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Show THE PAGE TWO Bruchart's Washington Digest an Gives New Perspective on Foreign Influences at Work In Our Midst; Shows How Our Citizens Are Used To Promote Ends of Dictatorship. VVNtJ Thursday, November 9, 1939 NEPHI. UTAH S, WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH W. LaBlNE Investigation of Activities in U. S. Bearing Fruit Un-Americ- TIMES-NEW- Soviet-U- . NEWS QUIZ S. Relations Strained By Molotov's Attack on FDR; Italy Protects Her Neutrality The long, and WASHINGTON. sometimes wearisome, investigation by the special house committee on activities, headed by Rep. Martin Dies of Texas, has begun to bear fruit. It Is not yet clear whether all of the fruit will be good. But there surely is reason to believe that, even with some of that fruit slightly decayed, a great deal has been accomplished that will be helpful in retaining America for Americans. I have a feeling that when the committee's work finally is brought to a close, most of us will have a new perspective on the foreign influences that have been at work in our midst. We will know more about the "isms" that have been transported to our shores and spread among us under organization names that are designed wholly to conceal the purposes of a controlling clique which gains its strength and its money, to a considerable extent, from foreign lands. For another thing, it is now evident that whatever else the Dies committee has done, it has disclosed Operations Are Directed how thoroughly easy it is for a few From Moscow and Berlin scheming foreigners to But how did the Russian "Cominfeed upon American resources and tern" operate to get into these variuse our citizens to promote the ends ous organizations and promote its of dictatorship. Moreover, the testinefarious schemes toward world mony thus far taken has shown how revolution in a intelligent these weasels operate, the methods race of people here? they use. The processes, according to the The testimony has brought out the by Browder and others fact again that one of the simplest testimony before the committee, were very to is in world the "organize" things The American Communist Americans. Some vague promises, simple.sends delegates to the Comdelivered with oratorical fervor; ci- party in Moscow. Internationale munist and theories tation of some wrongs are Decisions made the Moscow by in for correcting them, stated only Browder explained that the generalities, and a group of active group. came back with these deorganizers, working for pay that is delegates and policies but he described what you have to have to "organize" cisions only "voluntary agreein the United States. And the trag- them asbetween the Americans and ments" indiof is of that thousands it edy The Americans were not Russians. coin with "for will this viduals part to observe the Russian-mad- e great movement," or that one, with- "compelled" or follow Russian-mad- e rules out knowing that the leaders are to Browder. But orders, according using the membership only for what- the in this country ever crooked purposes will serve was squeezed into a corner by comtheir own interests. mittee questions and finally exActivities of Nazis and plained that it was "customary" for members of the party to American S. Communists in U. Revealed company" with the group "part The committee has been attacked, when they failed or refused to agree threatened. Even President Roosewith the imported schemes. And velt characterized some of its oper thus voluntary action was forced acations as a "a sordid procedure." tion, directed from Moscow, as far Members of the groups whose hisas I can understand words. tory and purposes have been laid American "Fuehrer" Kuhn, of the bare have shouted their heads on German-Americabund, appears to and about "unfairness," "injustice." have had something of the same I has But repeat, the Dies committee system. He nevertheless insisted served a useful purpose and the before the committee that his orpublic should remember that the ganization had no connection with stuck pig squeals the loudest. leaders and was not the Nazi Let us look back over the rec-cr- guided inparty any by them. This way It shows that the "German-America- n statement was made despite testiBund" is a tool of the some from Kuhn, himself Nazi leaders, if not directly of the mony, he had many close contacts in that German government. It shows that Berlin and that he had made recommunists have been and are op- cent visits to Adolph Hitler. erating in countless "cells" in the There has been considerable susUnited States, and because of the and Kuhn record 'I'e committee made. Earl picion that both Browder women in their men and have many in the communist the boss Browder. United States, is under indictment organization who can be described only as racketeers. That is to say, charged with having forged passhave numerous "workers" who ports that enabled him to make they aware of the general purare frequent trips to Russia without the posesfully who are willing to engage facts being known. It shows also in the but "movement" solely because numerous are there organizathat iobi within have tions in this country which are sim- they in my opinion, the ranks which, ply the catspaw of the communist rates them as completely dirty party of Russia. It appears there is more scandal, crooks. more evidence of violation of law, Confidential Information yet to come. Largely, because of the Available to Foreigners committees's exposures there probBut to get back to the Dies comably will be prosecutions of various mittee list of alleged communists, foreigners or officials of American organizations because or fellow travelers, within the govitself. Those of us who they have failed to comply with our ernment law. They have not registered with have been in constant contact with the department of stte showing Individuals in various official capacities recognize the dangers that are their connections with foreign govinherent in their situations. I. for ernments or foreign groups. In addition to all of these, the one, am genuinely fearful of them. committee has made a ghastly ex- Any government worker comes into possession of vast quantities of highpose of communists within the ofIt ly confidential Information. It is infices of our own government. that belongs to you and published the names of 563 persons, formation to me and to others, because we on the government payroll, who are members of the American League are compelled by law to supply to for Peace and Democracy, with the the government all records and facts assertion that part of them, at least, which the government seeks. were avowed communists. It is not information that belongs to any one government employee or Publication of Names official and that person has no right to use it or disclose it to others, exConsidered Grave Mistake cept as the laws require. Publication of the list stirred I believe, therefore, it does not Washington. It was an action that was undoubtedly a grave mis- take a vivid imagination to see how take, because anyone can examine such information can be used dethe list and find "victims" of the structively by one of the rats who persons secretly owes allegiance to the Soracketeering organizers who were misled, persons who beviet or the Nazis or to the Fascist, lieved they were serving a sincerely of Italy. America long has profine purpose. Many of them are ceeded upon faith. If that faith is breached between individuals, our likely to lose their Jobs in the government minor clerks, messengers, laws and our courts are available stenographers because of their al- for correction, for damnges, for enBut what, I with an outfit forcement of rights. leged connection whose motives, unknown to most of ask. are any of us going to do when, the members, were designed to de- within the offices of the government itself, there are concealed men and stroy our form of government. women who descend below the level It was about this action that President Roosevelt spoke, although It of common thieves and secretly suphas been known for months that he ply facts about our ration to forhad little respect for the Dies com- eigners whose purpose Is to destroy mittee program. Chairman Dies un- us? Who knows but that this sort doubtedly deserves censure for pub- of thing goes on within our army lication of the entire lfst. Common, and our navyT Released by Western Newspaper Union. EUROPE: Double Feature Nazi-Russia- Hi ofTi-ci- tj -e- -, J ; 1. Aviation News : (a) Who are Clyde Schlieper and Wes Carroll, shown above, and why are they so tired?; (b) What was the intended destination of a nonstop Sight that left New York, and did it succeed? 2. What happened to Mrs. Homer Stout, Oklahoma farm wife who tried the "freezing" treatment for cancer? 3. True or false: The Mexican revolutionary party has asked for return of oil lands expropriated American-owne- d comfrom panies. 4. Choic": Sen. James rread of New York introduced a bill proposing that $139,000,000 be set aside by the treasury for small loans to: (a) business firms; (b) distraught farmers; (c) municipally owned power plants; (d) "little theater" groups. . 5. True or false: No food rationing will be needed in Britain during the winter. ( Answers at bottom of column.) POLITICS: Candidate-of-the-Wee- Flatterer m This department a swarm of rumors about drastic changes in our naval building plans, said to have been in- new duced British Disasters probiemsby of de- YORK. Bnng Check on fense against Oar Naval max uica a uu Life of Love 'And will you love me for ever. Plans??! closed by British disasters. So far as we can learn, there are impending some possible changes in personnel, and a general check and overhauling of work on new ships to date, but nothing revolutionary. It is indicated that there will be intensive studies and training in coordination of ships, planes and submarines. At the highest peak of American naval constrnction in peacetime history, Rear Admiral Alexander Hamilton Van Keuren is .made chief of the bureau of construction and repair. That puts him right la the wheel-houof the navy efficiency g drive, as this is the bureau for fighting ships, and it bears the responsibility for their being sound and fit, structurally and in design. Defects have been found, and are being remecruis- died in several 10,000-to- n se acid-testin- Admiral Van Keuren, a navy technician for 36 years, is one of the most highly rated specialists in naval construction. He smokes a drop-stepipe, carries on easily and in- k third-terRooseveltian talk, which took a back seat in early days of the war crisis, loomed again in San Francisco when Secretary of formally, and marshals engineering Agriculture Henry Wallace boomed data with a precise mastery of deNext the President for tail. His previous post has been day Secretary Steve Early made it that of industrial manager at the clear that Franklin Roosevelt wantnavy yard. He is a ed no boom, and Iowa's Sen. Guy Philadelphia safeguard against pitted Gillette left a White House confer- dependable or pithy armor plate, such as we ence where the President had reheard of years ago. He is a native portedly asked that Iowa's delegaof graduated from Annaption to next year's convention go olisMichigan, in 1903. His predecessor in the unpledged. The deduction: That bureau. Rear Admiral W. G. Du Mr. Roosevelt will not seek Bose, becomes commander of the and certainly wants the matnew model basin at Carderock, Md. ter hushed for the present. But Henry Wallace had started the GEN. DANIEL VAN political pot boiling again. Into the MAJ. assigned to the supreme Republican picture jumped Oregon's command in the Panama Canal Sen. Charles McNary, who tenta Zone, is an officer up from the ranks tively consented to run. Into the who has been Democratic picture jumped a brand Our Gold Guard entrusted wilh new name, Montana's Sen. Burton Now Gets Canal many critically K. Wheeler, who tried to win the 8 vice presidency with the elder La- - Zone to Watch in signments Follette in 1924. the past among them the guardianWriting California's Gov. Cuth of the bulk of the nation's bert Olson to protest a meeting of ship gold reserve, at Fort leaders" scheduled "progressive Knox, Ky. The fact of his selection is evidence of the crucial importance of the canal defenses, in the eyes of the high command. Front Zanesville, Ohio, he enlisted in the Tenth Pennsylvania Infantry in 1898 and won a commission as second lieutenant in the Philippine insurrection. He is the army specialist in mech' y. : smmmrntm'" M anized defense and attack, and Just now the canal Is a concenF tration of swift mechanization. :: J!t. ff In the World war, he was at Brest, and holds the Distinguished Service medal, (9 the Navy Cross, the Silver Star and the Legion of Honor decoraSENATOR WHEELER AND WIFE tions. I'lenly of friends. HIS new book, "The Defense of next month in Salt Lake City, C. I Britain," Capt. Liddell Hart, the O.'s John Lewis gave, among other British military expert, says, "Our reasons: "The slight to Senator chief risk of losing a war lies in try-Wheeler and other great liberals of . . , ing to win the the west, who have not been con Britain s Danger war." His gensulted s' in Trying to eral finding la Lewis apparently considered the Win, Say. meeting (some of whose participants may be violating the Hatch "no supported in the style to which it boom. politics" act) as a third-terhat been accustomed, and observes Certainly itwas made clear that Sen-atthat "War will only be ended when in should be consulted Wheeler nations recognize the power-lustin- g any future "liberal" discussions its futility. The growing power of about 1940. Washington observers. modern defense is bringing that realizing that Lewia support may prospect in tight" be a kiss of death to any political In hit preceding book, "Europe tn Arms," published in August, 1937. aspirations the senator may enterhe has he thought there wat hope of ending tain, nevertheless admitted A. F. of L. backing, a big railroad war in the limitations of the mili following and plenty of friends in generals tary mind. the senate. would cling to gaudy mass attack and make war to stupid and ridiculous that anybody turviving would COMMUNICATIONS: just forget it. But the trouble with Twisted Wires a war expert it that you can't bottle Chihim up. and other nations in the Following an ultimatum from cago's District Attorney Thomas J. past have used him at a military consultant Courtney and U. S. District Attorney William J. Campbell, the AmerIn the World war, a stripling ican Telephone and Telegraph comout of Cambridge, a caplain Juit race Moses Annenberg's pany barred and a war correspondent, he usfrom betting information service gave the generals a lacing to the ing its facilities. The Illinois Bell limit of the censorship, and, alTelephone company followed suit. though they growled menacingly, they took him into their counsels. lie Invented a lot of new trick plans. Including the News Quiz Answers "Indirect approach" and the "ex1. (a) chltrr "! Carroll re panding torrent" system, and flirrt who stayed up sin bla reputation wat well on IU over Lon houra more than days way before 'the war ended. Cattf. Thafa why they're tired; (b) The destination was Lima. He hat scolded many of the main Peru, but flight ended In Ecuador. 2 She died when "thawed out." but panjandrums of the big war. in the ot death aald eao post-wa- r years, apparently with phvictani r rupture nf a bile duct, and that public approval. Judging, from the treatment had probably been sale of hit books. He wat a war 3 False. Party has demanded that of Lawrence of Arabia and buddy landa be aetred permanently. insisted that this human cryptogram 4. ( a I la correct Ration eard will be a False knew more about war than ail the stertin December I. with general! put together. emphaatt on butter, ham and bacon m ittttvi hftkWmimm mat .mm. ;. JL&A- STALIN'S MOLOTOV stole his thunder. IL DUCE'S STARACE His demotion . . . ... sian relations, Molotov said: "One finds it hard ,to reconcile that with the American policy of neutrality . . . One might think that matters are in better shape between the United States and . . . the Philippines . . . than between the Soviet Union and Finland, which has long ago obtained both freedom and political independence . . Next day, while Massachusetts' Rep. John McCormack demanded from the house floor that Ambassador Laurence Steinhardt be recalled from Moscow, the President dug from his files an exchange of notes with Soviet President Michael Kalinin last April, when Kalinin cabled an unsolicited "expression of profound sympathy" with the Presi dent's efforts to safeguard peace. This cable had come one day after Mr. Roosevelt sent peace pleas to Dictators Hitler and Mussolini. Thus the U. S. put Kalinin on record as supporting the President's peace efforts in contrast to Molotov's decla ration. Suggested White House See retary Steve Early: "It would seem that he (Molotov) had the embargo in mind rather than what he termed the President's moral support of Ominous Talk First allied reaction to Premier Finland." (Vnspotlighted, the neutrality bill Molotov's speech was relief over his failure to declare a military al- wormed its way through the house liance with the Reich, even though which voted 237 to 177 for sending it to he did charge Britain and France conference with the senate, conferees to have France last winter; Gen. Alberto Pariani, friend of Hitler's Col. Gen. Walther von Brauchitsch and author of the Italian "blitzekrieg" plan for a German - Italian - Spanish drive against France; Gen. Giuseppe Valle, friend of Field Marshal Hermann Goering. Replacing them like Marwere shal Rodolfo Graziani, chief of staff. Retained were other favorites like Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo o and (Mussolini's Count Dino Grandi, minister of justice. In Paris there was a feeling the Rome-Berliaxis had broken down completely. London was also happy, for a few hours earlier Italy's Ambassador Giuseppe Bastianini had made a strong speech. In the Balkans it was thought Mussolini disapproved Russia's expansionist policy, especially since II Duce did not even wait until Molotov spoke. But in Italy it was a simple indication that Mussolini had his ear to the ground; Italians wanted no pact with the allies, they merely wanted strict neutrality. middle-of-the-roade- Ci-an- son-in-la- n Atlantic i5 Ocean tf s iOTIMnCl 1 rsis. definite instructions. One instruc tion: To repeal the arms embargo, by a vote of 2i3 to 181. Thus congress ex pected to get out of town immediately. Itritain hailed the repeal: Nazidom was enraged. One suddenly discovered it that the danger of allies will indeed buy more arms but will rut other imports from the V. S. (tne llritisher thought imports of V. S. industrial products and foodstuffs may fait oil iljO.iMio.000 a year J Western Front RUSSIAN DEMANDS give Finland part of Karelia (It in exchange or muiinf back Finnish frontier northwest of Leningrad (2); liussia wants (31 of Seiskari, llngland, Iwansaari and Tylarsnari; would Irate land (4) jt mouth of Finnish gulf for naval bases; asks for Finnish part of Hybachi penin-tul- a (St. were warring not to preserve democracy or restore Poland, but to safeguard their world empires. But sober reflection made the allies wor- The Soviet would ry about: Finland. Molotov revealed, much to the Finns' chagrin, the stalemated proposals which have occupied these two countries for the past month. Besides a mutual assistance pact, Russia wanted territorial exchanges (see map) which Finland declared would "rob us of the chance of defending the independ-enc- t of our land.' ... Abandoning purely defensive posi Gerrrtan "shock troops" tions, stormed the French frontier at scattered points as murky weather gave way to sunshine. Fears grew that Belgium and the Netherlands might be invadrd. The Dutch proclaimed a state i f siege in eight provinces, flooding frontier positions to check any Nazi advance. At Sen While the embattled ff. S. 5. City Hint steamed carefully down the Norwegian coast to Germany under a Nazi prize crew, the U. S. asked both the Reich and Britain to protect her interned American crew. Washington also reported 27 U. S. ships have been detained by belligerents since the war began. The war at sea came too close to American shores when the British freighter Conlmnre was reportedly torpedoed 4"0 miles oft New England. Nazi planes and continued successful raiding of allied shipping, but Britain retaliated by naming Lord Nuffield (her "Henry Ford") to a key post in the air ministry. His Instructions: To Intensify the navy's North sea blockade against of Germany. V Doctor Hm-- I You certainly have acute appendicitis. Sally Oh, Doctor, you say such nice things. Indian summer is when you've had your vacation and the weather turns fine. By LEMUEL F. PARTON NEW III of a g st well-payin- g WEEK n l . fen? NEWS THIS rat-eye- n ai (EDITOR'S NOTE When opinions are expressed in the.se columns, they are those of the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.) Germany. He said friendship was getting thicker. Next day it was revealed trade discussions were going forward successAll Hallow's eve found every Euordinary horse sense ought to have ropean ear cocked to Moscow, fully. One report from Stockholm shown him and his committee that awaiting history-makinutterances said Russian submarines would be given the Nazis in exchange for only a comparatively small number from Premier Viacheslav Molotov. It Adolf Hitler had 1,500,000 men German merchant ships, providing a of those people were "guilty." would have been so easy to have poised at the front; so did the allies. subtle way of staying "neutral." rooted out the real crooks and no But war hung in abeyance. For as Poland. He said there can be no one could have had sympathy for Russia swung so would the war, bequestion of restoring Poland and them. But the others were just vic- cause every other European state that it was absurd to continue the tims and ought to have been treated had declared its status, neutral with war for that cause. Two days earas such. 'earrings either toward Germany lier, Britain's Prime Minister ChamIn other words, this bad mistake like Italy and Hungary) or toward berlain had acknowledged Russia's by the Dies committee has done the allies. right of invasion to "protect" her much to nullify the good it has done, Polish blood brothers from Gerotherwise. Stolen Thunder many. I am hopeful that the department Balkans. He gave no hint of ex& few short hours before Molotov's be of justice will forced into the popansion there, but shook a nasty II Duce Benito Mussolini speech, besition where the real leaders, a coup that must have stunned finger at Turkey for signing mutual hind the scenes, will be kicked out pulled erstwhile colleague in Germany. assistance pacts with the allies after his of their government jobs from which Ousted was Propaganda Minister shunning a treaty with the Soviet. they have been promoting destrucUnited States. He precipitated a DIjio Alfieri, close friend of Nazidom's tion. But leniency is called for with heated argument which observers Paul Joseph Goebbels. Propagandist to those other stupid, but Ousted were Fascist Secretary thought might end with severance respect sincere, individuals who make up Achille Starace, close friend of Dep- of Soviet-U- . S. diplomatic relations. the majority of the list Their only Fuehrer Rudolf Hess and the Commenting on President Rooseblame is that they were so gulli- uty man who gave a signal for the Ital- velt's earlier note expressing hope ble that they did not attempt to find ian chamber's demonstration against for continued amicable Finnish-Rus- out who was behind the "great movement." By WILLIAM BRUCKART Service, National Press Bldg., Washington, D. C. WHO'S Know your news? One hundred points if you can answer all these. Deduct 20 for each complete question you miss. You can't boast about a score of 40 or under. George?" 'I don't know, dear, but I'll give guarantee." you a five-ye- ar WASTED ON HIM Listener You're wasting your g time telling me these stories. hair-raisin- Narrator Why? Listener bald. (removing hat) I'm Early Bird Farmer You're not afraid of early hours, I presume? 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