TUESDAY. APRIL 27, 1954
McCarthy Shouts Denial
Of Ever 'Being ought Off'
WASHINGTON, April 26 (R)—An open hint that Secretary of the Army Stevens might have
tried to "buy off" an investigation by. Sen. McCarthy (R-Wis) brought a shouted denial by Mc-
Carthy today that he never has been "bought off" by anybody nor ever will be.
Some spectators burst into applause.. Sen. McClellan (D-Ark), who touched off the exchange,
shouted back at McCarthy. The uproar was the sharpest and noisest to date in three days of tele
vised public hearings in McCar
jlthy's dispute with high Pentagon
officials.
US. Corsairs Used
In Indochina Today
HANOI, Indochina, April 26 (EP)—Corsair fighter bombers sup
plied by the United States went into action over Indochina for the
first time today. The French-piloted planes—in the heaviest air
strike of the seven-year war—helped plaster Red-led Vietminh
massed for a death thrust against Dien •Bien Phu.
The war planes rained hundreds
of tons of bombs on rebel con
centrations in the hills surround
ing the fortified plain.
The French high command did
not disclose the actual number of
sorties, but said they far exceeded
the previous one-day record of 136
set earlier this year.
Other French war planes ranged
low over the - fortress to protect
transports flying fresh paratroops
to the outnumbered French gar
rison
A Union spokesman said a
steady stream of men and sup
plies was being dropped—as rebel
mortar and artillery subjected the
bastion's shrinking defenses to a
relentless pounding.
Determined to stop the airlift,
the rebels moved their antiair
craft batteries down from the
surrounding hills and set them up
on the rim •of the fortress. They
were pinned down, however, by
a rain of rockets and machine gun
fire from the French escort planes.
The Corsairs—first batch to ar
rive in Indochina—were flown off
a U.S. carrier on Easter Sunday
and landed in a big French air
base between Saigon and Hanoi.
The French also pounded rebel
supply columns rumbling over
routes from Red China in Rus
sian-made Molotov trucks, as sun
ny skies replaced rain clouds for
the first time in several days.
Governors Dine With Ike
WASHINGTON, April 26 (JP)—
President Eisenhower tonight gave
a White House dinner for the na
tion's state and territorial govern
ors here for a round of closed-door
briefings on major government
problems.
The first subject broached in
the two-day sessions beginning to
morrow will be a review of the
tense situation in Indochina.
Ike Stresses Importance
Of Indochina Struggle
WASHINGTON, April 26 (A')—President Eisenhower solemnly
expressed hope today that the great powers meeting in Geneva will
"see the futility of depending upon war, or the threat of war" as a
means, of settling international disputes.
Eisenhower appeared to be directing his words to Soviet Russia
and Red China as he spoke of_"some antagonistic powers" attending
the Geneva conference.
Addressing the 42nd annual con
clave of the U.S. Chamber of
CoMmerce, Eisenhower declared
this is "a time of great decisions,"
with the outcome of the Indochina
War freighted with "the greatest
significance" for the United
States.
Approximately 3000 delegates to
the Chamber of Commerce session
greeted Eisenhower with a stand
ing ovation and applauded him
again as he was introduced.
The President said Indochina is
"the cork in the bottle" whose
loss to the Communists would af
fect the fate of hundreds of mil
lions "in the surrounding areas of
Asia."
In this connection, he. specifi
cally mentioned Indonesia, Burma
and Thailand.
Eisenhower also declared that
survival of the newly formed gov
ernment of Japan may hinge on
events' in Southeast Asia, because
Japan must trade there.
Fine Warns
Cool industry
s Not Secure
WASHINGTON, April 26 UM
Gov. John S. Fine of Pennsylvania
told a conference of governors
from 16 coal broducing states to
day that this country is gambling
with its national security by fail
ing to keep the coal industry
sound.
Fine, host for the meeting, said
lte hopes the governors will es
tablish a permanent organization
to concentrate their influence in
building back coal as the nation's
major fuel source.
Fine said the country again was
letting a much needed wartime
resource reach a low ebb in peace
time. •
"We are gambling too nonchal
antly with our national military
security and our economic future
on the gaming tables of interna
tional crises," Fine said.
At the coal governors session,
also attended by mining industry
representatives and union leaders,
John L. Lewis said that if coal
production is allowed to dwindle,
"The Kremlin masters might get
impatient." launch a submarine
and bomber attack on the oil in
dustry, knock it out, and force an
American surrender.
"All Russia would have to do
is call on us to surrender," Lewis
declared.
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Calls Charge a Lie
It came after Secretary Stevens,
on the witness stand, acknowl
edged asking McCarthy to "sus
pend" hearings on alleged espion
age at Ft. Monmouth, N.J., but
branded as "an unequivocal lie"
McCarthy's charge that he tried
to switch the investigation to the
Air. Force and the Navy.
McClellan: cross-examining Ste
vens, said the Army secretary
could have granted a direct com
mission to McCarthy aide G. Da
vid Schine but refused to do so.
"The implication is here," said
the stern-voiced McClellan, "that
you were trying to buy off this
committee the Senate Investiga
tions subcommittee from investi
gating the Army."
Before Stevens could reply, Mc-
Carthy heatedly contended Mc-
Clellan was making a "completely
improper and unfair" suggestion
that he-McCarthy— •"could be
bought off."
"This chairman," said McCar
thy, the subcommittee's regular
, chairman though he stepped down
for these hearings, "has never
been bought off any hearing and
never will be bought off any
hearing."
Note of Mystery
Earliei McCarthy injected a
note of mystery into the proceed
ings.
He left the 'hearing room for 20
minutes and. when ' 'he returned,
told Mundt he had been interview
ing a witness of "tremendous im
portance" to the investigation. He
promised the chairman a full re
port tomorrow.
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Russia Will Crush
Agressors--Malenkov
MOSCOW, April 26 (JP)—Any aggressor who attacks the Soviet
Union with atomic weapons will be crushed by the same weapon,
premier Georgi Malenkov said today. He predicted "any such adven
ture will inevitably lead to the downfall of the capitalist system."
Malenkov addressed the Supreme Soviet Parliament. Both he
U.S. Troops
May Go
To Indochina
WASHINGTON, April 26 (iP)—
Highly placed officials said today
the Eisenhower administration has
not abandoned the idea of sending
American fighting forces to Indo
china as a last resort.
But they emphasized that cer
tain conditions would have to pre
vail before the- United States
joined in the war against the
Communist-led Vietminh. 0n e
primary condition, they said, is
that there be "united action" in
Indochina by the free nations who
have a stake in the conflict.
In Congress, Rep. Cannon (D-
Mo), senior Democratic member
of the House Appropriations Corn
mittee, called on the administra
tion to state clearly "whether we
will defend Indochina or not."
Cannon said it is important that
the House know before it starts
debating the 28 1 / 2 billion dollar
defense budget Wednesday.
One administration official re
ported today there has been no
change in the administration's po
sition as outlined by Vice Presi
dent Nixon April 16. Nixon said
that in the unlikely event of
French withdrawal, American
forces would have to be sent to
save Indochina from Communist
conquest.
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and Nikita S. Khrushchev, first
secretary of the Central Commit
tee of the Communist party, at
tacked U.S. policies. Khrushchev
said:
"If anyone thinks, as Hitler
thought. that we are weak, we
will show them, as we showed Hit
ler, just how weak we are."
Malenkov charged "aggressive
circles" in the United States with
"artificially maintaining an atmo
sphere of war hysteria" and
"threatening the world with the
hydrogen bomb."
While accusing America of "re
sorting to methods of threat and
intimidation" and boasting of So
viet atomic progress, Malenkov
at the same time pleaded over and
over again for a "further easing of
international tension."
Malenkov and Khrushchev de
manded that the United States
abandon its policy of non-recogni
tion of Communist China and
claimed that this was one of the
major hindrances to „the solution
of world problems.
Malenkov demanded the outlaw
ing of atomic weapons and said
this was necessary for a solution
of world problems.
House Group Suggests
$28.5 Billion for Arms
WASHINGTON, April 26 (p)—
The House Appropriations Com
mittee recommended today that
more than 28 1 / 2 billion dollars in
new money be appropriated for
the defense of the country in the
next fiscal year.
With an estimated 48 billion
dollars still available from pre
vious years' appropriations, this
would give the Defense Depart
ment $76,874,000,000 to maintain
the Army!. Navy and Air Force.
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