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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14

free time to answer the Ste
venson speech. which attacked
both "McCarthyism" and Presi-
dent Eisenhower.
The networks however, gave
The Republican National Com
mittee free time to answer the
Stevenson speech.
Senator Mccarthy, who has
accused the networks of dis
honesty" has retained a lawyer
to try to force the networks to
give him time to make his own
reply.
Sees Merit in Protest.
In another telegram made
public today. Senator Mccarthy
conceded that there was Con
siderable merit in a protest Of
his action in barring representa-
tiyes of the two networks from
a press conference here March
9.
He made no promises, but
noted that CHS and NBC men
were extended equal opportun-
tiles at a news conference he
held in Washington yesterday.
The statement was made in
reply to a telegram from Arnold
Lerner, president of the Radio,
Newsreel, Television Working
Press Association of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14

when you go out to shoot them
you must shoot straight"
When you shoot wild" the
Vice President continued, lit not
only means that the rats may get
away but you might hit some one
else who is trying to shoot rats,
too"
Asks End of Controversy.
Declaring that Gen. Eisen-
hover will not tolerate dis
loyalty" Mr.. Nixon called for
an end to the controversy that
has ragged for the last few weeks
between Senator Mccarthy and
the administration.
He said there has been "vio-
lent controversy on an issue
we ought to be together on"
He said it was all to Gen.
Eisenhower's credit that he had
refused to indulge in "vitupera-
tive" name-calling and said mo
great president has resorted to
such tactics"
Mr.. Nixon strongly defended
the new look" in foreign and
military policies as a means Of
combating the ever-present
threat of Communist Russia
which Mr., Stevenson had Sharplv
criticized.
He also answered Mr.. Steven
sons charge that Gen. Eisen-
hover is not giving proper lead
ership to the Republican ad-
ministration and the country.
Mr.. Nixon said Gen. Eisen-
hover personally made the final
decision on the new look" in
military and foreign policy. He
said it was a decision not to fall
in the Communist traps of fore
ing the United States to stay
armed to the teeth and be pre-
pared to fight everywhere bee
cause they knew this would
force us into bankruptcy"
After Mr.. Nixon finished his
speech he was asked if the ref
erenceS to unfair attacks and in
vestigating tactics was aimed at
Senator Mccarthy. He replied:
THE speech speaks for itself.
wherever the shoe fits. Thee
speech speaks for ITSELF"
AS he walked out of the stu
dio, after the broadcast Mr..
Nixon was called to the tele-
phone to receive a call from
President Eisenhower, who is
spending the wee kend at Camp
Catoctin in Maryland.
After talking with Gen. Eisen-
hover for about five minutes, Mr..
Nixon told reporters that he
couldn't quote the President but
"he was not displeased: I think
he liked it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
900 Million People Lost
To Reds During Trumon Era

What were those results?
Well. we found that in seven
years Of the Truman-Ache-
son policy 600 million people
had been lost to the Commu-
nists, and not a single Russian
soldier had been lost in COM
bat.
We found when we went to
Washington that we were still
involved in a war in Korea,
that had cost us 125, 900 Amer
lean boys as casualties, and
again not a single Russian
soldier lost in the war.
We found that we inherited
q budget, a policy which If
continued as recommended by
the Truman administration
through the four years of
the Eisenhower administration
would have added $40 billion
dollars to the national debt,
and that would have meant If
we had approved that policy
more controls, higher taxes.
higher prices for all Ameri-
cans.
We found that, despite rec
ord spending for military pur-
poses, that in our efforts to be
strong everywhere, we weren't
strong enough anywhere. And
since our former policy failed,
we then asked ourselves the
question what kind Of a new
policy should we adopt, and in
determining what that policy
should be, we decided to find
out what the men 8 in the
Kremlin were up to.
We found that militarily
their plans. apparently, were
to destroy us by drawing us
into little wars all over the
world with their satellites.
However, where they must be
alone. and where, due to our
inability to bring to bear our
great superiority on the sea
and in the air that we were
unable to win those wars. We
found that economically their
plan, apparently. was to force
the United States to stay
armed to the teeth, to be pre-
pared to fight anywhere, any
where in the world that they.
the men In the Kremlin, chose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
Mccarthy Says He
Won't Treat Traitors
Like Gentlemen
By the A.soe,ated Pre.se

MANITOWOC, Wis, Mar. Is.
Senator Mccarthy. Republican
Of Wisconsin. asserted tonight
"as long as I am in the United
States Senate, and ! hope it is
a long time, I don't intend to
treat traitors like gentlemen.
They are not gentlemen"
The Wisconsin Senator de-
clared. without reference to any,
one by name that some people
have told me that / shouldn't
get so rough.
"A Senate friend-a kindly
old gentleman-had something
to say about it the other day."
Senator Mccarthy told a group
of Manitowoc businessmen.
ITS a difficult job to pick
these Shiny creatures without
getting rough. If someone can
tell me the gentleman's way to
dig out Communists. I invite
them to Come on in, the waters
fine
"All this furore has been
brought about because we dared
to expose some people in the
military. We've got to get rough.
The Communists didn't treat our
boys like gentlemen"
Senator Mccarthy made no
reference to Vice President Nixon
by name in his address, nor did
he mention any other person by
name.
In his address. Senator Nc
Carthy also touched on his fight
with Edward r. Murrow, CHS
news commentator and director.
His committees investigation Of
the Maj. Irwin Peress case and
reiterated his opposition to send
ing American money to nations
which trade with Red China.
Discussing his controversy
with Mr.. Murrow, who attacked
him for sallegedly crossing the
line between investigation and
persecution, Senator Mccarthy
said in his speech, II want to
lay few lies and a few liars
to rest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14

papers to the Communists and
we know that also they were
in a position to exert influence
for the Communists on policies
of the United States.
We know that our atomic
experts say that the Russians
got the secret of the atomic
bomb three to FIVE years before
they would have gotten it be-
cause of the help they received
from Communist spies here in
the United States.
And, consequently. because
We recognized the presence Of
this danger, under the Presi-
dents direction the executive
branch of this Government
has developed a program to
deal with this problem.
Now, this program does two
things. First we make Just
as sure as we can that we
don't put Communists on the
payroll in the first place.
And second, under the new
security risk program, we rec
ognized that it's a privilege.
not a right to work for the
Government. and that we
should remove from the pay
roll those of doubtful loyalty
and those who might be easy
prey to espionage agents be-
cause of their personal habits
or their BACKGROUND.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
Will Not Attempt
To Hide Mistakes

And then I'd also like to
say something else on this sub
ject. I can assure you that
this administration under
President Eisenhower will
never tolerate disloyalty any
place we find it, and that when
mistakes are made-and they
may be made-there are a lot
OF people in this Government
but when they are made, we
will admit them rather than
to try to cover them up.
Don't you agree that that's
the best answer to this prob
lem? I believe that it is be-
cause. you see, we must re-
member that the extremes of
those who ignored the Com
muniSt danger or who covered
1t up when it was exposed
have led to the extremes of
those who exaggerate the dam
ger today.
Well. I thing that enough on
that subject. and now let's go
to the final criticism that Mr..
Stevenson made. and it in a
way is related to the issue that
! have just discussed.
He says that President
Eisenhower is not giving proper
leadership to the Republican
administration and to the
country. Well, my answer to
that one is pretty short and
its very simple. President
Eisenhower is not only the un-
questioned leader of the Re-
publican Party. but he has
the confidence and he has
the support Of the great ma
jority Of Americans, Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike.
And both his leadership and
their support. believe me, are
undivided. n I.
Why would anybody raise
such a question? Well, / think
possibly because they mistake
abuse and rhetoric for leader
ship.
It's true that President
Eisenhower does not engage in
personal vituperation and vul-
gar name-calling or promis-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14

do we fight communism in the
first place? Because commu-
nism threatens freedom, and
when we use unfair methods Of
fighting Communists we help
to destroy freedom ourselves.
Now, why is it the most eff
fective way to fight commu-
nism. to do it fairly? May I
say that 1 have had some ex-
perience in this field? l think
I know what I am talking
about, and l know that even
when you do it fairly you will
get criticism from some of
those who object. not to how
you are investigating. but who
object to what you are investi-
eating. and when you do it
unfairly and with irresponSi-
bility, all that you do is to
give ammunition to those who
oppose any action against the
Communists.
And when, through quarrels,
you lump the innocent and the
guilty together. what you do
is to give the guilty a chance
to pull the cloak of innocence
around themselves.
Row. in recent weeks we
have seen a striking example
Of the truth of these principles
have just enunciated. Mer
who have in the past done ef-
fective work exposing Commu-
nistS in this country have, by
reckless talk and questionable
methods. made themselves the
issue rather than the cause
they believe in so deeply.
And when they have done
this, you see. they not only
have diverted attention from
the danger of communism, di-
verted it from that danger to
themselves, but also they have
allowed those whose primary
objective is to defeat the Eli
Senhower administration, to
divert attention from it's great
program to these individuals
who follow these methods.
Now. may make a per-
sonal reference on this sub
ject? I have fought Commu-
nists all my political life, and
/ am proud to say that they
fought me all my political life.
believe in congressional in
vestigations because know
that if it had not been for the
Investigations conducted \ by
the Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities. Alger Hiss
would be free today, and it Is
because I believe in congress
sional Investigations, it is be-
cause Of that that I know the
President is right in insisting
on fair procedures in these
investigations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
Explains Breakdown
On Security Clusters

Now, how has this policy
worked?
Well. since May, when the
policy was adopted, fairly and
effectively under this pro-
gram we have been wedding
out individuals of this type:
and to give you an idea
have here a breakdown of the
files of over 2.400 people who
have left the Federal payroll
either by resignation or dis
charge under this program
since May, and the great ma
jority of these. incidentally,
were inherited from the pre-
vious administration.
This is what their files
show: 422 of the files showed
that they contained informa-
ton indicating subversive &C
tivities or associations: 1913 of
them showed information in
dicating sexual perversion: GIL
showed information indicating
conviction for felonies or mis-
demeanors.
And 1924 of these files
showed information indicating
untrustworthiness. drunken
ness, mental instability or pos
sible exposure to blackmail.
/ think that all of you will
agree that people with in
formation like that in their
files shouldn't be working for
the FEDERAL Governments.
That's what we think, and
that's why they aren't work.
ing for the Federal Govern
ment today.
Now. that's what the adj
ministration in the executive
branch has done. In addition,
the President and this adj
ministration recognizes the
right and the responsibility of
congressional committees to
investigate in this field, but
here I want to make q state
ment. Some of you are going
to agree with and some of you
are not, but it should be made.
The President and this adj
mirlistration. the responsible
leadership of the Republican
Party insist that whether in
the executive branch of the
government or in the legisla-
tive branch of the govern
ment. the procedures for deal
ing with the threat of COM
munlsm in the United States
must be fair and they must
be proper.
I imagine some of you who
are listening will say, well,
why all of this hullaballoo
about being fair when you are
dealing with gang of trail
torso" AS a matter of fact, I
heard people say, after all,
they are a bunch of rats. What
we ought to do is go out and
shoot them"
Well, I will agree they are a
bunch Of rats, but just re-
member this. When you 60 out
to shoot rats you have to shoot
straight because when you
shoot wildly, it not only means
that the rats may get away
more easily, you make 1t easier
on the rats. but you might hit
someone else who is trying to
shoot rats too. And so we have
to be fair for two very good
reasons: One because it's
right; and two, because it's the
most effective way of doing the
Job.
Threat to Freedom
Cited in Unfair Probes
Why is it right? Well. why
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
Cites Three Criticisms
Against Administration

Well. to begin with, what
did Mr.. Stevenson say? Well.
when you cut away the quips
and the fancy adjectives and
the cheer lines you usually
find in a political speech. you
find that he criticized the
Eisenhower administration on
three counts.
First. he raised a question
about the new military and
foreign policy which has been
referred to as the new look"
Second, he criticized the
Administrators handling of
Communism in the Govern
ment. And. third, he claims
that President Eisenhower is
not providing the leadership
that he should to his party
and to the country.
I want to take each one Of
these charges up in order Of
their Importance. and the first
one III order Of Importance. of
course. Is his criticism of our
foreign and military policy.
because nothing is more i'm
portant than that we develop
a policy which will allow
Americans to live at peace with
their neighbors. What is this
new policy and why was it
adopted? How does it differ
from the old? I think I can
tell you something about that
because / was there when it
was made.
Every Thursday morning
since the Eisenhower admins
tration has gone to Washing
ton there has been a meeting
of the National Security Coun-
Gil, and for two and a half to
three hours the President and
Secretary of State, Secretary
of Defense, his other top adj
visers in these fields have sat
there discussing our foreign
policy and our military policy
and they have had only one
objective in mind in this dis
cusSion. What is the best
policy for America?
Well, we began by asking
ourselves a question. Was the
policy we inherited from the
previous administration good
enough. and our answer was
no, because of its results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
Nixon
Continued from First Page.)


you see they have not only di-
verted attention from the dan
ger Of communism, but they
have allowed those whose pri-
mary objective is to defeat the
Eisenhower administration to di-
vert attention from its great
program to these individuals
who follow those methods"
In saying the Eisenhower ad-
ministration is fighting commu-
nism effectively. Mr.. Nixon re-
viewed the number of dismisSals
under the administrations Sc
curity program "a source of
controversy itself in recent
weeks.
He said more than 2.40O per-
sons have left the Federal pay
roll" since last May by resigna-
ton or discharge, most of
whom were inherited from the
previous administration.
Analizes Files.
-Four hundred and twenty
two of the files showed that
they contained information in
dicating subversive activities or
associations" Mr.. Nixon said. "A
hundred and ninety-eight of
them showed information indi-
eating sexual perversion. Six
hundred and eleven showed in
formation indicating conviction
for felonies or miSdemeanors,
and 1924 Of these files showed
information indicating untrust-
worthineSs, drunkenness, mental
instability. or possible exposure
to blackmail."
Threat Is No Red Herring.
Mr.. Nixon said the Eisenhower
administration recognized the
dangers of Communist infiltra-
ton but he pledged that it
would be fair in Investigations
of communism.
He said the administration
would not regard the threat as
a red herring" as former Presi-
dent Truman did, or chasing
phantoms," as Adlai E. Steven
son has called it.
1t was Mr.. Stevenson's recent
speech charging the Republican
administration was half Nc
Carthy and half Eisenhower that
led to the Nixon broadcast.
He said many persons thought
that Communists were a bunch
Of rats I'VE ought to go out and
shoot" He added that he thought
they were rats, too, but he said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
Speeches Old Stuff
To Weep Wife Says
By the Associoted Pre.s

MADISON. Wis, Mar. 49,
Mrs. Alben Barley said the fact
that her husband has been max
ing speeches recently doesn't
mean the former Senator and
Vice President plans to re-enter
politics -" hes been making
speeches like that for so years"
Mrs. Barley was in Madison
yesterday to visit daughter,
Jane Hadley, a University of
Wisconsin student who has been
i'll with a virus infection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
Mccarthy viii Ask
Author Buckley
To Reply 70 Munow
~ she As,oeio,ed p,e...

| NEW YORK, Mar. 13.--Sena-
tor Mccarthy said tonight he
would ask an author friend to
take over the task OF answering
an attack made on him by CHS
Commentator Edward r. Muir
row.
Senator Mccarthy nominated
William Buckley. author of God
and Man at YALE" to reply to
MFR. Murrow's charge that the
Senator had overstepped the line
between Investigation and per-
Secution.
Mr.. Murrow earlier had offered
to let Senator Mccarthy take
over his Commute television spot
next Tuesday to make his reply.
Senator Mccarthy told news
men in Wisconsin he was sure
Mr.. Buckley would be willing to
speak for him. A CHS spokes-
man in New York, however, gave
no indication as to whether the
substitution would be permitted.
Can't Comment on II.
eve havent're received any such
reply from Senator Mccarthy"
the spokesman said, so OBJ
viously we can't comment on it,"
Mr.. Buckley. a recent gradu-
ate of Yale University, could
not immediately be reached for
comment.
God and Man at Yale" writ
ten last year. charged that aca-
demic freedom at Yale was "a
great hoax" 1t demanded that
the University fire professors
who do not teach Christian in
dividualisn1.
Senator Mccarthy, who has
been feuding with both CHS and
NBC. also said in Wisconsin that
the press of other duties would
prevent him from making his
reply in person.
The latest exchange came
after Mr.. Murrow released an
exchange Of kilograms between
himself and the Wisconsin Re-
publican.
In the first wire, Senator Nc
earthly said while I don't waste
time viewing your show, / un-
derstand you stated you are Of
fering me equal time to answer
your attack upon me.
my Office informs me that no
such offer has been received. It
is possible that such an offer was
sent by you and misdirected. If
so. I would appreciate receiving
a duplicate"
Offers All or Any Part.
In his reply, Mr.. Murrow took
note OF references to his program
which Senator Mccarthy made
on the Fulton Lewis. jr., Mutual
network, show Thursday.
"Inasmuch as you have made
public reference to it, l had no
doubt that my offer to you of
time to reply to my broadcast
was we'll known to you" Mr..
Murrow said in his telegram.
He offered Senator Mccarthy
"all or any part" of his Tuesday
network spot (10:30-11 PM.
less the time customarily used
by me in introducing and closing
the program and the time al
lotted to commercial messages.
Mr.. Murrow told Senator Nc
earthly that if the Senator would
appear on his program, Il will
make no comment on your state
ment in the time used by me
during the broadcast, but nat
urally reserve the right to COM |
ment subsequently,"
At War With Networks.
He said Senator Mccarthy
could appear from either the
Washington or New York studios
of CHS.
Representatives of the net
work would meet with the Sena-
tor in either city lat the earliest
possible moment" to work out
arrangements, the commentator
added .
Senator Mccarthy has been
at war with CHS and NBC since
the two networks gave free time
to Adlai Stevenson in Miami /
a week ago.
He demanded. and was refused, /
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
u. S. Strength Adjusted
To Meet New Concept

VIC o0J OoVC0 OA4 al AACA
strength to meet the require
ments Of this new concept.
and, what was just as impor-
tant, we let the world and we
let the Communists know what
we intended to do. Right now
the question is how has that
policy worked? Well, what has
happened in the first year Of
the Eisenhower administra-
ton?
Well. first the Korean war
has been brought to an end.
And second. two American
divisions have been brought
home because under our new
policy we have decided that
we will not fight the Commu-
niStS on their terms if they
engaged in aggression again
in Korea.
Third. our budget is ap-
preaching a balance and this
means that controls have end
ed. that taxes can be reduced
and that imitation has been
stopped.
And, fourth. and this is
vitality important, we have
finally seized the theological
offensive from the Communists
all over the world.
The President in his mag
nit1cent speech Of April 16, in
his speech before the United
Nations in December, Secretary
Dulles in his superb perform
ance in Berlin. have finally
placed the responsibility where
it belongs, on the Communists
for blockading the road to
peace. And incidentally, in
mentioning Secretary Dulles,
isn't it wonderful, finally. to
have a Secretary of State who
isn't taken in by the Commu-
nists. who stands up to them?
We can be sure now that the
victories that our men win on
the battlefields will not be lost
in the future by our diplomats
at the council table.
And finally, during the one
year Of the Eisenhower admin
istration. in not one area of
the world have the Commu-
nists made a significant gain.
and in several areas we have.
Well, that is the new look,
and those are some Of the re-
suits.
Now, since Mr.. Stevenson
objects to this policy and since
he hasn't said what he is for.
would like to ask him some
questions.
First, does he think the Ko-
reaI1 war should not have been
stopped.
Second. does he think the
two divisions that were brought
home to America because of
the new look policy should be
sent back to Korea?
Third, does he think that the
Soviet Union and Communist
China should not be held re-
sponsible when they commit
aggression against free ma
ton by using one Of their
satellites?
Fourth, does he favor having
more Korean type wars all over
the world?
Fifth, does he favor return
to the Truman-Acheson for
eign policy?
And finally, in discussing
this subject, may I add just
two things. The best way to
avoid war Is to let the great
aggressive powers who threaten
war know that if they begin
one they will be held respon-
sible for their acts.