Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-24
LANCER Group
Hears Accuser
OF Warren
Witness Facing
Arrest Testifies
AtClosed Session
BY Gould Lincoln

Tee To-Day nearQ the testimony
OF Roderick j. Wilson of Holly
wood. Calf. on the nomination
OF former Gov. Earl Warren of
California. the Chief Justice of
the United States.
The hearing was behind closed
doors, while police prepared to
arrest Wilson as a fugitive from
justice.
The committee recessed shortly
after noon until later in the day,
at which time Wilson will con-
tlnue his statement.
Chairman LANCER said the
committee had voted unani-
mously to hear Wilson who had
come here from California to
ask the committee to investigate
charges against the Chief JUS
tice.
Described as Fugitive.
Wilson. who described himself
as a public relations consultant,
was called a fugitive from JUS
tice by Warren Olney III. Assist
ant Attorney General in charge
of the Criminal Division, at a
hearing before the Senate Judi
ciary subcommittee Saturday.
Wilson is the author of a letter
addressed to Burr McCloskey
urging that the Senate commit
tee investigate serious charges
against Justice Warren before
acting on his nomination.
Mr.. McCloskey sent these
charges to the subcommittee
some time ago. At a public ses-
sion of the subcommittee on
Friday a list of 10 charges as
prepared by the committee staff
from complaints received was
made public. Senator Watkins,
Republican. of Utah and other
Senators attacked these charges
and their publication. The Utah
Senator called them ''tommyrot. :"
Apparently the full committee
decided to hear what Wilson had
to say.
Watkins to Push Action.
This morning Senator Wat
kins told newsmen. in refe. ring
to action on the nomination, Il
think the American people will
be outraged if we don't act " He
said he would move to report the
nomination favorably to the Sem
ate, unless some other commit
tee metnber beats him to 1t
Senate Majority Leader Know
land said he expected the COM
mittee to approve the nominal
ton OF the former Governor of
his State. adding that he hopes
to bring it up in the Senate be-
fore the week end.
No Senator has publicly an
nounced intention to vote
against Mr.. Warren, and Sen
ator Knowland predicted the
Senate will confirm him over
whelmingly.
Storm 'Of Protest Rises.
A storm of protest was stirred
up last Friday when. at Senator
Langer's direction. counsel for a
Judiciary subcommittee publicly
read into the record charges that
Mr.. Warren. as California Gov
ernor, had followed the Marxist
line. had appointed dishonest
judges and had been under the
influence of "a notorious liquor
lobbyist"
Wayne Smithey, the subcom-
mittee counsel. said no attempt
had been made to determine
whether these and other charges
were true or false. or otherwise
to evaluate them, before they
were aired publicly.
The American Bar Associa-
tons committee on Communist
tactics, in a letter to Senator
LANCER made public at Chicago
yesterday. termed Mr.. Warren
lone OF the foremost foes of
communism. who during his
public service proved his stead
fast Americanism. both by word
and deed" The committee is
headed by Herbert r. O'Conor,
former Democratic Senator from
Maryland