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Suk would probably be one OF the
principal contenders for the Rhee
mantle.
II Lee becomes President, United
States relations with the Republic
of Korea may enter upon even
stormier times than those already
experienced with Mr.. Rhee at the
helm. For Mr.. Lee was q longtime
leader of an anti-American move
ment in Korea. He probably would
modify his stand to obtain American
favor in the transition period. but
most observers credit him with a
genuine misgiving about Korea'S
becoming an American puppet.
Nobody. of course. gives Lee much
Of a chance while Mr.. Rhee is still
alive. That goes. even more so. for
other possible nominees to succeed
the Korean patriarch. In 1852,
when 1t looked like Premier Rhee
could not be reelected in the Ma
tional Assembly. he had the consti-
tuition amended to provide for direct
election by the people. among whom
he was strong.
Probably the second ranking al
tentative to Mr.. Rhee is the present
Prime Minister, Paik Too Chin. He
used to be a follower of Lee Bum
Suk, but since the Lee-Rhee falling
out Mr.. Paik has come to be regard
ed as an independent. He used to
hold the Finance Minister'S portfolio
as well as the Prime Minister'S job.
But he was relieved Of the finance
job last fall amidst rumors of mon
key business with the public purse.
Mr.. Paik is still intensely ambi-
tious, however. This very ambition.
In fact, is the reason for talk that
President Rhee may be prepared to
ditch him as he did Lee Bum Suk.
Ex-Red Contender
In the No. 3 spot among the con-
tenders Is Che Bong Am, a former
Communist who is still identified
with the extreme left wing. He used
to call himself an "anti-Stalin Com
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most conservatives. for the rule OF
law and reason within the frame
work of the Bill of Rights-even in
exposing Communists.
Lawyer at u
With Senator Mcclellan that attf-
tude traces itself back to his boy
hood days in Arkansas. After at
tending public schools he studied law
in the Office of his father. Isaac
Mcclellan. and passed the bar ex-
aminations when he was only II.
A special act of the Arkansas legis-
lature was required to permit him
to practice before reaching 81.
From 1925 to 1880 he was an
Arkansas prosecuting attorney. In
1884 he was elected to Congress and
served two consecutive terms. After
private practice of law for two years
he was elected to the Senate in 1912.
His Senate career (he's up for
reelection this year, has been
marked for the most part with APP
preparations and Government re-
organization matters which allowed
little opportunity to display his tai
ents for mitigating which became
apparent in the run-in with Senator
Mccarthy last year. Senator Nc
Clellan is strong advocate Of econ
omy in the Government and, with
other Southern Democrats, has
maintained a watchful eye on any
civil rights proposals. At present he
is one Of three Democrats serving
on three major Senate committees
Appropriations, Judiciary and
Government Operations.
Senator Mcclellan views the cur
rent Mccarthy Army controversy as
q "vindication" Of the position taken
by the Democrats when they walked
OF Senator McCarthy's Investigate
ing subcommittee last~Summer. That
was in protest against the action OF
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Far East Leadership
Whc Will Be Syngmon Rhees Successor in South Korea?

munist." Now vice chairman of the
National Assembly. the Korean Par
lament which Mr.. Rhee overruled
rather Spectacularly in 1852 to get
himself reelected. Mr.. Cho is
strong politician with a good or
ganization behind him.
He dared to run against DR.. Rhee
for the presidency In 1852, in itself
an impressive undertaking. especial
ly since he survived the experience.
He drew Is per cent of the vote,
which is nothing short Of miracu-
lous considering the combined
power and popularity Of President
Rhee.
Some political stories have it
that Cho Bong Am is still playing
footSie with the Communists. Judg-
ing from the political line he fol-
lows this is a definite possibility.
Every one recognizes him as long
range threat to South Korean-free
world unity. For he is a stronger.
ADLER, more intelligent man than
Lee Bum Suk. American-oriented
AA1CA GA ROAAtAN4uAAo Al GAOA
now have little play under Syngman
Rhee-privately express fears Of
Mr.. Che. and what would happen to
the Korean Republic if he were to
come to power.
The removal of Syngman Rhee
from the scene. of course. would
leave a tremendous vacuum and
there is the possibility that the now
obscure opposition parties in Ko-
rean politics might come into their
own. If they do, the world will be
hearing from a pair of men in the
Democratic Nationalist Party, P. H.
Shinicky, chairman of the Korean
National Assembly. and Mr.. Chough
Pyong Ok. the real leader of the
Democratic Party. Mr.. Shinicky,
although not personally a strong
politician, is very well regarded and
was prominent in the National AS
sembly's revolt against Mr.. Rhee in
1852. Mr.. Chough is probably the
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Army's Signal Corps Laboratory at
Fort Monmouth, N. j.
Throughout this investigation,
both Secretary Stevens and Mr..
Adams were extremely cooperative
with the Mccarthy committee.
Relations between the Senator and
the Army counsel were most
friendly. at least on the surface.
They were convivial companions on
several occasions In New York
restaurants. With the Senator and
his bride. Mr.. Adams was John"
and with him they were Joe" and
Jean" But If they fraternized in
public, that was about as far as it
went. John visited Joe at home
only once-and then at the Sena-
tors request.
That was the time, according to
the Army report, that Senator Nc
Carthy requested that Pvt. Schine
be stationed in the New York area.
Lived in Sioux FoIIs
Mr.. Adams, a pleasant looking
man of average size (5'9". $50
pounds). is a native Of Ashland, KY.
but practically q lifelong resident
i. of Sioux Falls. 8. Oak. He is more or
less Of an fisherman: Irish English
in lineage. Episcopalian in faith.
A college ROTC graduate, Mr..
Adams was called to active duty as
a first lieutenant In 1912. Pneu-
monia laid him up for six months
before he was sent overseas. After
"a months infantry service in
Europe and Africa, MIR. Adams was
released to inactive duty as q lieu
tenant colonel.
The harassed expression Mr..
Adams has been wearing for the
last fortnight seems genuine enough.
But his troubles have not affected
his acuity or his sense Of humor.
AS to the former quality. his
acuity, common observation about
Mr.. Adams by military brass Is that
he Is q SHARP, ambitious young
man" Agreeing. close associate
adds:
1.-THE question is. is he as sharp
as Roy Cohn?"
Mr.. Adams sense Of humor is
reflected in q recent wry comment
he made about the current difficul-
ties. Grinning, the Army lawyer
said. There may be some blood
letting in this thing before it Is
overland some of the blood may
be mine"
Few OF Mr.. Adams friends or
enemies-and he has both in the
Pentagon-fail to agree that he has
a high regard for the truth. News
men who have been bird-dogging
the principals in the Mccarthy
Army battle have not caught him
in lie In any Of the many answers
he has given to searching questions.
One of Mr.. Adams bosses. q for
mer Democrat, recently made an
observation that shows how topsy-
turvy the present situation is.
Back in the Democratic days"
ne said, I'VE had some difficulty in
getting Adams appointed because of
his strong Republican background.
Now 1t would appear that the very
high opinion Of him by the Demo-
Gratis might initiate against his own
interests In the upcoming hearings"
Committee Counsel Roy Cohn. by
the way. is . registered Democrat.
which seems to prove that In this
ball game. At least, you can't tell
the players even NTH o score card.
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Mcclellan Is Helping Cut Mccarthy Down to Size

woman had attended Communist
meetings.
Senator Mcclellan quickly inter-
rupted and dashed out at convicting
people by "hearsay" evidence. He
demanded that the testimony be
produced and said that II it couldn't
be Mr.. Cohn should never have re-
ferred to it In public session. When
the Arkansas Senator had finished,
the subcommittee young counsel.
usually fast with reply. was left
without q word to say.
Senator Mcclellan also has in
dicated that he will insist on con-
firmation by the full subcommittee
Of Senator McCarthy's appoint
ments to the stan. Such q move
BODIES more trouble for young Mr..
Cohn.
But those are matters which must
await the public airing Of the Nc
Carthy-Army controversy. At Sena-
tor McClellan's insistence, that has
been given priority over all other
subcommittee business.
uG VSSO@sty tSSUS
That investigation involves vera
city. The Army has charged that
Senator Mccarthy and Mr.. Cohn
exerted pressure to obtain special
treatment for Army Pvt. q. David
Schine. wealthy young New Yorker
and former unpaid subcommittee
consultant. Denying this. Senator
Mccarthy and Mr.. Cohn accused
Secretary Of the Army Stevens and
John q. Adams. Army counsel, Of us
ing "blackmail" to head of an in
yestigation Of Communists in uni
form. They also said Mr.. Stevens
and Mr.. Adams sought to turn the
inquiry to other branches of the
Armed Services.
I'm view Of the serious charges
made by the Army against members
Of the stan and the chairman of the
committee, and the counter charges
made by them against the Army"
said Senator Mcclellan, lit is now
this committees responsibility to In
vestigate the controversy in public
hearings to hear sworn testimony
from all persons involved and others
who may have information.
I'VE must undertake to reveal
to the Senate and to the public the
full truth and disclose all that is
false"
Senator Mcclellan regards the
controversy as something far more
than a dispute between Senator
Mccarthy and Mr.. Cohn. on one
hand. and the Army on the other.
I'm a measure" the Senator said,
"the charges against the chairman
and the subcommittee stan reflect
upon the integrity Of the Senate.
and certainly the accusations
against the Army very definitely re-
fleet upon the integrity Of its adj
ministration. both Of which are
vital.
This Is an unpleasant task con-
fronting the committee. But the Job
must be done without regard to any
person involved"
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not to happen was for the Enquirer
to fall into the hands of the Tafts.
The most prominent, Of the Tafts.
of course, was Mr.. Lewis political
nemesis. the late Senator Robert A.
So when a representative of the
employees called on Mr.. Lewis to see
what he could do to help them
acquire the paper, he had a very
sympathetic listener. Mr.. Lewis re-
portedly promised aid.
A short time later, Mr.. Eaton's
Otis & Co. came forward with an
So million loan to the employees and
they. not the Taft family, took over
the Enquirer.
No Contract Activity
One interesting aspect Of Mr..
Lewis recent performance has been
his uncommon silence about the
economic status of his coal miners.
It is no ordinary year when Mr..
Lewis passes up an opportunity to
better his unions contract with the
coal operators. Yet that Is what
he has done. He has made no move
to reopen negotiations although the
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(Seeond Of Q Ssriss.)
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SionS there by unifying North and
South Korea without reopening the
war. The Communists aren't likely
to agree to unification on terms ac-
ceptable to the West, however.
Anticipating some kind of a stale
mate, the Red Chinese are now col
onizing" North Korea and inte-
grating its economy with Man.
churia's. South Korea, also disen-
chanted about the Geneva confer
ence's chances Of re-unifying the
country, talks grimly of renewing
hostilities to force unification before
the Red colonization can take hold.
Prime mover of this bellicose
South Korean element is Syngman
Rhee, 78-year-old patriot who is
the unchallenged leader of his %
million countrymen south of the
truce line. Planners at Geneva will
be taking their decisions on the
assumption that Mr.. Rhee will re-
main in power. This Is a pretty
safe assumption as long as Mr.. Rhee
lives. But he is getting along in
years.
Who Is in Reserve?
Who would take Mr.. Rhee's place
and how would South Korea's at
titudes change II he were suddenly
removed from the scene by death,
illness or accident?
A year ago If some one had raised
the question of a successor to Syng-
man Rhee in Korea, most observers
would not have heSitated. They
would have named Lee Bum Suk,
the Republic Of Korea's first Prime
Minister and Defense Minister.
Mr.. Lee. once a Communist. later
came to admire the Nazi Germans.
A man with Q varied career, he once
was Q general in the Chinese Ma
tionalist Army.
known as an authoritarian type.
ne had built up quite q following of
his own while alternately co-operat-
Ing and obstructing Syngman Rhee.
A Chinese classical scholar, brilliant
poet, guerrilla fighter, military STRAIT
egist and author Of popular novels,
Mr.. Lee Is known as hothead. Mr..
Rhee has similar characteristics. Of
course, and that explains the hot
and cold relationship between the
two.
Now they are on the outs. This
latest chill set in when Mr.. Rhee
ousted Mr.. Lee as his vice presiden-
tial running mate in 1852. Appar-
emily Mr.. Lee was getting. too big in
Korean politics. When Mr.. Lee went
to the United States last summer,
the Rhee group took strong action
against Mr.. Lees followers. His po-
litically important All-Korea Youth
Association with members up to 40
years of age) was broken up. Vital
cabinet ministers known as Lee
supporters were eased out. Among
these were powerful Home Minister
Chin Hymn Sink, Commerce and
Industry Minister Lee Shot Hyung,
Agriculture and Forestry Minister
Shin Jock Muk and the Minister of
Defense.
Lee Stonds out
But Mr.. Lee still has power. He
was the principal organizer of the
Liberal Party, which supports Mr..
Rhee and recently ousted Mr.. Lee.
II the aging Mr.. Rhee were to
drop from the picture, Lee Bum
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Army Counsel Is Quick With a Quip

81 have made up my mind that
Adams is not telling the truth and
that Cohn isl"
The words are those Of Senator
Mccarthy Of Wisconsin. He Is refer
ring to Cd the Army Departments
counsel. John G. Adams. and ca his
own chief counsel, Roy Cohn. OF
the Senate Investigating subcom-
mittee. Both are scheduled to be
principals" in the subcommittee
investigation of the celebrated
"Cohn-Sc case involving the
Army Secretariat and the Mccarthy
group.
On the face Of it, then, the Wis
eonsin Republican has prejudged
the case. How do his views stack
up with those of men who have
worked with Mr.. Adams on Capitol
Hill and the Pentagon?
AS q blanket statement it can be
said that Mr.. Adams other acquaint-
ances are less ready to write of
his reputation for veracity. But they
admit the Army counsel has one fail
ing: FacetiouSness. He is given to
wisecracking, as in the use Of the
word Slaves" to describe his Office
STAFF workers-though none charge
they are treated that way.
So it may be possible that Mr..
Adams might have said in an off,
hand manner that Pvt. David G.
Schine, the subcommittee former
unpaid consultant, was a hostage"
Of the Army. This was alleged
and q dire Interpretation put on 1t
in one Of the documents released
by the Senator in rebuttal to an
Army report charging repeated eff
forts to obtain favorable treatment
for the draftee.
A Wise Croker
The Mccarthy report, at one
point, takes note of Mr.. Adams
penchant for facetiousness. In q
note from Mr.. Coln to the Senator
1t is asserted that Adams said this
was the last chance for me to ar
range that law partnership in New
York which he wanted. One tcould
think he tDGs kidding. but his per-
sistence on the subject makes it
clear he is serious" Qtalics sup
plied.)
Mr.. Adams refuses comment on
this and other parts Of the McCar-
thy-Cohn version Of what happened
In re Pvt. Schine. Asked where the
Senator and Mr.. Cohn obtained their
records he replies II don't know"
The current controversy is not the
first time Mr.. Adams has tangled
with Capitol Hill. An example is
the Juror over Louis Johnson's or
der (when he was Secretary Of De-
fenSe) restricting congressional
junkets unless they were authorized
hV committee chairmen in writing.
During that period former Sena-
tor Pepper of Florida and Repre-
SentativeS Poage Of Texas and
Cooley Of North Carolina, all DEM
ocrats. became stranded in the Mid
die East. They petitioned the Air
Force for a hop home.
The Pentagon sent q plane. But
It moved them only to the nearest
commercial airline. They were furi-
Gus.
When the House members finally
got back to Washington they blamed
authorship Of the order on Mr..
Adams, then working for Mr.. john
son. he. to their way Of thinking.
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Harris Ewing Photo.

the g. o. p. members of the sub
committee in the aftermath Of the
j. B. Matthews controversy. The
Republicans voted Senator Nc
Carthy full authority over hiring
and firing the subcommittee staff.
The Democrats returned to the sub
committee In January after the rule
was rescinded.
1T is very regrettable and UNI
fortunate that this controversy has
arisen." Senator Mcclellan said.
But 1t should be kept in mind that
all the events and circumstances
occurred during that period in which
the Democrats were resigned in pro-
test Of the obnoxious rule adopted
by the Republican members. vesting
in the chairman the sole and exclu-
Sive right to hire and discharge
staff members"
AS a former committee chairman
himself, Senator Mcclellan recog-
nizes the scope and authority exer-
cised by the head Of q senatorial
committee. But he is equally sure
that each member of the committee
shares measure Of responsibility
with the chairman.
The Moss cose
Since returning to the subcommit-
tee. Senator Mcclellan has shown
that he has not approved of the
way the subcommittee investi-
cations have been conducted. He
revealed this in a pointed way in
the recent public hearing in the
Annie Lee Moss case.
After Mrs. Moss. q suspended
Pentagon code clerk. had denied
Senator McCarthy's charges Of Com
munist connections. Roy M. Cohn,
the 27-year-old subcommittee coun-
sci involved with Senator Mccarthy
in the Army controversy, sought to
show that secret testimony had been
given showing. in fact. that the
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By John A. Giles

was just Republican snake in the
Democratic grass.
About Mr.. Adams politics. at
least. the outraged lawmakers were
right. There's no question about
his Republicanism.
In 1945 the present Attorney
General. Herbert Brownell, then
chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, appointed Mr..
Adams head of the Young Republic
can division with orders to re-
organize 1t. The background Of that
appointment was that Mr.. Adams
in 1941. at the age Of %. was vice
chairman Of the Young Republican
Federation.
His first encounter with Senator
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most enlightened person on the
political scene; he was the first
Korean to take a doctor Of philos-
ophy degree at Columbia. Mr..
Chough'S position may be vulner.
able. however. because he Is said to
be heavy drinker, with o reputedly
ford love life.
CothoIic Candidate
A possible compromise candidate
would be Chang Myun. q leading
Catholic layman in South Korea.
He is the gentle type. however, and
might not take well to the rough
and tumble of Korean politics. Mr..
Chang was the first fully accredited
Korean Ambassador in Washington.
1t has been said that if the National
Assembly had been allowed to elect
the President in 1952-as the con-
stitution provided before Mr.. Rhee
secured its amendment-Mr, Chang
would have been elected to replace
Syngman Rhee.
In enumerating leaders on tho
South Korean scene the military
cannot be overlooked, of course. So
lar the young generals have stayed
out OF politics, but there is no guar
antee that they will continue. Many
ARE regarded as able and patriotic.
Top among them is Gen. Chong
II Kwong. still in his mid-30s, the
most ambitious and among the
ablest OF the army men. President
Rhee just promoted him to chief
OF staff the middle Of last month.
A graduate of the United States
Command and General Staff School.
he led the ROK armys II Corps at
the Iron Triangle. The Koreans
took a beating, but they acquitted
themselves very well. Gen. ChonR
was given much of the credit.
Block Sheep Soldier
The black sheep of the army IL
Maj. Gen. Won Yong Duk, now Ko-
reaS provost marshal general. An
extremely INSCRIPTIONS type, Gen.
Won was the Ratchet man for Rhee
in the 1852 election squable. It was
he who threw the IL Assemblymen
in Jail. who last June released the
$1,000 anti-red North Korean war
prisoners in spite of Allied objec-
tons, who last month threatened the
departing Indian troops. Gen. Won,
once close friend of Lee Bum
Suk, is now more closely identified
with DR.. Rhee, but also is perfectly
capable of swinging back to Mr.. Lee
in case of shift in political wind.
To summarize, Korea faces .
period of political confusion-may-
be chaos-when DR.. Rhee dies or
falls from power. The Presidents
rivals are all too far below him for
any one to have much of an adj
vantage.
The political opposition hopes
that when President Rhee is out Of
the picture the National Assembly
can convene and declare the 1852
constitutional changes invalid. That
would restore to the National As
sembly the right to elect the Presi-
dent. The assembly then could DO
expected to name q more liberal
man.
But there are too many unknown
quantities to make any firm state
ment about what will happen. Tim
ing will be extremely important.
American strength on the peninsula
could also play part. Confusion
is almost inevitable.
One thing is fairly certain, how.
ever. Mr.. Rhee will not simplify
matters by grooming a successor.
He'll run the show by himself 40
long as he is able.
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