Evening star., 1954-05-26
Mccarthy Attacks
'DriveI,' Quits Army
Hearing Briefly
CONTINUED From First Page.)

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said the meeting was called to
consider pending bills and three
contempt citations.
When the flareup occurred,
Capt. Miller was relating Incl
dents in connection with Pvt.
Schine's basic training at Fort
Dix and explaining why he had
given the multi-millionaire draf-
tee a character rating Of
"fair."
Senator Mccarthy earlier had
protested the appearance Of the
captain and interrupted to ask
Acting Chairman Mundt, Re-
publican, of South Dakota:
Does the chair feel this testi-
mony is relevant?"
Review of Private Life.
When Senator Mundt replied
that he was waiting to see, Sen
ator Mccarthy declared:
He's now recounting events
In the private life of Pvt. Schine.
I'm not going to sit here and
listen to it,"
The Senator said he would go
to his Office until the captains
testimony was finished.
Senator Potter. Republican, OF
Michigan asked the question
about the fair" character rating
given Pvt. Schine. He said he
wanted to know if Pvt. Schine
was Disseminated against be-
cause of his former connections
as the unpaid consultant to the
Senate Investigations subcom-
mittee.
Ruling Explained.
Before Senator Mccarthy
walked out. Capt. Miller testified,
he had given Pvt. Shine the low
character rating of fair" be-
cause of his attitude toward me
and toward Army life" Capt.
Miller gave Pvt. Schine the high
performance rating of superior. Z"
Il stand by my judgment" the
youthful captain declared.
He then began relating an in
cident of a New Years pass
which he said determined large
part in determining the char
acter rating. He said Pvt. Schine
left his post for a New Years
holiday in violation of instruc-
tionS.
Capt. Miller told Senator
Symington. Democrat, of Mis-
souri,, that he reported to the
regimental commander that Pvt.
Shine was AWOL on New Years
Eve. This in turn was reported
to Gen. Ryan's headquarters but
no action was taken by the head
quarters because it was thought
that some mistake" might have
been made.
Ordered to Return. AZ
Capt. Miller testified that In
accordance with regulations, q
telegram was sent to Pvt. Schine
directing him to return to his
station. However, as it was
brought out yesterday. this was
countermanded and the private
was allowed the New Years
week end off.
Senator Mccarthy. after re-
turning to the hearing room.
questioned Capt. Miller about his
knowledge of a series of articles
in the New York Post alleging
preferential treatment had been
accorded Pvt. Schine.
The Wisconsin Republican be-
gan by explaining that he was
''irritated to sit here and see a
captain, a company commander,
smearing a private"
The Senator cited Gen. Ryan S
testimony yesterday to the effect
that Pvt. Schine did have a pass.
Capt. Miller said this was a blank
pass issued Pvt. Schine for iden-
titication purposes and not as au-
thorization to be absent from the
post.
WechSler Mentioned.
Senator Mccarthy brought
into his questioning the name
of James Wechsler, editor of the
New York Post and referred to
Mr.. Wechsler as having admitted
in sworn testimony before the
Senator's subcommittee that he
was once a top official in the
Young Communist League.
Senator Symington INTERRUPTED