Evening star., 1955-06-30
Pro and Con Nee orthy

Senator Mccarthy deserves
a pat on the back for his
efforts to force a discussion
of the Red satellites question
at the forthcoming Big Four
conference. 1t is unfortunate.
however, that McCarthy's far
seeing and courageous "en-
slaved peoples" resolution was
defeated by the Senate.
AS Americans. we should
declare ourselves openly and
loudly for a discussion Of the
Red satellite question. It
would be worthless for Presi-
dent Eisenhower to attend
this conference at Geneva un-
less Moscow will agree to dis
cuss this vital issue. The
Soviet Union would only con-
tinue it's expansion into the
Far East and into Western
Europe.
Many of our Allies who
fought so well with us during
World War II are now con-
demned to atheistic. COM
munistic slavery in the Soviet
satellites. Our attempt to cur
tail international tension can
never be solved until these
countries are liberated from
Communist dictatorship.
When Sc n ator Mccarthy
warns Of the fallacy and dan
ger of communism, he does
this Nation a genuine good
deed. An effort is always made
to smear his reputation, but
his strong personality man
ages to survive. It is note
worthy that the most violent
condemnations of Senator Nc
Carthy's principles come from
those who advocate the So
cialiSt principles with which
he strongly disagrees.
Southern Democrat.
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I never read Thomas Stokes
column before and never ex-
pect to again, but the headline.
"Joe McCarthy's Second Cen
sure" caught my eye and I
read his account of McCar-
thy's speech and the ensuing
debate on his proposed agenda
for the summit" talks.
Fortunately, ! had also read
in the Tablet "a Brooklyn pub
lication) a complete report Of
McCarthy's fine speech and an
entirely different account Of
the debate in which various
Senators, including Knowland
and Bender were quoted as
congratulating and respecting
McCarthy's stand while st the
same time disagreeing with
some of his ideas.
If you are going to print such
sweeping announcements as
Stokes, wouldn't it have been
fair to publish .McCal thy's
speech SO that the public could
judge for itself whether what
Mccarthy said was right or
wrong. and not have to depend
on emotional accounts rather
than factual reports?
Worried.
For well over 80 years I
have been reading The Star,
and many have been the excel
lent articles I have read from
its pages, but never a better
one appeared than the June
rs column n by Thomas l..
Stokes, headed Joe McCar-
thy's Second Censure."
Mr.. Stokes says: "It took a
long, long time to check him,
but finally he is put on the
shelf" And I add, let us hope
that he stays on the shelf un-
less. or until, he completely
reforms himself and gets in
line with our true American
principles Of democracy.
McCarthyisrn, communism,
and other things related
thereto have played a large
part in bringing about such q
state of affairs as exists in our
fair land today. But now that
this would-be dictator appar-
entity has been put on the
shelf" once and for all, the
people who love freedom and
justice in this great Nation
can say, "Who Is afraid of the
big bad wolff"
Truly. as Mr.. Stokes says.
"our checks and balances seem
to work out, with time and