The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-10

Amid many "ohS' and
"ahs' and chuckles, DR..
Wirt's testimony traced the
Red plot charges back to a
Virginia dinner party attend
ed by six satellites of the
brain trust.
Three of the group we're women,
he revealed. He brought in the
names of Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt, Speaker Henry T. Rainey, Rex
ford Tugwell, Secretary of Agricul-
ture Henry A. Wallace, and added
to the record a dozen second and
third hand quotations concerning
the ideas and purposes of the adj
miniStration advisors.
Speaker Rainey denied emphatict
ally that he had told General w. 1,
Westervelt that the government
was going to take over any in
dustry," as charged by Writ.
L never said any such thing as
that, even in a jocular fashion,"
said Rainey.
He Talked for Hours =
DR.. Wirt's explanation and mes
velopment of the Kerer and
charges, which he originally Islutiso.
the brain trust, brought out that
Mr.. Todd made the remark at a
dinner party in September, 1888.
when he had asked that various
comparatively secondary admins
tration officials attend
Among those invited was David
Cushman of New York, PWA en-
gineer, who had written book in
which DR.. Writ was interested.
"All I know is that DR.. Writ
wanted to argue with me about the
book" Coyle remarked when told
he had been named. He talked for
hours"
Others at the dinner were Robert
Breure. chairman of the textile code
advisory board: three women who
have minor posts in home econ
omics. agriculture or educational
departments of the government, and
Todd.
Before the committee recessed
until tomorrow. it was decided that
they would meet in executive session
later today to decide whether to call
the persons named by DR.. Writ to
testify.
Caucus Room damned
The caucus room was damned to
the doors, the atmosphere was stiff
ing and crowds unable to get inside
extended down the corridors.
The educator, speaking weakly at
first but gaining strength in voice
and gestures as he broadened his
attack. branched off into various
channels before he got around to
the Todd and the revolutionary
dinner party.
He referred 20 Mrs. Roosevelt's
projects, such as the West Virginia
homestead factory development, as
"communistic" said he had some
secondhand information from Miss
Hildegrade Kneeland that Rex Tug
well, secretary of agriculture, be-
lieved private business might dis
appear; mentioned Secretary Wal.
lace as being quoted by Miss Knee
| land and related some things that
General w. I. Westervelt of Chicago.
had told him.
Revises His Statement
Writ said as the investigation re-
cessed. that in referring to a volu-
ton plot" he did not mean blow
ing the dome" of the capitol.
Il have never saio. and don't be-
lieve any one said they planned to
overthrow the government" said
Writ What I meant was an eff
fort to establish new social order.
l Used the word revolution in the
sense of an attempted change in the
social order"
Coyle was putting his pipe COM
placently when reporters asked
him about the party, which ne at
tended.
All I know about this thing is
that he (Wirt) got me invited to
this dinner because Miss Alice Bar
rows (the hostess had given him
a copy of my book, Business Versus
Finance" and he wanted TO argue
with me about it, Mr.. Coyls said.
He talked for about four hours
on gold devaluation. Nobody dis
elussed anything that evening be-
cause he got going on gold and no
one else had q chance 10 say anv.