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Pepper and Rankin Debate Film Inquiry :ln Radio Broadcast By the Associated Press NEW YORK. Oct. 25.—Senatoi Pepper, Democrat, of Florida said tonight the House Committee on Un-American Activities investiga tion of Hollywood is censorship in violation of the Bill of Rights, and Representative Rankin, Democrat, of Mississippi, member of the com mittee, replied that the criticism "comes with poor grace" from a Senator. "If censorship begins with the movies it will next reach the press, the radio, the painter, the musician —and, In time, the pulpit." Senator Pepper said in a Mutual Broadcast ing System radio broadcast from here. Going on the air at "McComb, Miss,, Immediately after Senator Pepper's broadcast, and on the same program. Mr. Rankin said civil lib erties guarantees do not "give the right to any one to plot to over throw our Government or attempt to spread communism or any other Ism to our destruction." Sees "Comfort" to Enemies. He said the committee is render ing a great service "by exposing the enemies within our gates and it comes with poor grace for a United States Senator to be giving them aid and comfort by criticizing the committee." Calling the investigation a "witch hnnt " Senatnr Pennor eetri the rinn. ger of such investigations "comes from the fact that they stifle the American genius for growth and development. They attempt to pro duce a safe and even pusillanimous conformity to a stereotype of medi ocrity dictated by some self-consti tuted censor." He said the First Amendment for bids laws censoring in advance anc also laws imposing "subsequenl punishment" and added: "Fear of punishment, whethei through imprisonment or through congressional committee defamation can and does result in a silencing of those who have a right to speak out." Says Facts Are Sought. Mr. Rankin replied that "So fai as attempting to presecute any one 'there is not a word of truth to it Thç committee has done all possible to get at fche facts. And those whf squawk the loudest always seem t< be thoee who are later convicted.' Sentaor Pepper said witnesse! were permitted to testify to "hear· say and third-hand information' unadmissible in any court of law "under the cloak of congressional immunity" and some of those dam aged "may never get a chance t< defend themselves." "We have a right to investigat* the activities of those Communist! who are trying to spread propa· •ganda through the moving pictures,' Mr. Rankin replied. "Communism is the greates .menace our civilization has eve: ,known and any one who attempts t< spread it in this country is ai enemy of our Government anc ought to be dealt with as such." Rogge Supports Pepper. Earlier- today, former Assistan Attorney General O. John Roggi said that Hollywood figures shoulc refuse to appear before the com· mittee. Speaking at a conference on cul tural freedom and civil libertie, sponsored by the National Arts Sciences and Professions Council ο the Progressive Citizens cf America Mr. Rogge said "My advice to ou: Hollywood friends and to all otheri Is not to appear at all." He declared that Senator Peppe "did not go far enough when hi advised Hollywood artists an< writers to appear but to answer n< questions pertaining to their privati political beliefs or ideas." "In my opinion," he said, "Thi House committee is unconstitutional It violates not only the First Amend ment, but the Fifth, Sixth, Nine! and Tenth Amendments as well And in my opinion, no one nea> appear and testify before such ει unauthorized and unconstitu.tiona agency of Government." U. S. Vulnerable From Star If War Comes, Kincaid Say: By the Associated Prws MILWAUKEE, Oct, 25—Th Nation must be "immediately ready tf war should ever overtake it ageir Admiral Thomas Kincaid declare! tonight. Citing two reasons for such pre paredness, the commander of th Eastern Sea Frontier said in ad dressing a Navy League dinner. "The position of world leadershi] which we have attained makes u vulnerable from the start. It is im probable that strong allies will hol· the enemy in check while we pre pare. We will not have two or thre years of comparative security i: which to get reaay as we nave na* In the past. "The second reason has to do wit] the nature of the weapons now ex lsting and being developed. A snea attack must be followed immediatel with a counter-attack." Admiral Kincaid said he does ne believe that the Nation faces wa In the near future. "I believe there will not be third World War if we keep ou military establishment in order an indicate that we will use it unde provocation," he said. Oxon Hill PTA Plans Suppe The Oxon Hill Parent-Teache Association will sponsor an oyste «upper at the school auditorium i: Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday from to 8 p.m. Bradbury Heights Meeting Nominations of officers will wor! the monthly meeting of the Brad bury Heights (Md.) Citizens' Ass ο elation, at 8 p.m., November 3. in th Boulevard Heights Firemen's Hal HOLLYWOOD—TO ANSWER TAYLOR — Actress Karen Morley will go to Washington to attempt to testify before the House Committee on Un American Activities to answer a statement by Robert Taylor that she was a "disrupting in fluence", at meetings of the Screen Actors Guild. A group of actors said they raised $510 j to pay her expenses. —AP Wirephoto. I Un-American (Continued From First Page.) committee becomes prosecutor, judge and jury, and the Individual becomes the defendant. "With no vested right to be heard and no vested right to challenge accusations against him, the in nocent citizen is helpless. He can be indicted and convicted in thp public mind on the unchallenged say-so of a witness who may be completely sincere, but can be either misinformed or riddled with prej udice. Without fear of reprisal, a prejudiced witness can exercise ; VCIlUXIi tua WC1A HO VClttCll^. Indorses Investigations. Mr. Johnston said he did not mean to question the right of Con gress to hold investigations. "In my opinion, the broad power of the Congress to investigate is among the great sentinels of the public welfare," he commented. "In no other way can corruption be so effectively exposed or facte so ade quately marshaled as a basis for needful legislation." But. he added, "whenever a con gressional committee in its effort to expose or develop facts has injured an innocent, individual, it has in jured itself more. The entire in stitution of the Congress suffered. We arm the advocates of paternal ism and the police state and under mine the legislative system." Of the committee conducting the Hollywood inquiry, Mr. Johnston said only that "its procedure, good : and bad, is the common practice of all investigating committees." By his letter, Mr. Johnston, in effect, aligned himself in objecting , ; to committee procedure with the group of 19 prospective "hostile wit i ' η esses." ι1 The 19. not all of whom are likely . ι to testify, according to Chairman Thomas, have attacked particularly Mr. Thomas' refusal to permit cross examination by their counsel of the so-called "friendly witnesses." Lawyer Was Ejected. One of the battery of six lawyers representing them, Charles J. Katz of Los Angeles, was ejected from the ; hearing last Tuesday when he • interrupted proceedings in an effort ■ to cross-examine. The Committee for the First ' Amendment also has complained > about denial of the cross-examina tion privilege, a practice which Mr. ' Thomas has explained merely fol 1 lows regular committee procedure. I Mr. Thomas has made plain he 1 has no intention of changing com • mlttee policy when the hostile wit nesses take the stand. ! They will be flanked by their law • yers, who have promised to advise ' them not to answer any questions 1 infringing on their "constitutional • rights." The tenor of statements 1 by Bartley C. Crum. Robert W. Ken [ ny and the other attorneys for the ' 119 has Indicated they will consider ι category. Files on 79 Premised. Mr. Thomas has promised to in j troduce this week "completely docu mented" flies on committee investi gations of 79 persons. Only one of !1 these, Playwright Clifford Odets, has '.been identified, but the committee . staff has Indicated a number of 11 those in the group of 19 have been I checked by investigators. Mr. Thomas also has announced » his intention to produce a surprise . ! witness to testify concerning active espionage involving Hollywood Com ) munists. The announcement came ; after testimony l»st week alleging . a Hollywood literary agent obtained j confidential information from a . test pilot concerning a "supersonic" - plane. The agent subsequently de j nied the charge. j When the first of the writers is called to the stand tomorrow, law· j yers are expected to attempt again _ I to introduce a motion that the sub ' poenas for their clients be quashed on the ground the entire investiga tion has no legal basis. t Mr. Kenny tried to get a ruling on ^ this motion when the hearing be gan last Monday, but Mr. Thomas ruled him out of order. The çhair 1 man said the committee might con J sider it later, when a Kenny client 3 took the stand, but made no prom r ise. Disney Explain* Testimony. m ; The National League of Women Voters yesterday made public a tele r ι gram it stated Walt Disney, car r toon film producer, had sent the 1 House committee referring to hi! 5 inclusion of the League of Womeq Voters in testimony concerning al leged "Communist front" groupe which he said attacked him at the ι time of a strike at his studio. "My testimony referred to the ■ year 1941, at which time the several ? women represented themselves ~ at . being from the League of, Women Voters, the quoted telegram read. In part. "I want you to know that I had no Intention of criticizing the League of Women Voters as of now" Commenting on the testimony, Misa Anna Lord Strauss, president of the league, said: "Mr. Disney, through his testimony has made it. difficult for the very forces of democracy he is interested in preserving. Branding the League of Women Voters of the United States as a 'Communist front or ganization' on the basis of what a few Individuals are alleged to have said or done in 1941 is so patently irresponsible a statement that those who know the league will not be disturbed,by It. · * *" Ί8 Film Personages Due Today to Protest Probe HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 25 (JP) — A group of 18 film personages, mem bers of the Committee for the First Amendment, completed arrange ments today to fly to Washington in a chartered plane tomorrow to pro test the House investigation of com munism in Hollywood. The theatrical contingent, Includ ing several top stars, directors and writers, is scheduled to leave at 1 a.m. (P.S.T.) in a TWA Constella tion. Stops have been scheduled at Kansas City, St. Louis and Pitts burgh, with arrival in Washington at 8:20 p.m. (E.S.T.). inose wno announcea incir in tention of making the trip are Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Paul Henreid, Evelyn Keyes, Rich ard Conte, June Havoc, John Payne, Danny Kaye, Ira Gershwin, Marsha Hunt, Sterling Hayden, Larry Adler, Jane Wyatt. Directors John Huston and Joe Cistron. and Writers Sheri dan Gibney, Arthur Kober and Sheppard Strudwick. Another plane bearing 10 other theatrical people was scheduled to leave New York for Washington. In this group, the committee said, will be Paul Draper, Louis Calhern, Mrs. Edward G. Robinson, Helen Hayes, Charles MacArthur, John Garfield, ί Kathryn De Mille, Ruth Gordon, Moss Hart and Garson Kanin. Ohio Governor Takes Hand As Strike Truce Nears End ly the Associated Press GALION, Ohio, Oct. 25.—Gov. Thomas J. Herbert took a hand in the tense North Electric Co. strike i situation today in anticipation of ; the termination of a union-company I tmce. ! The truce, declared after union sympathizers laid seige to the com pany's plant and 350 returned work ers in it for 12 hours last Wednes i day night, will be effective during a ; conference of officials of the com pany and the United Auto Workers (CIO), scheduled Monday morning. The UAW started the strike last August 20, seeking union recogni tion Gov. Herbert's executive secretary, Robert Jones, was back in Columbus today after reviewing conditions i here. He said he had "one or two recommendations" to submit to the Governor but did not disclose them. The Galion Ministerial Associa tion, meanwhile, appealed to citizens "to resort not to arms and violence j but to prayer" pending settlement of the dispute. The city's annual Mardi gras celebration, scheduled Tuesday, was canceled because of the strike. Ap proximately 5.000 persons, most of them in masquerade,.normally par ticipate in the celebration. Mayor William Amann appealed I to citizens not to congregate in the ί plant's vicinity. First Marine Squadron Of Jet Fighters Formed ly the Associated Prtsi Maj. Marion E. Carl, noted war time Marine flyer and holder of the world speed record of 650.6 miles per hour, is organizing the Marine Corps' first Jet fighter squadron, Maj. Gen. Field Harris, director of Marine aviation, announced yester day. This so.uadron is expected to bi ' the forerunner of several jet inter ! ceptor units. It gradually will b« ! converted from Marine Corsair Squadron VMF-122 now at Cherry Point, N. C. , Pilots will be trained under super vision of Maj. Carl, who has flown jets for two years. Marine mechanics are being trained at Patuxent, Md., at the Mc Donnell plane plant in St. Louis and at the Westinghouse Plant el j Esington, Pa. Man, 64, Acquitted In Love Theft Suit Filed by Nephew, 52 ly the Asioeiutcd Prtii WAUKEGAN, 111., Oct. 25.— k Circuit Court Jury today found George B. Follett, 64, not guilty of stealing the love of his 52 year-old nephew's former wife. The nephew asked $100,000 in an alienation of affections suit. The suit had been brought by Lyle B. Tripp of Libertyville against Mr. Follett, a former se curities salesman for Samuel In sull. Mr. Tripp charged that Mr. Follett came to live with him and his wife, Gladys, 48, and then went to California with Mrs. Tripp and married her two days after she got a divorce In Las Vegas, Nev. Hollywood Red Probe Becomes One of CaDitol's Biaaest Shows By Chris Mathisen Show business knows a good set when It sees one. Apparently, the current Investiga tion of Communist Influence in the motion picture Industry, being con ducted by the House Committee on un-American Activities, is a "sock eroo," In the argot of the trade. Pew Hollywood or Broadway "names" have seen fit to Ignore the committee hearings completely. In general, those not favored with a subpoena to testify have, partici pated in press conferences, issued statements or, reasoning they could get into the act if they tried, made haste to reach Washington by plane or train. Not unmindful of showmanship, Chairman Thomas of the committee has been announcing each day the witness list for the succeeding ses sion. Menjou and Thek Taylor. The flrst guarantee of a big "house" in the caucus room of the old House Office Building was the announcement that Actor Adolphe Menjou would testify last Tuesday. Then', the "oh's" and "ah's" ι mounted Wednesday, when Mr. Thomas produced Robert Taylor. A crowd pressed against the doors as he testified, and the chairman was forced to declare a brief recess to quiet the hubbub. Thursday, Actors Ronald Regan, Robert Montgomery, George Mur phy and Gary Cooper joined the galaxy. The film people have been made to feel at home. At least four news reel cameras, trained on the wit ; ness chaiç, have been manned at all times. Six or more still photog raphers—often as many as 10— have crouched near the chair, pop ping up from time to time to take a flashlight picture of the witness in an expressive pose. A candid specialist has held flrst one exposure meter and then another a few feet from each wit-1 i ness' nose, checking the lighting for his shots. Floodlamos Installed. Klieg lights and other floodlampe have been installed for the news reel met. causing several reporters, seated where they must look into the strongest lights, to wear dark glasses, adding another Hollywood touch to the proceedings. Half the big room is occupied by press tables, photographic and ; broadcasting equipment. In addition to "live" broadcasts, radio men have ί been recording every word of the testimony and broadcasting cx- j ; cerpts each night. The more than 100 reporters ' covering the hearing include rep resentatives of all the film trade publications and a correspondent of the Hollywood Citizen-News, daily newspaper of the film capital. Secret Hearings Held. The investigation began last May, when a subcommittee of the House ι Committee went to the West Coast and held secret hearings, seeking to determine to what extent Com-1 munists had penetrated the film Industry and how effective they had been in bringing their propaganda ! [to the screen. The present public hearings are a continuation of the inquiry. The committee plans to use the information obtained in determin ing what should be done about pro posed legislation to outlaw the Com munist Party. Testimony is being received from two groups — "friendly witnesses" and "hostile witnesses." The former are those the com mittee feels hates Communists and wants to help investigators put the finger on those who are at work in Hollywood. The latter are those the com mittee believes may be Communists, friends of Communists or are op posed strongly to the investigation for some other reason. Group of 19 Listed As Hostile. The friendly folk so labeled by the committee, have included the actors, producers and others who testified last week. On the hostile side, as designated iby -the committee are the "group of 19." These people are under j subpoena to testify this week, but ι all may not be called. They include I Screen Writers Lester Cole, Alvahj ί Bessie, Richard Collins. Goldon ' Kahn, Howard Koch, Ring Larder. ir„ John Howard Lawson, Albert Malta, Dalton Trumbo, Samuel Ornltz, Berthold Brecht and Waldo Salt; Directors Lewis Milestone, Irving Pichel and Edward Dmytryk; Writer-Producer Adrian Scott; Writer-Director Robert Rossen: Di rector-Producer Herbert Biberman, and Actor Larry Parks. They are represented by a battery of six lawyers, headed by Robert W. Kenny, former attorney general of California, and Bartley C. Crum, author of "Bihind the Silken Cur tain." They insist the whole pro ceeding Is illegal, an Invasion of civil liberties and altogether dis graceful. New Committee On Set. That leaves the Committee for the First Amendment. It came onto the "set" late with an announce ment it didn't like the investigation, either, and would fight to preserve freedom of speech. It would fight, a spokesman said, with pitess con ferences and "a better show than the hearing." At one point, the committee was considering holding competitive "hearings," but this project appar ently was shelved. This committee, at least, has boasted the biggest "name" lineup to date, listing as supporters such well-known personalities as Katha rine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Eddie Cantor, Rita Hayworth, Myn» Loy, Jane Wyatt, Van Heflin, Gregory Peck, Paulette Goddard, John Gar field, Jimmy Stewart, Fredric March, Ethel Barrymore, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Joan Crawford, Frank Sinatra, Margaret Sullavan, Joseph Cotton, Burgess Meredith, Jimmy Gleason. Sylvia Sidney, Wal ter Wanger, William Wyler and Marsha Hunt. Special Added Attraction. Some of these people are supposed to fly to Washington today in a chartered plane, but nobody here seems to know just χ which of the stars will step out of 'the ship when li i._ J. , Reporters have been assured, how ever, there will be no dearth of interview opportunities and state ments. Chairman Thomas has a special added attraction, too. He has prom ised to bring In a "secret witness" to give new and startling evidence of active espionage involving Holly wood workers. It's one of the biggest shows to play the Hill—perhaps a greater spectacle tfifcn "Meet the Garssons" or "Here's Howàrd Hughes." South Arlington Lions Plan Halloween Party The first annual Halloween party sponsored by the South Arlington Lions Club will be held frorq, 7 pjn. until midnight Friday at the West mont Shopping Center, Columbia pike and Glebe road, Arlington. Movies for children are scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. and dancing for "young and old" from 9 to midnight. Noisemakers, balloons, confetti and other novelties will be distributed to the children. Prizes will be given for the best costumes. The party is part of a campaign by the club against juvenile delinquency. Motor vehicles scrapped In the United Sta.tes in 1925 averaged 6.5 years old, while those scrapped in 1945 averaged 12 years old. Gold and Silver Plated Washing Machine Is Flown as Gift to Pope ly th» Aiseciattd Presi NEW YORK, Oct. 26.—A washing machine, described as gold and silver plated duplicate of the millionth such device produced by Bendix Home Ap pliances, South Bend, Ind.. was shipped out tonight on a TWA overseas cargo plane to Pope Pius XII. In South Bend, the company said the machine was a gift to the Pope and had not been ordered. The plated unit was produced some time ago to cele brate the first million output and has been on display In South Bend. "Ί Garter Order Expected To Be One of King's Gifts to Elizabeth ly th· Associated Prui LONDON, Oct. 25.—The knights' companions of the Order of the Garter, who are mostly sedate field marshals, bishops and landlords, are decorously excited over the prospect of receiving a pleasant young lady into their select company. Reports persist that before or shortly after her marriage Princess Elizabeth will be initiated into what is regarded the highest order of British crivalry. Some palace circles predict that the "noble garter" will be one of her wedding gifts. But this is a subject on which there can be little authentic specu lation because only one person de cides who goes into and who stays out of the order. The King is the sole elector and no one is privileged to make any recommendations in the matter. The garter would be a unique gift, something only he could give. The princess, should she be in itiated, would not be the only woman in the noble company. There are three others among living members, all o.ueens—Mary and Elizabeth of Britain and Wilhelmina of the Neth CfUMmo. Conspicuous In News. Despite its exclusive character, the order has been conspicuous in the news this year, one occasion being accompanied by some lifting of eye brows. That· was last March when the in signia of the order, the velvet gar ter with its cluster of diamonds and rubies, was sold in a public auction at which any one could bid, and brought £3,000 <$12,000) to the owner, the new Lord Lonsdale. He inherited it from his father, who had been a knight companion, and while there was no questioning his legal right to sell itr to the highest bidder, it has been tradition for heirs to return the insignia and robes of the order to the King. Official explanations put the mat ter right. At the investiture the sovereign presents an insignia of paste. Many knights then dupli cate the insignia In precious stones. It is usually the paste that is re turned to the King on a knight's death. * The order was In the news next when King George ordered that the 600th anniversary of its establish ment should be observed with ap propriate ceremonies next May at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Cas tle. Poet Laureate John Masefleld was commanded to write a pageant and Sir Arnold Bax, master of the King's musick, to compose suitable uxuoivai av>vwttipu*iut.v».v. Plans Are Upset. These plans were upset by the •austerity which has overtaken Eng land, the palace announcing subse quently that an elaborate festival woujd be unsuitable in a time of severe economic strain. The pros pects are that the anniversary will be marked only by the reflections of historians—who do not agree on many points. It is established to their satisfac tion that the order was founded by King Edward III, in 1348, but most of them dismiss the popular and slightly zestful story cf its origin. The tale "te that the King was dancing with Joan, the Countess of Salisbury, and that βλ they executed a fast step the lady's garter fell to the floor. Some of the titled wit nesses, whose manners should have been better, snickered, and the re port which the historians are trying to discredit is that the gallant King picked up the garter with the classic comment: "Hon! soit qui mal y pense." Whatever the cold historical cir cumstances may be, the fact remains that the phrase attributed to the King—"Evil to him who evil thinks" —remains the motto of the order, and Its insignia is a garter. The knights wear it about the left leg. The ladies make a bracelet of it, worn about the left wrist. Inveatitnre Ceremony. The sovereign, at the Investiture ceremony, says: "To the honor of God omnipotent, and In memorial to the blessed martyr St. George, tie about thy leg this noble garter, wear It as a symbol of the most Illustrious order, never to be forgotten or laid aside." But down through the 600 years, some wearers have forgotten the nobility of conduct of which the garter was supposed to be constant reminder. Several distinguished persons have been booted out. The most recent to be expelled was King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, who received the garter from Queen Victoria In 1891. Some of the knights companions thought for a time that King Leopold of the Belgians should : have been excluded after his capit ulation to the Germans in the recent war. But King George felt that all the evidence was not available and withheld decision. Now there Is general agreement that King Leo pold lived up to the traditions of the order. Kaiser Was Expelled. Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany and I several German princes were ex | pelled. Traditions requires that j the personal banners of excluded persons, which during good stand ing are displayed at Windsor, be taken into a deep vault of St George's chapel and there per mitted to rot through the ages. A number of banners «re %atherlni mold there now. * Aside from members of the British royal family, the number of knights companions Is limited to 25. Thp** are at least two vacancies, due to the death of King George of Gre»r, and King Christian of Denmark I At least one distinguished com. moner dldnt care to be a member, j Winston Churchill declined, with ! eloquent thanks, In 1949. Church Contract Awarded FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Or* 25 (Special).—A contract to con ! struct a $43,000 addition to th· Methodist Church of Bowling Grppn has been awarded to the Patrick Doland Co., of Richmond. Work on ! the addition, which will serve as a I Sunday school, will begin imme j diately. Democrats Seek Members The newly organized Young Dem ocratic Club of Montgomery County. Md„ has opened a campaign for members between the ages of 20 and 35. The Membership Committee Li composed of Robert W. Cremins, 316 Dorset avenue; Leonard J. Wil liams, 7 Virginia street, and David Fitzgerald. 4841 Langdrum lane, all Chevy Chase. STERLING SILVER * GORHAM Cap B. GREENBERG JEWELRY CO. 1*44 Penn. Ave. N.W. DI. «WÎ3 ψ ΙΓ YOU WANT HIM HOME AT WIGHT ... 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