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Flood of Telegr sters & McCarthy in Anti-Red Battle Public. Response Includes Contributions To Meet Expense of Senate Crusade This is the second of two articles on public reaction to Sen. Me- Carthy's fight against Communist influence in the State department. Sen. McCarthy (R) of Wi Wiseonsin bas been holstered in-bié pete he ‘senator is urged “to rane pea sent cone Mire deiray his personal Tnvestigation |a expenses. -—aft wey _heard_he: *a pane “pressed financially. “F¥oni the contributions, | the Morel support expressed Dy these people has been tremendonys and widespread, Telegrams Are Pointed Seme of the letters are long The telegrams cary a pointed) message Here are a few samples of the wires: ) “Congratulations on being an Americun and not a poiltician,” ainst. Communist influences inthe ole-hearted sunport of people “back h ‘Presbyterian women in California, ‘the ~ Elks, lAme@rican Legion posts and Vet- &. €fatis of Fdreign Wars. phis_ experience” as @ |viniéed Him “the Deniveratic par party | has become infiltrated by radicals, Americanism ys, Trumas___.,_ | “Give them both barrels,” said | Milwaukee wire. One from Jop.| lin, Mo., read: “American people! extend gatitude for your coura-: geous defense of Americanism ver: sus Truman atrogance.” Ran pth of reenivasd on Hitlariny 8156 receiveq | ence LT - agement” froni such grouns as cltizens~ committees, A former FBI agent wrote that Socialists, Communists, crackpots wired a Pittsburgh couple. "Real Americans are alt for: you,” said a wire from Sacra- mente, Calif, “God love you,” wired a Balti- © more dector. “Your fearless courage renews our confidence jn the govern-: ment.” said a group of _Ala-| amans. Jease Carry On’ "Keep belting them,” said*a Los Angeles wire. “Please carry on,’ said another from Abbeville, La.) “The people are behind you,” assured a wire from St. Paul. “The' public is going strongly for you,” wired former Sen, Revercomb (R) of West Virginia. "Give them heck: millions are with you,” said a telegram from Madison, Wis. “Don't get dis- couraged,” read one from Boston. “The Halls of Montezuma ring with your praise,” a resident of eee mesh, told the former farine officer = A Texas preacher asked Mce- Carthy to demand the resigna- tin tions of President Truman and State Sccretary Acheson, declar- ing “I charge them with incom- petence and with giving inspira- tion and consolation to sworn tk enemies of, this government,” land, we want to commend you and warped-minded intellectuals. als.” | -He_urged McCarthy to “Garry on the fight until you cleap_oul the whole Administration.” A Baltimore couple wrote: “AS Tegistered Democrats “in Mary- for your courageous fight against communism in the State depart- ment. Although we have the ut- most respect for our Sen. Tydings, we do not agree with the way he, has whitewashed your charges.” "\Even the Democrajs “Even a large majority of the ‘Democratic voters are on your side,” wrote a Wisconsin man. “We need a man like you for President,” said a Democrat from Memphis, Tenn. Similar sentl- Inents came from other writers. Former Gov. John C. Vivian of | Colorado wrote that: “On every. hand, I hear favorable comments on your campaicn ... More power to you. The people, I’m sure are with you.” A Los Angéles ldwyer offered his service aS defense ccunsel in ease McCarthy were sued for libel, A Texan offered financial help in case of a libel suit. From Port Carbon, Pa, a 16- year-old girl wrote that: “I say a i prayer for you every day so you win.” From Urbana, DL, came this one: “I am just an old lady. but you are a young man and so I hope I fan encourage you in your present € ts to prove a& few ‘salis of the earth’ still re-- main, to try to regain some of our State department | land it is a scandal the way our _ lost dignity and honor fn the eyes of the world. God and his people are with you." ~—————~ “The writer is ill and barely eble to write but wanted you to | know she is 100 per cent for you so-called representatives soft-pedal | the investigation,” wrote a Phoenix, | (Ariz.) woman in shaky scrawl, A Brooklyn woman wrote: “It just burns the women up to think with all the ‘big men’ there ere in the United States, the Pres- ident has to pick so many for | high office who are so red.” “It seems mighty good to think someone has gumption enough to keep this United States of ours @ decent place to live and not give it overgo dictatorship,” wrote 4 Minnesofm farmer. ‘ Keep Poufding Away A naturalized citizen hgre told McCarthy: fight and with God’s help true Americanism will win out.” An Oklahoma minister cautioned Mc- Carthy against possible Commu- nist attempts on his life, but said* “Keep pounding away along the same lines and even harder be- cause it is not possible to accuse those Pendergast plunderers down in Washington of anything too dirty and too dishonest for any- body to commit.” “We ordinary people are not s0 easily fooled aS the ‘higher-ups’ claim they were.” said a Brooklyn woman. “We believe you are hon- estly working for our best inter- est, * wrote a Milwaukee secretary... as “one of the working girls.” “We need more men like you,’ wrote 29 Philadelphia citizens A man in Exeter. N. H., said: “ assure you that the man on th street feels as J do that you are doing a big job. The lack of sup- port the Republican senators have iven you is appalling.’ 8 “It's a shame that more Repib- "Keep up the good - Tolson a - Ladd a f Clegr VA Glavgn :. ‘ Niee~DZ Rosen _ Tracy Harbo Belmont # | | Mohr _ Tele. Room __ Nease _ Gandy - “at ‘| pod , sf. tose /, . / AL 7 ' Page P sec. licans and southern Democrats in the Senate aren't backing you,” wrote a Los Angeles man. “You lare so right, go after them,” ‘urged a woman if in New Orleans, ak TO | “ty Times-Heraid Wash. Post Wash. News Wash. Star N.Y. Mirror WAT = 6 1998 4