Evening star., 1954-05-14


If the subpoenas were not held
up.
my recollections are vague"
Senator Dirksen said.
But he added that the hint
"agitated my spirit because"
the Senator said, "if such re-
port was issued and ventilated
in public" it would reflect on
the subcommittee.
Earlier, Mr.. Adams testified
! that the high-level intervention
| in behalf of Pvt. Schine was
nothing short of fantastic"
He said that he felt Pvt. Schine
should have been dropped by the
Senate Investigating subcommit-
tee when he was drafted last
November.
IT felt the soldier should have
been dropped by the committee
when he was drafted and left
alone" the attorney stated while
under cross-examination by Sen
ator Mcclellan.
The Senator wanted to know
why Mr. Adams and Army Sec
retary Stevens had not so in
formed the committee.
Didn't Learn Groups Needs.
II had no way to find out what
the committees needs were" Mr..
Adams replied. adding that the
committee counsel, Mr.. Conn.
indicated the need for Pvt.
Schine's services would be "a
continuing one"
The Army has charged that
Senator Mccarthy and his two
aides-Mr. Cohn and Mr.. Carr
sought separately and collec-
lively by improper means to
obtain special and preferential
treatment for Pvt. Schine.
The Senator and his asso-
| ciateS have countercharged that
the Secretary and Mr.. Adams
sought in vain to stop the SUBJ
committees exposure of alleged
Communists at Fort Monmouth,
N. j., and that they used Pvt.
Schine as a hostage" to this
end. They also assert the Army
officials sought to "blackmail"
them out of the Monmouth hear
ingS by threatening publication
of the report of Mr.. COINS ac-
tivitieS in behalf of Pvt. Schine.
Welch Returns.
It was Mr.. Adams third day
at the televised hearings. Spe-
: cial Army Counsel WEIGH, who
had an upset stomach yes
terday, returned to the hearing
room today and reported he was
feeling somewhat better, thank
you"
The hearings resumed, amid
increasing rumors that new ef-
forts were under way to conclude
them. Senator Mundt opened a
cross-examination of Mr.. Adams
in an effort to pin-point the
Army charges against Mr.. Carr.
Mr.. Adams replied that Mr..
Carr was passive participant"
in many of the sessions where
at which he said efforts were
made to obtain preferential
treatment for Pvt. Schine.
THE fact that he was present
and the position of the chair
man (Senator Mccarthy was
being laid down on, the Schine
matter made him a co-partici-
pant" the witness testified, add
ing that Mr.. Carr had tele-
phoned him on at least two oc-
casions to discuss the subject.
Didn't Try "Appeasement."
Senator Mcclellan asked Mr..
Adams whether he undertook to
"appease" Senator Mccarthy for
the purpose of calling of the
Fort Monmouth hearings.
IT did not" Mr.. Adams re-
piled.
The Senator expressed amaze
ment that 80 much time and
energy" was spent by the top
Army officials in trying to make
concessions to Pvt. Schine. He
asked if Mr.. Adams knew of any
other private who had ever re-
ceived as much attention from
high officials.
II do not, sir" the witness re-
piled.
"Well why did you do it?" the
Senator demanded.
Because the committee re-
quested it," Mr.. Adams replied.
"Was it the committee or Mr..
Cohn?"
"Mr. Cohn made the request
and I was led to believe he had
the approval Of Senator McCar-
thy-on one occasion he made it
in the presence of Senator Nc
Carthy."
Senator Mcclellan then asked
about the Army charges that Mr..
Cohn and the Senator had
sought to get a commission for
Pvt. Schine. Mr.. Adams said he
was not then with the Army and
had no knowledge of those ef-
forts.
Quizzed About West Point.
The Senator then asked about
the Army charge that Senator
Mccarthy had once suggested
that Pvt. Schine be assigned to
West Point to study textbooks
and asked why that assignment
was not made.
Mr.. Adams began by stating
that zone good reason as any is
we had $4,000 men killed in Ko-
rea who didn't use influence and
money"
Senator Mcclellan interrupted
to point out that the use of
money had not been mentioned
in any of the charges and Mr..
Adams withdrew that portion of
his reply.
The Army charges that the
Mccarthy Cohn Carr efforts
also were to get a New York