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staff and IT do mean to meet it,"
There will be no fooling
about that-the matter has gone
far enough" he said.
Senator Mundt, Republican,
Of South Dakota, a committee
member who has defended Sen
ator McCarthy's methods, said in
a statement that Mr.. Cohn
made a serious mistake" in urg-
ing the Army to give Pvt. Schine
treatment different from that
accorded any other soldier"
Senator Potter, another COM
mittee member who has worked
closely with Senator Mccarthy
in the post. said that if the
Army reports shocking
charges" on Mr.. Cohn's activ-
tiles were accurate Mr.. Cohn
should be removed Immediately"
He said, however, he favors
calling Mr.. Cohn and John S.
Adams, Army counsel, to put
them under oath as witnesses.
Other demands for investiga-
tion came from members of the
Senate Armed Services Com
mittee.
KnOwland FavOrs Inquiry.
Senate Republican Leader
Knowland said he wants an in
quiry made to show who is tell
ing the truth in the accusations.
But Senator Knowland, a mem
ber of the Armed Services Com
mittee, said he thought Senator
McCarthy's own subcommittee
ought to get at the bottom of
this thing" because its staff
members were involved.
They must let the chips fall
where they may" he said.
Senator Kefauver, Democrat,
of Tennessee, another Armed
Services Committee member, au-
thorized a statement that Chair
man Saltonstall, Republican, of
Massachusetts, had indicated
Senator Kefauver could raise the
issue Of an investigation, if he
chose, next Thursday. On that
day Secretary of Defense Wilson,
Army Secretary Stevens and Mr..
Adams will appear at a public
hearing on other matters.
absences from Washington-he
will return here late tonight but
will leave again Tuesday for
talks in Chicago, Milwaukee and
Oklahoma City-may delay until
late next week showdown
meeting of the Investigations
subcommittee. But Mr.. Cohn
will have an opportunity to state
his side of the case to the pub
lie Sunday night when he ap-
pears as the guest on the NBC
program. Meet the Press" The
program will be carried on tele-
vision from 6 to $50 pm. and
on radio from 1890 to IL pm.
The official administration po-
sition on the dispute will be
given by Vice President Nixon
when he speaks over radio and
television at 10:30 tonight in
reply to a speech by Adlai Ste
venson attacking the Republican
Party.
Charges "Blackmail."
Senator Mccarthy yesterday
accused the Army of trying to
"blackmail' him by releasing its
critical report on the Cohn-
Schine case. He said Mr.. Adams
told him some time ago that
the report was being prepared
and implied it would be made
public if he continued his in
vestigation Of the Army.
The Senator made public late
yesterday portions of his per-
sonal files purporting to show
Mr.. Adams attempts to exert
pressure.
Some Of the memoranda from
the Senator's files were signed
by Frank Carr. subcommittee
staff director; others by Mr.
Cohn and one by the Senator.
Two, the one purporting to de-
scribe a November 6 Pentagon
meeting and another describing
a New York luncheon at which
Mr.. Stevens allegedly urged in
vestigations Of the other military
services, were unsigned.
AT subcommittee Office today
Mr.. Carr is unavailable for COM
ment on the memoranda. It was
said he "has been sick in bed
for the past two days."
Hostage" Allegation.
In addition to the two. un-
signed memoranda on Mr.. Ste
vens, several signed by Mr.. Carr
and MIR. Cohn alleged that Mr..
Adams had attempted to use
Pvt. Schine as a hostage to
persuade the subcommittee to
drop its investigation of COM
munism In the Army. The
memoranda also alleged that Mr..
Adams had threatened to make
public the Army report on Mr..
COINS activities on behalf Of
Pvt. Schine if the subcommittee
did not desist.
| asst night Mr.. Adams issued