Evening star., 1941-09-26
WarFiImProber
Wants Own Unif
Investigated
Mcfarland to Ask
House to Check on
Senator'S Material
Picture on Page Al.
By J. A. O'LEARY.

IN heated clash with isolationist
Senators on the subcommittee in
vestigating war films, Senator Nc
Farland, Democrat, of Arizona, to-
day charged them with going far
afleld," and announced he will ask
the House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities to inquire into the
sources OF some of the matters in
jected into the movie hearings.
In loud and stern tones, the
Westerner, a member of the COM
mittee, challenged Chairman Clark,
Democrat, of Idaho to go before the
Senate for authority to continue the
probe, and predicted you won't get
l8 votes"
The Arizona Senator declared he
had listened to statements before
the committee that could only have
the effect of arousing feeling against
the British and the foreign policy
this Government, through Con.
gress, has adopted.
Tobey's Charge Denied.
Senator Mcfarland began by ask.
ing Senator Tobey, Republican. Of
New Hampshire TO give the sources
Of his charge yesterday that British
offices in Washington had informed
a secretarial school here that they
would not take employees who were
Irish, German or Jewish.
Senator Mcfarland said he was
assured by British Embassy officials
that there was no truth in the
charges, which also were denied last
night by the British Purchasing
Mission, Senator Mcfarland de-
clared they would create more race
prejudice than any moving picture
that could be shown"
Senator Tobey replied he would
bring before the committee this aft
ernoon the witnesses who gave him
the information.
Senator Mcfarland next turned
to Senator Tobey's statement yes
terday, quoting Anthony Eden as
having once said of Great Britain:
I'VE are not a democracy. We have
never been a democracy, We will
never be a democracy. We are
merely strengthening our oligarchy."
Tobey Quotes DR.. Hutchins.
Senator Tobey replied he accepted
the statement because it had been
made by Robert NJ. Hutchins, presi-
dent of the University Of Chicago.
We'll, I have looked into that,
too said Senator Mcfarland. and
l expect to have & letter here be.
fore long on the subject"
The Arizona Senator said one Of
the things he wants the Dies Com
mittee to find out is the source Of
charges he said had been made by
Senator Nye, Republican, of North
Dakota, co-author of the resolution
calling for the movie Investigation,
that the Government has suggested
types of pictures to the movie in
| dustry.
When Senator Mcfarland came to
a pause in his stinging rebuke to his
committee associates, Chairman
Clark, sitting beside him, said:
Thank you, Mr.. Mcfarland. no.
tice that people never holler until
they are pretty badly hurt"
! n.
Talk about being hurt" Senator
Mcfarland responded, his voice un-
steady with emotion. you are the
one who is going to be hurt before
this is over"
His anger subsiding, Senator Nc
Farland said that if he was worked
up" 1t was not because Of any per-
] rf
Clark, but at the trend the hearings
have taken.
This committee will engage In
debate with you on the floor Of the
Senate, not here" Senator Clark re-
piled, ending the discussion.
Earlier, in challenging the COM
mittee to 60 before the Senate for
sanction of the probe. Senator Nc
Farland said with vehemence:.
Il don't like it. You can 20 on
asking these questions, but I am
going to object"
Publisher Called to Testify.
Senator Mcfarland declared his
confidence in President Roosevelt
and the administrations conduct of
| 4odC4Su pOACy, dIlu SdlO ne nelQ nOt
been able to sleep last night, worry
ing over the trend of yesterdays
proceedings.
After the fare-up between COM
mittee members had subsidized.
Chairman Clark called to the stand
James G. Stahlman, publisher of
the Nashville Banner, now on duty
as lieutenant commander in the
Navy, to follow up the charges OF
Jimmie Fiddler, Hollywood COL
umnist, that men in the Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer organization had
] tried to censor his column by threat
ening toSwithdraw advertising from
newspapers.
Mr.. Stahlman confirmed a let
ter he wrote to Will Hays In 1888.
denouncing an attempt he said had
been made by the local manager
Of Loew's theater in Nashville to
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