The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-06

prem Court but said It had turned
- ncroof 1t wrongdCing by Clark
whllshe was attorney general.
ThddocumenE drew immediate
IRE pm Rep. Byron G. Rogers
(D-C@J, one d the five subcom'
mite members, who said Chair
man Heating (R-NY) pulled a
''slsk play By his ''unwarranted
polithI release =. Of his pro-
pOse3 liheIous report"
Rcers defended Clark, an ap'
poinA Of former President Tru.
laxn9and said most Of the report
had bt been approved In subcom.
nlitt or even considered by the
p3f4 judiciary group.
n report, dealing with the sub
esf1 iaAee's Inquiry last year into
Opeiti0ns Of the Justice Depart
zdt4 said TIE Investigators were
''trdbled'' because some cOntro-
vtnhf actions were traced back
tos NlEk. Clark was attorney gen.
erp4n 1875 ~ before going to the
Gap3rne Court.
,k2ting said in an accompanying
UtAtneHk that Clark's failure to
ta was '..un6ortunate" because
s'WqNere deprived Of the benefit
s1dy liGt,t which might have been
60 hy q former member Of Pres
~ Tkuman's Cabinet"
.y0isk could not Immediately be
~ I'D for comment. But Rogers
etM KeaEing's statement Com
pl4ly baseless" and accused the
NJ York Republican Of violating
q oun tair play code h making
q repsRt public.
he iSSpage printed report con-
Gsd no signatures Of suhcom-
bee members In its major Sec
~. AT various points minority
Ns'' were contained under Rog-
~ naEAe. Separate views were
- enAtgsd by two congressman
We were members Of the full
ecgnoletee bit not the subgroup.
,TEeswas no explanation why
- Sp1s, transmitted to the par
slE esnmittee IL months ago, has
NJ J been acted on there.
TA4reeeFt Xxx tsh graf fals
Th1report said the subcommit-
sses 'bhnd no conclusive evidence
Of Wtngdoipg by Justice Clark at
any pint during his service in the
(jleke)E department" Then it
was troubled, however, by
rttlted suggestions in the testi-
E6hy. d his associates and sub
@lHAtes that some Of the actions
n which they have been criticized
Eere tEqesable, ultimately, to him.
This testimony alone could have
'skAcved' the last doubt that he
'eep hsikiliies the subcommittee
lee placed On various department
'illeialg came 70 rest, In every
Ieae, On, the right shoulders"
sThe printed report summarized
dkht different phases Of the sub
'emsnittee's investigation, includ-
q an Invitation to Clark to appear
,e1cre II, and testify. II reproduced
J lelttrsirom Heating sending the
l eht reports on to the full Judici-
" Committee last Aug. s. An
tier letter by Rep. Chauncey w.
lid (R-Ill), chairman Of the full
clmnittee, said that with the ex-
'ebtlon o. one Of the eight portions,
he ysubeemmittee report, "has not
viewed the consideration Of the
0ggIAilkee !. j. and does not neces-
H. +
aEily; reA sct the judgment or con-
lllsi0hs of this committee"
Rogers, I'M q separate statement,
it'd these circumstances an d
q hat one Of the rules which
eating propoposed and the sub
omMittee ad0pted-and which is
1prihtsd In the document-reads:
No report shall be made or re-
lAstd to the public without the
HprpvAl Of q majority Of the full
'pmmitteet on the, Judiciary"
! Rogers .also said he had evidence
AAt there had been fragrant in
sanees Of suppression of vital doc
leAts and evidence during the
oslrse q this investigation, either
q Mr.. Keating or by members of
p stat =. and that he would ask
" sihu committee to look into the
lAt4r. rgtt. v !.
!; keatlNg. IN q statement accom-.
eAyings thsreport, termed 'unfor-
mate Tie Clark episode. and he
Odd:
There b little hope that the
ltsati which remains untouched
sehe supreme Court justice who
: abed 70 throw. any light on his
ears q service In the department
ever Be revived or effective
pursued"
IN Q minority dissent printed
IA the report, Rogers comment
&: Just what evidence Justice
ARK was expected to give to this
enAmittee that It did not already
esgaas issHpt made clear %
IAers were many references to
lArk IN the groups hearings, and
~ A.