have always believed him to be a
good citizen. Since he resigned
from the Government service, f1el
occasionally has dropped in to see
me. There was no reason for me
believe that he might ask me tol
make an inquiry which would be
improper. I therefore, did not
hesitate to inquire as he requested.
i This, gentlemen. is the story of
ia typical congressional inquiry
which you and every member Of
Congress are requested to make
daily. consider this to be one
Iof the duties and responsibilities
of a member Of the legislative
branch of our Government. In
the 16 years I have been in the
] United States Senate, / have prob
ABLY made many thousands of in
lquiries of various executive de-
partments upon request, as has.
in proportion. every other member
. of Congress.
j, TwO-Fold Obligation.
! There is a two-fold obligation in
Government.
| /. The obligation of those ad-
ministering the executive agencies
to see to it that the United States
Government gets everything it is
Ientilled to and gets it promptly.
2. The second obligation is
equally important. Fairness to
the individual whose rights are
being determined by administra-
tive action.
/ have many times made In
IIquiries to ascertain whether the
Government was getting every
thing it was entitled to in various
situations. Similarly I have been
Just as vigilant and determined in
many other instances to ascertain
that individuals were being
treated fairly. My interest in this
tax matter did not stem at all
from MIR. Klein or his attorneys.
1t stemmed from the information
that the internal revenue had
already received large tax pay
ment and was making claims with
penalties which might exceed the
total profit.
j Can Tie Up Assets.
i knew that in such instances
the Government can tie up the