The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-13

be no publicity and if this thing
comes out in The New NJ sses W
/ it will Just break up all that I have
been doing - all my plans - my
whole career"
She started pacing again like a
Gagged animal.
"Poppa!" she suddenly called
Poppa came in from another
room, a strapping man well over
six feet, with a chest like a barrel.
Miss lima briefly explained the
situation. There was nothing to be
done about her being an alien;
there was nothing to be done about
her letters Of introduction from
Rumley but-Mrs. ROOSEVELT
why must you use it?" her
father aske d. Mrs. Roosevelt
/ wouldn't like it.
wei, my job is to write whatT
learn. Miss lima could communi-
cate with Mrs. Roosevelt and the
Presidents wife could ask The New
Masses editors not TO publish it,"
I suggested hopefully.
oh" Viola exclaimed, they
wouldn't do that for her"
wen, I don't know what 7 could
do about it," I said hopelessly.
What is the purpose Of all these
| questions?" her father demanded.
Whom do your represent besides
The New Masses?"
"Just The New Masses, I assured
him. I'VE are running a series Of
articles on the growth of anti-Sem-
itism in The United States, the
propaganda carried on by Nazi
secret agents"
My daughter is no Nazi agentP
he shouted "If she were a Nszi
agent I would break her neck my
self right here while you looked on"
"She is under no obligation to
answer anything. I explained that
to her This is not a court. But she
is a public figure, organizing a
movement that has all the ear
marks Of Fascist organization.
She has made some anti-Semitic
statements"
"How could l." Miss T.7a ~
cla.mei. why, Arthur Garfield
Hays is my lawyer and he is a Jew
Your daughter is moving in the
highest political circles of the land.
She organized the Youth Congress
after she returned from a trip to
Germany. She had letters of intro
duction from man suspected Of
oslng German agent during the
war, The letters were to Nazi on
Gals. And she will not tell who Maid
for her trip to Germany and her
expenses abroad
why should she tell who maid
her expenses?"
There is no reason why she
should tell me"
rs this Senate inuuiry?"
mo, just a New Masses one"
Suppose I say I gave her the
! money! AA~
Il know you didn't"
turned to Miss lima who was BY
, this time little pale.
do you realize that if you refuse
to tell where you got your money
! to go to Germany TO meet the lead
J ers Of the Nazi movement Just be-
5 fore you came here to organize the
Congress, that you are open to
grave suspicion2"
Il can't tellP'
why notP What is there to hide
if you got 1t from a legitimate
source?"
Il can't tell" she repeated, biting
her lip.
You realize the suspicion"
Il can't help it, I can't tell.
IF you got it from some one on
the level, why can't you tell2"s
III tell you who I got it FRONT"
she exclaimed suddenly.
you understand that I'll have
to quote your"
Yes
You realize, too, that I shall
check itP"
With the MANI"
With his bank. shall want to
! know if he withdrew that sum from
his bank on or about the day you
say"
"The bank can't tell you that!s
her father exclaimed.
Il know, but I can marriage to
find out. Now, will you tell me"
o The History Society paid my
expenses" she said in low voice.
u "a little earlier you said that
they did not
|, You can check with them" =
Very we'll"
AS I rose to go, I said:
! Miss lima, you are making a
= grave mistake in refusing to tell
. who paid your expenses to Ger
= many. I know it was not the His
|, tory Society,".
mo, it was not" she said in a
:, low voice.
Twill you tell me who gave you
the money!"
mol" she shouted. Il can't tell.
1 can't tell!''
AND with this, think, ends the
"A Viola lima Youth Movement,
with all its menacing Fascist ten
denotes, which the alien Viola liam
organized after she went to Ger
many with money from a nysteri-
Gus source, and with letter of in
PRODUCTION to Nazi leaders
After the above story had been
written, Arthur Garfield Hays Of
fee, at the request of Miss Viola
lima, stated that it had investi-
gated her status at Ellis Islacd as