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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-10
Mccarthy Contends That FB Document was Never cassifie

thing In the record before us
that would indicate they got any
Of their material illegally or By
solicitation or involved anybody
giving out classified information.
! say you are getting out into q
lot OF diversions. We don't in
tend to do that.
Ruling Questioned.
Mr.. Williams-I want to say to
you. Senator. that this ruling
from the chair land say this
most respectfully to the chair
this ruling effectively prevents
us from putting in q defense to
this case because ! have been
stopped from showing what was
in Senator McCarthy's mind
when he made these statements,
and that is part of the charge
here. that he was acting in O.
manner that was wilfully wrong.
that was in the teeth Of prece-
dent and In the teeth Of the law
when he made this charge, and
now ! have been stopped from
showing what was in his mind.
The Chairman You can quar-
rel with the decision il you want
to, but We are not going to take
the time to quarrel with you.
That is the ruling.
Senator McC arthy--Mr. Chair
man. may I have 80 seconds?
The Chairman This commit
tee-let me make myself clear
on this matter-this committee
has been given q special job to
do: it had to set up special rules.
Now, when you get into this
subject, Mr.. Williams. all of
these matters you are talking
about can be reviewed before
the Senate itself, for the simple
reason that you don't have to
be confined to material or rele-
want matter. You can talk to
anything you want to talk to
when you have the floor as long
as you don't violate the rules,
and there is no rule against i'm
material or irrelevant matter.
But we have had to set up GER
tain rules here. and we. don't
intend to go into his question
of finding out what each SEN
ator has done in his individual
capacity. The official actions of
the Senate are another matter;
so ! think the ruling is clear,
and I will stand on it.
Senator McCarthy--Mr. Chair
man, may have 80 seconds?
The Chairman.-We have a
rule, Senator. I called it to your
attention the other day, that
only you or your counsel might
argue the matters, not both of
you. Your counsel has made
your
80 Seconds Granted.
Senator McCarthy-May beg
your indulgence, because that Is
awfully important to us.
The Chairman will give you
the 80 seconds, even If it is in
violation of the rule.
Senator McCarthy-Mr. Chair
man. am charged with viola
ting the rules and the precedents
Of the Senate. I think it is ex-
tremely important for me to
show what the precedent has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-10
Mccarthy Hates the Army,
Democratic Digest to Charge

of the service early in his first
term as senator. Year in and
year out, he has found one ex-
cuse after another to smear the
army, to denounce 1t. to bring
it into i'll repute."
Senator Mccarthy served in
the Marines during World War
II. The article said "the motives
behind Senator McCarthy's ven
delta against the army remain
something Of q puzzle"
During the Army McCarthy
hearings, the senator empha-
sized repeatedly that he was not
quarreling with the Army itself
but with two of its top civilian
administrators - Secretary of
the Army Stevens and John G..
Adams, Army Counselor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-10
By the Assoeio..d Pres.

The Democratic National
Committee published yesterday
an article stating that Senator
Mccarthy. Republican, of Wis
consin, hates the American
Army"
The article, which is unsigned,
appears in the next issue Of the
Democratic Digest. the party's
monthly magazine. It was re-
leased in advance, the commit
tee said. because Of Senator Nc
Carthy's new attack on Brig.
Gen. Ralph w. wicker.
1.-The fact is-McC arthy hates
the Army the Digest article
said.
HE has hated it for years. He
began his attacks on this branch
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That FBI Letter Of Mays Probe
No Longer Big Stuff, HSeems.

a moment." It seems a simple
formula but it works. When he
makes rulings, the chairman
scarcely ever aconsults his CO..
pilot. Committee Counsel Chad
wick. He states his position and
then with "a slightly self-con-
sscious 'Youmay proceed" starts
things moving again.
As q company man, q Senator,
who also is asservant 81 the SEN.
ate, Mr.. Watkins is very anxious
to present a clean record to the
Sci ators who must eventually
pass on the findings Of his COM
mittee. Like a fussy housekeeper
who knows where everything is,
he can at will put his hand on
almost any fact in the record.
Sometimes when Senator Nc
Carthy seems about to muddy it
up a bit, Senator Watkins will
remind him kindly to wipe his
feet before proceeding.
Yesterday Senator Mccarthy
was explaining his disenchant-,
ment with q previous committee
investigating him.
II merely want to point out
that the star witness was konwn
to the committee to be mentally
incompetent and they were going
to call him solely for the pur-
pose of doing a smear job"
Chairman Watkins, who since
the first day when he dented
the committee table with 1t,
just fingers the gavel, broke in.
81 think what you said about
smear job and all that should
go out Of the record" he said
firmly. !,
Again when Senator McCar-
thy said THE inclusion Of this
(telegram) in the Hennings-a
Observation-Disclosures report was
completely dishonest" Senator
Watkins censured him.
Senator Mccarthy, there is
something that strikes me there
right now. You draw the con-
clusion that that was completely
dishonest. 1t could have been
mistake, could it not?"
Every day, Senator Watkins
settles more deeply into his job.
And every day he looks more
like a man who was born to be.
the chairman of Q Mccarthy
hearing.
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been, and show that / was en-
titled to rely upon what emf
nent Senators, chairmen Of COM
mittees, had urged Government
employees to do. that there was
nothing different in what / did
from what the other chairmen
Of committees did. not different
from what the Vice President
did. and in fact, the Vice Pfesi-
dent went much further than I
did. ! think it Is important for
this committee to know whether
or not ] was establishing q new
practice, and / do wish the chair
would consult with the members
Of the committee before he
rules on this extremely impor-
tant subject, because / feel, Mr..
Chairman. ! feel strongly. that
unless I can show that ] knew
what the precedent was, that I
knew It had never been ques-
toned. ! knew it had been relied
upon by the Senate, approved
by the Senate, that I was follow
ing that approved practice; UNI
less ! can do that. I think I am
precluded from submitting the
defense, and ] wish the chair
would, because this is so all
important to me, wish the chair
would just go in a huddle with
the other Senators so we will
know this is a decision of the
Senate as q whole. I have great
respect for the chair. I know
he is trying to rule fairly. I
know he is trying to expedite
these hearings. but I hope he
doesn't expedite them at the
expense of our being able to
present a defense.
Lengthy Hearing Feared.
The Chairman--As stated in
the beginning of this matter,
this hearing, the chair did state
that If there were any rulings
made by the chair that were
questionable, the committee. in
executive session would consider
those matters and If the chair
was in error, he would reverse
the ruling. Now. I have not had
an opportunity, and ! don't want
to have an executive session
right at this moment, but ! have
permitted you--if you will go
back in the record. you have
been permitted to go along with
the chairmen of the committees
and the Vice President, but when
you get over to Senator Williams,
who was never chairman Of
a committee and is not now the
chairman of a committee, it is
another matter, and getting out
into the individual conduct of
various Senators. We could go
ON for months,
Mr.. Williams--We are not 60
ing on for months.
The Chairman--But If I open
that door and permit that type
Of testimony, we could be going
on and on.
(Senator Watkins called a 10
minute recess at 11:02 am. It
lasted for 81 minutes.0 8.
The Chairman-The commit
tee will resume sessions, The
committee met in a brief execu-
tive session and they have unan-
imously upheld the decision Of
the chair.
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Of other committees, including
his own. I think 1t is iInpera-
tive that We have an opportunity
ito be heard on these charges
and 3 ruling Of this kind fore
closes q fair opportunity to be
heard, Mr.. Chairman. and 7
respectively urge you to allow
us to go forward and show these
presidents: otherwise, we just
can't put this defense In. Mr..
Chairman, ! tried to make legal
argument the first day, and was
not permitted to do 1t.
No Proper Subject.
The Chairman-You have been
given the right to file brief.
and we also told you before we
concluded this hearing that you
could make an oral argument.
Now. you are having q witness
testify and he is attempting to
testify as to what Senator VIII
lams did, and then you might
|Sgo on with Senator Jones and
Senator Brown and Senator
Smith, and 60 on down the line
for I don't know how many, years
back. clear to the beginning Of
the history OF the Senate. We
think that is not quite q proper
subject for testimony.
Mr.. Williams Now, certain
". we are entitled to show that
he was acting on precedent,
long established precedent, and
that he believed that what he
said was the law and that he
had reason to believe that, as q
result Of the presidents Of the
Senate.
The Chairman-You can see,
can't you, that If we start on
individual Senator'S activities
and records. we would have to
bring them in to see whether
they did get any Of this type
of information from executive
departments. I think it is i'm
proper testimony to go into these
matters, what other Senator'S
have done. There has been no
question raised on those Sena-
tors.
Mr.. Williams-That is the
heart of our defense,
The Chairman-We are not
investigating them. We cannot
go into all these bypaths and all
these diversions.
Mr.. WilliamS-This is not q
diversion, sir. This goes to the
very heart of this defense, and
I urge you to listen to this testi-
| mony, and if you won't listen to
it in the form of testimony. then
ask for the right to be heard
in argument on this.
The Claimant have made
my ruling. We will allow you to
make an argument, yes, but I
don't think this is proper testi-
mony. It is hearsay. / think
the Senator well knows I am
willing to let him go ahead on
the law, but when we get into
individual Senator's conduct,
that is another matter entirely
because we will have to find out
if YOU are going to use that as
a precedent, how. they got that
information. There isn't any
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should 60 on ana explain any
further about it lntil we have
taken that under advisement.
Senator McC arthy-Very well.
FOLLOWING Is q partial tram
script 81 the testimony at
yesterday mornings session
tchich resulted In a h0tly-
debated ruling by Chairman
Watkins.
(The chairs ruling was made
as Mr.. Williams was presenting
Senator McCarthy's defense
against the accusation that he
invited Government employees to
violate the law and their oaths
Of Office by supplying him with
information. Mr.. williams began
to recite what the defense called
precedences for the Mccarthy
plea to Government employees
Mr.. Willianls-Now. ] want to
ask you sir, about the chairman
Of another committee. want to
ask you about Senator John VIII
Hams, Of Delaware. who exposed
fraud and corruption lii the
Bureau Of Internal Revenue. I
ask you whether or not he has
expressed himself on this very
subject.
The Chairrnarl--Just d mo-
ment, Mr.. Williams. Before he
answers. / think that Is getting
out OF the line OF legal argument.
That would be hearsay.
Mr. Willian1sT feel most
strongly on this, sir. NOW. GER
tainIy we should be able to
show that other men who sit in
the Tinted States Senate TODAY.
who have eat there before have
taEan The ;dantical nnsition tn
sho,u +hot tha nosit;on he hos
takan Is not ,1nnrecedented and
that II Is an exnression Of a
sol;d ronctitutional nosition
ana that l. the on1v wav we
cor MT our defense IN sir
''-- 3s ~
DeiaDorins Foiht.
The Chairman think you
are probably belaboring the
point q little too much Tor the
simple reason we are not here
now investigating Senator VIII
liams nor Senator Williams,
view. We are willing to listen
to the law on this matter. Let's
connne II not 10 the matters
other Senators nave done, De-
cause we are not investigating
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-10
By Mary 1MeGrory


Old letters never die at Nc
carthy hearings; they do fade,
though.
Consider the 'sFB1 document"
which Senator Mccarthy brand
ished's so triumphantly at the
Army hearings last
May.
II give you q letter from athe
FBI "a copy Of an original
signed by J. Edgar Hoover" he
said then, waving it at the quiv-
ering Army Secretary. 1t was
supposed to reveal how derelict
Mr.. Stevens had been in his duty
of routing Reds out of Fort Mon
mouth.
Since it was marked personal
and confidential" Secretary Ste
vens would not read it. Neither
would the other Senator'S. Com
mittee Counsel Ray jenkins
didn't even dare keep it in his
possession overnight.
j. Edgar Hoover warned a
Broadway columnist that he
would arrest him if he printed it.
Attorney General Brownell
wrote a letter saying the docu-
ment was still classified. It
ricocheted around the caucus
room for weeks.
Now the letter is back and
Joe's got it. =
Last Rose of Summer.
You'd hardly recognize 1t
though. It has lost so much of
its bloom that the Senator re-
fers to it unlovingly as "a
boiled down version of an FIJI
document"
A rose it may have been, but
it's all thorns now. Mccarthy
Counsel Williams downgraded 1t
to "a 21a page. three-and-a-
half-year-old document" as he
prepared to defend it against
the double charge of being
classified" and spurious"
Senator Mccarthy got SO up
set when he was interrupted
by Chairman Watkins in telling
the tale of the letter, he got up
and walked away from the wit
ness table in a pet.
But Chairman Watkins, with
whom Senate precedent weighs
so heavily, takes little account
of Senate personalities.
When Senator Mccarthy upon
his return long -sufferingly asked
for q promise that he would not
be interrupted Chairman Wat
kins rejoined dryly, Nov we
can't say you won't be inter-
rupted. I can't guarantee that
becauses ] don't know what we
are going to say and we do have
certain rules and ! would GER
tainly interrupt you if I thought
you were going outside the rules
and getting into diversionary
matter :,
Short Shrift to Williams.
= - -. y s. d
Chairman Watkins had earlier
given short shrift to Mr.. Williams
contention that Senator McCar-
thy might be impressionable. In
defending his client against
charges Of inviting Government
employees to share, secrets with
him, Mr.. Williams attempted to
cite instances of other Senators
who had done the same.
The white haired chairman. a
former Judge, who is constantly
mindful of Senate instructions
and Senate expectations. was
not interested. Instances of Sem
ate action he would have well
coined, but. said he. I'VE don't
intend to find out what Senators
did in individual capacity.
In COPING with the ostsin-
dividualistic Senator Of them
all. Mr.. Watkins says only. Just
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Mr.. williams IL ask you
whether or not the first para
graph to which Mr.. Collier re-
ferred when he said that there
had been changes in the con-
tents of this document in COM
parison with the FBI document,
that the Department Of Justice
does not reveal that the Sc
curity information therein has
been deleted.
Senator McCarthy-Yes, sir:
that statement on the back
ground of a certain individual
has been deleted. It is par
enthetical expression. May ! say,
Mr.. Williams. in answer to what
the chair said. that Mr.. Hoover
has never classified this docu-
ment. Mr.. Hoover classified the
15-pase document which con-
tanned the security information.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Turpin's Popularity
Almost Breaks Up
Red Rally in Rome
By the Associated Press

ROME. May /. - Britain's
Randy Turpin. who defends his
European middlewelght boxing
crown here tomorrow, took a
sightseeing holiday today and
nearly broke up a Communist
May Day rally in the Colosseum
1t took Rome's tough riot
police to escort him out of reach
of the enthusiastic fans.
Turpin and his retinue were
being shown the Colosseum by
an American friend, Navy Yeo-
man Ralph Biagi of 2,026 Fort
Davis drive. Sc, Washington
D. c. They didn't know a Com
munist rally was going on inside
But the crowd recognized
Randy, who meets Tiberio Mitri
Italian challenger, in Torinc
Stadium tomorrow.
About 100 persons wearing
Communist May Day badges
turned away from the rally and
started besieging Turpin fol
autographs. In a few moments
they started fighting each other
to get closer. At this point the
police intervened and escorted
Ran " and party inside the
anc pt arena.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Lukat, Bridget Team
Gains Four-BaII Final

Fed Lukat and Lenny Bridget
and Keith Kallio and Gil Willett
won semifinal matches yesterday
to gain the championship round
Of the Washington Suburban
Four-Ball golf tournament at
East Potomac Park.
They will meet for the title at
II am. Saturday. Ordinarily,
they would play today, as the
second flight f1nalists are doing,
but Lukat and Willett had prior
commitments.
Lukat and Bridget scored l.
up victory over Frank Mailley
End Sam Carter yesterday, while
Eallio and Willett breezed to a
6 and 5 victory over Tommy
Emmons and Julian Williams in
a match that ended with the vic
tors eight under par.
Bill Bryan and Jim Grim made
n sensational comeback to gain
the final round in the second
fight. They were three-down
with only four holes to go. but
put on a blazing finish to nip
Ray Lynch and Warren Carter
Sans brother, l up in 19 holes
Bill Aud and George Takane
defeated Layne Loeffler and
Eddie Bean, up, in the other
second-f1ight semif1nal and will
meet the Bryan-Grim team at
I pm. today.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Last-round 66 Wins
Dixie College Crown
For Memphis Golfer
BY the Assoeiofed Press

ATHENS. Ca, May L. Slend-
er Hillman Robbins of Memphis
State, in the greatest comeback
in this tournaments history, won
the Southern intercollegiate golf
championship today with a SEN
sational final round of 66-6
under par.
Five strokes behind Wake For
eSt's pace-setting Arnold Palmer
at the end of the mornings third
round, his par-busting finish
enabled him to edge the Deacon
ace by one stroke.
The quiet. soft-spoken Rob-
bins put together rounds of IL
70-72-66-279 over the 6,544-
yard. rain-soaked Athens Coun-
try Club course. Palmer had 60
69-70-72-280.
"1t sure feels lot different to
be the champion instead of the
runnerup," the weary Memphis
State Junior commented. Rob-
bins. who was % last. week, tied
for runnerup here the last two
years.
| 1t was a big letdown for
Palmer, who tied for the lead
in the first round, took three
stroke margin at the midway
point and held that lead going
into the finals. Robbins was in
fourth place at 213 starting the
afternoon round.
Eddie Merrins of Louisiana
State shot a 73 for a 284, taking
third place irf the Southern In
tercollegiate and winning his
second successive Southeastern
Conference title. which is de-
termined in this tournament
each year.
Dick Quinlan of Georgetown
University added 78 and 79 fol-
the final 36 holes for a BOT total
He was the only GU golfer who
qualified for the final 36 holes.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Hoyo Tennis Team
Blanks St. Joseph's

Georgetown'S tennis team shut
out st. Joseph's College of Phila-
delphia, 90, yesterday. The
outclassed visitors failed to win
a set in the nine matches.
st. Joseph's Bob Wankmuller
pushed Jim Glynn of the Hoyas
before losing, rs. 6-3. The
victory was Georgetown's sixth
in row and 10th this season
as against only four defeats.
Summaries:
Aschenbrenner. 6-2. 60; Tony Valenti
(Gl defeated Jack Neill, 60, 60; Al
McNabb 90 defeated Ed Caredio. Ga,
Go: Bill Baker tG) defeated Joe
Fiseh; So. Ell; Mike, Foster 60
Glynn (G1 defeated Bob Wankmuller,
Doubies~valenti and Foster tG) de-
feated Aschenbrenner and Neill, 6--3.
81: Boaker and Joe Sidley (G) de-
feated Fisch and ONein. IS. 6-3;
Glynn and McNabb tG) defeated
Caredio and Joe Bartlett, 6-1, 6-2.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
0ristian' S IA Tops
In Manor Field Day

DR.. Mike Oristian's four-over
par IA was the best round of a
field of almost $50 in the annual
spring field day at Manor Coun-
try Club yesterday, with 75s by
George Thornton and S. E..
Mullikin next.
j. E. Murray won low net in
the draw with 83-15-68 to
76-8-68 by H. S. Farrell. Bunker
Hill was next with 90-19-71,
followed by j. A. Dodge,
90-19-71.
r. P. McGrath won the pitch
ing and putting contest with a
shot 312 feet from the cup on
the 18th hole. G. L. Boswell won
the driving contest with a 275-
yard clout.
Norman Manders won the
most fours with IL; L. L. Voitk
the most f1ves and E. j. Grill
the most skies.
Col. Ken Smith and Karl
Kellerman won low gross over
260 players in the opening day
of tournament golf at Columbia
Country Club, with Byrn Curtis
and Earl Skinker next with 75s.
Low net winners were Griff
Holland. 77-9-68; Ritchie Ed
monston. IT. -9-68; Roland
Haynes. 82-13-69; Bill Kings
well, 83-14-69, and Marty West,
jr., 79-10-69.
John Mehr won the pitch and
putt contest for those who quail
fled and Joe Marr won the special
event. Colonel Smith was the
driving contest winner with a
298-yard clout and Mehr and
Dick Milbourne tied in the
putting with IS each.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Tee Shot Contest
For Charity Slated
At White Flint

A month-long driving contest
for the benefit of the Bethesda
Kiwanis Club charity fund will
be held from May 13 through
June 13 at the White Flint golf
course, it was announced yes
terday.
More than 100 prizes will be
offered. plus a grand prize which
will be announced later.
The hole will be 100 yards
and the price five shots for 81.
The event is a project of News
Shopper Charities, Inc, of Be-
thesda, a non-profit organiza-
ton.
Fred Bolton, the White Flint
pro, is chairman, assisted by
Frederick G. Harting, jr., presi-
dent of Bethesda Kiwanis; Carl
MacCartee and Gene. Krewson
Play will be day and night, with
awards to be made at the end
of play each night and each
week.
If more than one ace is made.
playoff will be held for the
grand prize.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
fY2445E 445E ~.
@z[S1GREEN :aazaRlsa

Open at Prince Georges with
291. The Georgia miss, the Ben
Hogan of the golfing gals, had
69-75-77-70 over the par 72
Landover course for her record.
That figure has been bettered
only twice, and both times by
Louise. She had 284 in the same
tournament over the Bala course
in Philadelphia (par 69) in 1852.
and 288 in winning the Tampa
Women's Open in 1853.
Can Louise or anybody else
equal that figure in the Wom-
ems National Capital Open at
Prince Georges in less than three
weeks? AL Houghton, the host
pro. at first said no, because the
course is tougher. but then he
wavered. "These gal golfers have
improved SO much it's no telling
what they can shoot" he said.
Houghton says the course will
play longer and is more severe
than in 1949, and of course sum-
mer rules will be in play. THAT
50 that Suggs shot five years ago
stands as one of the greatest
rounds I've ever seen," Hough-
ton said. But you'G have to say
that Babe Zaharias could do the
same on one of her good days."
Suggs, the Babe, Jackie Pung,
the Bauers. Beverly Hanson. a
dozen other pros and many of
the star amateurs will be here
for the $4,000 tournament start
ing May 13. The golf will be
good and so is the cause. the
Damon Runyon Cancer Fund.
You can't go wrong on a 81
season ticket.
POINT AFTER TOUCHDOWN
Ned Mcdonald had more fun
on the Keswick Club course in
Charlottesville the other day
than on any of the Saturdays
last fall when his University of
Virginia football team lost eight
of its nine games.
The Cavaliers coach was play
ing the eighth hole at KesWick,
a short par 4 of 285 yards, and
he really belted one, up the hill
onto the green and into the cup
for a dodo, double eagle or what
ever you want to call three
strokes under par on one hole