Show Loyalist Ex-Loyalist Seized in Dispute Near Dies Dies' Committee Room I WASHINGTON April 11 11 UP Capitol police arrested Milton Wolff Brooklyn veteran of the Spanish civil war when he became became became be be- came involved In a near fist fight with a spectator In the corridor outside the Dies committee committee committee com com- hearing room Thursday Wolff Tony Di Maio Fred Keller and Gerald C Cook ok all aU of ot whom served with the Spanish loyalist for forces es were were arguing heatedly with the unidentified spectator and onlookers said that they were forced to intervene intervene inter inter- intervene vene when one oste of the men raised his fist to strike the spectator Wolff was arrested when he allegedly swore swore at other spectators spectators spectators tors as capitol guards started clearing the corridor A large crowd had been attracted by bythe the noise He was taken to a guardroom guardroom guardroom guard guard- room but later was released in inthe inthe inthe the custody of his attorney Irving Irving Irv Irv- Irving ing Schwab of New York It was was not known Immediately what charges if any would be preferred against him Prior to to the altercation three communist witnesses refused to answer committee questions and Chairman Martin Dies D. D Texas indicated that contempt citations might be pressed against them He reiterated his determination to ask the committee committee com corn to cite every communist that refuses to testify The witnesses were Elmer L. L Johnson Detroit secretary of the Michigan party Thomas McKenna Chicago Fifth ward communist committeeman and Claud Lightfoot Chicago negro organizer on the south side Their attorney S. S H. H Cohn of New York asked that he be allowed d to cross examine them but his request was was denied The The three comprised the latest group of communist officials to defy the committee Contempt proceedings already have been I instituted against five |