Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-21
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER

GEORGE SPELvIN. Ameri-
~ can. being invited to Wash
ington TO tell the committee
his views on the flight Of Ru-
dolf Hess, testified as follows:
Q. by Senator Nilly, In
dianapolis, Ind.)-Mr. Spelvin,
as 1 understand it, you are of
the opinion that if we. now,
place credence in the reports
that we have seen in the press,
why, then, of course, II is very
important that Congress should
get a clear picture of the whole
setup
SO if you Will be so kind will
you kindly tell the committee
whether, in your belief. you be-
lleVe Hess was a deSerter or
whether you have some other
explanation TO explain an in
cdent which may have great
significance in the crisis which
we are facing under conditions
that aggravatc the misunder-
standing and leads 10 retarded
production, and several OF my :
colleagues are OF the same
opinion.
a. Thy Mr.. Spelvin)-Well.
il you want my humble opinion
as a citizen. and / want 10 say
here and now, Senator, if my
country gets into the war
why. ] hate war as bad as any
man--but when you come right
down TO IT. If II is a choice
between President Roosevelt,
who makes his share-ef mis-
takes. but. after all. we elected
him three times. and as far as
any foreign dictator coming
over here like he done-hke
he did-in Poland. and all those
foreign countries.
Well, they didn't believe II
was possible. either. but it
seems TO me you have 10 face
The situation face 10 face or
otherwise the first thing YOU
know they arc tearing Your
loved ones from your arms and
then II is too late.
O-(By Senator Nilly)-Ex-
W sctly, Mr.. Spelvin. but the
committee has a particular in
terest in whether you believe
Rudolf Hess
Ably Mr. Spelvin)-I was
/ just coming 10 that, senator.
and ] want 10 say 10 you gentle
men ] think we should be very
suspicious OF the whole affair.
Because you take now. for in
stance. this man.
He was as close 10 Hitler as
Harry Hopkins is TO President
Roosevelt. so il looks mighty
peculiar TO me that he could get
an airplane out Of the shed and
take Oft like he did when you
: have TO remember how efficient
the Germans arc. and especially
unbalanced and even brings his
medicine for his stomach trou-
bic
q BY Senator NiAy) Ex-
cuSe me, sir | didn't want 10
interrupt, but / just wanted TO
say the committee hopes
A-(By Mr.. Spelvin) - En-
cuSe me. senator. / didn't want
10 interrupt. because / thought
you were finished, but l just
! wanted 10 say@.
| O-(By Senator Nilly) No.
VI please proceed, Mr. Spell
win, because / am sorry / in
terrupted. and l was only
! going 10 say
A-(By Mr.. Spelvin)--I beg
pardon. senator If you will
please excuse the Interruption. /
didn't mean 10 interrupt your
thought. but if you are finished
/ may say you have an impor-
tant thing there.
The man in the street is ask
ing himself whether this was a
! plot TO contact the British
traitorous element of NaZis and
strange the well-springs Of
patriotism behind the lines in a
I way that would show what /
mean whenAI say you have got
/ 10 be extremely careful Of all
those foreigners coming into our
country, speaking foreign
| tongues so decent patriotic
Americans can't understand
word they are saying when they
may be planning 10 blow up the
reservoir if we don't take steps
TO protect our homes day and
night instead of wrangling about
strikes and a months vacation
with full pay when my own boy
is in the army getting S21 a
month. and all they do is take a
piece Of stovepipe on pair Of
old wagon wheels, and the SER
geant Wells, Boom" while the
strikers keep loyal Americans
out of the factories. and / will
bet you that the Germans won't
fall down dead just because
somebody yells Boom"
Q-(By Senator Nilly)-That
is your confirmed opinion OF the
Hess matter as you see IT,. Mr..
Spelvin?
A=fBy Mr.. Spelvin)-Well.