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11/23/43
FLY DINNER ATTACKED IN CONGRESS; CALLED COMMUNISTIC
The testimonial dinner given to James L. Fly by the Nation¬ al Lawyers Guild last Friday, caused an outburst from Representative Frank B. Keefe (R), of Wisconsin, who charged that ’’it was obvious that this feast of honor was being tendered the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission for the contempt he has shown Congress, Congressional Committees and individual members, ” Further¬ more, Representative Keefe characterized the National Lawyers Guild as being “one of the most outspoken and rankest of Communistic front organizations of this or any other day," More denunciations of the dinner are expected to be made on the Hill.
The attack of Representative Keefe was made on the floor of tne House Just a few hours before the guests assembled at the May¬ flower:
"The announcement (of the dinner) describes Mr, Fly as having been ’an ardent champion of the greatest freedom of all groups to secure time on the air and of the widest possible extension of radio service to all listeners’," Representative Keefe declared, "The notice of this Jamboree is signed ’District of Columbia Chapter, National Lawyers’ Guild’, and it recites that Mr, Fly ’has done an outstanding Job of preserving the integrity of the administrative process’ and I emphasize the phrase ’administrative process’ ’by his courageous stand against the Dies and Kerr Committees and by his steadfast opposition to the Cox Committee; and he has been a tireless worker in attempting to gear the all-important communications indus¬ try to the war effort. '
"With those reasons for rejoicing and for praising Mr, Fly as Chairman of the Communications Commission and as Chairman of the Board of War Communications, a good time should be had by all<, But there are still other hopes held out for a Joyous occasion. ’A dis¬ tinguished group of Government officials and members of the bar are joining in the tribute to Chairman Fly, ' The Federal Government is to be represented on that festive occasion by none other than VicePresident Wallace, Leon Henderson, erstwhile but hapless head of the 0*?.A. , and Elmer Davis, Director of the Office of War Inforaation, who ’have kindly consented to address the gathering. ’ All members of tne bar and Mr, Fly’s friends ’are cordially invited to attend this hinner' at a cost of only $4,50 per plate,
"We readily recall another occasion when an assembled multi tude was reminded that it had foregathered for a purpose other than to praise a noted character of history; but times, circumstances, organizations, and ’isms' have undergone many changes. It now seems to be the style to combine praise of the living with propaganda, for continuance, even a redoubling, of their accomplishments along the lines advocated by the intelligentsia. The coming praise of Mr, Fly seems remote from a praise limited merely to past accomplishments it portends other things that doubtless will be expected of him; and the testimonial dinner is probably meant as a spur to greater accomj Plishraents along the lines of things soonsored and advocated by the
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