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gathering to discuss plans for a
national organization with you at
the head of it?" Committee Coun-
sci Rhea Whitley asked.
Not at all, not at ALL" Gen.
Moseley answered.
Warnings Made Recently.
The purpose of the meeting
seemed to escape the general, how
ever, beyond the underlying 'patri-
otic" function. Similarly nebulous
was the reason and nature of Gen.
Moseleys warnings to Gen. Craig,
although they were relatively recent.
MY last warning to Craig was
some time this month"; Gen. Nose
ley declared solemnly as he pounded
the table.
Once before, about two months
previous. he said he visited Gen.
Craig, and once he wrote to him.
II also was developed that the
general, receiving much of the anti
Jewish and Communist litera-
ture being circulated, has passed
along some of this to other per-
sons. Although Gen. Moseley denied
disseminating anti-Semitic ma
terial, he conceded that some such
material might have been included
in four pieces which he sent to a
James M. Wilkerson of Kansas
City, Mo.
The supplying of this material to
Mr.. Wilkerson was disclosed through
letter from Gen. Moseley to the
Kansas City man. This was pro-
duced before the committee.
In the absence of Chairman Dies,
who is at his home in Texas, Rep
resentative Healey, Democrat. of
Massachusetts, served as acting
chairman of the committee
Gen. Moseley, who attracted wide
attention at the time of his retire.
ment from the Army by criticizing
the New Deal, has been portrayed
by previous witnesses as the chosen
leader of a movement to combat an
alleged revolutionary plot.
Brief Rebellion.
When today's hearing opened
Gen. Moseley staged a brief rebel
lion against Acting Chairman
Healey's insistence that he answer
questions responsively rather than
read prepared statement.
The generals outbreak occurred
after he had outlined on request his
Army record and had been asked
by Committee Counsel Whitley when
he first met James E. Campbell,
one-man circulation agency for anti
Semitic and Communist ma
terial.
In the party arriving at the hear
ing room with the retired Army
officer was Representative Thorkel-
son, Republican, of Montana.
Wont you allow me to make
statement" Gen. Moseley asked
loudly. The American people want
to hear this. 1 have a lot of good
evidence
Later on you will be given an
opportunity to make statement" J."
Representative Healey promised.
ITO read this?" Gen. Moseley
shouted, waving his prepared state
ment. MY friend. Mr.. Thorkelson
here, will bring this all out on the
floor of the House And I'll bring it
out before the American people
Tells of Meeting Campbell.
when did you first meet James E..
Campbell?" Counsel Whitley asked
a second time
Gen. Moseley's reply was that Mr..
Compbell, retired Army captain
from Kentucky, used to visit him as
long as four or five years ago, before
the general retired, on trips around
the country and make reports of
conditions as he found them. AS
far as he knew, Gen. Moseley added,
Mr.. Campbell belonged to no Or
ganization, but had submitted re-
ports supplied by New York source.
did you ever hear Campbell pro-
pose establishment of a military
government in the U. So" Gen.
Moseley was asked.
Never"
Gen. Moseley then admitted
knowing that Mr.. Campbell main
tanned a contact with George E.
Deatherage, national commander of
the Knights of the White Camellia.
Gen. Moseley estimated that he
received about Is of the musical
scores" circulated by Mr.. Campbell
and Dudley P. Gilbert, New York
socialite.
The committee had been told pre-
viously the music scores" contained