Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-13

with Mccarthy is through ridicule."
Mccarthy is adept at twisting sincere
and honest charges made against him
and his tactics. He is doing immeasur-
able damage to our pride and faith in
sound government-our historic re-
spect for the dignity of the individual.
He is undermining us abroad. At home
he is submerging the major efforts that
should be made to defeat communism.
My proposal is that his name should.
wherever it appears. be given its proper
spelling earthly.
Ferd Nauheim.
see where you finally have published
few messages in favor of Senator Nc
Carthys methods of exposing commies
and those guilty of debasing the fifth
amendment. Murray! was beginning
to wonder
I think you will find the public is
getting fed up to the ears with the
vicious reporting against the Senator.
If remember correctly, it was COM
placent France. not bothering the
agents in her midst. that helped con-
siderably the cause of the Nazis in TAX
ing over that country in 1939-40.
So. until somebody brings forth bet
ter method of showing up the commies,
pinkos, or fifth amendment pleaders
They're all the same). personally will
have to go along with the Senator.
The Sentinel.
I am a constant reader of The Star
and am surprised to note the space.
editorially and otherwise, that your
paper has given to criticize Senator Nc
Carthy. Your recent articles and car
toons are one-Sidedly critical.
I am not alone in my opinion that
the Senator is doing a good job in
bringing to the attention of the public
the fact that our Government has in
the past been so soft towards Com
munists. It is evident that We have
had many of them in our Government
and even in critical positions for long
time and that the F. B. !. has faith
fully reported them to the proper au-
thorities. but until Senator Mccarthy
exposed them in. you might say. a
sensational way. little was done about
it and the public was not aroused to the
danger Of the situation.
G. b. +.
vigorous questioning is not abuse"
This phrase appears in Senator Nc
Carthy's statement in defense of his
questioning of Gen. Zwicker. That is
a very evasive and subtle defense. 1t
reminds one of the famous pound Of
flesh" with Shylock and Antonio. 1t
illustrates the cruel use of power in this
present instance, that has as its objec-
tive, information of possible Communist
activities, but which has no sense of
misunderstanding its own purpose
making the witness reSentful. entirely
unwilling to cooperate. even if he were
permitted to testify. To say you are
not fit to wear that uniform Is not
vigorous questioning. That is abuse
Shylock must have known that his
hoped-for treatment of Antonio could
not be carried out. I wonder If Senator
Mccarthy will take warning from the
Shakespearean story. before 1T is too
late. Back up, Senator; you are in for
a fall.
Preston L. Peach.
To those who favor the Mccarthy
type OF investigation, 1t should be Sug-
gested that they carefully study politi-
cal science and the manner in which,
for instance, the people Of Italy. Ger
many and the U. S. S. r. in the past
have lost some of their freedoms and
control of their governments.
If we Americans lose our freedom of
thought and point is reached where
the minority is no longer free to think
differently from the majority, an i'm
portant freedom and an essential part
Of our way of life are lost and with it
our democratic form of Government.
II the majority Of Americans begin to
assume fellow citizen. just because
he is bullied, investigated andfor ac-
cused. is guilty without proof. and they
proceed to prosecute him and his fam
lily, We have real potent bomb in our
society, The hate for any Communist
conspirators in our midst is universal,
but the Mccarthy type of investigation
can SNOWFALL and become a purge.
c. r. d.
have long been Star reader and.
your paper is tops. but I am writing