The charge that Supreme Court Justice Frank-furter was back of an alleged plot to dominate a proposed international court of justice was branded as “idle rumor and fantastic speculation” yesterday by Rep. Mathew Neely of West Virginia, in an address on the floor of the House.
Attacks on Justice Frankfurter have been made in recent weeks by Rep. Clare Hoffman of Michigan and Rep. Dan R. McGehee of Mississippi. Recalling that Rep. Hoffman had described Frankfurter as “born in a foreign land” and “a member of a persecuted race,” Rep. Neely said that in effect “this great and good man is a Jew.” At this point Rep. Hoffman arose to deny he had ever attacked any member of the Jewish race as a Jew.
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