Evening star., 1954-06-10
Mccarthy Declares
He Urged Schine
Get No FaVors
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listening IN at the closed session.
Senator Mccarthy, charging
that q report issued by Ga of
the Far Eastern Command on
Siberia had included without
identification of source quota
tions from known Communists,
had asked Gen. Partridge what
books he had read about COM
munism. He quoted the general
as replying that he had never
read Marx, Lenin or Stain, and
that the only book he had read
was one apparently written by
a Communist author-one Of the
hooks we had investigated"
Says Stevens Was Disturbed.
Senator Mccarthy said that
Mr.. Stevens seemed as much
disturbed about Partridge's lack
of knowledge as we were." He
said the secretary asked that the
intelligence chief not be called
before a public hearing of the
committee because o. it would
"give to the public a lack of
confidence in Army intelligence
and give aid and comfort to the
enemy" ,-
Gen. Partridge was COM
pletely. abysmally incompetent
as head Of Army intelligence, 4"
Senator Mccarthy said, adding
that he knew nothing of the
Generals combat record but he
may otherwise have been a good
officer.
The Wisconsin Senator said
Mr.. Stevens was so shocked at
Gen. Partridge's Ignorance"
that he said he was going to get
him a new assignment. Despite
the fact that there was no de-
sire to embarraSS the general
further, Senator Mccarthy said,
he showed up later at a public
hearing of the committee. The
Senator said he suggested that
Gen. Partridge come back some
time later, which he never did.
Gen. Lawton "CO-Operative."
Senator Mccarthy said Gen.
Lawton, now in Walter Reed
Hospital although still techni-
cally in command at Fort Mon
mouth, at first didn't give his
committee much information
about the personnel at the radar
laboratory, 35 of which were
suspended as security risks. He
said that after a call from Sec
Eetary Stevens. however, the
general "co-operated 100 per
cent" in the committee investi-
cations.
On November Is and again the
following day, Senator Mccarthy
said, Army Counsel John G.
Adams. one of the principals in
the Army McC Carthy row, called
him and asked what his reaction
would be if Gen. Lawton was re-
moved from his Fort Monmouth
post. He quoted Mr.. Adams as
saying that the fact that Gen.
Lawton had charged that most
Communists came from, certain
universities" had affected Army
morale adversely.
Senator Mccarthy said he an
swered that the excuse was
"phony."
Senator Mccarthy said that
while Gen. Lawton has not
Technically been removed" of
his Fort Monmouth command,
nevertheless "for four or five
months he has never been able
to give a single order and is in
the very unusual position of be-
ing on sick leave from a nos
pital. To all effect, he has been
removed"
He charged also that Gen.
Lawton had been passed over
for promotion to the permanent
rank of major general.
Testifies About Photo.
Committee Counsel Jenkins
asked Senator Mccarthy what
he knew about the photograph
of Mr.. Stevens and Pvt. Schine
taken last November at Fort Dix.
The Army charges Mccarthy
aides with doctoring the picture
to show only the Secretary ard
Pvt. Schine when in fact there
was at least one other person
in the photograph.
Senator Mccarthy said the
thing that impressed him most
was that ''the commanding Of
f1cer held Dawes coat while the
photo was taken"
Before that, he quoted Mr..
Stevens as saying to Pvt. Schine,
Dave, come over here"
The Senator said, when asked
why he thought Mr.. Stevens
singled out Pvt. Schine:
THE Secretary is a good
natured individual and he
wanted to make Dave feel good.
It is quite an event for a private
to have his picture taken with
the Secretary of the Army. I
know that Dave did feel good"
3-HOur Talk Described.
Senator Mccarthy told of Mr..
Adams call to his apartment on
January %, during which he said
the Army attorney said that he
had information concerning Mr..
Cohn which would wreck the
Mccarthy subcommittee.
The conversation lasted some
three hours, the Senator recalled,
and Mr.. Adams used "a COM
bination of salesmanShip and
threat"
Mr.. Adams sought to stop the
committee from calling members
of the Army loyalty board as
witnesses.
Senator Mccarthy said Secre-
tary stevens could not be
blamed by the board. that he
could not "clean house in one
year what had been taking place
In On WARS" He ,odderi fhot fha