Evening star., 1955-02-08
Senator's Plan Call
OF Other Witnesses
Along With Matusow
BY |. Edsor Primo

The Senate Internal Security
subcommittee has decided to
wait until Federal grand jury
completes its investigation of
Harvey M. Matusow before it
calls him to testify.
Chairman Eastland yesterday
set next Tuesday as the tentative
date for the former Communists
return to Capitol Hill, where
Matusow now says he gave false
testimony against persons he
identified as Reds.
The subcommittee plans to call
"two or three" other witnesses
at the time of the Matusow hear
ing. according to Senator East
land. These witnesses were not
named, but a subcommittee an
nouncement said it planned to
check "a considerable number of
individuals whose public activi-
ties" have aroused its interest,
and to seek "a solution of hither-
to unexplained conundrums"
about them.
Subpoena Suspension Asked.
Meanwhile, nearing on a mo-
tion to suspend grand jury
subpoena served on Matusow is
scheduled in New York today
before Federal Judge Edward
Dimock.
Attorneys for the convicted 13
second-string Communist lead
ers and left-wing labor union
official contend that Matusow
may be "muzzled" if he is inter-
rogated by the grand jury before
the courts act on motions for
new trials for their clients.
Matusow recently signed sworn
statements that he gave false
testimony in the above cases.
Assistant Attorney General
William F Tompkins, head of the
Justice Departments Internal
Security Division, is in New York
to direct the Governments pror
ceedings before Judge Dimock
and the grand jury.
BrOwnell Pledges Probe.
This was revealed after the
release of a statement by Attor-
ney General Brownell that the
Justice Departments inquiry
into varying testimony and
statements" of Matusow, begin
ming with his first appearance as
a Government witness in July,
1852, will be continued vigor-
ously until all the facts are
ascertained :"
He observed that Matusow's
affidavits admitting untrue testi-
mony have become the subject
of worldwide Communist propa-
ganda."
The Government presumably
wants Matusow to state under
oath exactly wherein he gave his
false testimony. The possibil-
ity that he originally told the
truth and is lying now has not
been discarded.
Seek Reds Role. .ss
Also the question of what part,
If any, the Communist Party, or
It's representatives may have
played in Matusow's fiip-fiop is
expected to be explored.
A left-wing publishing house
handled Matusow's new book.
And the Communist Daily Work.
er announced in heavy 'front.'
page type that its Sunday edi-
ton would carry Harvey Matu-
sow's Own Story"
Did Matusow have any help in
writing the book. which details
his false" testimony? How was
the book financed? The Govern
ment wants to know.
Seeking $26O,OO0.
On another front. the East
land subcommittee announced
that it would ask the Senate for
$260.000 for its expanded pro-
gram of hunting Subversives in
and out of Government.
The chairman said investiga-
tions already under way would
be continued and announced new
ones, including IAN inquiry into
what interest. if any. the Com
munist conspiracy has in the
traffic of narcotic drugs either
as a revenue builder or as an
instrument for gaining pliable
recruits for its nefarious prof.
ects."
Mr.. Eastland also revealed
that his staff is studying the
diaries of former Secretary of
the Treasury Henry Morgen-
thau, jr. He said that when
this is completed "the sub
committee will discuss with Mr..
Morgenthau the best possible
use of this material in the ma