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Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy — Part 21

91 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy · 91 pages OCR'd
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“HE EVENING STAR, Washing! rity Report Blasting McCarthy ‘ould not remember ove this subrommistas uf any recollectiog ie in addition, immunity and ted before the gr zust of 1045, the facts, the grand ‘umusly voted not to ervice. We could not ‘npressed also by the ‘inuous scrutiny to s béen subjected dur- 5 years. He has been times by elther the , in practical effect, been invalid by the Supreme the case of United St Bryan (70 &. Ct. 724 [1088 hearing denied (70 8. Ct ; {1950]). Two witnesses have | a : peared before us and refused _ tesilfy, claiming their privilege) Gem. the against self-incrimination . under } tee the fifth amendrmgnt to the Con. : stitution, .While contempt cite- [tions have been recommended ini ties aad the case of each of these individ- uals, it is apparent that even iff ” The ‘artment Personnel ae . ; they are convicted for contempt, i¢ State Department ; we have atill been deprived of 4+ Loyalty Board... . Miss Dorothy Kenyon Dr. Harlow Shapley Philip C. Jessup testimony on matters deemed ma- our . Buch s atta- pted Practice. paign of unwarranted and unfair/an election year, some Americans terial ‘0 ow inquiry. the. very condoning it, we rec-! vilification without parallel in!may question the findings of any i . it was an accepted!the history of congressional in-|investigative’ body that may have een dlae ot “tne Conmrest te con. none State Department of-| vestigations. This vilification in-|any degree of political complexion, | ,,.,j rations & hearings. ing) ‘part some types of|cluded repeated charges that wejas, of course, is true of any con- i. os Paes be od ommend ‘ormation to writerS|were attempting to “whitewash”|gressional committee. With thisline: the appropriate committes ‘ive them background |the State and Justice Depart-jin mind, together with the mem) of each branch of Congress ogu- for their articles.|ments. .. . ory of repeated charges, however auct an immediate study wi ice was in an unusual) The subcommittee, unfortu-|unwarranted, concerning the loy-| view to developing a statute ‘hina and, in accord-|nately, has been burdened in its} alty program throughout the Gov-|win provide the necesEAry ten, Stilwell’s wishes| work by reason of the failure of/ernment service as a whole, we nity where testimony is ma’ -d relations with thelthe two minority members to at-| make the following recommenda- an inquiry and at the same time es in China of the|tend subcommittee sessions with/ tion: “ not be a vehicle to be employed ess in order to brief|any degree of regularity. Out of| (A) That the President of the by unscrupulous individuals seek- volitical and quasi-/31 sessions, the senior Senator|United States favorably consider ing to escape punishment for ‘elopments in the|from Iowa attended only 21 s¢5-/the appointment of a commiassion,| mimes oommitted. ; thet er, He appears tojsions and the junior Senator) in the nature of the Hoover Com- , jowed a greater free-|from Massachusetts only 22. Sig-imisston, te make s thorough and * sete with the press|nificantly, a substantial poured comprehensive study of the loy- a View to deter: ‘n officer in rn simiier}age of those absences _oce Bt: ? with Inining its adequacy to meet the eshington. If should ing our~—consider: azed that both Mark) Amerasia case. requirements of security at this eritical juncture of our interna- on we .| Additionaly, we were con- ate mae and fronted with the extremely snom- - public in the spring|@lous situation of the minority /tiona) relations; a Service first met;Members being unable to agree) (my That this commission be Gayn was known for|om wiether the sessions should D€/ composed of 12 high-minded and ip Collier's and The punlic or executive. Senet ee publio-splrited individuals to be ening Post and had selected as follows: for Time and For-;Sions; Senator Lodge insisted tht (t) Four to be appointed by vice Was unaware of; th¢ Show be taken off the tive| the President of the United 1 the editorial board and all hearings be in execu States: and still considered ee (1) Two from the Federal al suthority on Far} Te Job et me the facts ' pervice. 'rs. Because of the/Concerping ped eat ae (3) Two from private life. “7 off writera special [Protecting the Government afainet! ay’ Pour to be sppointed by - it Wes natural that tiany to the FBL Inherent tm the President of the Sens:z: 2o% experts in thal. . 7 and Jaffe. to show “Test in dis musterie] ace writer, In addi- -— - on wn (2+ Iwo from private life. disputed that Mr. ‘al evidence points to (3) Four to be appointed by +eing other corre} ve | the Speaker of the House of . OMT ART ed abe £1 that the FBI is fully cap- Representatives: a of discharging its responsi- ‘ly Two f MERRY DOW and in the future, as it o irom the House— . . hie the naat.W ~- one from the majority and Clarn and raffle, o simeelf readily ade & ~ from the minority party.:) > (2) Two?fram private life. -@ oe a“
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