Evening star., 1954-05-13
By Mary McGrory

If Senator Mccarthy is a trifie
hard to get along with at times,
maybe he has reasons.
Those little attacks on his
fellow Senators. that little mis-
understanding with Army coun-
sellor Welch, these things can be
explained perhaps. when you un-
derstand the background.
Senator Mccarthy, it appears,
has a lot to put up with.
John G. Adams, Secretary
Stevens lawyer, gave an alb
sorbing account on the witness
stand yesterday Of the events
that he said led up to the current
caucus-room inquiry. The most
striking picture he drew, how
ever, was Of a Senator Nice Carthy
whom the world has hitherto not
seen.
This was the picture of a man
who has been browbeaten,
nagged, and If comes to that.
intimidated.
His prosecutor, described by
Mr.. Adams as lone of the smart
est boys" he knows. appears to
be the Senator's youthful, pale
chief counsel. Roy Cohn.
Terrible Tempered Youngster.
The 27-year-old Mr.. Cohn,
from Mr.. Adams tale, emerges
as a strong-willed, terrible tenn
pered youngster who not only
threatened to wreck the Army"
and sweep Army Secretary
Stevens out Of Office, but as one
who did not hesitate to turn the
full force of his displeasure upon
his formidable boss. Senator
Mccarthy.
Mr.. Adams described a New
York luncheon in which rounds
of ice cream alternated with
rounds of abuse from Mr.. Cohn.
Mr.. Adams was so taken aback
that he missed three trains to
Washington in a row. And Sem
ator Mccarthy apparently, was
so cowed that he faltered IN a
resolution previously expressed
to Mr.. Adams. This was a reso-
luton. Mr.. Adams says, on the
part Of the Senator to take Mr..
Cohn to task, in Mr.. Adams
presence. about Mr.. Cohn's
efforts to get his friend. G.. David
Schine a place in the sun in the
Army. Like the ice cream it
melted, while Mr.. Cohn ragged.
Senator Mccarthy, from Mr..
Adams account. appears for
once as man desperately
anxious to avoid scene.
COhn Was the Driver.
He and Mr.. Adams, according
to yesterdays testimony, meekly
climbed into Mr.. Cohn's car,
after the luncheon, and Mr.. Cohn
was very much in the drivers
seat. literally and f1guratively.
you say" interjected Com
mittee Counsel Jenkins, marvel
ing, "you were afraid to leave
Senator Mccarthy there alone
with him?"
1t was, as Mr.. Adams stated,
"a remarkable thing"
These disclosures provided the
greatest sensation in the smooth
est day that the Mccarthy Army
hearings special, running on the
main line for the flrst day in
several weeks, have enjoyed.
In fact, it was as though the
committee. having spent two
weeks in terribly noisy, crowded
honky-tonk, had suddenly re-
paired to a. genteel mountain
resort. Ff
Senator Mccarthy, as Sub
dued" as Mr.. Adams had de-
scribed him as being at the ice
cream-and-abuse luncheon, in
terrupted only twice in Mr..
Adams long day of testimony.
Mundt COntented.
Acting Chairman Mundt,
Tuesdays rough passage through
a maze of spurs and sidetracks
forgotten, leaned back in his
seat, wreathed in pipe smoke,
looking for all the world hike the
engineer on the milk-run.
AS for Special Committee
Counsel Jenkins, conducting q
direct examination, he was act
ing as prompter for a man let
ter-perfect in his part.
Mr.. Adams, who had shown
signs of knocking himself out in
his corner while Mr.. Stevens
testified, stepped into the CEN
ter of the ring. He had to be
asked to speak up on several
occasions, but ne spoke his
piece trippingly. He testified, in