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Evening star., 1953-08-18
Bunker Hill Nine TO Play
Baltimore for Legion Title
BY the Associated Press

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, Aug.
1S.-The Bunker Hill Post team
of Washington plays for the
American Legion junior baseball
regional championship here to-
night in a game against Balti-
more.
A win for Bunker Hill gives it
the title, but should Baltimore
win, another game tomorrow
night will be necessary. Balti-
more has lost one game in the
tourney so far, while the Wash
ington team is undefeated.
Baltimore worked it's way to
the payoff spot by eliminating
Weirton last night, 10.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Major Leaders
BY the ASsoeiofed Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE,

Batting Batting Vernon; Vernon, Wysshinston, y1s p ciI c:i23d;
land, 800; Mantle and Bauer, New
York. SO; Vernon, Washington. rs;
Yost, Washington rs; Rosen, Cleve-
Runs bstted inmRossR, GIsys!ana 1o1
washington. so.
Hits Kuenn. Detroit, and Vernon,
Nashinf!2n phs f R6sen PGciss cessand 5hfaSj 49,
Doubles-vernon, Washington, "a; Ken
Goodman and White. Boston. s. ="
Triples-Rivera, Chicago 10; Piersall
Boston, $; Fox and Minoso: Chicago;
BSis BSSTne DETROIT; dMIc6Pt0usald New York
Home runs@Rosen, Cleveland. and Ter
9ork 81 Boone Detroit fa HsrTa GernsfS MfT
Boston, and Dolby, Cleveland. Is.
Stolen 55sSes-RiTyera; Chicag3; -; Min
I45.I' Il; IPhilley' Philadelphia. II; Busby,
PitehingI,;Lopat, New York. 12-2. ,s57;
1916. .7l4; Shea, washington, 10-4,
strikeouts-Pierce Chicago, 142; Trucks.
Cray, Detroit 9S; wynn pOSsHN cieveland, anp
90
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting Irwin, New York, $50: Fu-
rillo' Brooklyn, ,333; Kluszewski, Gin
Cinnati, .33l: SChoendienSt, st. Louis,
$50; Campanella, Broo&lyn, .323
Runs - ,Snider. Brooklyn and Dark,
New York 90; Gillian, Brooklyn,
apoofiyS o.; Musiai St. Louis So Robinson,
Runs batted in-campanella, Brooklyn,
III; Mathews, Milwaukee, los;
Hodges Brooklyn. 101; Kluszewski
Ennis, Philadelphia, 81
HitS-Ashburn, Philadelphia, 151: Lock
man, New York, l49; KluSzewski. Gin
cinnati, l4S; Schoendienst. st. Louis,
143; Dark. New York, 140.
s5SOkq snS be sncnns ah Rsgnh951 81 RoBsss0 SbSsso
Brooklyn, and Dark, New York, ~
Triples-Fondy. Chicaso, and Bruton
Milwaukee, 10; Gillian, Brooklyn, 3;
Thompson. New York, Ashburn, Phila-
Home runS-Mathews. Milwaukee, 81;
KlusZewski, Cincinnati, SO; Campa-
nella, Brooklyn, 81; Snider, Brooklyn
and Kiner, Chicago, IS,
Stolen eases1,Bruton, Milwaukee, %;
inson;; BROOKLYN IA; snider' Brook
Pitching&Burdette, Milwaukee. 11-e
$40; Roe, Brooklyn, So, 800; SPAIN
Milwaukee, l6:5; .762; Haddix, st
Louis 1155;5' 15;5' $50; Erskine' Brooklyn
trlkeoutsgRoberts. Philadelphia. 14e
Louis. ia; Haddix St. Louis. 106
Simmons Philadelphia, 1O3.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Garvin's S Girls Again Win
District SoftbaIl Title

The Garvin's Grill girls soft
ball team next heads for Mead
vile, Pa, and the Central At
lantic regional championship
tournament after taking the Dis
trict title here for the seventh
straight year.
Garvin's is matched against
Pottstown, the Pennsylvania
State champion, in the first game
Saturday. Eight teams are
entered in the regional tourney.
The Grill girls locked up the
District title yesterday with a
5-3 triumph over Arcade Pontiac
at Turkey Thicket playground.
It was their third straight victory
in the tournament here after
losing the opener.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Virginia Adds Coach
To Football Stuff
By the Associated Pres,

CHARLOTTE SVILLE, Va,
Aug, 18.-Verne Ullom, coach at
Taylor High School in Cincin-
natl, has been appointed to the
University of Virginia football
coaching staff
Athletic Director Gus K. Tebell
said Ullom will coach the Cava-
lierS' freshman backs. He also
will coach other freshman teams
and assist with the varsity wres-
ting squad.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Beginning Golf Glasses
Scheduled in Arlington

The Arlington County Recrea-
ton Department will add golf for
beginners to its Main Center
schedule.
Tom Higgins. assistant direc-
tor, will conduct classes starting
September 19 for eight weeks.
Call Jackson 1888 for further
information.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Moore Fiqht Postponed

BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 18 (F9.
"A fight between Archie Moore
OF st. Louis, world light-heavy-
weight champion, and Rinaldo
Ansaloni of Argentina. sched-
uled for August 10, was post
poned today until August %. No
reason was given for the post
ponement.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Tennis Tourney Scheduled

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 1S (P).-
The 18th annual Pan-American
Tennis Tournament will be held
here from october to IL, Off
cials of the Mexican Tennis Fed
Grafton announced today.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Negro Tops in SoIIY League

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. Is
P.-Henry Aaron, 10. Negro
second baseman for the Jack
Sonville Braves. has been selected
the South Atlantic Leagues most
valuable player for 1853.
Evening star., 1953-08-18

Philadelphia --- 900 600 OOO-O
New York ---------- 900 012 03x-6
Runs-Thompson, Mueller (2), Dark.
Thomson (2). Error-JoneS. Runs batted
in-Westrum (2l, Thompson, Rhodes.
Two base hits-Mueller, Thomson. Three
base hit-Mueller Home run-Thomp-
son. Double plays-Dark to Lockman
CD; Torgeson (unassistedl; Lockman
(unassistedl; Jones to Hammer to Tor
geson. Left on bases-Philadelphia, z;
New York, z. Bases on balls-Of Kon-
stanty. L, of Kipper, L; off ,Corwin, Q.
BY cSrwin Sa.s haaisn atso ~ Hansen KPDeF
ir 3 innings Gaced 3 batters in 6th) |;
off Konstanty, l IN innings, on Kip
per, in ! inning, Runs and earned
runs-Of Hansen, 3-3; of KonStanty,
90; off Ripper, 3-3: of Corwin, 90.
Hit by pitcher Hansen CWilliams).
Wild pitch - Ripper. Balk = Ripper.
Winning pitcher-Corwin (6-2). Losing
pitcher-Hansen (0-2). Time - 2:25.
Attendance-2,SS5.
Evening star., 1953-08-18

Twenty years ago-F'rank
Shields defeated Ellsworth
Vines in Newport tennis and
semifinals, GO, Ga, 6-4.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Dodgers, 5; Pirates, z
Totals 81 Ok 3O15 Totals 3

Totals 81 Ok 3O15 Totals 35 33 %
'Lined out for Bernier in 10th.
XNone out when winning runs were
scored
TGrounded out for Thompson in Sth
%Flied out for Walker in .Sth.
SSingled for Podres in Sth.
iran for Morgan in 9th.
Pittsburgh - 100 600 010 00---2
Brooklyn - 900 900 002 O3-5
y, RupsuBernier; Lindel; Cox. snidsr
Hodges (3l. Two-base hits--Snider. Cole
Home runs-Snlder Hodges. Double
plapy,snHodges ,u to : Morgan yan to oE[e Hodsesii
to Pellagrini to Ward. Left on bases
pittsburgh. z: BROOKLYN; s. Bases on on
Milliken, 2. Struck out-By Lindell, Z;
by Podres. 5; by Milliken, l. by Labine,
l. Hits-Oh Podres. 9 in s innings; on
Milliken. in Inning; of Labine, 0 in
innings. Runs and earned runs-0h
Lindell. SIS: OF Podres, 81: off Milli-
ken, 90: of Labine. 90. Hit by pitcher
BY Lindell Podres). Wild pitch
Lindell. Winning pitcher--Labine t6-3.
Losing pitcher-Lindell (5-14). Time
2:46. Attendance-9,943.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Minor Leagues
BY the Associated Press


(No games scheduled0
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Rochester, IL; Buffalo. Z.
Baltimore. 8; Montreal, 4.
Springfield, .; Ottawa. l.
(Onlv games Scheduled)
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Charleston, 5; Kansas City, 9.
st. Paul, 4; Indianapolis, tcalled
after innings to allow teams TO catcn
(Only games scheduled.)
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Lynchburg. 3; Norfolk. 0.
York at Portsmouth: postponed' ram ram
pone, rain.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Tulsa. 10; San Antonio. Z.
Dallas, 3; Shreveport, 0.
Oklahoma City, z: Houston, 5.
Beaumont, 4; Fort Worth, l.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Nashville, 4-3; Atlanta. ID.
Mobile at Littlee Rock, postponed
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Elmira. 3; Albany. 2.
Binghamton, 10; Schenectady. 4.
Reading. 12; Scranton, o.
Wilkes Barre, z; Williamsport, 5.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Pueblo, SD; Wichita, Al.
Omaha, 4; Lincoln, =.
Denver. A. Colorado Springs, 8.
(Onlv games scheduled.)
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Charleston at Columbus, postponed.
Jacksonville. 2; Macon. 0.
Savannah, 6; Augusta, 3.
Columbia, "a; Montgomery, ID.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Totals SO 1920 Totals 35 q

IO1aIs 90 To 2 1OlaIS 30 II II
Ran for Holman in Sth.
Singled for Wilhelm in Sth.
cStruck out for Kennedy in 9th.
Philadelphia 600 100 OAK
new YORK 900 900 O11-2
Runs-Waitkus. Ennis (2l, Hammer
WyroStek, Lockman, Thomson Errors
None. Runs batted in-Hamner. Lopata
Z, Wyrostek, Thomson, KazanSki, Lock
man. Three-base hit-Hamner Home
runs-ThomSon, Lockman. Sacrifice
Miller. Double play-Waitkus to Kazan.
SKI to Watkins. Left on base-Philadel-
phia 3; New York. Bases on balls-Miiler
Ter 4. Konstanty /. Koslo /. Hits Off
Miller in 82a, Konstanty in q Koslo
U in 2. Wilhelm 0 in l, Kennedy in /.
RunS-earned runS-Miller % Koslo
80. Wilhelm 90, Kennedy 90, Kon-
Stanty 90: Winner-Miller (6-4). Loser
-koslo t3-10. Time-2:2O.
Evening star., 1953-08-18

TGrounded out for Suder IN TIN.
titled out for Fricano in Sth.
New York 900 112 204-10
Philadelphia --- 020 600 100
Runs - McDougald, Collins, Bauer,
Berra (2I, Woodling. Noren, Martin CD,
Rizzuto, Robinson, Zernial, Michaels.
Etrors-DeMaeStri. Robinson (2l. Runs
batted in-Suder 90, Mauro. Berra CD,
Ford, Noren. Martin, RizZuto 90. Two
base hits-Michaels. Rizzuto, Martin.
Home run-Berra. Sacrifice-Rizzuto
Left on bases-Philadelphia. II: New
York, II Bases on balls-Oh Ford, =;
of Martin, >; of Fricano, Z. Struck
out--Bv Fricano, 3; by Martin, 2: by
Z in 62s innings; off German, 3 in 213
innings; off Fricano, 8 in innings; of
Martin 3 in | inning. Runs and earned
runs - OF Fricano, Sc; of Martin,
40: off Ford, 3-3; off German, 90: Hit
by pitcher-By Martin Woodling). wild
pitch-Fricano. Winning pitcher-Ford
U5-4 Losing pitcher-Fricano (6-O.
Time: 40,
Evening star., 1953-08-18

Runs-McDougald. Collins (2l. Bauer
McDougald, Robinson. Runs .batted in
Berra. Two-base hits-Bauer. DeMaestri.
playS-Bauer to McDougald; Martin to
Rizzuto to Collins; Miranda to Martin
TO Collins. Left on bases-New York. Z;
Philadelphia, 10. Bases on balls-Oh
i. Struck out-By Kuzava. 4; by Cole
man. z: by Fanoyich. l; Hits-Of Cole
> innings. Runs and earned runs-Of
Coleman. 81; OF Fanoyich, 90; of
Kuzava, 90 Winning pitcher-Kuzava
I4-3t Losing pitcher-Coleman u-2).
Time-2:16 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
SECOND GAME.

Totals 80 8 "a IL Totals 34I227
"Lined out for Hammer in 7th.
1Struck out for Konstanty in sth.
tran for Williams In 5th.
Evening star., 1953-08-18

Totals 80 IL 27 IL Totals SO IL 27 6
Grounded out for Coleman in 9TH.
9Singled for FanoVich in 9th.
New York -- $40 600 30O-g
Philadelphia - 900 900 000-O
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Major League Box Scores
YESTERDAYS GAMES
Yonks, 1919; AS, 80 PhiIIies, so; Giants, 2-6

Totals 3711271O Totals 35 10 27 IL
Singled or McGhee in nth.
+Grounded out for Suder in 9TH.
titled out for Ericano in 9Th.
Evening star., 1953-07-02

YES your old refrigerator is worth
S51 when traded-in on this brand new
FRIGIDAIRE. Full width Super-Freezer
Shelves, Food Safety Indicator. Hydra
tor with cover ready for immediate
delivery at Lacy's 8 stores.
Evening star., 1953-07-02

Protect your furniture,
clothes, tools from mildew,
mold. corrosion and rust.
Saves many, many dollars.
At LACY'S 8 stores.
Evening star., 1953-07-02

Just set the dial-will dry
your clothes for ironing or
completely dry for storing
And you pay only S1l9 in
this great event at any OF
LACY'S s stores.
Evening star., 1953-07-02

Four-burner range with
large oven, broiler
drawer and big storage
compartment for pots
and pans. At LACY'S s
stores.
Evening star., 1953-07-02

FAMILY SIZE refriEerators that keep
food cold clear to the floor. Priced at
a s6l saving for quick clearance. On
sale at all LACY'S stores.
Evening star., 1953-07-02

do il nut in the clothes and soap-set the dial
and walk away from washday drudgery. On
sale at all LACYS stores.
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Young Communist League
Bockqround Related

(Mr. WechSler received per-
mission to insert in the rec
ord excerpts from his book
Labor Baron" to describe his
stand against Communists. In
questioning by Senator jack
son, Democrat, of Washing
ton he testified that he had
joined the Young Communist
League at 18, that he was
graduated from Columbia at
20, and that after a trip to
Russia he became actively
anti-CommuniSt. In his writ
ings he said he supported the
Marshall Plan and similar
moves to combat Communist
aggreSSion.)
Mccarthy: Mr.. Wechsler,
let me ask you this. If you
or I were a member of the
Communist Party, and we
wanted to advance the Com
munist line. perhaps the most
effective way of doing that
would be to claim we deserted
the party, and if we got in con-
troll of the paper, use that
paper to attack and smear
anybody who actually was
fighting communism. Now.
without saying whether you
have done that, you would
agree that would be a. good
tactics, would you not?
WechSler: Senator, perhaps
I have some more knowledge
on this than you do. I don't
Evening star., 1953-05-08

mittee whether he likes the
committee or not.
Mccarthy: I know you do
not like this committee.
Wechsler:: want to say that
you are now exploring a SUBJ
ject which the American So
ciety of Newspaper Editors
might want to consider at
some length. I answer the
question solely because I recog-
nize the capacity for mis-State-
ment or misinterpretation of
a failure to answer. I answer it
with the protest signified. To
my knowledge, there are no
Communists on the staff of the
New York Post at this time.
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Senator Asks Editors
Opinion of VeIde Group

Mccarthy: Have you always
been very critical of the heads
Of the Un-American Activities
Committee? You have always
thought they were pretty bad
men, have you not?
Wechsler: You would have
to tell me whom we are talk
ing about. >. I have here
a letter from then Represent
ative Nixon (the Vice Presi-
dent) -. in. which he warmly
praised an editorial I wrote
on the Hiss case.
(In subsequent exchanges
Senator Mccarthy insisted on
knowing whether Mr.. Wech-
sler had written anything
praising any chairmen of the
House Committee on I'm
American Activities, and Mr..
Wechsler replied that, if it
were a momentous issue, he
was unable to present any
such documents.)
Mccarthy: The principal
villains in your books are
those in the Congress who
have gone about the job Of
exposing Communists. Or
is that an unfair statement?
Wechsler: No, Senator, that
Is not correct. . We have re-
peatedly taken the position
that the New York Post is as
bitterly opposed to Joe Stain
as 1t is to Joe Mccarthy, and
we believe that a free society
can combat both.
Mccarthy: And you are op-
posed to Bill Jenner, too
Chairman Jenner of the Sen
ate Internal Security group?
You think he is a dangerous
man?
Wechsler: Senator, I give
you priority in this field.
Mccarthy: The question Is:
Evening star., 1953-05-08

= -
not been intimidated, have
you?
Wechsler:: I say this is the
first Of a long line Of attempts
to do so.
Mccarthy: Answer my ques-
ton. Have you been intimi-
dated? ...
Wechsler: You are not 60
ing to win this argument. Sem
ator. We will go back and
forth all afternoon.
Mccarthy: Have you been
tntimidated?
WechSler: Sir, I have been
taken away from my work.
have not even had a chance
to write a word today about
Mccarthy. I am fully
aware that this is a proceed
ing designed to- smear the New
YORK Post. / recognize that,
Senator. We are both grown
up. But this is a free country
and I am going to keep on
fighting.
Mccarthy: So will the Daily
Worker and every other Com
munist line paper. In
other words. you cannot an
sWer that question.
Wechsler: say there is not
any doubt this is an attempt to
lntlmloate me. I trust that
l nave the moral courage to
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Awaiting Outcome
OF VeIde.s Efforts

Wechsler: I believe that in
recent weeks Representative
Velde has been making an
effort to improve the proce-
dure of congressional inveSti-
cations, and I eagerly await
the outcome.
(Several pages of the tram
script were taken up with ex-
changes over whether Mr..
Wechsler knew certain indi-
viddals were Communists, in
formation that Mr.. Wechsler
had given the FBI, and Mr..
Wechsler's statement that he
knew no Young Communist
League members working for
the Government today.)
Mccarthy: We are going to
ask you, Mr.. Wechsler, to
prepare a list and submit it to
the committee of all the
Young Communist Leaguers
that you knew as such, or the
Communists. That is an order.
WechSler: I trust that
you will recognize that the list
I give you would be as COM
plete as mans memory might
be. I don't know that you
would be able to do very well
with a similar list of any or
ganization that you were con-
necter with Is years ago.
Mccarthy: -. You say you
have severed your connection.
I am not going, at this time,
to try to pass on whether
that Is true or not. I know
that you have never testified in
a case against a Communist. I
know that they and you have
been consistently and viciously
attacking any one who does
testify against Communists,
any one that exposes Com
muniStS-
Wechsler: Senator, that is
not true.
Mccarthy: Let me finish
So you cannot blame the
average person who questions
whether you ever did break
with the party.
Wechslre: Oh, ! can, sir.
Mccarthy: You cannot
question our right to check
and see why your books are
being put on the shelves al
legedly to fight communism.
Certainly no one who is anti
Communist would put the New
York Post on a shelf to fight
communism any more than
they would use the Daily
Worker. Now you can speak
at length, if you care to.
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Mccarthy Cites Books
Written by WechsIer

Mccarthy: The reason for
your being called today is that
you are one of the many au-
thorS of books whose books
have been used in the in
formation program and
we would like to check into a
number of matters. Mr.. Cohn
will do the questioning.
Committee Counsel Roy
Cohn: Mr.. Wechsler, can you
tell us how many books you
have written?
Wechsler: I have written
four books. (He listed them,
including Labor Baron" a
biography of John L. Lewis.)
Cohn: Were you a Communist
when you wrote any of these
books?
Wechsler: I was a member
Of the Young Communist
League at the time that I
wrote Revolt on the Campus"
and at the time that I wrote
War. Our Heritage" In con-
nection with both the other
books, at the time they were
published I was a vigorous
anti-Communist, as the con-
tent of the books would DEM
onstrate.
Cohn: How about the con-
tents in the case of the first
two books?
WechSler: Since I have said
that at the time I wrote them
I was in the Young Communist
League, I would hardly con-
tend they were anti-Com-
munist books.
Cohn: Did they follow the
Communist line?
Wechsler: Obviously, yes.
(Mr. Wechsler, under ques-
tioning, said he joined the
Young Communist League in
1884 and left it at the end of
1887. He said he had given in
formation to the FBI.)
Mccarthy: Do you have any
other people who are men,
bers of the Young Communist
League, who were or are mem
bers of the Young Communist
League. working for you on
your newspaper?
Wechsler: I will say that I
am going to answer that ques-
ton because I believe that it
is the citizens responsibility
to testify before a Senate COM
Evening star., 1953-05-08

On April "a. New York Post
Editor James A. Wechsler was
called before the Senate Inves-
legations Subcommittee headed
by Senator Mccarthy, Repub-
lican, of Wisconsin.
Senator Mccarthy said Mr..
Wechsler was called because
he was a former member of
the Young Communist League
and books he had written were
in use in the State Depart
ment's overseas libraries, a sub
ject Of inquiry by the sub
committee.
Mr.. Wechsler, on the other
hand, said that he was called
because of the New York Posts
criticism of Senator Mccarthy.
He charged that the policies
and actions of the newspaper
and himself, rather than his
books. were the target of the
inquiry. He also contended
THAT this represented an at
tack by Senator Mccarthy on
the freedom of the press.
On Tuesday. Mr.. Wechsler
went before Senator McCar-
thy again to turn over a list of
individuals he knew as Com
munists when he was in the
movement. He said he was
doing this to obtain the re-
lease of the transcript of the
earlier hearing, which he con-
tended should show that Sem
ator Mccarthy had launched
an attack on the freedom of
the press.
Transcripts of both closed
hearings were released yes
terday. The second hearing
largely was a repetition of the
first and the following excerpts
are confined to the first as
rejecting fully the bitter ex-
changes that took place be-
tween the Senator and Mr..
WechSler.
Evening star., 1953-05-08
LOST.

Bird DOG. Pointer, black and white,
named Mike" crippled in right hind
leg. Rockville area. Reward. OIL. 2-6914.
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Senator Says He
Doesn't. Read Post

Mccarthy: AS I recall, and
I may misquote this. because
I do not read your sheet, I
understand that you have been
disturbed by the unfair treat
ment" witnesses received be-
fore this committee. Do you
feel you were treated unfairly?
Wechsler: Why, Senator, I
question the basic nature of
this proceedings. OF course
I do.
Mccarthy: You feel you are
unfairly treated?
Wechsler: I regard this pro-
ceeding as the first in a long
line of attempts to intimidate
editors who do not equate Nc
Carthyism with patriotism.
Mccarthy: You have not
been intimidated. have you?
Wechsler: Senator. I am a
pretty tough guy.
Mccarthy: I say, you have
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Nee Corthy Questions
Editor About Staff

WechSler:: The answer is no.
Mccarthy: Do you know
whether any one on your stan
took part in promoting the
passage Of that resolution?
Wechsler: To the best of my
knowledge. no one on my staf
Is a member Of the Central
Committee Of the Communist
Party or identified with it in
any way.
Mccarthy: Now will you
answer the question?
Wechsler: I do not know that
Evening star., 1953-05-08
Editor Says One Stoffer
Was Member of Leooue

Mccarthy: The question
was: Do you have any one
working on the New York Post
who were or are members of
the Young Communist League
or of the Communist Party?
Wechesler: believe
there are former members of
the Young Communist League
on the New York. Post. I
know of one.
Mccarthy: I think we should
have the record clear whether
Mr.. Wechsler objects to our
asking him questions as to
whether he has Communists
working on his paper. We
consider that rather important.
You see, your books, some of
them, were paid for by tax
payers money. They are be-
ing used, allegedly, to fight
communism. Your record, as
far as can see it. has not been
to fight communism. You have
fought every man who has ever
tried to fight communism. Your
paper, in my opinion, is next to
and almost paralleling the
Daily Worker.
Wechsler: I wonder If, in
view of your remarks, I would
be permitted to insert in the
record the draft of
resolution of the Communist
Party of December %, 1852,
in which the Communist Party's
National Committee proclaims
that the failure of the Com
munist Progressive Party in
the last election was due to
the policies of the Reuthers,
Dubinskys, WechslerS, ct al.
who paralyzed Independent
political action by projecting
the myth that Stevenson was
an obstacle to the path Of
reaction"
Mccarthy: Did you have
anything to do with the pas
sage Of that resolution? Did
you take any part in pro-
noting the passage of that
resolution?
Wechsler: Is this q serious
question?
(Senator Mccarthy had the
question repeated and insisted
on an anSwer.)
Evening star., 1953-05-08

know Of cases in which the
Communist Party undertook
that activity. I would doubt
very much that because YOU
have an ex-Communist on your
staff-that he was an agent of
the Communist Party working
within your committee. (This
was a reference to Howard
RuShmore, New York news
paperman on leave from the
Hearst papers to serve as the
subcommittee research di-
rector.)
Mccarthy: I may say, Mr..
Wechsler. there is a big dif-
ference between the ex-Com-
munist on our committee and
your ex-communism, either
real or alleged.
WechSler: Senator. let's face
1t. You are saying that an ex-
Communist who is for. Nc
Carthy is a good one and an
ex-Communist who is against
Mccarthy is suspect. I will
stand on that distinction.
(After further colloouy
along those lines. the ex-
changes neared a cllmax.)