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a motion that the committee stand
by its rule. but there was no other
comment from committee members
Before Mr. Curran took the wit
ness stand, the committee allowed
Charles S. Cox, trial attorney in
the Federal Trade Commission, to
make correction in the list OF
names released several days ago.
Explanation Offered.
Mr.. Cox explained he lived at 1901
South Barton street, Arlinton, Va,
and was not the Charles S. Cox
whose name appeared in the list. He
said he had talked with that Mr..
Cox, who, he said, lived at 1925 L
street NV, and the second Mr. Cox
told him he was a member of the
league, and was not connected with
the Federal Trade Commission.
I'm not a member of the league,
and I'm not in sympathy with it"
said the Trade Commission attor-
ney.
Fine" remarked Representative
| Starnes. Democrat. of Alabama, a
committee member.
Mr.. Cox also explained that Lena
Frock, an employe of the Federal
Trade Commission, whose name ap-
peared in the list, had told him she
attended one meeting of the Wash
ington branch of the league about
two years ago through curiosity
and that two other Trade Commis-
sion employees whose names appeared
in the list were no longer connected
with the commission.
branch of the League for Peace
and Democracy announced it has
discovered large number of "un-
explainable discrepancies" in the
committees list of names. The
committee, the league charged,
listed at least Is members as en-
ployes of Government agencies al
| together different from the ones in
which they actually are employed
and also listed 10 members as Gov
ernment workers who are not en-
ployed by the Government.
Libel Suit Threatened.
A threat to sue Representative
Dies for libel was another develop
ment today in the controversy
growing out of the committees at
tack on the league.
In Philadelphia, where 300 men,
bers of the league met in executive
session, DR.. Harry F. Ward, Union
Theological Seminary professor and
chairman of the league since 1884,
was quoted by the Associated Press
as declaring that if Representative
Dies will waive his congressional
immunity, We'll slap libel suit on
him"
I'm calling his bluff" DR.. Ward
said.
Makes Reply to Roosevelt.
Mr.. Dies first retort to President
Roosevelt's description of the COM
mittee's action was made last night
in New York, where the chairman
addressed the New York City Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs. He said:
Il know the Federal Government
has Communists in key positions
and nothing will deter me from ex-
posing them to the people.
I cannot now enter into a con-
troversy with the Chief Executive
of my land. I would not say that
my wisdom and judgment were
superior to the Chief Executive of
the United States, but I will say to
you, Mr.. Franklin D. Roosevelt, that
you may regard publication of the
names of members of a Communist
front organization as a sordid
thing; you may be correct, but from
my way of thinking Government
employees that belong to any organ
ization controlled by a foreign power
ought to be exposed and the Amer
ican people ought to know about
them.
This is not partisan issue. You
are dealing with the happiness of
the American people. This is not a
time when politics and political con-
siderations should be given weight
in the scales of justice and fearless
exposure.
Il said at the beginning of this
investigation that would conduct
it without fear or favor and would
not hesitate to expose any man, Re-
publican or Democrat, in Govern
ment or industry"
Conducting witch Hunt"
In striking back at Representative
Dies in Philadelphia, DR.. Ward
commented that his charges against
the league "are only a stick to beat
the administration with"
He accused Mr.. Dies of conduct
ing a witch hunt through news
paper headlines" compared COM
mittee methods to the Spanish in
QUESTION and described the investi-
CATION as "the first attempt at Gov
ernment by committee in American
history-and if he CDies) can get
away with it, we'll have Dictator
ship right there"
The league chairman said two Of