Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-18
Criminal Action
Held Unlikely in
Mccarthy Quiz
Senator Will Face
Showdown Tuesday
On Stuff Shukeup
By jones Y. Newton

There is very little possibility
of the Government instituting
any criminal action as result
of happenings in the 36-day
Army Mccarthy inquiry, an adj
ministration official said yester-
day.
The reference was to the pos
sibility of bringing perjury
charges because of conflicting
testimony given in the hearing
by the witnesses for the Army
and Mccarthy sides of the con-
troverSy.
The official said also there is
very little chance of court action
resulting from the handling of q
confidential FBI report concern
ing alleged subversive activities
at the Army's radar laboratories
at Fort Monmouth, N. j., unless
Army officials can identify the
intelligence officer who. Senator
Mccarthy said gave him the re-
port. Even then the chance
would be small of action against
the Senator for receiving the
document.
Faces Two Challenges.
Senator Mccarthy, meanwhile,
faces this week two stern chal-
lenges to his influence and
power. They both are due to
come up on Tuesday and either
could prove a climax to the Sem
ator's stormy Washington career.
/. The Senate Investigations
subcommittee, of which Senator
Mccarthy is chairman, is sched-
uled to meet at noon Tuesday
for an apparent showdown on
bipartisan demands for a
housekeeping" of the SUBJ
committee staff.
Anti Mccarthy forces, the
three subcommittee Democrats,
plus Senator Potter, Republican
of Michigan, have the votes to
shake up the staff. That is, they
have the votes provided Sena-
tor Mcclellan, the ranking
Democrat. who is busy compaign-
ing for reelection in Arkansas,
is allowed to vote by telephone
and proxy. And Senator Nc
earthly has said he would allow
the Arkansan to do that.
2. At about the time the sub
committee is due to meet, re-
solution to cenSure Senator Nc
earthly on the grounds he has
brought "the Senate into dis
repute" will be introduced. This
will be done by Senator Flanders,
Republican. of Vermont, an i'm
placable Mccarthy foe.
Impossible to Prove.
AS to the possibility of GRIM
inal action being taken as a re-
suit of the Army Mccarthy
hearing, the administration of
fetal said that perjury in the
situation would be almost i'm
possible to prove He said testi-
mony of both sides, although
completely opposite on m:ny
points, was dependent on IN
dividual memory and the wit
nesSes so stated.
Besides. the official said, it was
past time for Republicans to call
a halt to intra party fighting.
He said the party must push
through Congress the Eisen-
hover legislative program and
then work hard to elect some
good Republicans or we will be
slaughtered in November"
The Democrats and Senator
Potter have not said who they
wish to pare from the Mccarthy
committee staff. The cleanup
oAAO"AO"Ll 40 Vic "a d
committee rule adopted last jan
uary requiring conformation by
a majority of the subcommittee
Of all Is members of the staff.
Senator Flanders said he was
picking up both Democratic and
Republican votes and was com
fident Of majority" for his CEN
sure motion. If he succeeds it
would be only the third time in
history the Senate has acted to
censure member. The last time
was in 1929 against former Sena-
tor Hiram Bingham, Republican,
of Connecticut.
Senate Republican leaders,
who baked a Flanders attempt
to strip Senator Mccarthy of his
committee chairmanships. would
not commit themselves on the
tSee MCCARTHY, Page A-9D
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