Evening star., 1940-04-08
) More Communists
Cited / Y by House for
Defying Dies Probe
.. c. Grand Jury to Get
Charges Against 0'Deo,
fronkfeId and BIumbera
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The House voted contempt cita-
tions against three more Commu-
nists today for failure to answer
questions before the House Com
mittee Investigating Un-American
Activities.
They were Thomas F. P. O'Dea
and Philip Frankfeld, both of Bos-
ton, and Albert Blumberg, Balti-
more. The citations will be pre-
sented to District of Columbia
grand jury.
Similar citations previously had
been approved against James H.
Dolsen and George Powers, Pitts
burgh Communists.
Mr.. Odea refused to give the COM
mittee names of Harvard members
of the Young Communist League.
Mr.. Frankfeld refused to answer
any questions because the commit
tee would not permit him to read a
resolution denouncing it, Mr.. Blum
berg declined to identify Communist
party members or to discuss party
records.
Both Mr.. Frankfeld and Mr.. O'Dea
previously had been charged with
contempt in warrants issued by
United States Commissioner Need
ham Turnage.
Two Freed on Bond.
Mr.. Frankfeld and Mr.. O'Dea were
Jailed Friday when they failed to
make $1,000 bonds to appear to an
sver the charge on April IL. Later,
they were released on bond pending
a hearing on a writ of habeas
corpus
The contempt citations were voted
as Chairman Dies of the House I'm
American Committee, preparing to
press legislation to require organiza-
tions with international af11hations
to register with the State Depart
ment and file their membership lists.
said he intends to make a direct
appeal to President Roosevelt for
support of the measure.
Declaring his bill was "the most
important development in the whole
thing" (the inquiry Mr.. Dies said
last night that within 10 days or
two weeks it would be laid before the
State and Justice Departments and
congressional leaders. There al
ready is legislation under which the
agents of foreign principals are re-
quired to register with the State
Department..
I'm going to ask the President
the direct question of whether he
will approve such a measure, said
Mr.. Dies, predicting, public senti-
ment for 1t would be too strong for
Congress to resist. .....
Meantime, the American Civil
Liberties Union, contending that
political party members are entitled
to protection from Exposure to con-
tempt, prejudice Or antagonism, T"
announced 1t would aid Communist
officials facing contempt charges for
refusing to give membership lists to
the committee, or answer questions
concerning members.
May. Combine Two Bills.
Indicating the registration bill
might be the final remedy for un-
American activities which the COM
mittee has been seeking in more
than two years of hearings, Mr. Dies
said the House legislative bureau
would be asked to start drafting the
measure today.
He said he would inspect a SINH
lar proposal by Representative
Voorhis, Democrat. of California,
and that the two bills might be COM
bined
In another development yesterday
in Philadelphia court official said
he would visit Mr.. Dies here to seek
return of Communist party papers
seized in raid in Philadelphia last
week
Magistrate Jacob Dogole said he
Issued the search warrants under
the Pennsylvania anti-sedition law
of 1919 and wants the confscated
material in his jurisdiction.