Evening star., 1955-02-12
Matusow Accuses
Mccarthy. Of Help
In False Statements
BY the Asseeiossd Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Harvey |
Matusow, self described eX-Com-
munist and former FBI in
former, says he was encouraged
by Senator Mccarthy. Repub-
lican, of Wisconsin to make false
statements during the 1852 po-
litical campaign.
Matusow, testifying yesterday |
at a Federal Court hearing on a
retrial motion by 13 convicted
Communists. said he made false
statements" during the cam
paign Of three years ago and
added:
my manner of presentation
and my theme was encouraged
by Senator Joseph Mccarthy
and. in fact, was at the behest
OF Mccarthy and made during
the heat of a political cam
paign."
Senator Mccarthy, told in
Milwaukee last night of Matu-
sow's testimony, said: II would
have no comment on MatuSow
at ALL"
The IS Communists appeal
for new trial is based on an
affidavit by Matusow that he
gave false evidence against them
and with the knowledge Of
Roy M. Cohn, then an assistant
United States attorney at their
trial on conspiracy charges.
Testimony CorrObOrated.
Mr.. Cohn, also in Milwaukee
last night. where he spoke be-
fore a Republican women's
group, commented:
II won't dignity his pack Of
lies. He Matusow) has ade-
quately described himself"
Mr.. Cohn said he thought
Matusow was telling the truth"
at the time of the Communists
trial and that II still think he
told the truth"
Mr.. Cohn, former chief counsel
Of Senator McCarthy's Senate
Permanent Investigations Sub
committee, was asked if he ex-
pected to be called as a witness
in the Communists hearing, and
he replied:
Il certainly hope to-"
Mr.. Cohn added that Matu-
sow's testimony at the trial of
the 13 was thoroughly corrobo-
rated by other witnesses.
Matusow also testified yester-
day he had sent affidavits to the
New York Times and to Time
Magazine saying he had lied in
accusing them of having Com
munists on their staffs.
His original statements. Matu-
sow said. were based on "conjec-
ture and surmise."
Tells Of Oman Meeting.
Matusow told of meeting
Methodist Bishop G. Bromley
Oman in Washington and tell
ing him: 81 want to apologize
for a speech l made against you
October S. 1852. in a Methodist
church in Libertyville, ILL.,"
In that speech, Matusow said,
he had accused the bishop Of
supporting Communist fronts"
Harry Sacher, counsel for the
IS Communists, read an excerpt
from the 28-year-old Matusow's
diary dated January l, 1948. Mr..
Sacher quoted as follows:
AFTER tonight's party I de-
cided to give up the AYD
(American Youth for Democracy
and the rest of the progressive
organizations. including the Com
munist Party which. after much
looking into. I think is a reac-
tionary outfit that is. as the
House of Representatives says,
un-American.
The people of the Communist
Party have one-track minds and
they are too narrow-minded.
They are not the type I feel I
should associate with. / believe
that this country needs changes
but I also believe the Communist
Party would make it worse"
Grand Jury Studies Testimony.
Aspecial Federal Grand Jury,
meanwhile, is investigating the
disparity between Matusow's
testimony at the Communists
trial and his later statements.
Albert E. Kahn. co-publisher
of book by Matusow, titled
False Witness" produced rec
ords and documents relating to
the book to the Grand Jury yes
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