Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-26
Martin Dies
Heretofore UnreveaIed Facts Of His
Personal Experiences
A First Nrtiee)
By WALTER NAUGHTON
First Article)
By WALTER NAUGHTON



JASPER Tex, June 26-"One of these days. perhaps
before very long, the New Deal and all it stands for
will fly out the window, much faster than ii came ill.,
"And with it will go its "gestapO" its cOmmUnistic
and subversive allies, its regmentaOn its bureaucracy
its red tape and other dictatorial embellishments
"When it does 90 it will be despised forever by real
Americans who will then get Their, country back Free
enterprise and the true American principles and doctrines
upon which this nation founded will again rule and
the nightmare which the New Deal will be over.
Congressman Martin Dies of Texas spoke those words
he joined his neghbors in prayers that American in
vasion forces of which Ensign Martin Dies Jr, 22 is
member would have complete victory IN the war IN
Europe
an HIS ranch in this corner pocket of the Lone Star
" State, 20 miles from the Louisiana line Dies recov
eng from throat ament which will prevent his return
to Congress for at least three months talked of many
things.
He told of his sx-year struggle to keep his congress
sional committee subversve activities alive in the face
of repeated New Deal and administration OPPOSITION
his personal experiences the committees work his ideas
Hollywood and the motion picture industry and his
plans for the future.
First of ALL" said the fiery Texan, II want to make
it plain why will end my congressional career the
representative Of the Second District OF Texas next
January L.
Il know my enemies will say gutter. But
let them say a or ~ e's snd NOT
When Dies passed up the May Is closing date for
filing candidate for reelection: he electrified the
nation with his statement He set forth that throat
ament would not allow him to make the fight for office
he knew he would have to make and that he would prac
tice law in Jasper this little town, and in Beaumont 50
miles away.
Today he gave the Examiner the complete story on
his decision.
II visited throat specialists in Galveston and Ious-
tOn" said Dies "They all told that have growth.
acknowledgement in my arynx They ordered me to talk as
little possible"
long spell of conversation brings noticeable nuskl-
ness to Dies and he must rest between discourses
IL could have my fight and would have won
he said knew it meant my health for would have
take the speaking platform and campaign as never
before My doctors just forbid to do it, warning that
nv health perhaps my lfe would be the cost if defied
their orders.
"Now, l also knew that the New Deal had stacked
the deck against in the IL counties here which make
up my district and particularly in the Beaumont area
Perhaps can't prove it, but the fact remains that large
synthetic rubber plant which cost Millions four octane
plants five shpyards and other plants were put in
operation here after entered the war
"And there $4,000 workers here in these
plants all registered and ready to vote And every vote
would be against me and what stand for, for they
all pledged groups bitterly opposed to and itching to
keep their pledges to the New Deal to shoot me down.
Tin the second article hghlghts of the history of the
Dies committee inside facts of its uphill fight Dies per-
sona experiences and other heretofore unreveaed facts
will be given.