The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-18
Brief Rundown Given On cCarthv-Army Row

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WASHINGTON Up - Here is a
brief rundown on the Senate Inves-
legations subcommittee inquiry
into the dispute between Sen. Nc
earthly (R-Wis) and top Pentagon
officials:
The basic charges-Secretary of
the Army Stevens and Army
Counselor John G. Adams accused
Mccarthy and two subcommittee
aides, Roy M. Cohn and Francis
P. Carr, of using improper pres
SureS to win favored Army treat
ment for Pvt. G. David Schine,
a subcommittee aide who. was
drafted.
Mccarthy and his associates in
turn accused Stevens and Adams
of attempting to use Schine as a
hostage" in efforts to induce Nc
earthly to halt or divert an inves-
tigation of alleged subversives in
the Army, particularly at Fl. Mon
mouth, N. j. They also accused
Asst. Secretary of Defense H.
Strive Hensel Of seeking to dis.
credit the subcommittee.
Pertinent past testimony-Ste.
xens denied trying to halt Nc.
Carthy's probe. He said he objects
to methods which he contended
gave a distorted picture. He said
McCarthy's aides subjected him to
threats of an Exceedingly seri-
GUS" nature in seeking Army ia
vors for Schine, and he felt the
implication was that Mccarthy
would be easier on the Army if
the Army did more for Schine.
Mccarthy has said through his
questioning that the answer to
charges of pressure in Schine's be-
half is that Schine is still private.
He said the accusations against
him and his aides stemmed from
persons who objected to his CAM
paign to uncover those in the Army
who "coddled Communists"
Adams has testified Cohn flew
into RACES and fits of violence in
discussing Schine and the subcom-
mittee's inquiry. He said Cohn
threatened that if Schine were sent
overseas, Stevens would be
through as secretary" and the
Army wrecked. Adams said, "The
pressure (from Cohn) became ex-
tremely hard to BEAR"
Adams testified that it was at
the suggestion of Sherman Adams,
top White House assistant to Presi-
dent Eisenhower, that he first
started setting down a chronology
of his relations with Mccarthy and
Cohn. Such a chronology became
the basis of the Army charges.
He said Sherman Adams made the
suggestion at Jan. 81 meeting at
tended by Atty. Gen. Brownell,
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge
Jr. and others. Questioned about
the meeting two days later, John
Adams said he had been directed
by higher authority to say no more
about it.
Yesterdays highlights - The
White House made public a letter
from Eisenhower to Secretary of
Defense Wilson directing Army
witnesses not to testify about any
role played by officials in other
branches of the administration. He
cited the constitutional provision
for separation of powers between
the xecutive and legislative
branches.
Mccarthy called this order an
"almost unbelievable situation j..
Iron Curtain this cover-up."
He voiced belief that Eisenhower
wouldn't have signed it 'if he
knew what it was all about"
Subcommittee Democrats also
criticized the order. Sen. Syming.
ton (D-Mo) said that if it stands
"the hearings may never start
again." Sen. Mcclellan DARK
said unless it is changed ''it means
these hearings are terminated"
But Chairman Mundt (R-SD)
said a decision to recess until next
Monday, voted 4.3 on party lines.
In no way "even remotely implies