SENATOR PERSISTS; Sees Long Questioning of Secretary--They Clash on Monmouth STEVENS DENIES ANY 'COVERING UP'
8th day of hearings; Stevens queried by McCarthy and Cohn; concedes Adams called on other subcom members in Jan, apparently to get them to intervene to stop McCarthy from subpoenaing Loyalty-Security Rev Bd members; denies that Adams told him that he had linked subpoena issue with threats to issue rept embarrassing to Cohn; dispute arises over press release prepared by Army in Oct, which McCarthy refused to issue; release said that subcom would complete Ft Monmouth hearings with witnesses then under subpoena and then turn case over to Army; Adams testifies on release authenticity; denies McCarthy interpretation release was attempt to halt hearings; McCarthy, Cohn charge document offered by Adams is not original one presented for McCarthy approval, nor last revision; effort to play record of Adams original dictation fails; Cohn offers another version of release; Adams does not recall it; McCarthy charges efforts to stop subcom mounted when he sought names of those in Pentagon responsible for 'covering up' for alleged Communists; Stevens denies he covers up for anybody; McCarthy says he may call subcom members as witnesses to back charge that Stevens and Adams appealed to them to stop Ft Monmouth and other hearings; Jenkins offers opinion that any one suspended as security risk is branded as subversive; suggests that McCarthy was vindicated in Ft Monmouth probe if his efforts led to suspension of 1 or more security risks; McCarthy charges and Stevens agrees that Stevens failed to answer 2 lrs from McCarthy since showdown began; Stevens again declines to say whether he dislikes Cohn; holds it would be illegal to summon Loyalty Bd members because of Pres directives limiting data that can be given to Cong; says he consulted Brownell; McCarthy queries Stevens on visits to Cong in Feb when Stevens complained to Sens about alleged abuse of Zwicker; Stevens denies purpose of visits was to complain about Cohn; says issue may have come up incidentally; Cohn challenges Stevens argument on legality of calling Bd members; says a member, S East, appeared before subcom in Nov; Stevens says Army may have made mistake then; queried sharply on delay in IG rept on Peress; McCarthy says cross-exam of Stevens will take at least 2 more days; Welch again urges McCarthy take stand after Stevens
