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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes May 1950 Field asks Chance to testify again denies contempt in Senate quiz May 10 Frederick Vanderbilt Field yester Day denied he was in contempt of Congress in refusing to answer sore of the questions put to him by senators investigating com munits government his Harold of new asked that Field be Given a Chance to reconsider the Fields denial was made through Cammer who said a contempt citation against the alleged red millionaire for refusing to answer the lawmakers questions would be inconsistent with Observance of the privilege against Selfin Crimi nation guaranteed by the fifth amendment to the accused As agent Edward p counsel for the investigating Senate foreign relations recommended the citation after Field appeared before the group under subpoena april 28 Field earlier had been named by a communist Louis Budenz As a soviet espionage Budenz also linked Field with Owen Latti whom Joseph Mccarthy has called the top soviet espionage agent in the Lattimore countered that charge by calling Mccarthy a Contemp Tible and swore to the com Mittee he is and never has a Field denied the espionage but refused to Tell the committee whether he or has communist on grounds of possible self refusal to answer assailed he also for the same to answer such questions As whether he knew Earl former communist and a Bethe he had Ever used his Home As a meeting place for a fund raising Campaign for any Type of organization Morgan called Fields refusals and has drawn up contempt citations against both Field and who also spurned committee the committee has not yet acted in m o r g a no s chairman Millard Tydings d said he did not know when it miss Bentley stands Pat on Remington charges new May 10 apr counsel for Elizabeth Bentley yesterday said she violently opposed settlement of a libel suit brought against her and others by William the Godfrey said miss Bentley had retracted no statements she Nicatie about Remington and would not pay one Penny for Compromise settlement of the libel suit out of court was announced last february by miss Bentley co defend the National broadcasting and general foods the suit was settled for a reported Commerce department economist sued after miss Bentley refused to withdraw publicly a statement charging that be was i member of the communist Draper Calls Sel foe of reds May 10 a dancer Paul Draper said he i strongly opposed to communism and that he Doest see How creative artist could feel any othe Way about testified in the Tala of a libel suit brought by him and Harmonica player Larry Adler against Hester Mccoil ref the artists claim she damaged thei reputations and caused them t lose engagements by calling them pro communist the dancer said he never knowingly or deliberately advanced the cause of communism anywhere in the asked his View on said i feel that it is a thing that is so opposed to the spirit of creating something of your own free that i cannot see How any Artis can conceivably like says family Hurt the dancer said communism hurts people and it hurts the fright and fear that it has made has Hurt me very he it has Hurt my whole family very Draper said his mrs Muriel believes communism is Good for the russian the same he she int a she has been a communist and she has no desire to be my Mother would no More think of violence against this country than she would of shooting the dancer she would no More think of conspiring against this country than she would of killing me or Mother praised soviets drapers Mother has praised Russia and denounced american imperialism at several european meetings under communist Draper said he had worked for the Spanish loyalists against the Franco that he supported Henry wallaces presidential Campaign in and had aided causes to Advance the rights of citizens of All races and he swore he never belonged a communist front Organiza that he was a registered and in event of War would try with Al Ray heart to Aid this Draper said he volunteered in three branches of service in world War but was rejected because of Union ordered to admit Nero rail firemen May 10 up the brotherhood of railway fire men and engine men has been or dered to admit negroes into the court postpones hearing on Bridges citizenship san 10 api a Federal court hearing on the cancellation of Harry Bridges citizenship has been postponed until May 29 cancellation was asked by the after the Cio longshore presi dents recent conviction of perjury in acquiring citizenship in the government and defense attorneys agreed to postponement in order to give sufficient time for preparation of cheered by end of Chrysler strike Maldwyn Scotty of member of the Dodge local 3 welfare United automobile workers displays happiness aver the settlement of the 100dayold Chrysler some fellow Union members struck Over a pension psychologist blames films for drop in bread eating May 10 is having an Adverse influence on world consumption of said David inter nationally known swedish who is Here to give honorary Hitchcock lectures at the University of told a press conference of his recent studies on bread consumption and food the director of the psychology of who made a study of bread consumption at the request of British flour Man said Ortere Are two reasons for less eating of bread Are buying bread sub Lewis subpoenaed on secret signal charge in strike May 10 chairman Andrew Jacobs of the House labor said he has ordered United mine workers chief John Lewis sub penned to testify monday on a charge that he issued a secret signal during the recent mine strike to Evadea Federal judges Backoo work Jacobs said Lewis will be ordered to appear at an open hearing along with Bernard a ump District 12 and Lloyd is a Miner who made the charge that the secret signal was Jacobs said he acted alter Sidener complained to him that he was ined by the Union in the Case when he tried to heed a Federal court order to return to in compliance with that publicly directed All ump miners to return to the for he most they did not return t the Sidener has said Beasley told him hat despite his Public order to return to the Lewis secretly Assed Down word that he did not mean such As wheat breakfast which taste Are striving for slender figures popularized by Hollywood movie Kate will return to Sweden july 15 after a lecture tour of other wartime group called reds Union when it is sole bargaining agent Federal judge Clarence Mullins issued an injunction against the rail Union and the Gulf Mobile and Ohio restraining them from discriminating against negro rail May 10 witness told the California state Senate Una Merican activities com Mittee that atomic scientists working at the University of California during the War were of the communist Paul admitted Escom also asserted that an under ground school for communists was operated by a woman who ran a Book store just a Block from the University of californian Berkeley i Crouch said the communist school was operating until 1941 at the nearby ranch Home of Wilhelmina proprietor of the twentieth Century Book the committee is investigating an asserted communist wartime spy ring which sought atomic secrets at the University of californian Radia Tion the witness said he was at one time a member of a communist party committee which decided what literature would be stocked by the twentieth Century Book May run against Dewey May 10 National observers Are convinced that Thomas Dewey and democratic Franklin will Battle for the governorship of new York next on Capitol republicans generally say Dewey will be a Candi Date for a third term As gov thus Dewey has refused to declare publicly whether he will run or Dewey renomination seems a certainty after his fighting speech at the state committee in new York City last thursday husband wrestles self right out of marriage May 10 a Ardith Engelhardt said that life with her television wrestling fan husband was just too exhaust she in her divorce suit that while she and were watching the video Grantan groaners last an argument he pulled me off Couch and grabbed my toe in what he called a Stopover toe she then he grabbed my he called that his Short she got the Bonn Deputy favors probes on basis new May 10 German legislators touring have some legislative they plan to introduce to the Bonn gov but there is disagreement among them on what ideas can transplanted from the the 15 legislators and Helmuth Liaison officer Between occupation and the bavarian Statt arrived in new York after two weeks in Washington visits to the Tennessee Valley a Detroit and the University of Michigan at Ann they were welcomed to the City Hall and visited the new Yorr where they were received of the Arthur Willi social said he planned to take Home a legislative proposal providing for Public hearings and investigations such As have been conducted in the like them we have nothing like the Senate investigating but i think this is a Good he Lausen said the which will continue until May is too Short to enable us to see the Interior of this country and we Are seeing Only the exterior of a country so j different from ours they Are not Irwin another social said he was impressed with the sympathetic attitude Ward German problems in official and unofficial you have a completely different approach to social and economic problems Over he the reason is cooperation among peo such As we do not have in this was particularly noticed in where we visited Busi Ness leaders and labor America has Labo employer but because of cooperation they Are possible to amazed at Detroit virtually All the group said they were amazed at the Industrial sights of Detroit and added they were impressed with the Hospital Ity of Sulzberger told the visitors he he opposed the revival of party presses in he said when Hitler began purging the the tendency was for germans not to be concerned until their own party newspaper was Over Here we even get excited when communist newspapers Are Sulzberger pointing out that the communist right to pub Lish is defended As Freedom of the i longshoremen old mass on pier new May 10 longshoremen and waterfront workers attended the first communion mass Ever Hejin on a new York the roman Catholic mass Orija finally was scheduled to be held in the guardian Angel Buu the response was so great it transferred to the upper level of the lines pier a Block from the Joseph president of International longshoremen association hailed the Large turnout As a demonstration of water front Solidarity against Argentina asks credits May 10 an Export import Bank said Argentine Treasury Ramon Cereijo made a formal quest to the Bank last week credits to pay off Gentina commercial backlog  
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