Word: slanderer
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...fire under him. The Washington Post, which had been sharply critical of the committee's inquiry and methods, reminded Hiss that a week had passed since Chambers had accepted Hiss's challenge and repeated his accusations at a time and place where he could be sued for slander...
Said the Post: "As yet, no formal action to initiate a suit for slander has publicly been taken by Mr. Hiss . . . Mr. Hiss himself has created a situation in which he is obliged to put up or shut up ... Mr. Hiss has left himself no alternative. And each day of delay in making it known that he will avail himself of the opportunity Mr. Chambers has accorded him does incalculable damage to his reputation...
...some angry counter-questions of his own. He wanted the committee to ask Chambers if he had ever been treated for a mental illness. He also dared Chambers to come out from behind the shield of congressional immunity, and make his accusations again, so that Hiss could sue for slander or libel...
Henry Louis Mencken, the veteran volcano from Baltimore, had a wonderful time at the Wallace convention (see PRESS), and nearly became the subject of a resolution. Maryland Wallaceites wanted the convention to censure him for his reporting in the Baltimore Sun ("Whereas he has resorted to un-American slander against the people of this convention . . ."). But the chair refused the motion on the ground that it would start a flood of others. Other Menckenisms filed to the Sun (on Henry Wallace): "If ... he suddenly sprouts wings and begins flapping about the hall, no one will be surprised"; (on Vice Presidential...
Drew exploded. Charging the minister with "outright dishonesty," he roared that "not one cent" of Canadian money had been spent. As for Transocean, Howe was guilty of "shameless slander...