Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11
FIRST LADY DENIES
CHARGES BY WRIT
Declares Homestead Prof.
ect Is Not "a Commu-
nistic Effort"
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! relief or they would not have oppor-
tunity to 60 out there"
She added that most of the fam
lilies came from mining camps and
she doubted very much If the min
had been getting any rent out OF
their places
Mrs. Roosevelt has set June for
her next visit to the ReedSville
project.
Writ was asked today if he plan
ned a statement on the inquiry, and
again referred his questioners to for
mer Senator James A. Reed, his
counsel, who replied:
L don't want to make any COM
ment on that. You saw it all and
you can draw your own differences "
Testimony Branded Bunk"
Meanwhile Democrats labeled DR..
Wirt's Red plot" testimony as bunk
today, and from Republican ranks
there came cries of gag and white
wash"
The majority men, after listening
to the Gary Ind, schoolmaster. made
clear they have no mentioning of
summoning any of the kingpins of
the so-called brain trust
They frankly expressed the opinion
that after six guests at a Virginia
dinner party attended by DR.. Writ
testify next week. the inquiry will be
all washed up.
Republican members of the Special
House Committee. however, were
vehement in demands that SUBJ
poenaes be served on the bigger
brain trusters" quoted secondhand
by Dr. Writ yesterday as planning to
overthrow our existing social order.
Holds Tugwell Leader.
Although Writ conceded that his
allegations were based largely on
statements the satellites" made at
the September dinner party. he made
clear that he felt Rexford Guy Tug
we'll, Assistant Secretary Of Agricul-
ture and so-called mo. l BRAIN
truster," was a leader in the "revolu-
ton" move of which he professed
fear.
Wirt's intimations. however, swayed
neither Chairman Bulwinkle, Demo-
crat, of North Carolina, of the Spe-
cial Committee, nor his two Demo-
cratic colleagues-Arnold of Illinois
and O'Conror of New York. Since
the Democrats outnumber the Repub-
licans-Lehlbach of New Jersey and
McGugin of Kansas-it was likely
that their views would prevail.
In fact, Bulwinkle told reporters:
I'VE do not plan to summon Tug
well or any other real brain trusters. u
Will Call Diners Only.
The only persons the committee now
intends to hear. he explained. are
Dr.. Wirt's companions at the Nc
Lean, Va. dinner
Re named them as Robert Bruere
chairman of N. R. AS textile code
authority; David c. Coyle, P. w. A.
architect; Miss Hildegarde Kneeland
Department of Agriculture economist;
Miss Mary Taylor, economist in the
A A. A. consumer division; Lawrence
Todd, correspondent of Tass, the So
Wet news agency. and the hostess
Miss Alice BarrowS, former secre-
tary of Writ, but now in the Interior
Department.
A three-hour conversation with them
~ 10 q
| for his statement that brain trusters
plotted revolution.
He quoted Miss Kneeland at length
on Tugwell's philosophy of govern
ment To Todd he attributed the re-
mark that President Roosevelt is "only
the Kerensky of this revolution" tc
be supplanted by Stain" Todd
issued denial.
Rainey Speaks of Bunk"
Even before all of the six who ha6
talked with Writ had made comments
on his testimony, Democrats expressed
their opinions of the Gary, Ind. teach
er's thesis.
Speaker Rainey, quoted by Writ as
having said the Government was going
to take over industries, denied that
and added:
His testimony releases the country
from the tension 1t felt and from the
fear of immediate revolution. You
know. some people believe that kind
of bunk
Bulwtnkle said he felt the detailed
testimony of the other six diners
should make Wirt's allegations look
'sillier."
O'Connor added:
| His revelation was complete flop
! I never felt more let down in my life
He never talked with Wallace, with
Tugweil, with Frank, nor with any
other man in key position.
II don't think there Is any wrong
in the fellow, but he Just has an oh.
session. This big balloon already ha.
fallen fiat; next week it will fall nat.
ter than ever"
Gag Is Charged.
To this, McGugin renewed hi!
charges that Democrats were applying
a rag" obviously Intend to white.
wash the whole thing" If they plar
to close the investigation without