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Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy — Part 24

61 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy · 60 pages OCR'd
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~; — |—- 7 « that rear. Vultes Fdasteps . hnstcleicCarthy Tit on Communist i Seeretary of State Dulles to- day Sed from a senatorial dis- pute? over whether the State De- partment has discharged any Commumisic. The tiff started Senator Jolinston, Democrat, of Souih Carolina reported that the State Department hud in- formed him that it had found no Communists among seme 60 persons accused by Senator Me- Carthy, Republiacn, of Wiscon- Sift, Sunday when enator McCartay replied last night that Senator Johnston “twisted and distorted the facts.” Evervoody agreed that “(the facts” wove contained in a letter which Assistan! Secretary Siu.te Thruston Bo Mtartan avras* ta cenetor Johnston. The sate Dep rimenut an@ Senater Mc- Caray mace the text of the let ter public. Quizted by Tress. news confermmnee today whether Senater Jonnason or Senator feCarthy was right. My, Dulles replieg that the full facts were in tne State Department letter. The dispute, he said, was 2 qucsuian of individual judgment, aA reporter asked wheiher Mr. Bulles eould state, gare to the lette: State Department hes dis-- che.26°8 any ane because of i Slateneeene ton i afRl- VONLMUNISt aMule Ma. Dulles toid ihe reperter ; Sharply to read ire lett, The veporter rephed that he had iad Ue Ictler and that Was TAaCTIY Why he Was asding! the Secretary the question. Myr. Dulles ended the exchane by siaung that he was afraid. he couls not clarfs the letrer. MeCarthys on Trdings. Senator MeCarshy said that! behind Senator Johnston's tater ment there appeared to “an attempt to exhume" tor. Mer Senaior Tydings, Demo- | Crat, ©: Maryland, and “bring - him back to life for campa.enu.” Senaior Tydings, who was chairman of the subcommittee . that anvesiigated in 1950 the: MecCariuy charee of communism in the State Depasument, was defeated for re-eleciion later The Tyaists imvesti- fation, described by Senator McCariiy as aio ‘“whitewash,” founc there was nothing to the McCarthy charges. The letier listed what had happencd to 69 of the 80 in- dividuals whose names originally Were Lurned over by Senator Me- 5 ee to the Tydings subcom- * Plittee. IL made no mention of 11 others, presumed still vwe_be on dep: TrLMeNnt personnel roles without re- ; whether tne | tenon PSNGEDL OT G2 JAN 25 1955 | | ! Breakdown Given. In the letler, Mr. Movicu saig the wert e West: i was not up to the ce- ipartment to tind whether any ‘Of the persons were (A. Curn- ‘Munists or (Bi disloyal io the ‘United States. The letter to Senatoz ton gave the followings cown. Removed as seeurits risks— removed for “suitabilitv reasons” under personnel regulations—1: resigned during proceedings in- stituted against them under Presidential security orders—3; resigned (other persons})—32; transferred to other agencies— 10. termination of limited 2p- pointment—4; separated by re- duction in fover—8: vetireci—t: fd~l and reaver emploshe 0-19 Mr. Tolson Mr. Boardman Wr, Nichols ___..-__ Mr, Belmont Mr. Harbo Mr. Mohr Mr. Parsons —._.___ Me. Rosen —.._—___- Me. Tamm Mr. Sizoo Mr, Winterrowd /Tele. Room fo Mr. Holloman . a7t ph, Miss Gandy Wash. Post and Times Herald Wash. News Wash. Star N. Y. Herz id Tribuue —- — N. Y. Mirror
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