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bringing the matter into the open
"and it is now up to the commit
tee to proceed" with full inves-
tigation.
Hearing Adjourned
The committee adjourned until
tomorrow without making any de-
cision as to whether to summon
those named or any other addi-
tional witnesses.
DR.. Writ said those he named
were "only a part Of the persons
] talked to-"
The audience applauded and
was admoniShed to keep quiet.
DR.. Writ said that recovery from
April to September was three
times what it had been in a simi-
aar time in any other country.
Lehlbach Aids Writ
Hildagarde Kneeland asked him
M he were the man who tried to
convince the A. F. of L. to go back
to conditions of 1926, he said. He
added:
"My answer was that We
should welcome the opportunity
to go back to 1926-that the
common man never enjoyed
such benefits as in that year."
Representative Arnold CD Of
Illinois interposed:
'sThe object of the inuuirv Is
to find out what these people
told DIR. Writ. The witness
should cOnfine himself to that"
Representative Lehlbach (R0
of New Jersey said DR.. Writ was
answering the questions. The COM
m1ittee wrangled over the course of
DR.. Wirt'S answers. DR.. Writ said
It was impossible to give verbatim
the conversation at the dinner
party.
Reed InterpOseS in Tiff
Former Senator James A. Reed
fnterposed for DR.. Writ that he
was making direct answers. Rep
resentative O'Connor insisted that
pe was going far afield. Said
DR.. Writ:
what is your idea Of the
program in view of the great
recovery agriculture has had, 1
asked Miss Kneeland. "The
answer given to me was that
our group accepts the leader
ship Of Secretary Wallace and.
his first assistant, DIR. TuSweIl,
and he takes the view that
our sO-called recovery 10 only
an illusion"
DR.. Writ insisted that Assistant
secretary Tugwell since has
nade public statements bearing
out the contention.
Answers to Questions
He was then asked to detail
statements of Mary Taylor and
Miss Kneeland. He replied:
Zone statement was that It
was not logical to have q
planned economy within our
present constitutional struc-
ture.
"AnOther-they said the first
series Of changes will have to
do with the Constitution and
statutes.
Miss Kneeland said DIR.
TugWell had suggested that
business will be logically re-
Qulred to disappear.
They also said that DIR.
Tugwell said it Is illogical to
have . planned economy and
nave business operating itself.
"Dr. Tugwell also was quoted
aS saying that changes SO
great would be made that It
would be like building anew"
DR.. Writ said Miss Kneeland
eomplained that we ought to do
bomething-there are so many of
our group in the Government"
About Ready To Act
Another statement made by
MISS kneeland. he said. was that
rwe had gone a long way and
Hhat we were now ready for the
k1na! step and we were about
Eeady to cross that threshold.
Representative Budwinkle asked:
still quoting what Miss
Aneeiand said. DIR. TugweIl
said.
YES. Another. statement
was that planning will have to
be done by the Federal Gov.
eminent or the planning agen.
cies will take over the govern.
ment."
Laughter from friends of the
NEW Deal" punctuated some OF
Dr. Wirt's statements. He went
on:
mother statement was
brought out that many people
In the depths of the depres-
sion lOnged for = planned
economy because they wanted
security.
"The statement was made
that Secretary Wallace agreed
with TugweIl that we must 70
ON doing Eat we were doing
even II we did not like it,
that we could not turn back"
DR.. Writ insisted that Mr..
Wallace has since made similar
statements in a book he has
written.
In Middle Of Stream
Representative BuIwinkle asked
how long Miss Kneeland had
been in the government. He