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tive session.
Asked for Reputation.
Mr.. Tydings said his friend coult
not describe the nature of the
photograph. Several days later
he added, he heard gossip confirm.
ing the information his friend hat
given him.
Five or six days before the elec.
ton. Mr.. Tydings said, he obtained
a copy Of the composite picture.
II then publicly called on Sen.
ator Butler to repudiate the fakec
photograph"
The picture In question appeared
over a caption which described i
as a composite" It has been Mr.
Tydings' contention, however, thai
many voters would fail to get thu
full meaning Of the word com.
|posite." s-ss.@,'t 'tss.ts
Mr.. Tydings testified that MI
Butler replied to him In an inter
view in the Baltimore Sunpaper'
three or four days before the elec.
Etion.
Accused Of Whining.
Mr.. Butler. he said. was quotet
as denying that he had authorized
the printing and distribution o1
the tabloid. He declared Mr.. But.
Ter. instead Of stopping the cir.
culation Of the paper. accused hin
Of whining"
The witness declared that it ha!
been proved at the public hearing.
that Butler headquarters paid fol
the tabloid. which was supposed
to. have been sponsored by tn,
Young Democrats for Butler Com.
mittee.
Ralph Becker. minority counsel
asked Mr.. Tydings if he still felt
that the subcommittee should
recommend criminal libel action
against those who he believed hao
falsehoods against him
The witness replied, II still
think So"
Mr.. Becker then asked If he
should not have brought a COM
plant to the United States at
torney in the District or to Mary
land enforcement authorities,
Mr.. Tydings replied that 81
never give free legal advice K
those unworthy Of it."
Mr.. Becker then asked II Mr.
Tydings had sought to have Grim.
1nal libel proceedings instituted
either in the District or Mary.
land. He replied:
"In this case. no. But that's not
to say I won't. We're still in the
first phase Of this battle" -
"You know there isn't a chance
whatever Of criminal libel actor
on charges like yours" Mr.. Becker
said.
rs that so?" Mr.. Tydings re-
Joined. I'm glad to have your
opinion. Do you want to bet?"
Mr.. Becker then read from tn,
law saying that such proceeding,
must be based on dire danger Il
the public interest.
Mr.. Becker then asked Mr.
Tydings If he had attempted IL
1910 to have criminal libel pro.
|ceedings instituted against Col.
umnist Drew Pearson. -
Recommended Erieds.a
Mr.. Tydings replied sthat tn,
United States Attorney in Wash.
ington apparently was ready Il
present the case to the grand jur.
when former Attorney Genera
Jackson now q member Of tn,
Supreme Court instructed tn,
prosecutor not to proceed.
Senator Smith, Republican, o.
Maine, brought out from Mr.
Tydings that he had recommended
Louis H. Fried for job as com.
|mittee investigator.
Mr.. Fried is a friend and bust.
ness associate Of william H. Fed.
der, tn. Baltimore printer whose
story Of being taken for a mid.
night ride" in Baltimore just be.
fore the election, has been contra.
Idicted by the three men he named
Mr.. Tydings said he. first me
Mr.. Fried when the latter came tt
his office some time in Decembe,
with Mr.. Fedder and severa
others. One Of those present wa,
Charles Friedenberg. described b,
Mr.. Tydings as an old friend. Mr.
Tydings said he believed Mr.
Friedenberg gave him a brief yer
sion Of Mr.. Fedder's story in /.
telephone conversation which pre-
ceded the interview.
Factors I'm Race Mentioned.
Mr.. .Tydings said Mr.. Fried tols
him of his previous experience a!
an investigator. At some time be.
fore Mr.. Fried's employment OF
January 4, Mr.. Tydings said. h.
recommended him for the to Sen.
ator Gillette, Democrat. of Iowa.
Mr.. Tydings explained that h,
had asked Mr.. Fedder to flint
sample copies Of the tabloid fol
him, and that Mr.. Fried brough
the copies to his Office. He re.
called that 1t was on this occa.
sion that he recommended Mr.
Fued's appointment as an in.
vestigator.
Senator Smith asked Mr.. Tyd.
ings. do you think the tabloie
was responsible for your defeat?'
The witness replied he did mo-