146 INv~~aA~ON OP NAZI AND OTHER PBOPA~NDA INV~TI~A~ION OF HMI AND OTHER PJiOPA(f*ND* l-~k The CI~AIRMAN.Mr. MecGuire was on the di;stinguiahed gu Committee of that convention, was he not? Mr. CHRISTMA~.I think it was on the resolutions committee, hfr. Chairman- 1 do not know that he was on the distinguished visit#r committee. (?~~AI~~MAN. 110 teYtilid Ile was 011 tile distillgllishd p& comnlitteo. rm you that Butler would not make Mr. CIIRISTMAS.I do not know that. The CIMIRMAN.YOUknew he was on some committee? hfr, G~RISTMAS. I knew he was on some c~lnnlittee;yes, telephone you fronlGeneral Butler's The CI~AIR~AN. Did Mr. MacGuire report back to you in talk with ljlltler abou BUtler going out to the collvention and havin or tllree hndred men go out there, other veternns, who wollld the au(ilcllceJand when he came in they would delnand that ] make speech that you had m mind? Mr. CHRISTMAS.Not that I remember. The CIIAIRMAN.Wa8 there a speech left wit], Butler? Mr. Cif~~sTuAs.I do not know whether t,hcre was one T1re1.o wl~v0110 written. C~~AI~MAN. There was one written and given to MacGuim Mr. CHRISTMAS.I think I gave him a copy. The CIIAIRYAN.Who wrote that speech? Mr. CE~RI~TMAS. I did. The CIIAIRMAN.Did Mr. Clark later go down to see Genera]Bu Air. Orrare~~as.He did. CHAIRUAN.Can you give us an idea as to when that Mr. ~E~R~~TMAS. 1 am quite positive it was the Sunday of th when the American Legion Convention began. C%IA~-~MAN.I~OW did Mr. Clarlr happen to go down there? Mr. CHRISTMAS.At nl requ~t. Yours respectfully, F. R. HOBEART The CHAIRMAN.Wily Kid YOU make the request or suggation ~mdat-yto ~t. Prew. Mr. Clarlc go down there? hlr. CIII~ISTLTAS.Well- The AIRMA MAN. Was it as a result of Mr. Macauirelssugg t the convention? Mr. CHRISTMAS.1 would Say probably. Tile C~AIRMAN.Did Mr. hlacGuire make reports to you from to time? h'lr. ~lilt~s~bf~~. Ho occasionally sent me letters when ]re dgoin aroulld tile Country, lnostly deding wit11 general busi con itions. Tile CHAIRMAN.Where are tllose letten? CI~BI~TMAS. h'f~sbof tlleln linve been destroyed, but 1 h some llere I think. Tile ~I~AI~~MAN. Some of tllem ware (lestroycd? hlr. C'lllt~s~hl~s.&lostof th011l. Tlloy were just general b rellork unci when they becanle stale I thre~ytlreln out. Tile Crr~lahf~N.DO you kno\v of r~lycontribtitions froln any SOUI=C~to tliis fund? hfr- CIMjbot (talk)I~TMA~. Mr. bincGuire told nre llo only llad one contl-il)ution,wliicll nnroiuntc~lto (1 tliausanc] do1l~~l.2;. rI'llc ('IIAII~MAN. Tlia~t\VOY fr0111 Waiter c. ~'0~ on tlla Escliar~~c13unk in New York City? hlr. ~~il~~sl'%fAS. 1 clo not rccclll tiro name, sir, I,llt 110 hl(l wlu 0110 obllur colltl~ibutionof ct tllouuc~nd(lolblu. Ilere is I
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