:15:04
L"m not defending her.
If she"s a Communist, I want her exposed.
:15:08
But to make these statements as,
"We"ve got corroborating evidence...
:15:12
... that she is a Communist. "
:15:14
Under these circumstances
I think she"s entitled...
:15:17
... to have it produced here
in her presence...
:15:19
... and let the public know about it
and let her know about it.
:15:26
I don"t like to try people
by hearsay evidence.
:15:30
I like to get the witnesses here
and try them...
:15:35
... by testimony under oath.
:15:37
The chair will rule that the comment
of Mr. Cohn be stricken from the record.
:15:43
I didn"t ask that.
I didn"t ask that, Mr. Chairman.
:15:45
Whether we should try to produce
a witness in public...
:15:48
...because the FBI may have her undercover.
We don"t want to...
:15:51
You can"t strike these statements
made by counsel here...
:15:55
... as to evidence that we are having
and withholding.
:15:58
You cannot strike that from the press...
:16:00
...nor from the public mind
once it"s planted there.
:16:03
That"s the... That is the evil of it.
:16:09
Well, I don"t think it"s fair to a witness...
:16:12
... to a citizen of this country,
to bring them up here...
:16:15
... cross-examine them
and when they get through, say:
:16:18
"We"ve got something, the FBl"s got
something that condemns you. "
:16:21
- The chair agrees...
- It is not sworn testimony...
:16:23
... it"s convicting people by rumor
and hearsay and innuendo.
:16:29
You will notice that neither
Senator McClellan or Senator Symington...
:16:32
...nor this reporter, know or claim
that Mrs. Moss was or is a Communist.
:16:37
Their claim was simply that she had the
right to meet her accusers face to face.
:16:57
One month ago tonight, we presented
a report on Senator Joseph R. McCan'thy.