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cOnSin, shows his aloOfnes.
counsel; Roy Cohn and Sen
he asked the two Senators to
argue it out behind closed doors
After the committee returned
to the hearing room from the
closed session, Senator Potter
spoke in behalf of shortening
the hearings.
Regrets Partisan Implications.
II regret that partisan conno-
tations have been put on these
hearings" Senator Potter said,
"One of these days the hearings
will have to come to an end.
Here we have eight Senators
tied up for 20 days and the end
is not in sight. I wonder if we
are carrying out our obligation
if we do not find a way to bring
these hearings to a conclusion. VI
The Michigan Senator said
that if every witness desired by
a committee member or a prin-
cipal is called 1--WE will be here
until November f." He said he
believed the Democrats desired
that but if both sides wished,
the hearings could be ended in
a matter of days. y.
Mr.. Clifford, now a Washing
ton attorney, was brought into
the hearing in monitored phone
calls between Mr.. Stevens and
Senator Symington. The calls
revealed that Mr.. Stevens asked
the Missouri Senator to suggest
a lawyer for him when the
Army-McCarthy row first got
hot in late February. Senator
Symington suggested Mr.. Cliff
ford.
Jackson Urges Fair Play.
Senator Jackson told the COM
mlttee that in the interest of
simple American fair play"
those mentioned in the hearings
should be called so they could
be heard. He said that included
Mr.. Clifford.
IF we want to cut down let's
avoid bringing in additional
people," Senator Jackson sug-
gested. But when an individual
is discussed before millions of
Americans that individual de-
serves the chance to be heard.
That's why I made the motion
regarding Mr.. Clifford"
Senator Mccarthy wasr silent
on the subject.Df Gr. OaiHoid at
the hearings today.
AS the noon recess drewnear.
Senator Mundt asked Mr.. Welch
to make clear that no attempt
has been made to stop, him from
questioning Senator Mccarthy,
Mr.. Cohn and MIR. Carr during
CIle closed session.
Mr.. WEIGH replied that he had
been somewhat troubled to find
that everybody seems to think
we should end the hearings
swiftly" For that reason, he
said. he had decided to call only
the Senator and his two asso-
ciates.
Senator Mcclellan then moved
that the transcript of the morn
ing session be made public The
motion was adopted.
Many Names Mentioned.
Senator Potter reeled off a
long list of names of persons
whose names had been brought
out in the testimony, ranging
from President Eisenhower and
Vice President Nixon to Pvt.
Schine's girl friends and chauf-
feur.
He then commented that only
those witnesses who can throw
some new light on the contro-
versy should be called or other
wise I'VE will be on a treadmill
and not be able to keep up with
the treads."
The session this morning came
in the wake of testimony yester-
day which left the Petagon
groggy and Senator Mccarthy
seemingly triumphant.
The testimony. in the form of
monitored telephone conversa-
tlons between principals in the
case. apparently punched holes
in the Army's major. contention
that the Senator and his aides
used improper influence to secure
preferential treatment for Pvt.
G. David Schine, a former un-
paid staff conSultant.
If anything the conversations
showed Army officials going out
of their way to be friendly to
Pvt. Schine, without any written
evidence that Senator Mccarthy
or his staff ever requested such
treatment.
Ironically the conversations
were in the record largely at
Army inSistence. Senator Nc
Carthy had opposed their intro
duction for six weeks. AS it
turned out nothing to date has
helped him more.
Stevens Mentions Wilson.
One conversation, between
Mr.. Stevens and Pvt. Schine.
disclosed Mr.. Stevens an
nouncing that he and Defense
Secretary Wilson thought there
was IAN excellent chance" of
finding Pvt. Schine a useful"
spot in the Army after he COM
pleted his basic training. An
other, four days before the origi-