Evening star., 1954-08-16
Report on Mccarthy
Before Election Is
Watkins Objective
J THE EVENING STAR
: Washington. D. G.
MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1854
By III. A..eeia.sd Press

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Senator Watkins, Republican.
Of Utah said today his special
six-member committee will take
every possible shortcut" toward
q report on censure charges
against Senator Mccarthy, Re-
publican. Of Wisconsin so the
Senate can vote on the issue be.
fore the November election.
But Senators Knowland. Re-
publican, Of California and
George, Democrat, Of Georgia
agreed that unless findings are
ready for Senate action by the
first week Of October 1t may be
impossible to get Senators to IN
terrupt reelection campaigns to
return to Washington.
Senator Watkins, who heads
the bipartisan committee study
ing 46 accusations that Senator
Mccarthy has not conducted
himself as a Senator should. said
In an interview he hopes the
group "can have q report ready
by October l."
Democrats Want Vote.
Senator Edwin c. johnson,
Democrat Of Colorado. the com.
mittee's vice chairman predicted
q report before October /. The
Senate Democratic leadership, he
said on q CHS television program
last night, wants vote" on the
censure issue.
Senator Watkins, declaring
that I'VE will take every possible
shortcut we can." said much tes-
timony on the charges against
Mccarthy may be eliminated by
accepting Senate documents pro-
duced in past Investigations and
by permitting Senator Mccarthy
to make any explanation he
wishes. He said the three Sena-
tors who accused Mccarthy will
be asked to testify only about
matters of personal knowledge
in support Of their charges.
The three are Senators Fland-
ers, Republican Of Vermont;
Fulbright. Democrat of Arkan-
sas, and Morse, independent, Of
Oregon. Their charges. . num-
Der of which overlap. range from
accusations about Senator Nc
Carthy's financial affairs to con-
tentions that he has ridiculed
other Senators and public ofh-
cials.
Wants Flanders Called.
Senator Mccarthy demanded
yesterday that Senator Flanders
return from Europe where he
has gone for a three-wsek vaca-
ton, to repeat under oath the
80 charges Senator Flanders
made against the Wisconsin SEN
ator. Senator Flanders, in Lon
don, said he would return at
once If asked by Senator Wat
kins-not Senator Mccarthy.
Told that Senator Flanders
promised to return to testify
whenever the committee wanted.
Senator Mccarthy said he knows
Senator Flanders won't do it."
Senator Mccarthy, who was CIV
en- the right to cross-examine
witnesses, said this indicates
complete lack of courage not to
stand up and say under oath
what he told the Senate and it's
an insult to the Senate to skip
the country"
Although Senator Watkins
said he is not certain that hear
ings can begin on the scheduled
August 80 date. Senator Knowl-
and and Senator George said In
separate interviews that it will
be difficult, to reassemble the
Senate unless hearings are COM
pleted and a report made next
month.
Reluctance Expected.
MANY members will be re-
luctant to return at a time when
they feel they should be doing
their hardest campaigning"
said Senator Knowland. the
majority leader.
With the Senate driving for
adjournment this week. Senator
Knowland plans to arrange for
H. VAIll