Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 June 1938 — Page 6

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WPA Head Denies | Charge of Politics; Analyzes 22 Cases

Hopkins Cites Documentary Evidence to Disprove Story Told by Times Writer of Relief Situation In Kentucky Primary Race.

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Mr. Stokes related how a WPA | page press statement which referred district director at Madisonville had | specifically and in detail to a resuggested to members of the City | cent series of articles by Thomas L. School Board that they support Stokes in The Indianapolis Times. Senator Barkley, Mr. Hopkins said: “We will deal swiftly and sum“Had Mr. Stokes lived up to his | marily with any proven charge of reputation as an impartial corres- | political coercion,” Mr. Hopkins said, pondent, he would have at least re- | “but we will be equally prompt in ported the true facts concerning his | exposing any accusations trumped conversation with the only member | up to serve the political ends of of the school board whom he saw | those who are opposed to this Adduring his hasty visit to Madison- | ministration.” ville.” Finds Only Two Instances

Mr. mer Cf the Stokes articles, he said: “Every charge in which a WPA |

Hopkins quoted the Board | nber J. C. Riddle, as saying that no political favoritism was practiced on WPA. Mr. Stokes had

DOHERTY DENIES FASGIST CHARGE AGAINST LEGION

‘Educators Hear Him Link

Sponsors of Criticism With Moscow.

NEW YORK, June 30 (U. P).— Daniel Doherty, American Legion national commander, went before the National Education Association today and denounced as “the puny product of a small mind” the Gellerman monograph which described the Legion as a Fascist group.

The Legion commander leveled some of his severest criticism at

| Prof. George S. Counts of Columbia | University,

who he said was the sponsor of the monograph. “Prof. Counts’ affiliation with American principles has been quite remote,” he said, “but he has had other affiliations which the Legion considers communistic in concept

| and directly affiliated with Moscow.”

| ! PARIS, June 30

F rance to Stop Penal Colony on Devil's Island

(U. P.).—The French penal colony of French Guiana on Devil's Island was abolished officially today.

quoted the WPA Director J. B. Boddie, as explaining that his sugges- | tion of support for Senator Barkley was made in connection with a pro- | posal to enlist the Senator's aid in | getting funds for a new school. Mr. Hopkins said sworn evidence

refuted three instances cited by Mr. | St toke s to show that Barkley parti- |

were given or offered key WPA pos itions, and that efforts had been made by WPA to hire certain employees from the Chandler-con-trolled State Highway Department.

Contradicts Story One of these cases involved John B. Wells Jr, son of Paintsville’s wealthiest citizen, who Mr. Stokes had said was

Democratic leader and |

| Forks or official was named has

been thoroughly investigated and ! documentary evidence conclusively | established that out of more than |a score of cases in which political {activity was alleged only two in- | stances of improper conduct could be found.” One of the cases verified by the! affirm | WPA investigators involved the | circulation among WPA workers in | { Edmonson County of registration cards to determine whether the | employees and members of their families were qualified voters. oo inquiry developed, Mr. Hopkins said, | “The American Legion as an Eduthat the cases were distributed by | cator, gives credit for assistance, | Lee Carden, chief WPA supervisor | criticism and practically sponsorfor the district. | ship to Prof. George S. Counts. Let “We have taken steps to see that |< consider his affiliation with

Explains Legion's Aims Commander Doherty said he had not come to the convention “to attack the unfortunate professor.” “But I am here,” he said, the harmonious relations

the N. E. A. and the Legion and to explain briefly the real aims and purposes of the American Legion. “The preface to Gellerman’s book

which have always existed between |

recently added to the WPA admin- | this man minds his own business,” "| istrative staff. Mr. Hopkins denied | the Administrator said. “He wa that Mr. Wells was connected with | told any such activity on his part WPA or was county manager for |in the future would result in his Senator Barkley, as related in the | being fired.” article. Action “Reprehensible” Mr. Hopkins denied also that a ; WPA foreman had checked regis-{ The other verified case was that | tration changes in Pulaski County | of Cleve Keeney, WPA {foreman | and that 300 Republicans had named in an affidavit as having told | switched to the Democratic side. His | a WPA worker “that the fellows on | checkup showed, he said, that the | the job were going to have to sup- | number of changes was only 242 and | port Barkley if they stayed on the that none are eligible to vote in the | WPA.” coming primary. He said also that| “We regard this remark by Mr. “a careful checkup” showed that no | Keeney as reprehensible,” Mr. HopWPA foreman had visited the Coun- kins said, “and State Administrator ty Clerk's office to inquire about | | Goodman has been instructed to such switches, although Mr. Stokes | take the necessary punitive action.” said one foreman was reported to| He added that Art Hargis, the have made 13 such visits in one day. | | worker who signed the affidavit, is The Administrator said he also | still employed by WPA. found no basis to the story told by The administrator said his ina district WPA office employee in| quiry developed no evidence that Paintsville that a 2 per cent cam- | WPA . workers had been dismissed paign contribution was levied on: for refusal or failure to support staff members and later rescinded. | Senator Barkley against GoverTen employees, Mr. Hopkins said, | nor Chandler, or that Barkley parvolunteered contributions for the |tisans had been given ‘important | Barkley chest but their offers were | WPA positions, or that contriburejected. | tions for the Senator’s campaign : ie: : had been solicited among WPA Denies Political Contributions employees, or that workers had He denied also that there had | peep asked to change their registraever been any suggestion of political

: : tbs | tion from Republican to Democrat. contributions from district office |

employees at Lexington. | In another article Mr. Stokes had | related that the brother of a county manager for Senator Barkley was given a WPA job paying $50 more | that he was getting as a state highway employee. Mr. Hopkins said the increase in pay was only $19 a month and that the Barkley man-

Cites Six Cases

Referring to six instances cited by Mr. Stokes in which former | WPA workers had attributed their dismissal to politics, Mr. Hopkins said the employees were fired because of incompetence, laziness, refusal to obey orders, drunkenness, or unexplained absence from their ager, who was a Democratic State jobs—and in one case “threatening committeeman, had sworn he had | the foreman with a revolver.” no part in obtaining the appoint-| He conceded that scattered inment. ; | stances of political activity had ocWPA’s investigation also covered | curred within WPA but asserted a statement by Mr. Stokes that Cas- | that such acts do not reflect the par Ratts, Barkley manager 1or| attitude of top officials and will Jackson County, “spends a lot of | hot be tolerated if detected. time in the WPA office” in which a “I recognize,” he said, “that in “no loafing” sign was observed. a far-flung organization covering “Careful investigation of Mr. (he 3300 counties in America, with | Stokes’ implication was made and 64,000 projects and 2.700,000 work- | sworn testimony of Mr. Ratts and ers, there will occur indiscretions | local WPA cfficials establishes clear- phy overzealous partisans in the | ly that Mr. Ratts not only does not | jdst of heated campaigns, but that attempt to dictate WPA policy in| js a vastly different thing from a that county but seldom visits the | planned and organized political local WPA office,” said Mr. HOpP- | campaign on the part of the rekins. sponsible heads of any Government Rejects Mud Hole Story | agency.

Mr. Stokes, in reporting that al

Barkley manager had addressed | IF. D.R.’s Right to Back

campaign letters to all WPA work- Candidates Approved

ers in Martin County, remarked of his dispatch: “How Mr. William- WASHINGTON, June 30 (U. P). son (the Barkley a hold | president Roosevelt has a Senate of the list is not clear r. Hop- | investigating committee go-ahead kins said this jostes No mai of today for any intervention he may all voters in the county, of both | care to undertake in primary con- | parties, and Shak ne list of WPA | tests in his capacity as leader of the workers was involved. | Democratic party. An affidavit quoted by Mr.| Check of the record of congressStokes related that a WPA worker | men in the past year indicates that who refused to wear a Barkley but-| votes cast against New Deal ton was segregated from his fellow- | measures would invite widespread workers and assigned to working in | intervention if loyalty standards g mud hole, without boots. low | Bu to be strictly enforced. Hopkins said this man’s fellow But Mr. Roosevelt told the nation workers denied there had been any | last week, in asserting his right to talk of polities Si. Bn hole | ier yene In Wehal of liberal candireprisal, and adde is inter- | dates, at mere disagreement on esting to note that Mr. Disney (the | single issues would not be made the complaining Forge has fot ree pasis for sich Be lion, The Sonal ported for work since giving s | Campaign Expenditures Committee, false information.” charged with protecting voters from In summing up, Mr. Hopkins said: | official coercion, it was learned, took “There you have the record on ev-| notice of the President’s statement. ery specific charge made in this; The committee decided it would series of articles. Against the un- | have no jurisdiction over his posupported statements of the re-| litical activity, if any, because any porter and the affidavits of dis- | intervention by Mr. Roosevelt would gruntled workers and party work-| not be construed as improper coners. stands the documented evidence | duct. and the sworn testimony disproving every important accusation.”

EDITOR'S NOTE—Mr. Stokes’ comment on Mr. Hopkins’ criticism | of his Kentucky dispatches will be | printed tomorrow.

Hopkins Says Only Two

Improprieties Found

By NED BROOOKS Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, June 30.—Harry LI. Hopkins, WPA administrator, | said today an investigation by his agency has disproved reports of political influence in the PedCral work-

relief program in Kentu Mr. Hopkins’ denial tuck WrA aid | is being given to Senator Barkley of Rentucky was co was contained in a , 15-

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American principles. I have here a copy of the Connecticut Teacher, a publication dated February, 1935, advertising the Moscow Summer

of the Legion. He

affirm or deny the

them. The membership of the American Legion is not by having his membership, but, line with our democratic organiza- | tion, every post is a judge of its own | members.”

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Spout Record Taken Unknown to Williams

Times Special WASHINGTON, June 30.— Williams, Deputy WPA Administrator, did not know a record was being made of the speech he delivered Monday to representatives of the Workers Alliance. The speech raised a furor because of his appeal “to keep our friends in power.” He had no prepared manuscript, but talked impromptu. Out of his sight, in the back row of the auditorium, sat several shorthand reporters employed by the Workers Alliance, working in relays. The Alliance customarily employs shorthand reporters to make a record of such meetings. It was their transcript—approved by Mr. Williams next day as correct —which was furnished to the newspapers. Quotations Substantiated A WPA press representative was assigned to the meeting, but was called away and missed the controversial speech. For that reason, the WPA did not issue a press release on the speech, it was explained.

Mr. Williams thought he was ‘‘tak-

ing his hair down” more or less in privacy, the circumstances indicate. The Deputy Administrator first seemed to intimate, in his letter to Senator Sheppard (D. Tex.), chairman of the Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee, that he had been misquoted, but later when he was shown the transcript with the quotes used in the newspaper he said they were correct. The transcript was submitted

ser, liance.

Convicts already sent to Guiana will serve out their terms but no new convicts will be sent to the colony because “such a situation could not be continued without hurting the prestige of France.”

MARTIN TO CONFER WITH C. I. 0.”S HEAD

WASHINGTON, June 30 (U. P). —Homer C. Martin, threatened by a movemet to oust him as president of the United Automobile Workers of America, will lay his troubles this afternoon before John L. Lewis, | chairman of the C. I. O. Mr. Martin was en route here

from Detroit after telegraphing Mr. Lewis that it was “important” that he confer with the C. I. O. head to- | day

to comment on the factional figh*

| within the C. I. O’s. fourth largest

j union, it is known that he is only

“to | lukewarm towards Mr. Martin and |

| does not approve of his summary Slispension of five high ranking U. A. W. A officials.

TEACHER DIES IN FALL LAFAYETTE, June 30 (U. P.).— Injuries suffered when he fell 25feet from a tree he was trimming on

yesterday for Roscoe Peebles, 49, an instructor in the Jefferson High School here.

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