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Evening star., 1954-05-15
Says Mr.. Adams
Came to Him for. Aid

I just left it at this: That
Mr.. Adams came to my Office
on the afternoon of January
% for the purpose of enlist
ing my interest and my influ-
ence, If possible, to at least
suspend the issuance of those
subpoenas for members of the
loyalty board and perhaps to
kill them.
I was not sure about the
legal premises that were in
volved at the time, because
went into that matter later as
to whether or not they could
be rightly summoned. But
should say that I was IA
miliar with the fact that in
the hearing on January 10,
the chairman certainly did not
limit himself to questions con-
corning the actions of the 10y
atty board in reversing the
decisions of lower loyalty
boards or reinstating people
who had been found guilty
of disloyalty by lower boards,
because I think the transcript
will indicate that there were
some questions of graft and
some questions of corruption
that he intended to raise.
So it wasn't clear, GER
tainly, whether the members
were going to be summoned
only for the purpose Of inves-
tigating and exploring the ac-
tion that they may have taken
in their review of the actions
of lower loyalty boards. But I
can only say, on the basis of
conversation, that Mr.. Adams
came to my Office to see what
I might be able to do in order
to divert attention from the
subpoenas and probably stop
their issuance.
Period. That is all I have
got to say.
Senator Mundt Counsel,
have you any questions?
Mr.. Jenkins-Mr. Chairman,
that very full, restrained and
apparently complete state
ment of Senator Dirksen's re-
QuireS no croSS-examination
as far as I am concerned.
Evening star., 1954-05-15

noon is correct. I think Roy
Cohn ought to be fired forth
with and I think every men,
ber of the committee will bear
me out. I think I said on that
occasion that if this thing goes
in that direction, and it be-
comes something of a public
scandal, that maybe we ought
to recommend to the Depart
ment of Defense that Mr..
Adams be fired along with
him"
That session continued for
perhaps an hour and a half,
and we went into it pretty
thoroughly. So that is the
jumping off place. 'sa.
Evening star., 1954-05-15

and, had it not been for that
fact, Mr.. Chairman. I certainly
would have made no endeavor
to contact Mr.. Carr that night,
and I would not have gone to
my Office three-quarters of an
hour earlier the next morn
ing-in fact, l think I got
there at 8 o'clock, and my first
business was to contact Mr..
Carr to make sure that / as
certained what the status of
the prospective subpoenas was.
Senator Mccarthy - This
may be repetitious, Senator,
but let me ask you this so we
have this absolutely clear on
the record: You had the feel
ing, 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.. COINS part made
available at least to part of the
public?
Senator Dirksen-I am not
sure I came to any conclusion
on that point at the time, but
I will say this: That this was
the first time that a question
of stopping the subpoenas was
coupled with the Cohn-Schine
story as it came to me, and it
was the first I knew of it.
Army Counsel Welch-Now,
sir, may I sum up your testi-
mony as gracefully as I can.
You first heard that there was
this question of subpoenas and
you, as a lawyer and a Senator,
knew that that was an agi-
tating mtter. IS that right,
sir? That is correct?
Senator Dirksen-Zes.
Mr.. Welch-And, secondly,
you heard this astonishing
story of pressure by the Chief
Counsel en- Mr.. Adams, and
that, too, was an agitating
story?
Senator Dirksen-Yes. But,
Mr.. Welch, let's add for the
purpose of this testimony that
the two were coupled and that
my services were requested to
kill those subpoenas if I could
do them.
Evening star., 1954-05-15

thing is sure. Harry means to
keep his own party guessing.
Not only that. but he's going
to see to it, if he can, that
the Democrats in Congress
make the kind of record he
thinks they should. In that
connection, his present trip
East isn't doing any harm.
I'll bet some of the timid
Democrats have had their eyes
opened by the response he's
getting to his speeches. He
lectures the administration on
bipartiSanship in foreign af-
fairs and everybody cheers
him. He tells Ike how to be
President and even the Repub-
lican papers indorse what he
says. He may not get so much
applause for his Atlantic City
speech, for that was right out
of the New Deal-Fair Deal
book and there are some
people still unwilling 10 ad-
init there was anything good
in that book. Anyhow, it does
my heart good to see the way
he's being treated now. re-
membering the goshawful ham,
mering he had to take when
he was President"
But. about the 1856 nom-
ination?" @
There's one thing more you
might notice. Harry's healthy
and strong and full of beans.
When he steps out for those
famous morning walks he has
the look of a man who thinks
he's going some place."
Evening star., 1954-05-15
Alabama Brothers Convicted
OF Using Negroes as Slaves

their Sumter County farm, and
forcing them to work.
The Government alleged that
Hubert Thompson was beaten SO
severely when he tried to escape
that he died three days later
An autopsy report showed pneu-
monia as, the cause of his death,
but Associate State Toxicologist
Nelson Grubbs said he found
wounds on Mr.. ThompSon's legs
and left thigh.
Both Dial brothers were con-
victed of conspiring to hold Mr..
Thompson and Coy Lee Tanksly,
25, Klondike, Miss. in involun-
tary servitude, compelling them
to work by force and violence.
The jury in addition found
Fred Dial guilty of peonage by
forcing Mr.. Thompson to work
for him in payment of an alleged
debt.
Oscar Dial faces a maximum
sentence of 10 years and Fred
Dial of IS years in prison, in
addition to fines.
Seven men, all related, orig
inally were indicted in the case
but United States Attorney
Frank NJ. Johnson, jr., said
charges were withdrawn against
three "for the time being" and
others would be tried later.
Evening star., 1954-05-15
Secret Talks Continuing
On Atomic War Control
BY the Associoted Press

LONDON, May 15.-Five lead
ing atomic powers are continue
ing secret talks on rival East
West plans to cut armamerts ard
control atomic and germ warfare.
Soviet Ambassador Jakob A.
Malik presided over the discus
sions in heavily guarded Lam
caster House yesterday.
A communique issued by the
United Nations secretariat after
the two-hour meeting said mere
ly that the subcommittee of the
disarmament commission held its
third meeting and continued its
discussions"
The subcommittee met last
month in New York and Thurs
day began the London phase OF
it's quest for an end of the arms
race. Nations represented are the
United States. Britain. France.
Canada and Russia. The next
meeting will be held Monday.
Evening star., 1954-05-15

FOLLOWING is q partial tran
script of the testimony of
Senator DirkSen, Republican,
of Illinois, tUho took the stand
as a surprise 1UitneSS at yeSter-
days McCGrthy-Arnly hearing:
Senator DirkSen-Mr. Chair
man, by way of preliminary,
let me just say for the benefit
of the record. and for those
who may be watching this
proceeding, that there arrives
at my Office about $500 let
tiers and kilograms a day.
Some of them are so intem-
perate and so abusive and so
unrestrained, that my office
force is afraid they might af-
feet my finer sensibilities and
they don't even show them to
me. It would occur, from an
examination of this out-pour-
ing of mail, that I have been
charged with being belliger-
emily partial on one side or
on the other.
Now, Mr.. Chairman, I esteem
1t my duty to tell what I know
about this matter, and what I
have to say relates entirely to
this question of the issuance
of subpoenas for members OF
the Loyalty Board. I am gen.
orally familiar with the opera
ton of the board, its COM
plexion, and I know from my
examination of the transcript
of the executive testimony on
January 19 what tranSplred
and who was to be summoned,
and generally why.
But, Mr.. Chairman, was
not honored by any visit with
respect to the Schine matter
until the afternoon of January
10, 1854. Frankly, I knew
nothing about the incubation
of this controversy or that it
had become oppressive. or that
there was such a controversy,
as a matter of fact. And so,
in the afternoon, there came
to my Office Mr.. Adams and
Mr.. Gerald Morgan. I have
known Mr.. Gerald Morgan for
a long time.
He was a member of the
legislative counsel's staff in
the House of Representatives
when I served there, and l
esteem him, Mr.. Chairman, as
a friend. 1 think he is a fine
citizen and a brilliant lawyer,
and a very skilled legislative
craftsman. So 1 want nothing
to reflect upon Mr.. Morgan.
He is a friend, and I can only
assume that he was contacted
for the purpose of bringing
Mr.. Adams to my Office. I
know of no reason why Mr..
Adams shouldn't have come on
his own. I have been a mem
ber of this subcommittee for
a long time. My door is always
open. And it doesn't require
the intervention of anybody to
influence my conduct or my
behavior or my judgment. l
don't say it was done for that
purpose. But that was the f1rst
time that have ever been
honored by a visit from Mr..
Adams, Notwithstanding the
fact that it appears that this
controversy was in the devel-
opment stage for a period OF
nearly 2l2 months.
Evening star., 1954-05-15
Dirksen Statement on Loyalty Board Subpoena Plan

pose of enlisting my influence
to kill those subpoenas and to
stop them. I can place no
other construction. I can
place no other Interpretation
on that action. And in pur-
suance of that, wanting to do
what I thought was the right
thing. being interested in the
Army and in the maintenance
of its morale, I promptly called
Frank Carr of the committee
and I could not get him, be-
cause it was evidently too
late.
I went to my Office early the
next morning, because I was
thoroughly agitated about it.
I should go, back for a mo-
ment to say that in connec-
ton with this effort to stop
those subpoenas, that is the
first time, Mr.. Chairman, that
I heard about the Cohn-Schine
controversy. I knew nothing
about it up to that time that
I can recall, but that matter
came out, and it came in the
form of a hearing, and it dis
turbed me so greatly that I
went to my Office early the next
morning to make sure that
would get hold Of Mr.. Carr
before any action might have
been taken upon those sub
poenaS. I think Mr.. Carr may
have monitored my conversa-
ton, and may I say for the
record, Mr.. Chairman, I never
monitor telephone conversa-
tions, I speak entirely from
memory. I have no diary, I
have no notes to refresh my
recollection. What I say to the
committee, I say wholly on the
basis of what recurs to me with
respect to that conversation
and what ensued thereafter.
The next morning I got hold
of Mr.. Carr. I expressed to
him my distress of spirit, and
I said simply, "Mr. Carr, I
trust that if the subpoenas
have not been issued, that you
will hold them, because it is
my understanding that the
chairman is out of town"
Evening star., 1954-05-15

Secretary of State and the
Joint Chiefs of Staff still ia
vor an early Intervention in
Indo- China, possibly with war
ships and the Air Force, as
soon as the Associated States
Wet Nam, Laos and Cam
bodia-and France make a di-
rect appeal to us.
The rest Of the administra-
ton appears confused in its
thinking and weighs the ef-
fectS of such an intervention
against the outcome of the
November elections. There has
been so much official talking
for and against intervention
to bar the march of the Reds
in Southeast Asia hat the
rank and file of the American
people are confused as to what
the Governments aims may
be.
Until a catastrophe occurs,
optimism Is the watchword Of
diplomacy. For a number of
weeks before the fall of pien
Bien Phu the American people
heard from the lips IF Fresi-
dent Eisenhower, Secretary of
State Dulles and Defense Sec
retary Wilson that a French
disaster must be ruled out
since the fortress and it's de-
tenders were going to hold out.
We were told that the Ameri-
can planes rushed over to
Indo- China would help do the
trick. We were later told by
the highest IN the land that
the monsoon rains were about
to start and no important mill
tary operations were possible
during those dcwrpoUrS.
We heard once more the old
slogan: Time is on our side.
In the meantime we would
knock at the doors Of our
allies and induce them to Join
us in doing something about
Southeast Asia. Our allies
principally Britain-refused to
have anything to do with the
Dulles proposals for a united
front against the Communists
in Asia until "after the Geneva
Conference" In the meantime
the fall of Diem Bien T hu soon
after the Geneva parley
started gave the Reds a diplo-
Evening star., 1954-05-15
DR.. Wu's Son Granted
Nationalist Passport
BY the Associoted Press

TAIPEH. Formosa, May Is
The Nationalist foreign office to-
day granted a passport to WI
iu-Huang, 16-year-old son of
DR.. K. c. WI, the former gov
ernor of Formosa who now lives
at Evanston. Ill.
DR.. WI has accused the Chi
nese Nationalist government Of
holding his son as a hostage
since the ex-governor last March
criticized the Chang Kai-shek
regime as a police state.
There was no announcement
when young WI planned to join
his parents, who left for the
United States a year ago.
Evening star., 1954-05-15
Tells of Phone Talk
With Senator Mccarthy

The chairman was, in fact,
out of town, and if recall
correctly, and he can correct
the record if this is not right,
I believe the night before he
had been in Cicero, ILL.,, to
make a speech. But at IL
o'clock that night he called
me and over the telephone to
him I eff1pressed my great
distress of spirit. I said,
"Mr. Chairman, I trust that
no untoward or precipitative
action will be taken with re-
gard to these subpoenas until
we can have a session."
And it was arranged then
and there over the telephone
that we meet in his Office at 2
o'clock that afternoon. I still
draw on memory, Mr.. Chair
man, but it runs in my mind
that at the session in Senator
McCarthy's Office that after
noon there was present Sena-
tor Potter, was present, I
am not sure but, Mr.. Chair
man, I think you were present,
and Sentor Mccarthy was
present.
I opened the conversation
and I said. "Mr. Chairman, I
am greatly distressed over
what I learned yesterday aft
ernoon in my Office that here
are some allegations that may
have some effect upon the ul-
innate credibility and the ef-
fectiveneSS of this committee
in the future. It is an impor-
tant instrument of Govern
ment in ferreting out Subver-
sion and communism and if it's
credibility is impeached or If
it is destroyed, we must take
judicial notice of this matter
that came to my attention yes
terday afternoon"
And I said. "Mr. Chairman.
If what was revealed to me
In my ONCE yesterday after
Evening star., 1954-05-15
Fletcher Knebel-
Potomac Fever

Nobodys quite which is the biggest issue in Washing
ton whether this country will whether schne
won't
dor Lodge doing White House conference Mccarthy
That's simple won't down McCarthy-maybe
the United Nations will.
Democrat Averell Hartman the Republicans have
"appeased soaons When the Democrats shopping for
ideas they prefer to buy the gobal vewand charge it,
White House Secretary Hagerty places second in golf
approach-shot This administration
you get the inside by staying outdoors.
Defense Department boosts its draft call for
It's this puhbutton warfarehaf the Army
to be pushing buttons for Pvt Schine.
The big fight for control of the New York Central
Railroad carried before Government Free enterprise
right of businessman to decide which Government
agency he'll to for help.
Evening star., 1954-05-15

course, he could not name his
candidate. That's the way it
sounds to me-"
Maybe you're too suspi-
ciouS."
well. there's no law against
his running. That no-third-
term amendment to the Con-
stitution specifically exempts
him. And don't remind me of
the American tradition. We
had the tradition when RooSe-
velt was elected the third
time and the fourth time"
1T may be that he is merely
limiting that he intends to
have something to say about
whom the Democrats nomi-
nate"
THAT could be it, but I've
been puzzling over his recent
actions. He comes here and
has a friendly pow-wow with
the heads of the AFL. Then,
of all things, he pays a visit to
the Mine Workers headquar-
tiers and has a chummy ses-
sion with John l.. Lewis, the
man he said he wouldn't ap-
point dog catcher. But they
get together like two old pals
with the photographers
called in. And now this CIO
convention in Atlantic City.
Don't tell me the old boy isn't
up to something"
"Well, we'll see. A lot can
happen between now and
1885,"
I'm the meantime. one
Evening star., 1954-05-15
Old Timers Suspicious Of Harry
That Speech in Atlantic City, Plus Other Actions Causes
Him to Wonder Whether Truman Considers Running Aoon
Lowell Menett

DO you suppose" asked
Old-Timer. looking up from
the paper he had borrowed,
that Harry Truman is think
ing Of running for President
again?"
Hadn't occurred to me.
Why do you ask?"
"Well. listen to what he
said at that clothing workers
convention in Atlantic City
this part Of his speech: But
I don't want you to think the
situation is hopeless He'd
been telling the delegates how
bad things are. Then he says,
Between now and the end of
1854 we can elect a new kind
of Congress- Congress that
won't give away the national
assets to the exploiters Of spe-
cial privilege. Between now
and the end of 1856, the Pres
ident can get some new advis-
ers. And toward the end Of
1956-well, I won't talk about
that yet Now, what do you
make of that?"
you're doing the talking"
Toward the end of 1885,
That must mean after the
presidential election of 1856.
And I suppose he is suggest
ing that we'll have a new
President-a Democrat. Why
didn't he just say that? Why
not talk about it? No reason
for being reticent or coy or
modest or whatever he was
being. unless he had himself
in mind, in which case. OF
Evening star., 1954-05-15
Discusses Subpoenos
On Loyalty Board

The question came up, Mr..
Chairman, about the Subpoenas
which were to be issued for
certain members of the Loyalty
Board, as recall from the
testimony before the executive
session of the committee on
the 18th of January, only five
members of the Loyalty Board
were to be summoned at that
time. and in addition, Gen.
Reichelderfer was to be sum-
moned with respect to an
individual at Fort Monmouth.
It serves no purpose for me
to comment upon that matter.
But frankly, as I reconstruct
the conversation in my Office
on that afternoon, Mr.. Adams
came to my office for the pur-
Evening star., 1954-05-15
Constantine Brown

The French defenses in
1ndo- China are tottering. Since
the fall Of Diem Bien Phu the
Wet Mimi forces, repeatedly
supplied by the Chinese Com
munists not only with arms
but also with combat troops,
are stepping up their offen-
Sive against Hanoi.
At Geneva the strongly CO.
ordinated Communist diplo-
matte missions led by the
U. S. S. r. are presenting a
common front and demanding
that not only France but the
West surrender to their de-
mandS for a cease-f1re in
Indo-China. The Chinese and
North Koreans are willing to
accept a peace in Korea only
on their own terms, which in
effect means the placing Of
that peninsula under the
hammer and sickle. The West
presents a pitiful picture in
contrast with this co-ordi-
mated military diplomatic as
sault by the Reds.
Under the impact of mill
tary blows in o-China and
the political storm at home,
the French government is
anxiously asking Washington
what we, the leaders in the
fight against Communist ex-
pansionism, are going to do.
We are being told frankly by
Paris that the situation of the
remaining 10 French divisions
in Indo-C China may soon be-
come desperate. They will be
ordered to continue the fight
provided that definite prom
ises of immediate assistance
are received from the United
States. In fairness to these
men, we are being told, we
must make our position crys-
tai clear. Should we decide
that there is nothing practical
we can do about o-China,
the French will do their level
best at Geneva and accept
what amounts to a complete
surrender to the Communists.
Since Britain has decided
not to be sucked into any kind
of Asiatic adventure" the
needle of our diplomatic COM
pass has been wavering. The
Evening star., 1954-05-15
SeweII Avery, 80,
To Undergo Surgery
By the Associofed Press

CHICAGO, May 15.-Sewell
Avery, 80, chairman of the
board of Montgomery Ward, will
undergo a bladder operation in
the Wesley Memorial Hospital
today.
Mr.. Avery entered the hospital
a week ago for a checkup.
The hospital said:
"a recent medical checkup
showed that Mr.. Avery is in ex-
cellent physical condition for a
man of his age. A urinary in
fection has been cleared up. He
will undergo surgery to correct
a bladder condition Saturday"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-01-21

I ing and will be planned for a six
week period. Courses will be design
ed primarily for recreation and Gull
tural entertainment. Interested
adults are invited to enroll for the
period.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Pierman left
Thursday morning for a several
weeks stay IN Bradenton, Florida.
The young people of the local
Methodist church are planning to at
tend the mid-year Methodist Youth
Fellowship Institute to be held Sat
urday, January % in P~aulding. The
guest speaker for the institute will
be Mrs. Hazen G. Werner of Column
bus. She will show pictures taken
while on a trip through Korea with
her husband, Bishop Hazen G. Wer-
ner.
Carl Light of Fl. Wayne was a
Tuesday dinner guest of his mother,
Mrs. Clara Light.
MI. and Mrs. Coral Donaldson
spent Sunday afternoon and evening
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Haas near Beaverdam.
Mrs. Wilmer Crate is confined to
her home with the flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson of Dayton
Saturday visitors with the lat
ter's father, MI. J. d. Plankenhorn.
The Mennonite Brotherhood of the
Pandora-B luffton area met Monday
evening at the Grace church. This
was the annual meeting of the as
ISOLATION also guest night and in the
program colored slides were shown of
farms and business places in the
community. There was also a talk
by Rev. Kenneth Baunan, pastor of
st. John church, on the topic "Main-
tanning the Strong Home Community.
Sunday dinner guests in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose Basinger
were Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Basinger
and granddaughter of Button, Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Basinger and Mrs.
Margaret Hilty. The Ralph Basinger
family of Leipsic were afternoon
callers and Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Stan
ley of near Van Vert were supper
guests in the Basinger home.
The Mary Martha Missionary Soc
iety of the Grace Church met at the
home of Mrs. Paul Luginbill Tuesday
evening with Mrs. Charles Lemley in
charge of the program.
The fourth home in the Sommer
Court was finished last week and is
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Laverne
Huber and two children of Button,
The Hubers purchased the home
from Jim Sommer recently. Superin-
tendent Dick and family are residing
in the third unit of the court.
The Sommer Motor Sales will
present a display of new Oldsmobiles
Saturday, January %, in the show
room of their Sinclair Gas Station on
the corner of Main Street and Route
II. Among the new cars will be a
Super 88 Oldsmobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Haas spent
several days of last week in Chicago
where they attended the Furniture
Market which annually attracts buy
ers from all parts of the nation. Rev,
and Mrs. G. T. Soldner of Bluffton