The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 15, 1954, Page 9

Senator Watkins Will Play Double Role In McCarthy Censure Action Today; Peress Case Will Be Rehashed By JOHN CHADWICK WASHINGTON (# — Sen. Wat- kins (R-Utah), chairman of the committee which recommended censure for Sen. McCarthy (R- Wis), was billed for a double per- formance today as the Senate moved into its second week on the censure: issue. Watkins arranged to. step into the witness chair before McCar- thy’s Senate Investigations sub- committee for quizzing about the case-of former Maj. Irving Peress, and maybe other matters on which McCarthy says he was wrongly treated. Then, at the full Senate session convening two hours later, Wat- kins said he would reply on the floor to McCarthy’s charge that Watkins’ six-man bipartisan com- mittee served as the “unwitting handmaiden” of the Communist party. , McCarthy also said the commit- tee had done “the work of the Communist party” and had “‘im- itated Communist methods” in writing its report. Such attacks apparently were causing rougher going for senators trying to work out a compromise. Senate leaders said prospects of arriving at a toned-down substi- tute resolution which McCarthy and a Senate majority would agree to were not good. Also dimming chances for com- promise was McCarthy’s weekend statement that he has no intention of apologizing for the language he used about a 1951-52 Senate elec- tions subcommittee and its mem- bers. He made the comment at Mil- waukee, where he attended a testi- monial dinner in his honor and, in a brief talk, told some 1,500 per- sons, “We are in the midst of a movement of massive appease- tent . .. @ movement of peopie who are not loyal to our country.” that McCarthy obstructed the les- islative process by failing to testi- fy before the elections subcommit- tee in its probe of his finances, and is og psoas abuse of ils members. Proposed this conduct be Hesadenied.” The committee also unanimous- ly recommended that McCarthy be censured on the ground that he had abused Brig. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker in questioning him at a hearing last February, The com- mittee said-McCarthy’s conduct to- ward Zwicker was “inexcusable” and “reprehensible.” McCarthy has called Zwicker an “evasive” and “arrogant” witness from whom he tried to learn in vain who was responsible for the promotion and honorable discharge of Peress. McCarthy calls Peress, now a New York City dentist, “a Fifth Amendment. Communist.” Before the special Senate ses- sion started a week ago, McCarthy noted the Watkins committee ab- solved Zwicker of responsibility for Peress’ promotion. He sent off a letter to Watkins saying this indi- cated the special committee knew who was responsible and inviting Watkins to testify about it: before his Investigations subcommittee, , Watkins agreed to testify today. But as to who promoted’ Peress, he said, “I'd like to know myself. I know Zwicker didn’t.” In taking the Senate floor agai, Watkins said he ‘had taken note of all the questions asked by McCar- thy about the special ‘committee and its work and would reply to them, But he said he intended to do so without interruption and without getting into ‘a wrangle.” Sen. Ervin (D-NC), a member of the special committee, said Mc- Carthy is “giving the (Watkins) committee hell because he cannot defend against the report on its merits.” He said in an NBC radio- TV interview: “T think it is apparent to every- The Watkins committee found * Experiment In e Interracial Living Begi TREVOSE, Pa. (®—A white re- search engineer and a Negro ma- chine operator today settled down as next-door neighbors in an ex- periment in interracial living in a corner of booming Bucks County, once known mainly for its gather- ing celebrated’ artists and gentle- men farmers, | Planned specifically by a growp|™ asa : democracy inaction,” their newly occupied Panch-type homes are the forerunner of a 140-home community, first of its kind in the suburban’ Philadelphia area. Federal and state officials joined with civic and religious leaders yes- terday in am informal open. house for the first two families. George and Eunice Grier shook hands with their new neighbors, Charles and Victoria Henry, the first Negro couple of. purchase one of-the 20,- 000 new homes in the county. Over 65 people, most of them Quakers, put up $150,000'to get the 50-acre project started. Quaker George Otto, 51-year-old head of a construction company, explained: “I had a wonderful time giving Friends and friends the opportunity of putting their money where their beliefs are.” Otto said occupants of the first] ticle he saw a food pipe thrust into section of 29 homes, now under | construction, will be about half from majority groups and half from minority groups. All together 70 persons have placed deposits on the Concord Park homes. “Stranger” Clips Fellow Carpenters CANOGA PARK, Calif. @ — When a new employe, Paul Wood, told his fellow carpenters on a home building project that his wife had died in a hospital, they passed the hat and gave him $55 cash. He asked some of the men to serve as pallbearers, saying he was a stranger here, Now he really is a stranger. The other carpenters called tne funeral parlor he mentioned to get his wife’s first name for a floral | wreath. They were told no funer- al was scheduled for anyone by that name. A check at the hospital disclosed that no Mrs. Wood had died there. Wood is wanted by the carpen: | ters. COMIC BOOK TRADE PLAN ANNOUNCED VANCOUVER, B.C. ™ — For every 10 “crime and horror” comic pbooks taken to any Vancouver branch library, kids can get a hard-cover children’s classic in ex- change. The plan was announced last week by John Deschner, director of the Junior Chamber of Commerce's Youth Committee. The collected comics will be burned in a public bonfire to be touched off by Mayor Fred Hume. body that Sen. McCarthy intends Defense Requires Work, Not Magic, Truman Insists LEXINGTON, Mo. # — Former President Truman says free countries can by adequate defense measures make it clear that ag- gression will be doomed té failure. “If we are to succeed in main- ning @ free world, we must have steady nerves and stout hearts,” he-said-last night at the 75th an- nis ry ceremonies of Went- Military Academy. said military strength is to back -up the mation’s some magic formula igi found without having % defense, -he said. i. “That point of vie echoed today, but. ‘thi magic way,” he saiday Of Chickens Seen Near Moscow ~ TOKYO, @—What a Japanese Politician saw on a Soviet alee tive chicken farm near Moscow last summer has convinced him he says that Communists wil} stop at nothing to gain their ends,” Isamu Imaizumi, right-wing So- cialist, writes in a newspaper ar- a chicken’s stomach. “An operator steps on a jal and one portion of food is coke the stomach of the bird. Suddenly the stomach swells up and the hen Screams. This is indeed an outrage of chickens’ rights, as it were,” says Imaizumi. “I asked the woman in charge, “Why do you do such Pare thing?’ She explained to me: ‘Our primary objective is not to raise | chickens, but to get eggs . . . We do not care about the will of hens.” “We can never approve of such a way of thinking” in Japan, con- cludes Imaizumi Ellis Island Ends Operations NEW YORK, ®—Ellis Island is closed after serving as the gate- way to America for millions of im- migrants during the past 62 years. The tiny island in New York har- bor in recent years served chiefly | as a place to keep deportees, Im-| migrant clearance abroad reduced | the number detained on the island | to almost nothing. | Last Friday the last of 50 persons still detained on the island were moved to the mainland and Ed- ward J. Shaughnessy, district im- migration director, said: “Business is closed.” The immigration service will keep a skeleton crew on Ellis. If New York City or some federal agency does not take over within a year, the island will revert to the government’s General Services Administration. Read Citizen Daily; i to besmirch throughout this nation ; just to censure McCarthy for ‘his} Watkins said he hadn't changed|“‘the fundamental principle hejof American people on this vital | his mind at all, that he was in| every senator who dares to oppose | conduct would be “somewhat ster- his will or to express disapproval ile. and negative’ and that he lof his disorderly behavior in his | would ;like something ‘more con- structive” to develop from the debate. Ervin said he didn’t think Case had any regrets about joining in the committee vote but only want- ed to leave the door open for Mc- senatorial office.” Another member of the special commit , Sen. Case {R-SD), said over the ‘weekend he would vote for a compromise substitute for the group’s censure resolution “if I thpught it provided a more con-|Carthy to “repent.” He predicted structive answer.” |all the committee members would He told newsmen he thought that | vote for censure. Garden-Fresh VEGETABLES Green or Ripe PLANTAINS McIntosh Eating APPLES HAMPDEN’S Dry Lager |petition backing McCarthy favor of what the committee rec- ommended. He also said he hadn't seen “any drifiting away” from the committee’s unanimity, ob- serying that Case hadn’t said he would not vote for éensure. In New York., supporters of McCarthy announced yesterday they will seek to gather in 10 days’ time 10 million signatures on a and MONROE GLASS and MIRROR Mirrors and Glass for All symbolizes.” issue — the proposed censure of} Purposes - Auto Glass George E. Stratemeyer, retired | one of its own members for doing | Shower Doors Air, Force lieutenant general, an-|his sworn duty.” | 903 DUVAL nounced the drive as chairman of! Stratemeyer said McCarthy “is|@ an organization called “Ten Mil-|a symbol of the Senate’s right to| lion Americans Mobilizing for Jus-| inquire into a cts of the executive | tice.” Stratemeyer said in ajbranch” and added that a vote to| statement the group was formed|censure him “could lead only o “to “present to the United. States|the destruction of constitutional the real feelings of tens of millions | government.” | e Monday, November 15, 1954 BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS 20% OFF ON ALL PAINTS Monroe Specialty Co. 1930 FLAGLER AVE. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 5 These Prices Good For Mon., Tues. and Wed., Nov.. 15, 16 and 17th Free Delivery On All Orders of $5.00 or More... Phone 2-5663 MEATS: Fresh Shipped --- Dressed and Drawn GEORGIA GRADE “A” Armour’s Evaporated MILK 9 ram B' FAUSTO 12 Oz. 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