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original Communist party vouchers
listing sums paid to Max Lerner for
lectures for the party and original
letters written from the Communist
party to Max Lerner giving him his
orders. This is illustrative of the
affiliations and close associations
of Felix Frankfurter."
Mr.. Lerner is now a professor
at Williams, College.
Mrs. billings complaint against
Mrs. Frankfurter was grounded in
the fact she co-operated with Mr..
Jackson in editing The Letters Of
Sacco and Vanzetti."
Glad to Go Into Record.
IF you want to 60 into your rec
ord Ill be glad to-" Mrs. Dilling
told Senator Norris, as he questioned
her about the scope of her vitupera-
ton.
Il haven't lied about you, but I
don't like your policies, I'm against
YOU" she added.
DO you think I'm guilty of the
Sacco-Vanzetti murder?' Senator
Norris laughed.
No, did I say SOP" the witness re-
torted.
mo, but you seem to be blaming
Prof. Frankfurter for everything
II don't think Senator Norris
record has anything to do with this"
interposed Senator Connally, Demo-
crat, of Texas. Why don't you get
on with the subject?"
I'll be glad to- she said.
Assails Glenn Frank.
Reminded that she had assailed
Glenn Frank, former president of
the University of Wisconsin and now
a Republican party official, in The
Red Network, Mrs. Dilling replied,
We've been sold out on both sides.
think he's very dangerous man.
I'd be glad to go into DR.. Franks
record also if you want it."
Would you be in favor of remov-
ing Mr.. Justice Brandeis because of
his radicalism?' Chairman Nicely
asked.
I'D love it,
Earlier, Mrs. Dilling expanding
with every paragraph of her 17-page
brief, had committed verbal may
hem on Roger N. Baldwin, director
of the American Civil Liberties
Union; Tom Mooney, Stain. Rus
sian-born" Sidnay Hillman, labor
leader. and a host of other lesser
known persons.
On Civil Liberties Committee.
Il have also a copy of the Com
munist Daily Record for January 8,
1899, reproducing on the front page
the note sent to the Senate by
President Roosevelt in which he
nominated Felix Frankfurter to
the United States Supreme Court.
1t would be interesting to know how
the Communist press secured the
use of the Presidents personal letter
to- the Senate for reproduction. I
have not seen such a reproduction
in any other paper"
Frequent references to Prof.
Frankfurter' affiliation with the
American Civil Liberties Union, both
by Mrs. Dilling and a subsequent
witness, John B. Snow of New York,
prompted Senator McCarran, Demo-
crat, of Neveda to suggest.
Wed better go to the bottom of
it and find out what it all means"
in connection with appearance of
the nominees name as a national
committee member on documents
circulated by the union.
Murphy Approved.
Another Judiciary Subcommittee
unanimously approved late yester-
day the nomination of Frank Muir
ply to be Attorney General after
deciding that hearings on his quail
flcatlons were unnecessary.
The speedy action on the appoint
ment came as something of a sur
prise, particularly since two men,
bers of the subcommittee, Chairman
Logan of Kentucky and Senator
Burke of Nebraska, had indicated
previously they thought hearings
should be held.
Talking to reporters just before
the 15-minute executive session,
Senator Burke said he had received
about 100 letters in opposition to the
appointment and that he thought it
would be good thing if Mr.. Murphy