Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-25 | Page 3 | Butler Widens Charges of Gag

T f BUTLER WIDENS i iT c t CHARGES OF GAG GAO i PH PHILADELPHIA Feb 25 W- W P General Smedley D D. Butler says sas the house bouse committee on American un-American n activities ac ae suppressed testimony in which he quoted Gerald P P. McGuire Wall street agent as implying Mc Me McGuire MeGuire Guire was in with President Roose Roose- velt lt The marine ex-marine commander In a aIpe r I Mc Mr McGuire Ie Ipe speech ch last night asserted that al alleged al a b Butler Buller In fn an Guire mentioned by fascist plot against the govern gover government events foretell future ment could and that was on the inside said Butler told me McGuire the following fol fol- ol and Nand I told the committee lowing 10 have ave an assistant t pros pros- pr I We might blame the take dent somebody to I work he can and S do not not and it if he President him a u IS what he drop building up e was dent Hugh Johnson for Hugh Johnson talked too much and got Jot him into a ahole ahole hole nolt and he again McGuire meant Mr Roosevelt is going Joing to fire him himin himin in 10 the next three or four weeks Well on September 25 Hugh Johnson was out That was just a little more than four weeks later r t McGuire knew Who told him And that testimony was suppressed suppressed suppressed sup sup- pressed by your committee l Butler said McGuire told him f those involved in the alle alleged ed plot plot plot- which he said included formation of ot otan an army of or men were men were against having the marine ex-marine at its iLc head bead he d. d because he was too radical They are for Douglas MacArthur MacArthur MacArthur MacAr- MacAr I thur as the head of it Butler said McGuire told him You watch the I president nt reappoint him MacArthur MacArthur MacArthur MacAr- MacAr thur received a temporary reappoInt went ment