The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-16
BAR DAILY FROM
FISH COMMITTEE
open" HEARINGS
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of the "open investigation" a de-
partment of Justice doorman thrust
his arm across the door as soon as
he saw the reporters credentials,
AMI stated, There's no room for
you"
The reporter looked over the arm
and saw within the cubicle wherein
the public investigation" was pack
ed, a round table with the Fish
Committee around it; press table,
and in about one-third of the space
three or four rows of chairs for the
public" all occupied by the profess
SIGNAL red baiters, business men,
D. A. r. danes, dicks, and the varie-
gated liars who are to testify.
Plainly hand picked public.
The Daily Worker reporter noti-
fled the doorman that he repre-
sented one of the very papers under
investigation, the workers paper
against which the Investigation
was leveled, that if the workers
press was barred from this open
hearing the facts would be brought
before the workers, with the natural
interference that the Fish commit
tee skuldugery wouldn't bear inspec.
ton, except as strained through tbs
offices of the capitalist press. The
door man gave an eloquent shrug
He also refused to call his superior
He had his orders"
Admit Boss Reporters.
When the Daily reporter pushed
the doorman's arm from the dooi
and started in anyway, Department
of Justice Dick No. 1902 came int
action and escorted the reporter
from the door. Capitalist press re
porters were admitted while tht
argument was going on, and after
wards.
Reports that filtered out of tn,
barred door (barred only to thu
workers) of the "open hearing
showed the committee most inter
ested in trying to prove that thu
Communist youth were call foreign
ers" or that their parents wer,
foreigners" Some of the schoo
principals played up to this ant
called them foreigners.
Alfred Radko, principal of Pub
lie School 81 in the Bronx testified
and then asked if he could give hi'
opinion.
Fish Speaks Up.
Fish, throwing overheard his pre-
viously published statement tha
the committee is interested only il
facts, eagerly responded, 30,
course, the committee is not onl!
interested in facts, we want you
opinion as to a remedy"
Radko's remedy was that tn,
Young Pioneers should all be de
ported to Russia. The Fish com
mittee gently broke the news t.
Radko that this couldn't be done
as U. S. doesn't even recognize
Russia.
Then, said Radko, they should b.
deprived of citizenship.
Those who testified were Super
intendent of Schools, O'Shea, sup
posed to be the first witness bu
he came late, Radko, Hazen Chat
field, principal of Districts % ant
"a, George Chatfield, director of at
tendance, Mcclure, principal o
Junior High School 81, Dotty, frs
assistant in charge of discipline
F. M. Davis, principal of P. S. 10!
in Brooklyn; O'Neal, a distric
superintendent of schools, a direc
tor of extension activities, and {
woman principal named Conlan.
300 Out of 1900.
The first witness was Hazer
Chatfield. Chatfield was very in
dignant and worried over the fac
that on May l some 20 per cent O.
the pupils of Public School s!
walked out and took their stand il
the demonstration called by tn,
Communist Party. He stated will
horror that out of 1900 pupils il
his schools, 800 were under the in
fluence of the Communists" The.
distributed circulars, and when h
suspended one boy, Leo Shapiro TO
not saluting the flag, "his fathe
came down and defended him."
"The Brightest"
The committee was very anxiou