Evening star., 1954-09-27

SENATOR CASE.
ator cCarthy.
the time you mention. However,
he did state that If you will
let him know just what infor-
nation you desire, he will be
glad to try to be Of help to
you.
Sincerely yours,
Tray KIERMAS,
Administrative Assistant to
Senator Mccarthy"
'"The subcommittee is CRATE
full for your offer Of assistance,
and we want to afford you with
every opportunity to offer your
explanations with reference to
the issues involved. Therefore.
although the subcommittee did
make itself available during the
past week in order to afford you
an opportunity to be heard, we
shall be at your disposal COM
mencing Saturday. November
%, through but not later than
Tuesday, November Is, 1852.
This subcommittee has but
one object, and that Is to reach
an impartial and proper con-
clusion based upon the facts.
Your appearance, in person, be-
fore the subcommittee will not
only give you the opportunity to
testify as to any issues of fact
which may be in controversy,
but will be of the greatest as
sistance to the subcommittee in
its effort to arrive at a proper
determination and to ernbody in
its report an accurate repre-
sentation of the facts.
Matters for Inquiry.
Pursuant to your request, as
transmitted to us through Mr.
Kiermas, we are advising you
that the subcommittee desires to
make inquiry with respect to the
following matters:
"(1) Whether any funds col
lected or received by you and by
others on your behalf to conduct
certain of your activities, includ-
ing those relating to 'commu-
nisrn,s we're ever diverted anc
! used for other purposes inurine
to your personal advantage.
go Whether ,iyou,o at any
time, used your official position
as a United States Senator ane
as a member Of the Banking ant
Currency Committee, the Join
Housing Committee, and th'
Senate Investigations Commit
tee, to obtain $4,000 fee from
the Lustron Corp, which com
pany was then almost entirel.
subsidized by agencies under tn
jurisdiction of the very commit
tees of which you were a mem
ber.
"(3) Whether your activitie
on behalf of certain interes
groups, such as housing, suga
and China, were motivated b.
Self-intereSt.
go Whether your activitie
with respect to your senatorial
campaigns, particularly with re
spect to the reporting of you
financing and your activities re
lating to the financial tranSac
tions with and. subsequent EN-
ployment of Ray Kiermas, in
volved violations of the Fedora
and State Corrupt Practices Acts
/ "(5) Whether loan or .othe
transactions which you had witt
the Appleton State Bank Of Ap
pleton, Wis, involved violation
of tax and banking laws.
"(6) Whether you used clos
associates and members of you
family to secrete receipts, in
come, commodity and stock spec
ulation and other financia
transactions for ulterior motives
1--WE again assure you of ou
desire to give you the opportu'
nifty to testify, in executive ses'
sion of the subcommittee, as II
the foregoing matters. The 82t
Congress expires in the imme
date future and the subcommit
tee must necessarily proceed will
dispatch in making its report tt
this Congress. To that end, w
respectfully urge you to arrang
. to come before us on or befor
November 25, and thus enabl
us to do our conscientious bes
in the interest of the Senate an,
our obligation to complete ou
work. We would thank you t,
advise us Immediately, so tina
we may plan accordingly.
"This letter is being transmit
ted at the direction and with tn
| full concurrence of the member
ship Of this subcommittee.
Sincerely yours,
THOMAS C. HENNINGS, Jr.,
Chairman.
Delivered by Hand.
38. This letter was delivere,
by hand to the Office of Senate
Mccarthy in Washington Of
November 81. 1852.
80. On the same day. Novem
ber 81. 1852. Chairman Henning
sent the following telegram ad
dressed to Senator Mccarthy a
| Appleton, Wis.
To-day you were advised b,
letter delivered by hand to you
office of the principal matter
| which the subcommittee desire
| to interrogate you in further
ance of your express desir
transmitted to the subcommitte
by your administrative assistant
Mr.. Ray Kiermas. under date o
November 10. The subcommit
| tee appreciates your willingness
+ to help in the completion Of tn
work In connection with the in
vestigation of Resolution ID