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![Brothers first witnesses before Congressional Committee investigating un-American activities. Washington, D.C., Aug. 12. Two brothers of Chicago, James J. (right) and John Metcalfe, (center) first witnesses before the Special House Committee investigating Un-American activities, are pictured with Rep. Martin Dies, Chairman. Both declared the German-American bund wields a powerful influence over Germans in this country. John, a former newspaper [man] but now an investigator for the committee, and James, a Chicago reporter, gained their information by joining the buned under assumed names, 8/12/38](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvYnJvdGhlcnMtZmlyc3Qtd2l0bmVzc2VzLWJlZm9yZS1jb25ncmVzc2lvbmFsLWNvbW1pdHRlZS1pbnZlc3RpZ2F0aW5nLXVuLWFtZXJpY2FuLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "Brothers first witnesses before Congressional Committee investigating un-American activities. Washington, D.C., Aug. 12. Two brothers of Chicago, James J. (right) and John Metcalfe, (center) first witnesses before the Special House Committee investigating Un-American activities, are pictured with Rep. Martin Dies, Chairman. Both declared the German-American bund wields a powerful influence over Germans in this country. John, a former newspaper [man] but now an investigator for the committee, and James, a Chicago reporter, gained their information by joining the buned under assumed names, 8/12/38")
