Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-03-04 | Page 3 | Woman Defies Dies Subpena

WOMAN DEFIES DIES WASHINGTON March 4 P IP- IP Mrs Sarah V. V Montgomery re refused refused refused re- re fused Tuesday to produce records of the Washington chapter of American Peace Mobilization Inc in irs response to a Dies committee committee committee com com- and Chairman Dies D. D Texas promptly an announced announced an- an flounced the question of contempt proceedings would be taken up immediately by the full commit commit- tee Mrs Montgomery secretary- secretary treasurer of the local unit ap appeared appeared appeared ap- ap at a closed hearing at which Dies was the only committee commit commit- tee member present She was re reported reported re- re ported to have said that she had been advised by counsel that the committees committee's request for her or organizations organization's organizations organization's organizations organization's or- or records was not pertinent pertinent pertinent per The conclusion is inescapable she said in a statement to the committee and which she later made public Your committee has summoned us for the purpose of smearing for the purpose of spreading fear among the people who speak out for peace and for democracy for the purpose of choking off opposition to the so- so called lend-lease lend bill which would bring war and fas fascist dictatorship to this country At a press conference Dies categorically categorically categorically cate cate- denied Mrs Montgomery's Montgomery's erys ery's charges