Evening star., 1934-03-31
DEMOCRATS PLAN
BRIEF WRIT PROBE
COP. Is Seeking Extensive
Investigation-"G Gagged
Hearing" Charged.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Democratic managers planned to-
day to make the House inquiry into
charges by DR.. William A. Writ as
short and snappy as possible.
Several Republican members, on
the other hand, hoped to extend the
investigation a bit They have OBJ
jected to limiting the inquiry strictly
to the anti-brain trust accusations by
the Gary, Ind, school superintendent.
Representative McGuggln, ReLub-
lican, of Kansas contended last night
that the appropriation of only $500
for the investigation and its limited
scope would result in gagged hear
ing"
But Speaker Rainey. declaring DIR.
Wlrts charges get sillier every day"
was among the other House leaders
who aimed to get the matter over
with quickly.
Appointments Next Week.
They contended a prolonged inveS-
tiCation might create unJustifed
suspicious that would react unfavor-
ably upon the administration plans
The Special Committee, to be named
by Rainey next week. Will consist OF
three Democrats and two Republ
cans.
The Justice Department called at
tention yesterday to a tWo-yearold
antitrust suit to be heard next month
in New York against the Remington
Rand Co.
officials declared fatty that the fact
that James A. Rand, jr. president of
the company. first started the contro-
versy by reading letter from Writ
to a House committee had nothing to
do with the calling of the antitrust
case
House leaders were smiling at a
telegram from Dr.. Writ. which was
made public by Representative
Fouikes. Democrat. of Michigan.
In that telegram, Secretary Wallace
was quoted as having said there can
hardly be even a satisfactory tenta-
tive answer until we deciue which way
we want to go" He suggested wide
debate on that problem.
Game in Like Lion"
House leaders promptly interpreted
that as meaning simply that Secre-
tary Wallace wanted the country to
become more awake to its problems
and felt that argument would be
helpful.
Foulkes declined to interpret the
quotation attributed to the Agriculture
Secretary, but said that DR.. Writ
came in like lion and is going out
like a lamb" because he refused to
accept challenge to public debate
on the points at issue"
Representative Fish. Republican. Of
New York issued a statement in which
he said that the Democratic voters
have been betrayed by the admins
tration"
Hundreds of radicals with red lean
ingS have been given appointments
over loyal and deserving Democrats"
he continued.
Referring to DR.. Wirt's charges that
some PROFESSIONAL presidential advisers
considered President Roosevelt Just
the "Kerensky" of the revolution from
Democracy through Socialism to Com
munlSm, Fish added'
Names Is Radicals"
The Democratic party is apparent
~ being taker for ride toward social
and economic revolution by the brain
trust radicals.
Socialism was not voted into power,
but it is being thrust upon the Amer
lean people under the Democratic
banner"
He named Is radicals or Socialists
he said have been affiliated with the
American Civil Liberties Union"
which he termed "a subversive or
eanizat ton" They are now holding
governmental posts. he added. They
we're:
Jerome N. Frank chief counsel of
the A A A: Donald Richberg. chief
counsel of the n r. A: Henry T.
Hunt. chief counsel of the P. w. A;
Rexford Guy Tugwell. Assistant Sec
retary of Agriculture: Rose Schneider
man, Frederick c. Howe. Prof. Albert
E Taussig Prof James P Warbasse,
Clarence Darrow. DR.. Leo Wolman.
Prof. Paul H Douglas and Sidney
Hillman. all with the N. R. A; Ma
than r Margold. Interior Department
solicitor: Robert Marshall director of
the Forestry Division. Bureau of In
dian Affairs; william E. Dodd, Am
bassador to Germany. and James F.
Lands, Federal trade commissioner.