The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-27
Source High In
Administration
Tells OF White
House Opinion
BY G. MILTON KELLY

WASHINGTON uP - A source
high in President Eisenhower's
administration said today Robert
T. l. Stevens will continue as sec
tary Of the Army, despite the crit
lcism levelled at his conduct
during his quarrel with Sen. Nc
earthly (R-WiS).
This source, who declined to be
quoted by name, said some of the
administrators top advisers had
cOunselled Stevens against taking
on Mccarthy at a televiSed hear
ing. The source said they were
now satisfied that, whatever loss
Of prestige Stevens may have suf.
tered because of an agreement
widely Interpreted as a surrender,
he still would have been made 10
look worse" if the hearing had
taken place.
Issue May Die
Some Republicans in Congress
expressed confidence the row over
Stevens dema ndS that Army wit
neSses be guaranteed against abu.
Slve treatment would now die
down.
Mccarthy himself said yesterday
he did not feel he has any diff
culties with the White House and
that his differences with Stevens
are Over-'if he lives up to his
agreement" to let Mccarthy ques-
ton Army personnel in investiga-
tons of the stormy case of Mai.
Irving PeresS.
The duration of the present
peace seemed today to depend at
least in part on the timing and
procedure Of future probes by Nc.
Carthy'S Senate Investigations sub
committee.
Case ShelVed
He has for the moment put aside
the case of Peress, whom he calls
a fifth amendment Communist
promoted and given an honorable
discharged from the Army. Peress
a New York dentist, has termed
McCarthy's charges "sheer non
sense"
Mccarthy. however, summoned
two other Army men to a hearing
Monday on a different matter.
The still unresolved issue be-
tween Stevens and Mccarthy is the
Army secretary's contention that
military personnel appearing be.
before McCarthy's subcommit-
tee should be guaranteed against
the kind Of treatment he said was
inflicted on a general.
Permission Given
Stevens first refused and then
gave permission for that general
and another TO appear as wit.
nesseS. The permission was ex-
pressed in written memorandum
that covered also other demands
Mccarthy had made and was gen.
orally Interpreted as a surrender
TO the senator. Stevens reacted
strongly against this Interpretation
and issued a statement intended IN
counterfeit it.
The President helped write this
statement, the administration
source said today.
Mccarthy, who had charged that
the statement contained COM
pletely false" and entirely IN
true language on two points. told
a news conference yesterday he
mad nothing TO add 10 that.
Statement Endorsed
In the statement. which Elsen-
hover publicly endorsed, Stevens
Thursday night insisted he had
made the agreement only after re-
SeiFinB assurances Army wit.
nesses would not be "brow beaten"
by the subcommittee.
Mccarthy stuck 10 his charge
that was a false" elaim-eon.
tending that II be had agreed rot
70 browbeat anyone in the future
IL would be the same a. admltslnF
ne mad brOwbeateE them ia The
past. He denied having done iAls
and said future witnesses "win
nave the same consideration 80 An
the past"
Inc administration source saIA
mat the advice to avoid the tele.
vised hearing came from Wilton
b. Persons, liaisOn man between
the White House and Capitol Hin: