Evening star., 1954-04-18
Senate May Decide
On McCahhy's Role
In Hearings on Row
Rx Tho A,,oeiutsd Pres,

by the ASSoeiofeo ProSe
The Senate may have to be
asked to- rule on the part to be
played by Senator Mccarthy in
the probe of his row with top
Army officials. Senator Mundt,
Republican, of South Dakota,
said yesterday.
Senator Mundt, acting chair
man of the Senate Investigations
Committee, called this IAN out
side possibility" and told news
men he hoped that mutually
acceptable arrangements" could
be worked out for the conduct
of the probe.
A key issue to be settled be-
fore the start of televised, public
hearings is whether Senator Nc
Carthy, who has temporarily re-
linquished his Craftsmanship of
the subcommittee, shall have the
right to cross-examine Army
witnesses.
Sees Delay Not Necessary.
Senator Mundt said that even
If the issue should be taken to
the Senate for a decision, this
would not necessarily postpone
the hearings, scheduled to begin
Thursday.
He added he was hopeful the
Senate, if called on to make a
ruling, would agree to give the
matter top priority. He said he
felt the Senate could dispose OF
it in a couple of hours, although
he recognized that it could stir
up prolonged debate.
My hope is that the Senate
would share the committees de-
sire to get this thing done with
as quickly as possible" Senator
Mundt said.
Senator Mccarthy was re-
ported to be determined to ap-
peal to the Senate any move
to bump him off the Subcon1-
mittee for the duration Of the
inquiry.
A source close to Senator Nc
Carthy. unwilling to be quoted
by name, said: If they try to
put him off the committee, he
will take it to the Senate floor"
The Wisconsin Republican is
expected to return from a Texas
vacation in time to meet with
subcommittee members tomor-
row for a discussion of his role
in the probe.
Wants to rOSS-Examine.
Although Senator Mccarthy
has turned over the chairman
ship of the subcommittee to
Senator Mundt and has an
nounced he will not vote, he has
insisted he should have the right
to cross-examine witnesses. He
also urged that the Army be
accorded the same privilege.
Senator Mundt said. however,
that he hoped Senator Mccarthy
would agree to step aside and
let the questioning of witnesses
be done by the other six men,
bers of the subcommittee and
their special counsel, Ray H.
jenkins.
Senator Mundt suggested that
both Senator Mccarthy and
Army officials should follow the
subcommittee regular rules un-
der which witnesses may submit
written questions for cross
examination but may not them
selves participate in cross
examination.
Senator Mundt and other
subcommittee members have
expressed concern that any de-
parture from this procedure
might be seized on as prece-
dent by witnesses in other in
vestigations.
Pressure and BIackmail Charged.
At issue in the probe are
charges by Army officials that
Senator Mccarthy and two of
his aides tried to exert improper
pressure to win preferential
treatment for Pvt. G. David
Schine, a former subcommittee
conSultant, and Senator McCar-
thys counter charge that the
Army officials used blackmail
tactics to escape further inves-
tigation of alleged Reds in the
service.
The Army already has sub
mitted "a bill of particulars" to
back up its charges, and the
subcommittee hopes to receive
a similar statement from Sena-
tor Mccarthy and his aides to-
morrow or Tuesday.
The Defense Department said
1t also has replied to. Senator
McCarthy's demand for infor-
nation as to wlaether members
of Congress have been asking
special favors for servicemen.
A department spokesman said