Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-08
BY Mary McGrory

By Mary McGrory d.
q Senator Mccarthy has been
waging a one-sided war with
the White House almost since
President Eisenhower took Office
In January. 1853. The President
has steadily shown disposition
towards peaceful persistence
with the most explosive member
of his party. He has never even
mentioned his name.
Every time the junior Senator
from Wisconsin has gone storm
ing up to the White House with
wanna f1ght?" on his lips. the
President has said in effect,
'Who, me?" 1t has been the
duet of kettledrum and flute.
Senator, Mccarthy has re-
peatedly expressed his dis
satisfaction with the Executives
handling of a number of matters.
But the President, who never
deals in personalities has always
stepped to the higher ground Of
general principles.
Today he continued to MAN.
tain the quiet and even tenor of
his way by refusing to be drawn
into a name-calling brawl with
/: Senator Mccarthy.
At his news conference, held
less than "a hours after the Wis
consin Republican accused him
of a shrinking show of weak
ness" toward communism, the
President brushed aside ques-
tons on the attack. He declared
1t always will be his practice not
to indulge IN personal vitupera-
ton. ..s
Hitherto, Senator Mccarthy
has interspersed his brickbats
with grudgingly given bouquets.
never quite making q personal
attack AS late as last May,
during the Army Mccarthy
hearings, he called the President,
who supported him for re-
election to the Senate in 1852, a
reasonable, minded man.. -
Earlier this year. he announced
that he expected to support Mr..
Eisenhower for a second term,
barring anything unforeseen. ;"
The Unforeseen Sighted.
Yesterday, he had apparently
spotted the. Unforeseen" in the
Presidents support Of Senator
Watkins, chairman of the select
committee which recommended
censure Of Senator Mccarthy.
President Eisenhower, by that
move lost a dubious ally. one who
has consistently challenged his
policies and embroiled his ap-
pointees in continuous wrangles.
When Gen. Eisenhower was
running for President in 1852
he and Senator Mccarthy cam
paigned together in Wisconsin
In a speech in that State he
said the purposes he and Sena-
tor Mccarthy had "of Kidding
the Government of the sub
versives and disloyal are one anc
the same" Gen. Eisenhower ex-
planned that their differences
applied to methods.
Deleted Marshall Praise.
At that time, in october, 1852
there were published reports
that Senator Mccarthy had per-
suaded Gen. Eisenhower to cut
out of a Wisconsin speech 9
defense of Gen. George c
Marshall. The Senator deniee
this. Almost two years later Gov
Walter Kohler of Wisconsin dis
closed it was he who had urget
deletion of the Marshall praise
from the 1852 speech.
Earlier In the 1852 campaign
however, Gen. Eisenhower de-
Tended Gen. Marshall, who hat
been attacked by Senator Nc
Carthy. Gen. Eisenhower de
scribed Gen. Marshall as y
perfect example of patriotism
and loyal service to the United
States"
Scarcely had the Presiden
taken office. when Senator Nc
Carthy announced he had re
lieyed the State Department o
one bit of its foreign polio
duties. In March. 1858. he re
vealed, he had concluded secre
negotiations with Greek ship
owners who would thencefortl
carry no more strategic material
to Communist China. Harol
Stassen, head of the Mutual Sc
curity Administration set up
howl, protesting that Senate
Mccarthy. had undermined" ex
ecutive efforts towards the sam
goal.
Eisenhower Backs Mccarthy.
Gen. Eisenhower, when aske
by the press, mildly said h
didn't think our foreign polio
had been undermined.
In July, Senator McCarth
promised an investigation Of tn
highly secret Central Intelligenc
Agency. 1t was Gen. Eisenhowe
presumably, who sent ALE
Dulles, chief of the CHA up I
the Senate to mollify Senate
Mccarthy. At any rate, th
two worked out an arrangemer
whereby the investigation nevt
took place.
At the same time, Senate
McCarthy's aggressive inquil
into our overseas informatio
program had reached its pea
with the smell Of burning bool
/. In the air, @