Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
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WASHINGTON. June 26.-Com'
munlst influences within h c
Roosevelt administration culml'
mating IN Tho all.aid for Russia
policy-5werc attacked in the House
yesterday on three fronts.
Rep. John Taber Of New York
ranking Republican member Of
the appropriations committee, re-
Vealcd that Leon Henderson had
been required 10 give the names
and high salaries Of a large num-
Der of employees OF the National
Defense Advisory Commission S
Office OF Price Administration
and Civilian Supply, of which he
is head, and the salaries they pre-
ViouSly had earned before obtain
inc their present jobs.
"Mr. Henderson himself" said
Representative Taber. lis a man
OF very cOnside rable ability.
That he has been allied with
groups whose first interest was
not the United States has APP
peared on several occasions. In
the Dies Committee hearings
his connection with the Spanish
refuge relief outfit was estab-
liShed.
I'm the Dies Committee re-
ports there il statement of
the Communist Party fronts,
and among them is the Spanish
Refugee Relief Committee.
ONE OF WORST SET-UPS'
Zone Of the worst set-ups is
the employment Of Robert A.
Brady. author OF The Spirit and
Structure OF German Fascism.'
This IL an absolutely cOmmu-
nistic book. IL Is full OF COM
munism from cover TO cover.
mir. Brady Is one OF those
birds In the price-fixing outfit
under Henderson. He Is getting
a salary the equivalent Of So, $50.
Then there Is Mildred Eadie
Brady. Mrs. Brady Is employed
at $4,000. She IN the wife OF
Robert. She was the business
manager of magazine known
rs Friday which ties right into
the Communist front.
"Why the government Of the
United States should employ
folks who are not cooperating
with IL. putting them on the
pay roll. Is something that does
not appeal TO me-"
EXHIBITS YELLOW SHEET
Rep. Noah NJ. Mason OF Hi
Inois, Republican member of th'
Dies committee. held up befor,
the House a yellow sheet" which
he said, malignS and ridicules tn,
Dies committee and deliberatel,
misrepresentS the record of tn,
lcommittee.
This yellow sheet" said Mr..
Mason, sis signed by one Hugh
Miller, who. I understand, is on
the pay roll OF the Bituminous
Coal Commission. IL Is dated
June 1S, 194l, 1410 III street,
NV. Washington. ID. c. 1t is
headed Washington Committee
for Democratic ActiOn'-Dem-
ocratic action rs interpreted by,
sanctioned by and approved by
Stain and all OF his followers.
That il the only kind Of Dem
ocratic action this committee
stands for. This yellow sheet
reads i'm part as follows:
"'Our old friends, the Dies
committee detective agency ex-
traordinary, are at IL again. This
time they are spending your.
and other taxpayers money to
question government workers a.
To their private activities and
beliefs
'In the light OF this yellow
sheet what else can we expect
from government employees,
when government officials high
up have set the example to these
employees by -ridiculing. malign-
ing and disappearing the
committee
"On the letterhead notice
the name OF Harry &. Lamber-
ton a. counsel for this Washing
ton Committee for Democratic
Action, the same Harry &. Lam
berton l exposed two and a half
years ago AS an official for the
then League for Peace and De-
mocracy. who when the league
was indicted by the Dies Com
mittee for being Communist
inspired. COmmunist-controlIed,
and having Communist objec-
tiNes, answered by putting on
drive here in the District OF
Columbia among government
employees for memberships
TIME TO CLEAN HOUSE
1T i time this House cleaned
house"
Rep Clare r Hoffman Of Mich
lgan Republican member OF the
House Labor Committee. scored
the Roosevelt administration for
rushing 10 the aid OF Communist
Russia.
The American people," said
Mr. Hoffman. "haVe now awak-
eEed 10 find themselves in bed
with Joe Stain. The Roosevelt
diplomacy has finally gotten us
into bed with the enemies of
progress and liberty.