Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
F.B.I. Attributes
VuItee Strike
To Communists
Jackson Hits Dies
For 'Disporoeing'
Work of G-Men
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Attorney General Jackson dis
closed last night that an F. 3. I. re-
port to defense officials attributed
the strike in the Vultee Aircraft
Corp. to Communist influence"
This confidential report" Mr..
Jackson said in a statement, "de-
scribes the Communist influence
which caused and is prolonging the
strike. 1t identified those leaders of
the strike who are either members
of the Communist party or affiliated
with the Communists and the per-
sons who are the contacts between
the strike committee and the lead
ers of the Communist party.
While the activities of the parties
involved may not constitute Fed
eral crime warranting prosecution,
the details have been furnished to
the War and Navy Departments and
to the National Defense Commits
sion so that they may take such ac-
ton as may be warranted in the
protection of the Governments In
terest."
Accuses Dies of Displacement.
Mr.. Jacksons references to the
Vultee strike we're made incident
ally in a statement in which he ac-
cused Representative Dies, Demo-
crat. of Texas of attempting to dis
parage and discredit' the work OF
the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Representative Dies, commenting
on the white Paper published by
his House Committee on Un-Ameri-
| can Activities. had expressed the
opinion that F. B. l. methods of COM
/ batting sabotage and espionage were
/ ineffective. The White Paper"
dealt with alleged Nazi activities in
/ this country which Mr.. Dies con-
/ tended could best be thwarted by
giving them publicity.
Mr.. jackson said the r. B. is
work lis necessarily carried on
quietly and without publicity" lie
went on to say that he had in
/ clined to the view that there was
sufficient field to warrant the pub
licity activities of a legislative in
vestigating committee even II some
4 of those activities have the effect
of endangering by premature ex-
posture the work of this department. -
Deprecates Attacks.
He added:
1T would not seem, however, that
such legislative activities need be
accompanied by attacks on the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
whose purpose in investigation is
quite different from that of legis-
lative committee, and. of course.
should not and must not compete
with the legislative committee for
publicity
AS an example of the difference
between the work of the Dies Com
mittee and the F. B. l.. Mr.. Jackson
then cited that Mr.. Dies had an
nounced he would investigate the
strike next week and commented
that the F. B. 1. already had in
vestigated and made a confidential
report to defense authorities.
Dies Makes Reply.
Mr.. Dies replied with a statement
accusing F. B. l. agents of hamper
ing the work of his committee and
said that Mr.. Jackson's record of
encouraging Communist organiza-
lions in America would do far more
to undermine public confidence"
than any actions of the Repre-
sentative
From his home at Orange, Tex.
Mr. Dies issued a statement through
his Office here saying that the r. B.
l. has increased its force in the
last six months and it now has 1,500
agents. but there have been no
convictions based upon espionage
and sabotage"
All of the convictions of the fifth
columnists have been brought about
as a result of our committees work,
the statement added.
Recalls Peace, Democracy League =
Mr.. Dies declared that Mr.. Jack
son Endorsed the League for Peace
and Democracy which openly advo-
Gated sabotage against the United
States in the event of war; that
he dismissed Is indictments against
Communists in Detroit" and that he
has spoken for such organizations
as the Consumers National Fedora
(See STRIKE, Page A-4