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induction he would look back on
it as the greatest experience in
his life"
3. Many steps were taken, the
Secretary testified, to strengthen
security and prevent Communist
inf1ltration of the Army after he
took Office on February 4, 1853.
RetraceS Ground.
Mr.. Jenkins carried Secretary
Stevens through a long recital
of his dealings with Senator Nc
Carthy and Mr.. Cohn regarding
their actions in the Schine
affair.
Much of it covered ground
that Mr.. Stevens had touched
on in his formal statement
but in much greater de-
tail. AS for the November 6
meeting at the Pentagon when
Mr.. Stevens said he could be
forced from Office, the Secretary
said:
Senator Mccarthy said that
was not his intention. Then we
discussed handling the Fort
Monmouth investigation"
Mr.. Stevens said that at the
meeting he called in Army Chief
of Staff Gen. Matthew Ridgway
and other officials because II
wanted them to know I wanted
complete cooperation in the in
vestigation."
He added that Senator Nc
Carthy did most of the talking
that day" but Mr.. Cohn joined
in some parts of it.
Mccarthy Interrupts.
Senator Mccarthy interrupted
the cross examination to pro-
test Mr., Stevens testimony re-
garding "hammering headlines"
and said he had no control over
what newspapers did.
Senator Mccarthy, at every
executive meeting, would go out
and tell the press exactly what
he wants." Mr.. Stevens retorted.
Senator Mccarthy said that
John G. Adams, Army counsel,
participated in the committee
meetings and press conferences
and could have corrected any
statements he wanted.
The exchanges ended when
the acting chairman of the
committee. Senator Mundt, Re-
publican of South Dakota, ruled
Senator Mccarthy out of order
in asking the questions at that
time.
Mr.. Stevens testified that he
met with Senator Mccarthy, Mr..
Cohn, Pvt. Schine and others at
a dinner party on October 13
after attending an executive
committee meeting in New York
on the Fort Monmouth situation.
Mr.. Jenkins: Where was it
given?
Mr.. Stevens: In a private din
ing room in the Waldorf Astoria
Towers given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Schine.
Mr.. Jenkins: Did you attend?
Mr.. Stevens: Yes sir.
Mrs. Mccarthy Attends.
The Secretary said the meet
ing was attended by Senator Nc
Carthy and his wife Jean, men,
bers of the Cohn and Schine
families, Richard Berlin, execu-
tive of the Hearst newspapers,
and Mrs. Berlin. He said the
Schine matter did not come up
at the dinner as far as he could
recollect.
: Mr.. Jenkins: When was your
next contact with the commits
tee?
4 Mr.. Stevens: I stayed over
night and the next morning
David Schine picked me up in
his car to take me to the
hearing.
? Mr.. jenkins: Who made the
arrangements?
Mr.. Stevens: He and I I.
Mr.. Schine and 1 had an inter-
eSting talk in the car riding
down. He said I was doing a
good job. He felt I could go a
long way in this field and he
wanted to help me. He thought
it would be a more logical as
Signment to become an assist
ant of mine than being in
Quoted into the Army. I
told Mr.. Schine
Mr.. jenkins interrupted to ask
If this was the first time Pvt.
Schine himself had brought up
with him the matter of assign
ment or direct commission.
Mr.. Stevens said it was.
Stresses Value of Service.
Mr.. Stevens: 1 said if he faced
up to his forthcoming induction
he would look back on it as the
greatest experience in his life.
If ne didn't, 1 thought he would
regret it all his life. I told him
I had served and my son had
served.
Mr.. jenkins: What impression
did you get from Mr.. Schine?
Mr.. Stevens: I thought it
made some impression on him.
The Secretary testified he
came back to Washington that
day and that his next meeting
with Senator Mccarthy and Mr..
Cohn came when he invited them
to accompany him on an inspec-
ton trip to Fort Monmouth.
At Fort Monmouth, Mr.. Ste
vens said, he failed to include
Mr. COhn int0 a prOI1n in a lah.