The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-25

I have told friends
off the recodhat French fired for incompetence There
believe Newspaper
tivites do not know why dismissed
mssal extremely unusual French
worked for the Stern than going
to the Philadelphia In press
ISOLATION office French covered the Legislature the 1ndberob lid
mapping and other important storiesand possession
hoaf of congatatory kilograms French from
the United Press apparently activity though employer
put out story that the firing by doing pub
cy on the side Mr. French saws the story however was
and dscredted by Philadelphia newspaper
formal committee and investigated it,
Regardless re-employed French when he was
turned out by the u P And have yet publisher
who would do such thing incompetent of soft
heartedness,
STERN DISMISSAL
imagine my surprise when telephoned Mr. stern on
Wednesday January % anything to
about the dismissal of replied quickly
I deny that French dismissed that there's
be said about it."
rs Mr. French still working your gasped
"I don't is now he said but Paul French
was never dismissed from my employ"
But Mr. French is not working for you now, is hep"
rs Mr. French paid by you nowqY wanted to make certain
q don't sounded bit tired of hi1n lust
looking into the thing received this morning
and understand he dismissed"
Then can't definitely that Mr. French is or is not
working you stnlq" - ~
Il don't lie said
Then you anything about information have that
since French left papers you been trying to get in touch
with General Butler and President wanted
Nothing to it at all" exclamation Gust gossip
you no" nooodys more given to gossip than
mats right agreed but know responsible
Tor eYaluating gossip which is sometimes
Stern hung up Immediately telephoned French
my money is if
Were you asked again
Just explained you-and have received no nav sine.
the Two weeks notice expired and working
When did that notice espreP"
December &c, just about a month ago.
ana the conversation you recalled the be-
told meqs - "l' same way as you
Why sure It between going the advertising
department or two notice"
call it," w M ~ oo you sun re-
1T was two weeks before 2s On Saturday Dec TO-"
IN my lSt conversation with French headquarters of the
Newspaper Guild Philadelphia asked him wheth he thought he
had been fired for Guild activity of his portoa connec
tion with The MacGure-Mur plot
codn5 answer that he said but know
have been incompetence"
Mr. MCCORMACK "ExpLA1Ns.
cald ON Chairman John w Mccormack Committee
UnAmeric&n" activities Washington weeks ago
hao tWeat-nee questions to ask hnqusstions offering
opportunity to deny ree committee had db-
ea1ey VhieWashed fascist activities in the United
Having admonshed remember that extending me
@ - esmnt would extend to the correspondent of other
allowed me to explain that partly courtesy to him
Mutual courtesy" he reproved
There followed about interview mostly NOT for ouota
Mccormack began:
There things that should be understood In the first
place had only $4,000 directed by the House to
investigate Nazi activities for the
of the resolution establishing Committee YOU will have to
keep in mind the $4,000 and the fact that nationwide in
estsaon and that there clearing pick
information"
Mi Mccormack his glasses continued severely Nov
anonymous leads are always dangerous We plenty
course but they are dangerous Therefore
protect character reputation anonymous
leads the Committee conne public
be admissible of
reputation just matter OF decency rules Of evidence
just the decency
TENDENCY TO MIsuNDERsTANDs
Nov there has been tendency directions to mlnder
stand al CT this But what justice calling certain witnesses
who will testify for example concerning Nz camp in
onrcd states?
you think just that allowed somebody
ut that you Nazi thing
could be
Take the Butler story, Mccormack volunteered
OF MS hand There several
pubic session
Story to the press From that time
press and TIE necessity ceiling him
passed this apology
to DO What Interested M. McComacks