Evening star., 1953-07-05
By Gould Lincoln

Senator Joseph r. Mccarthy
of Wisconsin yesterday said flat
ly he has no presidential aspira-
tions-notwithstanding the many
assertions made by Mccarthy
critics that his ambitions ran to
the presidency.
ST am not a candidate for a
presidential nomination, and I
have no intention of becoming
one" the Senator said in an in
terview. He made it clear he was
satisfied with his Office and that
he believed he could be of service
in it.
Senator Mccarthy attributed
the reports that he has White
House ambitions to those who
wish to embroil him in a row
with President Eisenhower. He
said his critics have seized on
every difference OF, opinion, every
move he has made that seemed
to run counter to the admins
tration and its policies, to urge
the President to crack down on
him.
The Wisconsin Senator, who
has become the most controver-
Sial figure in public life today be-
cause of his unremitting cam
paign to ferret out Communists
and fellow travellers in Govern
ment service, and because of his
methods of investigation, regards
himself as regular Republican
AS regular as Senator Taft of
Ohio, the Senate majority leader.
He has no desire to break with
the Republican Administration.
Perhaps nothing exemplif1es
his stand more than his reticence
to discuss the policy of the Ad-
ministration in the Far East,
particularly in Korea. He has
made no statement regarding
that policy.
Calls Korea Policy a Mistake.
It is known, however, that
Senator Mccarthy believes the
policy in Korea has been as mis-
taken as he believes the policy
OF former President Truman and
former Secretary of State Ache
son was in China. In the end,
he fears that that policy, if
continued. will result in Korea
falling into the hands of the
communicates China has done.
His belief, too. it is under
stood. is that the policy of the
United States in the Far East
has already resulted in loss of
face-and that goes, too, for
the British policies in that re-
gion.
AS an alternative, Senator Nc
Carthy would press the war IN
Korea to a victorious conclusion
even If it meant bombing OPERA
tlons against the Reds beyond
the Yalu River and a blockade
of Chinese ports.
The Senator is sympathetic
with the efforts made to make
the countries of Western Europe
mllltarily strong to resist Com
mun1st aggression there. The
failure in Western Europe. he
considers, has been due to q
delay in providing the necessary
arms to those countries. In his
opinion. the manpower of West
ern Europe is ample to hold
Soviet Russia and it's satellites
IN check. provided it is armed.
Plans Arms Inquiry.
AS chairman of the permanent
investigating committee of the
Senate. Senator Mccarthy is
likely to launch an inquiry into
the subject of arms supply and
into government contracts.
A subcommittee of the Senate
Armed Services Committee has
been investigating contracts
made by the Air Force-partic-
ularly the Kaiser contracts
which were recently cancelled.
Senator Mccarthy believes that
field is wide open for such an
inquiry.
President Eisenhower has de-
cllned to criticise Senator Nc
Carthy personally, although at
his press conferences many ques-
tions have been couched in a
manner to open the way for such
criticism.
This happened at the time
Senator Mccarthy was acquiring
pledges from Greek shipowners
not to carry supplies to Red
China which could be calculated
to aid the Reds in their war in
Korea and elsewhere.
1t happened more recently in
connection with the Presidents
book burning" speech at Dart
mouth-Which was interpreted
in some quarters as a direct slap
at Mccarthy. 1t is reliably re-
ported that the morning after
that speech was made, White
House representatives called on
the Senator to assure him the
President was not launching an
attack on him-no matter what
commentators might say.
Relations With Ike Friendly.
Senator McCarthy's relations
with the President-whom he
personally admires-have been
friendly. They will remain
friendly so far as Senator Nc
Carthy is concerned. He expects
the President to be a candidate
to succeed himself in 1856, and
that Gen. Eisenhower will have
the support of Republicans.
Realistically, he expects the
President to seek support of lib
eral and independent leaders
and voters.