Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05

/ know how to get the Commu-
nists out of the Army" without
legislation, lust case by case
Mr.. Wilson was asked what
he thought about "browbeating'
witnesses. Mr.. Stevens charged
Senator Mccarthy browbeat and
abused Brig. Gen. Ralph
Zwicker. commander of Camp
Kilmer, while questioning him
about the Peress case.
Against BrOwbeating.
II don't believe in browbeat-
ing or bullying anybody" he re-
piled. When asked if he would
see to it the military witnesses
were not bullied he. nodded an
emphatic affirmative.
He admitted he had not read
the transcript of the Zwicker
testimony. but added:
II do know this-I always be-
lieve in treating people cour-
teously; there is a general i'm
preston that Gen. Zwicker. at
least in part. was not treated as
courteously as he was entitled
to be-"
AT another point. the Secre-
tary said the American people
were fed up" with the consid-
Grafton that has been given the
Reds and that most people now
believed too much footsie has
been played with them in the
past"
He said most of the consid-
Grafton for Communists had
been displayed in other Govern
ment departments in the past
when it was more or less a
policy of the previous admins
tration."
Il never had any use for
Communists" he said. II not
only hate Communists but COM
muniSm."
But he pointed out that COM
munism has not been outlawed
in this country and that the
Defense Department does not
write the laws covering induc-
ton of men into military service.
Asked whether he favored spe-
cial labor camps for Commu-
nists who are drafted into the
Army, Mr., Wilson said II doubt
if that's the solution for it,
Answer Is Slow.
When he was asked if he
thought Senator Mccarthy was
helping the armed services with
his current Investigations. there
was a long pause.
Finally the Secretary said:
We do have this Communist
business in the services and we
have to figure it out realistically.
But if there are any of the main
devils left. I'd like to see them
taken care of rather than the
little people"
Mr.. Wilson referred several
times to DR.. Peress as a poor
little left-wing dentist"
He was asked if he knew
whether DR.. Peress was Com
muniSt.
Il don't know for sure" he
replied, but added the evidence
seemed to indicate he was or
pretty close to one" Senator
Mccarthy has called DR.. Peress
a Fifth Amendment Com
munist."
Gets Delayed Reaction.
After reading about Secretary
Wilson's comments. Senator Nc
Carthy's first reaction was: I'm
through with statements on this
matter" Minutes later. he said
no one ever accused the Army as
such Of coddling Communists,
and still later, the Senator
added: II certainly hope Charlie
Wilson and I don't have to waste
time arguing about these fifth
amendment Communists"
Senator Mccarthy said he
planned to telephone Mr.. Wilson
and discuss the issue with him
personally.
At yesterdays hearing. DR..
Belsky, who lives in the Bronx.
invoked the constitutional priv
ilege against self determination
more than 80 times in refusing
to answer questions. These
questions included:
Are you a member OF the
Communist conspiracy at the
moment"
Have you ever discussed Sc
cret Government work with
members of the Communist
Party?'
Have you ever been asked Oy
members of the Communist con-
spiracy to get radar informa-
tion?"
Have you ever reported that
you recruited three persons into
the Community Party while STA
toned at Murphy General Hos
pital?"
Senators Mccarthy and Nc
Clellan Democrat. Of Arkansas
agreed that basis for a con-
tempt Congress citation had
been laid as DR.. Belsky also in
voked the fifth amendment when
asked if he felt if an honest an
Swer to these questions might, in
fact, tend to incriminate him.