Evening star., 1934-03-29
INQUIRY Of W|RT'S |
CHARGE APPROVED
House Rules Committee Re-
ports Resolution on Vote.
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Senate on the ground he was lawyer
and could not divulge confidential in
formation given to him by client.
! DIR. Writ can't even plead that
excuse"
MacCracken, former Assistant
, Secretary of Commerce for Aviation.
was sentenced to 10 days in Jail for
refusal to give the Senate informa-
ton wanted in connection with its
airmal investigation. He has never
| served the term, however, as an ap-
! peal to higher court is still pending.
Representative McGugin. Repub-
lican, of Kansas, meanwhile expand
ed on what some thought was a pos
sible origin of the charges.
The Kansan made public a letter
! signed by the name of Walter M.
Higgins Of the Associated Groups for
Economic Liberty. 1t said
II think I can clear up the origin
! of the Kerensky story for you. I can
testify that I heard George W.
Christians, the leader of the Ameri-
can Reds, tell President Roosevelt
/ himself in the presence of DR.. Ray
mond Moley and Col. Marvin Nc
Intyre presidential secretary on
December l, 1882, at Warm Springs,
Ga. before the Inauguration, that he,
! President Roosevelt. would be only
| the Kerinsky of this revolution"
"Just Lot of Conversation"
DR. Writ, who stated he heard a
member of the brain trust" make
similar remark, with the addition
that plans were afoot to supplant
Mr. Roosevelt with a Stain" said
at Gary he had not heard that state
ment from Christians or Higgins
"Oh, that's just lot of conversa-
ton l am using TO get the work of
my organization before the public"
George w. Christians said yesterday
in Chattanooga
Christians said he made the state
ment to the President at Warm
| Springs, but did not recall the pres
ence of Dr. William Writ during his
visit He declined further comment.
The Crusaders for Economic Liberty
is an organization founded by Mr.
| Christians, which seeks to place the
monetary system of the country on
human effort" basis, rating the
value Of the dollar at unit wage
scale and forcing the scale up or
| down until all workers are employed
He has campaigned for the idea in
| this section and was a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Rep
resentative with the human-effort
system as a platform.
Acting Chairman O'Connor Demo-
crat, Of New York Of the House Rules
Committee, which has in charge the
resolution for an investigation of the
Writ statements by a congressional
! committee, was the author of a flow
/ ing bowl" explanation
| He said there is a story going
around Washington that Writ talked
to these people at a dinner party
| where there was flowing bowl" and
at which there was talk about the
| present. past and future"
| They only work for the Govern
! ment in the daytime. This was at
! nighttime" OConnor added
Then they are not much Of a
credit to the Government" shot back
Representative Martin, Republican. Of
| Michigan.
Limitation of Probe Asked.
McGugin. in making public the
| letter. said he took no responsibility
! for the correctness of its statements.
He added:
! But in the light of the Writ state
/ ment, and press reports quoting Mr.
Moley and Mr. Christians. there
! should be a full House inquiry into
! the whole matter
Writ, Moley, Christians and Marvin
Mcintyre. secretary to the President.
! should, under oath, be called upon to
| give the true facts surrounding these
/ charges"
Representative Bulwinkle late yes
terday introduced another resolution
as sort of an amendment to his first
which would limit the investigation
/ strictly to the charges by DR.. Writ.
The new resolution said:
The committee Is authorized and
directed to summon DR.. William A.
/ Writ of Gary. Ind, before it and to
! require him to reveal the source of
statements he has made to the effect
! that the United States is in the proc
ess of deliberately planned revo-
luton and to the effect that GER
tain officials, or employees of the
Government, are attempting to thwart
| the program of national recovery OF
| the United States. and the commit
| tee is authorized and directed to bring
| before it all officials, or other per-
sons alleged by DR. Writ to have given
! him said information, or to be con-
/ nected in any way with said activi-
/, ties. and to examine them as to the
truth or falsity of the statements
made by DR.. Writ. and to summon
and examine such other witnesses and
make such further investigation in
connection with such statements and
the reasons and persons actuating
the same as the committee in its dis
erection may deem advisable"
"Regimentation Begun"
The matter bobbed up yesterday
also during debate on the reciprocal
tariff measure when Representative
i Hollister Republican. of Ohio. said
he doubted "if any of the disciples of
! Felix Frankfurter Harvard professor
I Of law, sometimes referred to as the
'hot-dog boys have as yet been Sc
| lected as the Lenin and Trotsky of
the forthcoming October revolution
II do believe, however" he added
that we have embarked, and are pro-
ceeding further each day on a course
Of governmental RECOMMENDATION which,
if followed to its logical conclusion.
will bring about change in our form
of government almost as great as
that accomplished by those famous
followers of Karl Marx.
Il believe further that there is an
active group of radicals-call it the
brain trust or what you will, which
is Intentionally, though quietly. work
ing toward bringing about complete
, change in the form Of our Govern
ment.
IF citizens such as the good Gary
school teacher are helpful in focusing
attention m these trends thev will