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at that meeting. The subcom-
mittee must know the complete
story Of what part the Justice
Department took in getting this
case started, since the depart
ment is being called on daily to
pass on vital questions"
The Senator noted that it
would be up to Mr.. Brownell to
decide whether perjury had
been committed in contradictory
charges under oath and whether
there is any ground for contempt
charges.
Mcclellan in Demand.
Senator Mcclellan warned that
he would ask that subpoenas be
issued for the five who partici-
pated in the conference. He said:
"Unless there is some reason that
I cannot now conceive that will
be advanced why others should
be excused from testifying in this
hearing. or if any matter rele-
want to developing the whole
facts and truth is being with
held by some one else or this
witness is being instructed to
withhold that information from
this committee, shall insist, Mr..
Chairman, that those witnesses
be subpoenaed and brought here
to tell what they know about it.
Il say that because. as I have
repeated often, to me these
charges are serious. and if there
was some one higher than Mr..
Adams and Mr.. Stevens that
was directing their actions, and
if their actions are found to be
wrong, this committee has a
right to know. even from the
high level, what transpired to
cause, if the allegations are true,
staff members of this committee
and the chairman to be smeared.
If that is true, we have a right
to know, who inspired it and
who advised and counseled that
it be done.
Entitled to Know Facts.
ION the other hand, Mr..
Chairman, If the charges are
true, that this Army was being
pressed, and threatened. and
intimidated, and coerced into
taking the action or the at
tempted action, to secure the at
tempted action. of a favorable
assignment for the party in
volved, and was being threatened
with hearings to put the Army in
a bad light, drive the Secretary
out of Office, to wreck the Army,
in the nature of a war against
the Army. then we are entitled
to know that.
Insofar as I am concerned,
unless something can be shown
me, some law-and I do not
know that an executive order
will suffice in my case-I will not
ask the President of the United
States to come, no-but as to
others who participated in it,
Mr.. Chairman, I think they are
appropriate witnesses If their
testimony is relevant to any is
sue that is now before this COM
mittee."
Would Clear Carr.
The demand for further in
formation on the White House
meeting highlighted a day which |
could generally be considered a
setback for the Army. On one |
point-the actual amount Of in
volvement of Francis Carr, SUBJ |
committee staff director-Mr.
Adams testimony appeared so in |
conclusive that Acting Chairman |
Mundt, Republican, of South |
Dakota. told reporters later:
"The Army certainly should |
in good conscience, on their own |
motion, move to strike from the
record all charges against Mr..
Carr concerning events prior to |
March IL which they have been
to substantiate with proof |
before the committee"
On March IL, Senator Nc
Carthy's staff released a num-
Der Of memoranda, some signed
by Mr.. Carr. charging Mr.. Ad-
ans with attempting to block |
the Monmouth investigation by |
offering to give the Subcommit-
tee data on an alleged homo
sexual group at an Air Force base
"Part of Pattern"
Mr.. Adams testified yesterday |
that he did not consider Mr..
Carr to have been directly in
volved in the Schine case until |
after that date. Then, he said,
he could see looking back" that |
MIR. Carr'S activities were ap-
parently part Of q pattern.
Senator Mundt said that he
supposed the Army could file
new charges against Mr.. Carr, |
based on the March IL memo
randa. if it wished. However,
he said. this. might open the
door to new counter charges
from the Mccarthy side.
Senator Mundt observed that
when Army Secretary Stevens
was on the stand he, too, had
been unable to link Mr.. Carr
directly to the pressure for Pvt.
Schine. and finally said that if he
were acting as a jury II would
acquit him"
After q steady drum-fire Of
Senator Mundt