Evening star., 1939-11-01
McCuistion' 5 Mother
Says Curran Boasfed
Reds Could Take j. 5,
Dies Told N. M. u. Head
Soid eurty Could Tie Up
All Ships, Roilroods
By JAMES e. CHINN.

JoSepn Curran. president OF the
National Maritime Union &C. I. o.,
once said that the. Communists
could take over the Government
overnight, stop every ship from sail
ing and tie up the railroads, the
Dies Committee was told today.
The testimony was given by Mrs.
Dollie n. Crawford. frail, 55-year-
old mother Of william G. Nc
Cuistion, who was arrested yester-
day as he finished testifying before
the same committee, to face a
murder charge.
Mrs. Crawford said that Mr.. Cur
ran was . guest at her home in
Frederick, Md, on two OCCASIONS,
and In her testimony she repeated
conversations she alaegedly had with
him
C1ta Oul1na IaI
At one point she saM ourran hAd
siven her ! definite un6erstandine
he was + member of tlas Conamun1St
party.
Curran. in his testimony before
the committee Saturday, vehemently
denied he was 4 Communist, and
said he, "like Henry Ford" wouldn't
know one II he saw him.
Around the breakfast table during
Curran's second visit to her home
Mrs. Crawford said the Maritime
Union leader told her about plans
Of the Communists.
II sort Of joked with him and
asked him when the revolution
would start" she declared. HE
stated they were going to have .
different sort Of revolution from
that originally planned. He said
they were placing 50 many people
In key positions In Washington
they could take over the Govern
ment overnight"
Curran also said during that
breakfast table conversation, Mrs.
Crawford testified. that Communists
could stop every ship from sailing
If they wanted to, and could even
halt the railroads.
Il think he was letting himself
out . great deal" interrupted Rep
resentative Voorhis, Democrat, Of
California. committee member.
Mother Opposed to Communism.
Mrs. Crawford. referring to the
murder charges brought by New
Orleans police against her son, an
admitted former member Of the
Communist party. said:
IF my son goes to jail or to the
electric chair I would . darn sight
rather see him 60 fighting Com
munism than rs Q Communist
McCuistion, who Is being held by
Washington police q . fugitive
from justice at the request Of New
Orleans authorities, sat In q front
row In the committee room and
listened attentively to his mothers
testimony. As soon As she left the
witness stand McCuistion took her
seat to complete the story he be-
gan three days ago Of attempts he
said the Communists have made to
get control Of the American marine
industry.
McCuistion. still wearing the same
blue Jacket and blue f1annel shirt,
opened at the neck. which, distin-
guished him on his flrst appearance
before the COMMITTEES, was brought
into the committee room IN custody
Of It. Horace Ltneberg IN command
Of the Washington Detective Bu-
Hreau's special suhversive activities
squad. and Detective sefgt. Guy
Rome. He had spent the night IA
: cell at the 1lth precinct station
following hi arrest yesterday ~ No
stepped from the witness stand.
ST. Calb II sFraane-Up.s
NrA Crawford. whose home is h
Eredefick, Nd, was aa1Ied BY Chair
man Dies just before she LIT the
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