Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-08
Eisenhower Bars
Making Of Direct
Reiort 10 Mccarthy
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A1AbOCG ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CE1lcU1G O3
Senator Mccarthy for alleged
abuse Of Brig. Gen. Ralph w.
wicker. that count Of the rec
ommendation finally was drop
ped. The President was asked
If he was disappointed by the
action in view of the conf
dence he had expressed in Gen.
Zwicker.
Gen. Eisenhower said he still
had confidence in Gen. zWicker
as a fine patriotic man, but these
things should not be confused
with the fundamental right of
Congress to make objective in
vestigation OF the affairs of the
executive branch of government.
Senator Mccarthy was looking
into alleged Communist infiltra-
ton Of the Army when he was
accused of Unexpectedly" abus-
ing Gen. zwicker.
Apology 1OF 1884,
In his statement yesterday,
Senator Mccarthy apologized
to the voters for what he
called ''unintentional decep-
ton" in urging them to support
Gen. Eisenhower in 1852. He said
he was mistaken in believing
that the President would wage
"a vigorous. forceful fight against
communism in Government"
AS an aftermath Of his verbal
attack on the President. Senator
Mccarthy repeated a statement
of last week that he intends to
remain in the Republican Party.
He added this time that he has
no interest whatsoever in any
third party eat this time"
The Senator left the city for
o stay Of at least 10 days at an
undisclosed rest spot. He was
still complaining OF difficulty
with his right arm, injured three
weeks ago.
No About Support.
None of the Senators reached
for comment supported Senator
Mccarthy fully. Several Sena-
tors who voted last Thursday
against condemning the conduct
Of the Republican took issue with
him for the attack on the Presi-
dent.
Democratic s Senator's, who
voted solidly to condemn Senator
Mccarthy, said privately they
expected their party to benefit
from the Eisenhower Met arthy
break.
Gen. Eisenhower yesterday
authorized q White House.
statement listing action taken by
the administration against COM
munisra at home. The state
Ment also called attention 10 the
Presidents remarks at q news
conference last week to the effect
that the country should not
allow itself to be goaded into
war by the Communists.
A presidential aide said Gen.
Eisenhower showed mo par
ticular anger" when first in
formed of the attack upon him.
On the other hand, at least
one member of the Presidents
cabinet was letting his anger
be known. Commenting on the
Mccarthy attack, Secretary of
Labor Mitchell said in Los
Angeles:
! "All Of my upbringing, reli-
gious and in every other way,
makes my blood boil when the
President of the United States
Is attacked in that way
: Senator McCarthy's charge
that Gen. Eisenhower has dis
played a Shrinking show of
weakness" in dealing with COM
rnunism is traceable in part to
Senate Republican Leader Know
lands call for a United States
blockade against Red China in
an effort to force the Chinese
Communists to release - Amer
leans imprisoned as "spies."
Blockade Rejected.
Senator Mccarthy has sup
ported Senator Knowland. but
Gen. Eisenhower ruled out such
q step at this time. He said q
blockade would be an act Of war.
Senator Knowland voted
against condemnation Of Sena-
tor Mccarthy last week, but the
Majority Leader declined to go
along with the weakness" to-
ward communism charge against
Gen. Eisenhower.
BASED on my observation dur
ing the past two years, this adj
laainistration has not been and
will not lbe in the future, soft on
the issue of communism" Sena-
tor Knowland said last night.
{ The California Senator, vaca-
tioning in the Bahamas, issued
b statement through his Office
here, He said he had not seen
Senator McCarthy's complete
statement and so could not COM
naent fully.
Hall Defends President.
The Mccarthy accusations
brought q defense of the Presi-
dent by Leonard w. Hall. the
Republican national chairman.
Senator Mccarthy has made
q major error" said MIR. Hall.
Without attempting to evalu-
ate his fight against communism,
! regret to find him in what
must be strange company to him,
making personal attack on the
President of the United States I.
II do not think 1t is necessary
to remind the people that Presi-
dent Eisenhower was fighting
the Communists quite a few