Evening star., 1954-08-17
Citation Of Lamont
For Contempt Goes 10
Justice Department
BY the Associated Press

Contempt Of Congress cita-
tions voted by the Senate against
Corliss Lamont, wealthy New
York leftist author, and two
other men go to the Justice De-
partment today for possible
prosecution.
Mr.. Lamont. contending Sen
ators yielded to pressure" by
Senator Mccarthy, Republican.
of Wisconsin, said he would take
the case to the Supreme Court II
necessary.
Senator Mccarthy. chairman
of the Senate Investigations sub
committee. won citations against
the trio 71-3 yesterday in hours
of often wrangling debate. He
said Deputy Attorney General
William P. Rogers has indicated
willingness to prosecute.
Lamont Hits Mccarthy.
Mr.. Lamont later put out q
statement in New York saying
the Senate missed an excellent
opportunity to help curb the
excesses of the Mccarthy Com
mittee."
Besides Mr.. Lamont, son of
the late flnancier Thomas w.
Lamont, the citations named
Abraham Unger. a New York
lawyer, and Albert Shadowitz,
electronics specialist from Nut
ley. N. j..
They we're cited for declining
to answer many questions fired
by. Senator Mccarthy while the
Senator was sitting as a one
man investigating subcommittee
last fall and winter.
None Used 5th Amendment.
None of the three refused to
answer on grounds of any Fifth
Amendment protection against
possible self incrimination, which
Senator Mccarthy contends is
the only valid ground on which
witness may deny information
to congressional investigators.
Mr.. Lamont, after swearing at
the inquiry that II am not now
and never have been member
Of the Communist party" had
challenged the Mccarthy sub
committees jurisdiction for
variety of reasons. These in
cluded the First Amendment
guarantee Of free speech.
He refused to answer many
questions concerning possible as
sociation with alleged Commu-
nists and to tell whether he had
attended Communist meetings.
Writings Questioned.
Mr.. Lamont was questioned
last September concerning the
use of some of his writings in
textbooks for Army intelligence
officers. Senator Mccarthy de-
nounced the works as containing
Communist propaganda. ST
Mr.. Shadowitz also refused to
answer most questions Senator
Mccarthy asked, declaring Phys
icist Albert Einstein had urged
him not to cooperate with the
subcommittee. MIR. Shadowitz
was questioned last December 10
in an investigation OF alleged
Communist inflltration Of radar
laboratories.
Mr.. Unger invoked the first
amendment when questioned
September Is and II in Senator
McCarthy's Investigations of al
legged Communist activities in
the United Nations.
Three Senators Object.
The mainland longest-cita-
ton row centered about Mr.. La
mont. The Senate finally ordered
the citation on a 71-3 rollcall,
Senators LANCER. Republican, of
North Dakota, Chavez. Demo-
crat, of New Mexico and Lehman,
Democrat-Liberal, of New York
voting against it.
Senator LANCER challenged
Senator McCarthy's handling Of
the case, called Mr.. Lamont an
"underdog" in the situation and
said: whether he Is rich man
or poor man, black or white, on
the Senate floor he's entitled to
a square deal"
The Wisconsin Senator tam
gled earlier with Senator Lehman
on citing Mr.. Unger and Mr..
Shadowitz. Senator Lehman ar
gued the Senate should await a
Supreme Court decision on valid
ity of the first amendment as a
ground for refusing to testify
about political beliefs.
Mccarthy said he was very.
very much shocked and dis
turbed" to hear Communist jar
gon" on the Senate floor.
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