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OF Edward r. Murrow" and "the
Murrows"-that an unwary television
viewer might have reached the du-
bious conclusion that the CHS COM
mentator in some fashion not quite
clear was responsible for the Com
munist conquest OF Eastern Europe
and the downfall Of China.
Senator Mccarthy mentioned sew
eral Of the European countries
which have fallen under Communist
domination and wondered how much
Of this was due to force and how
much to traitors He mentioned that
Rumania, Bulgaria and Hungary,
for example, had fallen to the Com
muniSts without firing a. shot,"
What he neglected to say was that
the Russians moved into those coun-
tries on the heels of the World War
II Nazi retreat. and never got out.
Perhaps one OF the Strangest
parts of the Senator's broadcasts-
and certainly the one that gained
the headlines-waS his suggestion,
darkly limited, that Americas de-
velopment of the hydrogen bomb
was stalled deliberately for 18
months with a consequent grave
danger to this country's very exist
ence.
Scotterburst and Non sequitur
The redoubtable Wisconsin Re-
publican accomplished this by one
of the choicest weapons in his ar
senal-which perhaps can best be
described as scatterburst by indi-
rection and statements non-sequitur.
After making the unsupported
statement that there had been delay,
he asked:
IF there were no Communists in
our Government, why did we delay?
Who caused it? Was it loyal Ameri-
cans or was 1t traitors in our Govern
ment?
The Senator, it will be noted,
raised the questions. But nowhere
in his presentation did he undertake
to answer them.
His suggestion that there was
something sinister in the delay in
developing the deadly bomb drew
denials. Will the Senator have more
to say about this? Does he have any
evidence to support the charges he
suggests by questions?
If so, has he presented this infor-
nation to the proper committees Of
Congress, to the Atomic Energy
Commission and to the White
House?
These are some of the questions
television viewers have indicated
they want answered, along with
what Recommendation Senator Nc
earthly has to support his charges
against Mr.. Murrow.
For these reasons-along with the
usual others-Senator McCarthy's
return to the Washington arena
after rest in Arizona is awaited
with considerable interest.
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gain control Of one or more houses.
they viii be In position, II they
stick together, to veto any part Of
the Eisenhower program. At the
same time, Of course, they will be
accepting part Of the responsibility
for the success or failure Of that
program.
But II the Republicans retain con-
troll Of Congress they will have two
more years to show what "the team"
can do.
What are the prospects? And
where do the key contests lie?
It's little early to start guessing
winners, but there are good many
tried and true political formulas for
finding the pivot States and dis
trictS.
Senote Picture
In the Senate, only IS of the 90
seats are on the block. OF those, 10
are held so solidly by one party or
the other it would take virtually
q political revolution to shift them.
This leaves Is elections which prob
ably will decide control of the
Senate.
It is a close examination of these
Is States that gives Republicans
their greatest reason to be opti-
mistic. Among these States where
control is most likely to change
hands, Republicans are in danger in
only three Kentucky. MaSsachus-
etts and Michigan; while Demo-
Gratis are riSking defeat in five
Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Mon
tana and Ohio. In the eight re-
manning States where the outcome
is believed to be less doubtful, the
Republicans are risking fewer seats
again ratio Of three @. o. p. to
five Democratic.
So before the campaigns get well
under way the Republicans can
claim an advantage, q significant
one in view Of the present close d.
vision Of power in the Senate.
But Democrats can claim history
is on their side. Only once in a
quarter century has the party out
of power failed to gain Senate seats
in a non-presidential election year.
Chat was the abnormal year of
1934) In all other years the mi
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By Cecil HoIIond

questions would seem to be in order.
Senator Mccarthy, for example. said
that Mr.. Murrow by his own admis-
sion. was q member of the Indus
trial Workers Of the World, - ter
rorist organisation" active in the first
quarter Of this century.
Mr.. Murrow described this az q
false charge manufactured by
Senator Mccarthy" So the question
arises. when and under what cir
cumstances did Mr.. Murrow admit
he was q member Of the organ1-
zation?
Loski Affoir
Another one Of the supporting
charges made against Mr.. Murrow
was that Harold Laski had dedicated
a book to him. The Senator de-
scribed DR.. Laski as admittedly the
greatest Communist propaganda of
our time in England" and appar-
emily left it to be inferred that Mr..
Murrow and DR.. Laski were COM
rades in the same big movement.
But here also a question arises.
DR.. Laski, now dead. was recognized
as Socialist, but by whom, it must
be wondered, was he admittedly"
the Communist propaganda?
The most direct charge made by
Senator Mccarthy was that Mr..
Murrow. as director of the Institute
of international Education in the '30s
had sponsored" Communist school
in Moscow. This charge and Mr..
Murrow's reply had been aired fully
Immediately after the March 9 show.
Last weeks telecast brought from
Arthur A. Houghton, jr., chairman of
the board Of trustees of the institute,
the comment that Senator McCar-
thy's remarks were so irresponsible
and so far from actuality as to be
undeserving of a reply"
One Of Senator McCarthy's best
known techniques is that one who
does not stand with him Is not
against communism. This, too, made
its appearance in the telecast. He
put 1t on this basis:
What do the Communists think
OF me and what do they think of
Mr.. Murrow. One of us is on the
side Of the Communicative other
Is against the side side of Commu-
nists." 1t was as plain as that; he
left no room for the possibility that
two men might hate the same en-
envy, yet not admire each other.
Wide Ranging Arguments
During the half-hour program,
Senator Mccarthy ranged far and
wide. painting the dangers of Com
munist conquest which had no dis
cernable connections with Mr.. Muir
row. But the account was presented
with such feeling and was so inter-
woven with references to Mr.. Muir
row by name-and to "the friends
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even If the categories of subversion
and sexual perverSiOn were added
together only about Is per cent of
the security risks" would be ac-
counted for. And, of course, the
"subversion" category involves per-
sons against whom there were only
derogatory allegations. This does
not necessarily mean that any of
them were actually removed as sub
verSiveS.
The GE Case
During the General Electric hear
ings, Senator Mccarthy, acting as
prosecutor-judge, again went beyond
the facts. After one days sessions
he commented that 1--WE have six
fifth amendment Communists" work.
ing on defense contracts and added:
IT wonder how many more of
these traitors to the United States
are handling the secrets Of this
country?"
AS pointed out above. there was no
evidence that any of the'GE workers
were handling secrets. Many of
them were working in GE plants all
through-the war against the Chinese
and North Korean Communists.
None has been indicted for espionage
or sabotage.
But in the subcommittee files
3x5 card identifying them carries
this title, underlined: "Subversion
and Espionage in Defense Plants"
Senator McCarthy's efforts did
force out of Government two per-
sons who could have been. but were
not, fired under the Eisenhower per-
sonnet security program.
Furthermore, his subcommittee
hearings concerning the Govern
ment Printing Office led to an
amendment to executive order 10450
making refusal to testify on alleged
Communist affiliation a cause for
dismissal.
The hearings in Schenectady I'M
doubtedly were q factor In leading
General Electric to adopt similar
policy Of firing employees who refuse
to testify. (The GE policy is being
tested in Federal District Court here
by the left-wing United Electrical
Workers Union. The case may go all
the way to the Supreme Court)
Why, then, with the record sum-
Client for the Senator to take modest
credit. did he exaggerate, initiate and
distort? Only Mr.. Mccarthy knows
the answer.
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issues, the Eisenhower program and
communism in Government. under
the Democrats. The program issue,
Of course, depends on congressional
action in the next three months.
And the Communist issue depends to
some extent on how Senator Nc
Carthy gets along with his party.
Republicans also claim to have
the edge in grass-roots organization.
The G. o. P. naturally came out of
the so elections in better shape, and
the addition of the rejuvenated Cit
liens for Eisenhower to the con-
gressional battles should give the
Republicans more doorbell ringers.
Republicans are more aggressive this
year in the South and in large
cities.
But, say the Republicans, the cleo
tons actually will be won on local
issues, local personalities and local
strategy. On that basis they feel
they are at least as strong as in
1852. The Republican outlook, as
the G.. o. p. old pros see it: Wen
4AOAO Jul OW44-P1uS.
. For the Democrats. Two other
big issues. First, Dwight D. Eisen-
hover is not running. Last year
Mr.. Eisenhower led his party in
almost all States and districts. If
the Republicans, riding Ike's popu-
lar coattails. could win Congress
only by whisker, then they will be
sure losers this year without him.
Second, the Democrats see economic
conditions as perhaps the biggest
factor in the elections. II business
conditions do not pick up Demo-
Gratis can run against Republican
depressionS."
It all adds up. the again united"
Democrats say. to . Democratic
year.
Not until the primaries are out
Of the way will 1t be possible to
base predictions on personalities.
The intraparty scrambles for NOM
nations make it unclear now who
will be opposing whom in many Of
the November contests.
Personalities
Eyes will be on the candidates in
several interesting primaries, how
ever.
Representative Velde. Republican,
OF Illinois. chairman Of the House
Un-American Activities Committee.
faces stiff competition from his own
party April Is. Some of the South
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nority party has picked up 5 to IL
seats-which would add up to
smashing Democratic victory this
year,
House Picture
In the House all 435 seats are at
stake, of course. But again the
contest can be narrowed down to a
few key races.
Professional politicians usually
calculate that q seat won previusly
by a margin of fewer than SIS per
cent of the votes is a doubtful one
for the party which holds it. In
the House this year there are SO
such seats-46 held by Democrats,
Al by Republicans, one by indie
pendent Frazier ReamS of Ohio.
Campaigning, naturally. will be in
tense in these doubtful districts.
(There are three such districts in
Virginia. all held now by Repub-
licans. and three in Maryland, two
Democratic, one Republican,
So the outlook in the Nations
doubtful districts is slightly in favor
Of the Republicans. Democrats, how
ever, point out that a seat cannot be
considered really safe unless the pre-
vious victory margin was better than
so per cent. And they point out
that in the SIS to so per cent brack-
cts, the Republicans have twice as
many seats to be risked (55 to 24) O..
Democrats also claim that the
"outs" can usually depend on pick
ing up at least 20 to 80 seats on any
OF year.
The Issues
But aside from statistics, the par
ties professional hired hands, Is
surveyed by Congressional Quarter
". believe the major election factors
win be these:
Q For the Republicans. Two good
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Short Course on Mccarthy Techniques

In four hectic Communist-hunt-
ing years. filled with controversy
and headlines. Senator Mccarthy
has come to be regarded in many
quarters as tough fighter. Just how
tough the Wisconsin Republican may
be Ii . matter Of conjecture which
could DO determined in the days
ahead.
But even now, hardly q person
would dispute. adequately ut least.
that Senator Mccarthy Ii adept at
1n-11ghting In q manner sometimes
referred to as "dogpatch STYLE"
With the Senator. this means that
on the rostrum. in Senate debate,
at hearings or anywhere else he may
be operating. just about anything
goes.
Nowhere has his technique been
Illustrated better than in the kline
scoped answer last week to CHS
Commentator Edward r. Murrow
on Mr.. Murrow's own "See It Now"
program. Senator Mccarthy pulled
out the stops and in a half hour
before the camera revealed his
ranging versatility in tactics of reply
and rejoinder which have been
criticized even by those who share
his fervor in the crusade against
communism.
The Background
On March 9, it will be recalled,
Mr. MI1rrou, dnvo%Al III. k~l>.,;.:...
program to a film documentary on
Senator Mccarthy and his activities,
and accused the Senator, among
other things, Of stepping repeatedly
over the line between prosecution
and persecution.
Television viewers may have been
a little bafded If they were expect
ing Senator Mccarthy to reply di-
rectly to the Murrow charges or
what the Senator's own words and
pictures conveyed on the March 8
program. The Wisconsin Republic
can doesn't operate that way; with
him, as with the military. the best
defense Is an offense.
So his answer was an attack on
Mr.. Murrow. He accused the COM
mentator Of being the leader and
the cleverest Of the jackal pack
which Is always found at the throat
Of any one who dares to expose
Communists and traitors"
In seeking to buttress this gen.
eral accusation. Senator Mccarthy
piled charges on charges-and sue
ceeded in raising more questions
than he answered. He played a va
ration on the well-known theme of
II hold In my hand" but the
television listener and viewer was
left to wonder If the pile Of docu-
ments on the table in front Of the
Senator as he spoke would actually
support his charges. He indicated
they would be available within two
weeks.
Until they are available. some
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had access to classified material nor
were they assigned to secret prof.
ects. None had been given security
clearance, q prerequisite for han
ding classified data. The bulk were
semiskilled workers. One of the
other two private employees did have
clearance through top-secret at the
Federal Recommendations Lab
oratories, according to the subcom-
mittee.
8. The Mccarthy subcommittee
report for 1853 does not show a
single additional Federal worker
who is identified as Communist or
who resorted to the fifth amend
ment while under questioning about
alleged Red activities. There were
a number Of persons listed who were
former Government employees at the
time they appeared before the in
vestigators.
The evidence against these per-
sons-most Of it supplied by con-
fessed former Communists and FBI
undercover agents-strongly indi-
Gates that the national security is
better off now that they are no
longer employed in Government or
key defense plants. General Elec-
trio is happy to have the IS off the
payroll. A labor union has expelled
two of this total.
Mccarthy Synthesis
Nevertheless, the facts add up to
a picture quite different than the
one painted by Senator Mccarthy.
It seems clear that he has COM
mitted another SANDER against the
Government employe by exaggerat-
ing the number who have been dis
missed as Communists.
He has done this by Jumping to-
gether the two he has uncovered
publicly (the FBI had known about
them previously with defense
plant workers who have been &C
cused of Red Affiliations.
This Is remindful Of his earlier
and even more blatant distortion
when he said that go per cent" Of
the first 1.456 security risks dropped
by the Eisenhower administration
had been removed because Of Com
munist connections and activities or
perversion."
II was later proved, by the adj
ministration's own statistics, that
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Election Preview-
Survey Shows Republicans Aheod in senote;
By Richord FrykIund

The coming week will see the
kickoff of an eight-month ballot-box
contest to see which party will con-
troll Congress for the next two years.
There will be primary elections in
As States, conventions in two.
Both House and Senate are held
by the Republicans now, but by al
most invisible margins. The G. o. P.
has an edge of four seats in the
House and is in control of the Sem
ate only through grace of Independ-
ent Wayne Morse of Oregon, who
has declined to throw his one seat
to the Democrats-all they would
need to be top dogs.
The margin is as thin as the
stakes are high. If the Democrats
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Fifth Of q Series
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Colonialism is no longer the issue
1t once was in the Far East. but the
word win undoubtedly crop UP at
Geneva in the discussions on Indo-
China. where France has only re-
Gently shown an inclination to ele-
vate Laos, Cambodia and Wet Nam
out of the status of colonies and
still is loudly accused of a colonial
ist outlook.
When that point in the Geneva
conference is reached, the United
Fifth nk a &ny;ne
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-06
Coach Schmidt At
US Grid)Clinic

Pete Schmidt Bluffton high school
football and track coach, attended
the Universif ~ of Cincinnati Football
Clinic held asst Friday and Saturday
in the QueeA City.
Some 1,00A high school and college
coaches were Np attendance for the
two-day clinic a. which some of the
counby's leading football mentors
discuss their various type formations
and theories of the gAme.
Main speakers at t lis years ses-
sions were Bud WilkinS Jon, head coach
of the University of oklahoma; Red
Sanders, head coach Iof UCLA and
Conner Jones, formdr All-American
from Ohio State, now line coach
under Wilkinson.
Also on the program were the an
nual football drills conducted by the
coaching staff 1.-THE University of
Cincinnati and ths game between the
alumni all-stars and the present u of
c varsity eleven.
Tickets to the Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers baseball game were
included as a paAt of the entry fee
for those attending the clinic.
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LGntz Directs Last
Vocal Festival OF
Buckeye League

Russell A. 4 Aantz, professor of
school music, BAffton College, di-
rected the combined>Shoirs of the six
Buckeye League school in their final
vocal festival last Friday evening at
the Findlay senioy high school
auditorium.
The combined ctbirs consisting of
500 voices, sang 4 Sesu, Joy of Mans
Desiring" Bach i "Cherubim Song" "
Tchaikovsky; Requiem" Bantock
and LET My Soul Rise in Song"
the final song ending the festival.
Before leading the combined choirs,
Mr.. Lantz paid tribute to the ''young
people" and said that he was extreme
ly sorry that last nights festival
marked the end of such programs.
Schools which have participated in
the vocal festivals are Findlay,
Bowling Green, Marion, Fostoria,
Fremont and Til fin high schools.
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GilbOa

The Allen County Pomona Grange
will present a program at the Put
nam County Poytona Grange on
Thursday evening. May 13, at $3.50 at
the Pleasant Ggange Hall at Colum-
bus Grove. Chkrles Reese, master of
Putnam GrangeA viii preside over the
meeting. Mrs. Elsie Beeler of Elida,
will be in charge of The program Leg
islation by the LegisI Iative Agent, By
ron Hefner of AuglIize Grange. Mu-
sical skit, Miss 1fargie Wilson of
Shawnee Grange; -four Country and
Its Resources, Richard Eversole,
Jackson Grangej Music, Jennings
Grange; Helpful Hints, Richland
Grange; Accord an Music by Carl
Frank of Perrf Center Grange:
Reading, Mrs. Llirena Lewis of Mar
ion Grange; Music, Leatherwood
Grange and a Ilay by American
Grange. Each faIhily of the Putnam
County GrangesI are to bring two
covered dishes al ID sandwiches for
lunch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hector of Nc
camb' were Sunday guests of Mrs.
Bessie Gierhad
Mr.. and Ms. C. C. Wehrly spent
Sunday at yhe Carl Wehrly home.
The OCCASION marked the birthday of
Mrs. c. C. Vehrly.
The annual Junior-Senior BANQUET
of the Pan anRora-Gilboa high school
was held orl Saturday evening at the
Elks Club al Findlay. The theme fol
the evening Vas "Moon Light and
Roses" ToaAtmaster was Robert
Knepper. BlesSings was given BY
Louise Diller; we1eome by Mary Lou
Basinger; response by Janice Schultz
remarks by Shelton Hall; music was
furnished by the boys quartet, Don.
aid Steiner, Dick s tewart, Winifrec
Grismore and Arthur Schultz. Voca'
selection was given|by the girls sex.
tet, Sandra DukesI Phyllis Williams
Bonnie RadabaugR, Marilyn Crawfis
Beverly Pingle nd Sarah Wenger
The class Will land Testament b,
Phyllis William5 class prophecy b,
Ruth Anna Brad and farewell to tht
seniors was Civ ven by Bonnie Rada
baugh.
The fourteenth annual party spon.
sored by the Gilbpa and Pandora Wo
mems Christian Temperance Unior
| honoring the seniors and their moth
ers, the faculty an ID their wives anc
husbands of the Papdora-Gilboa high
school will be held on Wednesda,
evening, May II, at the Gilboa Meth
odist church at 8 O'Clock. Ralph Hall
vice president of the Gilboa Union
will preside. Prelude, Mrs. Harol,
Hixon; devotionsI by Miss Heller
Schumacher; welc bme by Mrs. FIovt
Doll; response BY president of tn,
senior class, Jan ice Schultz; introduc
ton of the SEM brs by Sheldon Hall
response by suP Pt. Frank Dick; voca
solo, Robin She Stall; skit "Johl
Barley Corn vs. Youth, Junior class
talk by Rev. R. Kinney of Oak
wood Methodist church; vocal sole
Tom ReichenbRch; reading, Mrs
Wardner Morris music by the higl
school ensemble surprise feature b,
Mrs. N. N. Soldner; vocal duet, Mrs
Merle Miller and Mrs. Tony Kings
hlrn; song School Days., all; bene
dlctlon' Rev. Donald Morgan.
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Armorsville

Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Hartman called
on Mr.. and Mrs Henry Grismore
Sunday evening"
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Stepelton of Lii
ma, called at the Owens home Mon
day afternoon.
Mrs. Royal Downey called on Mrs,
c. w. Montgomery Monday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Hauenstein were
McComb callers Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Montgomery
and family called on Mrs. Lenore
montgomery and daughter Sunday
afternoon.
The l.. A. S, 4and w. S. w. S. of
the Liberty Chd pei church meets with
Mrs. Grace Klhgler Thursday after
noon, May 49,.
Mr.. and Mn Shirley Nonnamaker
ana Mrs. Heleh Moore spent the week
end in CircleJRlle, O.
Mr.. and MIRA John Good called on
Mr.. and Mrs. ] Levi Hauenstein Mon
day afternoon.
Mrs. Walters and two sons and
Mrs. Robert Vandvier and daughter
called Sunday aft tenoon on Mr.. and
Mrs. 0. p. Hartrb Ian.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4 oy Reams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde King Ter and sons called
at the c. w. Nor tgomery home Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. p-vin Moser called on
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On Tout With BG's
Treble ELef Club

Miss Kaye Nonnamaker, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Nonnamaker
of Route l, Bluffton, is a member of
the Treble Cle club of Bowling Green
State university, which began its an
nual spring tpur last Thursday. In
an 11-day TRIP the all-girl choral
group will pre- esent concerts in Ohio,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Connect
cut, New York and Pennsylvania.
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Mrs. Victor Mol ler at the Blufton
hospital Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max McCafferty and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. j. Nc
Cafferty and daugA Ater were Sunday
evening supper guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl McCafferty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chi is. Emans and
family called Sundak afternoon on
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Montgomery and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. WAyne Guider anC
family called on M and Mrs. Car
McCafferty and son. Sunday evening