Evening star., 1954-05-28
Carr VIII Testify
Al Senate Probe
II He's Needed
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Mr.. Welch had no comment,
but smiled cheerfully.
Senator McCarthy's letter was
read at the opening Of the 23rd
day Of the televised hearings
with Roy Cohn. regular chief
counsel Of the group, in the wit
ness chair for the second day
Mr.. Cohn began his testimony
BY relating an incident between
him and John G. Adams, Army
chief counsel. last February 18.
He said Mr.. Adams insisted on
paying him for theater and
prize fight tickets with the re-
mark that it was necessary to
close "all accounts" between
them.
When Mr.. Cohn said he asked
why this was necessary, he said
Mr.. Adams replied that II hope
you will never know"
HE then went on to say that
Some people are trying to get
me to do something"
The witness said he did not
ask who these people were and
that Mr.. Adams acted "very
mysterious about the whole
thing"
Charges Released.
Later the Army released mem
oranda charging that Senator
Mccarthy, Mr.. Cohn and Mr..
Carr sought by improper means
to obtain preferential treatment
for Pvt. Schine, former un-
paid subcommittee conSultant.
The Senator and his associates
counter-charged that Army Sec
.retary Stevens and Mr.. Adams
sought in vain to stop the sub
committees exposure of alleged
Communists at Fort Monmouth,
IN. j., and that they used Pvt.
-Schine as a hostage" to this
end,
Senator McCarthy's letter re-
called that the reason for dis
missing Mr.. Carr as principal
was that absolutely no evi-
dence of any wrong doing had
been proven by the Army"
But then he went on:
"Mr. Carr feels that while he
has been cleared by the subcom-
mittee nevertheless he
should be called as a witness if,
after all the evidence on both
sides is in, any member of the
subcommittee or any principal,
wishes to question him"
Senator Mccarthy said that
when he strongly argued against
the "phoney, trumped-up, false
charges against Mr.. Carr, 81
have made it very clear that I
would advise all members of the
staff to appear before this COM
mittee If called"
RapS Presidents Order.
He then went on to recall that
Mr.. Carr took no part in the
Wednesday discussions and
added that the latter'S position
had been that he would not
volunteer advice unless asked
sfor it."
The Senators also voted to
dismiss charges which the Nc
Carthy side had brought against
Assistant Secretary of Defense
H. Struve Hensel and Senator
Mccarthy said his only reason
for raising no objection to that
action was the Presidents Sec
.recy order which precluded Mr..
Hensel's testifying."
"I want to make it clear at
this time, however, that if any
Senator or if any interested
party desires to question me with
regard to the Hensel matter I
shall be ready and willing to
answer such questions.
Reviews PeresS Case.
= : Mr.. Cohn reviewed the case of
former Maj. Irving PeresS, who
invoked the fifth amendment
privilege when asked about
Communist affiliations before
the Mccarthy subcommittee last
January 30. Two days later the
New York dentist was granted
an honorable discharge from the
Army.
The witness said that If any
one was responsible for that &C
ton it was Mr.. Adams.
He said DR.. PereSs' Commu-
mist connections were IAN open
record" and that Mr.. Adams was
aware of that fact.
He added Mr.. Carr specifically
asked the Army attorney mot
to allow an honorable discharge
Ito be issued to this fifth amend
ment Communist" Mr.. Carr
also sought to get the action
postponed until Mr.. Stevens re-
turned from overseas but Mr..
Adams refused, the witness re-
called.
Mr.. Cohn said the day after
the action had been taken Sem
ator Mccarthy told "Mr. Adams
in no uncertain terms what he
thought about the action"
Mentions Gen. Zwicker.
Mr.. Cohn also accused Mr.,
Adams Of advising Army officers
not to cooperate with the Nc
Carthy investigators. He specific
cally mentioned Brig. Gen. Ralph
..Zwicker, commander of Camp
Kilmer, N. j. Mr.. Stevens at one
point ordered Gen. Zwicker not
Ito testify before the Subcommit-
tee and accused Senator McCar-
thy of abusing" and brow
beating" the general as q witness
Mr.. Cohn said Gen. Zwickel
on February 18 was "co-opera-
tive" in pre-inveStigation inter-
views. But, when he appeared
at closed session of the sub
committee, the general refused
TO answer the same questions