Evening star., 1939-09-21
Dies Says Lawyer
Is Still Evading .
Subpoena Service
Hopes to Bring Recht
Before Committee
Tomorrow

Chairman Dies Of the House Com.
mittee on Un-American Activities
said today Charles Recht, a New
York lawyer and "an important
witness sought for questioning, Is
still evading service of a subpoena"
The committees hearings were
'silenced today by the opening Of
the special session of Congress, but
Representative Dies said he hoped
Mr.. Recht would put in an appear
ance in time to permit his examina-
tion tomorrow.
The lawyer was said to be a pre-
liminary witness" who would pave
the way for what Mr.. Dies called
a complete story Of the tremendous
amount of Soviet money that found
its way into the United States
The chairman declined to identify
the witness to follow Mr. Recht, but
indicated he had officially repre-
sented the Russian government. 1t
was recalled that the committee
had been seeking the testimony Of
Gen. w. G. Krivitsky, former official
of the Russian secret service who
Is reported now to be an exile in
this country
Might Have Been Blind.
Members of the committee said
yesterday that negotiations by which
the Soviet sought to buy battleships
in this country might have been
a blind to enable the Russians to
pick up naval secrets, but Joseph
belinda. the witness who had told
of these dealings scoffed at the idea.
The witness, a New York patent
dealer, went into further details
about the negotiations, which he
said were conducted by Sam Carp,
New York exporter, with the as
sistance Of Preston McGoodwin Of
Washington and Scott Ferris Of
Oklahoma City.
Rhea Whitley, committee counsel,
first voiced the suggestion that es-
pionage might be the aim of Russia,
and Chairman Dies and Representa-
tive Thomas, Republican. of New
jersey, explored the possibility fur
ther.
Did Carp ever say that Soviet
agents had been able to obtain
United States naval secrets?' Mr..
Whitley inquired.
Il don't think it was ever sug-
gested to me-" Mr.. Dalinda replied.
Did Carp ever suggest that one
of the principal reasons for these
beattleship negotiations was to make
contacts in the State and Navy De-
partments which might make it
easier for Soviet agents to get in.
formation"
He would never dare to speak
that way to me-" the witness said.
Interested Only In Money
Have you any reason to believe
that that was the purpose?"
Il don't know about that"
AS questioning continued along
this line, Mr. Dalinda added that
"the way know Carp, he's only out
to get money"
The committees chief investigator,
j. B. Matthews. read a memoran-
dunn which Mr.. Dalinda was said to
have sent to Mr.. Ferris. 1t read in
part:
Rodriguez (code name for Carp
had an employe, retired United
States Navy captain, who, were he
not retired. would have been now
In the rank of an admiral and
therefore a friend Of all the present
acting admirals
wolf (Carp's New York asso-
ciate) would make this captain to
telephone from their New York Of
flee to Admiral Leahy or other ad-
mirals and ask pertinent questions.
When this captain preferred not to
do that he was reminded by Wolf
he is in their pay and should
do what he is told.
Had to Keep on Guard.
THE captain would later be asked
to make a written report of what
was said over the telephone. and
this written report compared with
their records. AS you understand,
neither the admiral at the Navy
Department nor the captain at Rod
rlguez's Office knew about the lat
ter. When I found this trick, and it
was no less than Wolf himself
who boasted about 1t, I understood
how one has to be on guard with
him."