Evening star., 1954-01-02
Gillette 10 Ask Curbs
0nMcCarihy Probes
In International Field
BY the Assoeioted Pres.

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Senator Gillette, Democrat. of
Iowa. said today he will ask the
Senate to curb broad investiga-
tive powers in the field of inter-
national relations now held by
the committee headed by Sena-
tor Mccarthy, Republican. of
Wisconsin.
This is glaring situation"
Senator Gillette said in an in
terview. 0'It is something that
was never intended and ] will
ask the Senate to pass on it at
the coming session" J."
Senator Mccarthy is chair
man of the Government Opera
tiOnS Committee and of its more
widely known Permanent In
vestigations subcommittee.
Senator Gillette said he wants
the Senate to rescind authority
for the Government Operations
Committee to investigate inter-
national affairs and give this
solely to the Foreign Relations
Committee, of which Senator
Gillette is a member.
Fails to Mention Mccarthy.
Although he has tangled with
Senator Mccarthy in the past.
Senator Gillette made no men
ton of the Wisconsin Senator in
explaining why he sought the
change.
International relationships
are delicate now and will be for
unforeseen time" Senator Gill
lette said. THE Senate has Civ
en- its Foreign Relations Com
mittee authority in this field.
I'VE all know that careless
actions or statements in this
field can jeopardize our inter-
national status"
Senator Gillette's proposal
followed by a day remark by
another Democrat. Senator Nc
Carran of Nevada, that the
Investigations Subcommittee in
its Investigations of communism
''has stepped over into a field
where it was not intended to
function at ALL"
However. Senator McCarran
said nothing about attempting
to curb Senator McCarthy's ac-
tivitieS. He said on the con-.
trary he thought the investiga-
tions subcommittee has done
good work." and emphasized
there was nothing personal in |
his remarks. He and Senator
Mccarthy often have exchanged !
compliments.
Can Do Necessary Work.
The Nevadan said, however, |
he thought the Senate Internal
security Subcommittee, of /!
which he is senior Democratic |
member, "can do all the work |
necessary on the Senate side"
in investigating subversive ac- !
tivitieS.
Senator Mccarthy. in Miami. |
said yesterday that digging out
communism" is not the primary
purpose" of his subcommittee
and that it has been careful to
check with the Internal Secur-
ity Subcommittee to avoid dupli-
cation. He continued:
IF in our Investigations we
find subversive elements in Gov
ernment which would prevent
the Government from operating
properly. and no other congress
sional group is investigating,
then we go ahead.
Il have no argument with Pat
McCarran. Pat is one of the.
greatest Senators We ever had
and I have unlimited respect for
him."
Various Changes Proposed.
Other Democrats have pro-
posed various rules changes that |
might limit some activities of |
Senator McCarthy's subcommit-
tee.
Senator Gillette said the Sen
ate could carry out his idea by |
simply removing from the law
enacted in 1916 to reorganize
Congress authority for the Gov
ernment Operations Committee
to study ''intergovernmental re-
lationShipS between the |
United States and international
organizations of which the
United States is a member"
This authority should be |
shifted to the Foreign Relations |
Committee, Senator Gillette said.
The law authorizes the Gov
ernment Operations Committee |
to study the functioning of the