Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-27
Mccarthy Expresses
Shock al Presidents
Comments on YaIta
BY the A..oeiesed Press

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BY the Assoeiefed Press
Senator Mccarthy, Republic
can. Of Wisconsin, said last night
that President Eisenhower ap-
parently wants to forget about
"the whole sorry mess" but SEN
ator Mccarthy is going to talk
about "the treason and sellout
at Yalta."
In a statement issued by his
Office. the Wisconsin Senator
said he was shocked" at Mr..
Eisenhower's news conference
comments last Wednesday about
publication of the Yalta papers.
Mr.. Eisenhower said he saw
nothing to be gained 'by going
back 10 years and showing, in
the light of after-events, that
someone may have been wrong,
or someone may have been
right" He said profit might be
taken from mistakes" at Yalta
without merely attempting to
damage reputation"
Cites Party DUTY"
II had thought it was the duty
Of the Republican Party-and
especially Of its leaders-to in
form the American people of the
errors of either party" Senator
Mccarthy declared.
who are we supposed to be
covering up for? Whose 'repu-
tations' are we meant to be care
full not to damage? What in
competents. what traitors?
Whatever does the president
mean?"
Asserting that the official
documents of the 1945 Roose-
welt Churchill-Stalin meeting
reveal untarnished treason"
Senator Mccarthy added:
Even though Eisenhower
doesn't think it's proper to talk
about it. I do.
Il think it's proper-I think
It's imperative-to talk about it
and act because there is Moth
Ing as yet in the record to in
dictate that the United States
government has dispensed with
the services Of all the traitors"
Ellender Hits G. O.?
In a separate statement, Sena-
tor Ellender. Democrat of Louis
lana. said Republicans are "at-
tempting to make political thun-
der out of the papers but it APP
pears that their efforts will fizzle
out like a wet Roman candle"
For my own part, think it
Is high time we forgot about the
errors of the past" Senator Ell
lender said. I'VE must concen-
trate our efforts on the future
on removing the seeds of dis
trust and international trouble
making which today pose the
threat of atomic warfare"
Senator Ellender said the de-
cisions reached at Yalta leave
much to be desired when meas
ured by today's standards"
But, viewed in the setting in
which they were made, I cannot
see how the Yalta agreements
can give comfort to anyone"
he said. ITO my way of think
ing, the only decision open to
criticism at this late date was
the failure of President Roose-
welt to take the Congress into
his confidence before the agree
ments were made binding. /
Under the circumstances, and
at the time they were made. I
believe that President Roosevelt's
decisions were fair ones, honestly
made
Rayburn Criticized
Senator Mccarthy said the at
titude of Democratic leaders to-
ward the release of the Yalta
papers was shocking" He crit
icized House Speaker Rayburn
for saying IF it helps the Re-
publicans. then it will be a glori-
Gus thing"
IF I've ever seen a party in
my life that needed help" Mr..
Rayburn added last week, tits
the Republican Party"
Senator Mccarthy said:
Thus, we see the Eisenhower
branch of the Republican Party
saying oh, let's forget about
the whole sorry mess of treason
because some traitors reputa-
ton might be damaged, and we
find the Democrat leadership
saying oh, Yalta was a glorious
thing If 1t helps the Republican
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