The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-13
As Pegler Sees 1t
BY wEsTBROoK PEGLER

and its successor, the Permanent Commlttee
to Investigate Subversive or un-Amerlcan Ac-
tivities and Agencies, often have been &C
cused of red-baiting. However, the case Oh
Sam Carp. originally Carpowskl, OF BRIDGE
port, Conn, is one tlagrant example OF ap-
peasement. Both the old committee and the
new dealt gently with Sam Carp, who is a
brother-in-law of Viacheslav Molotov, the
foreign minister of the Soviet government,
and he never was compelled to explain fla
grant Inconsistencies
Carp was examined by the Dies Committee
in September, 1889, and re-examined by the
new committee in September, 1915. In both
sessions his eStlmony was contradictory In
many respects. Although ne had shown him
self to be a very shrewd business man deal
ing in real estate and gasoline and oil
stations in Bridgeport, his role before the
committees was that of a man bespeaking
kind understanding because the proceedings
confused him.
He admitted that he made trips to Russia
to visit his sister, Molotov's wife, and in
cidentally, to make a dollar" and said the
Russian government land officials in direct
negotiations with him, said they were ready
to spend two hundred million dollars through
him in the United States for war materials.
II bought airplanes and everything" he
said. Il used to get a commission"
Yet, when he was asked flatly whether he
was a Russian agent, he denied that "abso-
lutely."
II worked for myself, in America Carp
said. Il would not be a Russian agent for
anything in the world. I feel very insulted.''
The new committee let the matter drop.
Not only that but, by request o. the State
Department, his testimony Of last year was
taken IN secret. The reason for this request
MO that valuations with Caui,t D"rr;. ,-,>
at that time, beginning to "deteriorate," as
the diplomatic jargon has it.
Immediately after Hitler fell a n d Russia
was saved, the Stain government resumed its
old hostility to the United States. A French
and traitor who had conspired to
stab his own country in the back during the
German sweep across northern France had
returned from Russia where he hid while pa
triotic French victims of his treachery died
or lived only to enter Nazi slavery. At a
signal flom this traitor, the American COM
munists resumed their own traitorism and
repudiated their old chief, Earl Browder, as
a means of revoking their war : time policy
of cooperating with the Roosevelt government
until Russia should be delivered from peril.
Browder had executed this policy.
The State Department obviously believed or
had a wan hope that by appeasing Molotov
it could establish honest and friendly relations
Moscow. One witness, Joseph z. Dalinda,
a naturalized American broker a n d piece
man, with a career of International dealings. !
had sworn that Carp 'told NE that when in
Moscow he would see Stain at his brother.t
his sisters home-see him unof-
ficially and would discuss the business in
hand. l know he went to Russia to get per-
sonal Instructions but I don't know any more
about it,"
So the State Department asked the COM
mlttee to deceive the American people by
concealing the truth of the activities of Molo-
TOYS prosperous naturalized American broth.
er-ln-law. And, although Carp admitted that
my main object was to buy, to build battle
SHIPS -r Russia in this country" and had
brought back $l00, 900 in cash from Moscow.
the American government accepted his state
ment that he was not a Russian agent.
L always felt" he said, that by helping
Russia having all this defense would help our
country and it was well for me to make a
dollar. l wouldn't deny that"
Carp was asked specifically whether he had
applied ary Russian money to the promotion
o. a weekly scandal publication in Bridgeport
which had followed the political line of the
Political Action Committee and his denial
here was accepted without examination of his
own accounts or other records or those of
the paper. By contrast with the relentless in
specuon OF the books and correspondence of
1lnanclers, including a number Of swindlers.
by Ferdinand Pecora when the new deal was
beginning, these congressional committees
quit cold lest Molotov be annoyed and the
trai! should lead to the graveyard where the
oodles are buried. The greater part OF the
story remains untold.
At the secret session of September. 1945.
carp was asked questions about his sister
which, with his answers, indicate the delicacv
OF the situation. Carp had mentioned a visit
of his sister to the United States.
"She was, at that time" he said, ga d.
rector of the chemical industry trust"
every other thing. She bought machinery. 7
know she used to 60 and deal for that. 7
didn't have anything to do with it."
You mean" he was asked. 'she bo,,oht
machinery and supplies and paid cash for
them?" N
Il suppose So" Sam said. "That is the
way they paid. They always give you cash
IN advance when they buy. She was the d.
rector OF the chemical industry trust"
You olor't follow your sister around in
the United States?" -
1 wouldn't be permitted" Carp said. "she
was so watched by their own man that 7
wanted to take her to show what sort of
ROAD mere Americans produced. to show her
the difference between Russia and America
l wanted to take her on the Merritt parkway
IN my own car but they wouldn't allow me
one mad to have a detective along to watch
Al my house they wouldn't allow nobody. That
was the agreement, she could come to my
mouse, but nobody, even relations or ANYBODY.
could come to see her.
Toward the end of the session, Congress-
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