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Show LEHI FREE PRESS. LEH1. UTAH even tre 'ZANY NO MORE Martin Dies Grows in U. S. Esteem As 4Ism' Investigation Bears Fruit LANCASTER Bj HOWARD Westers Union.) (Released investigations is what gets into the papers." That was 'Martin Dies' credo the moment he opened the first bearing before his congressional committee investigating activities and propaganda. Within a few weeks most of the nation was laughing at him. Gypsy Rose Lee offered to bare all for the committee, and little Shirley Temple was labeled a Communist decoy by one of Mr. Dies' witnesses. It seems strange, therefore, that much of America is laughing on the other side of its face today. There are still plenty of people who think the committee's early investigations were a farce (and Dies admits he got a few crackpot witnesses), but a peculiar combination of circumstances has placed the committee front and center on the Washington stage. This month, having submitted a report on its second year's investigation, the committee is asking congress for a new appropriation. Here's why it happened: First, you have the correct combination of men and times. Dies is the Texan with heavy bands and yellow hair whose sole claim to fame after seven lean years la congress was his penchant for g and a hatred for y speech-makin- "isms." Two other men instrumental in this g affair were New York's Rep. Samuel Dickstein and Vice President Jack Gamer. Dickstein used to have a habit of baiting Hitler from the house floor and reading long lists of citizens whom he accused of being Nazis. His fellow Jews thought he was doing the race more harm than good, and the house didn't like to be embarrassed. So the rules committee (of which Dies was a member) decided to silence Dickstein by stealing his thunder. Jack Garner's place in this affair Is mysterious, but possibly very important. Being a fellow Texan and a friend of Dies, he might have seen an opportunity for poking the red-hspotlight of publicity into g elements of the New Deal, thus paving the way for his own candidacy in 1940. By 1938 the shirt crowd black shirts, brown shirts, silver shirts, etc. were getting to be a dirty shirt crowd. When Martin Dies read bout Bundsfuehrer Fritz Kuhn, his Nazi-hatin- ot left-win- ' v "" V - er - '? ti V V f . WASHINGTON. Senator Burton K. Wheeler's statement that no candidate could win the Democratic nomination without the approval of President Roosevelt, or at least that the nomination would be worthless without active support for the candidate by F. D. R., is regarded by most political observers here as a final bid by the Montana statesman for Roosevelt's support in the eventuality that the President does not seek renomination. The point is that virtually all observers agree that President Roose velt would never lift a finger to help Burt Wheeler get the Democratic nomination, even assuming that the President did not want the nomination himself. Wheeler had been waving olive branches at T &2 red-baitin- awarded only to those congressmen shirts and his camps, his blue eyes saw red. Another reason was the LaFol-lett- e civil liberties committee, which had been accusing industrialists of employing spies to prevent their employees from organizing. To provide an offsetting influence, many congressmen thought somebody should investigate subversive influences. Finally, there was the Dies mania for publicity. It's rumored that he called off an important hearing last autumn because the world series was monopolizing the headlines. And he's not ashamed to admit it: "The good that this committee does depends on how many people read the testimony in newspapers. Who in the world is going to bother about the official record?" Paying $5 a day and traveling expenses for each witness eats up a $25,000 appropriation like a cat laps up milk. Which is one reason the The Fury of Martin Dies Fell On: m If It the White House for some time, and the President has been Senator Wheeler for him a sending ORATOR V ntil he started Martin Dies' only claim to great deal, thus giving the impresfame was presidency of the "Demagogues" club, whose tin badge is sion that the feud between the two who get particularly windy. had been healed. committee's first year was a perfect model of what congressional investigations shouldn't be. Dies had no counsel, no from the administration and no reason to expect any. But he did get publicity, and last year an alarmed citizenry demanded that these upstarts be ferreted out and shot at sunrise. Result: A $100,000 appropri- entourage has taken this peacemaking very seriously. It is pointed out that the President has never for i But no one outside the Wheeler given any one who proved his enemy on any important issue, and the thought is that the defeat the White House took on the Supreme court packing bill left too many bitter h scars for any waving to overepme it. The theory is that the President ation. Dies couldn't fight a world series may smile at Wheeler, and use him, but he used a much bigger competi- on the notion that there is no use tive news story as a stepladder to biting off one's nose to spite one's fame. That story was World War face, but that the cordiality is all II. The Communist-Naz- i pact last on the surface. Wheeler, however, has apparently August gave him new stature, for it proved the swastikas were blood taken the President's constant conbrothers to the hammers-and-sick-lesultations with him during the last session of congress at their face Since the war started America value, assuming, of course, that the has tried to lock its gates against outside gossip is right about the foreign propagandists, and has be- President's really not having forgun wondering if Martin Dies isn't given him. something of a prophet. Suddenly Roosevelt Strongly Opposed the nation has realized that despite his blustering and apparently mis- To Nomination of Garner directed efforts this has There is also very general agreeactually hung quite a few scalps ment that the President would never outside his wigwam. stand for the nomination of In 1938 he pointed the commit- Nance Garner. The PresidentJohn betee's guns westward from Washing- lieves that Garner is utterly out of ton and helped mow down 45 Demowith many of the New cratic congressmen. Dies charged sympathy Deal policies. that Frank Murphy failed to carry Most of the left wingers around out his gubernatorial duties in the the White House, the men who have Flint strike back in 1937, and the resultant rumpus contribut- the most ready access to the Presied to Murphy's defeat when he dent, feel sure that they would not have positions very long after Garsought Even the administration has start- ner's inauguration. So they take ed to President Roose- pains to keep the home fires burnvelt called it "sordid procedure" ing so far as the President's diswhen the committee published trust of his "second in command" is concerned. names of 565 government employees on the mailing list of the AmeriIncidentally these left wingers can League for Peace and Democ- have had no hesitancy in private racy, the inference being that these conversations with other officials, But a and with outsiders as well, in expeople were Communists. few days later Dies' charges against pressing their conviction that the Communist Earl Browder took President would never approve Garshape in a federal indictment. Bunds- ner's nomination. While they confuehrer Fritz Kuhn, limelighted by tend that it would be impossible to the committee, was sent to Sing nominate Garner without RooseSing by New York District Attor- velt's sanction, when pressed as to what the President would do if Garney Tom Dewey. The case of Harry Bridges, radi- ner should be nominated, they incal west coast labor leader, was sist he would "take a walk." shouted from the housetops until Congress May Tale Hand Madame Secretary Perkins agreed to a hearing on charges that Bridges In Transfer of Ship Flags There may be an entirely differwas an undesirable alien. A decient picture of this business of transsion is now pending. Glaring at labor, Martin Dies ac- ferring United States lines ships to cused the unions of harboring for- the flag of Panama by the time coneign agents. He now claims one gress convenes. The first obvious of the largest unions is quietly purg- indignation was at the obvious ing its ranks. He was partially duplicity as critics saw it of the responsible for the recent house in- scheme. Especially starting to vestigation of the National Labor put it through after congress had Relations board, in which unsavory gone home, satisfied that it had passed a law which would keep the reports were aired. Dies put a stop to the WPA fed- United States out of a certain type eral theater project, which he said of danger which might involve this was alive with Communists. He also country in the war. talked congress into halving the apIt is perfectly true that the chief propriation of Senator LaFollette's reasons actuating President Roosecivil liberties committee, which is velt and Secretary of State Cordell working the other side of the "ism" Hull in approving the idea was to street. olive-branc- s. red-bait- - er sit-do- in M Xh FRITZ KUHN New York became inters n osted in hi bund after the Diet committee had polished him off. Result: He's now tens ing time at Sing Sing. teats were lost, most of thanks to Martin Pies' activity in critical states. t m .) J HARRY BRIDGES tee is accused by Dies of toddling undesirable. result, LaFollette't EARL BROWDER 1938 when 70 congressional BOB LA FOLLETTE His civil liberties commit- mittee received fund last year. JAMES A. FARLEY I 1 t Hit national Democratic admitted traveling organization suffered in abroad on fake passport German-Ameri-ca- As com- smaller I Dies hammered against this alien west coast labor leader until Madame Secretary Perkins was forced la hold an extradition hearing. Decision is pending. They Die in testimony before the Die$ committee. Now America's No. 1 Communist is under federal indictment. ' -- FRANK MURPHY He lost his Michigan ernatorial reelection gubcam- paign, mostly because the Dies committee charged he shirked his duty in connection with sitdown strike. or Just Wear Out! causes of death as listed by doctors on Missouri bureau of vital statistics death certificates: JEFFERSON CITY, MO.-Var- n sithemakers t. of airpr.es. -t- ious L "Fright caused by two drunks threatening to kill him. as far as could learn he had been running at top speed about-History mile." C At 81 years "Like the shay he just wtre out." H "Killed in France by a hand grenade." C "Poisoning by food, (bologna sausage, cheese, pickles and sauer- one-quart- er one-hor- se kraut.)" C "One hundred and one years of trouble." C "The man is dead as Heck he Died owing me Quite a Dr. Bill if Yon see him and dont forget it ask about his unpaid Bill if You go to get the date of Birth. In life he would not talk much of his past life so there is no way here of getting this dates if will be more Derticular about making out these Papers might save him some time and trouble." Even his most severe critics now admit Martin Dies is coming of age, though they still notice a lot of rough edges that need polishing. Oblivious to criticism, Dies has made his report to congress and started campaigning for more funds. Here's his view of it: He's proved conclusively the existence of "isms" in the United States. Therefore the next logical step is to get at the cause of these radical movements. To this end he would ask congress for funds to interview laborers, sailors, dispossessed farmers, bootblacks and all other unhappy Americans whr cove within ear shot. It would be the biggest shew on earth, with Martin Dies as share-cropper- s, enable American industry to market its wares abroad. But the big pressure is not coming from the airplane manufacturers, or the toolmakers, or even the oil men. They know that the erents will find some way of belliggetting enough ships over here to bring those particular products. The real outcry is coming from the cotton men. Cotton has been piling up in New Youthful Tailored cotton rop'e have already Two-Piec- e with Frock Bombarding Washington Semands that the government do cotton moved. something to get this OFAWV in" r.A Be Found South Demands tf ay whole year round. youJ two-pietailoied To hip Cotton to England 1875-It's ideal for A little thing hke the Lmted States rlassroom wear and general act provision barring the tator sports. The collarless with ships from trading war ior.es near 'ine is smart. very going into The skirt is full and circuL. the cotton folks no hers deand and of course you can than the law of supply mand did last year, or the year be- - with your lingerie blouses J? J 3 suit-frorTv- bellig-erents-- only WASHINGTON. "The in these Strip-Teas- Revitwtd by CARTER FIELD Senator Wheeler seen bidding for Roosevelt supHrt if F. D. R. doesn't want third term . . . South demands Hay-t. ship cotton to England . . Indiana's state pride makes Republicans favor McMutt's candidacy. Newspaper by NATIONAL AFFAIRS cotu-- 2 cr em-bot- ..... - r .Uo, mat. . tore Thev have been educaiea d ux voars to believe that people at by voting for the right U ka curd -tcoluu tney time, primary who in Washington men o have m- A Mfab HnUTl fir! the wicked else or York, New in dividuals where, who were Keeping we f natof cotton down. Thus-tho- ugh haC urally their mode of correction until not been notably successful in Triple A benefits began to pour to Washinglook to come they have And they are ton for everything. now. looking right "Get this cotton to Eng'and, they demand. Some of the people who were the shouting loudest of all to keep arms embargo on it was "murder to sell munitions to belligerents" are now just as vociferous in their demands that the United States government must get around this "cash and carry" thing somehow, and get that cotton abroad. It was always this way. When Britain was interfering with cotton shipments to Holland on the theory that the cotton was really going to Germany, back in 1915 much of the cotton country wanted to break off diplomatic relations with England. All of which is just human nature, and politics. But look out for repercussions. A lot of senators who are openly sneering now at the idea of hoisting the Panamanian flag over United States line ships will be singing a very different tune in January. Especially Southern senators. The White House knows all about this, and is much less concerned about the criticism of the Panama deal than one might think. Some way will be found. That cotton MUST get to England to please New Orleans if not Manchester. --- --- 'ci3 unu .:.."., fr . Indiana's State Pride Makes Republicans F avor McSutt There may be no way of proving it, but certain neutral observers who have been watching the political mill for many years believe that Indiana has more state pride than any other subdivision of these United States. What makes this of interest right now is the general talk about Paul V. McNutt, former governor of Indiana and the favorite son of thp Democratic Hoosiers for President next year. One might well expect ine Indiana Democrats to speak well of McNutt. After all he is still the head of the Democratic organization there, and it is about as sniiH and efficient an organization as there is in the countrv. ?n an Indi ana Democrat speaking unkindly of mciNuus presidential qualifications naa oeuer take care who hears him It might interfere with his own polit ical future. But the Indiana Republicans also speak well of McNutt. Nnt thM they actually want to see him in me vvnite House. They want a Republican, naturallv. hnt if tho v,o to be a Democrat they would like w oe McNutt, and even if Republican is eoinu tn uHn tv, dency they would like to see McNutt nave me nonor of the Democratic nomination. Moreover, they will talk at length. win inese Indiana Republicans, of he charm of the man, his good looks, his political appeal, and his oratorical ability. Nnt t h is political astuteness, which they io aamire, some of them even tn tho" ovn ti saying he is the one man in the country who is H'u.uiy a oeuer politician even than Franklin D. 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Soul of Wit That is the way the favorite is the soul of wit. Brevity son business is viewed in other Shakespeare. and ,t would seem to any one born and raised in Ke Indiana more state pride there is in iJd popularity Today's of Doan't Pills. aft the more true this effect of worldyears many tickets o nominating a Hoosfer wide ose, surely must f0 evidence as be accepted President would be. use. of satisfactory the favonte son thing has Actually And favorable puH'" out that way in some not worked opinion supports tna' of the able physicians In fact in some states other states who test the value of seemea at times as though'theTo ! Doan's under exacting conditions, S lS laboratory T,nese physicians, too, approve every word ot taraSStSs feinernor. For instance imes that Nebraska cast thp tVeoT ran For instance, when Wett Virginia went for aeain, its native son John Coolidge W. cut perhaps no one Davis ouUirU ,u Orleans, for instance, because the ships that normally would be carrying it to England have been barred from that trade by the "cash and carry" provisions of the neutrality act Now, of course, eventually Britain must have that cotton She would have to provide ships for it publicans James E. WatsTn some way or other. But this is not Harry S. New, who not as desr to the cotton factors, and to but eventually did succZa!? advrrtismg you read, the objcctive.pt Pi ll to rfcommcnd a Sond oniy diuretic treatment for diso"'" J" tie kidney function and for relief oi pain and worry it causes. ' more people were aware of how the 'incys must constantly remove wasie tnat cannot in the blood without instay jury to health, there would be better of why the whole body suffrrs kidneys laR, and diuretic medica-uo- n would be more often employed. , nurnmif, scanty or too frequent nnns .mwetimea warn of disturbed kidnrf lunction. You may suffer naming headache, attacks oi up nights, awellin. PffiIl?Vnd..'r eel weak ne0"'' played out. Lse Pittt It j, xn to rely on world wide dai1 .vne that hM w on tomethinc less favorably Jiaira wn. Ask your ntiohbort "ich ), f H1MI |