Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-11-05

/ tain Army of1lclalS IN the pro-
| motion and honorable discharge
given DR.. Peress. described by
Senator Mccarthy as q fifth
amendment Communist" Sen
ator Watkins, the chairman OF
the special Senate committee
that recommended censure of
Senator Mccarthy, accepted the
invitation.
Has No Objection.
/ IF Senator Mccarthy wants
his Senator Watkins') testi-
mony," Senator Mcclellan said
land Senator Watkins wants to
/ be heard, we have no objection
| to the hearing"
| Senator Mcclellan, who will
succeed Senator Mccarthy as
chairman Of the Investigations
Subcommittee when the Demo
Gratis organize the new Congress
in January, said that obviously
the chairman of a committee can
call a meeting any time he
wishes.
The word that the three Dem
ocrats on the 7-member SUBJ
committee will raise no objec-
ton means that Senator Nc
Carthy can hold his hearing
regardless Of the position of the
three other Republican mem
bers.
| So far, Senator Mccarthy
hasn't said whether he will cal
witnesses in addition to Sen.
ator Watkins.
Thanksgiving Target Date.
Meanwhile, Senators were
hopeful that they could settle the
Mccarthy censure issue BY
Thanksgiving despite new evi.
dence from the Wisconsin Re.
publican that his bitterness,
against those who recommended
action against him has moi
abated.
| While Senator Mccarthy sale
he planned no obstructive
| tactics to delay q vote on tn,
censure motion, on which debat'
| win start Monday, he expressed
his feeling on the whole affair
by calling it that November
A circus Z
He also fred od-and mad,
public - another denunciator!
letter to. Senator Watkins.
|! In the letter, he accused Sena.
Il tor Watkins Of having made ar
| "irnbecilic ruling" during COM
Imittee hearings when he barred
levidence Senator Mccarthy
sought to introduce in his de.
| Tense against a charge that hi
had been contemptuous toware
the Senate Elections subcommit.
tee which investigated him ir
1852.
This was the most recent oil
a series Of letters and statement:
in which Senator Mccarthy ha.
attacked the conduct of the cen.
sure investigation by Senator
| Watkins.
Watkins Group to Meet.
Members of the Watkins com
mittee planned a meeting Mon
day morning to perfect the reso
lutions they will offer calling TO
official reprimand Of Senator Nc
Carthy.
It's three Republican and thre,
Democratic members voted un
animous1y in September to urg
the Senate to censure Senate
Mccarthy on grounds that h
ta) was contemptuous toward i,
Senate subcommittee which in
vestigated him two years ago
(b) used vulgar language abou
Senator Hendrickson, Republican
Of New Jersey, and (c) abuse,
unjustly Brig. Gen. Ralph w
wicker, when Gen. Zwicker wa
q witness before Senator Nc
Carthy's Senate Investigation
subcommittee.
Members of the commute
have reached only tentativ
agreement on language Of TIT
resolution they will submit call
ing for censure. Senator Watkin
and Senator Case, Republican
Of South Dakota, committe
secretary, plan to confer her
over the week end to perfect
draft of the resolution. This vii
be submitted to other member
for final approval Monday.
Senator Mccarthy, in a re
newal of his feud with Sec
rotary Of the Army Stevens
said he win demand that Mi
Stevens tell "why he is hidin
the secret master responsible 70
coddling" former DR.. Peress.
Whoever that was is a dan
gerous man." Senator McCarth
said.
Replies to New Inquiry.
Mr.. Stevens, replying to al
earlier inquiry by Senator NC
earthly, wrote the Senator las
night saying that two Army of
ficers have been officially repri
nlanded for delay in handlinI
the Peress case. He did no
name these officers.
Commenting on Mr.. Stevens
report, Senator Mccarthy sail
in q telephone interview:
cThis letter is completed.
phony. 1t doesn't answer VIII,
was responsible for this honor
able discharge and promotion
and it indicates that the Peres
case was handled the same q
Others. !"
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