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that the bulk of his experience in
this regard had been as member
Of Congress interested in 1. c. c
affairs.
After he was excused to appear
for further questioning later, the
subcommittee heard William D. Car
roll, chairman of the Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Commit
tee, charge Mr.. Amlie had put into
practice the principles of Com
munism in his writings"
Mr.. Carroll introduced into the
committee record many excerpts
from books by Mr.. Amlie, in ar
attempt to support his assertion
that the nominee had put into
practice the principles of Commun-
ism"
Views Assailed.
He vigorously opposed the nomin-
etion and asserted that Mr.. Amlie
vas regarded as one of the most
radical men in Wisconsin"
MI. AIIlllS Views OIl JQellS oWl1-
crship of the railroad and scrapping
our constitution disqualify him for
service on the l. c. c. which is sup
posed to be impartial Mr.. Carroll
added.
Asserting he had supported Presi-
dent Roosevelt in 1882 and 1886
Mr.. Carroll said Wisconsin Demo
Gratis were mot taking issue with
the President on the Amlie appoint.
ment'
I'VE believe the President has not
had all the facts" he added.
Mr.. Carroll offered pamphlet he
said had been written by Mr.. Amlie
He added that it had been very diff
ficult to obtain" because there were
only few copies.
This pamphlet, Mr.. Carroll as
serted, demonstrated that Mr.. Am
lie had advocated "scrapping our
Constitution in favor of a new
one
The Democratic leader said the
pamphlet was entitled The For
gotten Man. which was issued in
June, 1885. and consisted OF SOC
questions and answers.
FitzSimOnS TeStifieS.
"It differs a great deal from an
other copy under the same title Is
sued by Mr.. Amlie in January
1886" Mr.. Carroll said.
Mr.. Carroll said he also wished tC
present evidence against Mr.. Amlie
from The RED Network. g
volume listing a number of promi-
nent persons described by the au-
thor as radicals.
The next witness was Maurice
Fitzsimons, Democratic member Of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, who
declared Mr.. Amlie has not estab-
lished that his experience qualiflee
him to tackle the problems facing
and I. C. c. He and Mr. Carroll alst
contended that Mr.. Amlie was dis
qualified because of his assertion
that he favored Government owner
ship.
Luther M. Walter, who said HI
once worked for the I. G.. c., hae
represented numerous railroads a.
an attorney and now is co-truste'
for the Chicago Great Western Rail
way, described Mr.. Amlie as "just
plain political upheaval."
Hearing Recessed.
He said Mr.. Amlie's views on rail
road reorganization would be disas
Is of oi1rao1c n
achieve economies necessary to sur
vive.
In the midst of Mr.. Walters tes
timony the hearing recessed unit
1890 a m. tomorrow.
Before a crowd that packed tn
small committee room, the hearing
began with Mr.. Amlie reading from
a prepared statement.
Because of some of the charge
that have been made against me IL
the press" Mr. Amlie said, "an'
particularly because of a resolution
adopted in the State Senate AM
Assembly of Wisconsin, charging
me with being a Communist, will
being aligned with the Communis
party in this country, and with hav
ing spent my life as Communis
agitator against everything in tn
American Government, its Consti
tuition, and its laws, I have aske
for this opportunity to make doc
umented statement at the openin
of this hearing.
Il want to state that I am not
Communist, and have never bee
a Communist. On the contrary,
have strongly opposed the Com
munist aims and program.
This opposition on my part ha
not stemmed from any fright at tn
word communism but rather fror
my deep and wholehearted opposi
ton to any method of dealing wit
our economic and social problem