Evening star., 1941-05-22
By JAMES E. OHM.

The American Peace Mobilization,
whose representative are carrying
on an around the clock picket in
front of the White House, sent out
a telegraphlc appeal TO nine proml-
nent persons three days ago for
funds TO carry on the demonstra-
ton, according to information given
today to a special subcommittee OF
the Dies Committee investigating
un-American activities
The picketing, it was revealed, Is
costing A. P. NJ. SlOO a day.
The information was given the
subcommittee by one Of its two
undercover woman agents-Miss
Hazel Huffman. She read a tele-
gram said to have been sent Monday
to the nine persons by Marion Briggs
of A. P. NJ appealing for funds to
carry on the picketing at the White
House.
The wire, which was seized by
committee agents at the Postal
Telegraph Co., read:
Peace vigil at the White House
approaching the 340th hour Still
going strong. Urgently need money
TO keep going. Vigil costs 500 per
day. Please send airmail special
any funds you can"
Persons Are Listed.
Persons TO whom the appeal was
directed, according to the telegram
read by Miss Huffman. were Lionel
Stander, the movie actor; Herman
Shumlin. Broadway theatrical pro-
ducer; George Marshall, identified
as a member of the editorial council
of Soviet Russia To-day; Mrs. Gug-
genheimer, Anna Rochester and
Alfred Stern, all of New York City;
Herbert Biberman of Los Angeles
and Mrs Ellen Brandstetter of Chi
cago.
Miss Mary Spargo, former Wash
mgton Daily News reporter. another
undercover agent Of the Dies Com
mlttee, preceded her colleague on
the witness stand and testified she
had been told the A P. M had
made considerable progress" in or
ganizing workers at the Washington
I u.
Miss Spargo said Charles r. Gift,
who testified before the Dies Com
mittee in executive session about a
year ago concerning alleged Com
munist activities at the Washington
Navy Yard, is an employe at the
plant and is active" in A. P. NJ.
Recounting her experiences at a
said TO have been sponored by A.
P. M. Miss Spargo testified that
Mrs. Helen Miller, whom she iden-
titled as the wife of an attorney for
the BltuminouS Coal Commission,
during an address declared America
is an 'imperalist nation and that
its Government employees are over
worked and underpaid.
Links Officials to Reds.
Miss Spargo told the subcommit-
tee yesterday an administrative Off
Ger of the Coal Commission had
told her the agency was loaded
from top to bottom with Com
muniStS."
Hugh Miller. husband of Mrs.
Miller, Miss Spargo said, is the Sec
retary of the Washington Committee
for Democratic Action. She de-
clared she believed" Mrs. Miller IS
employed in the Labor Department.
The subcommittee also was told by
Miss Spargo that a statement was
made by speaker at the New York
rally that the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt and Committee Chairman
Dies are the three leading FascistS
in this country" Miss Spargo said
her investigation of A. P. M had
convinced her its party line" COM
pletely comedies with that of the
Communist party.
She later related her observations
at meeting of the Washington
unit of A. P. M. on U street several
months ago at which a campaign
was started to obtain jobs for 1000
Negroes at the Glenn Martin air
craft factory at Baltimore. Buttons
were sold at this meeting, she said.
to raise campaign funds.
During the meeting Of the Wash
ington chapter of A. P. M. on U
street, Miss Spargo said, Nj ,
Dorothy Strange and Jack Fucker.
whom she identified as vice presi-
tSee DIES, Page A-4)