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"Yes, sir," replied Mr. Pelley, "and with my blessing . . . you've gone ahead and done a good job. If the Dies Committee goes ahead my work is done."
Acting Chairman Starnes, banging his gavel, choked: "We don't want this record cluttered up either with praise or condemnation." finally released the Silvershirt leader with the curt statement: "The Committee is through with you."
Promptly a Washington, D. C. police sergeant arrested Mr. Pelley. Convicted in 1935 for transgressing North Carolina's "blue sky" security law, he was charged with violating his parole. After weekending in the clink, Mr. Pelley was released under a $2,500 bond, determined to fight extradition. The Dies Committee, wiping its collective brow, was glad to hear that Mr. Pelley had been removed.