Evening star., 1954-05-16
Eisenhower's
No Expected
On Testimony
Top-LeveI Aides
Likely to Stoy Mum
At Mccarthy Quiz
By Gould Lincoln

Carthy and two of his aides, will
not be revealed. it was predicted
in high official circles last night.
Acting Chairman Mundt of the
Senate Investigating Subcommit-
CBS Poys Mccarthy for Cost Of Filming
Reply to Murrow. Poee AS
Portiol Transcript Of Testimony on
Hish-Level Testimony. Pose AS
tee now dealing with the Army
Mccarthy row said yesterday he
saw no way Of compelling White
House aides and Attorney Gen.
eral Brownell to testify:
l. If President Eisenhower
issued an executive order for
them not to testify, or
2. If those who participated in
the January 81 meeting should
assert their confidential relation
ship with the President or with
their superiors under the Chief
Executive.
Received Suggestion.
Army Counsel John G. Adams
has testified that at the meeting
he received a suggestion from
Sherman Adams. assistant to
President Eisenhower. that he
prepare a written report on the
pressures brought by Senator
Mccarthy and his aide, Roy M.
Cohn, on the Army in favor Of
Pvt. q. David Schine, former un-
paid consultant to the Mccarthy
committee. ..-.--
One nigh Republican official
predicted that the administra-
ton would not permit the de-
tails Of that conference to be-
come public through testimony
Of the participants.
If this proves to be true. q
head-on battle with the Demo-
cratic members of the Investi-
eating Subcommittee appears
certain. Senator Mcclellan.
Democrat, of Arkansas, has an
nounced that If he does not get
the story from John Adams, he
will ask to have the other sub
poenaed and brought before the
committee for questioning.
Senator Mundt, South Dakota
Republican, said that while the
Attorney General and the other
participants in the January 81
meeting might be brought before
the committee on subpoena,
there was no way they could be-
compelled to testify If they had
instructions from the Chief Ex-
ecutive not to do so.
Plans Written Statement.
When the Army Mccarthy
hearing adjourned Friday until
tomorrow. Mr.. Mundt said. it was
with the understanding that
John Adams would bring to the
committee a written statement OF
the directive under which he de-
clined to answer further ques-
tions about the meeting in ques-
ton.
The nub of the inquiry ap-
peared to be whether the White
House took the lead in bringing
about the writing of the Army
report criticizing Senator Nc
Carthy and Mr. Cohn which led
to the present special inquiry
after Senator Mccarthy and Mr..
Cohn countercharged that the
Army was trying to force them to
discontinue their investigation of
subverSives in the Army.
Those attending the January
II meeting. Mr.. Adams testified
last week. were Attorney General
Brownell, Deputy Attorney Gen.
eral Rogers, Presidential As
Sistant Adams. United States
Ambassador to the United Ma
tions Henry Cabot Lodge, jr.,
(who also served as an assistant
to the PresidenJ and White
House Administrative Assistant
Gerald P. Morgan. and John
Adams himself.
Doubts Subpoena.
Senator Mundt said that he
doubted any Of them would be
subpoenaed and that he expected
the issue to be resolved when the
committee hears the directive
given Mr.. Adams. Senator Mundt
did not attempt to forecast what
that directive would show.
He was quite firm, however. in
saying that there would be no
citations for contempt Of any of
these government officials even if
they were brought before the
committee and declined, under
orders from the White House. to
give the details of the January
81 meeting.
Senator Mundt said that the
committee already had decided
that Senator Mccarthy should
not be asked to reveal the name
OF the person who gave him a
letter" purporting to have been