Evening star., 1953-04-14
Mccarthy, Stassen
Schedule More Talks
On Trade With China
By J. A. O'Leory

Senator Mccarthy, Republi-
Scan. Of Wisconsin, and Mutual
Security Director Stassen ap-
peared today to be working in
harmony toward a further in
vestigation into trade with Red
China, despite the controversy
which developed between them
two weeks ago.
They met yesterday afternoon
IN what the Senator called a
friendly, cooperative confer
ence. They parted with arrange
ments to meet again at 4 pm.
tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Senator Mccarthy
told reporters the Senate Per-
manent Investigating Commit
tee, of which he is chairman,
hopes Ito develop the entire pic
ture" concerning such trade. He
said also he would keep Secre-
tary of State Dulles informed of
all developments by his commit
tee.
Senator Mccarthy said he
would call charter agents resid-
ing in this country who repre-
sent British, Norwegian and
Italian shipping lines.
I'VE will subpoena enough of
them to get the complete pic
ture," the Senator said, explain
ing that unless they are in the
United States I'VE have no
power to call them"
Will Probe News Subsidies.
In an entirely different field
Senator Mccarthy also revealed
he has asked four Federal agen-
cies for a report on any funds
they have spent to subsidize
news media-press, radio, tele-
vision or magazines. The query
has gone to the Departments of
State, Defense, Health, Educa-
ton and Welfare and the Gen.
tral Intelligence Agency.
Senator Mccarthy emphasized
this is not an investigation of
the operations of the press, but
that he wants a record Of any
taxpayers money that may have
gone to press and radio employees
and firms.
To show that he will Coop
crate with the State Department
in any further shipping inquiries,
the Senator said he has trans
mitted to Secretary Dulles the
names of some additional ship
owners who have agreed volun-
tarily to stop trading with Com
munist bloc nations. He said he
will not make the details public
until the Secretary. who is out
of town, has seen them.
The earlier split between Sen
ator Mccarthy and Mr.. Stassen
occurred when Senator Mccarthy
announced two weeks ago that
his committee had obtained vol
untary agreements from Greek
owners of 242 ships operating out
of New York to remove these
ships from trade with Commu-
mist ports.
Mr.. StaSSen at that time ac-
cused Senator Mccarthy of hav-
ing undermined" administration
efforts to curb such shipping.
A few days later President Eisen-
hover said he did not feel the
agreements had undermined the
Government, and thought Mr..
StasSen meant they had in
fringed on executive authority.
Mr.. Stassen then agreed with the
President it would have been
more accurate if he had used
the word "infringed."
StaSSen Issues Statement.
The Stassen-McCa Carthy meet
ing yesterday resulted from re-
quest by the Senator that the
Mutual Security Director help
him in getting another agree
ment with Greek owners of from
100 to $50 additional ships op-
Grating out of London.
Leaving the Senator's Office
yesterday, Mr.. Stassen issued
this statement:
II stated to Senator Mccarthy
that I would be pleased to re-
ceive any information that his
committee secures which they
feel would be helpful in East
West trade control and that I
will promptly check it, evaluate
1t and report to his committee
on the results.
IT further stated that all ques-
tionS Of contact by his committee
with the London ship owners or
with any foreign nationals or
governments should be cleared
with the Secretary of State and
his advice should be followed on
the manner to proceed. I en-
phasized that this was the only
way in which successful results
Of a durable nature cnllld he nh-