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ator Clark of Missouri last night
that he would have welcomed cross
examination by Mr.. Willkie but did
not feel called on to ask the commit
tee to deviate from its rule, Mr..
Willkie retorted:
Senator Clark apparently feels
very brave now that he is no longer
on the witness stand, where he could
be questioned"
Answering the charge of Senator
Nye that he is trying to cover up
vicious propaganda, by seeking to
halt the inquiry, Mr.. Willkie said
Mr.. Nye grows more laughable
moment by moment. He made a
superb witness for the moving pic
ture industry, and is continuing to
help us very much. We are very
anxious to have the pictures shown.
The pictures are the only evidence of
whether there is anything improper
in them. 1t is true they show Nazi-
ism as a horrible and cruel force.
That's because it Is the truth"
When Mr.. Flynn took the stand
Chairman Clark asked him num-
ber of questions about his back
ground and experience.
He told the committee he is an
associate editor of Golfers Maga-
zine, lives in New York, and has
been a newspaper and magazine
writer for years. dealing particu-
larly with economic and social SUBJ
jects. He said he had once been a
contributing editor of the New Re-
public. until the New Republic
went to war and I was demobilized. y
When Senator Mcfarland, the sole
member of the committee not allied
with the non-interventionists. took
over the questioning of Mr.. Flynn,
the fur Immediately began to fly.
AS he had asked the sponsors of
the resolution proposing the investi-
CATION, Senator Mcfarland asked
Mr.. Flynn if he had seen the Offend
ing pictures.
Yes, I have seen number of
them" Mr.. Flynn replied, 'and the
others I have had full reports on. u
Senator Mcfarland called atten-
ton to the fact that Mr.. Flynn is
chairman of the New York America
First Committee. Mr.. Flynn denied
he was appearing either for Collier s
Magazine or for the America First
Committee.
Il appear only on my own re-
sponsibility, he said.
do you appear as an expert on
moving pictures?" Senator McFar-
land demanded.
mo" Mr.. Flynn replied, 81 appear
as a complainant against propa-
ganda in the motion picture indus
try"
In reply to Senator Mcfarland he
admitted a moment later that he
himself had written propaganda.
oh" the Arizona Senator
drawled, "it's just propaganda you
don't agree with that you object to-
them"
Mr.. Flynn objected.
I'm just trying to get acquainted,
Senator Mcfarland said. you see
I don't know much about you
Have you been In Europe since
the war began?" Senator Mcfarland
continued.
Mr.. Flynn said he had been in
Europe, but not since the present
war started.
Expert on Propaganda.
Then you don't speak about the
truth of the facts portrayed in these
moving pictures" the Senator asked
I'm not here to discuss the wal
or conditions in Europe" snapped
Mr. Flynn, ruddy of face. He added
he was present to talk about the
propaganda in the moving picture
industry, which he said he had
watched with interest.
You are an expert on propa-
eanda, then," Senator Mcfarland
suggested.
Yes" Mr.. Flynn agreed.
"Then at least you are an expert
on that" Senator Mcfarland added
"Is that America First organiza'
tinn tho oroa nization which thy