Evening star., 1953-07-19
THE SUNDAY STAR
3 Democrats Reject
McCarthy's Bid TO-
Reioin Subcommittee
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with their responsibility, I mus
respectfully decline your invi-
.tation."
Senator Symington pointed
out that the Democratic mem.
bers had tried to prevent "tht
forcing through of a vote tt
give one-man rule to the COM
mittee."
"Inasmuch as this was done
however, and because of the
nature of some of the recent
controversies in the committees, y
the Missouri Senator said, II dc
not feel justified in changing my
position in this matter: and
therefore respectfully decline
your invitation"
Senator Mcclellan said he
must decline the invitation be-
cause Senator McCarthy's letter
"evinceS no change in your at
titude and position on the seri-
GUS issues involved in our dis
agreement"
Mccarthy Out Of City.
while I very much regret to
learn of the distress which you
expressed" Senator Mcclellan
added, land which I most ear
nestly and unSuceSsfully tried
to prevent, under the circum-
stances I can only advise that
have no further suggestions or
recommendations to submit for
your consideration"
There was no immediate COM
ment from Senator Mccarthy
about the Democratic replies.
He was reported out of the city
for the week end. However, after
sending the letter holding the
door open" for the return of the
Democrats, Senator Mccarthy
said he had no expectations that
his offer would be accepted. He
explained that his long letter
was intended to make the Re
publican position clear.
The Democratic walkout left
only four Republicans on the
Subcommittee-Senators McCar-
thy, Mundt of South Dakota,
Dirksen of Illinois and Potter
Of Michigan.
Senate Democrats have made
1t clear the minority positions
will not be filled, thus leaving the
Republicans to assume full re-
sponSibility for the subcommittee
and it's actions that often are
highly controversial. While the
Senate parliamentarians have
ruled that the subcommittee can
function legally without minority
representation, some Senate Re-
publicanS are reported unhappy
over the turn of events.
AlI-Republican Show.
In any event it will be an all
Republican show from now on.
And not the least of the prob
lens plaguing the G. o. P. mem
bers is the staff problem out of
which all the trouble grew in the
first place.
The man who replaced Mr..
Matthews in the disputed job of
staff director is Frank P. Carr
of New York. former FBI agent
of impeccable reputation. The
Mccarthy Subcommittee's staff
jobs, however, never have been
clearly defined. Mr.. Carr is
supposed to run the show. On
the other hand, he might be
pushed into the background by
Mr.. BaarSlag, if Senator Nc
Carthy should find the latter's
brand Of anti-communism more
congenial to. his own.
Suspicion regarding Mr.. Baar-
slag's possible influence on SUBJ
committee activities arise in part
from reports that the new re-
search directors anti-Commu-
MIST views are too extreme even
Tor the American Legion.
J Legion Head Angered.
Mr.. Baarslag, who had hunted
Reds for the Legion for six years,
resigned from that job last
March 7. Legion officials have
insisted the separation was an
amicable one, and have wished
Mr.. Baarslag well in his new job.
But when Mr.. Baarslag was asked
by reporters to comment on his
reasons for leaving the Legion,
he referred them to an article
in the June IL issue of "U. S.
News and World Report" This
article said efforts to run down
Communists appear to be head
ed for less attention" in the
Legion
The charge so stung Lewis K.
Cough, national commander of
the Legion. that on June "a he
circulated a letter to his staff
denying that his organization
was turning soft on communism.
He cited the Legion's long and
continuing record Of anti-Com-
munist activity-and numerous
speeches he had made on the
menace Of communism-to prove
it.
The ''U. s. News and World
Report" article, cited by Mr..
BaarSlag, pointed out that the
Legion had refused to set up
its un-American activities sec
tion, which he headed. as a full
and independent division within
the Legion. Instead, the Legion
kept it as a branch of the Ma
tfonal Americanism Commission.
Presumably, this restricted its
influence. At the same time.
according to the article, the
Legion insisted on retaining a
check on Mr.. Barrslag's anti
Communist pronouncements in
The Firing Line" a Legion pub
lication he edited, and in other
Legion material. ...
Rebuffed on Magazine List.
The climax to this conflict re-
portedly came last December.
Mr. Baarslag wanted to reprint