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36 INVESTIGATION OF NAZI AND OTHER, PROPAOANDA INVESTIGATION OP NAZI AND OTHER PROPAGANDA G. Mr. &IACGUIRE.Yes; but he does not rofess to be, according H his statements to me. He is reatly in avor of the President, ad B so forth. That is what lie to1 me. The CHAIRMAN.How was it that Mr. Clarlr went to see General Butler, if you know ? Mr. I~IAcGuI~~E.I do not know. 'l'lle C~~AIRMAN. Why should he have gone if, as you say, tl was only this hlk that you had with the general? Mr. hJ~cGmm.Only for the fact that I tliink at the time I run up wit11 Mr. Clark and I tllinlr I had told lliln I hacl to see General Butler, and be said, " 011, I know Old He had just written that boolr at that tiale,, and Clark S liad just fi1lisl1ecl his Look uiid "I alust go do~uto see liilll SOIW day." 'I'lie CIIAIRMAN.Did not General Butler at some time ask wllonl you represented ? Mr. MACGUIRE.In what connection; on the sound-dollar cml. mittee ? 'l'lle CHAIRMAN.Yes. Mr. MACGUIRE.Yes. I told him Mr. Clark was the nlan who financin the sound-dollar committee. The AIRMA MAN. And he wanted to talk with some one of th* principals ? Mr. MAGGUIRE.Yes. He said, "Who is the man in brzclr of thh thing?" And I said, "Mr. Clark." That is really how it mm out. 1x0 said be would like to talk to Mr. Cl:~~.lr. That is all for the present. The C~IAIRMAN.Who else besides Clark was interested in thir cor.mittee adjourned until 10: 30 a. m., Wedner~- sound-dollar propaganda campai f Mr. MACGUIRE.Mr. Frea, as ?say, contribnted money. The CEAIR~CAN.Who else was interested? &fr.MACGUIRE.And Mr. Doyle was interested. The CIIA~~CAN. And who else? Mr. M~cGmz.Mr. Henry Stevens, of Warsaw,. N. C.;To of North Carolina; and a number of other prominent legionn I can get the names. The are all a matter of record. T The CHAIRMAN.What ot ier business men were interesbd? Mr. MA&UIRE.In the beginning, Henry Stcvens, dew Carolina, interviewed, I think, Mr. Wordmood, of G% Mr. C. E. Taylor, of Wilmington, nnd soine lnnn in Bank b %'rust Co. I had a talk with any nuxllber of people about the sound-dollar committee. The CHAIRXAN.Did any others contribute? Mr. MACGUIRE.NO, sir. There were just two contributors. The CI~IRMAN.The two you have mentioned? Mr. B~A&UIRB.Yes, sir. Let me say this, Mr. Chairman, in connection with the sound- committee. I brought some of the literature here. principal1 to educate the public. We had different c E all over t e country and specifically stated in our wa were in favor of the President and his position on and that we wanted to back him up as much as possible a ainst the inflationists and the people who were try %ont inflation in the country. I would like to have tha bronght in here.