The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-01
The Whalen Forgeries Are Exposed
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that you had those letterheads in your
pocket"
said, al have plenty more material now,
Mr.. Djamgaroff, and if you want to have
your lawyer with you when l interview you
it would be a good idea, because this time l
think the interview will be embarrassing to
you" Djamgaroff said, "All right will give
you an interview about an hour from now.
l have to go see some one about this matter"
He left and an hour later appeared at his
office again. Djamgaroff was not there.
Two hours after that, Capt. Names, DIAM
garoffs press agent appeared. Names asked
me what it was all about and l told him he
could sit in on the interview if he wanted to.
Names then said, Johnny, you've got the
wrong steer. I've been watching this fellow
for number of years and he isn't putting
anything over on me-" I said that Djamgaron
was mixed up with the forged documents, and
Names said,
You're treading on dangerous ground,
Johnny; how do you know but that he might
be working for the State Department"
little later he said do you know, Johnny,
there is warrant out for your arrest"
l asked him on what charge and he became
quiet. After about an hour with Names,
Djamgaroff appeared. He was highly nervous
and excited. Djamgaroff ordered me out Of
his office, saying, Il don't want to TX to him.
don't even want him in my office, l know
who he is. He Is not a reporter for the
Graphic" Names said, "You see how he is
Johnny, cant do anything with him. Tell me
where I can reach you in half an hour" I
told him that was going down to The Graphic
and he could reach me there, telling him TO
advise Djamgaroff that the wisest thing hs
could do is to come clean
Efforts to Stop Story
Upon my return to the Graphic told Cwain
that Names had told me there was a warrant
out for my arrest Swain promptly informed
Mr.. Weyrauch. Weyrauch told me to stick
aroL.-d the office III il he got back from dinner
appointment. About half hour after / re-
turned Names called up again and said that
he had hell of a job calming Djamgaroff
down, but that if we could meet the whole
thing could be Strengthened out. He asked me
to meet him and Djamgaroff at dinner, de-
clined to go.
An hour later Weyrauch had returned to
the office and Swain and l were sitting in
Weyrauchs office when another call came for
me. l lifted the receiver and heard that it
was Names again. / motioned Weyrauch to
pick up another telephone on the same line
and listen in Weyrauch did So Names was
very excited and asked US to hold up the story
until he had chance to see me. He asked
me out again and again, I refused. l invited
Names to come to the office with Djamgaroff,
assuring him that if l were wrong we would
take the matter up with Weyrauch and
| straighten the matter out.
Names finally agreed to bring Djamgaroff
to the office. At about $3.50 Names appeared
alone. We all went into Weyrauch's office
AT this meeting there were five people: Names,
Weyrauch, SWAIN Joe Cohen and myself. As
we sat around Weyrauch's desk, Weyrauch
said, Before we get started on this, let us
get this thing all Strengthened out. Whom do
you represent" Names said he represented
nobody. He was there just because of his
deep-rooted affection for me. He insisted that
he had known Johnny long time and that
Johnny was all right but that he had given
wrong steer, Weyrauch asked Names whether
he represented Djamgaroff and Names said
No. Weyrauch laughed and said, "Well, what
are you here for then?" Names reiterated
that he was here to save me lot of trouble,
that was about to write story about docu-
ment which was unfounded. l do not recoect
the detailed conversation at that point, but the
question came up why Whalen had not seen me
when went to show him the forged document
letterheads. an tell you why" said Names,
Its because Johnny is Red" He added that
that was what Djamgaroff thought what Lyons
thought, and what Whalen thought. Weyrauch
commented upon the fact that he, unofficial
visitor, actuated solely by affection for me,
seemed to know what everybody thought. Wey-
rauch then pointed out that as a matter of fact
! had not asked Whalen to see me, that all the
requests were made by Howard Swain, the
managing editor, and that Whalen could not
have known that wanted to see him and not
Swain. I insisted that Names produce proof
that | was Red. Names said he couldn't, but
that Whaien and Lyons and Djamgaroff could.
Meets Whalen
1t was thereupon agreed that an appointment
be made for Joe Cohen and Weyrauch to seS
Whalen to get proofs that the documents were
genuine and that / was Red. l might state
here that Mr.. Cohen and Mr. Weyrauch did
meet MIR. Whalen and Mr.. Lyons and that both
Mr.. Whalen and Mr.. Lyons were unable to sub
init evidence that the documents were genuine
and that was Red
This meeting lasted far into the night. When
Names finally left to go, he turned to me in the
presence OF the witnesses aforementioned and
asked whether the newspaperman had seen in
Washington and whom / had mentioned in the
story, was Koran. | refused to answer,
should like here to call the committee's atten-
ton to the fact that had not mentioned the
washington correspondents name to anyone
excluding Mr.. Weyrauch and Mr.. Swain, but
now that Horans name had been brought out
by Djamgaroffs statement to Whalen there is
no further need of secrecy.
The newspaperman who had been offered
the forged documents in Washington was
Koran OF the Universal Service.
1t Is very strange indeed that Djamgaroffs