Show t. t Hurls ls Charges g v m REPRESENTATIVE PATMAN J Fears appeasement is 15 aim PATr PATMAN AN RAPS BUSINESS PACT WASHINGTON Au Aug 29 UP- UP MP Carl Byoir New Kew York lork publicity man told the Dies committee that dally threats of death or worse had been made male to him as asa asa asa a result of Representative Fatman Patman Patman Pat Pat- man D D. Texas accusing him of being a nazi nad spy and propagandist accusations accusations Bj denied denied denied de de- nied in toto WASHINGTON Aug 29 UP UP- UP Representative Wright Patman D Texas urged the Dies un Ameri can committee Thursday to indication of ofa a a connection connection connection tion between some big business and German propaganda agencies in m the United States Patman called for the inquiry as he reiterated charges before the I committee that Carl Byoir New NewYork NewYork NewYork York York publicity man and lieutenant lieutenant lieu lieu- tenant colonel in the reserves was guilty of un-American un activities Several weeks ago a Dies subcommIttee subcommittee subcommittee I headed by Representative John J J. J Dempsey D D. N N. M M. exonerated exonerated exonerated ex ex- Byoir of un-American un accusations accusations ac ac- I think this is a deliberate ef effort effort effort ef- ef fort on the part of certain parts of big business to circulate nazi propaganda for the purpose of forcing an appeasement program toward Hitler Patman said Patman told the committee There is sufficient evidence of an unholy alliance and close connection connection con con- between nazi propaganda agencies and certain big business to warrant a an i investigation Byoir Patman ch charged became Germanys Germany's highest paid propagandist dist in the United States after Hitler Hitler Hitler Hit Hit- ler gained power adding he received received received re re- re- re for propaganda work in m 18 months He reiterated that Byoir compiled various booklets booklets booklets book book- lets for the nazi government one of which reputedly said Any nation which shows its teeth to Germany will be smashed Patman said Byoir once represented represented represented in advertising contracts for certain big business adding he considered Byoir not only guilty of un American activities but also of virtual treason |