Evening star., 1954-11-15
Jenner Says Sponsors
OF Censure Ignore
Mccarthy 0bjectives
By james Y. Newton

SENATOR JGIlk1Gr SalQ To-Day
that the special committee
which recommended censure of
Senator Mccarthy ignored "the /
most important bit of evidence
in the case. This, he said was
the fact that the Wisconsin Re-
publican was fighting a con-
spiracy-world communism.
Taking up the case for the
Mccarthy side as the Senate
opened the second week Of the
debate on the censure ssue, the
Indiana Republican said:
"To bring in a censure resolu-
ton against the Senator while
ignoring the conspiracy against
him Is like bringing an indicdent
for murder against a man while
ignoring the fact that a goon
squad has been trying nightly to
murder him, his wife and his
children"
A spokesman for the Mccarthy
side declared, meanwhile, that
the chances for settling the CEN
sure through a compromise "are
not improving at ALL" He added:
Things are getting angry"
Senate Republican Leader
Knowland said he. too. doubted
that any softening amendment
or substitute for the censure res
olution would be introduced to-
day.
While Senator Jenner held the
floor in a long speech supporting
Senator Mccarthy in the pre-
luncheon session, two Mccarthy
critics were prepared to speak
this afternoon. They are Chair
man Watkins of the special COM
mittee, who has said that he will
answer Mccarthy criticism of
his committee, and Senator
Erwin, Democrat. of North Caro-
lima.
Watkins, Erwin to Speak.
&
Efforts to find a toned down
substitute for the resolution of
censure were being pushed by
two groups of Republicans
friends of Senator Mccarthy
who believe he should be cleared
of all charges and middle !
ground Republicans interested
primarily in party harmony.
But instead of harmony the |
Senate was likely to see this |
week more of the angry debate
that punctuated the first days of
the censure session.
Compromise Hopes Dim.
Groups seeking a compromise
faced tough going on two counts.
They had to satisfy Senator Nc
Carthy, who has given no indi- |
cation of being apologetic about /
what his opponents call his mis-
Deeds" also, it appeared un-
likely that many of the Senators |
who were ready to censure the |
Wisconsin Republican would ac-
cept any compromise.
The Watkins committee said /
Senator Mccarthy should be
censured for his alleged abuse
Of an elections subcommittee
that investigated his finances in
1851 and, 1852 and abuse of its |
members.
On the other count, the spe-
cial committee said he should [
be censured for "inexcusable"
and "reprehensible" abuse of
Brig. Gen. Ralph w. Zwicker
in a hearing on the Peress case
Of the Mccarthy Investigations
subcommittee last February. In /
the hearing. Senator Mccarthy I
tried to find out who promoted
and gave an honorable discharge
to Maj. Irving Peress, whom he
describes as a Fifth Amendment
Communist. [
When he takes the floor today, /
the white-haired Senator Wat /
kins said he intends to discuss
not only Senator McCarthy's
unwilling handmaiden" charge
but also "some other things that
have happened" since his spe-
cial committee held its censure
hearings.
He indicated that In the lat
ter category were Senator Nc
Carthy's letters to him, accus-
ing him, among other things, OF
an "imbecilic ruling" during the
hearings, and the Mccarthy de-
scription of the special Senate
session on the censure issue as
a "lynching bee."
Senator Watkins said he would |
take note Of all the Mccarthy
remarks and the questions raised /
by him. but he would do so with
out interruption and without
getting into a "wrangle." The
two Senators exchanged many |
angry words last week.
Senator Gillette, Democrat, of |
Iowa, who headed the elections