Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02
Dies Says Purging
Rolls Of Communists
Will Silence Axis
Charges U. S. Workers
Are Making Plans to
Remoke Country +
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Earlier Story on Page A-6.)
BY the Associated Press.
ORANGE. Tex, April 2.-The best
way to sto3 Axis powers from quot
ing material charging the presence
of members of Commanist-con control
led organizations on the public pay
roll is to get these people Of the
public payroll, Representative Dies
said today.
The chairman of the committee
investigating n-American activities.
speaking by telephone from his lodge
in Jasper. Tex, commented on the
statement of William D. Hassett, as
sistant presidential secretary at
Washington today that two Axis
radio stations and one in Vichy had
repeated his charge that IS en-
ployes Of the Board of Economic
Warfare were af1liated with Com
munist front organizations.
Taking Advantage Of War.
THE Allied nations are using
most of the material Of the Dies
Committee in their newspapers and
radio stations in their country"
Representative Dies said. Our
own propaganda agency headed by
Mr.. Donovan has used a large
amount Of our material to combat
Axis propaganda.
1T may be true that the Axis
powers have quoted from some of
our material showing the presence
of members of Communist-con-
trolled organizations upon the Fed
eral payroll. The IS people men
toned in my letter are working for
a postwar planning agency. Their
activities have nothing to do with
winning the war.
They are taking advantage of the
war effort to lay plans to remake
our country. The principal econo-
mist for them, Mr.. Parmelee, is on
record against our church and re-
ligion and our form of worship
Certainly the American people ex-
pect us to expose these people and
get them of the payroll
Preserve Way of Life.
These people are citizens Of the
United States. No other country
could possibly be offended at any
action we take against our own
citizens. Our purpose in this war
is to preserve our form of govern
ment and our Christian way Of
life.
Are we going to permit Govern
ment officials to take advantage of
the war to defeat our aims and pur-
poses? I shall ask every newspaper
to publish In full my letter to Mr..
Wallace. That letter contains ex-
cerpts from the writings of some of
these people. The organization to
which they belong. the American
League for Peace and Democracy,
adopted a resolution at a conven-
ton pledging its members to obtain
jobs in Government service and in
defense industries to sabotage our
war effort.
NAAOAAa Va tA44o hA1l0 VI
organization hold KEY positions in
our Government? I insist that they
should not. and I believe that 95
per cent of the American people sup.
port me In this position.
People Want the Truth.
1--WE are receiving more letters
and kilograms in favor OF full dis
closure Of facts than ever before
in the committees history. The peo-
pie want to know the truth and the
resolution under which the COM
mittee operates compels, us to tell
the truth. 1t we cannot do so, we
should fold up and quit"
Vice President Wallace, in reply
ing to Representative Dies, had said
the legislators statements might
as we'll come from Goebbels him.
SELF" and that "the effect on our
morale would be less damaging If
Mr.. Dies were on the Hitler pay
roll"
Representative Dies announced he
and his family planned to remain
here for several days.