Evening star., 1934-04-17

rows answered. Nobody else had q
chance to say anything"
McGugin asked: You invited
Laurence Todd?"
The witness assented and McGugin
asked whether this was the same
Laurence Todd" who was the repre-
sentative of Soviet news agency.
Miss Barrows replied he was then
correspondent for the Federated
Press, labor press service. She
added the present agency employing
Todd was the "Tass agency and that
it occupies, understand, the position
in Russia that the Associated Press
occupies in this country"
Invited Brouere.
You are aware that "A. p is
financed by newspapers and that the
Tass agency is financed by the Soviet
government" McGugin inquired.
Il don't know" Miss Barrows said.
you invited Robert Bruere?"
Yes" the witness replied.
Did you know that In 1918 he de-
Tended the I. w. VS. and criticized
the Wilson administration for pro-
ceeding against these subversive
forces?"
Il did not know that" said Miss
Barrows. I'm sorry I did not know
all the past history of my guests"
If you had known. don't think
you would have invited Bruere," COM
mented McGugin.
Il would invite Mr. Bruere to any
party Of mine" the witness said en-
phatically.
McGugin quoted A. A. Berle, jr., as
having told how persons at a dinner
with Writ decided to take him for a
good. long ride"
If he was talking about this din
ner, he falsely stated the facts?"
asked the Kansan.
i don't see how he could have been
referring to my dinner" Miss Bar
rows answered
If Mr.. Berle was quoted correctly,
he must have been referring to an
other dinner?"
Yes"
Have you confded in anybody
what your testimony was going to
be?"
Talked to BuIwinkle.
She said she had talked with Bull
Wrinkle to tell him what the facts
were"
Were any other committee men,
bers present?"
No"
Bulwinkle said the witnesses we're
appearing voluntarily at their own
request.
Miss Kneeland then took the wit
ness chair and smiled when she an
swered no" to such questions as to
whether she had heard Soviet Rus
STA discussed"
Was there any discussion about
overthrowing the Government" asked
O'Connor.
There vas not one single remark
about overthrowing the Government
or the established American social
order" she answered, causing
laughter.
DIR. Writ was distinctly not seeking
information" she said, "he was giving
it."
Reviews Writ Testimony.
She went through Wirt's recent tes-
timony, denying statements attributed
to her.
DO you know Prof. Tugwells
philosophy?" asked O'Connor. refer
ring to Wirt's assertion that she had
been discussing it.
Il do not know it today" she re-
piled.
Did you hear anybody mention
Kerensky?" O'Connor pursued.
Il did not" she answered.
Miss Kneeland said she had made
some small contributions to the
American Civil Liberties Union dur
ing the past 10 years, under Repub-
Ican administrations.
McGugin read from the report of
a special House committee in Janu-
ary, 1881, holding that group was
closely affiliated with the Com
munist movement"
You knew nothing about that
when you made your contribution?
he asked.
II did not"
The truth of the matter is" in
terposed Bulwinkle, she could have
not known Of that report because it
had not been written when she made
her contribution"
I do not feel that I am competent
to pass on those findings" she said.
DO you think the Government
should take over business and in
dustry?" asked Lehlbach.
III that were necessary to get us
out OF this depression, yes"
DO you think it would do that If
the Government did take them over?"
asked McGugin.
Il do not" was her answer. GIVE
never attempted to put a red flag on
the dome Of the Capitol" said Miss
Kneeland.
Applause rang as she left the stand
ana Miss Taylor took her chair,