Evening star., 1954-09-27

| Is. The Presidential directive
Of March 13, 1948. provided:
"+ = in order to insure the
fair and just disposition Of
loyalty cases reports render
ed by the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation and other investiga-
tive agencies of the executive
branch are to be regarded as con-
fidential and files relative
to the loyalty of employees
shall be maintained in confidence
- HARRY S. TRUMAN"
rs. Senator Mccarthy then
asked Gen. Zwicker whether he
knew on the day an honorable
discharge was signed for Peress
that Peress had refused to an
swer certain questions before the
subcommittee, and Gen. Zwicker
replied: mo, sir: not specifically
on answering any questions,
knew he had appeared before
your committee"
q. When asked whether he
knew generally that he (Peress)
had refused to tell whether he
was Communist" Gen. Zwicker
replied: II don't recall whether
he refused to tell whether he
was a Communist"
%. Gen. Zwicker testified that
he had read the press releases
about Peress, and knew that
Peress had taken refuge in the
fifth amendment, but that he
did not know specifically that
Peress had refused to answer
questions about his Communist
activities.
Hedging and Hemming"
/ 20. Senator Mccarthy then
told the witness: General, let's
try and be truthful. am going
to keep you here as long as you
keep hedging and hemming."
| 80. The following then oc-
CURED: Excerpts from tran
script of February hearing,
| 81. AS to the Peress discharge,
Gen. Zwicker testified: (Further
excerpts.)
80. The Peress discharge or
der was dated January Is, 1854,
was received by Gen. Zwicker on
January %, 1854, and provided:
a. That Peress be relieved
from active duty and honorably
discharged.
b. That this be at the desire
of Peress "but in any event not
later than 80 days from date Of
receipt of this letter" (p. 454 of
the hearings.
SO. Maj. .Peress asked for his
discharge on February i. 1854,
and he was discharged the next
day.
"a. Senator Mccarthy had
read the Peress discharge order,
and knew about it on February
2, 1854.
IS. Senator Mccarthy then
examined Gen. Zwicker as fol-
lows: Excerpts from transcript
Of February Hearing.
36. The examination then pro-
ceeded on a further hypothetical
basis as follows: Further ex-
cerpts).
81. At page a, of the hearings,
the following occurred: (Fehru-
ary hearing).
38. At the hearings before the
select committee, Senator Nc
4 Carthy testified that Gen.
zwicker was evasive. that he
changed his story. that he was
difficult to examine, that it was
"a long, laborious truth-pulling
job," and that he was most ar
rogant."
80. AS stated by the chairman
and other members of the select
committee, these were matters of
argument.
40. The transcript of the New
York hearing shows that Senator
Mccarthy said to Gen. Zwicker !:
Then, general, you should be
removed from any command.
Any man who has been given
the honor of being promoted to
general and who says, I will
protect another general who pro-
tected Communists, is not At to
wear that uniform, general"
and Senator Mccarthy testified
he was referring to the uniform
of a general.
Al. Gen. Zwicker did not make
any such statement.
AZ. Senator Mccarthy testified
that Gen. zwicker had said in
effect: 1T is all right to give
Com munist honorable dis
charges"
Conclusion Unjustified.
43. There is no testimony in
this record which justif1es such
a conclusion.
A. When asked to give the
facts on which he based his tes-
timony that General Zwicker
was an unwilling witness, arro-
CANT and evasive, Senator Nc
Carthy reiterated his conclusion
that: "All I can say is the full
{ attitude was one of complete
). arrogance, complete contempt
I of the committee
IS. Senator Mccarthy testi.
fed that he was justified in hi
4 treatment of General Zwickel
I solely by the latter's conduct al
D the hearing in New York.
= 46. He testified further tha
!, he had not criticized Genera
4 Zwicker and it was: "just ,
method Of cross-examination
n trying to get the truth"
o 47. Senator Mccarthy refuset
y to draw any inference but tina
S General Zwicker was not tellin,
j the truth specifically excluding
= perjury.
r 48. Before examining Genera
o Zwicker, Senator McCarth.
: knew that General Zwicker wa
opposed to giving Peress an hon
orable discharge and Senator