The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19
EIks Ruler Attacks
'Daily'-Immigration
Head at Hearing
BY Seymour Waldman
DAILY Worker Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 10
Representative John w. McCor-
mack, of Massachusetts, fascist
minded chairman of the Dickstein
or Special Congressional Commit
| tee investigating un-American &C
tivities suppressed the telegram
sent him by Clarence A. Hathaway,
representing the Communist Party,
which demanded full opportunity
for a presentation" of the Com
munist Party position and "a reply
/ to charges Of reactionary, anti
working class forces now swa-ming
around your Committee"
Obviously afraid to hear from a
Communist Party representative on
the many lying, stupid and ridu-
/ lous charges made by employers
representatives and resctionary
Veterans officials. Mccormack kept
| the telegram from other members
of the committee, speeded up the
/ hearings so that witnesses officia lly
scheduled for tomorrow could testify
before the expected arrival Of the
Communist Party delegation, and
kept the hearings going until long
after the usual noon recess hour.
In conducting what is supposed
to be public hearing, Mccormack
made it clear that he is interested
I only in the Communist gentry
by publicly reading telegram from
Joseph P. Ryan, president of the
International Longshoremen's As
ISOLATION. which attacked the Com
munist Party and boasted of his
part in breaking the great West
Coast general strike.
rs the committee going to give
Mr.. Hathaway a hearing?" your
correspondent asked Mccormack af-
ter the latter had adjourned the
hearing sine die.
Mccormack Sarcastic
mfr. Hathaway has the freedom
of the capital. H can go anywhere
he chooses" Mccormack hedged IN
a tone of sarcastic hospitality
But are you going to hear him as
a witness?"
THE hearings on Communism are
over. If Mr.. Hathaway had come
during the hearings we would have
heard him." replied Mccormack
hypocritically. Why he had failed
to read HathaWay's telegram to the
Committee, the public and the press,
Mccormack refused to explain.
Thomas w. Harwick, former U. S.
Senator from Georgia and counsel
for the committee, apparently un-
aware of McCormack's decision to
prevent the Communist Party from
being heard, told your correspondent
after the hearing that he thought
the public session would be resumed
tomorrow or Thursday
The American Legion officialdom,
Army and Navy Intelligence" (Se-
cret Service), the ElkS' Grand Ex-
allied Ruler" and Col. Daniel w.
Mccormick, Commissioner of I'M
migration of the Labor Department.
executed the anti Communist Party
line which was recently broadcast
by the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States, the highly or
ganized propaganda organ of the
big bankers, industrialists and land
lords who are making concerted ef-
forts to outlaw the Communist
Party as the wedge in the plan to
smashing the working class move
ment.
Attacks Daily Worker
Hardwick encouraged the anti
Communist witnesses to make the
sky the limit. Just make such
statements as you desire about
Communist activities" he instructed
Michael F. Shannon, the grand
exalted ruler of the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks.
Shannon's attack on the Daily
Worker and "Asiatics and Negroes,
not representative of their race"
brought forth applause from
claque of big-bosomed patrician
matrons who were observing the
proceedings for their various reac-
tionary organizations.
He recommended the ''investiga-
ton of subversive activities of or
CARNATIONS and individuals by the
Department of Justice with author
ity to take the necessary legal
measures used in investigational
work and supplied with ample funds
and personnel" That Congress
decree organizations which "ad-
vocate the overthrow by force and
ment guaranteed by our Constitu-
ton to be Illegal organizations"
that the mails be closed to news
paperS or other publications adj