Corruption and dissension within the ranks of the Friends of New Germany were charged by Frederick Karl Kruppa, former publicity agent for the Friends, who testified before Congressman Samuel Dickstein at an executive session of the Congressional investigation into Nazi and other un-American activities in the United States in the Association Building yesterday.
Henry O. Speier, organizer of the DAWA, was also seen waiting in the lobby to testify, but the nature of his testimony could not be learned.
Interviewed when he emerged from a half-hour session with Congressman Dickstein, Kruppa, who said he became estranged from the
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