Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-05-01

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Assistant Secretary of DefenS'
consin has made an erroneous
statement to the effect that he
has appointed some one to take
his place on this committee.
Senator Mundt-You (Sena-
tor Dworshak) were nominated
by the Senator from Wisconsin:
and you were confirmed by the
full committee.
Mccarthy Explains.
Senator McCarthy-There was
a question Of whether I should
appoint-or nominate or call it
what you may-Senator Dwor-
shak or Senator Butler. Because
of the temporary disability of
Senator Butler. and for that rea-
son alone. I nominated Senator
DWorshak.
Senator Mccarthy objected
strenuously to the subcommittee
calling to the witness stand Don
Surine. a subcommittee aide who
helped carry out Mr.. Juliana's
instructions to crop the disputed
picture.
Senator Mccarthy insisted that
the rules of procedure dictated
that Secretary Stevens return to
the witness chair IF he is not too
tired"
Mr.. Jenkins said the subcom-
mittee already had decided to
call Stevens back. When the
Secretary took the stand Senator
Mccarthy and Mr.. Cohn. with
apparent relish. started batter
ing him with questions.
They continued their line that
Secretary Stevens at one time
wanted to dismiss Maj. Gen.
Kirke Lawton as commander at
Fort Monmouth because the gen.
eral had co-operated with Sena-
tor McCarthy's investigation of
subversives there.
Still in Command.
Secretary Stevens conceded
anew that he did consider re-
lieving Gen. Lawton-but not be-
cause of his cooperation with
the investigators. The general
still commands Fort Monmouth.
In Milwaukee, Wis, last night,
Senator Mccarthy said Gen.
Lawton would be called to testify
as a witness for his side in
the hearings!
The questioning yesterday in
cluded:
Mr.. Cohn-Did you ask Mr..
(Army Counsel john Adams to
go to Senator Mccarthy and
get for you an assurance from
Senator Mccarthy that Senator
Mccarthy would not make a
public issue Of the relieving of
Gen Lawton of his command?
Secretary Stevens-I wanted
Senator Mccarthy to have the
information; I wanted John
! Adams to find out how he felt
about it.
Mr.. Jenkins-I must hold that
is not a direct answer. The ques-
ton is, did you want assurances
from Senator Mccarthy that
you would not make a public
issue of it if you relieved Gen.
Lawton of his command?
Secretary Stevens-I have no
recollection of that at all, sir.
Cohn Cites Date.
! Mr.. Cohn-Possibly I can re-
fresh your recollection. Did Mr..
Adams call you at approximately
p pm, November Is, in the
presence of Senator Mccarthy
to tell you that he had bad
news for you in that Senator
Mccarthy would not agree to
silence if you relieved Gen. Law
ton of his command?
Secretary Stevens-He called
me back and said that he had
informed Senator Mccarthy. who
was distressed about it, because
he felt that Gen. Lawton was
cooperating fully with the COM
mittee, and he therefore would
like to have Gen. Lawton con-
tinue on.
Mr.. JenkinS-The committee
wants to know do you now say
that you telephoned Mr.. Adams
and told him to tell Senator Nc
earthly that you had under con-
Sideration relieving Gen. Lawton
and that you wanted Senator
Mccarthy advised about it to
get his reaction. Is that right?
Secretary Stevens-That is the
way it was.
Mr.. Jenkins-Why was that,
Mr.. Secretary?
Wholly for Cooperation.
Secretary Stevens-Wholly on
the basis of the cooperation with
Senator Mccarthy and this COM
mittee and it was another evil
dence of my desire not to take
any action that could be con-
sidered homeopathic by SEN
ator Mccarthy. And I think If
I had taken the arbitrary action
of relieving Gen. Lawton that
Senator Mccarthy would have
considered that as an act Of
non-co-operation by the Army
with this committee, and didn' t
want to do that.
Mr.. Jenkins-You understood
that Gen. Lawton had been CO.
operating with the Mccarthy
committee, didn't you?
Secretary Stevens - Oh, yes,
sir, and so had I.
Mr.. ,TenkinS-In the inVeStipa-