The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-13
Reply To Criticism
By Stevenson Will
Be Basis Of Talk
BY JACK BELL
& 6. MILTON KELLY
By JACK BELL

dent Nixon states the case for the
Republican administration tonight
in radio-television address while
a family fight RACES within the
COP over Sen. Mccarthy (R-WiS)
and some of his investigative aides.
Yesterday Mccarthy bitterly pro-
tested Army Department officials
had attempted to "blackmail' his
Investigations subcommittee int
dropping a probe of the Army.
He made public document that
represented Secretary of the Army
Robert 7. Stevens as trying to
divert the groups attention to a
search for wrongdOing in the Navy,
Air Force and Defense Depart
ment.
Stevens and John G. Adams, the
Army's general counsel retorted
that such accusations were untrue.
Mccarthy had said Adams told
him several months ago report
embarrassing to the subcommittee
would be made public unless an
Investigations subcommittee into
called off.
Accusations Fly
Before the day was over some
Republicans as well as Democrats
in the Senate were demanding in
vestigations to determine who is
telling the truth in the crossfire
of accusations.
Nixon had been designated last
Monday to deliver the party'S
reply to criticism by Adlai E.
Stevenson, the 1852 Democratic
presidential nominee. One of Ste
venSon'S thrustS was a description
of the COP as half Mccarthy and
half Eisenhower"
President Eisenhower had
backed Stevens when, after an
earlier row with Mccarthy, the
secretary said he would protest
"abuse" at the hands of Investigate
ing committees.
The explosion that again shat
tered the peace between Stevens
and Mccarthy came when Senate
sources yesterday made public an
Army report saying efforts were
made to get special treatment for
G. David Schine, an unpaid con-
sultant to McCarthy's subcommit-
tee, after Schine was indicted last
November as private.
Schine Problem
The report cited instances when
Mccarthy had allegedly exerted
pressure on Army Department Of
ficialS and his subcommittee
chief counsel, Roy Cohn, allegedly
had used threats.
McCarthy's retort of "black-
mail" was accompanied by mem
oranda he said came from the
subcommittee files and depicted Of
ficlals trying to Sdetrack probes of
Army matters.
Nixon said he will mot dodge
the issues" in tonight'S speech,
which will be carried at 1890 pm,
EST over CHS televiSion and radio
dress week ago.
But Nixon kept his own counsel
as to the exact strategy he will
use. There was no advance text
OF his speech. He left it open for
any revision deemed necessary up
to the moment of delivery. But
he discussed his plans in a As
minute conference yesterday with
Eisenhower.
May Name Senator
One congressional leader, who
asked not to be quoted by name,
said Nixon probably will name Nc
Carthy specifically in his talk. This
leader said there was no doubt
that Nixon would cite President
EiSenhower's legislative program
as the big issue before the nation
and would dispute Stevenson's con-
tention that the administratio has
embraced "McCarthyiSm" as a
campaign issue.
The administration line that ap-
peared to be emerging was that
McCarthy'S methods of inveSugat.
ing alleged Communists are only
passing and sometimes unfortu'
nate phase in the overall job Of
running the government.
Sc. Duff (R-Pa), one of EiSen'
hOwer'S original 1852 supporters
said in an interview he believes
the President program is beins
imperiled by the controversy ovel
Mccarthy which has cut deep into
the Republican party.
eff we don't stop this thing
there isn't going to be any pro
gram" Duff declared. Il thinl
the country is fed up with the
Mccarthy wrangle - at least my
mail indicates it is"
| Criticism Grows
Mccarthy has Overshot hi
mark" Duff declared. He added
that the Army report on Coins
activities seemed to him to be rea
Sonable.
And criticism of Mccarthy BY
Republicans reached even into hi!
own subcommittee. Sen. Dirksel
Of Illinois accused Mccarthy yes