Evening star., 1955-02-23
Mccarthy Accuses
Senator's Of Coaxing
Matusow 10 Smear

Mdfus0W 10 Smear
Senator Mccarthy today ac-
cused two Democratic Senators
of leading on" and "coaxing"
turnabout witness Harvey Matu-
sow ito smear Republican
Senators"
The Wisconsin Republican
named the Democrats as Senator
Mcclellan of Arkansas and Sen
ator Hennings of Missouri.
I'm my book, that places them
in a category below Matusow."
Senator Mccarthy told reporters.
When informed of the Nc
Carthy charges. Senator McClel-
Ian said, II wasn't trying to get
him to smear anybody"
Mentioned McCarran.
The Arkansas Senator said
Matusow had seemed to imply
that the late Senator Pat Nc
Carran, Democrat, of Nevada.
had encouraged Matusow to
campaign against some Senators.
Senator Mcclellan said he was
seeking to clear Senator McCar-
rams name.
Under questioning by Senators
Mcclellan and Hennings and
others at Senate Internal Sc
curity subcommittee hearing
yesterday, Matusow, a self-styled
"habitual and perpetual" liar,
testified that Senator Mccarthy
suggested that he campaign in
1852 against Democratic Sena-
tors Mansfield in Montana and
Jackson in Washington. In
those States. Matusow said he
falsely accused the two Demo-
Gratis of being pro-Communists.
Senator Mccarthy. in an in
terview also recorded for tele-
vision, said he would not ask the
subcommittee for an opportunity
to reply to the Matusow charges.
He added it would be a waste
OF his time to attempt to answer
"a confessed liar and a confessed
perjurer."
Aware Of Speeches.
In response to questions, Sem
ator Mccarthy said he was
aware in the 1852 campaign that
Matusow was speaking about
his previous friends in the Com
munist Party" The Wisconsin
Republican said that Matusow, at
that time, appeared to be a
bona flde ex-Communist who had
broken with the Communist
Party"
Il think he was telling the
truth then and lying now" SEN
ator Mccarthy said, adding that
Matusow is clearly serving the
cause of the Communist Party
now"
Senator Watkins, Republican,
OF Utah said today Matusow ap-
parently is deliberately trying to
destroy" other former Commu-
nists who have testified for the
Government.
Subcommittee members said
yesterday they will try to Jail
him on perjury charges. Senator
Eastland said the Justice De-
partment had asked for a tran
script of the hearings.
Matusow stuck to his story
that he has falsely accused
hundreds" of persons of ties
to communism when he testified
both in courts and on Capitol
Hill in the earlier 1950s.
Matusow said he had dates
in New York with a Federal
court and a Federal grand Jury.
Excusing him temporarily, the
subcommittee called other wit
nesses for closed-door question:
ing about the case.
Matusow told the Senators
yesterday that other former
Communists who have testified
about Communist espionage also
have given false testimony.
He named Elizabeth RentIev
Louis Budenz, Manning johnson
and Paul Crouch, all of them
confessed ex-Reds and frequent
Government witnesses.
Budenz commented in New
York: This is the second stage
of the Communist attack on in
ternal security. They have
planned since 1850 to attack
Government witnesses"
Miss Bentley said today, II
have never given false testimony
and never intend to-"
Miss Bentley, now teaching
romance languages at Sacred
Heart Academy at Grand CO.
teau, La. said there was mot a
word of truth" in Matusow's
statement. She said she had
known him only casually and
remembered no particular dis
cussions with him"
Others named by Matusow
could not be reachod ir,nedi
ately.