Evening star., 1941-01-04
By the Associated Press.


might bdlk prosecution OF SuS-
pected spies and SabOteurS.
By the Associated Press.
Chairman Dies said today he
would ask the House Monday to
continue for two years the Com
mittee on un-American Activities
in order that it might formulate a
"long-range program" to eliminate
subversive elements.
The committees authority eX-
pired at noon yesterday, and Mr..
Dies began a campaign for its
renewal with this statement
Il believe we have been successful
in preventing many CommunlSt-ln-
stigated strikes in national defense
industries by exposing plans for
them in advance and thereby
frustrating them-that's one of the
best and most important activities
Of our committee"
Wants S1,OOO,OOO Appropriation.
He also said he would ask for a
sl000.000 appropriation for the new
INQUIRY, asserting that 4 want at
least as much money as the tax
PAYERS now pay to enable the
dictators TO distribute their propa-
ganda through the United States
postal system"
The taxpayers bear the costs OF
distributing this propaganda shipped
into the United States" he said,
and it seems fair to me that We
ought to spend as much in exposing
it"
If the committee is continued,
Mr Dies said, it will pursue an
investigation into reports that
Russia has been acting "as from" 3"
for Germany in the United States
by obtaining supplies and funds for
The NazlS and transferring them TO
German agents.
He expressed the belief that
"tOtalitarian credits available in
this country for war purposes prob
ably exceed those of Great Britain
S3,OOO.00O Transfer Reported.
Committee officials said they had
reports that Russia had transferred
as much as s3000000 in recent
months to the account OF the Ger
man government in New York
bank.
The committee wound up its thlrd
wear of activity yesterday with
voluminous report to Congress.
The report put forward an IL
point legislative program with pro-
posals including deportation OF all
alien saboteurs. spies and advocates
of basic change in the form Of the
United States Government, the out
laWing of all political organizations
shown to be under foreign control;
denial OF employment in defense in
dustries to those active in political
organizatio found to be under for
eign control or guidance; require
ments that all Federal employees be
American citizens. and the with
holding of Federal funds from uni
versities where faculty members ad-
vocate Communism, Fascism or
NaZiism.
NOorhis Opposes Curb.
The report noted that Represen-
tatlve VoorhiS, Democrat, of Cali
fornia did not concur in the latter
recommendation He did not dis
agree with the principle involved,
the report stated. but held that "the
administration of such an act is
impossible without risking grave in
justice being done to people seeking
merely to explain the principles in
volved in totalitarian philosophy"
Red Activity Reported Strong.
Other major points in the COM
nittee report:
/. Hundreds of organizations are
operating in the United States for
the purpose of carrying out the
wishes of the totalitarian dicta-
tors"
2. The "KyffhauSerbund,' organ
lied in Philadelphia in 1897 and
which spread to seven other States,
stresses rifle and pistol practice" in
its membership book.
3. That only by such efforts as
manifested by the "A. F. L. gen.
orally" and the Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers and the United Rubber
Workers of the c. I. o. can Com
munist influence in the labor move
ment be dispelled. 1t added that the
Communist party had become
moving force" in the organization
of the United Cannery Agricultural
Packing and Allied Workers Union,
"of which Donald Henderson. an
svoVed member Of the Communist
party, is the head"
4. The Communist party has con-
centrated its efforts in the Southern
California aircraft industry.
The committee called on all pro-
gressive and patriotic groups to dig
associate" themselves from any
Communist or axis influence and
called the government of Stain one
OF naked opportunism, conquest
and power; asserted that Hitler uses
brute force" and described Musso-
fni and "the Mikado" as second
rate internatio handitsn