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First sit down strike in U.S. traced to Reds. Washington, D.C., Oct. 19. Clyde Morrow, an employee of the Ford Motor Co. in Detroit, told the House Committee on Un-American Activities that Communists engineered the first sit-down strike in Michigan--at the Midland Steel Co. Plant in 1936. Morrow, who had joined the Communist Party for the purpose of getting information, asserted he was on hand when the strike began, 10/19/38

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Charges new Michigan State Senator is a Communist. Washington, D.C., Nov. 17. Richard Lager, Detroit automobile worker, today charged before the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities that Stanley Novak, newly elected Michigan State Senator, is a Communist

Charges new Michigan State Senator is a Communist. Washington, D.C., N...

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Charges Hollywood rampant with Communism. Washington, D.C., Aug. 18. Hollywood, home of the movie industry, is a hotbed of communism Edward F. Sullivan, ace investigator of the Special House Committee investigating Un-American activities, charged today in his report to the committee. Sullivan told of a meeting in Los Angeles attended by movie actors at which a fund was raised to aid the loyalists in Spain, 8/18/38

Charges Hollywood rampant with Communism. Washington, D.C., Aug. 18. H...

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[60 per cent of Akron, O. population now on relief, Dies Committee told. Washington, D.C., Nov. 15. Testifying today before the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities, C. Nelson Sparks, Akron, O., former Mayor and Chairman of a Law and Order League during the 1936 rubber strike, declared that 60 percent of the town's population is now living on government or state relief checks since rubber companies decentralized their operations after a wave of strikes]

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Dies and star witness. Washington, D.C., Nov. 2. Rep. Martin Dies, left, Chairman of the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities, in a huddle with William C. McCuistion, his Dies star witness, who was recently arrested for New Orleans authorities on a murder charge. Dies has announced that he will personally investigate the charges brought against McCuistion in New Orleans

Dies and star witness. Washington, D.C., Nov. 2. Rep. Martin Dies, lef...

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Before Dies committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 5. Leroy Schulz, Vice Chairman of the Protective League of Milwaukee, today told the House Committee investigating Un-American activities that his organization was devoted to getting people to 'Buy Gentile'. He told of various meetings of the League at which there was anti-semetic talk, 11/5/38

Before Dies committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 5. Leroy Schulz, Vice Ch...

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Appears before Dies Un-American Committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Dr. J.D. Matthews, former 'fellow traveler' in the Communist United Front who told the Dies Committee investigating un-American activities that, Earl Browder, sought to obtain from the State Dept. 'diplomatic immunity' for funds to be sent here from Soviet Russia, 11/7/38

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Examine communist evidence. Washington, D.C., Aug. 22. Dr. J.B. Matthews, (right) former communist organizer who resumed his testimony before the House Committee investigating Un-American activities today, explains a piece of evidence he submitted to Chairman martin Dies (center) and Rep. Joe Starnes, a member of the committee, 8/22/38

Examine communist evidence. Washington, D.C., Aug. 22. Dr. J.B. Matthe...

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Maritime Labor leader a communist charged before House Committee. Washington, D.C., Oct. 24. Harper Knowles, Oakland, Calif., Chairman of the radical research committee of the American Legion, today told the House Committee investigating Un-American activities, that Harry Bridges, West Coast labor leader, has been declared by communist publications to be a member of the waterfront section of the communist party. He charged that Bridges, as head of a group of militant leaders known as "Equality Hall" group "commenced the agitation that brought about the San Francisco general strike and chaos to maritime industry"

Maritime Labor leader a communist charged before House Committee. Wash...

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Wallace R. Stark, appearing before the Dies Un-American Committee about communism in the Federal Theatre Project

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Republican National Committee chairman before Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., May 22. John Hamilton, chairman of the Republican National Committee, today told the Dies Committee Investigating Un-American Activities that he had no prior knowledge of the activities of persons alleged to have disseminated anti-Semitic propaganda. Hamilton was subpoenaed after it was learned that he had exchanged letters with a Mr. Campbell, who described himself before the committee today as an 'American nationalist' opposed to the internationalist sentiment that he said is trying to get the nation into foreign wars

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Opens for business as usual. Washington, D.C., Oct. 26. Despite President Roosevelt's rebuke yesterday of the House Committee investigating Un-American activities, Chairman Dies opened his Committee room as usual today for further hearing of witnesses, 10-26-38

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Chairman at ease. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Rep. Martin Dies, Chairman of the House Committee investigating Un-American activities, relaxes as he talks to newsmen before the Committee Hearing opened today, 11/7/38

Chairman at ease. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Rep. Martin Dies, Chairman...

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View communist evidence uncovered by ace investigator. Washington, D.C., Aug. 18. Immediately after reaching Washington today, Edward F. Sullivan, (right) ace investigator for the Special House Committee investigating Un-American activities, went into a huddle with Chairman Dies and explained evidence he picked up during recent investigation of "red" activities in Hollywood, 8/18/38

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[VFW National Committee testifies before Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 8. Appearing before the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities, Eugene I. Van Antwerp, National Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, today advocated enforced state and federal registration of all organizations which disseminate propaganda in the United States. He also proposed reduction of present immigration quotes by 90 per cent and elimination from relief rolls of aliens who have not declared their intention of becoming citizens]

[VFW National Committee testifies before Dies Committee. Washington, D...

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While newsmen take notes, Chairman Dies of House Committee investigating Un-American activities, proofs & reads his statement replying to Pres. Roosevelt's attack on the Committee, Oct. 26, 1938

While newsmen take notes, Chairman Dies of House Committee investigati...

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Professor of chemistry testifies before Dies Un-American Committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 23. Prof, Martin Meyer, Prof. of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, N.Y. testifies before the Dies Un-American Committee today. Meyer told the committee that for several years the students had been attempting unsuccessfully to have an ROTC unit established at Brooklyn College, 8/23/38

Professor of chemistry testifies before Dies Un-American Committee. Wa...

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"Heil Hitler" salute given chairman of House Committee investigating un-American activities by first witness. Washington, D.C., Aug. 12. Called as the first witness before the Special House Committee investigating Un-American activities, John Metcalfe, former Chicago reporter but now an investigator for the committee, gives Chairman Martin Dies (right) a Nazi salute before taking the stand. Joining under the name of Hellmut Oberwinder, Metcalfe related his experiences as a member of the German-American bund and charged the organization has a secret relationship with the Nazi government in Germany, 8/12/38

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60 per cent of Akron, O. population now on relief, Dies Committee told. Washington, D.C., Nov. 15. Testifying today before the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities, C. Nelson Sparks, Akron, O., former Mayor and Chairman of a Law and Order League during the 1936 rubber strike, declared that 60 percent of the town's population is now living on government or state relief checks since rubber companies decentralized their operations after a wave of strikes

60 per cent of Akron, O. population now on relief, Dies Committee told...

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High school girls used to spread communist propaganda to soldiers, Jon. T. Pace. Washington, D.C., Nov. 16. John T. Pace of Detroit, who admitted he was a member of the communist party from 1931 to 1934 today told the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities that the communist party assigned high school girls in Detroit to associate with National Guardsmen to help spread party doctrines in American Armed Forces. The young girls, all members of the young communist league, were instructed to visit beer gardens with Guardsmen , and when acquaintance was well established, start 'propagandizing'

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VFW National Committee testifies before Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 8. Appearing before the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities, Eugene I. Van Antwerp, National Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, today advocated enforced state and federal registration of all organizations which disseminate propaganda in the United States. He also proposed reduction of present immigration quotes by 90 per cent and elimination from relief rolls of Aliens who have not declared their intention of becoming citizens

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Michigan State cop testifies before the Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Oct. 22. Lt. Harold Mulber, of the Michigan State Police Force, who told the Dies Committee Investigating Un-American Activities about the "Labor Holiday" held in Lansing, Mich. Last year when police arrested eight pickets, 10/22/38

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Alvin Halpern, testifying before the House Un-American Committee

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Before Dies committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Homer Martin, President of the Automobile Workers Union, as he appeared before the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities

Before Dies committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Homer Martin, Preside...

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Charges Communist originated "sit-down" strike. Washington, D.C., Oct. 18. Jacob Spolansky, Detroit, Sheriff's Investigator, today told the House Committee investigating Un-American activities that Joseph Kowalski, described as a Communist representative, was the man "who conceived" in Michigan. Because of his testimony today, Spolansky told the committee, [...] expected to be dismissed by his superior, Sheriff [...cox], 10/18/38

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Mystery witness before Dies Un-American Committee today. Washington, D.C., Aug. 18. The mystery witness presenting charges against Harry Bridges to the House Committee on Un-American activities was identified today as Margaret A. Kerr, spokesman for the Los Angeles Better American Federation, she is shown just before the committee went into secret session to hear her testimony concerning the communistic connections of the CIO labor leader, 8/18/38

Mystery witness before Dies Un-American Committee today. Washington, D...

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Bridges a Communist, Legion officials charge before House Committee. Washington, D.C., Oct. 24. Harper Knowles, right, Chairman of the Radical Research Committee of the American Legion, and Ray Nimmo, Counsel for the same committee, pack up their mass of evidence after charging before the House Committee investigating Un-American activities that Harry Bridges, Labor Leader, is an out-and-out member of the waterfront section of the Communist party. Nimmo questioned Knowles before the Committee to bring out their charges. Both men are from California, 10/24/38

Bridges a Communist, Legion officials charge before House Committee. W...

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[VFW National Committee testifies before Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 8. Appearing before the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities, Eugene I. Van Antwerp, National Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, today advocated enforced state and federal registration of all organizations which disseminate propaganda in the United States. He also proposed reduction of present immigration quotes by 90 per cent and elimination from relief rolls of aliens who have not declared their intention of becoming citizens]

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Dies Committee appoints subcommittee to hearings on Nazi activities. Washington, D.C., Aug. 22. Members of the House Committee investigating Un-American activities met today and decided to appoint a subcommittee to begin hearings on Nazi activities. Chairman Dies said the hearings would be held in another city, but declined to reveal its location. In the photograph, left to right: Rep. Harold G. Mosier, Rep. Noah M. Mason, Chairman Martin Dies, Dr. J.B. Matthews, former communist organizer, who testified today; Stephen Birmingham, investigator; Rep. Joe Starnes, and Rep. J. Parnell Thomas, 8/22/38

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UAWU head quizzed by Rep. Dies. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Homer Martin, left, President of the Automobile Workers Union, as he was quizzed today by Rep. Martin Dies, Chairman of the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities. Martin told the Committee that communists are active in both the CIO and A.F. of L.

UAWU head quizzed by Rep. Dies. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Homer Martin...

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A red "hotbed" in Brooklyn College. Washington, D.C., Aug. 23. Congressional investigators heard testimony today that Brooklyn College, N.Y. "might quite fairly be labeled a hotbed of propaganda" and communist activity. Prof. Edward I. Fenlon of the College's Department of Philosophy made the assertion in testimony before the House Committee investigating Un-American activities. He testified that professors and students were "deluged" with communist propaganda. Which at times lettered the sidewalks in places a half inch thick, 8/23/38

A red "hotbed" in Brooklyn College. Washington, D.C., Aug. 23. Congres...

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American Legion Head testifies before Un-American committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 18. "Sinister forces are expending greater effort than ever before to wreck this nation" Homer L. Chaillaux, Americanism director of the American Legion told the Dies Un-American Committee today, 8/18/38

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[Lionel Stander, with cigarette hanging from his lips, testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee; attorney Leonard Boudin is sitting next to him] / World-Telegram photo by Walter Albertin.

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Urged to join the bund. Washington, D.C., Nov. 5. Bernhard Hofmann, Milwaukee Radio Salesman and Head of the Wisconsin Federation of German-American Societies, today told the House Committee investigating Un-American activities that George Froboese, German-American Bund leader, once urged him to join the Bund efforts to change the form of government here

Urged to join the bund. Washington, D.C., Nov. 5. Bernhard Hofmann, Mi...

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Michigan Senator. Washington, D.C., Nov. 18. Senator Arthur M. Vandenberg Republican of Michigan, pictured as he listened to testimony today before the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities

Michigan Senator. Washington, D.C., Nov. 18. Senator Arthur M. Vandenb...

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Dies committee told country is being flooded with racial propaganda. Washington, D.C., Nov. 21. The House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities was today told by it's ace investigator, John Metcalfe, that at least 200 organizations in the U.S. are disseminating racial propaganda, and described of two attempts to fuse them into one group

Dies committee told country is being flooded with racial propaganda. W...

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Study D.A.R. program to promote Americanism. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Mrs. Henry M. Robert, Jr., President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution, studies with Chairman Dies of the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities, the six-point program to promote Americanism which she offered to the committee today, 12/9/38

Study D.A.R. program to promote Americanism. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9....

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Brooklyn Professor testifies before the House Un-American Committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 23. Earl A. Martin, Chairman of the Brooklyn [...]Biology Department, shows members of the Dies Un-American Committee, communist propaganda distributed thru the school under the guise of a school pamphlet he also testified that communist activity has lowered the morale of the faculty and has created a feeling of distrust of one colleague to another, 8/23/38

Brooklyn Professor testifies before the House Un-American Committee. W...

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Columnist denies he is a communist. Washington, D.C., Aug. 22. Heywood Broun, newspaper columnist, appearing before the House Committee investigating Un-American activities today denied he is or ever was a communist. He concluded his testimony by saying the committee is wasting its time, 8/22/38

Columnist denies he is a communist. Washington, D.C., Aug. 22. Heywood...

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News reporter before the Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Oct. 22. Hungry college students brought an end to last year's "labor holiday" at Lansing, Mich. Donald W. Gardenor, Detroit Times Reporter, told the House Committee investigating Un-American affairs. Students at the Michigan State Agricultural College at East Lansing entered the picture Gardener said, when Union pickets attempted to close restaurants. The pickets, acting on behalf of the local automobile workers union, had declared a labor holiday in protest against the Sheriff's arrest of eight persons who had been picketing a trecking company, 10/22/38

News reporter before the Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Oct. 22. Hu...

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DAR Head offers Dies committee program to promote Americanism. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Mrs. Henry M. Robert, Jr., President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution, today offered the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities a six-point program to promote Americanism, 12/9/38

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Charges Indian Bureau officials sympathetic to communist front organization. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. Alice Lee Jamison, representative of the American Indian Federation, today charged before the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities that nine high officials of the Indian Bureau in the Interior Department are members of or sympathetic to an alleged communist front organization, She referred to the Civil Liberties Union which previous witnesses before the committee charged was a communist front group. Two of the nine officials have since left the government service, Mrs. Jamison said, and another has been transferred to the Department of Agriculture

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Star witness before Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., May 22. Dudley P. Gilbert, New York socialite, who has been financial angel for an undercover nationwide anti-Semitic and anti-communist movement, today told the Dies Committee Investigating Un-American Activities that the American people will 'have to rise under some American officer of the Franco type' if a 'red revolution' is to be averted

Star witness before Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., May 22. Dudley P...

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Warns Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 18. Surrendering the Labor Department's complete file on Harry Bridges to the Special House Committee on Un-American activities today, Thomas B. Shoemaker warned the investigators that revelation of its contents might result in violence to persons involved. Chairman Dies said the committee would comply with the request as far as it is possible as witnesses in the bridges investigation have been threatened. 8/18/38

Warns Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 18. Surrendering the Labo...

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In spotlight at Dies hearing. Washington, D.C., May 24. George Deatherage, Chief of the Knights of the White Camellia, today told the Dies Committee Investigating Un-American Activities that he once received a $200 contribution from Howland Spencer at Newport, R.I. Deatherage described Spencer as the 'man who sold Father Devine that property on the Hudson River near President Roosevelt's Hyde Park home.' He also testified that he had dinner on a yacht with Frazier Jelkeo Leomargerine King

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[VFW National Committee testifies before Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 8. Appearing before the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities, Eugene I. Van Antwerp, National Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, today advocated enforced state and federal registration of all organizations which disseminate propaganda in the United States. He also proposed reduction of present immigration quotes by 90 per cent and elimination from relief rolls of aliens who have not declared their intention of becoming citizens]

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Dies committee told that silver shirt organization sought conference with Tom Girdler. Washington, D.C., Oct. 6. Arnold Gingrich, editor of Ken Magazine, today gave the House Committee investigating Un-American activities a letter indicating that members of the Silver Shirt Organization sought a conference in 1937 with Tom Girdler, Chairman of the Board of Republic Steel Corp. There was nothing in the letter to indicate that the proposed conference ever was held, 10/6/38

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Two foes of Un-Americanism in conference. Washington, D.C., May 23. Martin Dies, chairman of the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities, and Rep. J. Parnell Thomas, who recently sponsored a bill of impeachment against Secretary of Labor Perkins. Both members of the Dies Committee put their heads together this morning for a conference about the coming testimony of Felix McWhirter

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Destruction of Democratic Party aim communists, Dies Committee told. Washington, D.C., Aug. 22. Resuming his testimony before the House Committee investigating Un-American activities today, Dr. J.B. Matthews, former communist organizer, charged that communist strategy in America calls for the destruction of the Democratic Party as a prelude to the establishment of a "Soviet America." He also told the committee that immediate objectives of President Roosevelt's administration are identical to those of the Communist Party, 8/22/38

Destruction of Democratic Party aim communists, Dies Committee told. W...

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Hazel Huffman, testifying before the Dies Un-American Committee

Hazel Huffman, testifying before the Dies Un-American Committee

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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

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Curtain for Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 15. Probably the most criticized congressional investigation in many years came to an end today when Chairman Martin Dies brought down his gavel to signalize the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities is adjourned. Pictured as the final hearing closed are, left to right, seated: Rep. Harold G. Mosier, Ohio-Chairman Martin Dies. and Rep. J. Parnell Thomas of New Jersey. Standing, left to right: Rep. John J. Dempsey of New Mexico; Ree. Stripling, Secretary to the committee, and John Metcalf, Chief Investigator, 12/18/38

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Leo A. Dawson, testifying before the Dies Un-American Committee about communism in the Federal Theatre Project

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Communists direct Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party charged before Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Oct. 17. Appearing before the House Committee investigating the Un-American activities today, Steve Gadler, St. Paul, Minn., consulting engineer, charged that Communists actively direct the Minnesota Farmer Labor Party through strategic party offices. He asserted that Communists were active on the University of Minnesota campus, through the Marxist club and other groups, and actively disseminate Communist propaganda in the student body, 10/17/38

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Ohio Solon presides at Dies committee hearing. Washington, D.C., Nov. 18. In the absence of Chairman Died, Rep. Harold G. Moiser of Ohio, presided at the hearing today of the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities

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Anti-Fascist before the House Un-American Committee. Washington, D.C., Oct. 4. Girolano Valenti, Chairman of the Anti-Fascist Committee, showing Chairman Martin Dies, D. of Texas, information that Italian Consuls "spy and threaten" Italo-American citizens unsympathetic to Mussolini and have threatened some with deportation, 10/4/38

Anti-Fascist before the House Un-American Committee. Washington, D.C.,...

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Bund-Nazi powerful tieup in this country former reporter tells House Committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 12. First mystery witness today before the Special House Committee investigating Un-American activities was John Metcalfe, former Chicago reporter but now employee of the Committee as a special investigator. Joining the bund under the name of Hellmut Oberwinder, Metcalfe testified that the leader of the German-American bund, Fritz Kuhn, has a secret relationship with Nazi government so powerful he has taken credit for the recall of former German Ambassador Hans Luther and the shifting of German Consuls in this country who refused to so-operate with the bund movement, 8/12/38

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UAWU President appears before Dies committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. After declaring he was only appearing because he was subpoenaed, Homer Martin, President of the United Automobile Works Union, told the Dies Committee Investigating Un-American Activities that communists are active in both the C.I.O. and the A.F. of L., and that they are 'relatively' as active in the AFL as in any other organization. He charged that Judge Paul V. Gadola of Flint, Mich., who issued an injunction requiring auto union members to vacate General Motors plants during the 1937 sit-down strikes, is a fascist

UAWU President appears before Dies committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1...

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Tells House Committee he is a member of American Legion and Communist Party. Washington, D.C., Oct. 26. Appearing before the House Committee investigating Un-American activities. Joseph F. Hannon, San Francisco, testified he is a member of the American Legion and of the Communist Party. He said he joined the Communists to learn of their efforts at infiltration. Hannon supported the charge of Harper Knowles, Chairman of the Radical Research Committee of the Legion, that Communists support was sought by Democratic candidates in California, 10/26/38

Tells House Committee he is a member of American Legion and Communist ...

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