Evening star., 1940-04-05
PiHman Turns Down
Plan 10 Probe Nazi
White Book Case
WeIIes Denies DISCUSSING
Whiting Down Reich
When Peace Comes
~ the Associated Press.

NudlIIudn FlCCInan OF Cne senate
Foreign Relations Committee today
rejected fresh suggestions for a
congressional inquiry into the Nazi
white book" imputations that
American diplomats helped pave
the way for Europe's war.
1T is obviously unwise," he said,
with the United States enjoying
such peaceful situation at home to
. make unauthentic publications of
belligerent powers the subject of
violent discussions In our own coun-
ry."
The wars ramifications, however,
continued to be provocative topic
In the Capital:
l. Senator Holt, Democrat, of
Vest Virginia flung the epithet
ga hounds" at James H. R. Crom-
hell, United States Minister to Cam
IAda, and William c. Bullitt, Amhas-
sador to France.
2. Undersecretary of State Sum-
ner Welles dismissed as fantastic
nonsense" German assertions that
IN Paris he had discussed French
plans to "whittle down" the Reich
when peace comes.
Speed on Probe Funds.
3. The Senate Audit Committee
promised speedy consideration of q
request for funds to finance the
sweeping investigation of all war
propaganda, proposed by Senator
Clark, Democrat, of Missouri.
The white book inquiry rec
ommendation was made yesterday
by Senator Vandenberg, Republican,
OF Michigan after saying he accept
ed lat face value the denials of
M. Bul,5tt and the State Depart
ment that the Nazi documents
were authentic.
Senator Pittman commented that.
IN his opinion, ann investigation
would accomplish nothing, but
arouse feeling among citizens whose
forebears came from belligerent
nations.
Senator Vandenberg voiced will
1gness to have the white book"
allegations considered by the prof.
ected Clark propaganda inquiry. if
1t is authorized by the Senate. He
said it should determine whether
the German publication was sheer
propaganda"
Clark Joins Attack.
A Senate discussion of belligerent
propaganda provided the spring.
board yesterday for caustic remarks
which Senator Holt fired at Mr..
Cromwell and. in passing, at Mr..
Bullitt, Senator Clark joined in
the attack on Mr. Cromwell, who
was recently rebuked by Secretary
OF State Hull for speech in which
he said he hoped for an allied
victory.
Senator Holt said he did not con-
slider the American people "respon-
sible for the Cromwells, the Bullitts
and the other tea hounds that are
representing the country"
= Charging that the Minister to
Canada had paid s50,000 for his
job" Senator Holt said he thought
the envoy would have gone farther
In his pro-ally statement if he had
not been restrained by Mr.. Hull
Mr.. Cromwell is the husband Of
Doris Duke. the tobacco heiress.
Senator Clark referred to Mr..
Cromwell as "a playboy ambassador"
and said he should resign IF he had
any self respect"
Photo Stirs Nazis.
The Nazi statement about Under
secretary Welles was based on a
photograph taken during his recent
fact-f1nding trip to Europe The
picture showed Mr.. Welles confer
ring with French Premier Reynaud
(then Finance Minister) in front of
q large map of Europe.
The map, Berlin claimed, revealed
allied plans for the Shrunken from
tiers of postwar Germany. Mr..
Welles was guilty of bad taste" a
German spokesman said, in posing
before it.
Mr.. Welles, in his reply, stated:
"At no time during the course of
my interviews in Paris or in any
other capital visited was an ref
erence made to any maps. I never
even looked at any map which may
have been in M. Reynaud's Office