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Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-12 | Page 1 | Charge Against Wirt Qualified

Type issue
Date 1934-04-12
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Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Charge Against Wirt Qualified
Type article
Date 1934-04-12
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 1
OCR Text CHARGE AGAINST WIRT QUALIFIED W Wording ding of Bulwinkle Bulwinkle Accusation Accusation Changed in Record ecord W April 1 12 UP for Dr William A dl at f the the famous brain trust trus red plot tod today y demanded demanded de- de that Representative Alfred Al- Al fred D D. D N. N C. C pub retract a statement that WIrt was as Jailed during the war for pro German activities V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON April The 12 chief investigator ot of the brain trust revolution charges ot of Dr Wil- Wil A. A Wirt Virt today qualified his assertion assertion as- as that the Gary md Ind schoolmaster school school- master had served a jail term because because be- be cause of pro German activities during the World war In debate on the house floor Joor yesterday yes yes- Chairman Bulwinkle D. D N. N C. C of the special house investigatIng Ing committee said We Ve are not prosecuting or persecuting persecuting per per- Dr Wit Virt not irs In the least He was not here to be Investigated If ho had been I would have gone Into his private character If he had been I would have brought out from him the fact that during the war on acCount of his pro German activIties activities he was confined to jail jall at Gar Gary md Ind But as the speech appeared in inthe inthe the Congressional Record today the thelast thelast last sentence had been corrected to read It he had been I would have brought out from him the fact that during the war whether or not on account ot of his pro German activities activities ties he was confined to jail at Gar Gary Ind Representative R. R Kan already had denied on authorization au- au from former Senator James A. A Reed Dr Wirt's Virt counsel that the ever had been arrested The charge that Dr Wirt VIrt served a term In jail during the World war warIs warIs Is wholly malicious and wholly false McGugin asserted I
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