Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31


vieiDs of Senator Potter on the
Mccarthy CONTROVERSY:
The following are my individ-
ual views in accordance with
an agreement made by me with
my Republican colleagues Of the
- ~committee. They are set down
to strengthen some Of the con-
illusions made in the majority
report.
I feel that in some ways there
is not a wide difference of opin-
ion, but that in others a queS-
ton of degree is involved which
makes it incumbent upon me to
state my views so as to leave
no doubt in the minds of those
who will read this document.
It was the responsibility of
the special subcommittee to adj
Indicate two main questions:
/. Did Senator Joseph r. Nc
Carthy, Roy M. Cohn and Fran
els Pa Carr, or any one of them,
use the investigating arm OF the
Senate in an effort to secure
preferential treatment for G..
David Schine?
2. Did Secretary Of the Army
Robert r. Stevens and John
Adams, Army Department coun-
selor, seek to use G. David
Schine as a means to halt or de-
ter the investigation of certain
activities of the Army by the
subcommittee?
Finding on Schine.
I find:
That Pvt. G. David Schine, the
subject of this controversy, had
no professional training in in
vestigative work when he Joined
the staff Of the subcommittee
primarily through the interces-
sion of Roy NJ. Cohn. He served
as an unpaid chief consultant,
which was a position new to the
subcommittee. He was assigned
no specific duties. The.imminence
of his induction into the military
service was known to him not
many months after he assumed
his new position with Mr.. Cohn.
His service to the subcommittee
when an employee and following
his induction into the military
service was of questionable
value. There was no proof Of any
qualitative or quantitative con-
tribution by Mr.. Schine to the
work of the committee.
Finding on Mccarthy.
That Senator Joseph r. Nc
Carthy knew of the efforts of
Mr.. Cohn to obtain favored
treatment for Mr.. Schine and
did not dissuade Mr.. Cohn so
far as the record reveals. His
support and backing of Mr..
Cohn and his -often-repeated
confidence in him provided all
that was necessary to give full
strength and authority of the
important Investigations :. sub
committee to any project under
taken by Mr.. Cohn. Factually,
1t must be deduced that the
chairman was not greatly dis
turbed by Mr.. COINS assump-
ton of power. Further, there is
no indication that the chairman
regarded Mr.. COINS actions as
constituting usurpation. The
effect was not dissimilar where
the problems of Mr.. Schine
were concerned. The fact that
Senator Mccarthy at no : time
expressed disapproval of Mr..
COINS actions in his efforts to
obtain favors for Mr.. Schine
gave the strength of sanction
to them.
Finding on COhn.
That Roy M. Cohn used the
full power of his position as
chief counsel of the subcom-
mittee in his efforts to obtain
preferential treatment for G.
David Schine. Evidence shows
clearly that Mr.. Cohn was UNI
relenting to the point of harass-
ment to give impetus to his re-
quests In behalf of Mr.. Schine
at a time when the subcommit-
tee was investigating the de-
partment from which the favors
were sought. His unreasonable
ness in the manner of the conces-
sions he asked for. Mr.. Schine