Evening star., 1934-04-10

WIN 1oeaS ABOUT the new Planned
economy"
Writ also assailed the subsistence
homestead" plan Of the administra-
ton.
DO you consider it part of a plan
to overthrow the established order?"
he was asked, and replied he Ger
tainly did"
Asked by Representative O'Connor,
Democrat, OF New York II he dis
criminated between overthrowing the
social order and changing the gov
ernment. Writ said that he spoke of
revolution such as the Roosevelt
revolution" referred to in a book by
Ernest K. Lindley. He said some peo-
pie thought Of revolution as throwing
out the President and blowing of
the top Of the Capitol"
THE President is not to blame" he
said, but the real friends of the Con-
stituticn have not come forward"
Names INSIDERS"
Asked by Representative Arnold,
Democrat, Of Illinois, who made the
statement in his remarks that I'VE are
on the inside and had controlling IN
fluence which made the President
think he was making decisions" Writ
replied:
Todd. Kneeland and Taylor"
Convening of the House terminated
the hearing soon after noon. 1t will
be resumed tomorrow with Writ on the
stand. What other witnesses will be
called. If any. remained to be de-
cided.
Writ had been stopped again and
again by members of the committee
as he sought to discuss the admins
tration program.
Wirt's statement that brought about
the inquiry was to this effect. In part,
about the dinner conversation:
THE most surprising statement
made to me was, We believe that We
have Mr.. Roosevelt in the middle of
a swift stream and that the current
Is 60 strong that he cannot turn back
or escape from it. We believe that
we can keep Mr.. Roosevelt there until
we are ready to Supplant him with a
Stain. We all think that Mr.. Roose-
welt is only the Kerensky Of this
revolution
The committee voted to let Reed
appear as Wirt's counsel. after q rul-
ing to the contrary had been made
by Chairman Bulwinkle.
The committee. by 3 to 2, defeated
motion by Representative Lehlbach,
Republican. Of New Jersey, to permit
Writ to make the general statement.
Representative McGugin. Repub-
lican, Of Kansas had charged the
committee was proceeding in an "un-
American way" and was applying q
'gag-rule" on the witness.
Reeds Appearance Surprise.
DR.. Writ sprang a surprise at the
outset by appearing for the investiga-
ton with former Senator Reed as
counsel.
The huge House caucus room was
crowded as Writ strode in with the
veteran Missourian. Slower in ar
riving was the Investigating Commit
tee including Chairman Bulwinkle
and Representatives O'Connor, Ar
mold. McGugin and Lehlbach.
Twenty minutes before the hour for
the committee to meet, all public seats
were filled and police were turning
people away. On . front seat sat q
woman knitting. In an aisle seat four
rows back was Eugene Meyer, former
governor Of the Federal Reserve Board
and now publisher Of the Washington
Post.
Members Spectators.
Other House members, not on the
committee, were allowed to sit back
Of the committee table. Haywood
Broun, the columnist, was another in
terested auditor
DR.. Writ told some of the almost
hundred reporters present:
II will have no statement to make
until after I have testified"
Mrs Writ and Mrs. Reed, the latter
formerly Nell @. Donnelly Of Kansas
City. accompanied their husbands.
Writ had accepted q telegram as
a subpoena to appear as a witness.
but five minutes before the hearing
was to start he was served with an
ofiicial subpoena by Kenneth Romney,
House sergeant at arms.
WIFI SmlleS.
Finally Bulwinkle said. THE chair
requests order"
Arnold then read for the Record
the resolution under which the COM
mittee was acting.
With a roll Of papers in his hands
and smiling, Writ sat on q front seat
to the right Of the committee table.
Policemen at the door closed it in
the face Of scores who had arrived
too late either for seats or a place
to stand in the committee room.
After Reed had said that DR.. Writ
was present and ready to testify,
Bulwinkle said:
The committee is not Of the opinion
that DR.. Writ Is entitled to counsel.
You may sit and advise with him
as friend, but you cannot appear as
his counsel"
Decision Protested.
II have sat in a good many in
vestigations myself" Reed replied,
but I never saw witness denied
the right to have counsel.
"A good many statements have been
made that something terrible Is going
to happen to DR.. Writ If he doesn't
make certain disclosures.
1T is a little unusual, particularly
since DIR. Writ has given no indica-
ton that he would not answer any
questions asked him.
Therefore, make the request that
he be allowed to make q full state
ment on the entire matter"
DR.. Writ, chewing. on the edge of
small cards covered with closely writ
ten notes, listened intently.
Lehlback moved to rescind the de-
cision precluding a general statement
by DR.. Writ and limiting the first
hearing to questioning Of the educator
on who were the brain trusters'
threatening overthrow of the Gov
ernment.