Evening star., 1954-05-27

leased o series of memoranda
purporting to bear on the Arnny's
attitdue toward Pvt. Schine and
the investigation Of Communists.
Six of the memoranda were
listed as being from Mr.. Carr
to Senator Mccarthy: in them
were made the charge OF black
mail" and the much graver
charge that Mr.. Adams and Mr..
Stevens had offered the sub
committee scandalous informa-
ton on the Navy and Air Force
if the subcommittee would ease
up on the Army. 4.
According to Chairman Mundt,
however, these memoranda had
not been offered in evidence or
in "sworn testimony" by any
witness up to yesterday after
noon. On that basis, he and the
other Republican members ar
gued, Mr.. Carr should be abb
solved of any charge Of wrong
doing and should be allowed to
step down both as a principal
and as a witness In the case.
Hensel Also Excused.
On the same ground that he
had been mentioned only indi-
rectly in testimony. the Repub-
licans also voted to excuse Mr..
Hensel. whom Senator Mccarthy
had charged with irregular con-
duct in connection with q ship
supply firm during World War II.
The two men were linked in
the same motion by Senator
Dworshak. Republican. Of Idaho.
When Mr.. WEIGH, pleaded with
Senator Dworshak to split the
motion so that Mr.. Carr and Mr..
Hensel might be voted on sepa-
rately. the Idaho Senator told
him candidly:
"You are practical enough to
know that you must have some
balance or compensating fea-
ture."
The trade Of Mr.. Hensel for
Mr.. Carr, however, proved to be
a strictly Republican business as
the three subcommittee Demo-
Gratis. Senators Mcclellan. Sy-
mington and Jackson of WASH
ington, voiced loud protests.
Senator Mcclellan Immediate
ly objected that Senator Dwor-
shak's motion would be mani
festly unfair" to Senator Nc
Carthy and his staff because
"they have not had an oppor-
tunity to testify against Mr..
Hensel." Senator Jackson
agreed. But Mr.. Hensel's coun-
sci, Frederick Bryan of New
York, took them both aback by
agreeing with Senator Dwor-
Shak.
Mr.. Bryan said that the only
Mccarthy charges against Mr..
Hensel which were in any way
relevant to these proceedings.
namely. that Mr.. Hensel for
some motive tried to stop the
proceedings of this subcommit-
tee. have been affirmatively dis
proven right now"
''Vindication" for Hensel.
Mr.. Bryan said he and Mr..
Hensel would regard the Dwor-
shak motion as a "vindication"
of Mr.. Hensel. This prompted
Senator Symington to demand
of Senator Mccarthy whether
he had withdrawn any of his
charges of misconduct against
Mr.. Hensel.
MAY I say that nothing has
been withdrawn" Senator Nc
Carthy replied. However. I have
taken the position since the
presidential directive ordering
certain people who were at the
meetings at which the machinery
was set in motion for these smear
charges which resulted in thk
Show-Since the President de-
cided that they couldn't talk,
just feel we will never get at the
facts in the matter and can never
get the truth. and Mr.. Hensel
will be too busy to testify under
that directive"
Mcclellan Rejoinder.
When Senator Mccarthy said
he would go along with dismiss
ing Mr.. Hensel as q witness,
Senator Mcclellan remarked
tartly:
eff you want to cut down
and eliminate witnesses, let's
dismiss the whole proceedings.
That is one way to do it."
AS the Senator's moved toward
a vote on the Dworshak motion.
Mr.. WEIGH interposed to ask for
10 minutes to tell why he
thought Mr.. Carr should be
called as a witness even though
the Army had formally con-
cluded its case without calling
him and without putting his
IfAlIn nlleEeY