Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-03

senator McCarCnyS margin Of
victory was lower than before
and much lower than President
Eisenhower's in the State. But
he won without too much trouble
and prepared to return to Wash.
ington. And a new administra.
ton pledged to drive the Reds
from Government.
Takes Over Investigations
Temporarily. after the Essen.
hover Inauguration, an illusory
peace settled over the Office Of
the Senator from Wisconsin. But
with the Republican victory ir
the Senate. he now was chairman
OF the Government Operation.
Committee and its powerful sub.
sidiary. the Permanent Investi-
cations Subcommittee. The peace
could not last long.
Senator McCarthy's first move
was to increase the number OF
investigators on the Investiga-
tons Subcommittee staff and
hire as his chief counsel a pre-
cocious. 26-year-old New York
problem child named Roy M
Cohn. Shortly thereafter, Mr.
Cohn brought a close friend OF
his-G. David Schine-to the
committee as an unpaid investi-
gator. A famous team was
formed. and the Mccarthy story
unknown to its principals, began
to move toward a crashing eli
max.
There followed in rapid sue
cession q series Of moves which
indicated clearly that the SEN
ator from Wisconsin was out
to become the dominant figure
in the new administration, If he
could. For more than a year, II
seemed that he could.
Deals With Greek Shippers
In March, 1858, he by-passed
the White House and the State
Department to negotiate direct
with Greek owners Of 242 mer-
chant ships flying flags of five
different nations engaged in
trade with Communist China.
The shipowners agreed to break
on dealings with North Korea,
Red China and Soviet ports in
the Far East. Foreign Aid Ad-
ministrator Harold Stassen car
ried the ball for the administra-
ton. but when he turned around
he found he had no team behind
him.
With whitening sarcasm, Sen
ator Mccarthy grilled Mr.. Stas-
sen before the Investigations
Subcommittee. The President
failed to come to his aides sup
port. the Greek deal stood-and
the administration had lost its
first battle with Senator Nc
Carthy.
COhn and Schlne Team
Very shortly. overseas, it be-
gan to lose another, more subtle
in character but more damaging
in long-range effect. American
prestige abroad came under the
tender ministrations of Mr..
Cohn and Mr.. Schine, and for
the first time the word "McCar-
thyism" began to invade other
languages.
With the Senator's blessing,
the two young men-"junketeer-
ing gumshoes" one angry victim
called them-flitted across the
face Of Europe Investigating
the overseas information pro-
gram" In one capital, Mr.. Cohn
repeatedly bopped Mr.. Schine
over the head with q rolled-up
magazine; in another q solemn
report on the local U.SI.S. Of
fice was issued after a hasty
two-hour visit. Europe's press
bitterly Knocked the travellers
and when they came home they
left behind shattered morale and
contempt for a Government
which would permit such exhibi-
tons.
Into the Senator's public
statements during this period
there began to creep an increas-
ingly patronizing tone toward
the Republican President. And
unknown to the general public,
there also began a steady pres
sure on the Army from Mr..
Cohn. with the Senator's knowl-
edge. to head OF the drafting Of
Mr.. Schine or. failing that, Sc
cure him q commission.
BY early summer. this had be-
come such a fragrant matter and
caused so much bitterness within
the Investigations Subcommittee
that the three Democrats, Nc
Clellan Of Arkansas. Symington
Of Missouri and Jackson Of
washington made formal pro-
tests to Senator Mccarthy. He
ignored them. and also rejected
the Democrats attempts to Sc
cure more control over the hir-
ing and firing Of the subcommit-
tee star. Instead. he proposed
and Republican Senators Dirk
sen Of Illinois. Potter of Mich
igan and Mundt Of South Da-
kota voted approval-that the
chairman be given sole control
Of the staff. An air Of secrecy
began to surround the opera
tons Of the subcommittee. On
July II, the three Democrats
resigned.
For the rest Of that year,
Messrs. Mccarthy. Cohn and
Shine were an inseparable trio
as they moved about the coun-
try searching for Communists.
The Senator left the team brief
ly on September 20 to marry
Jean Kerr, a former secretary
who had helped in the anti
rydings campaign In Maryland.
But II days later he was back,
having dramatically interrupted
his honeymoon at Mr.. COINS
request so that he might con-
tinue his investigation Of sus-
pected security risks at the Army
Signal Corps radar laboratories
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