Evening star., 1939-10-19

MED that either he or Hitler had
made such statement.
The witness said he met Hitler Au-
gust in Berlin. The German
Fuehrer, he said, inquired when he
(Kuhn) was in Germany the last
time. examined an Iron Cross on
his coat and asked whether he was
a war veteran, and then wanted to
know whether the Olympic games in
Germany. that year would create
better understanding between the
Reich and the United States"
Again-this time by Representa-
tive Thomas-Kuhn was asked If
Hitler inquired about the progress
of the bund in this country.
The witness snickered. Excuse
me, I have to laugh" he said.
Says He Favors Neutrality.
Kuhn subsequently told the COM
mittee he favored American neu-
trality and remarked: Il can't be
on the German side"
I'VE are trying to be loyal, pa
triotic American citizens he add
ed, but you have bounded us so
long we have to defend our 10y
atty"
Mr.. Whitley questioned him at
length about an international con-
ference in Nuremburg, Germany, in
1886. Representative Thomas want
ed to know how he managed to get
a seat at the conference in the dip
lomatic section.
Il just got seat there" he said
The people over there are very
polite. If you'd 60 there I'm sure
you would sit there, too
At this point Chairman Dies or
dered movie news reel cameramen
m the room to turn off battery of
fioodlights He suggested the lights
bothered" the witness.
The lights don't bother me-
said Kuhn, You do" The witness
later testified he had not written
his mother in Germany since 1887
for fear an innocent" letter might
be used to show he had some con-
nection with the Reich.
Questioned About DR.. Ross.
you have destroyed all your
mail" charged Chairman Dies.
The witness declared if the bund
is given a fair trial" and a fair
investigation" it would not be nec-
essary to destroy mail.
Committee Counsel Whitley later
questioned Kuhn about a DR.. Colin
Ross, who came to this country
from Germany several years ago on
lecture tour. He admitted he had
met DR.. Ross and had attended sew
eral of his lectures.
Mr.. Whitley asked if DR.. Ross had
taken any pictures in American
navy yards.
That's the first time I've heard
that" he said.
Kuhn added he understood the
only pictures DR.. Ross took in this
country were of a cultural nature
and of German settlements.
Beal Quiz to Resume.
The committee later today is ex-
pected to question again Fred Erwin
Beal, the North Carolina convict,
who calls himself "a disillusioned
Communist"
For nearly three hours yesterday
afternoon the committee heard BeaI
describe his experiences as a labor
organizer for the Communist party.
Serving II to 20 years in State
Prison at Raleigh for conspiracy to
Police Chief o. F. Aderholt
OF Gastonia, N. c.. in the bloody
textile strike of 1929, Beal, who has
been freed for several days, ap-
peared under guard.
He outlined events leading up to
the strike and his subsequent flight
to Russia on false passport as
fugitive from justice, following. the
conspiracy conviction.
Il saw so much misery in Russia
felt compelled to come back" he
declared. Il felt it was my duty to
come back and tell the workers here
the truth. knew my coming back |
would be hazardous with II years
hanging over my head"
Beal, who said he became inter-
ested in the labor movement at the |
age of IA while he was working in a
textile plant in his native town of |