Evening star., 1954-05-27

her probable testimony was no
in october Mr.. Adams made i
clear to us he'd be very apprecia.
tive" if public and closed hear.
ings were not held. The witness
testified that Mr.. Adams indi.
Gated this would be "a more
pleasant arrangement for hin
and Mr.. Stevens.
Mr.. Cohn was asked If eithel
Mr.. Stevens or Mr.. Adams com.
planned that publicity emanat.
ing from the hearings held or
Communist infiltration into the
Army last October was dis
torted."
Denies Any Protest.
"You mean to suggest that II
was unfair in any way?" Mr.
Cohn asked. And then he quickly
replied "They did not!"
Mr.. Stevens and Mr.. Adams
had testified previously that one
reason they objected to the Nc
Carthy Committee hearings in
New York, Washington and Fort
Monmouth. N. j., was the dis
torted version of the testimony
which Senator Mccarthy gave
out following, each closed session
But Mr.. Cohn said the two
Army officials actually partici-
pated in some of the other in
formal meetings with reporters,
and added: is
"I don't recall any suggestion
Eof inaccuracy."
Then. he stated that it was
clear that they did object to
the Senator's suggestion that
the problem Of Communists in
the Army should have been
facted on earlier"
Quotes Mccarthy.
Mr.. Cohn said Senator Nc
Carthy told Secretary Stevens
last October 13 that the length
of his investigations depended
solely on what kind of house
cleaning job you, people do
and refused any suggestion thai
| the probe be discontinued ir
favor of an investigation by the
Army itself.
Just before the noon recess
Mr.. Cohn was telling the Sen
ators how he had obtained the
personnel file of Aaron Coleman
through Mr.. Adams only to fine
that it had been stripped.
The stripped section, he said
contained an intelligence report
on a raid. made on Mr.. Cole.
mans Fort Monmouth home ir
which 43 secret or otherwise
classified radar documents were
uncovered.
Revealed Radar Work.
He said the documents by Mr.
Coleman'S own admission were
sufficient to give a complete pic.
ture of radar developments
through 1916.
He said that despite the raid
Mr.. Coleman was retained as Q
Fort Monmouth employe.
Mr.. jenkins spent the frs
half hour in reviewing Mr.
| Cohn's record as an investiga.
| tor of communism in Govern.
ment.
will Call Schine.
Mr.. Jenkins also told reporter
he planned to call Pvt. G. Davie
Schine as a witness later. Tht
Army has charged that Senator
Mccarthy and Mr.. Cohn sought
to obtain special and preferen'
tial treatment for the private
former subcommittee consultant
and multi-millionaire draftee.
Chairman Mundt yesterday
told reporters it will probably
take a majority vote of the sub.
committee to even permit Mr.
Carr to be called as q witness.
The Republican argument TO
this position. which brought ,
prompt charge of "whitewash'
from the Democrats, ran hk,
this:
Although the Army named MIR
Carr along with Mr.. Cohn ant
Senator Mccarthy as being re-
sponSible for undue pressure OF
behalf of Pvt. Schine, neithe,
Mr.. Stevens nor Mr.. Adam
could pin-point this charge will
specific facts in their testimony
The nearest either could com
was when Secretary Stevens sal,
Mr.. Carr sat silently by Will,
Mr.. Cohn put on the pressure
and when Mr.. Adams told tn,
story of q train ride to Wash
ington during which Mr. Car
told him that until Mr.. Cohl
was satisfied with Pvt. Schine'
assignment, the Army woult
have trouble.
Stevens for "Acquittal."
Under intensive croSs-exami
nation by Senator Mundt, MI
! Stevens finally said that if h,
we're sitting or a Jury he woult
"acQuit" Mr. Carr. Mr.. Adam
also agreed with Senator Mund
that up to March IL of thi
year. Mr.. Carr probably coult
not be charged with specifi'
irregularities.
March IL was the date OF