Evening star., 1947-02-06

time In voting TO cite him for con-
tempt before going on with the
hearing.
Charges Will Go to House.
At the noon recess Mr.. Thomas
told newsmen the contempt citation
would be reported to the House.
If the House approves the citation,
the customary procedure Is to refer
the record to the United States
Attorney here for further action.
Before the fiare-up over the head
line witness, committee counsel in
formed the chairman that two other
men had sent kilograms instead of
responding to subpoenas.
One protested that 48 hours no.
tice was inadequate, and that he
would appear at later date. The
other wired that he was at the bed
side of zone very dear to me" who
Is critically ILL.,
Mr.. Thomas described both men
as key witnesses and asked Robert
STRIPPING, committee counsel, what
action he recommends. Mr.. Strip
ling suggested that the kilograms
hbe investigated. In the case Of the
first witness, Mr.. STRIPPING said 48
hours seemed adequate for a wit
ness to come from New York.
As the hearings got under way,
Louis r. BudenZ, who had described
Eisler several months ago as the
No. Communist who brings the
line of the party from Moscow was
seated in the front row.
Budenz Described Methods.
Mr.. Budenz formerly was editor
of the Daily Worker, but after leav-
ing that publication he became a
Catholic. In an earlier appearance
before the House committee last
fall he described methods he said
the Communists follow in spreading
their doctrine in the United States.
After Eisler departed Mr.. Strip
ling read to the committee excerpts
from statement he said j. Edgar
Hoover, director of the FBI, made
last October to the immigration
Service regarding Eisler.
This said Eisler controlled and
directed American Communist ac-
tivities."
MIR. Hoover described Eisler as
having almost unlimited author
| ity" and as the liaison between the
Comintern and Communists in
Moscow and those In this country.
He said Eisler associated with
people strongly suspected of Soviet
espionage work and that the way
Eisler tried to conceal his identity
it was possible he may be involved
in intelligence work as such"
Eisler Deportation Sought.
Mr.. Hooyer's appraisal of Eisler
was in connection with a request
to the immigration Service for his
deportation.
His statement said Eisler is identi-
cal with an individual known only
as Edward who represented the
Communist international in this
country from 1888 to 1888.
| Mr.. Hoover said Eisler contributed
frequent articles to Communist pub
tlications under the name OF Hans
Berger and, as Julius Eisman got
$3.50 a month from the Anti-Fascist
Refugee Committee in New York.
The committee was described as a
well known Communist-front Or
ganization."
Mr.. Stripping led up to the Hoover
statement by declaring the commit
tee will bring out evidence to SHOW
| a conspiracy against the United
States Government involving foreign
agents"
Eisler's attorney distributed to re-
lporters a 20-page statement by
Eisler headed my side of the story"
/ 1t did not go into committee records.
"As the new season Of red hunt
ing was opened today" it began, ''let
me tell you =: am not a spy,
not q foreign agent, not the boss
| of all the Reds in this or any other
country and that never did any
thing to harm the American people
for whom I have a great deal of
sympathy. I am German Com
munist, political refugee, wanting
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