Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-01

Of Pvt. Schine. and the POSSIBLE
ity, or even the certainty. Of Pvt.
Schine's being given an overseas
assignment could not properly
remotely influence subcommittee
action. This charge is without
substance.
4 was also charged that Mr..
Adams threatened that unless
the investigation Of the loyalty
setup were halted, be would
cause to be issued q report on
Mr.. Cohn. casting events in such
3 light as to attempt to embar-
rass the committee and It's staff"
Evidence Inconclusive.
The evidence offered in sup
port Of this charge is incpnclu-
siye. This threat" is alleged to
have been made by Mr.. Adams
on the occasion Of his visit to
Senator McCarthy's home on the
evening Of January 40, 1854.
Senator Mccarthy verifies the
threat, Mr., Adams denies it.
Such q threat" is calculated to
cause resentment. The fact that
upon his departure from the Me-
Carthy home that evening Mr..
Adams was presented with q gift
strongly implies at least that no
serious resentment was aroused
by either his visit or the convex
Sation.
Mr.. Adams. as alleged, did
converse with other members Of
the subcommittee regarding the
proposed investigation Of the
Loyalty Board. Two members of
the subcommittee voluntarily
testified regarding their CONVEX
sation with Mr.. Adams on the
subject. Their testimony fails to
support the charge that Mr..
Adams stated to them unless
the chairman was prevailed
upon to drop his investigation,
and not to issue subpenas for
those in the loyalty setup, Mr..
Adams would cause an. embar-
RAISING report to be circulated
about MIR. Cohn."
We can hardly conceive that
II Mr.. Adams made a threat Of
this nature and import, direct
or implied. to either OF the other
members Of the subcommittee
that they would have been UNI
able to substantiate that fact at
the time they testified.
We are unable. however, to
say whether the controversy re-
garding the investigation of the
Army Loyalty Board was the
cause or to what extent it in
fluenced the issuance of the re-
port. or whether its issuance was
prompted by the accumulated
and future controversies that
arose.
With respect to the charge
that-"Mr. Adams frequently.
and Mr.. Stevens on two occa-
Sions. offered up the Navy, the
Air Force. and the Defense
Establishment proper as substi-
tute targets" for investigation
and in an attempt to divert the
investigation from the Army,
and to induce this, offered to
furnish information adverse to
those services, again the evidence
Is inconclusive. Senator Nc
Carthy. Mr.. Chon, and Mr.. Carr
testified regarding this charge
Secretary Stevens and Mr..
Adams denied 1t.
( Giving The testimony Of sena-
tor Mccarthy, Mr.. Cohn, and
MIR. Carr its reasonable probative
force. it does not warrant a
finding that such references and
suggestions Of this sort, If made,
amounted to an attempt to in
duce the subcommittee to in
vestigate the Navy. the Air Force.
or the Department of Defense
to the exclusion of the Army.
Sought to Appease.
We are convinced, however.
that Secretary Stevens and Mr..
Adams were most apprehensiye
and deeply concerned about the
subcommittee investigation of
the Army and were anxious to
and did undertake to appease
and placate Senator Mccarthy
and Mr.. Cohn. UnWarranted
special privileges and preferential
treatment were accorded Pvt.
Schine. There is no valid ex-
cuse for this having occurred.
1t could not have happened ex-
cept for the decisions and orders
OF the Secretary of the Army and
MS Cnle1 Counsel.
1t would be obvious to any
reasonably prudent person that
the claims for such extensive
needs for Pvt. Schine,s services
to the subcommittee were grossly
misrepresented. Such claims
We're far more related to and
concerned with the personal
convenience and desires of Mr..
Cohn and Pvt. Schine than they
were with any alleged services
Pvt. Schine could or did perform
for the subcommittee. Secre-
tary Stevens and MIR. Adams
knew, or should have known.
that the unusual and unreason-
able requests made for special
leaves for Pvt. Schine during his
basic training were not justified,
On October 16, according to
Mr.. Adams. he was advised by
Senator Mccarthy that Mr..
Schine was useless to the
subcommittee and that he hoped
nothing would interfere with his
being drafted. MIR. Adams trans
mitted that information to Sec
retary Stevens. Nevertheless Sec
rotary Stevens conferred with
Secretary Wilson with reference
TO MIR. Schine's avoiding basic
training. He also personally con-
ferred with Mr.. Allen Dulles, di-
rector Of the CHA, about q po-
sition for Mr.. Schine in that