Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20

clated Press after a copy OF thu
check was received at A. P.'
asked for a breakdown by year,
of the refund.
Missed Deductions
1.-THE breakdown is that they
found I had paid too much ovel
a period of seven years, that
had reported everything accu'
rately. That I did not take all O.
the deductions I was entitled u
take
The Senator repeated that thu
revenue service found that if h,
had taken all Of the deduction!
to which he was entitled he woulc
get back $1.056.75.
That's all the breakdown
can give you on it" he said
Period"
Have you decided to file any
libel suits?" Senator McCarth.
was asked a bit later.
II talked with Ed Williams
Edward Bennett Williams) who
was my lawyer in this whole
proceeding-and everything else
about the possibility of libeI
SUITS" he said. I'VE both agreed
that there is a clear-cut case OF
libel, that the damage is very
great. Papers from coast to coast
published the story which The
Star wrote-not only from coast
to coast but in Europe. What, ii
anything. will be done on Libel
actions, l frankly don't know
We agreed that I pretty much
rely on Eds judgment"
The Senator said later. INC
decision has yet been made. That
will be made after I discuss ii
in more detail with my lawyer
Are you contemplating any
SANDER suits against your col
leagues in the Senator" he was
asked.
Suggests Apology
mo-" the Senator answered. 81
do think the Gillette Commit
tee and the Watkins (censure)
Committee owe an apology to
me and to the American people
). I think the false statements
made in the reports are priv
ileged. They can go ahead and
SANDER me. I don't care"
The Senator was asked how
he got along on his salary, con-
Sidering all his problems.
1--WE get pretty good salary, u
he said. We're getting S22 500
a year. I don't have too much
difficulty, We run short at times
I've got two people on my staff
now that I am paying out of my
own pocket. It's a considerable
drain but I am not worried about
it."
Senator Mccarthy said he was
continuing his fight against COM
munism, despite the fact that
ne was no longer chairman OF
the Senate Investigations sub
committee. The Senator said his
new fight would be made solely
on his own resources.
Senator Mccarthy was asked
about reports he was friendly
with Internal Revenue Director
T. Coleman Andrews.
He replied that he hadn't seen
the commissioners "more than
two or three times since he took
Office"
Il saw him at committee hear
ings twice." he said II saw him
at a speech I made down at
Richmond once. What 1 have
seen of him I like. AS far as ]
know he had nothing to do with
this. 1t was the auditor"
Asked for Breakdown
Senator Mccarthy was again
asked for a breakdown by years
on his income tax returns, as
well as a yearly breakdown on
the refund.
1T was a net refund covering
the entire PERIOD" he said.
He was then asked if he was
assessed any amount for any OF
the years.
Il think there was one year fol
which they assessed me $43
That was the only year that they
assessed me-"
Senator Mccarthy was asked
by a Star reporter whether he
would be willing to have all Of
the Internal Revenue records Of
the tax investigation made pub
lie. He said:
II have no objection to that
Another reporter asked if the
Senator would have any objec-
ton to reporters querying the
Internal Revenue Service about
the records.
you can ask them anything
you like" he replied, adding that
he would have no objection tt
them giving out any information
they could without violating the
law.
Would you ask the Interna
Revenue to make the record pub
lic?"
Il wouldn't ask that it be mad
public" Senator Mccarthy said
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