Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-11 | Page 1 | Dr. Wirt Paid off and Sent Back to Gary

DR WIRT PAID OFF AND SENT BACK TO GARY Plot Expose Told to Turn ln In Expense Account and Go Home REFUSES REFUSES' TO COMMENT Six to Be Called for Inquiry S Tuesday WASHINGTON April 11 UP Chairman Alfred Allred L. L D. D N. N C C. C of the Wirt VIrt investigating gating committee said in the house toda today that Dr William A. A Wirt t red plot scare originator was in jail during daring the World war for pro German activities made the statement while replying to charges by Representative Representative Rep Harold McGugin 1 R R. Ka Kan that the special committee commit commit- tee was trying to suppress Information information mation regarding the alleged bra brain n trust plot By As Associated Press W WASHINGTON April 11 Dr William A. A Wirt instead of at amplifying amplify ing his fears of or a revolutionary plot today to the house howe investigating committee committee com corn as had been planned for a time was told he could turn in his expense account and then go home to Gary Gar Ind md Representative Bulwinkle D. D N. N C. C as head o of the committee of inquiry in in- so informed the educator W Wirt Virt rt was accompanied to the capital cap cap- ital by his counsel former Senator James A. A Reed of Mi Missouri Asked if It he did intend to go home Wirt replied Yo d better ask Senator Reed about that Reed answered I 1 know of no reason why he should not go back home unless he has some better place to go Wirt was asked if he planned a Continued on Pace Pase Two WIRT PAID P AID OFF AND SENT HOME Told to Turn In Expense Account and Go Back to Gary Continued d From Page One statement on the inquiry and again referred his questioners ners to Reed who replied I dont don't want to to m ke any comment com corn ment on that You saw it all aU and youcan you youcan can an draw your our own inferences Wirt testified before the Bulwinkle committee yesterday naming namin six perSons persons per- per sons ons with whom he attended a dinner in n Virginia as ac the major sources o of his ils revolution allegations lie He He was wa I told old then to appear again this morning morn- morn ing ng but the committee later laler decided d dhe he le was not needed Bulwinkle unable to reach Wirt Wid over ver the telephone sent a telegram to o his hotel advising him of at the committees committees committee's com con decision so morning when he got that me message sae Wirt went to o see Bulwinkle Meet In Jn L Lobby Wirt and Reed chanced c upon upon Bul Bui- winkle wink in the lobby of or the new house office building Reed said today he had other busness business busi- busi ness ess in Washington and probably would remain in the capital a day or r two Asked If he had bad any comment to tomake tomake tomake make about things that have happened happened hap- hap in Washington since you left here he answered I think the new deal Is 15 a very good thing for the hotels hotel While Reed was talking with newspaper newspaper news- news paper men Dr and Mrs Wirt returned returned re re- turned to the hotel by taxi The six who were named by Wirt as s having attended the dinner at which he said he heard talk of plotting plot plot- ting ng to overthrow the social order are re to be subpoenaed for questioning by y the committee next Tuesday Sev eral cral have denied hearing a. a assertions Wirt said he heard Brain IBrain Trust Called Myth by NEW YORK April 11 f D The JI The The brain trust trul ascribed to the Roosvelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt veIl administration is characterized by jy Donald R R. R counsel to the he National Recovery ion tion as a myth born in the m minds of th the League Leacue of Stuffed Shirts Speaking over the telephone from Miami Fla Phi in a long distance address address ad ad- dress to the Trade and Commerce Bar association last night the man who is himself a member of what J. J Is popularly popularly popularly pop pop- called caned the brain trust took vigorous thrusts against brainless government When all an the warped minds in the country rally round the know nothing nothing noth noth- ing lag do nothing school chool of ot politicians and demand brainless government he said it will be interesting to find out how many o of th the American people people peo pee pie are afraid to trust their govern ment to men who are accused of at havIng havIng hav hay Ing brains and of oC desiring to devote them to public service