Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Army Defended,
Zwicker. Praised
By President
By Cecil HolIond

President Eisenhower today
denounced disregard of the
standards of fair play" in con-
greSSional Investigations and
gave his unqualified support" to
officials insisting that Army wit
nesSeS and others be treated
fairly"
In a news conference state
ment obviously directed at Wis
President Soys All 400 Fired in Loyalty
Proerom Are Risks. Poee AS
Eisenhower Soys Cabinet Members Hove
Right to Express Opinions. Poee AS
consin'S controversial Senator
Mccarthy, Gen. Eisenhower de-
clared:
I'm opposing communism, we
are defeating ourselves if either
by design or through careleSsneSS
we use methods that do not con-
form to the American sense of
justice and fair play
The President, it seemed,
sought to speak in mild tones, SO
as to avoid a serious rift in his
party. But Senator Mccarthy
Immediately dashed back with a
statement of his own. in which
he implied the President had
been influenced by left-wing
mud-Slinging.
1T is important" Senator Nc
Carthy said. Ito remember that
this silly tempest in a teapot
arose because we dared to bring
to light the cold, unpleasant
facts about a fifth amendment
Communist Army officer.
1T now appears that for some
reason he was a sacred COW OF
certain Army brass"
Senator Mccarthy added ZAP
parently the President and I now
agree on the necessity of getting
rid of Communists. We appar-
emily disagree only on how we
should handle those who protect
Communists.
when the shouting and the
tumult dies, the American peo-
pie and the President will realize
that this unprecedented mud
singing against the committee
by extreme left wing elements of
the press and radio was caused
because another fifth amend
ment" Communist in Govern
ment was finally dug out of the
dark recesses and exposed to
public view"
Mccarthy Not Mentioned.
The President had avoided any
direct mention of Senator Nc
earthly. But his 1,000-word
statement in effect strongly
supported Secretary of the Army
Stevens in his recent bitter row
with the Wisconsin Republican.
At the same time, Gen. Eisen-
hover sought to pass on to Con-
gress the responsibility for ham
ding the Mccarthy situation.
which has been widely regarded
as threatening his own prestige
and that of the Republican
Party.
THE conscience of America
will clearly discern when we are
exercising proper vigilance with
out being unfair" the President
declared. That conscience is
reflected in the body of the
United States Congress. We can
be certain that its members will
respond to Americas convictions
and beliefs in this regard"
Zwicker Defended.
Before a record news confer
ence attendance, Gen. Eisen-
hover also:
l. Specifically included Brig.
Gen. Ralph w. Zwicker, the tar
get of Senator McCarthy's at
tacks. in defending military
leaders as "singularly free of
suspicion of disloyalty."
g.. Declared that no one has
suggested that Army witnesses
and others appearing before con-
gressional committees should
submit to any kind of personal
humiliation.
3. Disclosed that the Army is
giving renewed attention to the
problem of what to do with
alleged subversives in the service,
but refused comment on a Sug-
gestion from Senator Mccarthy
that special labor camps be set
up for them.
4. Said the assignment of
duties of r. W. Scott McLeon,
State Department security officer,
is the responsibility of Secre-
tary of State Dulles and no one