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Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy — Part 20
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‘than 48 Communis! front or
zations.”
“This is not testimony!" yelled
Tydings. “I am tired of speeches
about what the President ought
to do.”
‘Tf this heckling by the chair
/ would cease,” remarked McCarthy,
‘I can start presenting some of
peated “iitt@erthy.” You apners’ gave me information Bt lan .
ently know it also. You probably |heads will fall You're net Toole, sane wt naires
know more about it than I do. I've been in ® they want to know -
“You say this is a mystery case. me. ive efi formed that the stati¢ copies I have sc
I’m mystified concerning this in-|5*te department ts very anxious pe caught short by t:
sistence on this one case. If the |f© know who is giving me this in- qoeyment of which 1 t
formation. . “Tf they got my file
Senator is Interested in knowing rete
whether my charges are true or ‘This committee is being used.
as a tool of the State department, |COUld go ahead and tak
‘this evidence.” talse, he knows that the govern-
ment files will supply the answer.” (It's not out to rid the State de. thing else. I will res
partment of bad security risks, butitempt to obtain my
Hearing Is Adjourned | “I'm not trying to find out if
ld con-|jthe charges are true or false, but ;0Ut to discover who's helping me |after the State depa’
deine, MeCarthy coe Gre | whether you relied on accurate i: \s0 that they can be kicked out
. ” surrendered its files.
© formation in making these 'tomerrow.
‘er d. Aft * .
eeeratice” season. Ty dines an-||°harees,” barked Green. “I'm 80-1 You'd Better Reflect wes? DOW Wal only :
nounced the recess until Monday |/™8 to get an answer out of youl ee ‘Tydings had recover:
and said McCarthy would be al! “Im not going to guess fof '| McMahon flushed. by this time. He ad
lowed ta testify without interrupl|{¥oU.” snapped McCarthy, “I don: it vititude
“I'm profoundly shocked by this | ci
ifresponsible speech,” he declared. med sec,
DL : y files “I repudiate and denounce these |“I See Your Point”
“ealing privately the name of 1 wouldn’t be surprised,” sald |imputations against committee
Flagrant Homosexual,’ McCarthy | CTSe®- members. It is unworthy of any|,,Walving the implic
refused to mame the “high State} @, yo nabs the Senajor thinks it United States senator to engage |this committee woul
department official” whose pres- 1 _hono r to be on the member-lin such an irresponsible business, |State department in an
. Mp sv Gs & SUUVETSIVE OFBAUZH- (Tf there is to be this kin , Temarked, “1 give you
gire is said to have led to hisl€on case McCarthy. “He is en-lit is not to the best eee , that we would keep yo:
know what his name is—peri
Hon. Your name may be in my files , . .
Farlicr in the hearing, after r
-instatement, m
“T am not naming the high of- ted to that opinion. he United yon tart makin cumetsnees tou Bee
cial,’ McCarthy said. “The chair} “Ki ”
an can obtain it in a very easy cep Them Intact charges of that kind, you'd bette to the State departm:
r. and simple manner—by subpeona-{ “SWe_mav have to subneona |reflect seriously on it.” yqur point and I agree -
ing the files in this case, not|| Your files” threatened Tydings. T never say anything witho ut Green again
merely the State department’s Task vou to keep them intact,” reflecting on it,” said McCarthy. tHat McCarthy suppir
jieosejeaf files, which can be cMahon took over the cross-|"I repeat that this Is an obvious © quested,
ready rifled, but also the files; € McCarth pr |ttempt to get the names of loyal ‘“What you want,”
_jAmericans who may have given McCarthy, “is the nam:
me information. It 1s shameful loyal man who ‘hag told
. ; nF and obvious here to everyone what is in the State deparin
on_you? IT insist on am _ is going on.” If you got it, his fob w
Wil_you produce all you have dn|, Tydings was shouting and bang- worth a snap of the fir.
this case right how?” @ his gavel, ought to be more conce
v I'd like to say again and again (the truth of my charges
any charge, subpoena the FB] @nd again and again and again,” lect, of my informatic
é shouted, “thet we will obtain
h evi. Bl the files that, are necessary, | Subcommittee on Spot
@ want your es to c
nee for my charges is in their Wo the State d epartment, fites ad thought the comin
|~T'm left with the unfortunate [( see if they have been tampered | ®/te? facts, not bene ae
opinion that the senator has ma- ith. jooper mec
of the FBI and the civil service
cemmission.”
Via Thev or Don’t They?
“You told the Senate.” protested
Tydings, “that you had seen a
report replete with information
concerting this high official. Now,
do your files contain this n:
or don’t they?”
4
oO
“T do not have the name,”
McCarthy. “If the chairman
ps4 anxious for it, let him ask t
” " looper.
Secrctary of State for it. terial which he refuses to turn c
“Why this insistence on this [over to this committee,” said Mc,P o> Heard Rumors spon” ade tee
on i . , ; . F
case?” demanded Sen. Hicken Mahon, his voice rising. ‘fet § not fool each other,” saif say the charges are not ¢
subpeona,” know what you want—the name tment is right now rifling drawn that the records i
'[*T have @ very strong suspicion lof those in"the-Sete department Hles, taking omt-acyéhing that will (U5, ee eee SePATH
oncerning the name of this in. °<————-—————_]_ +
looper (R) of Towa. “The commit: cure not fooling me, sen: Carthy. “You and I both hav :
tee has authority to get this file [Bh McCarthy told McMahon, a rd rumors that the Siate at the inference will tmmec
mn
ividual.” remarked McCarthy. : ‘han! exchenge had tal;
.fBut I’m not going to give you an en. hour, MecCar:
suspicions or hearsay.” ceeded to put into the re
Sen. Green took over the qurs- remainder of his evidence
ticaing of McCarthy, asking No. 1, that regarding
asain and again whether Mc- nyon. Committee 1
Carthy coule supply the name of again began interrupting |
the high official. ering was edjourned 1
“I think I know the name.” re rthy having been pern
oe is give evidence in only c
in the twockky*ntwrme.
eR y FS ry = ge SS ; —_ ; oe
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