:59:01
I'm not defending her. If she's
a Communist, I want her exposed.
:59:05
But to make these statements
as we've got corroborating evidence...
:59:09
...that she is a Communist,
under these circumstances...
:59:12
...I think she's entitled to have it
produced here in her presence...
:59:16
...and let the public know about it
and let her know about it.
:59:22
I don't like to try people
by hearsay evidence.
:59:27
I'd like to get the witnesses here
and try them...
:59:31
...by testimony, under oath.
:59:33
The Chair will rule
that the comment of Mr. Cohn...
:59:37
...be stricken from the record.
:59:38
I didnt ask that, Mr. Chairman!
:59:41
...whether we should try to produce
a witness in public...
:59:43
...because the FBI may have
her undercover and we don't want to...
:59:47
You can't strike these statements
made by counsel here as to evidence...
:59:51
...that we're having and withholding.
You cannot strike that from the press...
:59:55
...nor from the public mind
once it's planted there. That's the...
1:00:02
...evil of it!
1:00:04
- Well, I'd look at it...
- I don't think it's fair to a witness...
1:00:07
...to a citizen of this country...
1:00:08
...to bring them up here
and cross-examine them...
1:00:10
...then when they get through, say...
1:00:12
..."The FBI has got something on you
that condemns you."
1:00:15
- The Chair agrees...
- It is not sworn testimony...
1:00:17
...it's convicting people
by rumor and hearsay and innuendo.
1:00:22
You will notice that neither Senator
McClellan or Senator Symington...
1:00:26
...nor this reporter know or claim
that Mrs. Moss was or is a Communist.
1:00:31
They simply claimed that she had the
right to meet her accusers face to face.
1:00:49
One month ago tonight we presented
a report on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy.
1:00:54
We labeled it as controversial.
1:00:56
Most of that report consisted
of words and pictures of the Senator.