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a heal 4 Eee eet baie Het ane Communy’*s ‘ (Con ined From Fi) “Fairand Impartial’ ‘Draha nf Dad Charan Privy Vi AY VI ges ‘Pledged by Tydings McCarthy Insists That Inquiry Will Be Useless Without Truman Files ee By Cecil Holland Senator Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland, yesterday promised “a fair and imparllaT” investigation of charges that Commiiinisis are employed” in the “State _Depart- | After being named chairman of @ five-man Senate Forelgn Rela- t | MeMahon Says Public Wants Atom Con- | trol or No Soviet Pact. Page A-2 ‘tions subcommittee to make the investigation, Senator Tydings declared: “We will Jet the chips fall where they may. This will be neither a :witch-hunt on the one hand nor }8 whitewash on the other.” Other members of the _investi- gating group named by Chairman ‘Connally of the Foreign Relations ‘Committee are: Other Members of Group. 1 | ' Garnadaes Birttshan af Mae an i 1 Senaiors MtManon of Connecti- ‘ -cut_ and Green of Rhode Island, Democrats, and. Hickenlooper of Towa and Lodge of Massachusetts, Republicans. They will investigate charges hy Senator McCarthy, Renublican OY Senator aC arir avO Publican ' of Wisconsin, that Communists have been employed in important policy positions in the State De- partment. Senator McCarthy satd it was “a good commitice’ but that the investigation would be useless un- ‘sce COMMUNISTS, Besenfed.) { r r* @ ™~™ ie \ i \. 'Carthy added. “I don't think any- at , es aetanlomine * ra Sn é less loyalty files of State Depart- ment employes are made available .to the committee. Truman’s Stand Clear. Fresiirnt Truman has made it clear that he would not release the ‘files although he said he would |co-operate with the investigating committee to disprove what he described as false charges against the department. Senator McCarthy noted that, ithe three Democratic members of {the subcommittee hoid positions, entitling them to highly-secret in- formation. "These men -have demonstrated that they can be trusted with se- eret information,” Senator Mc-j; one will believe the President if he says he can't trust them with information in the secret loyalty files.” Senator Tydings heads the Sen- ate Armed Services Committee; Senator McMahon is chairman of the Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee, and Senator Green is one of the leading mem- bers of the Foreign Relations Committee. Sees Public Pressure. “T'm confident,” Senator Mc- Carthy said, “that public opinion and the committee will force the President to produce the files.” ee es Poedin we and Senator Tydings said he plans “to proceed as soon as possible” with the investigation. He called the investigating group for a meeting tomorrow to lay plans for the Inquiry and discuss He sald one or two wroreadure proceuure. “outstanding and respected per- sons,” probably lawyers, will be employed to act as counsel and advisers. Republicans succeeded in fore- ing the appointment of a five- man rather than a three-man committee as favored by Demo- cratic leaders. Senator Connally said he started out with the idea that-a three-man committee could make the investigation “more expeditiously and efficiently” but. that he “readily agreed" to the Republican suggestions. Cost May Reach §25,000. The inquiry, he said, is expected to cost between $25,000 and £50,000. \ atl? EU. ip La scheduled another open. session of its hearing on Communist activity! in the Pittsburgh area for 10:30 a.m. tomorrow. A D For Gonanguce faneu jFusyt Btpuedy ut TOUT pepya eqns sue geyy PeEfequipur Aayy ‘harp Aurduoa ‘BI; 2.10j39q poysTxe = . ft aiaut Te : : <3 bn sate in apemalimabllaaiamaiiiasassA i, Mae Siltiae 2. Bia Retin, + titania ieee tea ep iate te ioetinee — memmia Tqleon_ pad Clece | Glavio_ Ni cho! s Rosen _ Tracy | Harbo Mohr ____ Teles P ir "- a2), 2 . Nense_ Gandy _ 7 a + fa i ~ f?é f ae . : nerve of wean me } 4 aa — WOT RH Offroad 85 APR 28 1950 ee A Pa; Times-Hera tr Wash. Post Wash. News Wash. Star: N.Y. Mirror Date: FEB 2 |