Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-01-31
100000 10 Finance
Senate 5 Inquiries
Along Many Fronts
BY h. Asseele,ed Pres.


Investigating Senator's were A.
nancially equipped today to look
for graft and communism in
Government and, crime on the
waterfronts. and to continue
probing the State Department.
The Senate voted about $780,
900 yesterday for the far flung
inquiries, some Of which could
mean headaches for President
Eisenhower and his official fam
lily.
Within an hour after the vote,
Senator Mccarthy. Republican of
Wisconsin. announced his special
Investigations subcommittee was
on the trail Of "mismanagement"
in the files section Of the State
Department. and will give the
case a public airing.
Senator Mccarthy made pub
lie letter to Secretary of State
Dulles assuring him that the
public hearings are not "di-
rected toward an investigation
of communism or other subver-
sive activities"
$4,000 for Jenner Quiz.
The Senate voted 1919 0O1 to
the Internal Security subcom-
mittee headed by Senator Jen-
ner, Republican, Of Indiana, who
announced he expected to run
the Senate's main Red hunt.
Senator Jenner said he al
ready is at work on 10 lines of
inquiry, and that Communists
in the Army" will be one Of them.
He did not elaborate on this.
Senator Jenner also is ex-
pected to lead an investigation
of alleged Communist inf1ltra-
ton of United States members
of the United Nations staff.
A loyalty checkup Of Amer
lean members Of the u. N. staff
using the facilities of the Civil
Service Commission and FBI,
already is under way. At u. N
headquarters yesterday the staff
council, an employees organiza-
ton, told Secretary General
Trygve Lie it is not opposed to
the United States loyalty in
vestigation Of its American
members.
Senators Mccarthy and Jen-
ner both told the Senate they
have agreed on spheres of ac-
tivity which will not overlap.
But Senator Mccarthy said: 81
have not forgotten about the
Communist ISSUE"
The Senate voted Senator Nc
Carthy's subcommittee $780, 900
for its inquiries, after the Wis
consin lawmaker said he already
is exploring "diSgraceful' condi-
tions Of waste and malpractice
in the foreign aid program and
stockpiling for national defense
Senator Tobey. Republican. of
New Hampshire, told the SEN
ate he would use part of the
$4,000 given his Commerce
Committee for an investigation
Of organized interstate crime on
the Nations waterfrontS. His
objective, he said, is to clean
these rats" of the underworld
from ports in New York, New
Jersey. Louisiana. California and
elsewhere. r-.
$4,000 More for Tobey.
Senator Tobey's committee
also got permission to spend
nearly $31, 900 in completing in
vestigations of the Interstate
Commerce Commission and of
transport and communications
facilities.
Also voted was a total Of more
than $4,000 for investigations
and studies of immigration prob
lens, alleged waste in the de-
tense effort. the Alien Property
Custodian's Office, the economic
controls law, banking, housing
and related problems and Gov
eminent manpower. ,
Senator Ellender, Democrat,
of Louisiana, waged a lone-hand
fight to reduce the grants. but
was roared down in repeated
voice votes. He told the Senate
the fund for Senator Mccarthy
inquiries should be cut in half
it was twice the sum voted last
year-to avoid providing "fat
jobs for attorneys" Senator Nc
Carthy has said he will double
his staff.