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restore sugar rationing. You
have had 2 years to do SO.
81 thought perhaps the elec-
ton might have taught you THAT
your boss and mine-the Ameri-
can people-do not approve OF
treason and Incompetence ana
feel that it must be exposed.
.sYou refer to the above as
special interests" I personally
feel very proud of having drafted
the Housing Act in 1948 which
passed the Congress without q
single dissenting vote--a Hous-
ing Act which contributed so
much toward making it possible
for veterans and all Americans
in the middle and low-income
groups to own their own home.
Likewise, am proud Of having
been able to fulfill my promise
to American housewives to obtain
the derationing Of sugar. I
proved at the time that rationing
was not for the benefit of the
housewives but for the CONNER
cial users.
st likewise am double proud OF
the part I played in alerting the
American people to your admin
istration's traitorous betrayal OF
American interests throughout
the world. especially in China
and Poland.
"You refer to such activities on
my part as activities for special
interests" I am curious to know
what special interest" you
mean other than the special in
terest of the American people.
"This letter is not written with
any hope Of getting an honest
report from your committee. It
Is being written merely to keep
the record straight.
q Sincerely yours,
JOE MCCARTHY"
IS. Senator Mccarthy ap-
peared before the Subcommittee
on Privileges and Elections once
only, on July 8, 1852, in con-
nection with his charges against
Senator Benton under Senate
Resolution 304, without requir-
ing q subpoena.
46. Senator Mccarthy did not
appear before that subcommit-
tee, at any other time, nor make
any explanation in defense, ex-
cept as shown in the foregoing
correspondence, in connection
with the charges pending against
him, either before or after the
Senate action in Senate Reso-
luton 800.
AZ. Senator Mccarthy did
make an explanation Of the
Lustron matter on the floor
of the Senate, on August 2,
1854.
48. Senate Resolution 1877. in
troduced BY Senator Benton,
was not voted upon by the Sen
ate, although it was considered
by the Senate in its vote on
April 10, 1852, upon Senate Res
olution 800 to test the jurisdic-
ton Of the subcommittee and
the integrity Of its members
40. The vote of the Senate
upon Senate Resolution 800 not
withstanding any previous ques-
ton Of the jurisdiction of the
Hennings subcommittee, was 9
grant of authority to that SUBJ
committee to proceed with it,
investigation of the charges
pending against Senator Nc.
Carthy, since his election tt
the Senate.
so. Senate Resolution 1877, in.
troduced by. Senator Benton
confined the subcommittee tt
activities of Senator Mccarthy
subsequent to his election II
1916.
Required Order to Appear
81. Senator McCarthy's posi-
ton was that he would not ap
pear before the Hennings sub
committee upon the charge
pending against him unless h
was ordered to appear.
SO. Senator Mccarthy did no
say in any of the correspondents
relating to the hearings and hi
appearance that he would no
appear before the subcommitte
unless he was ordered to d
so, but testified that he s.
notified Chairman Gillette oral
".
So. Senator Mccarthy advises
Chairman Gillette that unles
he was given the right to cross
examine, that he had no desir
to appear before the -subcom
mittee, but that he would appea
If ordered to do so.
"a. At the hearings befor
the select committee, Senate
Mccarthy testified that the sub
committee knew that q witnes
was mentally incompetent "an'
they were going to call him solel,
for the purpose Of doing a smea
job"
IS. At the. hearings before tn
select committee, Senator Nc
Carthy testified that the inser
ton. Of the undated telegram
exhibit No. ~ in the Henning
report (found by this selec
committee to be q clerical error
"was completely dishonest" in
sisting upon this conclusio
when the chairman aske
whether it could not have bee
a mistake.