NEW YORK TIMES, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1961. Senator Scores Group Calling Eisenhower a Red Young Deplores Growth of Mansfield Joins Attack on John Birch Society Semi-Secret Extremists WASHINGTON, March 8 vice president of the James O. (AP)-Senator Milton R. Young Welch Company, candy manu- said today that leaders of an facturer in Cambridge. ultra-conservative, semi-secret Mr. Welch, who was born in group operating in many states North Carolina, attended the had falsely accused former Pres- University of North Carolina, ident Dwight D. Eisenhower of United States Naval Academy being a Communist. and Harvard Law School. The North Dakota Republican, In 1950, he sought the Re- on the Senate floor, said the or- publican nomination for Lieu- ganization was known as the tenant Governor of his state, John Birch Society. It contends but was defeated in the pri- it is fighting communism, he mary. He has written "The Road to Salesmanship,' May said, and has accused him [Mr. God Forgive Us" and "The Life Young] of "being about every of John Birch." kind of a scoundrel, including He became better known as a Communist or pro-Commu- the author of "The Politician," nist." which evolved from a 302-page He identified the leader as letter he wrote in December, Robert Welch, a retired busi- 1954, and sent to four friends. ness executive of Belmont, Associated Press He said last night that he had Mass. Senator Milton R. Young written it because "the Eisen- Senator Mike Mansfield, hower Administration visibly majority leader, praised Mr. ments, Mr. Welch said at his double-crossed, and thus helped Young for his denunciation of eliminate from public life, some the group. The Montanan said home in Belmont, Mass.: "I do very stanch and loyal members he had heard of it in his state not wish to comment." of the Republican party who and "something is wrong some- had been leaders among con- where." Membership Unknown servatives in both houses of Influence Is Cited The society was founded, Congress." Mr. Young said the society according to Mr. Welch, to By 1956, he said, he had re- written the letter to 60,000 had cells in North Dakota fight communism and work for words and by the summer of among "some of the most able less government and more 1958 to 80,000. It was then pri- and influential people in each individual responsibility. vately printed, but never for- community." It was set up in December, He said Mr. Welch had "made mally published or sold as a 1958, and named in honor of book, he added. accusations against the Presi- John Birch of Macon, Ga., who He said the document had dent of the United States and before World War II was a been written before the forma- other top officers far beyond missionary in China. anything the late Senator Joe tion of the society, and had At the outbreak of war he McCarthy [of Wisconsin] even nothing to do with it. joined Gen. Claire L. Chen- Mr. Welch is the editor and thought of." nault's "Flying Tigers" as an "To label some of our most publisher of American Opinion, intelligence officer. He rose to loyal and dedicated people as a monthly magazine. He also captain in the United States Communists plays right into the puts out the society's monthly hands of the Communists," he Army and was killed by Chinese bulletin and other tracts. declared. Communists on Aug. 25, 1945, The total membership of the He placed in The Congres- ten days after V-J Day. society and the number of its sional Record articles from The The group's headquarters is employes are not known. Chicago Daily News of last July at 395 Concord Avenue, Bel- Dues are $24 for men and $12 26 and the current edition of mont, Mass. Mr. Welch, 61- for women. A life membership Time magazine dealing with the year-old leader, formerly was costs $1,000. society and Mr. Welch. The News article said Mr. Welch was the author of a book, "The Politician," which it said tries to prove that General Ei- senhower is a dedicated Com- munist and that his brother, Dr. Weber Heilbroner Milton R. Eisenhower, is "Ike's superior in the Communist party." in the New York The Time article told of so- ciety activities in several states. It said Mr. Welch was a former prominent Boston business man who regarded the income tax and Social Security as moves toward communism. Mr. Young said most of the group's criticism "is leveled not against liberal public officials, but against the more middle-of- the road and even conservative Republicans." 'From a practical political point of view," he said, "such charges actually are of some help. It is sort of a medicine to at ease some liberal-thinking people who often have accused me of being a reactionary conserva- tive." Notified of Mr. Young's state- 10 months a ye