Evening star., 1934-04-16
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APOLOGY TO WRIT
Retracts Statement That
Educator Was Jailed
During War.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
In a speech to the House, Repre-
sentative Bulwinkle Democrat, North
Carolina) today retracted and apollo
gized for his previous statement that
DR.. William A. Writ, author of the
brain truster revolution allegations
had been confined to Jail during the
war because of pro-German activities
Meanwhile, Robert w Bruere. 9
guest at the Virginia dinner at which
Writ has testified he obtained his
views as to what he termed the
revolution" told reporters the In
diana educators account of the party
was fantastic" and unfair"
Bulwinkle is chairman of the spe-
cial House Committee that is investi-
eating Wirt's statements. Tomorrow
it will hear six persons who attended
the dinner last September /.
Convinced Report Untrue.
Bulwinkle quoted this remark
which he made on the floor last week
He CDR. Writ was not here to be
investigated If he had been, I would
have gone into his private character.
If he had been, would have brought
out from him the fact that during
the war. on account of his pro-Ger-
man activities, he was confined to jail
at Gary, Ind"
Then he added:
After a thorough investigation of
the report, which came to me by
what any one would consider reliable
sources, I am convinced that the re-
port is not true, and therefore, as a
man and a member of this House
after ascertaining that the report was
untrue and unfounded, and in order
that no injustice might be done to
DR.. Writ, it is my duty to correct
such statement by me on the floor OF
the House on April IL.
And 1 therefore tender my apology
to Dr. Writ.
Il make this statement here today
for the purpose also of showing that
the committee was not prosecuting
DR.. Writ. 1t was simply investigating
whether or not the statements made
by DR.. Writ, and read to the Com
mittee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce by Mr.. Rand were true OF
not"
Will Give Testimony.
Bruere and other guests at the din
ner, at which DR.. Writ has said Pres
ident Roosevelt was referred to a.
being "only the Kerensky of this rev.
olution," will go tomorrow before the
special House committee prying into
Wirts charges.
With Bruere's statement, five of the
six persons who will appear before the
committee to tell what went on at the
party last September at the Virginia
farm home of Miss Alice Barrows, ar
Interior Department employe, have
denied fatty DR.. Wirt's testimony
that there was talk of revolution.
Friends of the sixth-Miss Mary
Taylor, editor of a farm administra-
ton publication, who has remained
silent-expect her to join with the
others.
Protests Unfairness.
Bruere, whose statement broke the
silence he had maintained since being
named by DR.. Writ as one of the
guests at the dinner, accused the
Gary, Ind, educator of unfairly i'm
pairing confidence which Is essential
to the success of the recovery pro-
gram"
II bear DR.. Writ no malice" Bruere
said, "but I do say that when he
makes such irresponsible statements
as he made before the investigating
committee last Tuesday I protest his
unfairness and unwisdom is casting
suspicion about such work as l have
described and in striking at that con-
fidence between man and man which
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