Show DERN AID ASKED BY ARMY BUYER Dealer Says He Is Being Persecuted Persecuted Persecuted Per Per- Because use He Ho HoIs N NIs Is Jewish WASHINGTON Feb 22 R JP Sena Senator tor Copeland D. D N N. Y said today he had interceded with the war var department department de de- in behalf of Joseph Silverman Silverman Silverman Silver Silver- man a d dealer aler in surplus army supplies supplies sup sup- plies pIles whose activities are under in In- by a District of Columbia grand jury Copeland told newsmen he sought a square deal for S SIlverman It was represented to me C Copeland Cope Cope- pc land tand explained that Silverman was being baited because he was wis a Jew I asked Secretary Dern that he be bc dealt with on his merits and that nc such discrimination be mad madr madrI I think there was a determined effort to blacklist Silverman Sil and I Idid Idid Idid did for him what I would do for any of my constituents Senator Copeland said he later ater wrote to Assistant Secretary Harry H H. Woodring to get int information regarding regarding re garding army surpluses after aUer he was told that surplus materials were being being beIng be be- ing withdrawn in an attempt to handicap handicap handi handi- cap Silverman For instance he said U I inquired d whether there were saddles on onland hand land as M I had been bean informed I 1 was told old that number was on hand and that the army needed all aU of ot them Senator Barbour R. R N. N J. J said Silverman came to his office and complained com corn the war department was discriminating dis criminating against him because he was a Jew and relating he could save the government money in the I purchase of supplies |