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The Washington times., 1938-10-11
Justices AnsOcr

NNHIRD LETTER was from
i Thurman Arnold, acting At.
torney General. and, like that
of Hopkins. was addressed 10
the President:
"It has been the policy OF the
Department of Justice to de-
cline to assign agents OF the
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
(Hoover'S mem to committees
Of Congress. Requests of that
kind have been made by almost
every investigating body ap-
pointed by either house OF Con.
gress. To comply with some OF
these requests and not with
others would obviously lead to
embarrassment. On the other
hand, to attempt to comply
with all of them would absorb
q considerable portion Of our
staff Of the bureau.
Some time ago at your re-
quest this department assigned
two attorneys to the Senate
Civil Liberties Committee. This.
however, was q rather excep-
tional situation. Moreover. no
agents or Investigators we're de-
tailed to the committee.
"It Is suggested that in any
further reply that you make to
Congressman Dies you may care
to refer to the fact that he is
misinformed II he is under the
impr, Ssion that the Department
Of Justice has carried on It's pay
The Washington times., 1938-10-11

Dies saved his most spectacular
oratory for attacks on Adolf Hitler,
whom he compared with Napoleon,
predicting an eventual Waterloo.
Documentary evidence has been
found by his committee, Dies said,
that the Bund is controlled by the
Nazi government in Berlin.
The Washington times., 1938-10-11
VIII Be Sequel

THUS ENDETH the final chap
i ter of the thrJttling Of the
Fascist Communist inquiry. Com
mitteemen have the feeling that
they have been hoodwinked;
that Messrs. Hopkins and Arnold
Cthey do not blame Mr.. Roose-
velt) have weasel-worded them
selves out of helping a Fascist
Communist investigation after
helping the La Follettes pin a
CIO John Lewis button on Tom
Girdler ct al.
But there will be a sequel.
Hopkins and Arnold are not in
the exposed position as DR..
Townsend, who nearly went to
jail for failing to help another
House committee until Mr..
Roosevelt rescued him by a
pardon at the Jail door. The
House resolution merely re
quested" them to nelp in de-
veloping un-American activities.
It did NOT direct" For this
reason they may escape legal
contempt of the House, but prob
ably not social contempt.
Their appropriations and even
their own salaries come from
the House and must come again
next January. The FBI. for
example, received substantial in
creaseS last session from the
Congressman. Nothing like that
is likely at the next session.
Hereafter. however, Congress
men who want to get ahead in
the world will investigate more
inviting subjects than Fascist
and Communist activities in the
United States.
The Washington times., 1938-10-11

emotionally against are hard
to obtain.
That is, if you desire con-
versation records and repro
ductions of secret notes and
memorandums. They may
never be obtained until long
after the principal actors have
died. Only now, for instance,
is our own State Department
publishing for the first time
secret documents pertaining to
our war with Mexico in 1914
and the World War of 19l7-'1S.
The Washington times., 1938-10-11

that hard times in this country
are like the hives or hay fever.
They come and go. The CON-
fort lies in the thought that
the patient has always re-
covered.
Mr.. Funk has culled edi-
torials and letters from the
American newspapers back to
1887, dealing with the differ
ent spells of hard times that
have beset the nation, and
all of these spells, to hear the
editors and letter writer's tell
The Washington times., 1938-10-11
Had Been Box-Office RiVals

T FINALLY caught UP with Bob Ripley next
l. table neighbor at LeoneS and there listening
to him, sombre-visaged and tight+lipped. was
william s. Hart q. . On w. 49th Street. passed
a lone figure sumping along, a newspaper
clutched in his hands . James Kirkwood, and
it may be. although would not know, that ne
had read in that very paper the news Of Conway
Tearle's death Before the cinema became
articuate. Kirkwood and TeaFle were box-office
rivals .. '&:.
The Washington times., 1938-10-11

the note book with frivolous
trivia the International
Casino has discarded its al
liances and become purely
French in accoutrements,. in
cluding Montparnasse bistroS,
Frenc h .oo-la-la e chings,
bosomy cigarette girls in low
cut gowns, etc the new
show adheres to the. frothy
abandon characterizing Pari'
sian importattons and there is
Q plethora of feminine nudity
with. an occasional veil and
The Washington times., 1938-10-11
ABOR
Bill Would PrOvide
District Department

Drafted and ready for presen'
tation to Congress Is a bill that
would. establish q Department of
Labor In the District Of Columbia, i,
labor leaders announced la st
night.
Support from the American Fed.
Grafton Of Labor has been assured
and the District Commissioners
will be asked to study the pro
posed legislation, according to
Bryce P: Holcomb. business agent
for the Painters Union here.
The Washington times., 1938-10-11
F. D. r. Incloses Notes

THE PRESIDENTS answer
l. ing note read:
Dear Mr.. Dies:
II am a little tardy in sending
you the enclosed copies Of letter
from the Acting Attorney Gen.
.eral and Mr.. Hopkins. I have
been so much occupied during
the past two weeks with the in
ternational situation that I have
only just gotten down to enclos-
ing these letters"
First enclosure was from WPA
Administrator Harry Hopkins;
II would not be justified, legal
ly or otherwise, should I do this.
One of our employees was recent
ly assigned to the special COM
mittee Of which Congressman
Dies Is chairman. but I express
the hope that you will not re-
quire me to make additional de-
tails.
1T is true that at one time
the WPA did loan some Of its
employees to the Committee on
Education and Labor in connec-
ton with its investigation Of free
speech (Note-Apparently he
means the La Toilette Commit
tee investigation of civil liber-
ties) and right of labor. but the
Administration did not employ
special personnel for the sole
purpose of detailing these same
to that committee"
The Washington times., 1938-10-11

thing h a p
pens to them.
They think
they m u S t
have picked
the W ro n g
subjects to in
veStigate.
First letter
was q note
4 r o m tn e
President. It
was in re-
sponse to q
personal call
made Octo-
ber ! by Com.
mittee Chair.
The Washington times., 1938-10-11

Dies last night told a capacity
crowd in Temple Auditorium that
his committee had found definite
evidence of Nazi, Fascist end COM
munist activity in this country.
Most of the activity is through
front" organizations such as the
German-American Bund, he said.
The Washington times., 1938-10-11
News Behind the News
Blu Paul M1LLOn-

Reserved
Strictly Pohbted]
THREE LETTERS from the White House were tucked
privately under the door of the Dies Committee few
days back Committeeman considered them in executive
son did not give them out said nothing White House did
The Washington times., 1938-10-11
Saws BOake Carter
Left Plenty Of LOOphOles

Left Plenty Of LOOphOles -
VT1rTE public speech of Chamberlain, after his
l. second visit to Hitler, was probably what
clnched the presentation Of the picture OF what
would happen to the British and French puhlicS
If they failed to accept the AngloFrench agree
ment for cession. It was magnificent -
Read the speeches Of Chamberlain and Hitler
and you will find that both left countless hoop"
holes through which each could scramble to
safety at any moment
The mobilization of France and Britain Is prob
ably the greatest successful execution the world
has ever seen Of q staged effect to make public
opinion accept what it would not accept In an
emotional paroxySm.
And as to results? -
Justified by Results
THE first step toward solution Of those many
spots Of Europe which have been sores in the
peace Of the world for 20 years.
It may bring about eventually the first real
reduction Of armaments, even though the nations
at this moment continue to rearm ArmarnentS
are not the cause Of war, but the effect Of war.
Armaments form the thermometer Of the worlds
war fever A temperature in the mouth Of q
man stricken with fever does not cause the fever
It simply records the intensity of it. Kill the
fever and the thermometer will go down.
Realgnment Of Central European boundaries
Is likely to bring down the fever. ArmamentS
are likely to come down. likewise.
Czechosloyakia has announced her new foreign
policy will be aligned with that Of Germany. It
should be, by nature and by geography and by
economic association. SO should the economies Of
Rumania, Jugosavia. Poland, Hungary, for they
all hinge around the German orbit for the con-
duct Of trade, commerce and business.
Copyright Ledger Syndicate)
(BonEe Cdrter'S opinions are his oUh and not
necessarily those OF The Washington TimeS1
The Washington times., 1938-10-11

Copyright 1898. by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
International Copyright and All other Rights Reserved)
RER. WILFRED J. FUNK has whipped up
AVA comforting sort of transcript Of newspaper
testimony covering the past 100 years, showing
The Washington times., 1938-10-11

A ALBUM of MANHATTAN-The week bristled
IA with theatrical and cabaret premieres and
stunning the comfort Of our frayed lounging
robe, aging carpetslippers and the favorite old
morris chair we attended all Of them and stuffed
The Washington times., 1938-10-11

But on the other hand, were an actual war
imminent in Europe two weeks ago, explain these
strange incidents if you can:
If Germany was expecting real war why was
q German naval cadet ship making peaceful
visit to Bermuda at the very height of the great
mobilizations in Europe?
The Washington times., 1938-10-11
UNITED FRONT AGAINST REDS
AND NAzIS URGED BY REP. DIES

CLEVELAND Oct II GN.S).-Sounding warning that
united front Amercansm be formed combat Fascsm
and Communism in this country, Congressman Martin Dies
d. Texas for Detroit today for subcommittee hearing
on un-American activities in the MICHIGAN city
The Washington times., 1938-10-11
But 1t Wds a Great ShOw

HOW was it that there was no mobilization
Al Of great armies in italy by Mussolini through
out the so-called crisis? Had there been real
war Just around the corner. Mussolini would have
better than the Italian dictator himself.
How was it that the Italian government which
is mighty proud of its fine TRANSATLANTIC liners,
never so much as called one ship from service to
stand by for imminent war dutyP
The Germans did withdraw mere handful of
ships The British withdrew less than handful,
both at the last moment. That was part of the
stage act,
The Washington times., 1938-10-11

gilded figleaf for the sake Of the kiddies who
might clamor for admission a gay, spirited
French bonbon is the new offering sponsored by
Clifford Fischer-and it is to be presumed that
the tired business man will find it toothsome
eonfection ...
The Washington times., 1938-10-11
DETAILS LACKING

While neither Morgenthau nor
the other participants would go
into details, 1t. is understood no
decision was reached on any Spe-
cific tax measures.
Since it was the first time since
the last session Of Congress that
Mr.. Roosevelt has discussed tax
and budget matters with his fiscal
aides, it is believed that Morgen-
thau merely outlined o tentative
revenue program which has been
under study ct the TraSury during
the summer.
This program includes Federal
taxation of income Of state and
LOCAL sesurities issues, possible IN:
come. tax +, revision. taxation OF
salaries Of local government Off
cialS, renewal Of proceeding taxes
on agricultural products, and re-
newsl Of corporation taxes.
TERMINATE IN 1889
The entire schedule Of corpora
tiun taxes terminates after 1899.
While President Roosevelt, this
Spring, strongly advocated restora-
ton. Of the undistributed profits
tax TO its original form, vigorous
opposition to this proposal prevails
among tax experts at the Treasury
and in Congress.
With business recovery moving
forward steadily. there is q strong
likelihood that Mr.. Roosevelt will
recede from this demand.
The Washington times., 1938-10-11

roll cny Investigator for the La
Toilette Committee or for any
other commntee."
The Washington times., 1938-10-11
Their Interpretation

THE LANGUAGE allowed the
/ House Committeeman no
other Interpretation than that
Mr.. Hopkins helped the La Fol
lette investigation because he
was for it, and that he would
not want to go out Of his way to
help this one because he was
against it.
The supposition was strength
ened by what the committee.
men recalled about "the one
helper Hopkins said he had al
ready given. The committee got
this WpA man, not from Hop
kinS, but from the La Toilette
committee. Some Dies commit
teemen got the idea immedl-
ately thereafter the young man
did not appreciate fully that he
was not still working for the La
Toilette committee. perhaps
even working on them for the
La Toilette committee. so ne was
let 60 after a few days.
The Washington times., 1938-10-11
''But''- IS

nROOFS that mobilizations Of France and
= Britain were staged to massage public opinion
into acceptance of plan that the public was
The Washington times., 1938-10-11

But the House investigators
of Fascist bundling and Com
munist infiltration have been
wondering since why every
The Washington times., 1938-10-11

man Martin Dies. Published
news of that meeting was
meager but committeeman have
learned that Mr.. Dies told Mr..
Roosevelt the trouble he was
having getting any cooperation
out of Government departments
and asked the Presidents help.
The Washington times., 1938-10-11
Help Requested

THIS HELP WAS vitally i'm
4 portant. The House reSolu-
ton authorizing the inquiry
specified that "the head Of
each executive department is
hereby requested to detail to
said special committee such
number Of legal and expert as.
siStants and Investigators as
said committee may from time
to time deem necessary" Ap-
preparation for the investigation
was cut from 100000 down to
$25, 900 by Accounts Chairman
Lindsay Warren. who said the
committee would not need the
larger sum because 1t could get
help from the Department Of
Justice and the Public Works
Administration.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he would
see what he could do.
The Washington times., 1938-10-11
DEFICIT OF U. S.
FOR 1910 TO Be.
NEAR 3. BILLION
Officials See No Chance
of Balanced Budget
By ERIC FRIEDHEIM

UN.S.) President Roosevelts
next Midget message to Congress
in January will be written In red
ink, with the 1910 fiscal year def
cit exrected to border on the
$4,000, ,oOo, 900 mark.
This was the tentative and un-
officiai forecast of high financial
authorities today as the Treasury
plunged into the task Of framing
next years taxation and budgetary
program. .l-s .
At a While House conference
yesterday. Budget Director Daniel
w. Bell is reported to have in
formed Mr.. Roosevelt there is 40
hope TOR a balanced budgetNby the
end OF June, 1910, even II bust
ness accelerates to q boom-time
pace.
The Washington times., 1938-10-11
HUGE COMMITMENTS

Even if relief outlays are Slashed
materially after next June, equaliz-
ing of income and outgo will be
Impossible since the government
has made huge commitments OF
funds during the present fiscal
year. A Sizeable portion Of these
funds will not flow out Of the
Treasury until after July /, 1888.
Major items in this category are
ALLEGATIONS for public works pro
jects and expenditures for national
defense. Battleship construction
already authorized by Congress
will call for large sums over the
next two; years.
Attending the White House con-
ference in addition to Bell were
Secretary OF the Treasury Morgen-
thau and Assistant Secretary John
Hanes. The meeting was described
by Morgenthau as preliminary In
which taxes and budget require
mentS were canvaSsed in generalt-
ties,
The Washington times., 1938-10-11

(BodEe Cdrter's opinions are his owh and not
necessarily those OF The Washington TinseS1
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-18

Adjustment of farm trucking
problems moved nearer Friday with
announcement that the California
Farm Bureau federation had Joined
in the campaign to withdraw con-
troll of the State Railway commits
sion over state agricultural truck
ing.
In annual convention at Sacra-
mento the state federation author
ized a study to form new high
way transportation policy, accord
ing to a telegram from c. o. Hoo
ber of Calipatria, Imperial Valley
delegate, to Scott B. FOuldS, secre-
tary of the valley bureau.
The campaign to alter the pres
ent control grew out of complaints
that independents were favored by
being permitted to buy farm pro-
duce and ship to market without
being affected by rate levels i'm
posed on regular trucking firms,
thereby driving buyers out of busi-
ness who could not operate their
own trucks.
Three other resolutions which
originated in Imperial Valley won
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-18
valleyF Favored by
New Trade I treaty
Signed by British
Citrus CrOps, Others to
Feel Benefits Under
Tariff Provisions

Imperial Valley farmers
will derive substantial bene-
fits under reciprocal trade
treaties signed Thursday by
the United States, England
and Canada, Secretary Scott b,
Foulds of the Imperial county farm
bureau said Friday.
The treaties will enlarge the mar
ket for farm produce ana reduce
luties on some goods purchased
oy farmers, Foulds said.
Specific benefits under the treat
les to Imperial Valley, Foulds said,
are these:
Under the British treaty the Is
per cent duty on canned grapefruit
imported into Great Britain is
eliminated.
Present free entry of fresh grape
fruit into Great Britain is made
binding.
Terms of the Canadian treaty
remove the existing per cent ex-
else tax on grapefruit shipped from
this country to Canada
Ten per cent duty heretofore i'm
posed on lard shipped from the
United States to Great Britain is
done away with.
England's import duty of 6 cents
per buShel on wheat is removed.
This should cause an increase Of
10 cents per 100 on the price Of
wheat In California, according to
the farm bureau secretary, who
says the California price has been
held down by inability of Wash
ington and Oregon to find export
market for their wheat.
Canada cuts the duty on fresh
vegetables from Is per cent to 10
per cent and on grapes from Ia
cents per pound to l cent per
pound.
Concessions granted to Canadian
agricultural products will not ad-
Versely effect Imperial Valley,
FouldS said.
Pacific coast grown fruits and
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-18

ed the world reciprocal circle yes
terday by signing a trade agree
ment with the United States.
Canada simultaneously signed re-
vision of a three-year -old reciprocal
trade treaty with this country.
American wheat, corn and fruit
growers appeared to have made the
outstanding gains from the British
treaty. The corn belt was favored
by concessions on lard, hams ana
ether pork products. Great Britain
abandoned a six-cent per bushel
empire preference tariff against
American wheat. But the area and
extent of benefits is likely to be
disputed
Great Britain appears to have
gained most in concessions on
Whiskey, textiles and manufactured
metal goods.
A state department analysis as
serted that the Canadian and
British agreements will substantial
ly benefit American farmers and
industrialists. But protests are in
evitable and may be widespread
First to complain was the National
Coal association which protested
that Canadian coal would continue
to come in free while Canada viii
levy duties on American bituminous
coal and on coke.
Germany stands alone now as
the major nation entirely outside
the circle of those sharing in some
degree in reciprocity programs.
Approximately $7O3, 100000 in an
nual trade between the UniteC
States and Canada and Great Bri'
tain was directly affected by tht
treaties signed yesterday.
World trade of Canada, Grea
Britain and the United State:
amounts to approximately 80 pei
cent of the total international trade
of the world, and is valued at ovel
SIS 5000,000,000. The total value OF
the trade among the three nations
themselves was valued in 1887 al
something over 800000,000.
Not all of this is affected directly
by concessions granted in the treat
les, but officials of all the govern
mentS concerned believed that the
linking of such economically anc
commercially powerful nations must
have an important influence on the
developing struggle between demo-
cratic states and the totalitarlar
powers.
The British government granted
225 tariff and trade concessions, OF
which 1O5 were undertakings to
bind rates at the present level. The
United States granted ATS, of which
Continued on Page 2, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-18
Highway Officials
indicate Projects
In |. Y. Win Favor
Underpass, Grade, North
Shore Road Believed
On Approval List

A forecast that Ell Centro'S
State street grade separa.
ton, completion of the Noun
tain Springs project and ad.
ditional funds for mainten-
ance of the North Shore road will
be among the recommendations OF
the highway committee of the Cali
fornia state chamber of commerce
was made Friday by Phil knights
Ell Centre city engineer
Members of the committee, with
Representatives of the state high
way commission, toured valley roads
Thursday from Ell Centre through
the northend to Indio.
Virtually every highway propo-
al was Investigated" Knights de-
clared.
Although the committee made no
commitments on what will be in
cluded in recommendation to the
highway commission, Knights be-
lieVed it certain that the state
street project would be included.
Highway commissioners indicated
unofficially that final approval of
the project was largely a question
of available funds, due to curtailed
appropriations.
Committeeman did not appear
to favor drastic rebuilding of the
North shore road at this time y
Knights said. They appeared un-
able to balance the advantages with
the expenditure that would be nee
esSary. However, they did seem ia
Continued on Page 2. Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-18
Mexico Hits Back
At Colony Project
OF Jewish Leaders
Baja California Barred
To Refugees by Stand
Of Mexican Chiefs

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 18.
(UP) = The proposal of q
group of American Jews tC
establish a large Jewish set
tlement in Lower California
was condemned today by officials
and the press.
Deputy Ricardo G.. Hill of Sonora
urged that the government should
not remain indifferent or silent
regarding these foolish projects
Mexico, never would, for any motive
or any price, cede to any govern
ment or group Tooth of a millimeter
)f our national territory"
THE very fact that a proposal
to send Jews to Lower California
is mentioned is offensive to our
sensibilitieS, the newspaper Graft
20 said.
Mexico demonstrated her best
intentions to receive emigres Suf-
fering political prosecutions
the Jews have taken advantage of
his attitude"
The "Vanguardia Nacionalista
MeXicana' headed by Ruben Nor
emo Padres, an attorney, distributed
lnti-Semitic handbills urging direct
action against the Jews.
Mexican people already are tired
Of tolerating Jewish piracy
NationalistS merely are awaiting
one shout of command, namely
Jewish blood, and nothing else"
the handbills said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-18
Highway Officials
Survey Projects

Supervisors of three counties and
directors of the Four States High
way association will be guests of
Supervisor B. M. Graham at pic
mic in Chuckawalla pass Sunday.
Those interested in highway de-
velopment may attend if they take
their own lunches and water. The
event will celebrate completion in
this link Of the Four States high
way to the top of Chuckawalla pass
25 miles northeast of INLAND, the
scene of the picnic.
Graham said highly polished, new
cars should not be driven to the
picnic as they will not clear the
brush lining the road and this
would be damaged. Graham's party
will leave the Planters hotel in
Brawley at 10 am. Sunday.