Evening star., 1954-11-22
Fulbright Sees Tie-in
OF Mccarthy Injury
And Aim 10 Bar Vote

Senator Fulbright, Democrat,
of Arkansas. believes Senator
McCarthy's sore elbow may be
tied in with efforts to block a
vote on censure of the Wisconsin
Republican.
In q television interview yes
terday, he said he doubted that
the elbow trouble is quite as
serious as we were led to believe"
last week. The censure debate
was halted until next Monday
after DR.. George w. Calver, Cap
itol physician, reported that SEN
ator Mccarthy was suffering
from ''traumatic bursitis" as a
result of a handshaking accident
In Milwaukee
"It seems to me this delay Is
certainly consistent with an ef-
fort to prevent any vote. at ALL"
Senator Fulbright asserted.
Senator Mccarthy is at the
Bethesda Naval Hospital. where
it was reported today that his
condition is satisfactory "a
slight improvement over the
week end" The hospital also
said no surgery is contemplated
at this time.
"Make Own Diagnosis
Senator Fulbright, declaring
that he was not questioning DR..
Calver's competence or integrity,
said, "There is an old custom in
the Bethesda Naval Hospital
that Senators and Congressman
make their. r.own diagnosis"
He added, "This isn't the first
time that he's (Senator McCar-
thy resorted to the hospital
when he's in an embarrassing
position"
A Navy spokesman, after
talking with Bethesda hospital
authorities today, said in answer
to question:
Congress members are treated
just like any other patients as
far as diagnosis is concerned"
Along with Senator Lehman,
Democrat, of New York. Senator
Fulbright voted against the 10
day cenSure debate recess. But
rs of their colleagues voted for
1t.
The Senate is authorized to
Sit only until Christmas Eve. If
the censure matter does not
reach vote by that time, the
charges will die automatically.
Senator Watkins, Republican,
of Utah, the man who headed
the special committee which
recommended censure. said yes
terday he doubted that the re-
cess would "have any effect on
the final result"
He added that the interlude
may "cool off some of the people
who have been emotionally up
set"
Substitute Count Pushed.
Meanwhile, it was reported
that a move was developing to
substitute a new count for the
charges now before the Senate.
This would be that Senator Nc
Carthy had maligned the Wat
kins committee.
I Although he mentioned moth
Ing about dropping the current
charges, Senator Morse, Inde-
pendent, of Oregon, said yester-
day he would vote for a censure
count based on Senator Nc
Carthy's assertion that the Wat
ikins committee served as the
!" ."unwitting handmaiden" of the
Communist Party and his impu-
tation of cowardly actions to
Senator Watkins.
Senator Bennett. Republican, of
Utah, has announced he would
file the new charge and a Demo-
cratic Senator, who requested
anonymity, said he feels that a
majority of the Senate believes
Senator Mccarthy should be
reprimanded for, his statements
about the censure committee.
Zwicker Charge Weakened.
This Democrat said that he
thought the count alleging that
Senator Mccarthy repeatedly
abused" Brig. Gen. Ralph zwick-
er, while the latter was testifying
before the Senate Investigations
Subcommittee last February, had
lost backing since, Senator Case,
Republican. of South Dakota, a
member of the Watkins commit
tee, said he had changed his
mind and would not vote to up
hold the charge.