The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19

view and that most of them would be removed from duty gbecauSe of some physical disability.
 Ut is apparent that this would be Russian OGPU method of purging the army" Gilbert said. Had to Cripple Army
 we felt that they (the plotters) had to cripple the army before they could pull revolution" the wealthy New Yorker said.
 He refused to name any particular organization or group as being re- sponsible for the events. He asserted that it was not his purpose to hurt anyone"
 Gilbert denied that he had paid 5000 to nance the campaign to Campbell, a retired army captain of Owensboro, Ky. Dies had charged that Gilbert had paid funds to Campbell.
 At least two-t thirds of what I gave him was loan, and the total was $4,5O0 or $5 ,000 at tops" he said. He explained that some of the funds were used by Campbell for an ap- pendectomy upon his daughter.
 He derided Dies assertion that he financed construction of house at Calhoun, Ky, to serve as shelter in the event of war. He said that he had given Campbell $1,000 to- ward construction of the house to serve as hunting lodge, and had laughingly referred to its avail ability in the event of a clash.
 Concluding his review of Dies statement, Gilbert said:
 He's done more exaggerating and distortion than any yellow journal I ever heard of.'
 Afraid To Call Him
 St. Albans, w. Va, May 19-CUP) George Deatherage, Commander of the White Camellias, said today that the Dies un-American activities committee was afraid to call him for testimony about purported sub- versive movements in the United States.
 Deatherage said that Chairman Martin Dies, D., Tex, of the Con- Sl Coo1Olldl COlllhIllGCCC o pldy lAl6 with small fry instead of hitting the men at the top of these move- mentS."
 Deatherage was named in Wash ington by Dies as one of group at tempting to counteract an alleged plot to overthrow the government.
 The White Camellas commander replied:
 This is substantially true. We are engaged in combating the Marxist or Communist guys in this country. Let them put me on the stand and I'll tell what know un- der oath.
 We have made 10 different re- quests to appear before the Dies committee but they won't have us there. The committees policy is to send out snoopers and get informa- tion. None of it is given on the stand under oath"
 Deatherage said the membership of his 70-year-old organization ex- tended throughout the country but was predominantly in the south.
 To Issue Subp0enas
 Washington, May 19-(UP)- The House committee Investigating un- American activities decided today to subpoena chairman John D. M. Ham, ilton of the Republican National Committee and Maj Gen. George Van Horn Moseley, retired, in its inquiry into an asserted anti-sem- itic campaign.
 The first story of the anti-sem- itic campaign, as revealed by Dies, was somewhat confused account of measures by the arrested anti-semi- tic group to counteract an alleged plot to overthrow the government.
 The committee also decided to is- sue subpoenas for George Deather- age of St. Albans. w. Va, chief of the Knights of the White Camel lias. an organization accused by lib- erals of disseminating anti-semitic propaganda and charged by liberal publications with having a Fascist cast.
 A fourth subpoena, the committee said, will be issued for Felix Me- Whirter of Indianapolis, retired Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserve and president of the Peo- ple's State bank. largest indepen- dent bank in Indiana.
 The committee decided to call Deatherage shortly after he had de- clared that 1t was afraid" to sum- mon him for testimony about pur- ported subversive movements in the United States.