Evening star., 1954-06-10

q laugn, j don't Gntnk you nave
any conception Of the danger
Of the Communist Party. I
don't think you yourself would
ever knowingly aid the Com
munist cause. ] think you are
unknowingly aiding it. when
you try to burlesQue this hear
ing in which we are attempting
to bring out the facts. however.
Welch-Mr. Chairman.
Mundt - Mr.. WEIGH. the
Chair should say he has no
recognition or no memory Of
Mr.. Welch's recommending
either Mr.. Fisher or anybody
else as counsel for this COM
mittee.
I will recognize Mr.. Welch.
McCarthy-Mr. Chairman, I
will give you the news story
on that.
Welch-Mr. Chairman, un-
der these circumstances I must
have something approaching
q personal privilege.
Mundt-You may have 1t,
sir. It will not be taken out
Of your time.
Welch-Senator Mccarthy,
I did not know-Senator,
sometimes you say May I
have your attention."
McCarthy-1 am listening
to you. I can listen with one
ear.
Welch-This time I want
you to listen with both.
McCarthy-Yes.
Welch-Senator Mccarthy,
I think until this moment
McCarthy-Jim (Juliana, q
committee aide) will you get
the news story to the effect
that this man belonged to this
Communist front organiza-
ton? Will you get the citations
showing that this was the legal
arm Of the Communist Party,
and the length of time that he
belonged, and the fact that he
was recommended by Mr..
Welch? I think that should
be in the record.
Welch-You won't need any,
thing in the record when I
have finished telling you this.
Until this moment, Senator,
I think I never really gauged
your cruelty or your reckless
ness. Fred Fisher Is a young
man who went to the Harvard
Law School and came into my
firm and Is starting what looks
to be q brilliant career with us.
When I decided to work for
this committee I asked Jim
st. Clair. who sits on my right,
to be my first assistant. I said
to Jim. "Pick somebody in the
firm who works under you that
you would like" He chose Fred
Fisher and they came down on
an afternoon plane. That
night when we had taken q
little stab at trying to see
what the case was about, Fred
Fisher and Jim st. Clair and
I went to dinner together. I
then said to these two young
men, Boys. I don't know any
thing about you except I have
always liked you. but II there
is anything funny in the life
Of either one Of you that would
hurt anybody in this case you
speak up quick"
Admitted Membership.
Fred Fisher said, Mr..
I Welch, when I was in law
school and for Q period Of
months after. belonged to the
Lawyers Guild" as you have
suggested, Senator, He Wentson
to say. II am secretary Of tlie
Young Republicans League In
Newton with the son Of Massa-
chusetts' Governor. and I have
the respect and admiration Of
my community and I am sure
have the respect and admira-
ton of the 25 lawyers or 20 in
Hale and Dorr."
I said, "Fred. I just don't
think I am going to ask you
to work on the case. If I do.
one of these days that will
come out and 60 over national
television and it will just hurt
like the dickens"
So, Senator, I asked him to
60 back to Boston.
Little did I dream you could
be 50 reckless and so cruel as
to do an injury to that lad.
It Is true he Is still with Hale
and Dorr. It is true that he
will continue to be with Hale
and Dorr. 1t Is. I Iregret to say.
equally true that I fear he
shall always bear q scar need
lessly inflicted by you. If it
were in my power to forgive
you for your reckless cruelty.
I will do so. I like to think
I am q gentle man. but your
forgiveness will have to come
from some one other than me.