Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-27
Martin Dies
Heretofore UnreveaIed Facts Of His
Personal Experiences, Told From
The nside
Second ArfieIe)
By WALTER NAUGHrON



JASPER Tex June 27-The Dies congressional COM
mee has been the main New Deal orphan and football
since it organized six years ago.
New Dealers, subversive groups Communists foreign
agents and all who had the desire to government
other than free democracy in control fought hand and
hand make the committee constant target and threw
every available obstacle in its way
Congressman Martin Dies, lifelong Democrat, made
these charges today.
After ii years in Congress the last six head of the
antisubversve committee and under doctors orders to
correct throat ailment Dies did file for reelection
and will complete his term January 1.
"My committee had the support Of many loyal
Americans" Dies said MANY organizations, especially
the American Legion and Veterans Of Foreign Wars also
But William Randolph Hearst, always champion
of Amercanism, and the Hearst newspapers gave our
committee more support cooperation encouragement and
information than any other source
Hearst newspapers printed all reports and
valuable men worked with our investigators.
Hearst and his the committee could not have
survived and, in my opinion would have been out OF
existence long ago."
CONGRESSMAN DIES has received numerous
- THREATS AGAINST HIS LIFE. Many have been
made against his family and received by the pretty Texas
Ensign Martin Dies Jr, %, in Europe; Robert, 16,
military academy student and Jackie 8.
Dies committee Offices in Washington have been
broken into and RIFLED OF RECORDS During his
travels of 100000 miles committee work, Dies has
returned to his hotel several occasions to find
evidence of providers.
Railroad detectives apprehended shabbily dressed
man train leaving Washington who in their mind,
trailing Dies Questioned and searched, the had
passable but weak story and was released.
my enemies, usual, would accuse me Of seeking
the spotlight" he said But have released committee
reports only when they of value to the nation and its
citizens"
Friends have unsuccessfully advised him to employ
"WelI," drawled the Texan, 81 haven't used one yet
a m for
that's the only weapon ever carry"
THE Dies committee was authorized by Congress in
l 1888 and has been re-created on II additional
occasions despite New Deal opposition Its appropriations
to date have been S6500O0.
THAT is small sum, compared to New Deal spend
ing said Dies Secretary Mr. Harold Ickes received
more than that for agricultural Investigations"
The first two appropriations of $4,000 were to
Choke off, Dies said and then he reluctantly revealed
that he personally had put in $4,000 with the first fund
He did so as personal contribution to the committee
work and he frankly said expected to get back later if
appropriations became adequate, but never did.
We now have on on file file in Washington and branch
zations many subversve," Dies revealed
He stamped dissolution" of the Communist Inter-
national, "commntern,' under directive of Premier
Josef Stain fake and fraud and said it still exists
and Intends to communze Europe and much of the
rest of the world that it can"
THE Russian military is fine fighting ally but
don't need the Russian form government he said
Dies said Earl Browder head of the Communist party
in America was in the right placein jailbut not long
enough and that recent action by Browder in dssovng
the Communist party for group another fake
and typical party gesture"
But" said Dies when the New Deal goes the
providers and all that ik will for their foxholes 60
underground hide like no group has ever hidden be-
fore from an aroused and angry people"
(Vhnt Congressman Dies thinks Of Holylcood-ts
erecves stars producers wH be revealed IN the third
article)