The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-19
As Pegler Sees 1t
By PEGLER

By WESTBROOK PEGLER
Copyright, By King Features Syndicate, Inc.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Dispatches from At
lanta relating the theatrical adventures of Sc
cret agents of the nonsectarian anti-Nazi lea
que in penetrating the confidential circle ora
group called the Columbians, mentioned Mario
Buzzi, of New York, as one Of the daring
operatives.
In July. 1913, a select committee of the
house held hearings in Washington to inquire
whether the federal ations on,mi
sion had violated the law in the conduct of its
affairs. The committee was particularly in
terested in evidence that citizens had been
spied upon, bounded, ruled of the air and
otherwise deprived OF their rights on false
charges and suspicious that they were spread
ing enemy propaganda by radio.
James H. Sheldon, known as Doctor Shell
don, the administrative chairman and execu-
tive director of the anti-Nazi league, was a
witness. Sheldon appeared in Atlanta last
week, large with momentary, dramatic .mpor-
lance, and held a ''press conference ]olrtly
with Eugene Cook, the attorney general OF
Georgia, ut which he proudly described the
work of his leagues secret agents, including
Buzzi. Apparently the reporters did not think
to ask questions about Buzzi. The fact that the
league. a private group like the Columbians,
could be just as impudent and dangerous
seems not to have been considered On the
spot.
Examined by Eugene Gary, of New York,
counsel for the House committee, on Aug. IL,
l943, Sheldon said he took active charge OF
the league in 1941. Prior to his connection with
the league, he had been a visiting professor
at Boston university tor a brief period, teach
ing American government, constitutional law
and political philosophy.
He said the league investigated persons
whom it suspected of pro-Nazi activities, and
maintained staff of investigators whose re-
ports were retained in it's files. Although one
"Richard Rollins" wrote a book called Il find
Treason, in which he said the executive
secretary of the league hired him to be head
of its large department of investigation" 1
find no mention of Rollins in Sheldon testi-
mony.
Carey asked Sheldon whether he knew Buzz
ri. Sheldon said he knew "a man who has
used that name,' but said the fellows real
name was Bossi. He was not sure whether
Bossi or Buzzi was an American citizen. And,
although he thought Buzzi had been in the
United States only seven or eight years, Il
have heard him mention some activities In
which he took part in connection with the 1896
democratic campaign" Seven years earlier.
The committee had tried to find Buzzi to
examine him and Carey asked Sheldon where
Buzzi was. Sheldon said he didn't know.
HE went Cor a physical examination to a
number of DOCTORS" Sheldon said. He had a
rather grave mental condition"
Sheldon said it had been found more or
less urgent that Buzzi should have "a rather
long vacation"
Carey reminded him that the committee
had requested from the files Of the league
such information as it had on Buzzfs own
background and character. Here was an or
eanization sending out shoppers to harass
Americans whose political views conticted
with those of the league and the Roosevelt
government, and yet Sheldon was forced to
admit to Carey that the league had absolutely
no file Showing who Buzzi is, or whence he
came
The only important information Sheldon
could offer about his secret investigator OF
Americans accused Of no misconduct by any
official branch of the government was that
Buzzi had a rather grave mental condition"
Sheldon said II am afraid your committee
has rather spoiled his usefulness" But only
last week Sheldon had the effrontery to visit
Atlanta and made accusations based On a prl-
vate investigation by the same Euzzi.
A witness giving her name first as Dorothy
Waring said she was director OF investigation
for the ~anti-nazi league"
IT have information that your true name is
Dorothy Kahn Wurzburger Kelen D'Oxy]ion,"
Carey said.
my legal name" she answered, lis Dorothy
Waring D'Oxylion''. Her husband is a refugee
from Austria.
She. too, said EuZZl was employed as an III
vestigator and recalled that he had called
himself also Mario Bossi and Nino Bossi.
Carey persisted in asking what steps this
great investigating body had taken to investi-
gate its own investigator who had suffered
from "a grave mental condition" For
a shreWd investigator, Miss Warlng seemed
careless.
'Yo we're asked to produce those files,
Carey said, meaning the leagues own data on
its w investigator.
II have produced the two addresses that we
have for Mr.. Buzzi." she said. And | have
brought a letter from Andre Luotto. addressed
to Mr.. Buzzi in care of the league. That is
all I have in my files pertaining to Mr.. B'lzzi.
"My business" she said, rs
the practices Of people that have been reported
to us as being either engaged IN suoversive
activities or un-American activities or doing
anything that may hamper the war effort
On Aug. II, Carey examined James Alfred
Guest, senior field attorney OF the Federal
Communication Commission in New York.
Guest was then 80 years old and he had left
a "a, 900 insurance job COR a startng salary Oh
81. 600 with the F. c.. {.
Garev confronted Guest with a MEMORANDUM
chat Guest had written to the acting. chief, field
section, law department, F.. c. G., Washlnston'
which began: "Of many informants VINO ap,
neared at our office during the last sevcra.
months, one Of the strangest cnaracters proved
TO be DR.. Henry Heinz Wolfgang, also known
as Henry Miller" The report sala the Gun.
clusion had been reached that Wole7ns was
unreliable. .. oen,;,,
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