Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
Senate Moves 10 Kill
wicker Count Of
Censure Charge
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wicker about the Peress case
last February IS when it was
charged he had Unexpectedly
abused the general. The special
Watkins censure subcommittee
recommended action on that
count as well the one Endorsed
by the Senate yesterday.
Senator Aiken pointed out that
Gen. wicker was a representa-
tive of the armed forces. He
conceded that Senator Nc
Carthy's language to him, which
included the remark that Gen.
Zwicker was unfit to wear his
uniform, was highly improper"
But Senator Aiken added that
the attitude of the Army and
its officials was also improper in
the case.
Saltonstall Opposes Count.
The Vermonter said If the
ZWicker count was stricken out
of the censure resolution he
would vote for a third count of
censure. The proposed third
count involves alleged abuse of
the Watkins committee by Sem
ator Mccarthy during the cur
rent cenSure debate.
In his brief speech Senator
Saltonstall said he planned to
vote against the second censure
count because Gen. ZWicker
refused to use courtesy toward
the chairman of a committee
Senator Mccarthy"
Senator Malone, Republican,
OF Nevada, a supporter of Sen
ator Mccarthy all the way
through the fight, also spoke
in favor of the Bridges motion
to table the second censure
count.
Senator Monroney, Democrat
of Oklahoma, declared that if
the censure count concerning
treatment of Gen. Zwicker was
killed or Watered down, the Sem
ate could never justify such &C
ton to the American public. He
said the censure count went far
beyond the abuse of a brigadier
general and was "a typical in
stance of Senator McCarthy's
conduct in browbeating wit
nesses. even those who are Not
communists or not fifth amend
ment witnesses"
Pokes Fun at Dirksen,
The Oklahoma Senator de-
scribed Gen. ZWicker however as
"a symbol of all those men in
uniform" who he said have been
either browbeaten or indirectly
insllted by Senator Mccarthy.
He insisted that members of the
Senate are not "sacrosanct" and
should not treat even the hum
blest private citizen any worse
than they themselves expect to
be treated.
Poking fun at the tenor of
mucn of the speech yesterday by
Senator Dirksen, Republican, of
Illinois. urging a spirit of for
beara1lce of Senator Mccarthy
Senator Monropey commented
II heard those crocodile tears
yesterday about the spirit of
Christmas. For a while I didn't
know whether we we're going to
get Silent Night. Holy Night or
Rudolph the Rednosed Rein
deer"
Nixon Allows Debate.
Just before debate began on.
the Bridges motion, Vice Presi-
dent Nixon, presiding over the
Senate, made an unusual ruling.
Ordinarily, under Senate rules,
the motion to table is not de-
batable, Mr.. Nixon ruled, how
ever. that under the limitation
of debate agreement, made Mon
day on the censure question,
an hours debate may be allotted
a motion to table. treating such
a motion the same as an amend
ment.
Senator Bridges argued that
Senator Mccarthy in the CEN
sure case was being singled out
for punishment. Referring to
the alleged abuse of Gen.
Zwicker, the New Hampshire
Senator said, ut win be a sad
day for the United States Senate
and a sad day for America when
a member of this body is taken
to account for a spoken word at
a hearing when the Senator in
volved is the chairman of the
committee and the witness is
unco-operatiye."
Earlier, another Mccarthy
supporter, Senator Jenner, Re-
publican, of Indiana got in
half-hour speech against CEN
sure by introducing an amend
ment to the zwicker censure
count and then withdrawing it
after he had finished speaking.
Blasts Flanders Again.