Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-29
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July 29.-Sena-
tor Mccarthy. Republican. Of
Wisconsin says Roy Cohn, a
principal in the bitter Army
Mccarthy controversy. has de-
clined an offer to serve as his
personal consultant.
Senator Mccarthy spoke last
night at a testimonial dinner
for the 27-year-old Mr.. Cohn,
who recently resigned as chief
counsel of the Senate Perma-
nent Investigations Subcommit-
tee, which is headed by Senator
Mccarthy.
II asked Roy if he would
serve on my personal Office staff
as my personal representative on
the committee, Senator Nc
Carthy said. Roy turned it
down. He said it would be like
going out the front door and
coming in the back door,"
Mr.. Cohn, the Senator added,
cleft me against my advice, but
perhaps he was right in doing it.
I could see why Roy felt his
usefulness was not what it should
be-"
Refers to Cohn as a "Victim."
Senator Mccarthy, who had
no prepared address, did not
elaborate.
At one point Senator McCar-
thy referred to Mr.. ~Cohn as a
VICTIM" then quickly said:
But you can't call Roy a VIC
tim. He'll never be a victim of
anything because he has too.
much good old Americanism and:
CUTS for that"
Senator Mccarthy also said
Mr.. Cohn will always be avail
able and will be called upon very
often for help and advice"
Mr.. COINS resignation fol-
lowed the lengthy televised SUBJ
committee hearings in which
the Army charged that Mr..
Cohn used improper pressure on
behalf of Pvt. G. David Schine,
another subcommittee aide, who
had been drafted.
The Mccarthy side commended
the Army was using Schine as a
hostage" to prevent the sub
committee from pursuing its
probe of subversives in the
Army.
5000 Turned Away.
Both Senator Mccarthy and
Mr.. Cohn received ovations from
some 1000 $7-a-plate dinner
guests in the Hotel Aston ball.
room. Sponsors Of the affair
said more than 5000 ticket APP
plications had to be turned down
because of lack of space.
Mr.. Cohn. responding to many
addresses of praise, said he con-
sidered himself extremely for
tunate to have had the oppor-
tunity to oppose the Communist
menace"
In public life or private life,
as long as I am here, I will al
ways be in this fight" he said,
adding:
1.-THE elimination of one or
two or five or 10 individuals will
not stop this fight. but it will
go on as long as there is an
America. And it will continue
as long as you continue your in
terest in public affairs and died.
ication to God and country"
Police took special security
measures as the result Of reported
threats against some of those
attending the dinner. The ball.
room and adjacent public rooms
of the hotel, in the heart of
Times Square. were searched
thoroughly and some so police
men were present in. the ball
room during the dinner.
ESQ Picket Hotel.
Outside the hotel. about $50
persons demonstrated against
the dinner, carrying signs and
chanting:
Roy is out-Joe must CO."
Police stationed around the
hotel did not interfere with the
picketing. which lasted IS min
utes.
One of the marchers told an
inquiring policeman they repre-.
scented the Union Youth
League" The group was not
further identified.
The dinner was sponsored by
the Joint Committee Against
Communism in New York.
Organizations presenting tes-
timonials to Mr.. Cohn included
the American Legion. Veterans
of Foreign Wars. Jewish War
Veterans, Catholic War veter-
ans, the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians. the Sons Of the Amer
lean Revolution and the New
York City Federation Of Wom-
ems Clubs.
Two Newspapers Criticized.
Archibald Roosevelt, son Of
the late President Theodore
Roosevelt and a co-chairman Of
the dinner. criticized the New
York Times and the New York
Herald Tribune.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he could
tell by reading these newspapers
what new anti Communist fig
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