Evening star., 1954-05-29
White House
Widens Split
With Mccarthy
Break on Charge Of
Usurpution Appears
To Be IrreporobIe
By Allen DruY

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Mccarthy and the Eisenhower
administration appeared today to
be final and irreparable.
With the Army -McC Carthy
hearing in recess until Tuesday.
the big news was the political
aftermath Of the angry dispute
which yesterday found the Re-
publican Senator from Wisconsin
crossing swords with the PreSi-
dent himself over a statement
issued by the White House on
behalf of Attorney General
Brownell.
The Brownell statement was
released by Presidential Press
Secretary James c. Hagerty. jr..
in response to a statement made
during Thursdays hearing ses-
sion by Senator Mccarthy. In
effect. it accused the Wisconsin
Senator Of attempting to set
himself above the laws and presi-
Dental directiveS in inviting Fed
eral employees to furnish him
with information.
President Approved.
Mr.. Hagerty told reporters he
was releasing the statement on
behalf of Mr.. Brownell and with
the approval of the President"
It read:
'"The obligations and duties of
the Executive. Judicial and Leg
iSlative Branches of our Gov
ernment are defined by the Con-
Stitution.
"The Executive Branch of the
Government has the sole and
fundamental responsibility un-
der the Constitution for the en-
forcement of our laws and 'Presi-
dental orders. They include
those to protect the security of
our Nation which were care
fully drawn for this purpose.
THAT responsibility cannot be
usurped by any individual who
may seek to set himself above
the laws Of our land or to over
ride orders Of the President of
the United States to Federal en-
ployes Of the Executive Branch
Of the Government"
Senator Mccarthy promptly
retorted that he will continue
to get information from any
source can"
my duty to the American
people," he told reporters, "is
and always will be above the
party. I hope to remain in the
Senate and see many Presidents
come and go. But regardless of
who is in the White House-and
I'd like to say there is nothing
personal in this-and as long as
I am chairman, will continue
to try to get any information
about any wrongdoing from
every source I possibly can and
will continue to expose it,"
Split Is Deep.
In private comments to report
ers, both the Senator and Mr..
Hagerty made it plain that the
split between the White House
and the Wisconsin legislator is
even deeper and more bitter than
the public statements indicated.
Senator McCarthy's statement
which touched of the row and
drew the White Houses sharp
response occurred Thursday dur
ing the Army Met Carthy investi-
cation when the Senator clashed
with Senator Mcclellan, Demo-
crat, of Arkansas, and Senator
Symington. Democrat. of Mis-
souri,. The two were insisting
that Federal employees should not
violate Presidential directives
against disclosing classified in
formation to Congress.
Senator Mccarthy replied:
II would like to make it clear
that I think that the oath which
every person in this Government
takes, to protect and defend his
country against all enemies, for
eign and domestic, that oath
towers far above any presidential
secrecy directive.
II will continue to receive in
formation such as received the
(See HEARING, Page A-4O