Evening star., 1954-05-14
DHksen Tells of Army Hint
About Plan to Attack Cohn
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for Mr.. Adams to say where the
instructions came from.
Anderson Mentioned.
Mr.. Adams finally disclosed
they were received from Deputy
Secretary Of Defense Robert B.
Anderson. "It is my under
standing" he added. that he
was transmitting instructions. "
Senator Jackson, Democrat,
Of Washington suggested the in
structions might have come from
the White House and declared
the tissue has to be settled i'm
mediately"
When questioned about this,
Presidential Press Secretary
James Hagerty said, 'No COM
ment."
Mr.. Adams was granted time
to confer with officials in the
executive department at the
noon recess before discussing the
matter further. Senator Syming-
ton. Democrat, of Missouri sug-
gested that some one should tell
the Defense Department that
Mr.. Adams should be allowed
to tell the truth"
It was at this point that Sen
ator DirkSen asked Mr.. Adams to
step aside so that he could take
the stand and tell about the
Adams Morgan visit.
Senator Dirksen was not the
only committee member taking
the stand to tell of conversations
with Mr.. Adams.
Chairman Mundt testified that
when Mr.. Adams brought up
with him the subject of Mr.
Cohn's alleged pressure to get
preferential treatment for Pvt.
Schine, he (Senator Mundt) told
him that he felt that the matter
of calling Loyalty Board wit
nesses for the subcommittee was
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Recognized No Problem.
81 then told Mr.. Adams that
If I were running the United
States Army there would be no
problem after the second call
seeking preferential treatment
that I just wouldn't talk with
the caller" Senator Mundt re-
lated.
He said that he was "a bit con-
cerned" about Mr.. Adams ale
CATION, but that he told him that
as far as he was concerned that
he could put Schine on KIP duty
for the rest of his life" if the
latter was entitled to it.
Senator Mundt went on to ex-
plain that he told the Army at
torney that merely because q
member of the committee staff
called him, it did not mean that
Pvt. Schine was entitled to spe-
cial treatment.
Like Senator Dirksen. Senator
Mundt said he told Senator Nc
Carthy that if Mr.. 'Cohn was
using improper means to aid Mr.
Schine, he should be asked to
resign.
Insists on Facts.
On the matter of calling the
Loyalty Board members. Senator
Mundt said he told Mr.. Adams
the Senators were entitled to the
facts no matter whether there
was graft, corruption or any
thing else involved.
Mr.. Adams. he recalled. said
the members had a quasi-judicial
status. But when Committee
Counsel Ray H. Jenkins asked
whether Mr.. Adams brought up
the existence of a presidential
directive prohibiting them from
testifying. the Senator said he
was not sure.
Just before the noon recess
Senator Potter, Republican. o1
Michigan, took the oath to tes-
tify on a call Mr.. Adams made
on him. He was scheduled to be
the first afternoon witness.
Senator Dirksen, in his testi-
mony, said the January % meet
ing was the first time he had
"eVer been honored by a visit
from Mr.. Adams" but that he
had known Mr.. Morgan for a
long time and wanted nothing
to reflect" upon him.
Sees Plan to Kill SubpOenas.
"As I reconstruct the CONVEX
sation in my Office" Senator
Dirksen testified, mfr. Adams
came to my Office to kill those
subpoenas. I can place no other
Interpretation on it."
The Senator said that at this
meeting he heard for the first
time about the Schine affair ano
lit came in the form of a hint.
The Senator said he was sc
agitated as result of the hint
that he tried to get in touch with
Francis Carr, the subcommittee
staff director and one of the
principals in the controversy or
the Mccarthy side, and get him
to hold up the subpoenas.
He explained his agitation a.
a case of feeling that if the mat.
ter came out into the open II
would reflect on the Senate sub.
committee"
Senator Dirksen said ne wa.
unable to get in touch with Mr.
Carr that afternoon. He sale
he came to his Office at 8 am
the next day, As minutes early
and called Mr.. Carr.
Appeals to Mccarthy.
Senator Mccarthy. Senator
Dirksen said. was on an out-of.
town speaking trip at the time
He added that Senator Nc.
Carthy called him about II am
and he asked him to take mt
precipitate action" on the sub.
poenas until there could be 8
meeting.
Senator Mccarthy returned
Immediately to Washington.
meeting. Senator DirkSen said