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bl oe ae wr hee - S a sponse to demands by Senaiors Fergasor? (KR. Mich.), wiherry tk; Nebr,), and Brewster: In speeches on the Senate floor, ’ the Republicans sald it was im- portant to find out if §1 people, discharged by the State Depart- ment as security risks by reason of homosexuality, had obtained jobs elsewhere in the Government. Finally, it appeared that the; Tydings subcommittee will also look into the Barrett-Crawford case, Before Brewster made his accu-': tion about the alleged intimida-| thon, Tydings had announced that t 0 members of ra hae i ase “rhe Crawfords said they did not Lodge (R., Mass.) would study theave the files and suggested th{t whole State Department security Lennerts go to a public library. | investigation procedure. Later In, #88 Only Teach Gre ConclusiGn the day, a State Department pressfrom this Ancient, Brewster tol officer said the full facts of thethe Senate. “Either Mr, Lennerts| Barrett-Crawford incident’ would! one of the stupidest Investiga- tors that ever worked for the Gov- pe Placed oe ore te ernment and js totally unqualified rewsters Description , for his fob. at this call was made According to Brewster's deserip-for the deliberate purpose of in- tion, here ig what happened: timidating an editor of our free “When Senator carts press.” charges against Owen thattimore Later, Brewster said. “Crawford were made public, Mr. Barrett waswas told the whole thing was particularly active in organizing mistake. ithe State Deparimeni’s couniet- In a statement, Barrett bed | Cena ack. “Senator Brewster has beer! |! “Using his former relations with! -rocsty misinformed ‘by someone.’ charges and their investigatio pwsweek ag a fulcrum, he began!” ,, : . ‘sanding memoranda to Kenneth [ never put.any pressure of any;was raised jater yesterday in G! Crawford, Newsweek's national (Sort on Kenneth Crawford, an oldjpress conference of special Sc! of not giving the State Department Honal affairs editor of Newsweek. Dulles. a fair break." id absolutely nothing beyon . Brewster ta'4 the department)writing him two personal letters Dulles, appointed to strengt!ir took exception to an item in thejIndicating that I thought the tone [bipartisan foreign policy dete: Marth 20 issue of Newsweek thatlof a few Newsweek articles was(mination, commented that ‘h spoke of “leaks” in the State De- unfair and urging him to come to procedures followed by the T: rtment. ashington and take a good lwo : ‘ Patter hearing the obijection,jat the department’s loyalty set-up, dings subcommittee ‘were not th Brewster said, Crawford offered|which had impressed me as ex- best to arrive at the truth o: | to supply affidavits and names of|cellent.,.. avoid unnecessary disunity.” the “leaks.” He sald Barrett first|«Confident” of Confirmation Did he put all the blame on th told Crawford he didn’t think “Tl am confident Mr. Crawford/subcommittee procedure and nen: Urawiord wanted to proceed if himself will confirm all of this|on McCarthy's methods, reporie: at fashion, and will be glad to make it clear/asked. But later, Brewster said, Lin-ltnst 7 did not and would not at-| Dulles replied be did nots” hin White, a State Departmentiiempt to ‘intimidate’ him in any|"wholly eye.to eye” with Mz pyess officer, said the department). sy even if I were eapable of do- Carthy, and eonceded that th! nted the names. ing 30." problem he raised was not bes New Calter Cite , Barrett made public the two|resolved elther by “public charg”, Next, ssid Brewster, a n BN letters, both cordial in tone. Thejor public hearings.” 4 Identified himself as Edwin DMyen-|one inviting Crawford's inapection nerts of the State Department di-jsaid that the department's loyalty “vision af security, called at the procedure was “a matter of vital Crawford home in New York. concern to all of us” and that it Léennerts wanted te know, Brew- would be worth while for Crawioqd ster said, if Crawford had anyitg study It. ' T back copies of the former New) yi, crawford did. York newspaper “PM,” for which!» _ estion of the McCarth Crawford had written a series of | - ‘ articles “unfriendly' to Senator Tydines. . |