Evening star., 1954-05-27
Coin Takes Stand,
Repeats Charge Army
Sought End 10 Probe
(Contihued From FIRST Page.)

1uVeSClgaGlOls u1dIldSS0 W pass
over the Symington remarks
without a clash as he and other
Republican members sat silently
at the committee table but q
clash was not long in coming as
Ray H. Jenkins. special counsel
for the investigation. began ques-
tioning the 27-year-old Mr.. Cohn
about his work with the subcom-
mittee and how the committee
came to embark on the investiga-
ton Of Communist infiltration Of
the Army.
Mr.. Cohn testified that the
Mccarthy subcommittee received
information about Communists
in the Army early last year.
He mentioned as one piece Of
Information q memorandum en-
titled Communist Infiltration of
the United States Army" which
he said was submitted to him
last March and in turn given by
him to Senator Mccarthy.
Never Saw Document.
Senator Mcclellan precipated
q furry of activity and con-
ference between Senator Nc
Carthy and Mr.. Cohn outside
the hearing room when he
brought out that other members
Of the subcommittee had never
seen the memorandum and de-
manded to know by whom it was
prepared.
Mr.. Cohn said he would confer
with Senator Mccarthy at the
noon recess and thought the
document then could be placed
In the record.
eff it is a committee docu-
ment, the committee should be
consulted, too," Senator McClel-
Ian said.
Senator Mccarthy obtained a
two-minute recess to confer with
Mr.. Cohn. Fifteen minutes later
they returned and Mr.. Cohn re-
suming his testimony, testified
that the document was prepared
by Paul Crouch, admitted for
lner Communist and now a con-
sultant for the United States
immigration Service.
Related 1927 Events.
The Crouch memorandum was
passed to the press table by
Senator Mccarthy. It related
events concerning a visit Mr..
Crouch paid to Moscow in 1928.
At that time, the memorandum
said, officials in Moscow showed
interest in inf1ltrating the
American armed services.
Senator Mcclellan complained
that Democratic members of the
subcommittee are mot appraised
of what is going on" For one
thing, he said, he has asked for
and has not yet obtained the
names of 100 persons Senator
Mccarthy has said repeat tedly.
during the current hearings that
he wants to investigate in de-
fense plants for possible Conn
munist connections when this in
quiry is finished. Is
During the exchange with Sem
ator Mcclellan over this matter,
the Wisconsin Republican said a
Democratic colleague had given
out a press story indicating he
would reveal the names of in
formantss He referred to Sem
ator Mcclellan and recent
statement concerning a 2A-page
document paralleling a classified
1851 FBI memorandum that Gre
ated furor in one of the earlier
days of the hearing.
Won't Reveal Name.
Senator Mccarthy said the
document, warning of security
risks at Fort Monmouth IN. J.)
radar laboratory, came from an
Army intelligence officer whose
name he said he would never
reveal.
Senator Mcclellan then spoke
up to say he would repeat his
statement regarding the posi-
bility that Senator Mccarthy
was guilty of a crime in receiv-
ing classified information "ob-
tanned by criminal means"
Senator Symington joined in
the clash as Chairman Mundt
tried vainly to keep the hear
ing confined to the testimony
of Mr.. Cohn. He deplored the
fact that Army officials and
others in the executive branch
"are being coaxed to give away
secrets" Senator Mccarthy,
retorted he was deeply dis
turbed" that two Democratic
colleagues are notifying 2 mil
lion Government employees it is
a crime" to give information
regarding Communists.
Senator Mcclellan then said
that the Mccarthy theory, if
followed. would destroy our Sc
curity system"
Lasted 20 Minutes.
At 1885 am. after 20 minutes
of this particular clash, the hear
ing finally got back to Mr..
Cohn's testimony.
The young New Yorker sharp
ly disputed testimony given by
Mr.. Stevens and Mr.. Adams that
the Mccarthy investigation had
served only to speed the suSpen-
sion of 35 civilian employees at
Fort Monmouth.
The witness said suspensions
we're zero" before the investiga-
ton and that after the investi-
cation 35 were suspended.
Mr.. Jenkins asked if he con-
sidered the 35 suspensions re-
suited from the Mccarthy inves-
tigation.
ST believe that to be the fact,
SIR" Mr.. Cohn said.
Mr.. Cohn testified that he first
discussed the Fort Monmouth
investigation with Secretary
Stevens at the apartment of Pvt.
Schine's parents in New York