Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-18
Henderson
A GIorified
Bookkeeper
Dies Committee Attack
Stirs PeeIer TO Action
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER

BY WESTBROOK PEGLER
A PPEARING before the bank
committee of the House
OF Representatives the other
day, Leon Henderson. the price
administrator. announced that
he had no faith in the Dies
Committee. which is a body OF
the United States Congress,
elected by the people and Sc
lected by the Lower House to
investigate treason, sabotage
and conspiracy against the
American Republic in the inter-
ests of 'oreign dictators. in
Guiding Josef Stain.
The Dies Committee Just had
released. by way of a speech
delivered by the chairman.
Martin Dies, on the floor OF
Congress. some interesting in
formation concerning one Tom
Tippett. assistant chief OF rents
in Mr.. Henderson's department,
very influential position. es-
pecially if il be held by a man
with a sympathy for Commu-
niStS and communism.
MIR Dies said Mr. Tippctt
han participated III Il rradcs
union conference. called by
Earl Browaer the chief Of the
Communist party in the United
States who is now in prison for
false swearing in his applica-
~tion for an American passport.
As 10 Mr. Tippett's politics,
i have no more information
than that contained in Mr..
Dies re- cncc on the floor Of Z
the House.
pUT I viii make the point
~ that f the same man had
participated in similar con-
ference called by Fritz Kuhn
Of the Anti American Nazi
Bund, Mr.. Henderson and Har-
old IckeS undoubtedly would
have denounced him as a Nazi
and Fifth Columnist and not
only would have canned him
but would have turned the de-
partment inside out 10 discover
who ever let him in. and heave
that scoundrel out. too.
But the point should be made
regarding Mr.. Henderson that
his opinion Of Martin Dies is
not important.
He holds no mandate from
anybody. but only an appoint
ment from an administration
which is VIGOROUSLY sympathetic
with Communists hides them
away IN many departments and
furiously reSents any attempt
TO turn them out.
What does matter is the evil
dence which the Dies Commit
tee has turned up against hun
dreds Of individuals who are
covered up in various bureaus
in the guise OF Liberals or. at
worst, Socialists, but run with
the Communists and do their
dirty work in the American gov
eminent and yell "Red-baiter'
when exposed.
MIR. HENDERSONS attitude
Ava illustrates the arrogance ot
the opinionated appointee under
the Roosevelt presidency.
After all. who is Henderson
and what?
he IS Just StatiStiCian or
glorIlied bookkeeper who waS/
hired IN the early days of tho
New Deal 10 do tricks with fig
ures. and, being a good. personal
press agent with contacts among
the New Deal claque OF report
ers and professional pipeline
gossips and fair share of van.
ity and love 10 power. has
crowded himself into a position
Of prominence.
Mr.. Henderson Il called an
economist, but any accountant
with a certain degree Of gall
can get by as an economist in
the New Deal if he happens TO
work the left side OF the street
and interpret his figures and
the conclusions drawn there
from in the direction of social
ism or worse.
YOU can hire an economist
Il or take one down off the
shelves of any college library
to tell you anything you want
to believe and the profession,
if such il be. is no more reputa-
bic than that Of the alienists
who used TO go into famous
criminal trials, until the courts
caught up with them, and tcS-
tify expertly and scientifically
and for pay that the defendant
was both a gibbering imbecile
and an intellectual giant. an ir-
responsible victim Of unprediCta-
BILE brain-waves and a crafty
killer with an acute sense of
right and wrong. =
Mr.. Henderson's opinion OF
Martin Dies and the Dies Com
mittee is OF no weight what
ever, except as emphasizing
again the sullen defensive at
titude of the New Deal under
the relentless inquiry which the
committee has pursued.
But the committees opinion
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