Evening star., 1954-05-15

admission from Mr.. Adams. He
asked: ',
May I say that after this
same line Of inquiry with Mr..
Stevens, he made what I
thought was a fair statement.
After his complete inability to.
document a single charge against
Mr.. Carr. he said. IF were one
OF the committee members on
the basis Of my testimony, I
would acquit Mr.. Carr Let me
ask you, sir. forgetting now the
document of March 18th which
you have said in your opinion
you do not consider important,
on the basis of these nine other
statements in the document of
events. and the eight statements
in the specifications, not one of
which were you willing under
oath to say you considered a
matter Of sufficient Importance
to be an intimidation or a
threat against the Army, would
you feel the committee would be
justified on the basis of that
evidence, apart from the docu-
ment Of March 18th, to acquit
Mr.. Carp"
Not Seemed Improper.
II think on the basis of my
experience with Mr.. Carr, prior
to the publication of these doc
uments. they had not seemed
to me, these specific incidents
in themselves, to be improper"
Mr.. Adams replied.
Earlier. Republican members
Of the subcommittee themselves
testified on Mr.. Adams attempts
last January to head of the
issuance Of subpoenas for mem
bers Of the Army Loyalty Board.
Senators Mundt. Republican. of
South Dakota; Dirksen, Re-
publican. Of Illinois. and Potter,
Republican, of Michigan told
how the Army counselor advised
them that the Army considered
it a violation of an executive
order for these people to testify
before the subcommittee.
Senator Dirksen was the most
damaging to the Army witness.
Senator Mccarthy had asked in
cross-examination:
This may be repetitious, Sen
ator, but let me ask you this so
we have this absolutely clear on
the record: You had the feeling,
from what was said. that If the
subpoenas were killed, no report
about Mr.. Cohn would be made
public. If they were not killed,
then there would be a report
alleging misconduct on Mr..
Cohn's part made available at
least to part of the public?"
Senator Dirksen replied, IT am
not sure I came to any conclu-
sion on that point at the time,
but I will say this: That this
was the first time that q ques-
ton Of stopping the subpoenas
was coupled with the Cohn-
Schine story as it came to me.
and it was the first knew Of It,"
Adams Unshaken.
Mr.. Adams remained unshaken
on the main points in the Army's
charges, however, when Senator
jackson, Democrat, Of Washing
ton, reminded him of the law
affecting perjury and then pro-
ceeded to put to him a series Of
blunt questions as follows:
Senator Jackson-It was stated
by MIR. Cohn on March IL, 1854.
that you tried to blackmail him
into calling of the subcommittee
investigation of the Army. Is this
allegation Of Mr.. Cohn true or
false? SIS.
Mr.. Adams-It Is false.
Senator Jackson - You were
quoted in the New York Times
of March Is as labelling this
charge Of blackmail fantastic
and false" The fantastic and |
false is your quote. Do you MAIN
tain that position under oath?
Mr.. Adams-I do sir.
Senator Jackson quote. De-
cember 8. 1883. from Frank Carr.
q memorandum to Senator Nc.
Carthy: Even though they (the
Army) said he (Schine). deserved
Q commission. they did not give