Evening star., 1934-03-29
HOUSE COMMITTEE
APPROVES INQUIRY.
OF Writ CHARGES
Action of Full Chamber Is
Sought Today or
Tomorrow.
INVESTIGATION LIMITED
TO ALLEGATIONS MADE
Vote Is 5 to 4 on Strict Party
Basis-Force Is Threatened
to Obtain Names.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
A congressional investigation of al
legations by DR.. William A. Writ
Gary, Ind. educator, that brain
trusters" were seeking to cause a revo-
luton was approved today by the
House Rules Committee.
The proposal now has 70 be acted
upon by the House.
Over protests of Republican mem
bers, the Democratic majority ap-
proved new resolution by Repre-
sentative BulWinkle. Democrat. of
North Carolina. limiting the investi-
cation to DR.. Wirt's statements and
the persons he names before The COM
mittee as those in the revolutionary
group
Representative Tansley of Pennsyl-
vania. ranking minority member, oon-
tended the projected inquiry lis not
broad enough" and added:
1T ought to be broader in its scope
if it's going to be an honest investi-
CATION"
Broadened Scope Sought,
The vote on reporting the till vas
5 to on strict party basis.
Acting Chairman O'Connor said an
effort would be made to have the
resolution acted on today or tomor-
row by the House.
Meantime the House adopted a res
olution appropriating $4,000 for an
investigation into Nazi activities and
propaganda in this country by a spe-
clal House committee
1t previously adopted a resolution
oy Chairman Dickstein, Democrat of
New York, ordering the investigation.
Speaker Rainey has yet to name the
committee.
Representative Martin, of Massa-
chusetts, said we Republicans wanted
to broaden the scope of the investi-
cation, but the Democratic majority
held it to inquiring into statements
of DR.. Writ and the persons he names
as having given him the information. A."
Representative .dcFadden, Republi-
can, Of Pennsylvania, asked if the
resolution was broad enough to en-
able member of Congress to volun-
tarily present facts before the COM
mittee."
Predicts Adoption.
O'Connor said he assumed it was,
but that it would be up to the COM
mittee to determine.
This new resolution Representa-
tive Mapes Republican, of Michigan
said, limits the investigation to DR..
Writ, and quite contrary to the real
purpose"
OConnor replied that the COM
mittee to be appointed was going into
the truth or falsity of DR.. Writ s
statements, but the authoriy is broad
enough to permit the committee to
call others"
Representative Byrns. the Demo-
cratic leader, predicted the resolution
would be adopted by the House with
out difficulty.
i understood DR. Writ doesn't want
to name anybody unless he has the
consent of the individuals concerned. 3"
the Democratic leader told newspa-
permen.
Force Is Threatened.
If he doesn't name the people he
has in mind, Congress has the power
to make him name them. and l for
one hope it will make him name
them.
He has made certain definite
statements on which the Congress
and the people are entitled to further
enlightenment; now let him make
good and tell the whole story
Asked what the House could &C to
force DR.. Writ to talk, Byrns
replied:
1t can do the same thing the
Senate did about Mr.. William Mac
Cracken.
"MacCracken refused to talk to the