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Mccarthy Says
He Had Right 10
Rap Flanders
His 'SeniIe' Remark
Defined as Part
Of Free Speech
BY The Associated Press

Senator Mccarthy said today
he had "a perfect right" to call
Senator Flanders, Republican. OF
Vermont. "senile" in response to
"obscenities" he said Senator
Flanders leveled at him.
Back on the witness stand for
another day of cross-examina.
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Porticl Transcript Of Yesterday After
moons Session. Pose AT
Text Of Senator Johnson's Letter to
Mccarthy. Poqe At
ton by the special Senate COM
mittee investigating censure
charges brought against him by
Senator Flanders and others.
Senator Mccarthy readily agreed
he had applied the word "senile"
to Senator Flanders.
There's no doubt consid-
cred him senile and referred to
him as senile," Senator Mccarthy
said.
He added he considered he
had "a perfect right to say I
thought he was senile." and de-
clared that being United
States Senator puts him in no
special category of the Senate
floor"
Mccarthy did not say what
"obscenities" he had reference
to.
Hitler Tactics Charged.
Senator Flanders, in Senate
speech June /. accused Senator
Mccarthy of Hitler-like tactics
which Senator Flanders said had
sown division and confusion in
the Nation. besmirched respon-
sible government. and created
"foreboding" among such mi
norities as the Jews. Senator
Flanders added:
Were the junior Senator from
Wisconsin in the pay of the
Communists, he could not have
done a better job for them"
In his Senate speech, made
during the Army-McC arthy hear
ings, Senator Flanders also said
the subcommittee investigating
that controversy had not yet
dug into the real heart of the
mystery" He said this "con-
Germs the personal relationships
sof the Army private, the stair
assistant, and the Senator"
These were references to Pvt.
G. David Schine, a former UNI
paid consultant of the Mccarthy
subcommittee; Chief Counsel
Roy M. Cohn. a close friend Of
Schine, and Senator Mccarthy.
No Point in Testifying.
Senator Mccarthy demanded
at the time that Senator Elan
ders he called to testify about
what he knew, but Senator
Flanders said he had "no new
information whatever to OFFER"
and there would be mo point
whatever" in his being a witness.
After he filed the formal CEN
sure resolution against Senator
Mccarthy, Senator Flanders sub
mitted 80 of the 46 specific
charges offered as basis for
such action. The other charges
were filed by Senators Morse,
Independent, of Oregon, and Full
bright, Democrat, Of Arkansas.
Guy G. De Furia, committee
counsel, in asking Senator Nc
Carthy about his reference to
Senator Flanders as "senile"
also inquired whether Senator
Mccarthy had told a reporter
that il Senator Flanders was not
senile, ''let him prove it."
Senator. Mccarthy smiled and
said he could not recall making
that statement.
Mr.. De Fu1ia asked IL Senator
Mccarthy considered it proper
to refer in that manner to one
of his colleagues in the Senate.
NO halo surrounds the
throne" because some one is q
member of the Senate, Senator
Mccarthy replied, ard added:
He referred to me in Lam
guage much. much stronger"
Senator Mccarthy said his
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