Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-26
Mccarthy Unit Hope!
To Disclose Choice
OF Counsel Today
BY Cecil HoIIond

VI OVuIlScI IVuuY
By Cecil HolIond
Members of the Senate Inyesti-
eating subcommittee today were
reported near a decision on a
special counsel to assist in the
investigation of the turbulent
McCarthy-Army controversy.
One informed source said the
subcommittee hoped to be able
to make an announcement dur
ing the day. Or at least before
the week ends. The name Of the
prospective counsel was not re-
vealed.
Along with this development,
q spate Of rumorS cropped up
and Immediately were knocked
down-that the investigation
might be called pff as a result
of designations Of some of the
principals involved in the dis
pute.
The rumorS, originating from
sources that could not be estab-
lished, said discussions were
under way looking to the de-
parture of Roy M. Cohn~ as
counsel of the subcommittee
and John G. Adams as Army
counsel as one step toward re-
solving the controversy without
public hearings. The same
rumors also had Secretary of the
Army Stevens stepping out.
Row Over Schine.
All are involved with Senator
Mccarthy in the charges and
counter charges over whether
pressure was exerted on the Army
to give special treatment to Pvt.
G. David Schine, wealthy young
New Yorker and former subcom-
mittee consultant.
The investigation has been held
up because of the Subcommittee's
difficulty in finding a special
counsel of prominence to help di-
rect the inquiry.
Senators Mundt. Republican,
of South Dakota: Mcclellan,
Democrat of Arkansas. and Jack
son, Democrat, of Washington,
have been working as a special
subcommittee on the selection of
a counsel. They were reported to
believe they could make a recon-
nendation to the full subcom-
mittee during the day or by to-
morrow.
Mundt Optimistic.
Senator Mundt, who will serve
as the subcommittee chairman
during the investigation, in place
of Senator Mccarthy. said he
hoped the hearings could get
under way by the middle of next
week. However. other subcom-
mittee members said they did
not anticipate public hearings be-
fore the following week.
They said the special counsel
will be confronted with the task
of selecting assistants and inves-
tlgators, reviewing the available
information. and interviewing
prospective witnesses.
Meanwhile, Senator Mccarthy
and other members of the sub
committee joined in diScounting'
any possibility that designations
by any of the principals involved
might make public hearings I'M
necessary. The subcommittee al
ready has voted unanimously to
air the dispute in televised pub
lie hearings.
THE resignation of any party
or parties involved will not set
tie or resolve this controversy.
said Senator Mcclellan. There
will remain the charge Of black
mail against the Army and the
charges against Cohn and the
chairman of the committee and
other members of the staff
charges that reflect on the in
tegrity of the Army and the
integrity of this committee.
Full Probe Pledged.
II think I speak for the Dem
ocrats of the committee that a
full-scale. thorough and COM
plete investigation must be made.
There will be no bruSh-oh,
cover-up or whitewash with the
acquiescence or consent Of the
Democratic members of the sub
committee. ="
Senators Symington and jack
son agreed with Senator McClel-
lan's views, with the Washington
Senator saying, Nothing short
of a full and impartial investi-
cation will be accepted by the
American people"
Senator Mccarthy said he had
never dicuSsed with Mr.. Cohn
the matter of resignation. He
added that he was not advising
the subcommittee, since he has
withdrawn from participation in
its decision regarding the con-
troversy. and therefore would
not say whether any combina-
ton of designations would make
public hearings unnecessary.
Senator Mundt commented:
81 wouldn't think any resigna-
tons would provide a satisfactory
settlement that would make an
investigation unnecessary.
would say that the nature of the
investigation might be affected
somewhat by statements. If any,
which conceivably might be made
accompanying such resigha-
tons"
@T'he McCarthy-Ar contro-
versy spread to the House when
Representative Hoffman, Repub-
lican, of Michigan. suggested in
q speech that Senator Mccarthy
get at least as fair a trial as a
chicken thief.
They ought to give him a bill
of particulars so the people
would know the exact charges
that are made" Mr.. Hoffman
said. Even a chicken thief has
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