Evening star., 1934-04-09
RA|NEY SAYS WRIT
DISCUSSED REVOLT
Speaker Publishes Articles
Written by Educator
in 1882.
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Washington" Byrns said. ANY 9th
ers couldn't have had much influence
in bringing on this Kerensky-S -Stalir
revolution he talks about.
"That $500 ought to be enough Il
cover expenses for the trip from Gary
to Washington. especially since In
sure the committee won't want Il
keep him here more than one day.
"But if the need develops, tn,
House has contingent fund biz
enough to provide plenty of money"
Byrns Is Doubter.
Byrns still expressed doubt that DR.
Writ would be able to name "any
brain truster Of whom anybody evel
heard before" Committee member.
agreed that would be one of the frs
things asked the Gary, Ind, schoo
superintendent.
Representative O'Connor, Democrat
OF New York said the committe frs,
would quote the letter from DR.. Wir,
read before the House Interstate
Commerce Committee last March 2;
by James H. Rand, jr., chairman OF
the Committee for the Nation. That
letter, presented while Rand was op.
posing the stock market bill, brought
on the investigation.
In it, DR.. Writ, said, he had talked
with some brain trusters" last Sum-
mer and was told they believed that
by thwarting our then evident recov-
cry they would be able to prolong the
country's destitution until they had
demonstrated to the American people
that the Government must operate
industry and commerce"
Roosevelt Is Kerensky.
Then the educator added:
The most surprising statement
made to me was the following: We
believe that We have Mr.. Roosevelt ir
the middle of swift stream and tha,
the current is so strong that he can
not turn back or escape from it. We
think we can keep Mr.. Roosevelt there
until we are ready to supplant him
with Stain. - = Mr.. Roosevelt is
only the Kerensky of this revolution
I'VE are on the inside. We can
make the President believe that he is
making decisions for himself"
After that is read. O'Connor said
DR.. Writ will be asked if he made
that statement; if he says yes, he will
be asked to name his informant and
detail the conversation"
IF he names anybody, that person
will be summoned, probably for Wed
nesdAy, either to confirm or deny that
he ever said such things" O'Connor
added.
O'Connor, like Byrns, was doubtful
that the investigation ordered by the
House on March 20, would identify
any well-known brain truster" as a
revolution fomenter.
Deny knowing Writ.
Already R. G. Tugwell, Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture; A. A. Berle
jr., another presidential adviser; James
A. Lands, Federal trade commissioner
Mordecai Ezekiel, Agriculture Depart
ment economic adviser; Prof. George
F. Warren, with whom the President
Myers, Farm Credit Administration
governor, and others of the brain
trust have denied that they knew OF
had talked with DR.. Writ.
Secretary Ickes, known as one of the
leading cabinet liberals. expressed his
opinion in these words: 1T looks silly
on the face of it"
Committee members said they hoped
DR.. Writ would name somebody. if he
could, but one of them recalled this
statement made recently by the In
dianan:
IF I am convinced the well
fare Of the Nation demands it, I shall
name the brain truster who made the
statement. ." I will not divulge
any names until such time as the well
fare of America demands it."