Investigation of Un-American Propaganda Activities in The

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THE UNITED STATES, (2) THE DIFFUSION WITHIN THE OBJECTS OF UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES IN OUR. CONSTITUTION, AND (3) ALL OTHER QUESTIONS IN TO INVESTIGATE (1) THE EXTENT, CHARACTER, AND

OF THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT AS GUARANTEED BY UNITED STATES OF SUBVERSIVE AND UN-AMERICAN PROP- AGANDA THAT IS INSTIGATED FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES

OR OF A DOMESTIC ORIGIN AND ATTACKS THE PRINCIPLE

RELATION THERETO THAT WOULD AID CONGRESS IN ANY

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PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES IN THE INVESTIGATION OF UN-AMERICAN

REPORT ON THE AXIS FRONT MOVEMENT

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIRST SECTION-NAZI. ACTIVITIES

NECESSARY REMEDIAL LEGISLATION

SEVENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS

IN THE UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

APPENDIX-PART VII

H. Res. 282

1VASIIINGTON : 1943

FIRST SESSION

SPECIAL

UNITED STATES

ON IN VESTIGATION OF UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES •

• INTRODUCTION The following report is the first. section of a comprehensive digest which the committee has prepared dealing solely with the activities of Axis agents and organizations in the• United States. This committee came into existence in 1938 several years after Adolf Hitler • and his Nazi Party had put in motion their ptan of spreading nazi-ism throughout the world. The United States was no exception to this diabolical scheme, fur Hitler had already planted in our midst many of his trusted agents who were carrying on their treasonable Work SPECIAL COMMITTEE ❑NT UN-A MERI CAN ACTIVITIES, WASHINGTON, D. C. unmolested. Many of the legitimate and traditional German societies in the United States had already been diverted to the cause of nazi- mARTIN DIES, Tccm, Clialrmag JOE .5TARNE.S, Alabama ism. New organizations like the German-American Build and the NOAH M. MASON, Illinois WIRT C'01.:13...'1'NE1", 'rennessev, Kyfrhauserbund were growing in strength. The Embassy and J. PARNRLI, THOMAS, Nov Jersey JOTIN M. CO8TELI.0, California KARL H. MUNDT, Send] Dakata consular staffs of the Nazi Government in America were swelled with iiERIVEAN 1?. X13ERIIA.R.TER, Poprisylvallia agents who were not performing their legitimate diplomatic or com- ItollEirt E. STRI/3'HG, .6'ecretary and C.741ef laffsfittator mercial functions but instead were engaging in espionage and pmpa- J. B. MATTI] F. WS, Director of rr Research ganda activities. This committee at its first hearing in August 1938 set out to expose these agents and organizations who wve serving the cause of Hitlerisin. Since that time the committee has heard hundreds of witnesses, taken thousands Of .pages of testimony, and subpenaed voluminous records which exposed these people. and destroyed their• effectiveness and influence. Iii releasing this section of the digest, the committee wishes to emphasize that it deals only with the agents, organizations, and "fronts" of only one of the Axis Powers, namely, the German Govern- ment. The report begins with the diplomatic agents and carries through to the individual Nazi propagandists. The purpose of the report is to serve as a handbook for the various Government agencies and the American people to acquaint them with the technique and tactics employed by the Nazis and further to identify the individuals and organizations who participated in this conspiracy. UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES 3 The committee's investigation of so-called native pro-Nazis revealed that they frequently visited the German Embassy and its various consulates where they obtained propaganda and information which aided them in their actitivies here. GERMAN DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR AGENTS The foreign division of the Nazi Socialist Party was under the Disclosure that diplomatic and consular agents of the German control of German Government officials attached to the Embassy and Govertunent constituted a directive force for acts of Nazi espionage the consulates. Documents obtained and used as evidence by the and propaganda in the United States was first made by the Special committee showed that the leader of this well-organized, secret party Committee on Un-American Activities. The extent to which these was Dr. Friedlielm Draeger, attached to the German consulate in official representatives of a foreign government conspired against the New York City. Draeger signed letters to "party comrades" as United States is clearly indicated in the testimony and reports of the "consul and district leader of the Foreign Organization of the committee. N. S. D. A. P." The evidence which established the true character of these agents Evidence that the diplomatic and consular agents directed the work who enjoyed the customary diplomatic immunity was turned over of supposedly private business enterprises such as the Transocean. to the executive branch of our Government by the committee m News Service was obtained and made public by the committee. The 1940. Much of the evidence was also published by the committee following excerpt from appendix—part II indicates the close relation- in a volume entitled "A Preliminary Digest and Report on the Un- ship between German Government officials and the news agency: American Activities of Various Nazi Organizations and Individuals The investigation discloses that the German Embassy and the various German consulates throughout the country took a lively interest in spreading the work of in the United States, Including Diplomatic and Consular Agents of the Transocean News Service throughout the country. The records disclose that the German Government." This report is known as appendix— these German officials not only acted in an advisory capacity to Zapp (Dr. Manfred part II. Following its publication, the consular agents of the German Zapp) but that they were also actively engaged as solicitors and collection agencies Government were expelled from the United States by an order of the . for Transocean News Service (apPehdix—part II, p. 975). Department of State, issued under direction of the President. The Transocean News Service and other German agencies that received aid and encouragement from diploMatic and consular officials THE EXPULSION ORDER are discussed more fully in other sections. The full text of the order expelling the German consular officers, One of the most brazen attempts to install Nazi propaganda ma,- agents, clerks, and employees who were of German nationality from chines in American institutions came to the committee's attention in the United States reads as follows: the testimony of Dr. John Harvey Sherman, president of the Univer- JUNE 16, 1941. sity of Tampa. Herr HANS Tnockisr.7.1, Dr. Sherman testified that the university received an offer of a Charge d'Ajaires ad interim of Germany. donation of books for the school library. On looking into the matter, SIR: It has coins to the knowledge of this Government that agencies of the Dr. Sherman round that the would-be donor was the German Govern- German Reich in this country, including German consular establishments, have ment, operating through Baron Edgar Freiberr Spiegel von turd zu been engaged in activities wholly outside the scope of their legitimate duties. These activities have been of an improper and unwarranted character. They Pe-ckelsheim, consul general at New Orleans. Von Spiegel made it render the continued presence in the United Slates of these agencies and consular clear that the German Government "was in the practice" of donating establishments inimical to the welfare of this country. I am directed by the books to American colleges and universities on condition that the President to request that the German Government remove from -United Atates professor in charge of the German department was acceptable, speak- territory all German nationals in anywise connected with the • German Library of Information in New York, the German Railway 'and Tourists Agencies, and ing "the German language correctly from the Government's point of the Trans-Ocean News Service, and that each of these organisations and their view." affiliates shall be promptly closed. Baron von Spiegel also played a leading role in a flagrant attempt to I am also directed to request that all German consular officers. agents, clerks, intimidate the editor of a German language newspaper. The edit-or, and employees thereof of German nationality shall be removed from American G. F. Nouhauser, an American citizen, testified that he interpreted a territory and that the consular establishments likewise be promptly closed. It is contemplated that all such withdrawals and closures shall be effected before letter written to him by von Spiegel as a direct threat and an effort at July 10. intimidation. Nenhauser ha_d also received a similar letter from Dr. Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my high consideration, E. Wendler, who preceded von Spiegel as consulgeneral at New Or- For the Secretary of State: leans. Translations of both letters are reproduced below: SUMNER WELLNS. NEW {}ALBANS, LA., IMPROPER ACTIVITIES OF GERMAN DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR AGENTS February 54, 1938. Mr. 0. F. NpunAELisEn, Testimony given before the committee demonstrates that diplomatic Free Press for Texas, 4100 So. Press St., San Antonio, Texas. and consular agents of the German Government engaged in a wide MY DEAR MR. NEteinEustn: Your letter of Feb. 2nd of this year induces me variety of activities designed to further the cause of nazi-ism in the to do what 1 had been intending to do for several days, to discuss with you the manner and the tone in which you occasionally report in your newspaper about United States. G ermany. 2 4 ~N-AME,RIC•AN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIEt3 L1 -AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIEke 6

. If you react the laSt great speech of Adolf Hitler as lie spoke' it. you will see You say in your letter "that everything that separates must he dropped and that he has concerned himself earnestly and intently as never before with the everything that- we have in common mnst be fostered and established." manner of reporting of the foreign press concerning Germany. The flood of lies In order to be able to work toward this goal, we must first. of all be clear what it and minors that were spread in the international press about the carrying out is that those of German descent. in Texas have in eommon. In the CO1U11111S of and the aims of personnel changes in the army and diplomatic circles in the your newspaper, you regard this common thing in the first place, the German •firet February days in Germany has given the German Leader the occasion to language and the works of .German culture. The experiences of the past and of take this energetic position. the present should teach us, •however, that there is something which goes far I have had to establish to my great regret that you report in your paper in beyond that and that is honor and respect. I can imagine that a person of exactly the same way which the German Leader declines and Which one can German descent who stands constantly in the bard struggle for his minimum designate not only as not friendly to Germany but as hostile to Germany. You existence has little understanding that it should be necessary to preserve the write in your edition of February 11, first page, second column below, that German language and German culture, while he presumably experiences it in his Hitler has. "thrown" the conservative element• out of the army and substantiate own person what it means for him, the little mall, whether he must. for the sake that with the statement that these generals, in the first. place, regarded Italy as are of his German descent count on respect and accommodation or disdain and hate. unreliable fellow; secondly, they regarded a union with Japan as injurious; and He who wishes to summon the German nationals to assembly must- stand up for thirdly, strived for a friendship with Russia. the German honor and the respect of the German name. German nationalism Further von write that three ambassadors were recalled over which the National in Texas is fundamentally only a part. of the German nationalism in the whole Socialists `rejoiced." The Army had also been "made Nazi." You say further world and its honor and respect is dependent upon the honor which German that the diplomacy of Hitler represented the "Hitler system" as never before. nationalism enjoys hi the world and especially in the German homeland. He The diplomacy bad to obligate itself openly or secretly to Rosenberg's fanatic who wishes to summon German nationals must not want to draw a line between -theory, etc.. etc. German nationalism abroad and German nationalism at home. He must appeal NOW, Mr. Neithaeuser. I cannot avoid the impression that such reporting, to rather to the pride of this Berman nationalism and to all that which the German put it mildly, must be called "unfriendly." Furthermore, what you say does not people not. only has accomplished in the past but also in the present. The leaders correspond at. all to the facts. Neither do I know where you could have obtained of German nationals in Texas can justly be proud that they have succeeded in these contentions. As a matter of fact., such articles could appear just. as well in initiating in the last few years such a successful gathering movement,. You must a newspaper hostile to Germany. Also the article about Pastor Nieumeller does at the same time understand that this gathering movement could only be successful, not. please me at all, therefore, because the German nationalism in these years has reason to he proud The Leader has declared that in the future Germany will proceed with all means of its name. Without the German revival movement of Adolph Hitler would against international newspaper propaganda which incites and is untrue. As German nationalism abroad not have awakened again to the consciousness of its you will' gather from his great speech, he characterizes such propaganda as a racial ties, danger for peace with the substantiation that the nations in which such inciting As I expressed these thoughts in our mutual discussion, you agreed with me propaganda is permitted could be incited to war mood against Germany, while absolutely. I have, however, unfortunately up to the present. time been able to the German people among whom such newspaper propaganda is prohibited could observe no effect of our conversation in studying your newspaper_ In your news- riot be brought into such a mood. The Leader ascribes, therefore, justly to this paper you try after as well as before to draw a line of demarcation between Ger- inciting propaganda an effect which disturbs peace. Be assured that. it is ex- man nationalism in Texas and the German people at home. ceedingly painful to me to have to write-this to you but I feel obligated to do so Although it may appear superfluous, T wish to emphasize once more explicitly after what I have read in your paper lately, especially if I and my staff are to at this time that the thought would never occur to a National Socialist in a re- support you further in your work. There is so much good to report about sponsible position even in the remotest way to recommend the transfer of German Germany,and it is a glorious task to communicate this good to the world; and it. is, National Socialism t. the -United. States, That would contradict the basic con- as you well know, in a newspaper more than elsewhere the tone which makes the ception of National Socialistic thought.. According to the conception, every music. • people has its own conditions of life for which it must find also a corresponding •lAre two understood each other so very well as we looked into each other's eyes, form. Finally, indeed, a nation does not exist. for the sake of a definite form of and I wish from the bottom of my heart that. this understanding will remain government but the form of government. for the sake of the people. The whole further. I request you heartily to bear this in mind and remain with German excitement of the contrast between dictatorship and democracy is senseless. That greeting, is not the question at all, It is not a question of form put. of content. For Yours sincerely, Sir von Spiegel, General Consul, whom the content is important for him is there only the great contrast between P. S.—According to your wish, I am sending you inclosed the text of the speech communism as the power that. destroys culture on the one side and the culture of the Leader and Reich Chancellor for your kind consideration. bearing and creative forces On the other side. We believe that a culture can only grow out of the natural forces of a living nationality and regard, therefore, all those forces as culture-destroying which destroy and undermine the natural forces of a nationality. It. is indeed not said that these forces appear under the banner of communism. He who knows the history of the period after the war knows NEW Ont.NANS, LA., August 46,1937. Mr. G. F. NnIIHAErrETE, that in the struggle for power every means of camouflage and disguise is justifiable.. At first this battle was openly directed against. capitalism and the middle class, Baur, Free Press for Texas, San Antonio, Tar-. and only since a dangeorus opponent has arisen to communism in National MI- DEAR Ma. I'.,:anHAZt1S-En: I acknowledge with best thanks your letter of the Socialism 'does it seek to unite itself with the liberal middle class in order first 9th of this month and regret with you that I have no opportunity to talk with of all to shake off its most difficult opponent. The events in Spain and also in you in detail about it. Indeed, I had the feeling in our last conversation that you France show qnit•e clearly that communism is ready to enter into an alliance had understood me very well. You gave me also the prospect of bringing the with the so-called democratic parties in order to destroy them then from within. results of our discussion at that time to expression in the attitude of your news- Whoever does not see this danger plays inteutionally or unintentionally inte the paper. In the struggle of every clay life, the memory of this conversation seems hands of communism, We do not intend to spread National Socialism over the to have been obliterated again in your mind, so that a reiteration of what I told world, but. we see it. as our task to tear off the mask from the face of communiam you then would be deeirable indeed. Unfortunately, I cannot talk with you in in whatsoever form it may appeal'. Our struggle for the most sacred values of person since I shall leave New Orleans an the 21st of the month in order to fake culture is a battle for life and death. And we shrink not from active iuterferenee ever my new position. The Leader and Reich Chancellor has appointed me where it appears necessary in the interest. and preservation of the well-being of German Ambassador to Bolivia. I shall go first to Berlin for a short time and our people. from there to my new place, I should like to make ae attempt, as it were, by way The German press abroad, which desires to summon the German nationals to of farewell to answer your statements as briefly as possible. assemble which must, therefore, awaken the pride in the great work of renewal

Edith Denielsson, stenographer. stenographer. Denielsson, Edith

Friedel Gertrud Crone, stenographer. stenographer. Crone, Gertrud Friedel

Marianne de Barde, clerk clerk Barde, de Marianne

Christel Carey, secretary. secretary. Carey, Christel

Senta Greta Beye, stenographer. stenographer. Beye, Greta Senta

Bruno Blayne, consulate secretary. secretary. consulate Blayne, Bruno

Kurt Friedrich Wilhelm Hotline, consular secretary. secretary. consular Hotline, Wilhelm Friedrich Kurt

Hermann Richard Bohm, clerk. clerk. Bohm, Richard Hermann

Paul Sebastian Baur, consular secretary. secretary. consular Baur, Sebastian Paul

Marlene Brenner, assistant. assistant. Brenner, Marlene

Else Hanna Dora Arnecke, clerk. clerk. Arnecke, Dora Hanna Else use Hahnemann, assistant. assistant. Hahnemann, use

Vice Admiral Robert Witthoeft-Emden, naval attaché. attaché. naval Witthoeft-Emden, Robert Admiral Vice

Herr Heribert von Strempel, first secretary. secretary. first Strempel, von Heribert Herr

Herr Ernst Ostermann von Roth, second secretary. secretary. second Roth, von Ostermann Ernst Herr in this country just prior to the expulsion order of June 16; 1941: 1941: 16; June of order expulsion the to prior just country this in

Herr Theodor von Knopp, commercial attaché. attaché. commercial Knopp, von Theodor Herr

Herr Wilhelm-Guenther von Heyden, third secretary. secretary. third Heyden, von Wilhelm-Guenther Herr

Herr Hans Thomsen, Minister Plenipotentiary and Charge d'Affaires ad interim. interim. ad d'Affaires Charge and Plenipotentiary Minister Thomsen, Hans Herr

Capt. Peter Riedel, assistant. military attaché for air. air. for attaché military assistant. Riedel, Peter Capt.

Ulrich Freiherr YOH Gienanth. second secretary. secretary. second Gienanth. YOH Freiherr Ulrich

Herr Wilhelm Tannenberg, first secretary. secretary. first Tannenberg, Wilhelm Herr

Herr Hans D. Schmidt.-Horix, third secretary. secretary. third Schmidt.-Horix, D. Hans Herr

Herr Karl Resenberg, first secretary. secretary. first Resenberg, Karl Herr

Herr Hubert Matthias, attache. attache. Matthias, Hubert Herr

OFFICIALS IN THE DIPLOMATIC LIST LIST DIPLOMATIC THE IN OFFICIALS Herr Richard Bottler, second secretary. secretary. second Bottler, Richard Herr

returning to this country or so that, if here, they may be kept under under kept be may they here, if that, so or country this to returning

Gen. Friedrich von Boetticher, military and air attaché. attaché. air and military Boetticher, von Friedrich Gen. surveillance. The committee presents herewith the complete list of of list complete the herewith presents committee The surveillance.

individuals so that, after the war, they will either be prohibited from from prohibited be either will they war, the after that, so individuals

mittee feels that there should be a public record of names of these these of names of record public a be should there that feels mittee

the German diplomatic and consular agents and employees who were were who employees and agents consular and diplomatic German the

nazi-ism rather than diplomatic or commercial purposes, the com- the purposes, commercial or diplomatic than rather nazi-ism

used for espionage and propaganda purposes and for furtherance of of furtherance for and purposes propaganda and espionage for used

ment of all officials and employees of the German Embassy and the the and Embassy German the of employees and officials all of ment various consular offices. Due to the fact that there has been indis- been has there that fact the to Due offices. consular various

putable evidence to the effect that Embassy and consular offices were were offices consular and Embassy that effect the to evidence putable

at all possible. possible. all at

liberty to send him a copy of this letter. letter. this of copy a him send to liberty

other German newspapers in Texas and within the German nationalism will be be will nationalism German the within and Texas in newspapers German other

also the adopted country. country. adopted the also

cultural life the German press abroad will serve German nationalism best but but best nationalism German serve will abroad press German the life cultural therewith the basis upon which, of that I am certain, and understanding with the the with understanding and certain, am I that of which, upon basis the therewith

LIST OF DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR AGENTS OF THE GERMAN GOVERN- GOVERN- GERMAN THE OF AGENTS CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC OF LIST

to interpret and to explain precisely these active interferences which may seem seem may which interferences active these precisely explain to and interpret to

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views which you gave me oral assent at that time. You will find simultaneously simultaneously find will You time. that at assent oral me gave you which views

which is being accomplished in Germany must esteem it accordingly as its task task its as accordingly it esteem must Germany in accomplished being is which

to foreign countries difficult to understand, Not in moving away from Germany Germany from away moving in Not understand, to difficult countries foreign to but in trying to create an understanding of this new straggle for the future of all all of future the for straggle new this of understanding an create to trying in but

Since Mr. Biebers at that time participated in the discussion, I have taken the the taken have I discussion, the in participated time that at Biebers Mr. Since

With best greeting I am, am, I greeting best With

I should be glad to have you express with full emphasis in your newspaper these- newspaper your in emphasis full with express you have to glad be should I

The committee has obtained an official list from the State Depart- State the from list official an obtained has committee The

Yours very sincerely, sincerely, very Yours

EMPLOYEES IN THE GERMAN EMBASSY, WASHINGTON, D. C. C. D. WASHINGTON, EMBASSY, GERMAN THE IN EMPLOYEES

UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA PROPAGANDA UN-AMERICAN

or THE GERMAN EMBASSY, WASHINGTON, D. C. C. D. WASHINGTON, EMBASSY, GERMAN THE or

MENT MENT

ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES

Dr. E. WENDLER. WENDLER. E. Dr.

Heinrich Frey tag, assistant. assistant. tag, Frey Heinrich

Robert Ernst Eggert, assistant. assistant. Eggert, Ernst Robert

Oskar Hans Georg Fabian, consular secretary. secretary. consular Fabian, Georg Hans Oskar

Kurt Guido Fritzsching, consular secretary. secretary. consular Fritzsching, Guido Kurt

Johann Diedrich Entrap, assistant. assistant. Entrap, Diedrich Johann

Philipp August Dieter, clerk. clerk. Dieter, August Philipp

Helmut Wilhelm Grathwohl, assistant. assistant. Grathwohl, Wilhelm Helmut

Erwin Otto Geiger, clerk. clerk. Geiger, Otto Erwin

Paul Karl August Firchow, assistant. assistant. Firchow, August Karl Paul Heinz Haehn, assistant. assistant. Haehn, Heinz

Emil August Conrad Hoff, night telephone operator. operator. telephone night Hoff, Conrad August Emil

Ernst Adolf Hepp, assistant. assistant. Hepp, Adolf Ernst

Marie Mercedes Fritzsching, assistant. assistant. Fritzsching, Mercedes Marie Werner Leo Eickholt, consul secretary. secretary. consul Eickholt, Leo Werner

Willy Paul Martin Gremlins, chancelor. chancelor. Gremlins, Martin Paul Willy

Georg Kleinholz, first consular secretary. secretary. consular first Kleinholz, Georg

Otto Gerhard Janssen, first consular secretary. secretary. consular first Janssen, Gerhard Otto

Alfred Moritz Keil, consular secretary. secretary. consular Keil, Moritz Alfred Reinhold Friedrich Keppler, consular secretary. secretary. consular Keppler, Friedrich Reinhold Killian Hofmann, messenger. messenger. Hofmann, Killian

Therese Koschutzky, charwoman. charwoman. Koschutzky, Therese

Alfons Georg Ieleindienst, first consular secretary. secretary. consular first Ieleindienst, Georg Alfons

Otto Robert Christian Lenz, consular secretary. secretary. consular Lenz, Christian Robert Otto

Carl Anton Lendle, messenger. messenger. Lendle, Anton Carl

Johann Friedrich Ludwig Marwede, messenger. - - messenger. Marwede, Ludwig Friedrich Johann

Johannes Michel, consular secretary. secretary. consular Michel, Johannes Erwin Theodor Maisch, consular secretary. secretary. consular Maisch, Theodor Erwin

Erich Bruno Lochmann, assistant secretary. secretary. assistant Lochmann, Bruno Erich

Wilhelm H. Lenzner, clerk. clerk. Lenzner, H. Wilhelm

Helene Nielebock, clerk-assistant. ' ' clerk-assistant. Nielebock, Helene

Franz Ferdinand Erich Mealier, messenger. messenger. Mealier, Erich Ferdinand Franz

Hans Rabe, assistant. assistant. Rabe, Hans

Karl Walter Odie, consular secretary. secretary. consular Odie, Walter Karl

Simon Puschnig, messenger. messenger. Puschnig, Simon

Gertrud Else Oehlmann, assistant. assistant. Oehlmann, Else Gertrud

Otto Johannes Christian Rathje, consular secretary. secretary. consular Rathje, Christian Johannes Otto

Annette Luise Prior, stenographer. stenographer. Prior, Luise Annette

Helmut Hugo Friederich Raeuber, assistant. assistant. Raeuber, Friederich Hugo Helmut

Heinrich Carl Radinger, assistant: assistant: Radinger, Carl Heinrich

Charlotte Marie Helene Schepelmann, stenographer. stenographer. Schepelmann, Helene Marie Charlotte

Karl Heinrich Riehau, clerk. clerk. Riehau, Heinrich Karl

Hans Karl Heinz Sennhenn, assistant. assistant. Sennhenn, Heinz Karl Hans

Albert Christian Schweikle, messenger. messenger. Schweikle, Christian Albert

Franz Frederich Wilhelm Schulz, consul. consul. Schulz, Wilhelm Frederich Franz

Ernst Adalbert Scholvin, assistant. assistant. Scholvin, Adalbert Ernst

Carl Willibrod Schmalenbach, chauffeur. chauffeur. Schmalenbach, Willibrod Carl

Hildegard Gretchen Hedwig Wiese, stenographer. stenographer. Wiese, Hedwig Gretchen Hildegard

Horst Hagen Werth, clerk. clerk. Werth, Hagen Horst

Fritz Wagner, messenger. messenger. Wagner, Fritz

Maria Albertine Thurau, stenographer. stenographer. Thurau, Albertine Maria

Eberhard Johann Heinrich Otto von Blanekenhagen, consulate secretary. secretary. consulate Blanekenhagen, von Otto Heinrich Johann Eberhard

Frieda van Megan stenographer. stenographer. Megan van Frieda

Ingeborg Sweetie, assistant. assistant. Sweetie, Ingeborg

Wilhelm Ernst Oswald Wolff, assistant. assistant. Wolff, Oswald Ernst Wilhelm

Wilhelm Wilderiauth, messenger. messenger. Wilderiauth, Wilhelm

Wilhelm Robert Wetzer, assistant. assistant. Wetzer, Robert Wilhelm Christine Zeisler, stenographer. stenographer. Zeisler, Christine

Hans (Johannes) Borchers, consul general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consul Borchers, (Johannes) Hans

Emil Leo Baer, consul general, Chicago, Ill. Ill. Chicago, general, consul Baer, Leo Emil

Otto Denser, vice consul, San Francisco, Calif. Calif. Francisco, San consul, vice Denser, Otto

Herbert Eugen Diel, consul general, St. Louis, 111o. 111o. Louis, St. general, consul Diel, Eugen Herbert

Eckert Briest, vice consul, Cleveland, Ohio Ohio Cleveland, consul, vice Briest, Eckert

Friedhelm Robert Draeger, consul, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New consul, Draeger, Robert Friedhelm

Werner Rudolf Duehrssen, consular agent, Newport News-Norfolk, Va. Va. News-Norfolk, Newport agent, consular Duehrssen, Rudolf Werner

UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES PROPAGANDA UN-AMERICAN

GERMAN CONSULAR OFFICERS OFFICERS CONSULAR GERMAN

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Fritz Heinrich Kellermeier, assistant commercial attache, consulate general, New New general, consulate attache, commercial assistant Kellermeier, Heinrich Fritz Heinz Albrecht Johannsen, secretary, consulate general, Chicago, Ill. Ill. Chicago, general, consulate secretary, Johannsen, Albrecht Heinz

Anneliese Janke, stenographer, consulate genera!, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New genera!, consulate stenographer, Janke, Anneliese

Lilly Illian. stenographer, consulate general, New York, N. Y, Y, N. York, New general, consulate stenographer, Illian. Lilly

Kurt. Johann Mimi), clerk, consulate, Los Angeles, Calif. Calif. Angeles, Los consulate, clerk, Mimi), Johann Kurt.

Anna Louise Hummelbrunner, stenographer, consulate, New Orleans, La. La. Orleans, New consulate, stenographer, Hummelbrunner, Louise Anna

Heinrich Heinemann, office assistant, consulate general, San Francisco, Calif. Calif. Francisco, San general, consulate assistant, office Heinemann, Heinrich

Heilmut Fritz Otto Heerling, attacH, consulate general. Chicago, Ill. Ill. Chicago, general. consulate attacH, Heerling, Otto Fritz Heilmut Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Hoff, clerk, consulate, Cleveland, Ohio. Ohio. Cleveland, consulate, clerk, Hoff, Wilhelm Friedrich Georg

Hedwig Haase, stenographer, consulate general, Chicago, Ill. Ill. Chicago, general, consulate stenographer, Haase, Hedwig

Helmut Wilhelm Grathwohl, employee, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate employee, Grathwohl, Wilhelm Helmut

Fritz Heberling, assistant clerk, consulate general, Chicago, Chicago, general, consulate clerk, assistant Heberling, Fritz Heinrich Hammann, secretary, consulate, Manila, P. I. I. P. Manila, consulate, secretary, Hammann, Heinrich

Max Grab, clerk, consulate, Los Angeles, Calif. Calif. Angeles, Los consulate, clerk, Grab, Max

Erna Frida Guhl Frida Erna Wilhelm Ferdinand Haensgen, assistant clerk, consulate general, Chicago, DI. DI. Chicago, general, consulate clerk, assistant Haensgen, Ferdinand Wilhelm

Hans Joachim Geier, secretary, consulate general, New York, N; Y. Y. N; York, New general, consulate secretary, Geier, Joachim Hans

Ernst. Hermann Gewuning, first secretary, consulate general, Chicago, Chicago, general, consulate secretary, first Gewuning, Hermann Ernst.

Erwin Otto Geiger, clerk, consulate, New Orleans, La. La. Orleans, New consulate, clerk, Geiger, Otto Erwin

Gustav Gauerke, secretary, consulate general, New York, N. 'V. 'V. N. York, New general, consulate secretary, Gauerke, Gustav

Wilhelm Heinrich Friebel, chancelor, consulate general, Chicago, Chicago, general, consulate chancelor, Friebel, Heinrich Wilhelm

Wilhelm Frerichs, employee, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate employee, Frerichs, Wilhelm

AnneHese Fischer, secretary, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate secretary, Fischer, AnneHese

Elsa Margarethe Fastenrath, stenographer, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate stenographer, Fastenrath, Margarethe Elsa Margot Magda Emmy Frerichs, stenographer, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate stenographer, Frerichs, Emmy Magda Margot

Martha Freitag, stenographer, consulate general, New Orleans, La. La. Orleans, New general, consulate stenographer, Freitag, Martha

Elisabeth Maria Essig, clerk, consulate, Boston, Boston, consulate, clerk, Essig, Maria Elisabeth

Wilhelm Jacob Engel-Emden, nightman, consulate general, New York, N. Y, Y, N. York, New general, consulate nightman, Engel-Emden, Jacob Wilhelm

Maria Susanne Etzel, secretary-stenographer, consulate general, New York, N. Y, Y, N. York, New general, consulate secretary-stenographer, Etzel, Susanne Maria Walter Carl Ellling, first secretary, consulate, New Orleans, La. La. Orleans, New consulate, secretary, first Ellling, Carl Walter

Paula Maria Drechsler, stenographer, consulate general, Chicago, Ill. Ill. Chicago, general, consulate stenographer, Drechsler, Maria Paula Harriet. Elisabeth Draegert; stenographer, consulate, Los Angeles, Calif. Calif. Angeles, Los consulate, stenographer, Draegert; Elisabeth Harriet.

Liese Busche, stenographer, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate stenographer, Busche, Liese

Otto Richard Borsdorf, messenger, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate messenger, Borsdorf, Richard Otto

Gertraude Erika Christier, secretary, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate secretary, Christier, Erika Gertraude Johann Boden, secretary, consulate, Cleveland, Ohio. Ohio. Cleveland, consulate, secretary, Boden, Johann Christel Carey, stenographer, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate stenographer, Carey, Christel

Gerhard Hermann Fritz Boldt, secretary, consulate, Boston, Mass. Mass. Boston, consulate, secretary, Boldt, Fritz Hermann Gerhard

Kurt Friedrich Wilhelm Bohme, secretary, consulate, Boston, Mass. Mass. Boston, consulate, secretary, Bohme, Wilhelm Friedrich Kurt

Kurt. Karl Beyer, secretary, consulate general, San Francisco, Calif. Calif. Francisco, San general, consulate secretary, Beyer, Karl Kurt. Josef Franz Bauer, clerk, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate clerk, Bauer, Franz Josef

Hertha Helene Bell, consulate, St. Louis, Mo. Mo. Louis, St. consulate, Bell, Helene Hertha

Paul Paul

Anna Elisabeth Alias, stenographer, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate stenographer, Alias, Elisabeth Anna

Fritz Wiedemann, consul general, San Francisco, Calif. Calif. Francisco, San general, consul Wiedemann, Fritz

Erich Windels, consul general, Philadelphia, Pa. Pa. Philadelphia, general, consul Windels, Erich

Karl Edgar Freiherr Spiegel von Lind zu Peckeisheim, consul general, New Orleans, Orleans, New general, consul Peckeisheim, zu Lind von Spiegel Freiherr Edgar Karl

Heinz K. Thorner, vice consul, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New consul, vice Thorner, K. Heinz Walter Hermann Zingelmann, honorary consul, Mobile, Ala. Ala. Mobile, consul, honorary Zingelmann, Hermann Walter

Heinrich Schafhausen, vice consul, Philadelphia, Pa. Pa. Philadelphia, consul, vice Schafhausen, Heinrich

Herbert Wilhelm Scholz, consul, Boston, Mass. Mass. Boston, consul, Scholz, Wilhelm Herbert

Siegmar Siegfried Lurtz, consul, New York. N. Y. Y. N. York. New consul, Lurtz, Siegfried Siegmar

Gustav Albert Nfuller, consul, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New consul, Nfuller, Albert Gustav

Ernst Emil Ivan Fritz Neumann, honorary consul, Balboa, C. Z. Z. C. Balboa, consul, honorary Neumann, Fritz Ivan Emil Ernst

York, N. Y. Y. N. York,

Heinz Lautenschlager, consul, Manila, P. L L P. Manila, consul, Lautenschlager, Heinz Georg Fedor Krause-Wichmann, consul, Chicago, Ill. Ill. Chicago, consul, Krause-Wichmann, Fedor Georg

Karl Kapp, consul general, Cleveland, Ohio. Ohio. Cleveland, general, consul Kapp, Karl

Bernhard Gustav Lippert, vice consul, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New consul, vice Lippert, Gustav Bernhard

Ello Ernst Hudemann, acting honorary consul, Colon, Panama Panama Colon, consul, honorary acting Hudemann, Ernst Ello Hans-Richard Ernst Hirschfeld, consul, New York. N. Y. Y. N. York. New consul, Hirschfeld, Ernst Hans-Richard

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Georg Gyssling, consul, Los Angeles, Calif. Calif. Angeles, Los consul, Gyssling, Georg

Henry Freese, consul, consul, Freese, Henry

La. La.

Baumann, Baumann,

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clerk, consulate, Manila. P. I. I. P. Manila. consulate, clerk,

stenographer, consulate, Boston, Mass. Mass. Boston, consulate, stenographer,

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San San

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Juan, P. R. R. P. Juan,

Mass. Mass.

M. M.

.Hermann Loeper, chancelor, consulate general, San Francisco, Calif. Calif. Francisco, San general, consulate chancelor, Loeper, .Hermann

Johann Schmaus, clerk, consulate, New Orleans, La. La. Orleans, New consulate, clerk, Schmaus, Johann

Hermann Lankenau, employee, consulate, St. Louis, Mo. Mo. Louis, St. consulate, employee, Lankenau, Hermann

Hubert Christian Kessels, secretary, consulate, Manila, P. I. I. P. Manila, consulate, secretary, Kessels, Christian Hubert

Frieda Anna Kuhlmann, stenographer, consulate general, Chicago, Ill. Ill. Chicago, general, consulate stenographer, Kuhlmann, Anna Frieda

Thea Adelgunde Kordel, stenographer, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate stenographer, Kordel, Adelgunde Thea Isabel Julia Kluge, stenotypist, consulate, Manila, P. I. I. P. Manila, consulate, stenotypist, Kluge, Julia Isabel

Karl Koesting, chancelor, consulate, Manila. P. I. I. P. Manila. consulate, chancelor, Koesting, Karl

Claire (Mara) Marie Koch, stenographer, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate stenographer, Koch, Marie (Mara) Claire Alfons.Georg Kleindienst, secretary, consulate general Chicago, Ill, Ill, Chicago, general consulate secretary, Kleindienst, Alfons.Georg Louise Johanna Alberta Loeffke, stenographer, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate stenographer, Loeffke, Alberta Johanna Louise

Rudolf Fritz Lohretgel, clerk, consulate, Boston, Mass. Mass. Boston, consulate, clerk, Lohretgel, Fritz Rudolf

Karl Loerky, secretary, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate secretary, Loerky, Karl Erich Karl Koechlin, assistant commercial attache, consulate, New Orleans, La. La. Orleans, New consulate, attache, commercial assistant Koechlin, Karl Erich Rudolf Hermann Kleffner, clerk, consulate, Los Angeles, Calif. Calif. Angeles, Los consulate, clerk, Kleffner, Hermann Rudolf

Erwin Theodor Maisch, secretary, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate secretary, Maisch, Theodor Erwin

Alfred Wilhelm Julius Lueders, secretary, consulate general, Chicago, Ill. Ill. Chicago, general, consulate secretary, Lueders, Julius Wilhelm Alfred

Wolfgang Otto Franko Manner, messenger, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate messenger, Manner, Franko Otto Wolfgang

Margarethe Helene Kempin, stenographer, consulate genera], New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New genera], consulate stenographer, Kempin, Helene Margarethe

Elisabeth Margarethe Meyer, stenographer, consulate general, San Francisco, Francisco, San general, consulate stenographer, Meyer, Margarethe Elisabeth Ingeborg Moerschner, stenographer, consulate general, San Francisco, Calif. Calif. Francisco, San general, consulate stenographer, Moerschner, Ingeborg

Karl Polstorff, chancelor, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate chancelor, Polstorff, Karl Henrietta Therese Ingehorg Meyer, stenographer, consulate, Los Angeles, Calif. Calif. Angeles, Los consulate, stenographer, Meyer, Ingehorg Therese Henrietta Ernst Matthias, clerk, consulate, Philadelphia, Pa. Pa. Philadelphia, consulate, clerk, Matthias, Ernst Julius Leopold Otto (deceased July 5, 1941), secretary, consulate general, general, consulate secretary, 1941), 5, July (deceased Otto Leopold Julius

Hans Oehrmann, clerk, consulate, Cleveland, Ohio. Ohio. Cleveland, consulate, clerk, Oehrmann, Hans

Friedrich Erich Muller, secretary, consulate, St.. Louis, Mo. Mo. Louis, St.. consulate, secretary, Muller, Erich Friedrich

Bethold Adolf Rasmus, chancelor, consulate, New Orleans, La. La. Orleans, New consulate, chancelor, Rasmus, Adolf Bethold Gotthard Waiter Raehmel, employee, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate employee, Raehmel, Waiter Gotthard

Annelieee Prinz, secretary, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate secretary, Prinz, Annelieee

Joachim Nicolaus Schlinker, clerk, consulate general, San Francisco, Calif, Calif, Francisco, San general, consulate clerk, Schlinker, Nicolaus Joachim Hans-ViTinfried Raven, employee, consulate consulate employee, Raven, Hans-ViTinfried

Eva Sehorsch Opderbeck, stenographer, consulate, St. Louis. Mo. Mo. Louis. St. consulate, stenographer, Opderbeck, Sehorsch Eva

Franz Russold, clerk, consulate, Cleveland, Ohio. Ohio. Cleveland, consulate, clerk, Russold, Franz Helmut Rubarth, secretary, consulate general, San Francisco, Calif. Calif. Francisco, San general, consulate secretary, Rubarth, Helmut

Anita Dora Honig, clerk, consulate, Detroit, Mich. Mich. Detroit, consulate, clerk, Honig, Dora Anita

Frieda Corinne Pauline Sachs, stenographer, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate stenographer, Sachs, Pauline Corinne Frieda

Carl Sohinkel, employee, consulate general, Chicago, Ill. Ill. Chicago, general, consulate employee, Sohinkel, Carl

Bernard Trailer, Trailer, Bernard

Georg Johann Schadt, custodian, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate custodian, Schadt, Johann Georg

Bruno Albert. Siemers, assistant, consulate general, Chicago, Ill. Ill. Chicago, general, consulate assistant, Siemers, Albert. Bruno Karl Schmid, messenger, mail clerk, consulate general, Chicago, III. III. Chicago, general, consulate clerk, mail messenger, Schmid, Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Schafer, secretary, consulate, Cleveland, Ohio. Ohio. Cleveland, consulate, secretary, Schafer, Wilhelm Friedrich

Christel Wagener, stenographer, consulate general, San Francisco, Calif. Calif. Francisco, San general, consulate stenographer, Wagener, Christel

Alois Schneider, clerk, consulate, St. Louis, Mo. Mo. Louis, St. consulate, clerk, Schneider, Alois

Marie-Louise Roessler, clerk, consulate, Baltimore, Md. Md. Baltimore, consulate, clerk, Roessler, Marie-Louise

Edith Louise Weigert, stenographer, consulate general, Chicago, Ill. Ill. Chicago, general, consulate stenographer, Weigert, Louise Edith Fritz Franz von Alpen, chancelor, consulate, Cleveland, Ohio. Ohio. Cleveland, consulate, chancelor, Alpen, von Franz Fritz

Hans Vogel, secretary, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate secretary, Vogel, Hans

Franz Max Schulze (deceased), clerk, consulate general, San Francisco, Calif. Calif. Francisco, San general, consulate clerk, (deceased), Schulze Max Franz

Anton Wagner, commercial attach4, consulate, New Orleans, La. La. Orleans, New consulate, attach4, commercial Wagner, Anton

Walter H. Schellenberg, employee, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate employee, Schellenberg, H. Walter Fritz Ferdinand Zeglin, employee, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate employee, Zeglin, Ferdinand Fritz

Erna Martha Schrader, stenographer, consulate general, San San general, consulate stenographer, Schrader, Martha Erna Dorothee Louise Marie Schmidt, stenotypist, consulate, New Orleans, La, La, Orleans, New consulate, stenotypist, Schmidt, Marie Louise Dorothee Peter Hubert Schmidt., chancelor, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate chancelor, Schmidt., Hubert Peter Elizabeth Liesel Schellenberg, secretary, consulate general, New York, York, New general, consulate secretary, Schellenberg, Liesel Elizabeth

Edmund Viktor Westphal, assistant- clerk, consulate general, Chicago, DI, DI, Chicago, general, consulate clerk, assistant- Westphal, Viktor Edmund Kurt Werner, clerk, consulate, Los Angeles, Calif. Calif. Angeles, Los consulate, clerk, Werner, Kurt Alfred Fritz Schorsch, assistant clerk, consulate, St. Louis, Mo. Mo. Louis, St. consulate, clerk, assistant Schorsch, Fritz Alfred

Ludwig Schnell, secretary, consulate general, New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New general, consulate secretary, Schnell, Ludwig

Max van Kellenbach, chancelor, consulate, Los Angeles, Calif. Calif. Angeles, Los consulate, chancelor, Kellenbach, van Max

Calif. Calif.

York, N. Y. Y. N. York,

secre

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tary,. consulate general, New York, York, New general, consulate tary,.

general, general,

New York, N. Y. Y. N. York, New

N. N.

Y. Y.

Francisco, Francisco,

N. N.

Calif. Calif.

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New New 9 9

inception in 1936 until the outbreak of war in September 1939, a a 1939, September in war of outbreak the until 1936 in inception

in the expenditures of the German Library of Information. From its its From Information. of Library German the of expenditures the in

General in New York had direct supervision over all of the library's library's the of all over supervision direct had York New in General

funds came directly from the Reich. In fact, the German Consul Consul German the fact, In Reich. the from directly came funds expenditures. expenditures.

$341,694 in the dissemination of its Nazi propaganda. All of these these of All propaganda. Nazi its of dissemination the in $341,694

in August 1940 the German Library of Information spent a total of of total a spent Information of Library German the 1940 August in

States in June 1941. 1941. June in States

General's office was located at the same address. address. same the at located was office General's

direction the library continued until its .expulsion from the United United the from .expulsion its until continued library the direction

located at 17 Battery Place, New York City. The German Consulate Consulate German The City. York New Place, Battery 17 at located

director. Beller was succeeded by Matthias Schmitz under whose whose under Schmitz Matthias by succeeded was Beller director.

ordered the library to leave the United States. The full text of the the of text full The States. United the leave to library the ordered

with German diplomatic and consular agents. agents. consular and diplomatic German with

acting under the direction of the President of the United States, States, United the of President the of direction the under acting

activities of the German Library of Information, Mr. Sumner Welles, Welles, Sumner Mr. Information, of Library German the of activities

expulsion order is reproduced in the chapter of this volume dealing dealing volume this of chapter the in reproduced is order expulsion

States, Including Diplomatic and Consular Agents of the German German the of Agents Consular and Diplomatic Including States,

part III, entitled "Preliminary Report on Totalitarian Propaganda in in Propaganda Totalitarian on Report "Preliminary entitled III, part

the United States.") States.") United the

which dealt with the use of the mails for the dissemination of Nazi Nazi of dissemination the for mails the of use the with dealt which

propaganda by the German Library of Information. (See appendix— (See Information. of Library German the by propaganda

Government.") In January 1941 the committee published a report report a published committee the 1941 January In Government.")

Information. Two months later, the committee published a complete complete a published committee the later, months Two Information.

Activities of Various Nazi Organizations and Individuals in the United United the in Individuals and Organizations Nazi Various of Activities

part II, entitled "A Preliminary Digest and Report on the Un-American Un-American the on Report and Digest Preliminary "A entitled II, part

exposure of the library's propaganda activities. (See appendix-- (See activities. propaganda library's the of exposure

library's printed matter, including books, pamphlets, and periodicals, periodicals, and pamphlets, books, including matter, printed library's

tivities subpenaed the files and records of the German Library of of Library German the of records and files the subpenaed tivities

were devoted to a vast propaganda campaign of extolling the Nazi Nazi the extolling of campaign propaganda vast a to devoted were

rule, the Nazi leaders, and the Nazi war against civilization. civilization. against war Nazi the and leaders, Nazi the rule,

States prior to the entrance of this country into the war. The The war. the into country this of entrance the to prior States

With the outbreak of the war in Europe, there was a sharp increase increase sharp a was there Europe, in war the of outbreak the With

agencies of Axis propaganda which operated openly in the United United the in openly operated which propaganda Axis of agencies

From its inception until the time of the committee's investigation investigation committee's the of time the until inception its From

The headquarters of the German Library of Information were were Information of Library German the of headquarters The

The library was established in May 1936 with Heinz BeIler BeIler Heinz with 1936 May in established was library The

Following the committee's disclosures concerning the nature and and nature the concerning disclosures committee's the Following

In September 1940 the Special Committee on Un-American Ac- Un-American on Committee Special the 1940 September In

The German Library of Information was one of the principal principal the of one was Information of Library German The

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THE SET-UP OF THE GERMAN LIBRARY OF INFORMATION INFORMATION OF LIBRARY GERMAN THE OF SET-UP THE

WAR BROUGHT INCREASED EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURES INCREASED BROUGHT WAR

GERMAN LIBRARY OF INFORMATION INFORMATION OF LIBRARY GERMAN

THE COMMITTEE'S INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE'S THE

as as

its its

and the maintenance of peace between your country and mine than to present to to present to than mine and country your between peace of maintenance the and

conflict now unhappily waging in Europe. Europe. in waging unhappily now conflict

mutually convenient times. times. convenient mutually

notice. notice. laws and my duties duties my and laws

the American public a picture unblurred by anti-German propaganda of the great great the of propaganda anti-German by unblurred picture a public American the

and use them. them. use and

Germany, we are both automatically released from any obligation flowing from from flowing obligation any from released automatically both are we Germany,

this agreement. agreement. this

because I can think of no more important task from the point of view of fair play play fair of view of point the from task important more no of think can I because with the German' Library of Information was as follows: follows: as was Information of Library German' the with not be asked to prepare or edit any matter derogatory to the United States, or to to or States, United the to derogatory matter any edit or prepare to asked be not

Dr. Dr.

place at my disposal from time to time. time. to time from disposal my at place

view based on data furnished by yon, as we may from time to time agree upon. upon. agree time to time from may we as yon, by furnished data on based view

undertake any editorial assignment which could possibly conflict with American American with conflict possibly could which assignment editorial any undertake

verbal agreement: agreement: verbal

among clubs, singing societies, and any other groups that would accept accept would that groups other any and societies, singing clubs, among

George Sylvester Viereck. The complete text of Viereck's contract contract Viereck's of text complete The Viereck. Sylvester George

ments which had been broadcast over the Nazi short-wave radio from from radio short-wave Nazi the over broadcast been had which ments

Germany. These phonograph records were placed in circulation circulation in placed were records phonograph These Germany. was built up largely by persons who sent in their own names and the the and names own their in sent who persons by largely up built was names of acquaintances. The list was used principally for weekly weekly for principally used was list The acquaintances. of names

mailings of the library's publication, Facts In Review. Review. In Facts publication, library's the of mailings

records on which were inscribed speeches, lectures, and announce- and lectures, speeches, inscribed were which on records

Library of Information. The list included some 70,000 names, and and names, 70,000 some included list The Information. of Library library spent $278,394. $278,394. spent library

countries surrounding the Reich. Reich. the surrounding countries

period of 40 months, the library spent only $63,300. From the be- the From $63,300. only spent library the months, 40 of period

devoted wholly to propaganda in support of the Nazi war upon the the upon war Nazi the of support in propaganda to wholly devoted

ginning of the war until August 1940, a period of 12 months, the the months, 12 of period a 1940, August until war the of ginning

Believe me, me, Believe

Agreed: Agreed:

It It (6) In the, I trust, remote contingency of a break between the United States and and States United the between break a of contingency remote trust, I the, In (6)

(

(2) (2)

(3) (3)

(4) (4)

(1) (1)

DEAR DR. BELLER: Ill Ill BELLER: DR. DEAR

One of the writers for the library's publication, Facts in Review, was was Review, in Facts publication, library's the for writers the of One

The German Library of Information possessed 10,000 phonograph phonograph 10,000 possessed Information of Library German The

The committee obtained by subpena the mailing list of the German German the of list mailing the subpena by obtained committee The

These greatly increased expenditures after September 1939 were were 1939 September after expenditures increased greatly These

HEINZ BELLER, BELLER, HEINZ

)This arrangement may be cancelled by either party on three months' months' three on party either by cancelled be may arrangement )This

(signed) HEINZ HEINZ (signed)

German Library of Information, Information, of Library German

is is

e. e.

I shall hold myself in readiness for editorial consultations with you at at you with consultations editorial for readiness in myself hold shall I

I agree to prepare for "Facts in Review" digests of such material as you you as material such of digests Review" in "Facts for prepare to agree I I shall be glad to prepare such articles interpreting the German point of of point German the interpreting articles such prepare to glad be shall I

My compensation will be 5500, payable monthly in advance. advance. in monthly payable 5500, be will compensation My

Sincerely yours, yours, Sincerely

also understood, in accordance with your wishes as well as mine, that I shall shall I that mine, as well as wishes your with accordance in understood, also

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THE LIBRARY'S PHONOGRAPH RECORDS RECORDS PHONOGRAPH LIBRARY'S THE

17 Battery Place, New York City. City. York New Place, Battery 17

as as

BELLER. BELLER.

THE LIBRARY'S MAILING LIST LIST MAILING LIBRARY'S THE

GEORGE SYLVESTER VIERECK VIERECK SYLVESTER GEORGE

an American citizen. I welcome cooperation with you, you, with cooperation welcome I citizen. American an

305 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, NEW YORK YORK NEW DRIVE, RIVERSIDE 305

GEORGE SYLVESTER VIERECK VIERECK SYLVESTER GEORGE

accordance with your request I herewith confirm our our confirm herewith I request your with accordance

(signed) GEORGE GEORGE (signed)

SYLVESTER VIERECK. VIERECK. SYLVESTER

SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER

27. 1939. 1939. 27. 11 11

references as well. well. as references

preparing of educational lectures on Germany and German affairs and serve as as serve and affairs German and Germany on lectures educational of preparing

free of charge for use in newspapers, periodicals, other publications, exhibitions, etc. etc. exhibitions, publications, other periodicals, newspapers, in use for charge of free

information on Germany, the archives contain: contain: archives the Germany, on information

papers, interlibrary exchange as well as restricted circulation. The books con- books The circulation. restricted as well as exchange interlibrary papers,

routine library work, registration, classification, filing of magazines and news- and magazines of filing classification, registration, work, library routine

tained in the library deal primarily with German subjects. subjects. German with primarily deal library the in tained

letters-- letters--

whether these inquiries be made by visitors, over the telephone, or through through or telephone, the over visitors, by made be inquiries these whether

III. Archives: Archives: III.

IV. Mailing Department: Department: Mailing IV.

all threads of the library combine as the governing body. body. governing the as combine library the of threads all

as well as their functions: functions: their as well as

the following data concerning its personnel: personnel: its concerning data following the

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The collect-ion of lantern slides and recordings (sound library) are of help in in help of are library) (sound recordings and slides lantern of collect-ion The

II. Research Department and Library: Library: and Department Research II.

The picture archive comprises press photographs which may be borrowed borrowed be may which photographs press comprises archive picture The

To make available for the American public the most up-to-date source of of source up-to-date most the public American the for available make To

This Department deals with all inquiries on subjects relating to Germany, Germany, to relating subjects on inquiries all with deals Department This

The Central Department, as indicated by its name, is the department where where department the is name, its by indicated as Department, Central The

T. Central Department.: Department.: Central T. Following is a résumé of the library's departments and employees employees and departments library's the of résumé a is Following

Under the subpena served by the committee, the library supplied supplied library the committee, the by served subpena the Under

(3) (3)

(2) (2)

(1) (1)

(4) (4)

(3) (3)

(2) (2) m m

official reports, reports, official

German laws and regulations, regulations, and laws German

statistical material etc., as taken from news services, .newspapers and - and .newspapers services, news from taken as etc., material statistical

complete sets of German News Service bulletins- bulletins- Service News German of sets complete

if necessary forwarding of inquiries to German research and science science and research German to inquiries of forwarding necessary if

procuring of books or references to other American or German or American other to references or books of procuring

recommending of reference books, books, reference of recommending

by direct information, information, direct by

.Mr. H. Sehueler, in charge of text and picture archives. archives. picture and text of charge in Sehueler, H. .Mr.

Mr. K. Mueller, packing, mailing, and in charge of storeroom. storeroom. of charge in and mailing, packing, Mueller, K. Mr.

Miss E. Schuster, Stenographer. Stenographer. Schuster, E. Miss

Mr. F. Zimmer, addressograph machines. machines. addressograph Zimmer, F. Mr.

Mr. R. Fischer, addressograph machines. machines. addressograph Fischer, R. Mr.

Mr. P. Fiebig, Assistant and in spare time aiding in addressing. addressing. in aiding time spare in and Assistant Fiebig, P. Mr.

Mr. 0. Penzler, Assistant and in spare time aiding aiding time spare in and Assistant Penzler, 0. Mr.

Mr. F. Ott, in charge of special group file. file. group special of charge in Ott, F. Mr.

Mr. W. Heinemann, in charge of servicing addressograph plate filing filing plate addressograph servicing of charge in Heinemann, W. Mr.

Miss Ch. Kuehnerich, employed making addressograph plates. plates. addressograph making employed Kuehnerich, Ch. Miss

Miss M. Meier, Assistant in this subdepartment. subdepartment. this in Assistant Meier, M. Miss

Mr. W. A. Graff, Head of Department and in charge of stores, purchas- purchas- stores, of charge in and Department of Head Graff, A. W. Mr.

Miss Ch. Winder, Secretary. Secretary. Winder, Ch. Miss

Mr. J. Rehm, Assistant. Assistant. Rehm, J. Mr.

Mr. H. Muenz, in charge of sound library and slide collections. collections. slide and library sound of charge in Muenz, H. Mr.

PERSONNEL OF THE GERMAN LIBRARY OF INFORMATION INFORMATION OF LIBRARY GERMAN THE OF PERSONNEL

Miss It. H Buehler, Librarian. Librarian. Buehler, H It. Miss

Mr. I. Mottet, Assistant. Assistant. Mottet, I. Mr.

magazines, magazines,

Mr. R. M. Sommer. Head of Department. Department. of Head Sommer. M. R. Mr.

Miss H. Androsch, Secretary. Secretary. Androsch, H. Miss

Dr. Matthias Schmitz, Director. Director. Schmitz, Matthias Dr. Miss H. Wenzel, in charge of telephone. telephone. of charge in Wenzel, H. Miss

Mr. J. Majewski, Junior Clerk. Clerk. Junior Majewski, J. Mr.

Heinz Beller, Director (now on leave of .absence). .absence). of leave on (now Director Beller, Heinz

Miss E. Mickinn, Secretary. Secretary. Mickinn, E. Miss

institutions; institutions;

Mr. C. G. Kropp, Assistant to the Director and in charge of personnel. personnel. of charge in and Director the to Assistant Kropp, G. C. Mr.

cabinets. cabinets.

ing, and statistics. statistics. and ing,

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and assists in the preparation of all other publications of the library. library. the of publications other all of preparation the in assists and

21. 21.

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concerning short-wave broadcast; from Germany. This weekly weekly This Germany. from broadcast; short-wave concerning

publication of a bulletin which provided all pertinent information information pertinent all provided which bulletin a of publication

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17. 17. 20. 20. German Library of Information is illustrated by the following list of of list following the by illustrated is Information of Library German

the titles of its periodicals, books, and pamphlets: pamphlets: and books, periodicals, its of titles the

bulletin entitled,"Cermany Calling" was issued down to the timeof timeof the to down issued was Calling" entitled,"Cermany bulletin

the closing of the library by order of the President on June 16, 1941. 1941. 16, June on President the of order by library the of closing the

]9. Reference Books on Germany. Germany. on Books Reference ]9.

VI. VI.

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7. 7. 1. 1.

8, German White Book. Documents on the Events preceding 'the Outbreak of of Outbreak 'the preceding Events the on Documents Book. White German 8, 3. 3.

6. 6.

5, German Christmas Carols and Christmas Toys. Christmas 1939. 1939. Christmas Toys. Christmas and Carols Christmas German 5,

V. V.

Mr. George Sylvester Viereck is under contract for special editorial work and and work editorial special for contract under is Viereck Sylvester George Mr. New Yoax, Yoax, New The editorial staff edits and prepares the weekly publication Facts in Review Review in Facts publication weekly the prepares and edits staff editorial The

The wide range of the propaganda material disseminated by the the by disseminated material propaganda the of range wide The

A special feature of the library's propaganda work was the weekly weekly the was work propaganda library's the of feature special A

Electrical Transcriptions of German Short-Wave Broadcasts. Broadcasts. Short-Wave German of Transcriptions Electrical

Facts in Review, a weekly bulletin. bulletin. weekly a Review, in Facts

Germany Calling. A weekly publication announcing forthcoming broadcasts broadcasts forthcoming announcing publication weekly A Calling. Germany

The War in Maps. Maps. in War The

Polish Acts of Atrocity against the German Minority in Poland. April 1940. 1940. April Poland. in Minority German the against Atrocity of Acts Polish

The Second Hunger Blockade. Blockade. Hunger Second The Educational Records. Records. Educational

Facts and Figures about Germany. Reprinted from Americana Annual for for Annual Americana from Reprinted Germany. about Figures and Facts

Exchange of Communications between the President of the United States States United the of President the between Communications of Exchange

Allied Intrigue in the Low Countries. Countries. Low the in Intrigue Allied A Nation Builds. Builds. Nation A Pictorial Report of Polish Atrocities. April 1940. 1940. April Atrocities. Polish of Report Pictorial

German White gook. Britain's Designs on Norway. August 1940.1 1940.1 August Norway. on Designs Britain's gook. White German German White Book. Documents Concerning the Last Phase of the German- the of Phase Last the Concerning Documents Book. White German Musical Records. Records. Musical

German Forests, Treasures of a Nation. Nation. a of Treasures Forests, German

Caspar David Friedrich, His Life and Work. Work. and Life His Friedrich, David Caspar

Werkstoffe, Miracles of German Chemistry. Chemistry. German of Miracles Werkstoffe,

Editorial Department.: Department.: Editorial

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and parcels of books, records, slides, etc., is also handled here. here. handled also is etc., slides, records, books, of parcels and

as of special mailings is being handled in this department; dispatch of letters letters of dispatch department; this in handled being is mailings special of as

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1939. 1939.

and the Chancellor of the German Reich, April 1939. Issued May 1939. 1939. May Issued 1939. April Reich, German the of Chancellor the and Polish Crisis. September 1939. 1939. September Crisis. Polish

the War. July 1940. 1940. July War. the

Mrs, Esen, Mrs. Oswald, Miss Koerner, and Miss Berger, Stenographers. Stenographers. Berger, Miss and Koerner, Miss Oswald, Mrs. Esen, Mrs,

Mr. H. H. Mr. Mr. 0. Lenz, Clerk. Clerk. Lenz, 0. Mr.

Mr. K. Disse. The Department handles all bookkeeping and pay- and bookkeeping all handles Department The Disse. K. Mr.

Mr. H. Schafhausen and Mr. A. Romani, Editors. Editors. Romani, A. Mr. and Schafhausen H. Mr.

ments. ments.

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dinner. dinner.

number Wickersham 2-0224. 2-0224. Wickersham number

me your answer by Monday afternoon, by telephoning by my office, using the the using office, my by telephoning by afternoon, Monday by answer your me

of the Intelligence Service of the Rome-Berlin Axis are meeting at my private private my at meeting are Axis Rome-Berlin the of Service Intelligence the of

apartment on the third floor of the house, 11 West 57th Street, for a very informal informal very a for Street, 57th West 11 house, the of floor third the on apartment

Dr. Dr.

ocean News Service, reads as follows: follows: as reads Service, News ocean

Berlin Axis. This letter, addressed to Manfred Zapp of the Trans-. Trans-. the of Zapp Manfred to addressed letter, This Axis. Berlin

fact that Ernst Schmitz, director of the German Railroads Informa- Railroads German the of director Schmitz, Ernst that fact

tion Office, was a member of the Intelligence Service of the Rome- the of Service Intelligence the of member a was Office, tion

Branch o Branch

were located at 11 West Fifty-seventh Street, New "York City. City. "York New Street, Fifty-seventh West 11 at located were

director of the office was one Ernst Schmitz. Schmitz. Ernst one was office the of director

of this volume dealing with German diplomatic and consular agents. agents. consular and diplomatic German with dealing volume this of

mation Office from the United States is reproduced in the chapter- the in reproduced is States United the from Office mation

German Railroads Information Office to leave the United States. States. United the leave to Office Information Railroads German

published a report which exposed the subversive character of this this of character subversive the exposed which report a published

Nazi agency. -On June 16, 1041, Mr. Sumner Welles, acting under under acting Welles, Sumner Mr. 1041, 16, June -On agency. Nazi

subpenfted all the records, files, and correspondence of the German German the of correspondence and files, records, the all subpenfted

Railroads Information Office. In NoveMber NoveMber In Office. Information Railroads

the direction of the President, of the United States, ordered the the ordered States, United the of President, the of direction the

state under the Nazis. Nazis. the under state

state. There is no such thing as a separation of business and the the and business of separation a as thing such no is There state.

all of its business institutions must be coordinated with the political political the with coordinated be must institutions business its of all

ganda outlet. It is a characteristic of characteristic a is It outlet. ganda

ing rail travel in Germany, it was in fact primarily a Nazi propa- Nazi a primarily fact in was it Germany, in travel rail ing

was ostensibly a business enterprise set up for the purpose of promot- of purpose the for up set enterprise business a ostensibly was

was an official agency of the Nazi Government. Although this agency agency this Although Government. Nazi the of agency official an was

(Accepted by telephone.) telephone.) by (Accepted

With kind regards. Heil Hitlerl Hitlerl Heil regards. kind With

I should should I

DEAR Dn. ZAPP: ZAPP: Dn. DEAR

The committee obtained possession of a letter which disclosed the the disclosed which letter a of possession obtained committee The

The headquarters of the German Railroads information Office Office information Railroads German the of headquarters The

The full text of the order expelling the German Railroads Infor- Railroads German the expelling order the of text full The

Aew York, N. Y. Y. N. York, Aew

In August 1940, the Special Committee on Un-American Activities Activities Un-American on Committee Special the 1940, August In

ZAPP, ZAPP,

According to its director, the German Railroads Information Office Office Information Railroads German the director, its to According

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be happy if you could 'join and I should be grateful if you could give give could you if grateful be should I and 'join could you if happy be

ffi

SET-UP OF THE GERMAN RAILROADS INFORMATION OFFICE OFFICE INFORMATION RAILROADS GERMAN THE OF SET-UP

GERMAN RAILROADS INFORMATION OFFICE OFFICE INFORMATION RAILROADS GERMAN

ces were maintained in Chicago and San Francisco. The The Francisco. San and Chicago in maintained were ces

SCHMITZ: AN AXIS INTELLIGENCE AGENT AGENT INTELLIGENCE AXIS AN SCHMITZ:

On Wednesday December 6th at 7 P. M. a number of people people of number a M. P. 7 at 6th December Wednesday On

THE COMMITTEE'S INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE'S THE

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York, N. N. York,

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the totalitarian society that that society totalitarian the

ERNST ERNST

Y.; November 80, 1939. 1939. 80, November Y.;

1940, 1940,

(Signed) (Signed)

SCHMITZ, SCHMITZ,

the committee committee the

SCHMITZ. SCHMITZ.

which were little more than propaganda tracts for nazi-ism. The The nazi-ism. for tracts propaganda than more little were which

following are some of the samples of this propaganda: propaganda: this of samples the of some are following

and difficult and involved great toil and sacrifice. Adolf Hitler used to stay here here stay to used Hitler Adolf sacrifice. and toil great involved and difficult and

at the Eaiserhof Eaiserhof the at 1933. The surrounding walls could tell of the jubilation of the hundreds of of hundreds the of jubilation the of tell could walls surrounding The 1933.

which came from Linter den Linden to greet Adolf Hitler, the German people's people's German the Hitler, Adolf greet to Linden den Linter from came which

were sung with enthusiasm until late on that memorable night. night. memorable that on late until enthusiasm with sung were windows reflected the glare of countless torches carried by the endless processions processions endless the by carried torches countless of glare the reflected windows giving and the National Anthem was sung again and again. Four years later the the later years Four again. and again sung was Anthem National the and giving

impartial observer. "The palace in the Wilhelmstrasse in which the Mirer lives lives Mirer the which in Wilhelmstrasse the in palace "The observer. impartial

thousands of beautifully lithographed information booklets for tourists, tourists, for booklets information lithographed beautifully of thousands

while the songs of the Movement rose to the skies like jubilant prayers of thanks- of prayers jubilant like skies the to rose Movement the of songs the while Dr. Josef Goebbels has described so vividly and thrillingly in his book was hard hard was book his in thrillingly and vividly so described has Goebbels Josef Dr. thousands who filled the square and the adjoining streets on that evening; the the evening; that on streets adjoining the and square the filled who thousands

Kaiserhof that he moved over to the Wilhelmstrasse as victor on the 30th January, January, 30th the on victor as Wilhelmstrasse the to over moved he that Kaiserhof

of the national resurgence, to thank the multitude for their loyalty which streamed streamed which loyalty their for multitude the thank to resurgence, national the of

Chancellor; and until late at night the walls reechoed the shouts of the crowd crowd the of shouts the reechoed walls the night at late until and Chancellor; and works." reports a French woman journalist (Madame Titayna, correspondent correspondent Titayna, (Madame journalist woman French a reports works." and of Paris Soir) in giving an account. of her reception by the Fuhrer, "is of &simplicity &simplicity of "is Fuhrer, the by reception her of account. an giving in Soir) Paris of

constantly on many lips is how he lives and what things are like inside. inside. like are things what and lives he how is lips many on constantly

Wilhelmstra.sse, the way "from the Kaiserhof to the Reich Chancery" which which Chancery" Reich the to Kaiserhof the "from way the Wilhelmstra.sse, windows behind which the Fuhrer lives and works, and the question which is is which question the and works, and lives Fuhrer the which behind windows

of of

boundless and the shouts of "Heil" echoed again until the Fuhrer and Reich Reich and Fuhrer the until again echoed "Heil" of shouts the and boundless Chancellor appeared on the simple balcony on that day, the fourth anniversary anniversary fourth the day, that on balcony simple the on appeared Chancellor torches flamed flamed torches

windows of the Reich chancery in the hope that they may see the Fuhrer and catch catch and Fuhrer the see may they that hope the in chancery Reich the of windows

towards him like one vast wave of gratitude. Tile shouts reechoed and songs songs and reechoed shouts Tile gratitude. of wave vast one like him towards

his eye for once in their lives. lives. their in once for eye his

rectitude of the New Germany—first Germany—first New the of rectitude

picture lives in all hearts: yet perhaps the description description the perhaps yet hearts: all in lives picture modern comfortable armchairs. The main impression of the reception by Hitler Hitler by reception the of impression main The armchairs. comfortable modern

State Secretary Funk fetched me from the anteroom, which is furnished with with furnished is which anteroom, the from me fetched Funk Secretary State

lights up when he speaks. At that moment I realized tile magical influence by by influence magical tile realized I moment that At speaks. he when up lights

if if

for the National Socialist Movement sleep their long last. sleep. sleep. last. long their sleep Movement Socialist National the for is one of great simplicity. The Fuhrer advanced to meet me with outstretched outstretched with me meet to advanced Fuhrer The simplicity. great of one is pictures, and and pictures,

hand. I was astonished and surprised by the blueness of his eyes which look look which eyes his of blueness the by surprised and astonished was I hand.

faithful followers who met their death here on the 9th November 1923. 1923. November 9th the on here death their met who followers faithful

plain rooms and then the Fuhrer's work-room. I did not have to wait long. long. wait to have not did I work-room. Fuhrer's the then and rooms plain

this leader of men and his power over over power his and men of leader this

Signor Mussolini resided during his stay in Munich. Munich. in stay his during resided Mussolini Signor

. In the Temple of Honour on the Konigsplatz, the first. men to give their lives lives their give to men first. the Konigsplatz, the on Honour of Temple the In .

But here one is standing on historic ground, for the short distance across to the the to across distance short the for ground, historic on standing is one here But

they were brown in photographs. I noticed that, he looks quite different to his his to different quite looks he that, noticed I photographs. in brown were they

But, perhaps one of us might, see it. all with enlightened eyes, for the Fuhrer's Fuhrer's the for eyes, enlightened with all it. see might, us of one perhaps But,

At all hours people stand on this square, gazing up longingly at the curtained curtained the at longingly up gazing square, this on stand people hours all At

At all hours of the day people stand here and -gaze up longingly at the tall tall the at longingly up -gaze and here stand people day the of hours all At

The Gelman Railroads Information Office distributed hundreds of of hundreds distributed Office Information Railroads Gelman The

The foreword is an extract from Mein Mein from extract an is foreword The

The Great Reception Hall in the Parer Parer the in Hall Reception Great The

The Fuhrer's House in the Eonigsplatz. Eonigsplatz. the in House Fuhrer's The

Party Memorial at the Feldherrn Hall erected in memory of of memory in erected Hall Feldherrn the at Memorial Party

The House of German Art.. In the background the Prinz Earl Palais, where where Palais, Earl Prinz the background the In Art.. German of House The

line, an architecture and interior decoration in- keeping with the national national the with keeping in- decoration interior and architecture an line,

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MUNICH THE CAPITAL OF THE NATIONAL SOCIALIST SOCIALIST NATIONAL THE OF CAPITAL THE MUNICH

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again again

prefer the reality, this face full of intelligence and energy that that energy and intelligence of full face this reality, the prefer

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his mission called hint to Berlin, and it was from the the from was it and Berlin, to hint called mission his

BERLIN AND ITS ENVIRON ENVIRON ITS AND BERLIN

endless procession, the jubilation of a vast crowd was was crowd vast a of jubilation the procession, endless

PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTOGRAPHS

the masses. masses. the

conies conies

Kampf Kampf

Home, Home,

a wide well-lit, staircase, a gallery, gallery, a staircase, well-lit, wide a

by Adolf Hitler. Hitler. Adolf by

should be left to a perfectly perfectly a to left be should

MOVEMENT MOVEMENT

the Fuhrer's Fuhrer's the

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students. All German universities and colleges are now imbued with an energetic, energetic, an with imbued now are colleges and universities German All students.

ment for the whole country. country. whole the for ment

Prussia at, a very early date and brought about- a fresh period of active develop- active of period fresh a about- brought and date early very a at, Prussia

optimistic, modern-spirit. modern-spirit. optimistic,

sozialistisches Kraftfahrer Corps" (NSKK)„ Berlin W. Graf-Spee Strasse 6, 6, Strasse Graf-Spee W. Berlin (NSKK)„ Corps" Kraftfahrer sozialistisches

Socialist song, "Die Fahne both," Storm Troop leader and national hero, died on on died hero, national and leader Troop Storm both," Fahne "Die song, Socialist

those who gave their lives for the National-Socialist Movement in Berlin. Berlin. in Movement National-Socialist the for lives their gave who those

Hospital (on the Friedrichshain) has been converted into a memorial room. room. memorial a into converted been has Friedrichshain) the (on Hospital near the Prenzlauer Tor. Horst. Wessel, the author and composer of the National National the of composer and author the Wessel, Horst. Tor. Prenzlauer the near

the 23rd of February 1930. The room in which he died in the Horst Wessel Wessel Horst the in died he which in room The 1930. February of 23rd the

In the Fehrbelliner Platz a monument. has been erected in commemoration of of commemoration in erected been has monument. a Platz Fehrbelliner the In

and, second, "Der Deutsche Automobil Club." Club." Automobil Deutsche "Der second, and,

tel. 259791, an independent organization attached to the National Socialist Party, Party, Socialist National the to attached organization independent an 259791, tel. place of Field Marshal Hermann Goring. Goring. Hermann Marshal Field of place

of town planning and cultural activity. activity. cultural and planning town of

Reich !Chancellor, Adolf Hitler, Munich is now experiencing another period period another experiencing now is Munich Hitler, Adolf !Chancellor, Reich

Workers Party (NSDAP). Through the powerful initiative of the Fuhrer and and Fuhrer the of initiative powerful the Through (NSDAP). Party Workers

greatly strengthened by t he national movement of late. late. of movement national he t by strengthened greatly

logically in the National-Socialist spirit to be simple and unassuming. unassuming. and simple be to spirit National-Socialist the in logically

is also aschool for the character in which the rising generation are trained ideo- trained are generation rising the which in character the for aschool also is

due solely to the Fuhrer's initiative, are unique. unique. are initiative, Fuhrer's the to solely due

owing to National Socialism, as in motoring. Its revival and increase, which are are which increase, and revival Its motoring. in as Socialism, National to owing

Exercises. In a number of instances these are listed as Storm Troop leaders. leaders. Troop Storm as listed are these instances of number a In Exercises.

Olympic ideas led to the German sports movement. movement. sports German the to led ideas Olympic

Berlin. Berlin.

skillful and daring, but it must also harden him and teach him to suffer injustice. injustice. suffer to him teach and him harden also must it but daring, and skillful

should read "to endure hardship.")—From Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf. Kampf. Mein Hitler's Adolf hardship.")—From endure "to read should

wart Storm Troopers sing at their work or on the march and have their own own their have and march the on or work their at sing Troopers Storm wart

fostered and developed and the lads in the Labour Service Camps and the stal- the and Camps Service Labour the in lads the and developed and fostered

very fine hands. hands. fine very

(Editor's (Editor's organization and the "National Socialist Kultur Gemeinde." Gemeinde." Kultur Socialist "National the and organization

which owe their existence to the Fuhrer; namely, the "Strength through Joy" Joy" through "Strength the namely, Fuhrer; the to existence their owe which

two state organizations "Hitler Jugend" (Hitler Youth) and "Bund Deutscher Deutscher "Bund and Youth) (Hitler Jugend" "Hitler organizations state two

Madel" (League of German Girls). Everywhere the innate love of music is is music of love innate the Everywhere Girls). German of (League Madel"

The young National-Socialist Germany extends a cordial welcome to all foreign foreign all to welcome cordial a extends Germany National-Socialist young The

No wonder therefore that the National Socialist movement took root in East East in root took movement Socialist National the that therefore wonder No

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There are two motoring organizations in Germany; namely, the "National- the namely, Germany; in organizations motoring two are There

Another national memorial is the grave of Horst Wessel in the Nikola.i Cemetery Cemetery Nikola.i the in Wessel Horst of grave the is memorial national Another

Rosenheim, 1,460 feet, 22,000 inhabitants, an old town on the Inn. Birth- Inn. the on town old an inhabitants, 22,000 feet, 1,460 Rosenheim,

Munich is the seat. of the headquarters of the National Socialist Gennat Gennat Socialist National the of headquarters the of seat. the is Munich

In harmony with the social ideas of the German people which have been been have which people German the of ideas social the with harmony In

Gliding not only serves the purposes of sport and aeronautical research, but but research, aeronautical and sport of purposes the serves only not Gliding

Gives regional leaders and instructors ofthe German League for Physical Physical for League German ofthe instructors and leaders regional Gives

The enthusiasm and the devotion to the cause of our fatherland and the the and fatherland our of cause the to devotion the and enthusiasm The

In hardly any other form of sport in Germany has there been such a boom, boom, a such been there has Germany in sport of form other any hardly In

The Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor in the grounds of the Reichs Sports Field in in Field Sports Reichs the of grounds the in Chancellor Reich and Fuhrer The

Foreword: And so sport is not only there to make the individual strong, strong, individual the make to there only not is sport so And Foreword:

Young people also learn much of the significance of community singing in the the in singing community of significance the of much learn also people Young

In this, the capital of the Nationalist Socialist Movement. Two organizations organizations Two Movement. Socialist Nationalist the of capital the this, In

note.—This note.—This

GERMANY, MUNICH, AND THE BAVARIAN ALPS ALPS BAVARIAN THE AND MUNICH, GERMANY,

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GERMANY, GERMANY,

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is is

GERMANY THE LAND OF MUSIC MUSIC OF LAND THE GERMANY

evidently a mistaken translation of the German. It It German. the of translation mistaken a evidently

GERMANY EAST PRUSSIA PRUSSIA EAST GERMANY

SPORT IN GERMANY GERMANY IN SPORT

LAND OR THE HEALING SPAS SPAS HEALING THE OR LAND

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appreciate the enormous progreas already made in town planning, and to admire admire to and planning, town in made already progreas enormous the appreciate sive because fate allowed him to achieve the union of his own native country with with country native own his of union the achieve to him allowed fate because sive

been bestowed, under the direction of the Fuhrer himself, upon the improve- the upon himself, Fuhrer the of direction the under bestowed, been

last of the great German minorities which were kept apart and separated from the the from separated and apart kept were which minorities German great the of last the monumental effects produced by gigantic undertakings. Not less care has has care less Not undertakings. gigantic by produced effects monumental the

ment of roads and railways in this beautiful country. country. beautiful this in railways and roads of ment

supplies in the first place the political leaders, looks after the political training training political the after looks leaders, political the place first the in supplies

and Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler. The National Socialist German Workers Workers German Socialist National The Hitler. Adolf Chancellor Reich and

and conquered the whole nation. The first step toward National Socialist Socialist National toward step first The nation. whole the conquered and

Hitler's personal achievement, and the great historical event is doubly impres- doubly is event historical great the and achievement, personal Hitler's

of the nation and is instrumental in mastering the great tasks imposed on the the on imposed tasks great the mastering in instrumental is and nation the of

of reconstruction is the the is reconstruction of State. By welding together the National and Socialist ideas Adolf Hitler created created Hitler Adolf ideas Socialist and National the together welding By State.

Germany. It is also due to his.political energy and resolute love of peace that the the that peace of love resolute and energy his.political to due also is It Germany. Reich by the dictate of Versailles, was enabled to find its way back to the German German the to back way its find to enabled was Versailles, of dictate the by Reich

era will not be conspicuous for skyscrapers, but it is planned to offer the best best the offer to planned is it but skyscrapers, for conspicuous be not will era

leader of the German nation and National Socialist Movement is the Fuehrer Fuehrer the is Movement Socialist National and nation German the of leader

reorganization was the restoration of internal peace by carrying out a gigantic gigantic a out carrying by peace internal of restoration the was reorganization

the National Socialist Movement under which the leadership of the Fuehrer won won Fuehrer the of leadership the which under Movement Socialist National the

their vows to the Fuehrer and the nation. The Berlin of the National Socialist Socialist National the of Berlin The nation. the and Fuehrer the to vows their

the ideology which have brought about the national renewal of Germany. It It Germany. of renewal national the about brought have which ideology the

Socialist German Workers Party and its powerful formations review ever year year ever review formations powerful its and Party Workers German Socialist program of economic reconstruction in all directions. The head of the State and and State the of head The directions. all in reconstruction economic of program harmonious unity as conceived by the Fuehrer himself. himself. Fuehrer the by conceived as unity harmonious

and economic development which aims at setting free all productive forces of the the of forces productive all free setting at aims which development economic and

community in these times. At the Party Congresses in Nuremberg, the National National the Nuremberg, in Congresses Party the At times. these in community

nation and promoting individual initiative within the limits of an economic economic an of limits the within initiative individual promoting and nation

Party, the only political party in Germany, is the upholder of the ideas and of of and ideas the of upholder the is Germany, in party political only the Party, organization that gives the common weal precedence, before everything else else everything before precedence, weal common the gives that organization

process from disturbing fluctuations. fluctuations. disturbing from process

soil. soil.

possible faculties for the traffic• of. the future and to form a new architecturally architecturally new a form to and future the of. traffic• the for faculties possible

which you till yourself, and that the most sacred sacrifice is the blood shed for this this for shed blood the is sacrifice sacred most the that and yourself, till you which Information Office totaled $186,500. $186,500. totaled Office Information

and at the same time ensures an improvement in the standard of living, the the living, of standard the in improvement an ensures time same the at and

greatest possible equilibrium of social et social of equilibrium possible greatest

home of the Fuehrer and Chancellor of the Reich, giving to this lovely spot a special special a spot lovely this to giving Reich, the of Chancellor and Fuehrer the of home

eonsecreation in the New Reich. Reich. New the in eonsecreation

numbered 73,500 persons, the expenditures of the German-Railroads German-Railroads the of expenditures the persons, 73,500 numbered

had dropped to 2,000 persons, the expenditures of the German Rail- German the of expenditures the persons, 2,000 to dropped had

nazi-ism to the American people. people. American the to nazi-ism

that this Nazi agency was engaged in a propaganda campaign to sell sell to campaign propaganda a in engaged was agency Nazi this that

Information Office revealed as clearly as its tourist travel booklets booklets travel tourist its as clearly as revealed Office Information roads Information Office rose to $1,339,759. $1,339,759. to rose Office Information roads

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The recovery of the old Eastern March (probably meaning marsh) is Adolf Adolf is marsh) meaning (probably March Eastern old the of recovery The

After five years of Adolf Hitler's leadership visitors to Germany will he able to to able he will Germany to visitors leadership Hitler's Adolf of years five After

The main spring of, the chief creative power behind, the great economic work work economic great the behind, power creative chief the of, spring main The

High above Berchtesgaden, crowning the Ohersalzberg, stands the country country the stands Ohersalzberg, the crowning Berchtesgaden, above High

Never forget that the most sacred of rights in this world is that to the soil soil the to that is world this in rights of sacred most the that forget Never

In 1938, when tourist travel from the United States to Germany Germany to States United the from travel tourist when 1938, In

In 1940, after tourist travel from the United States to Germany Germany to States United the from travel tourist after 1940, In

An examination of the expenditures of the Gelman Railroads Railroads Gelman the of expenditures the of examination An

UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIW ACTIVITIW PROPAGANDA UN-AMERICAN

National Socialist idea, its organic conception of national national of conception organic its idea, Socialist National

OF THE THE OF

TRAVEL IN GERMANY GERMANY IN TRAVEL

SOUTHERN BAVARIA BAVARIA SOUTHERN

GERMAN RAILROADS INFORMATION OFFICE OFFICE INFORMATION RAILROADS GERMAN

Oa-ions and the freedom of the economic economic the of freedom the and Oa-ions

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films were shipped by express prepaid with no charges for rental or or rental for charges no with prepaid express by shipped were films

handling. handling.

and churches up-to-date motion picture films of Hitler's Reich. These These Reich. Hitler's of films picture motion up-to-date churches and

German Railroads Information Office. Office. Information Railroads German

Forum had assisted in the compilation of this mailing list of the the of list mailing this of compilation the in assisted had Forum

States. This mailing list was used for the purpose of promulgating promulgating of purpose the for used was list mailing This States.

the organization's Nazi propaganda. propaganda. Nazi organization's the

collected the names and addresses of 125,000 individuals in the United United the in individuals 125,000 of addresses and names the collected obtained by subpena revealed the fact that this Nazi agency had had agency Nazi this that fact the revealed subpena by obtained

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The German Railroads Information Office offered schools, colleges, colleges, schools, offered Office Information Railroads German The

The committee also discovered that the American Fellowship Fellowship American the that discovered also committee The

The mailing list of the Information'Office which the committee committee the which Information'Office the of list mailing The

MAILING LIST OF THE GERMAN RAILROADS INFORMATION INFORMATION RAILROADS GERMAN THE OF LIST MAILING

UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA. ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES PROPAGANDA. UN-AMERICAN

PROPAGANDA BT FILMS FILMS BT PROPAGANDA

OFFICE OFFICE

ocean News Service. This report was entitled "A Preliminary Digest Digest Preliminary "A entitled was report This Service. News ocean

sequently tried and convicted, but, instead of serving their sentences sentences their serving of instead but, convicted, and tried sequently

ment of Justice for prosecution. As a result, the Department indicted indicted Department the result, a As prosecution. for Justice of ment

Manfred Zapp and Guenther Tonn (Zapp's assistant) for failing to to failing for assistant) (Zapp's Tonn Guenther and Zapp Manfred

principal as is required by the act of June 8, 1938. They were sub- were They 1938. 8, June of act the by required is as principal

records in the committee's possession were referred to the Depart- the to referred were possession committee's the in records

papermen who had been arrested there. there. arrested been had who papermen register properly with the State Department as agents of a foreign foreign a of agents as Department State the with properly register

State, acting under the direction of the President of the United States, States, United the of President the of direction the under acting State,

lowing this disclosure by the committee, the Assistant Secretary of of Secretary Assistant the committee, the by disclosure this lowing

ordered the Transocean News Service to leave the country. The The country. the leave to Service News Transocean the ordered

full text of the expulsion order is reproduced in the chapter of this this of chapter the in reproduced is order expulsion the of text full ing more nor less than a propaganda arm of the Nazi regime. Fol- regime. Nazi the of arm propaganda a than less nor more ing

they were returned to Germany in exchange for two American news- American two for exchange in Germany to returned were they subpenaed all of the records of the Transocean News Service. During During Service. News Transocean the of records the of all subpenaed

as appendix, part part appendix, as volume dealing with German diplomatic and consular agents. agents. consular and diplomatic German with dealing volume

and Report on the Un-American Activities of Various Nazi Organiza Organiza Nazi Various of Activities Un-American the on Report and

November 1940 the committee issued a special report on the Trans- the on report special a issued committee the 1940 November

tions and Individuals in the United States, Including Diplomatic and and Diplomatic Including States, United the in Individuals and tions

the ensuing ensuing the

Consular Agents of the German Government," and was published published was and Government," German the of Agents Consular ocean News Service was transformed into an agency for the dissemina- the for agency an into transformed was Service News ocean

was a legitimate news-disseminating agency comparable to the Asso- the to comparable agency news-disseminating legitimate a was the Nazi government, shortly after its assumption of power, took over over took power, of assumption its after shortly government, Nazi the organization which could, with a minimum of suspicion, engage in. in. engage suspicion, of minimum a with could, which organization espionage activities. activities. espionage

After its "coordination" into the Nazi scheme of things, the Trans- the things, of scheme Nazi the into "coordination" its After

ciated Press, the United Press, and the International News Service. Service. News International the and Press, United the Press, ciated

Service. Service. in foreign countries. One of these agencies was the Transocean News News Transocean the was agencies these of One countries. foreign in absolute control of all of the media of expression in Germany and all all and Germany in expression of media the of all of control absolute

equipment and agencies used to express German views and ideology ideology and views German express to used agencies and equipment tion of Nazi propaganda and was utilized by the Hitler regime as an an as regime Hitler the by utilized was and propaganda Nazi of tion

Following this exposure by the committee, all of the documents and and documents the of all committee, the by exposure this Following

The report revealed that the Transocean News Service was noth- was Service News Transocean the that revealed report The

In August 1940 the Special Committee on Un-American Activities Activities Un-American on Committee Special the 1940 August In

Before the rise of Hitler to power, the Transocean News Service Service News Transocean the power, to Hitler of rise the Before

In keeping with the theory and practice of the totalitarian state, state, totalitarian the of practice and theory the with keeping In

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months these records were translated and studied. In In studied. and translated were records these months

THE CONVICTION OF ZAPP AND TOWN TOWN AND ZAPP OF CONVICTION THE

TRANSOCEAN NEWS SERVICE SERVICE NEWS TRANSOCEAN

II. II.

THE COMMITTEE'S INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE'S THE 19 19

ocean News Service in the Chase National Bank of New York York New of Bank National Chase the in Service News ocean

$6,000 per month and the income from the. sale of the news service service news the of sale the. from income the and month per $6,000

was about $300 per month. An examination of the account of Trans- of account the of examination An month. per $300 about was

Easpar, Hildegard Hildegard Easpar, Hawk, William William Hawk, Kampmann, Edwin A. A. Edwin Kampmann,

Hunck, Joseph Joseph Hunck,

Raz, Ernst Ernst Raz, Holf meister, William William meister, Holf

Crone, Fred Fred Crone,

Goetz, Walter Walter Goetz,

Guenther, Ernst Ernst Guenther,

Foerster, Rudi Rudi Foerster, Davis, Mary Nair Nair Mary Davis,

Davis, Tom Tom Davis, Tenn, Guenther Guenther Tenn,

Bode, Charlotte Charlotte Bode,

in New York: York: New in

Alice, Marie Marie Alice,

as well as to attend as many of the diplomatic functions as possible. possible. as functions diplomatic the of many as attend to as well as

retained by Zapp to cover the White House and State Department, Department, State and House White the cover to Zapp by retained

newspaper man in Washington by the name of 'Tom Davis, who was was who Davis, 'Tom of name the by Washington in man newspaper Zapp, Manfred Manfred Zapp,

Madison Avenue, Now York City. So far as the committee was able able was committee the as far So City. York Now Avenue, Madison

to determine, Transocean did not employ any reporters except a a except reporters any employ not did Transocean determine, to

where he had made important contacts. contacts. important made had he where

mittee that he had also traveled considerably throughout Europe Europe throughout considerably traveled also had he that mittee

agency's representative in South Africa. It was found by the com- the by found was It Africa. South in representative agency's

to Transocean 'News Service in Berlin and before that he was the the was he that before and Berlin in Service 'News Transocean to

west coast., especially around Seattle. Seattle. around especially coast., west

1902 and had previously been to America in 1931 and 1932 as a lecturer lecturer a as 1932 and 1931 in America to been previously had and 1902 section 3 of the Immigration Act of 1924. He had the status of a a of status the had He 1924. of Act Immigration the of 3 section

in this country and Canada. While here he spent much time on the the on time much spent he here While Canada. and country this in

on November 17, 1934, and was classified as a nonimmigrant under under nonimmigrant a as classified was and 1934, 17, November on

ment. Zapp arrived in the United States on August 29, 1938. He He 1938. 29, August on States United the in arrived Zapp ment.

American people and to gather vital information for the Nazi govern- Nazi the for information vital gather to and people American treaty merchant. Zapp was born in Dusseldorf, Germany, about about Germany, Dusseldorf, in born was Zapp merchant. treaty

entered on German passport No. 175, issued at Itatingin, Germany', Germany', Itatingin, at issued 175, No. passport German on entered

to use it as a front for the dissemination of Nazi propaganda to the the to propaganda Nazi of dissemination the for front a as it use to

when Manfred Zapp was sent to this country to establish it here and and here it establish to country this to sent was Zapp Manfred when .20 .20

world and it first became active in the United States in October 1938, 1938, October in States United the in active became first it and world

by the Nazis and converted into what amounted to a propaganda propaganda a to amounted what into converted and Nazis the by

and espionage agency for Germany. It operated throughout the the throughout operated It Germany. for agency espionage and

until the advent of Hitler in Germany at which time it was taken over over taken was it time which at Germany in Hitler of advent the until

as a legitimate news service comparable to the Associated Press, Press, Associated the to comparable service news legitimate a as

International News Service, and United Press of this country. It It country. this of Press United and Service, News International

carried on its functions _as a legitimate and reputable news agency agency news reputable and legitimate a _as functions its on carried

Expenditures of Transocean in New York were approximately approximately were York New in Transocean of Expenditures

The following is a list of the employees of Transocean News Service Service News Transocean of employees the of list a is following The

The headquarters of Transocean News Service was located at at located was Service News Transocean of headquarters The

Prior to Zapp's coming to the United States, he had been attached attached been had he States, United the to coming Zapp's to Prior

The Transocean News Service was founded in Germany around 1914 1914 around Germany in founded was Service News Transocean The

THE SET-UP OF .THE. TRANSOCEAN NEWS SERVICE SERVICE NEWS TRANSOCEAN .THE. OF SET-UP THE

CN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES PROPAGANDA CN-AMERICAN

EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURES

Sehimanski, Alice Alice Sehimanski, Wiegand, Guenther Guenther Wiegand,

von Eckardt, H. H. Eckardt, von

von Bothmer, F. F. Bothmer, von

Quisenberry, Arthur Arthur Quisenberry, Russell, William R. R. William Russell,

Riker, Edwin S. S. Edwin Riker,

Posselt, Erich Erich Posselt,

Posselt, Era Era Posselt,

Lingelbach, Margarethe Margarethe Lingelbach,

Matthiesen, Niels Niels Matthiesen,

Lehwald, Siri Siri Lehwald,

Marotta, Rose Rose Marotta,

McCullough, Arthur F. F. Arthur McCullough,

Leber, Ludwig Ludwig Leber,

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directly subsidized by Transocean to publish their propaganda.. propaganda.. their publish to Transocean by subsidized directly

The committee has evidence that certain consular officials furnished furnished officials consular certain that evidence has committee The

News Service, see appendix, part II, published late in MM. MM. in late published II, part appendix, see Service, News American countries and that the editors of these newspapers were were newspapers these of editors the that and countries American

was furnished to a number of small newspapers in certain South South certain in newspapers small of number a to furnished was been established by the committee that Transocean News Service Service News Transocean that committee the by established been

newspapers which were published in this country. The activities of of activities The country. this in published were which newspapers

his job to set up Transocean in South and Central America. It has has It America. Central and South in Transocean up set to job his

principal media for the dissemination of the Transocean. News releases. releases. News Transocean. the of dissemination the for media principal Zapp were not confined entirely to the United States. It was also also was It States. United the to entirely confined not were Zapp

the Transocean News releases free of charge to certain German-language German-language certain to charge of free releases News Transocean the

worked in close collaboration with the German Embassy and the the and Embassy German the with collaboration close in worked

country: country:

of $136,000; and from an examination of the records found in the the in found records the of examination an from and $136,000; of

various German consulates throughout the United States, as well as as well as States, United the throughout consulates German various

Government who actively assisted Zapp and Transocean in this this in Transocean and Zapp assisted actively who Government

other official agencies of the German Government, such as the -Ger- the as such Government, German the of agencies official other This clearly shows the amount of subsidy which was being furnished furnished being was which subsidy of amount the shows clearly This

man railroads, and the German Library of Information. The follow- The Information. of Library German the and railroads, man income from the sale of its news service amounted to only $6,149.44. $6,149.44. only to amounted service news its of sale the from income office of Transocean it was determined that for the same period the the period same the for that determined was it Transocean of office

ing is a list of the diplomatic and consular officials of the German German the of officials consular and diplomatic the of list a is ing

Zapp by the Nazi government to carry. on his propaganda work. work. propaganda his on carry. to government Nazi the by Zapp revealed that from January 1039 to July 1940 it had a total deposit deposit total a had it 1940 July to 1039 January from that revealed

CONNECTIONS BETWEEN TRANSOCEA BETWEEN CONNECTIONS

Hans Thomsen, counselor of Embassy. Embassy. of counselor Thomsen, Hans

Siegmar Lurtz, consul, consulate general, Nevi York. York. Nevi general, consulate consul, Lurtz, Siegmar

Schlich, a secretary in consulate general, New York. York. New general, consulate in secretary a Schlich, Spiegelman, attached to German consulate, Mobile. Mobile. consulate, German to attached Spiegelman,

Herbert. Scholz, consul general, Boston. Boston. general, consul Scholz, Herbert. Heribert von Strempel, first secretary, Embassy. Embassy. secretary, first Strempel, von Heribert

Hans Joachim Geier, consular secretary in consulate general, New York. York. New general, consulate in secretary consular Geier, Joachim Hans

Fritz Kellenneier, clerk, consulate general, New York. York. New general, consulate clerk, Kellenneier, Fritz E. Freiherr von Spiegel, consul general, New Orleans. Orleans. New general, consul Spiegel, von Freiherr E.

For a complete and detailed report on the activities of Transocean Transocean of activities the on report detailed and complete a For

Karl Kapp, ccnsul at Cleveland. Cleveland. at ccnsul Kapp, Karl

George Kra use-Igicibman, vice consul, consulate general, Chicago, Chicago, general, consulate consul, vice use-Igicibman, Kra George Friedhelm Draeger, vice consul, consulate general, New York. York. New general, consulate consul, vice Draeger, Friedhelm

Maisch, an assistant in consulate general, New York. York. New general, consulate in assistant an Maisch, Ernst Hepp, assistant in the Embassy. Embassy. the in assistant Hepp, Ernst

As a matter of fact the Embassy and consular officials were the the were officials consular and Embassy the fact of matter a As

In examining the subpenaed files the committee learned that Zap!) Zap!) that learned committee the files subpenaed the examining In

TIN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES PROPAGANDA TIN-AMERICAN

AGENCIES AGENCIES

N N

ND OTHER OFFICIAL GERMAN GERMAN OFFICIAL OTHER ND

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the appointment: appointment: the

section of V. D. A. in Berlin are: are: Berlin in A. D. V. of section

U. S. A." to replace Fritz Gissibl. The following is the translation of of translation the is following The Gissibl. Fritz replace to A." S. U.

appointment of Walter Kappe to the leadership of the "Comradeship, "Comradeship, the of leadership the to Kappe Walter of appointment

I.T. S. A." of the V. D. A. in January 1941, from the Office of Germanism Germanism of Office the from 1941, January in A. D. V. the of A." S. I.T.

the announcement by Gissibl and the acceptance by Walter Kappa of of Kappa Walter by acceptance the and Gissibl by announcement the government. Other individuals who are located in the American American the in located are who individuals Other government.

at Stuttgart. This confidential communication announced the the announced communication confidential This Stuttgart. at

German which was sent out to all members of the "Comradeship., "Comradeship., the of members all to out sent was which German

wide spy hunt now being conducted by the Federal authorities. authorities. Federal the by conducted being now hunt spy wide

over the the over

to be in this country directing all sabotage activities of the Nazi Nazi the of activities sabotage all directing country this in be to

one of the new territories. A meeting in Stuttgart provided the incentive to to incentive the provided Stuttgart in meeting A territories. new the of one is Walter Kappe, former editor of the German-American Bund Bund German-American the of editor former Kappe, Walter is German-American Bund. Bund. German-American

According to a recent announcement by the P. B. I., Kappa is believed believed is Kappa I., B. P. the by announcement recent a to According

newspaper in this country, the Deutscher Weckruf Und Beobachter. Beobachter. Und Weckruf Deutscher the country, this in newspaper

circles of activity to become soldiers or have been transferred in the meantime to to meantime the in transferred been have or soldiers become to activity of circles

Kappa, now an officer in the German Army, is the subject of a Nation- a of subject the is Army, German the in officer an now Kappa, resume contact by the Central Office with all comrades. To this end Party Party end this To comrades. all with Office Central the by contact resume

the close bands which bound the Comradeship together. Many left their former former their left Many together. Comradeship the bound which bands close the

Member, Member,

promoting German institutions and German culture among Germans Germans among culture German and institutions German promoting

number. This report deals only with the American section. section. American the with only deals report This number.

Berlin, Germany. Ernst Wilhelm Bohle was appointed by Hitler Hitler by appointed was Bohle Wilhelm Ernst Germany. Berlin,

To the Comradeship USA.: USA.: Comradeship the To

each country throughout the world where Germans reside in any any in reside Germans where world the throughout country each

to head this organization. In the Berlin office, there are sections for for sections are there office, Berlin the In organization. this head to

a,gency. a,gency.

A. has also been utilized by the Nazi government as an espionage espionage an as government Nazi the by utilized been also has A.

this committee's investigation it has been determined that the V. D. D. V. the that determined been has it investigation committee's this

living anywhere in the world. When Adolf Hitler came into power power into came Hitler Adolf When world. the in anywhere living

the people of German extraction living throughout the world. From From world. the throughout living extraction German of people the

Nazi Party for the propagation of Nazi ideas and propaganda among among propaganda and ideas Nazi of propagation the for Party Nazi

Nazi control. Since that time it has been an instrument of the the of instrument an been has it time that Since control. Nazi

on January 30, 1033, the V. D. A. was reorganized and brought under under brought and reorganized was A. D. V. the 1033, 30, January on

founded in Germany around 1880 for the purpose of maintaining and and maintaining of purpose the for 1880 around Germany in founded

The year 1939 with its great political and military events has partially dissolved dissolved partially has events military and political great its with 1939 year The

Hugo Haas, former bund leader in Ridgewood, N. J. J. N. Ridgewood, in leader bund former Haas, Hugo

N. Vennekolil, former bund leader in Portland, Oreg. Oreg. Portland, in leader bund former Vennekolil, N.

Fritz Gissibl, founder of the Tent on ia social y vv inch was the forerunner of the the of forerunner the was inch vv y social ia on Tent the of founder Gissibl, Fritz

This committee obtained a confidential communication written in in written communication confidential a obtained committee This

The present head of the. "Comradeship U. S. A." of the V. D. A. A. D. V. the of A." S. U. "Comradeship the. of head present The

The headquarters of the V. D. A. are at 97 Martin Luther Strasse, Strasse, Luther Martin 97 at are A. D. V. the of headquarters The

The V. D. A. (Volksbund Fuer Das Deutschtum Im Ausland) was was Ausland) Im Deutschtum Das Fuer (Volksbund A. D. V. The

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PEOPLE'S LEAGUE FOR GERMANDOM ABROAD ABROAD GERMANDOM FOR LEAGUE PEOPLE'S

Leadership of the Comradeship Comradeship the of Leadership

Walter kappe, kappe, Walter

(Volksbund Fuer dos Deutschtum im Ausland) Ausland) im Deutschtum dos Fuer (Volksbund

who meanwhile has returned from the army, will take take will army, the from returned has meanwhile who

and will renew the bonds through this this through bonds the renew will and

and people's organizations in which Germanism was split up, patiently permitted permitted patiently up, split was Germanism which in organizations people's and

Bund is referred to as: as: to referred is Bund 'Which were like fortified outposts in enemy country have had to be given up, but but up, given be to had have country enemy in outposts fortified like were 'Which

great mass of the thousands and thousands of societies and little groups, lodges lodges groups, little and societies of thousands and thousands the of mass great

all agitation and defamation to pass over it and furthermore lived under the mad mad the under lived furthermore and it over pass to defamation and agitation all

delusion—in which it was strengthened even more more even strengthened was it which delusion—in

there are today still about about still today are there

press—that press—that

membership (in the German-American Blind) has dropped and some local groups groups local some and dropped has Blind) German-American the (in membership

also be noted in Kappe's report below that the German-American German-American the that below report Kappe's in noted be also committee's exposures against both its official and unofficial agents agents unofficial and official its both against exposures committee's

German Government therein acknowledges the effectiveness of this this of effectiveness the acknowledges therein Government German and organizations who have been operating in this country. It will will It country. this in operating been have who organizations and

end that: that: end

York, Chicago, and San Francisco. Francisco. San and Chicago, York,

the most indoctrinated indoctrinated most the

States, States,

etc. But in every case it must be avoided to ask these questions directly of the the of directly questions these ask to avoided be must it case every in But etc.

average American considers the situation, how anti-Jewish sentiment is developing, developing, is sentiment anti-Jewish how situation, the considers American average

tions. tions.

the prescribed caution. In this respect it should be particularly noted that the the that noted particularly be should it respect this In caution. prescribed the

or interference in internal American afl airs should be avoided. Firm confidence confidence Firm avoided. be should airs afl American internal in interference or

their acquaintances in the United Slates or renew these relations while observing observing while relations these renew or Slates United the in acquaintances their

of the organization: organization: the of

as the nature of the attitude of Germans, whose clubs have disbanded, how the the how disbanded, have clubs whose Germans, of attitude the of nature the as

recipient should not he endangered by careless remarks on our part. Any criticism criticism Any part. our on remarks careless by endangered he not should recipient in the victory of Greater Germany should ring our in our letters. letters. our in our ring should Germany Greater of victory the in

comrades informed. informed. comrades

concerning the petition of Germanism in the Unit ed States which is to keep the the keep to is which States ed Unit the in Germanism of petition the concerning recipient of the letters. letters. the of recipient

letter from Kappe to all comrades explaining the reasons for the the for reasons the explaining comrades all to Kappe from letter of the resumption of their activities. It will be noted that at the the at that noted be will It activities. their of resumption the of Contact with the United States: States: United the with Contact

bottom, of Kappe's letter, the following is added: added: is following the letter, Kappe's of bottom,

establishment of the "Comradeship, U. S. A." and advising them them advising and A." S. U. "Comradeship, the of establishment

military service, on the grounds that a Central Office of the Comradeship U. S. A. A. S. U. Comradeship the of Office Central a that grounds the on service, military

Attached to ibis letter is a report-11 hick is to be censidered as strictly confidential confidential strictly as censidered be to is hick report-11 a is letter ibis to Attached significance. significance.

with all comrades, men and women, from Stuttgart. I depend upon the coopera- the upon depend I Stuttgart. from women, and men comrades, all with tion of everyone. Heil Hitler! Hitler! Heil everyone. of tion

must also exist in time of war. This circular letter is to assist in renewing contact contact renewing in assist to is letter circular This war. of time in exist also must

with Fritz Gissibl and Sepp Schuster, who meanwhile has been called up for for up called been has meanwhile who Schuster, Sepp and Gissibl Fritz with

of his respective group for I am convinced that our work in the future will be of of be will future the in work our that convinced am I for group respective his of

circular letter. I beg each individual to resume active participation in the work work the in participation active resume to individual each beg I letter. circular

Accordingly, anti-German propaganda had it comparatively easy since the the since easy comparatively it had propaganda anti-German Accordingly,

The following are excerpts from Kappe's report: report: Kappe's from excerpts are following The

Letters may best be sent "Via Siberia" with exact observance of postal regula- postal of observance exact with Siberia" "Via sent be best may Letters

Ti is is Ti

I r I

Important to us are are us to Important

The following sections of Kappe's report are significant in that the the that in significant are report Kappe's of sections following The

Certain sections of this document divulge the espionage activities activities espionage the divulge document this of sections Certain

In old loyalty Heil Hitler! Hitler! Heil loyalty old In

I have accepted the leadership of the Comradeship U. S. A. after a discussion discussion a after A. S. U. Comradeship the of leadership the accepted have I

Attached to this announcement was a "strictly confidential" confidential" "strictly a was announcement this to Attached

equest all comrades to furnish me -with excerpts from their htiers from the United: United: the from htiers their from excerpts -with me furnish to comrades all equest

in so far as they contain contain they as far so in

of the greatest interest that the comrades maintain relations by letter with with letter by relations maintain comrades the that interest greatest the of

now a quiet attitude was the first duty of citizenship and one should should one and citizenship of duty first the was attitude quiet a now

trX-iAIVIERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES PROPAGANDA trX-iAIVIERICAN

reports concerning public opinion in the United States, such such States, United the in opinion public concerning reports

combat group group combat

40 local groups ranged around the three centers—New centers—New three the around ranged groups local 40

information information

in American Germanism— Germanism— American in

on the the on

subjects subjects

by the German-language German-language the by

mentioned above. above. mentioned

WALTER KAPPE. KAPPE. WALTER

FRITZ GISSIFIL. GISSIFIL. FRITZ 23 23

• •

V.D.A. made use of many German societies and celebrations to spread spread to celebrations and societies German many of use made V.D.A.

living abroad. The V.D.A. was also responsible for the production of of production the for responsible also was V.D.A. The abroad. living of Nazi propaganda material which has been distributed to Germans Germans to distributed been has which material propaganda Nazi of

feel themselves strengthened in their pride in their Germanism through the the through Germanism their in pride their in strengthened themselves feel strength and discipline, bet in their hearts the Germans of America experience experience America of Germans the hearts their in bet discipline, and strength

of the German people into a superior race. race. superior a into people German the of

a number of propaganda films which had as their theme the uniting uniting the theme their as had which films propaganda of number a

ever, it. lacks the organizational structure, it. lacks, in many cases, the national national the cases, many in lacks, it. structure, organizational the lacks it. ever,

their short-wave receivers every phase of the German struggle and they always always they and struggle German the of phase every receivers short-wave their recently was denounced in a "White Book" of the Investigating Committee headed headed Committee Investigating the of Book" "White a in denounced was recently

very deeply the powerful revolution in Europe. They follow breathlessly on on breathlessly follow They Europe. in revolution powerful the deeply very

heroism of the German soldiers. soldiers. German the of heroism report that American Germanism has in this fateful hour entirely failed. How- failed. entirely hour fateful this in has Germanism American that report

Information which is a part of this Consulate, the New York office of the German German the of office York New the Consulate, this of part a is which Information

has also recently been strongly attacked in the press. press. the in attacked strongly been recently also has

press as "centers of Nazi propaganda in the United States" and whose activity activity whose and States" United the in propaganda Nazi of "centers as press Railways and the German Transoceaa Service, which are constantly named in the the in named constantly are which Service, Transoceaa German the and Railways

surveillance by secret agents, plain-clothes men and agents provocateurs, their their provocateurs, agents and men plain-clothes agents, secret by surveillance activity is continually the subject of sensational press articles and so-called so-called and articles press sensational of subject the continually is activity

by Representative Martin Dies as "subversive." "subversive." as Dies Martin Representative by

"investigations." "investigations."

hostile attacks, as well as other official Gensler: agencies. Constantly under under Constantly agencies. Gensler: official other as well as attacks, hostile

have the prerequisites in our movement to hold outl" outl" hold to movement our in prerequisites the have

the last war all German organizations broke up. That is proof enough that we we that enough proof is That up. broke organizations German all war last the

midst of the poisonous war propaganda! We exist in a situation in which during during which in situation a in exist We propaganda! war poisonous the of midst

three centers at. New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, and the new leader of of leader new the and Francisco, San and Chicago, York, New at. centers three

the Chicago National Congress in the late summer of 1940: "We still exist in the the in exist still "We 1940: of summer late the in Congress National Chicago the

the Bend, the American-born Wilhelm Kunze, could state with justified pride 'at 'at pride justified with state could Kunze, Wilhelm American-born the Bend, the

some local groups which were like fortified outposts in enemy country have had had have country enemy in outposts fortified like were which groups local some

to be given up, but there are today still about 40 local groups ranged around the the around ranged groups local 40 about still today are there but up, given be to

country and has at its disposal unlimited funds. Membership has dropped and and dropped has Membership funds. unlimited disposal its at has and country

other "war material" imported from Germany for the purpose of a revolution by by revolution a of purpose the for Germany from imported material" "war other force been found. found. been force

unequal fight against a superior power,.which controls the public opinion of the the of opinion public the controls power,.which superior a against fight unequal

are always without result and in no case have the alleged stocks of weapons or or weapons of stocks alleged the have case no in and result without always are

designation "Bundist" have in the meantime been included in the American American the in included been meantime the in have "Bundist" designation armament industry, and are also subject to strict surveillance. Police raids on on raids Police surveillance. strict to subject also are and industry, armament

the summer eamps of the Bund, the so-called "camps," are common, although they they although common, are "camps," so-called the Bund, the of eamps summer the

vocabulary for members of the Bund) may nob he employed in any strategic or or strategic any in employed he nob may Bund) the of members for vocabulary

of "Un-American Activities." Members of the Bund (the name "Bund" and the the and "Bund" name (the Bund the of Members Activities." "Un-American of

pact the American press now writes only about. the "Communazis") and its lead- its and "Communazis") the about. only writes now press American the pact ers are constantly called before the Congressional Committee for the Investigation Investigation the for Committee Congressional the before called constantly are ers

Americans can be accepted as members, it it members, as accepted be can Americans

and most indoctrinated combat group in American-Germanism always stands stands always American-Germanism in group combat indoctrinated most and

of the Steuben Society of America directed against British propaganda in the the in propaganda British against directed America of Society Steuben the of in the the in

basis and is a purely American affair in which only naturalized or native-born native-born or naturalized only which in affair American purely a is and basis

of German evenings of German nationals or of the programs organized by German- by organized programs the of or nationals German of evenings German of

combat program of the American-German Volksbund and opposing a resolution resolution a opposing and Volksbund American-German the of program combat

(Ansnahmegesetz) together with the Communists (since the German-Russian German-Russian the (since Communists the with together (Ansnahmegesetz)

of whether it was a matter of proclamations of the large central organizations, organizations, central large the of proclamations of matter a was it whether of

work or suppressed entirely. No difference was made between defaming the the defaming between made was difference No entirely. suppressed or work

hold aloof from politics and limit one's self strictly to one's club program or one's one's or program club one's to strictly self one's limit and politics from aloof hold was a false conclusion must have been apparent in the meantime for, regardless regardless for, meantime the in apparent been have must conclusion false a was

American associations, they were disturbed, forced out of their intended frame- intended their of out forced disturbed, were they associations, American

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confessional persuasions and the wave of hate would pass by them. That this this That them. by pass would hate of wave the and persuasions confessional

United States. States. United

It would be a mistake, however, to conclude from what has been said in this this in said been has what from conclude to however, mistake, a be would It

The V.D.A. office in Germany has been the source of large quantities quantities large of source the been has Germany in office V.D.A. The

In particular, it N the German Consulate General In New York, the Library of of Library the York, New In General Consulate German the N it particular, In

Furthermore. the work of the the of work the Furthermore.

The ofiEcial representatives of the Reich Reich the of representatives ofiEcial The

It is true that since the beginning of the war the Bund has suffered losses in its its in losses suffered has Bund the war the of beginning the since that true is It

Naturally, the the Naturally,

forefront of the anti-German agitation. agitation. anti-German the of forefront

UN-ANIERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES PROPAGANDA UN-ANIERICAN

American-Cermanasbund American-Cermanasbund

- -

"Kehayserband of German war veterans' societies" societies" veterans' war German of "Kehayserband

in the United States are subject to similar similar to subject are States United the in

is is

Although it operates on a fully legal legal fully a on operates it Although

placed under the law of exceptiOns exceptiOns of law the under placed

which is by far that most active active most that far by is which

In In

the United States, the the States, United the

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it on August. 12, 1938. For more detailed information see the index index the see information detailed more For 1938. 12, August. on it

were exposed by this committee by the first witness to appear before before appear to witness first the by committee this by exposed were

for various references.in the committee's hearings. hearings. committee's the references.in various for

was forwarded to Berlin. The activities of Orgell in7Ahe V.D.A. V.D.A. in7Ahe Orgell of activities The Berlin. to forwarded was

relationship with "racial comradeship all over the world." It- was was It- world." the over all comradeship "racial with relationship American Service, and the World Guardian of Germans were distrib- were Germans of Guardian World the and Service, American

material contained in these publications was anti-Semitic and pro- and anti-Semitic was publications these in contained material

clues-paying members of the V.D.A. at $4 per year. This money money This year. per $4 at V.D.A. the of members clues-paying

found by the committee that Orgell had 50,000 candles sent here at at here sent candles 50,000 had Orgell that committee the by found

in this country for a sum greater than their commercial value. These These value. commercial their than greater sum a for country this in one time for the German-American Bund. Bund. German-American the for time one

uted by Orgell to thousands of Germans and Nazi sympathizers. The The sympathizers. Nazi and Germans of thousands to Orgell by uted

Nazi. Orgell was also very active in soliciting Germans to become become to Germans soliciting in active very also was Orgell Nazi.

in this country, the most notable of which was the sale of "blue can- "blue of sale the was which of notable most the country, this in

a separate chapter contained in this volume. volume. this in contained chapter separate a

script, called Steinshrift. As readers we recommend Hirt's German reader for for reader German Hirt's recommend we readers As Steinshrift. called script,

something about German nationalism in your region. region. your in nationalism German about something candles were to be burned on Christmas Eve as a symbol of close close of symbol a as Eve Christmas on burned be to were candles

the second year. If you inform me how many you need of each kind, then will will then kind, each of need you many how me inform you If year. second the dles" which were sent from Germany and were purchased by Germans • • Germans by purchased were and Germany from sent were which dles"

gladly send a request- to Berlin to send to you without cost picture reading books. books. reading picture cost without you to send to Berlin to request- a send gladly

I forward the order at once. I would be grateful to you if you could tell tell could you if you to grateful be would I once. at order the forward I different editions with the new German vertical writing, called Suet•terlin writing. writing. Suet•terlin called writing, vertical German new the with editions different

or with the former usual oblique writing, called the normal writing, or with latin latin with or writing, normal the called writing, oblique usual former the with or

Kasiske, which reacts as follows: follows: as reacts which Kasiske, kind and give me the number of children in your individual classes, then will I I will then classes, individual your in children of number the me give and kind V. D. A., an organization for culture existing more than 50 years. One of our our of One years. 50 than more existing culture for organization an A., D. V.

books for your German language school. I have the American franchise of the the of franchise American the have I school. language German your for books

871, volume 2, executive hearings, from Orgell to the Reverend J. J. J. J. Reverend the to Orgell from hearings, executive 2, volume 871,

With nazi-ism. nazi-ism. With

tasks is the promotion of the German language instruction. If you will be so so be will you If instruction. language German the of promotion the is tasks

under investigation. It was also Orgell's "mission" to supply pro- supply to "mission" Orgell's also was It investigation. under

Nazi textbooks to German language schools here. 'To substantiate substantiate 'To here. schools language German to textbooks Nazi

active in the distribution of V.D.A. propaganda among the German German the among propaganda V.D.A. of distribution the in active ated very closely with the. German-American Build, the Kyffhauser- the Build, German-American the. with closely very ated

\Ire have as picture books "Neue Fiebel," by Richard Lange; "Laselust," in three three in "Laselust," Lange; Richard by Fiebel," "Neue books picture as have \Ire

bund, and certain pro-Nazi individuals which this committee has had had has committee this which individuals pro-Nazi certain and bund,

Nazi propaganda. In this they were rather successful. The com- The successful. rather were they this In propaganda. Nazi

population in the United States and in carrying out this work cooper- work this out carrying in and States United the in population

weeks in- Germany at German camps where they were indoctrinated indoctrinated were they where camps German at Germany in- weeks

man Railroad Information Office, and the Hamburg Steamship Lines, Lines, Steamship Hamburg the and Office, Information Railroad man tered with the State Department as as Department State the with tered this, the committee reproduces a letter which may be found on page page on found be may which letter a reproduces committee the this,

arranged for for arranged

working in collaboration with the German-American Build, the Ger- the Build, German-American the with collaboration in working

mittee's investigation revealed that the V.D.A. and the German- German- the and V.D.A. the that revealed investigation mittee's

The following publications of V.D.A., the National German- National the V.D.A., of publications following The

With German greeting, greeting, German With merican Bund worked very closely together and in 1938 the V.D.A., V.D.A., the 1938 in and together closely very worked Bund merican DEAR PASTOR: PASTOR: DEAR

Orgell also conducted various money raising campaigns for V.D.A. V.D.A. for campaigns raising money various conducted also Orgell

Hans Ackermann, referred to in this letter, has been dealt with in in with dealt been has letter, this in to referred Ackermann, Hans

Carl Guenther Orgell, Great Kills, Staten Island, N. Y., was regis- was Y., N. Island, Staten Kills, Great Orgell, Guenther Carl

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UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES PROPAGANDA UN-AMERICAN

Mr. Mr.

boys and and boys

HOES HOES

ACkerDULMI ACkerDULMI

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girls from the United States to spend 6 6 spend to States United the from girls

informed me that you wish new school school new wish you that me informed

an an

agent for V.D.A. He was was He V.D.A. for agent

C. G. G. C.

()ROM. ()ROM.

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was an employee of the Transocean News Service. Further light on on light Further Service. News Transocean the of employee an was which Zapp wrote, as follows: follows: as wrote, Zapp which

froin Manfred Zapp, the head of the Transocean News Service, in in Service, News Transocean the of head the Zapp, Manfred froin

Von Botluner's activities is to be found in a letter which he received received he which letter a in found be to is activities Botluner's Von

M. Freiherr von Bothmer to the chairman of the board of the American American the of board the of chairman the to Bothmer von Freiherr M. Fellowship Forum. Forum. Fellowship

an outer shell for the deception of the public. public. the of deception the for shell outer an

and affiliations. The outer shell to serve as a protection in the public eye. eye. public the in protection a as serve to shell outer The affiliations. and

forum. On December 18-19, 1941, Kertess appeared appeared Kertess 1941, 18-19, December On forum.

technique of a front organization. An inner cabinet for real control—. control—. real for cabinet inner An organization. front a of technique

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examined Ferdinand A. Kertess, who was one of the founders of the the of founders the of one was who Kertess, A. Ferdinand examined

committee and one of the organization's founders. founders. organization's the of one and committee

examined Richard Koch, who was a member of the forum's executive executive forum's the of member a was who Koch, Richard examined

before a full meeting of the committee. committee. the of meeting full a before

examined Ina A. Gotthelf, who was secretary of the forum. forum. the of secretary was who Gotthelf, A. Ina examined

editorial board of the forum. forum. the of board editorial

examined Charles Dale Siegchrist, Jr., who was secretary of the the of secretary was who Jr., Siegchrist, Dale Charles examined

examined George F. Bauer, who was chairman of the executive com- executive the of chairman was who Bauer, F. George examined

mittee of the forum. forum. the of mittee statements from and cross-examined the principal figures in the forum. forum. the in figures principal the cross-examined and from statements

obtaining the organization's records, the committee took formal formal took committee the records, organization's the obtaining

of Friedrich Auhagen, who held the position of director of the American American the of director of position the held who Auhagen, Friedrich of

supplied to .the Department of Justice by this committee. committee. this by Justice of Department .the to supplied

Fellowship Forum. Forum. Fellowship

sounding as any ever assumed by a front. organization, was nothing nothing was organization, front. a by assumed ever any as sounding

shrewd variety. Its leader, Friedrich Auhagen, is now in prison as as prison in now is Auhagen, Friedrich leader, Its variety. shrewd

more nor less than an Axis propaganda group of an extraordinarily extraordinarily an of group propaganda Axis an than less nor more bunk accounts of the American Fellowship Forum. In addition to to addition In Forum. Fellowship American the of accounts bunk

the result of a conviction obtained exclusively on the basis of evidence evidence of basis the on exclusively obtained conviction a of result the

The inner "cabinet" may be composed also of men of known German leanings leanings German known of men of also composed be may "cabinet" inner The

Heinrich W. G. Ill. Freiherr von Bothmer, the author of the letter, letter, the of author the Bothmer, von Freiherr Ill. G. W. Heinrich

The foregoing quotation is a striking description of the' basic basic the' of description striking a is quotation foregoing The

The quotation is taken from a letter written by Heinrich W .'G. .'G. W Heinrich by written letter a from taken is quotation The

On September 11, -1940, the-committee subpenaed--and formally formally subpenaed--and the-committee -1940, 11, September On

Also on August 28, 1940, the committee subpenaed and formally formally and subpenaed committee the 1940, 28, August on Also

Also on August 28, 1940, the committee subpenaed and formally formally and subpenaed committee the 1940, 28, August on Also Also on August 28, 1940, the committee subpenaed and formally formally and subpenaed committee the 1940, 28, August on Also

On August 28, 1940, the committee subpenaed and formally formally and subpenaed committee the 1940, 28, August On

On September 10, 10, September On

The committee obtained by subpcna the correspondence files and and files correspondence the subpcna by obtained committee The

The American Fellowship Forum, despite a name as innocent- as name a despite Forum, Fellowship American The

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THE SET-UP OF THE AMERICAN FELLOWSHIP FORUM FORUM FELLOWSHIP AMERICAN THE OF SET-UP THE

AMERICAN FELLOWSHIP-FORUM FELLOWSHIP-FORUM AMERICAN

THE THE

1940, 1940,

COMMITTEE'S INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE'S

the committee made a formal examination examination formal a made committee the

a.s a.s

a witness witness a

sulate in New York and head (Kreisleiter) of the Nazi Party in the the in Party Nazi the of (Kreisleiter) head and York New in sulate

indicate quite clearly that his frequent contacts with Draeger had had Draeger with contacts frequent his that clearly quite indicate Deutsche Arbeiters Partei). Auhagen tried to explain his close close his explain to tried Auhagen Partei). Arbeiters Deutsche

in the World War, but Auhagen's activities as a Nazi propagandist propagandist Nazi a as activities Auhagen's but War, World the in

United States (Auslands Organization der National Socialistisehe Socialistisehe National der Organization (Auslands States United political significance as well. well. as significance political

with Dr. F. Draeger, who was both an attaché in the German con- German the in attaché an both was who Draeger, F. Dr. with together in Germany and had served together in the German Army Army German the in together served had and Germany in together 1935, 1936, and 1938. 1938. and 1936, 1935,

association with Draeger on the ground that they hadgone to school school to hadgone they that ground the on Draeger with association

still later as an instructor in the German language at St. Francis Francis St. at language German the in instructor an as later still

foreign department of the Equitable Trust Co., of New York, and and York, New of Co., Trust Equitable the of department foreign

a lecturer, he appeared before such important audiences as those of of those as audiences important such before appeared he lecturer, a

Auhagen left the academic field and became a writer and lecturer. As As lecturer. and writer a became and field academic the left Auhagen

the Foreign Policy Association, and the Institute of Public Affairs at at Affairs Public of Institute the and Association, Policy Foreign the

Xavier College, Lincoln School, and Columbia University. In 1935, 1935, In University. Columbia and School, Lincoln College, Xavier the Town Meeting of the Air, the New York Herald Tribune Forum, Forum, Tribune Herald York New the Air, the of Meeting Town the

served in the German Army for about 2 years, one of which was spent spent was which of one years, 2 about for Army German the in served

he was admitted to the country under the German quota. quota. German the under country the to admitted was he

the University of Virginia. Virginia. of University the

and when he reached port in the United States lie jumped ship. Later Later ship. jumped lie States United the in port reached he when and S. S. S. S.

in economics and mining engineering in German universities. universities. German in engineering mining and economics in

engineering in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Later he was employed in the the in employed was he Later Pa. Wilkes-Barre, in engineering

His father was an official in the German German the in official an was father His

at the front in France. After the World War, he completed studies studies completed he War, World the After France. in front the at

Friedrich Auhagen. Auhagen. Friedrich

Germany. Germany.

ocean News Service and Manfred Zapp were subsequently convicted convicted subsequently were Zapp Manfred and Service News ocean

for your successful efforts. Nirith warmest greetings. greetings. warmest Nirith efforts. successful your for

outer shell to serve as a protection in the public eye. The Trans- The eye. public the in protection a as serve to shell outer

Auhagen was stationed for a period in Jerusalem, and it was there was it and Jerusalem, in period a for stationed was Auhagen

Fellowship Forum as having on the one hand an inner cabinet of of cabinet inner an hand one the on having as Forum Fellowship

under the foreign agents registration law and Zapp was deported to to deported was Zapp and law registration agents foreign the under known German leanings and affiliations and on the other hand an an hand other the on and affiliations and leanings German known

that his son Friedrich received hisearly education. education. hisearly received Friedrich son his that

circles and have impressively fulfilled this task to the extent in which you have have you which in extent the to task this fulfilled impressively have and circles

Transocean News Service, who described the set-up of the American American the of set-up the described who Service, News Transocean

reached everybody who fell within your field of duty. I extend my best thanks thanks best my extend I duty. of field your within fell who everybody reached

took over the heavy task of bringing our Transocean News Service to wider wider to Service News Transocean our bringing of task heavy the over took

Auhagen made trips to Germany in 1925, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1929, 1925, in Germany to trips made Auhagen

Auhagen admitted to the committee that he was closely associated associated closely was he that committee the to admitted Auhagen

I should like to thank you very much for your self-sacrificing activity. You You activity. self-sacrificing your for much very you thank to like should I

Auhagen's first employment in the United States was in mining mining in was States United the in employment first Auhagen's Auhagen arrived in the United States on July 16, 1923, on the the on 1923, 16, July on States United the in arrived Auhagen After graduation from high school in Germany in 1917, Auhagen Auhagen 1917, in Germany in school high from graduation After

The national director of the American Fellowship Forum was was Forum Fellowship American the of director national The

Auhagen was born in Berlin, Germany, on December 24, 1899. 1899. 24, December on Germany, Berlin, in born was Auhagen

It was this same Von Bothmer, employee of Manfred Zapp's Zapp's Manfred of employee Bothmer, Von same this was It

Eisenach,. Eisenach,.

UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES PROPAGANDA UN-AMERICAN

He had hired on the S. S. S. S. the on hired had He

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FRIEDRICH E. AURACIEN AURACIEN E. FRIEDRICH

Foreign Foreign

Eisenach, Eisenach,

Office. The elder elder The Office.

as a coal passer, passer, coal a as

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. .

prominent Americans who either did speak or seemed to speak favor- speak to seemed or speak did either who Americans prominent

ably of Hitler's Germany. Thus, in the first issue of Today's Chal- Today's of issue first the in Thus, Germany. Hitler's of ably in public life wrote for one of our leading magazines. The article was was article The magazines. leading our of one for wrote life public in

good word to say of the Nazi regime. regime. Nazi the of say to word good lenge., clever use was made of an article which a man now prominent prominent now man a which article an of made was use clever lenge., Forum, regularly employed this technique of using the words of of words the using of technique this employed regularly Forum,

ence whether such Americans have actually or only apparently had a a had apparently only or actually have Americans such whether ence

prominent Americans have spoken in favor of Hitler's Germany and and Germany Hitler's of favor in spoken have Americans prominent

to publicize it through every possible medium. - It makes no differ- no makes It - medium. possible every through it publicize to

Berthing to Manfred Zapp, af the Transocean News Service, as one one as Service, News Transocean the af Zapp, Manfred to Berthing

Railroads Information Office. The latter was, of course, an official official an course, of was, latter The Office. Information Railroads

K. 0. Berthing was director of the Amerika-Institut in Berlin. Berlin. in Amerika-Institut the of director was Berthing 0. K.

who could obtain for Zapp any connections that he might wish. wish. might he that connections any Zapp for obtain could who

Nazi agency. agency. Nazi Nazi front organizations is to pick up every possible word which which word possible every up pick to is organizations front Nazi

associated with Father Coughlin's Social Justice. Justice. Social Coughlin's Father with associated

the American Fellowship Forum's Today's Challenge was formerly formerly was Challenge Today's Forum's Fellowship American the

Fellowship Forum's Today's Challenge, was recommended by K. 0. 0. K. by recommended was Challenge, Today's Forum's Fellowship

many, Inc., in the plan for "the organization of German industry in in industry German of organization "the for plan the in Inc., many, ship Forum, was president of the Chemical Marketing Co., a Na_zi Na_zi a Co., Marketing Chemical the of president was Forum, ship

America after the war." war." the after America

after the war." war." the after

ship Forum. Forum. ship

American Fellowship Forum's Today's Challenge was also under under also was Challenge Today's Forum's Fellowship American

ship Forum was also an employee of the Nazi Transocean News Service Service News Transocean Nazi the of employee an also was Forum ship

proposed as president of the American Group For Trade With Ger- With Trade For Group American the of president as proposed

sympathies and objectives. This was true of the American Fellow- American the of true was This objectives. and sympathies

contract as a propagandist for the German Library of Information. Information. of Library German the for propagandist a as contract

Inc., in a plan for "the organization of German industry in America America in industry German of organization "the for plan a in Inc.,

Bothmer who was an adviser on the set-up of the American Fellow- American the of set-up the on adviser an was who Bothmer

Fellowship Forum, was president of the pro-Nazi League of Former Former of League pro-Nazi the of president was Forum, Fellowship

ment when this country declared- war on Hitler's Reich. Reich. Hitler's on war declared- country this when ment German Students. Students. German Forum, was proposed as a. director of the German University League, League, University German the of director a. as proposed was Forum,

Forum, was vice president of the Chemical Marketing Co. Co. Marketing Chemical the of president vice was Forum, business front whose assets were frozen by the United States Govern- States United the by frozen were assets whose front business

sonnel of directorate with other front organizations of the same same the of organizations front other with directorate of sonnel

INTERLOCKING PERSONNEL OF THE AMERICAN FELLOWSHIP FELLOWSHIP AMERICAN THE OF PERSONNEL INTERLOCKING

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Today's Challenge, the official organ of the American Fellowship Fellowship American the of organ official the Challenge, Today's

One of the most widely used propaganda techniques propaganda used widely most the of One

Lawrence. Dennis, who wrote for every issue of the American American the of issue every for wrote who Dennis, Lawrence.

The American Fellowship Forum-gave its mailing list to the German German the to list mailing its Forum-gave Fellowship American The

Philip Johnson who traveled in Europe. as foreign correspondent for for correspondent foreign as Europe. in traveled who Johnson Philip

George F. Bauer, chairman of the American Fellowship Forum, was was Forum, Fellowship American the of chairman Bauer, F. George

Edmund F. Kohl, one of the founders and chairman of the American American the of chairman and founders the of one Kohl, F. Edmund

Ferdinand A. hertess, one of the founders of the American Fellow- American the of founders the of one hertess, A. Ferdinand

George Sylvester Viereck, who was contributing editor of the the of editor contributing was who Viereck, Sylvester George

Richard Koch, one of the founders of the American Fellowship Fellowship American the of founders the of one Koch, Richard

Few, if any, front organizations fail to show an interlocking per- interlocking an show to fail organizations front any, if Few,

We have already shown that Heinrich W. G. M. Freiherr von von Freiherr M. G. W. Heinrich that shown already have We

Peter Peter

J. J.

Kesseler, one of the founders of the American Fellowship Fellowship American the of founders the of one Kesseler,

UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIEG ACTIVITIEG PROPAGANDA UN-AMERICAN

A NAZI PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUE TECHNIQUE PROPAGANDA NAZI A

among the the among

roarm roarm

Challenge: Challenge:

policies of the Nazis would finish them in short order. When nothing of the kind kind the of nothing When order. short in them finish would Nazis the of policies

in propaganda, and among the Nazi fronts which used it most shrewdly shrewdly most it used which fronts Nazi the among and propaganda, in

against the menace of the Axis Powers. It was a subtle technique technique subtle a was It Powers. Axis the of menace the against

of immobilizing the American determination to defend ourselves ourselves defend to determination American the immobilizing of

Their words, often removed from their context and still more often often more still and context their from removed often words, Their

was the American Fellowship Forum. Forum. Fellowship American the was context, seemed to say that Hitler's Germany should be left free to to free left be should Germany Hitler's that say to seemed context,

pursue its course of tyrannical domination over the whole world. world. whole the over domination tyrannical of course its pursue

removed from their authors' views as a whole, were seized upon by by upon seized were whole, a as views authors' their from removed

the Nazi propagandists and circulated far and wise for the sole purpose purpose sole the for wise and far circulated and propagandists Nazi the

peace have given expression to ideas which, when removed from their their from removed when which, ideas to expression given have peace

necessity for exercising extreme caution in all public utterances. utterances. public all in caution extreme exercising for necessity fairly be charged with being pro-Nazi, but the propaganda value of of value propaganda the but pro-Nazi, being with charged be fairly

and neither of the auspices under which they wrote and spoke can can spoke and wrote they which under auspices the of neither and

and social revolution which is sweeping away the old established order order established old the away sweeping is which revolution social and of things as we know them." The foregoing •words of this man were were man this of •words foregoing The them." know we as things of

United States to the effect that there is little., if any, reality to the the to reality any, if little., is there that effect the to States United

their words when used by a pro-Axis organization clearly points up the the up points clearly organization pro-Axis a by used when words their

more than a new expression of the old struggle of power politics. politics. power of struggle old the of expression new a than more claim that the present war represents a life and death struggle between between struggle death and life a represents war present the that claim

used as a carrier of the Nazi propaganda frequently emploYed in the the in emploYed frequently propaganda Nazi the of carrier a as used

the ideologies of democracy and fascism, and that the war is nothing nothing is war the that and fascism, and democracy of ideologies the

prevent German domination of the continent of Europe, a new Ger- new a Europe, of continent the of domination German prevent

statements, as follows: "Among all that has been written or spoken spoken or written been has that all "Among follows: as statements,

many has arisen to gain the objectives which it failed to achieve in in achieve to failed it which objectives the gain to arisen has many another man now holding an important government position at the the at position government important an holding now man another

and ugliness of Hitler's Germany' is to stop concentrating on those those on concentrating stop to is Germany' Hitler's of ugliness and power politics is proceeding, but against a background of economic economic of background a against but proceeding, is politics power

1918 * * 1918

course of his speech, this man said: "Twenty years after a war to to war a after years "Twenty said: man this speech, his of course

aspects of the new order in Germany, that tend to arouse enmity, enmity, arouse to tend that Germany, in order new the of aspects

is not very different from the alinement of 1914 * * * * 1914 of alinement the from different very not is

The article was further quoted for the purposes of this Nazi props, props, Nazi this of purposes the for quoted further was article The Today's Challenge then added its own comment on the foregoing foregoing the on comment own its added then Challenge Today's

under new slogans of democracy versus fascism, the old struggle of of struggle old the fascism, versus democracy of slogans new under

purposeful thinking impossible." impossible." thinking purposeful

1939 session of an institute at one of our great universities. In the the In universities. great our of one at institute an of session 1939

about what attitude America should best take toward Nazi Germany Germany Nazi toward take best should America attitude what about

gamin publication as follows: 'A4y only suggestion is that we had had we that is suggestion only 'A4y follows: as publication gamin

quoted in Today's Challenge, as follows: "If sanity be practically practically be sanity "If follows: as Challenge, Today's in quoted are verified by experience, Hitler is the sanest man in the world." world." the in man sanest the is Hitler experience, by verified are and that are keeping emotions at such a pitch as to make clear and and clear make to as pitch a such at emotions keeping are that and

undoubtedly means by his advice to 'stop thinking about the evils evils the about thinking 'stop to advice his by means undoubtedly

this is indeed the most constructive suggestion. For what (blank) (blank) what For suggestion. constructive most the indeed is this

defined as the holding of opinions about people and phenomena which which phenomena and people about opinions of holding the as defined

better stop thinking about the evils and ugliness of Hitler's Germany." Germany." Hitler's of ugliness and evils the about thinking stop better

At first it was firmly believed that the boycott plus the "reckless" economic economic "reckless" the plus boycott the that believed firmly was it first At

By Ferdinand Cooper in the June-July 1939 issue of Today's Today's of issue 1939 June-July the in Cooper Ferdinand By

During recent years, millions of Americans in their sincere love of of love sincere their in Americans of millions years, recent During

Neither of the men whose words were used by Today's Challenge Challenge Today's by used were words whose men the of Neither

In a similar manner, Today's Challenge used a speech made by by made speech a used Challenge Today's manner, similar a In

OTHER SAMPLES OF THE FORUM'S PROPAGANDA PROPAGANDA FORUM'S THE OF SAMPLES OTHER

* The alinement, only superficially based on ideologies, ideologies, on based superficially only alinement, The *

UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIEti ACTIVITIEti PROPAGANDA UN-AMERICAN

Thus Thus

. . 29 29 was acting as national director of the American Fellowship Forum. Auhagen was regularly receiving Nazi funds from Germany while he

clude the foreign exchange drafts, bank deposit slips, and checks which

the committee obtained and by which it was established that Friedrich 30

empty phrased demagogue, blood-thirsty tyrant, or as a neurotic dreamer,

and he may yet regret the golden days of the Stresa Front. of Eden from the political stage this hope dwindled in its turn. dream of dominating Europe by integrating big and small r ations into his new succeeded by the doctrine of Collective Security preached by Anthony Eden and City. Their locations and leaders were as follows: Challenge: greatly underestimated. But such an admission is scarcely to be expected from Paul mist. devoid of all reason and logic. the fact that the political sagacity, the logic, and courage of Hitler have been those who have constantly portrayed him, as a maniac, paranoiac, madman, war on the part of France to put down the rising ThirdlReich. These hopes were ment carried on by a United Front of outlawed German Socialists and Com- munists. After this hope had grown dim, there arose the thought of a preventive

Aryan Empire. In this new confederation of European Fascist countries, his school of thought as a certain means for stopping Hitler. With the passing

Mussolini cannot hope to be more than a brilliant second to the German Fuehrer,

happened, hopes centered for a while on the much publicized underground move-

Springfield, Mass.—Otto

Cleveland, Ohio.— Chicago, .111.—F.

It seems, therefore, that Hitler is in a splendid position to realize Napoleon's

The basic reason for this endless succession of disappointments is, of course,

The exhibits reproduced in appendix part II, pages 1313-1334, in- By Charles Micaud in the June—July Newark, N. J.—Otto

There were four branch offices of the Forum outside of New York

LOCAL BRANCHES OF THE AMERICAN FELLOWSHIP FORIIM

EXHIBITS ON THE AMERICAN FELLOWSHIP FORUM

UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES

W. G. Heineker, Bertie Clement.

Otto Fricke.

Stiefel, Emma J. Bareias, Richard Koch, B. F. Meissner,

Bumiller, R. Mangold.

1939 issue of Today's

of New Germany, predecessor to the German-American Bund, and

of which was distributed through Axis front groups here. carried on through students in American colleges and universities,

son of the Hamburg-American line steamship agent at Seattle, who

sentatives on January 3, 1940. The organization, with headquarters

into the United States. Customs officials told them that a single Washington, Forbes related, was flunked by a German-Jewish pro- T. Forbes, who dealt was editor of a German newspaper in Chicago, which was the fore- during the course of their inquiry they learned that much of the Bund material. in Nazi Germany, flooded this country with Axis propaganda, much Fichte-Bund in the United States. Testimony of other witnesses before the committee disclosed the widespread circulation of Fichte-

propaganda by the committee in its report to the House of Repre- runner of the official German-American Bund organ. He served in maintained American contacts.

citizenship, according to the testimony of Fritz Heberling, German consulate clerk at Chicago. It was largely Pfaus who made and

as well as through so-called native Fascist groups and individuals. Hamburg, Germany. O The student, while still in a disgruntled mood, was approached by the United States. Pfaus was at one time Chicago leader of the Friends Bund material and urged him to write directly to the Hamburg Pfaus and Theodor Kessemeier, both of whom have been active in the

the United States Army and through his service gained American Forbes in an investigation of the organization. Forbes testified that headquarters for more. 'The student did so and subsequently joined fessor, following some bitter differences of opinion between the two. material from the Fichte-Bund was sent across the Canadian border

took him to see his father.. The agent gave the youth some Fichte-

the organization operated. A fellow student at the University of

The Fichte-Bund was designated as an important source of Nazi

On October 21, 1939, the committee heard the testimony of Richard

Much of the Fichte-Bund propagandizing in this country was

Headquarters of the Fichte-Bund are located at

Forbes' testimony gives a clear indication of the methods by which

279805-43—Appendix 1-3

FICHTE-BLIND ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES

THE SET-UP OF THE FICHTE-BLIND

THE COMMITTEE'S INVESTIGATION

at length with the propaganda activities of the

FICHTE ASSOCIATION

(Deutscher Fichte-Bund)

ffi

cials of the organization include Oscar C.

30 Jungfernstieg,

"The man is dishonest who will not hear both sides of a question" has never been been never has question" a of sides both hear not will who dishonest is man "The

Serves the cause of pence end understanding understanding end pence of cause the Serves

German protectorate over Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia compel me to write write to me compel Slovakia and Moravia, Bohemia, over protectorate German

to you, trusting that you will give my statements your kind attention. attention. kind your statements my give will you that trusting you, to

many, many,

by giving Rae Information about the New Ger- New the about Information Rae giving by

native pro-Fascist: pro-Fascist: native

Kuhn, of the German-American Bund; Silver Shirter William Dudley Dudley William Shirter Silver Bund; German-American the of Kuhn,

Camellia. The activities of these American pro-Axis sympathizers sympathizers pro-Axis American these of activities The Camellia. To the friends of the Fichte Association: Association: Fichte the of friends the To

Pelley; and George Deatherage, head of the Knights of the White White the of Knights the of head Deatherage, George and Pelley;

are discussed fully in another section of this report. report. this of section another in fully discussed are

(The Fichte-Association was founded in January 1914 in memory of the great great the of memory in 1914 January in founded was Fichte-Association (The

obtained by the committee reveal that Pfaus and Mrs. Sloane were in in were Sloane Mrs. and Pfaus that reveal committee the by obtained a council of 12 "leaders of patriotic movements," including 'Fritz 'Fritz including movements," patriotic of "leaders 12 of council a

the Fichte-Bund which came from the files of Edward James Smythe, Smythe, James Edward of files the from came which Fichte-Bund the

ing "native Fascists" in the United States, notable among them Mrs. Mrs. them among notable States, United the in Fascists" "native ing

Anna Bogenholm Sloane, of New York City. Numerous letters letters Numerous City. York New of Sloane, Bogenholm Anna

close touch with each other Mrs. Sloane at one time confiding to to confiding time one at Sloane Mrs. other each with touch close

National American Patriot with which she hoped to have associated associated have to hoped she which with Patriot American National

Pfaus her plans for establishment of a newspaper to be called The The called be to newspaper a of establishment for plans her Pfaus

students to whom they were addressed the very great success of the Hitler move- Hitler the of success great very the addressed were they whom to students ment in Germany (hearings, vol. 11, p. 6835). 6835). p. 11, vol. (hearings, Germany in ment

were very personal. They were, in several instances, striving to show the college college the show to striving instances, several in were, They personal. very were

were addressed to individual students, always signed "Baron." These letters letters These "Baron." signed always students, individual to addressed were

conditions in more than 50 institutions of higher learning, reported reported learning, higher of institutions 50 than more in conditions

investigator of the Veterans' Administration assigned to the Special Special the to assigned Administration Veterans' the of investigator

Germany, who professed to speak for the Fichte-Bond. Several of these letters letters these of Several Fichte-Bond. the for speak to professed who Germany,

American college students was supplied by Hampden Wilson, an an Wilson, Hampden by supplied was students college American

that— that—

Committee on Un-American Activities. Wilson, after studying studying after Wilson, Activities. Un-American on Committee

and that he had no personal contact with the German organization. organization. German the with contact personal no had he that and

international subversion, we are also logically happy to cooperate with them them with cooperate to happy logically also are we subversion, international

testified that Fichte-Bund material was not used by his organization organization his by used not was material Fichte-Bund that testified

* * * (hearings, vol. 10, p. 6197). 6197). p. 10, vol. (hearings, * * *

of it went to the Los Angeles area. area. Angeles Los the to went it of American Bund, which said in part: part: in said which Bund, American

shipment of 750 pounds of printed matter was not unusual. The bulk bulk The unusual. not was matter printed of pounds 750 of shipment

G. Wilhelm Kunze, national public relations director of the German- the of director relations public national Kunze, Wilhelm G.

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The vicious press campaigns following the events of the establishment of the the of establishment the of events the following campaigns press vicious The

As the truth of the utterance of the great American president Abraham Lincoln Lincoln Abraham president American great the of utterance the of truth the As

The committee reproduces herewith a sample of the propaganda of of propaganda the of sample a herewith reproduces committee The

There were found in several institutions letters from Oscar C. Pfaus,Hamburg, Pfaus,Hamburg, C. Oscar from letters institutions several in found were There

Pfaus also maintained contacts, as mentioned above, with outstand- with above, mentioned as contacts, maintained also Pfaus

Regarding the Fichte-Bund and other non-American enemies of Jewish Jewish of enemies non-American other and Fichte-Bund the Regarding

Further testimony that the Fichte-Bund attempted to influence influence to attempted Fichte-Bund the that testimony Further

Fritz Kuhn, Kuhn, Fritz

In conducting the investigation, Forbes received a /otter from from /otter a received Forbes investigation, the conducting In

direct from the source source the from direct

TYPE OF PROPAGANDA DISSEMINATED BY THE FICHTE-MIND FICHTE-MIND THE BY DISSEMINATED PROPAGANDA OF TYPE

Fi Fi

former former

UN-AMERIC.AN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIEIS ACTIVITIEIS PROPAGANDA UN-AMERIC.AN

DEUTSCHER FICHTE-BUND E E FICHTE-BUND DEUTSCHER

Headquarters: 30 Jungfernstieg, Hamburg, Germany. Germany. Hamburg, Jungfernstieg, 30 Headquarters:

UNION FOR WORLD VERACITY VERACITY WORLD FOR UNION

German philosopher Fichte) Fichte) philosopher German

German-American Bund leader, had previously previously had leader, Bund German-American

its authors and dangers dangers and authors its

disseminating facts facts disseminating

To protect protect To

human culture and civilisation by by civilisation and culture human

V. V.

about about

world Bolshevism Bolshevism world

superior in number to the Czechs themselves. But the these minorities, Slovaks, Slovaks, minorities, these the But themselves. Czechs the to number in superior

Slovakia. Slovakia.

and Moravia, that is, the Czech Czech the is, that Moravia, and

that this state of affairs was the reason for constant trouble and political tension tension political and trouble constant for reason the was affairs of state this that

the protection of the State of Slovakia. Slovakia. of State the of protection the of another world war. war. world another of

formerly comprised Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia. comprised formerly

fore, I call on you to be judge of the recent happenings in the countries which which countries the in happenings recent the of judge be to you on call I fore,

recent developments between Germany and Czechoslovakia? Czechoslovakia? and Germany between developments recent

the fate of the minorities formerly under the rule of the Czechs, but which were were which but Czechs, the of rule the under formerly minorities the of fate the in Eastern Europe. This situation would unavoidably have led to the outbreak outbreak the to led have unavoidably would situation This Europe. Eastern in

these moves of the Reich by hearing not only the side of the enemies of Ge-many, Ge-many, of enemies the of side the only not hearing by Reich the of moves these

Slovakia asks you to take over this protectorate. protectorate. this over take to you asks Slovakia were becoming the dominating factors in the Czech state. Consequently Presi- Consequently state. Czech the in factors dominating the becoming were Treaty of Versailles to submit to the rule of the Czechs. It is beyond doubt doubt beyond is It Czechs. the of rule the to submit to Versailles of Treaty

peaceful as well as successful development, and the unprotected independent exist- independent unprotected the and development, successful as well as peaceful

and Italy, but against the whole of Emope. Emope. of whole the against but Italy, and

doubted, I am convinced that it is also your wish to form your own opinion about about opinion own your form to wish your also is it that convinced am I doubted,

often led to protests made by these enslaved peoples. The Czech persecution of of persecution Czech The peoples. enslaved these by made protests to led often in Berlin. to Berlin. in

complete disintegration, and from further bloodshed by asking Chancellor Hitler Hitler Chancellor asking by bloodshed further from and disintegration, complete

dent Hacha and Foreign Minister Chvalkowsky decided to save the state from from state the save to decided Chvalkowsky Minister Foreign and Hacha dent

taken a natural and peaceful development if the Czechs and Slovaks had partici- had Slovaks and Czechs the if development peaceful and natural a taken Germans, Hungarians, Ukrainians, and Poles, were forced by the infamous infamous the by forced were Poles, and Ukrainians, Hungarians, Germans,

of their off their of

Reich, the State of Slovakia places itself under your protection. The State pf pf State The protection. your under itself places Slovakia of State the Reich, ing else but an aggressive Communistic front directed against not only Germany Germany only not against directed front Communistic aggressive an but else ing

quence of these treaty-defying outrages, rightful indignation took hold took indignation rightful outrages, treaty-defying these of quence pated equally in the government of the state, and if it would have taken care to to care taken have would it if and state, the of government the in equally pated

Chancellor Hitler, as well as the so-called Protocols of Vienna, firmly established established firmly Vienna, of Protocols so-called the as well as Hitler, Chancellor

consent of Germany to take over the protectorate over Bohemia, Moravia, and and Moravia, Bohemia, over protectorate the over take to Germany of consent

and self-determination with the bayonets of their soldiers. Open rebellion broke broke rebellion Open soldiers. their of bayonets the with self-determination and minorities in Czechoslovakia, and their wishes for freedom from Czech oppression oppression Czech from freedom for wishes their and Czechoslovakia, in minorities

out all over Czechoslovakia, in the Carpathian Ukraine it developed into a bloody bloody a into developed it Ukraine Carpathian the in Czechoslovakia, over all out civil war. Slovakia proclaimed its independence. The Czech state became a a became state Czech The independence. its proclaimed Slovakia war. civil Czechoslovakia. and Germany between understanding mutual of ment

ence of their countries. They realized also that the Communistic-inspired part of of part Communistic-inspired the that also realized They countries. their of ence

"I acknowledge the receipt of your telegram of yesterday and herewith take over over take herewith and yesterday of telegram your of receipt the acknowledge "I

the Czech population and the Czech army poisoned by an extensive Jewish- extensive an by poisoned army Czech the and population Czech the vistic Russia the Czechs defied all efforts made by Germany purposing an agree- an purposing Germany by made efforts all defied Czechs the Russia vistic

minorities did go as far as preventing Slovakian ministers from executing the duties duties the executing from ministers Slovakian preventing as far as go did minorities but by paying at least least at paying by but better the relations with its neighbor Germany. But encouraged by Bolshe- by encouraged But Germany. neighbor its with relations the better

prey of Moscow-inspired mob rule. rule. mob Moscow-inspired of prey

Bolshevistic propaganda advocating civil war, mob rule, and general disorder, disorder, general and rule, mob war, civil advocating propaganda Bolshevistic

became a serious problem. The Czechs answered these demands for fair play play fair for demands these answered Czechs The problem. serious a became

Czech and the Slovak states realized full well the impossibility of the further further the of impossibility the well full realized states Slovak the and Czech

Chvalkowsky, decided to appeal to Reich Chancellor Hitler to bring order into into order bring to Hitler Chancellor Reich to appeal to decided Chvalkowsky,

the chaotic conditions of the Czech State. The leading statesmen of both the the both of statesmen leading The State. Czech the of conditions chaotic the

Minister Dr. Tiso of Slovakia sent the following wire to Chancellor Hitler: Hitler: Chancellor to wire following the sent Slovakia of Tiso Dr. Minister

unified France and Czechoslovakia with Soviet Russia. This alliance was noth- was alliance This Russia. Soviet with Czechoslovakia and France unified

Germany is interesting. interesting. is Germany

The Munich Agreement between Chamberlain, Mussolini, Daladier, and Reich Reich and Daladier, Mussolini, Chamberlain, between Agreement Munich The In sincere confidence in you, the Leader and Chancellor of the Greater German German Greater the of Chancellor and Leader the you, in confidence sincere In

These are historical facts which cannot be denied, and on which are based the the based are which on and denied, be cannot which facts historical are These

According to the Munich. Agreement the State of Czechoslovakia could have- could Czechoslovakia of State the Agreement Munich. the to According

The historical connection of the provinces of Bohemia and Moravia with with Moravia and Bohemia of provinces the of connection historical The

In this serious hour the Czech president, Hacha, and the Czech foreign minister, minister, foreign Czech the and Hacha, president, Czech the hour serious this In

Will you kindly allow me to put forward to you the reasons which led to the the to led which reasons the you to forward put to me allow kindly you Will

In answer to this appeal Chancellor Hitler sent the following wire to Dr. Tiso: Tiso: Dr. to wire following the sent Hitler Chancellor appeal this to answer In

Especially dangerous to world peace was the system of alliances which formerly formerly which alliances of system the was peace world to dangerous Especially

During many years the Czechs had forced their rule upon the minorities which which minorities the upon rule their forced had Czechs the years many During

ices. It even happened that they were east into prisons. In conse- In prisons. into east were they that happened even It ices.

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consent to take over the protectorate over the provinces of Bohemia Bohemia of provinces the over protectorate the over take to consent

UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES PROPAGANDA UN-AMERICAN

som

e attention to the German standpoint as well. There- well. as standpoint German the to attention e

state. state.

Quickly following this move, Prime Prime move, this following Quickly

(Signed) ADOLF HITLER." HITLER." ADOLF (Signed)

"PRAG, MARCH 16th. 16th. MARCH "PRAG,

(Signed) Tiso." Tiso." (Signed)

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of the the of 33 33

the slanderous English accusations against the German-Roumanian trade agree- trade German-Roumanian the against accusations English slanderous the

lie disappeared. It still remained although the British Minister of the Interior Interior the of Minister British the although remained still It disappeared. lie

ment were intended to disrupt the German-Roumanian negotiations for the the for negotiations German-Roumanian the disrupt to intended were ment

accusations against Germany in rem rds to Roumania are most significant. Mr. Mr. significant. most are Roumania to rds rem in Germany against accusations demanded a trade monopoly for the Reich! The definite refutation of this this of refutation definite The Reich! the for monopoly trade a demanded

23rd. It was concluded on a friendly basis, and was welcomed not only by the the by only not welcomed was and basis, friendly a on concluded was It 23rd.

South America for the purpose of conquest! conquest! of purpose the for America South

established an office w hich prepared the annexation of Belgium! Belgium! of annexation the prepared hich w office an established

Roumanian government but also by the Roumanian people. It is obvious that that obvious is It people. Roumanian the by also but government Roumanian Nansitlard charged that Germany had sent an ultimatum to Roumania which which Roumania to ultimatum an sent had Germany that charged Nansitlard pernicious lie by the Roumanian government itself had not the died that this this that died the not had itself government Roumanian the by lie pernicious

Hoare had to admit that Germany had served no ultimatum on Roumania! Roumania! on ultimatum no served had Germany that admit to had Hoare

by the international w ire pullers. pullers. ire w international the by

accomplished, and slated that t ho territories in question belonged to Germany Germany to belonged question in territories ho t that slated and accomplished,

confusion by reporting Thal Germany intends to support the Croatian movement movement Croatian the support to intends Germany Thal reporting by confusion for self-determination for the purpose of later getting permission to build naval naval build to permission getting later of purpose the for self-determination for

of another world wart wart world another of

bases on the coast of the Adriatic! Adriatic! the of coast the on bases

tained the German annexation of Holland sum pails of France would be shortly shortly be would France of pails sum Holland of annexation German the tained

export! export! news that the representative of the German Chancellor, Rudolf Hess, had had Hess, Rudolf Chancellor, German the of representative the that news

reported that Germany had intentions of a surprise attack on Holland and and Holland on attack surprise a of intentions had Germany that reported

and Switzerland on March 6th, reported on March 5th that Hitler would occupy occupy would Hitler that 5th March on reported 6th, March on Switzerland and

36th a contemplated occupation of Antwerp by Germany! Germany! by Antwerp of occupation contemplated a 36th

blockade against them if they would not consent to let Germany have 50% of their their of 50% have Germany let to consent not would they if them against blockade threatened Danemerk, Sweden, and Norway with the enforcement of an U-Boat U-Boat an of enforcement the with Norway and Sweden, Danemerk, threatened

Belgium. The "Figaro' The Belgium.

parts of Polish territory. The "Oeuvre" reported furthermore that Germany had had Germany that furthermore reported "Oeuvre" The territory. Polish of parts

declared already in February that Germany had intentions of invading Holland Holland invading of intentions had Germany that February in already declared

by the press during the past few weeks. weeks. few past the during press the by so they themselves may live and prosper! prosper! and live may themselves they so

eminent men of letters. But it is evident that the same men behind the scenes, scenes, the behind men same the that evident is it But letters. of men eminent

the same wirepullers, are trying again to provoke another slaughtering of nations nations of slaughtering another provoke to again trying are wirepullers, same the

for ammunition! All these lies have long since been refuted by just thinking thinking just by refuted been since long have lies these All ammunition! for

had even used the corpses of allied soldiers for the purpose of making ingredients ingredients making of purpose the for soldiers allied of corpses the used even had

gandists who said that German soldiers in the world war had chopped off the the off chopped had war world the in soldiers German that said who gandists

hens% of Belgian children, that they had crucified allied soldiers, and that they they that and soldiers, allied crucified had they that children, Belgian of hens%

the great war fed the world with the tales of German atrocities. Those propa- Those atrocities. German of tales the with world the fed war great the doing all they can do to distort the truth by spreading lies about these happenings. happenings. these about lies spreading by truth the distort to do can they all doing

were taken under German protection upon the urgent requests by the Czech Czech the by requests urgent the upon protection German under taken were

and Slovak governments, the international wirepullers and war mongers are are mongers war and wirepullers international the governments, Slovak and

it is quite clear that the provinces of Bohemia and Moravia, as well as Slovakia Slovakia as well as Moravia, and Bohemia of provinces the that clear quite is it

territories with the mother country. Therefore, the Versailles-created State of of State Versailles-created the Therefore, country. mother the with territories

34 34

and the titles of electors. The lineage of the kings of Bohemia became extinct extinct became Bohemia of kings the of lineage The electors. of titles the and

Reich, the Treaty of Versailles severed the natural bonds which connected these these connected which bonds natural the severed Versailles of Treaty the Reich,

Czechoslovakia existed only from 1919 till March 1939. 1939. March till 1919 from only existed Czechoslovakia

in the 14. Century, but the provinces were always part of the Holy Roman Roman Holy the of part always were provinces the but Century, 14. the in

Empire of the German Nation. Till the end of the world war, Bohemia and and Bohemia war, world the of end the Till Nation. German the of Empire

the German kings and acknowledged their protectorial rights over the aforesaid aforesaid the over rights protectorial their acknowledged and kings German the

provinces. From the German kings they received the hereditary titles of kings, kings, of titles hereditary the received they kings German the From provinces.

Moravia were parts of the Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy. - - Monarchy. Austrian-Hungarian the of parts were Moravia

The German trade agreement with Roumania became effective on March March on effective became Roumania with agreement trade German The

These are only samples of the obnoxious propaganda directed against Germany Germany against directed propaganda obnoxious the of samples only are These 6. Liss Liss 6.

Next to this slanderous activity of the press the English Mr. Vansitlard's Vansitlard's Mr. English the press the of activity slanderous this to Next

S. The lie of the "Libre Rtigique."—On Rtigique."—On "Libre the of lie The S.

Furthermore it is also maintained that Germany had established air bases in in bases air established had Germany that maintained also is it Furthermore

3. 3.

4. 4. 2. 2.

1. 1.

I will mention only a few of the unscrupulous lies which have been distributed distributed been have which lies unscrupulous the of few a only mention will I

The wirepullers of today are the same propagandists of yesteryear, who during during who yesteryear, of propagandists same the are today of wirepullers The

Germany wants peacel Her enemies want war! war! want enemies Her peacel wants Germany

Although these facts are known to every serious student of history, and although although and history, of student serious every to known are facts these Although

After these provinces belonged for more than a thousand years to the German German the to years thousand a than more for belonged provinces these After

The dukes of Bohemia were already in the year of 920 in the feudal service of of service feudal the in 920 of year the in already were Bohemia of dukes The

Lies in Holland.—The Holland.—The in Lies

The lie of the "Gazette de Bruxelle."—This Bruxelle."—This de "Gazette the of lie The

The lie of the "Journal des Debates."—On Debates."—On des "Journal the of lie The

The lie of the "Oeuvre."—The "Oeuvre."—The the of lie The

in in

England.—The England.—The

UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACT•IVITLES ACT•IVITLES PROPAGANDA UN-AMERICAN

, ,

another Parisian slander sheet, predicted the outbreak outbreak the predicted sheet, slander Parisian another

"Daily Telegraph' "Daily

Amsterdam newspaper "Hot Handelsblaad" main- Handelsblaad" "Hot newspaper Amsterdam

Parisian newspaper "Oeuvre" which had had which "Oeuvre" newspaper Parisian

March 37th this paper published the the published paper this 37th March

on March 17th tried to provoke provoke to tried 17th March on

, ,

March 10th this Parisian paper paper Parisian this 10th March

newspaper reported on March March on reported newspaper

also. also.

-Lions to adjust the injustices of the Versailles treaty in a peaceful manner. manner. peaceful a in treaty Versailles the of injustices the adjust to -Lions

full responsibility for the present war, which is a stock charge made by by made charge stock a is which war, present the for responsibility full

organizations and individuals which are dealt with in part III of this this of III part in with dealt are which individuals and organizations last paragraph of this document charges "international Jewry" with. with. Jewry" "international charges document this of paragraph last

Nazi propagandists. propagandists. Nazi report. Note, for example, that the Fichte-Bund in the next to the. the. to next the in Fichte-Bund the that example, for Note, report.

native pro-Axis groups and individuals in the United States—those. States—those. United the in individuals and groups pro-Axis native

Germany and which was slavishly followed by many, if not all, of the- of all, not if many, by followed slavishly was which and Germany

excellent sample of the type of propaganda which emanated from Nazi. Nazi. from emanated which propaganda of type the of sample excellent land a Lithuanian character have been in vain. The people of German Memel- German of people The vain. in been have character Lithuanian a land

after Germany negotiated a peaceful solution of the impossible situation. The The situation. impossible the of solution peaceful a negotiated Germany after

would be horrible. Only those people would profit from a world drenched in in drenched world a from profit would people those Only horrible. be would

interests of Lithuania have been fully considered by Germany's consent to allow allow to consent Germany's by considered fully been have Lithuania of interests

your opinion of the present state of world affairs. affairs. world of state present the of opinion your blood who never can be found in the trenches at the front. Those who comprise comprise who Those front. the at trenches the in found be can never who blood

international press campaign. campaign. press international

land demanded the return of their Territory to Germany, and Lithuania acquiesced acquiesced Lithuania and Germany, to Territory their of return the demanded land their home in every country where they can gather loot. loot. gather can they where country every in home their

its German population to remain German—all Lithuanian efforts to give Memel- give to efforts Lithuanian German—all remain to population German its provoke another world conflagration the results for our civilization and culture culture and civilization our for results the conflagration world another provoke

the class of war profiteers who only can live by the death of others. others. of death the by live can only who profiteers war of class the provoke war is the international Jewry! Those race of destroyers which find find which destroyers of race Those Jewry! international the is war provoke

point of view, and have given you some interesting facts about the incredible incredible the about facts interesting some you given have and view, of point

purpose of procuring a Roumanian trade agreement for England! This is proven proven is This England! for agreement trade Roumanian a procuring of purpose

nia's trade interests. interests. trade nia's

Lithuania a so-called Free Zone in the harbor of Memel in order to ensure Lithua- ensure to order in Memel of harbor the in Zone Free so-called a Lithuania

by the fact that an English trade commission was already on its way to Roumania Roumania to way its on already was commission trade English an that fact the by at the time the German-Roumanian agreement was concluded! concluded! was agreement German-Roumanian the time the at

Since the Memel territory was ceded to Lithuania—in spite of the desires of of desires the of spite Lithuania—in to ceded was territory Memel the Since

Thanking you for your friendly attention, attention, friendly your for you Thanking

I would esteem it a great favor if you would have the kindness to give me me give to kindness the have would you if favor great a it esteem would I The liberation of the Memel territory is another prove of Germany's inten- Germany's of prove another is territory Memel the of liberation The

Behind these slanderous activities, and behind these evil machinations to to machinations evil these behind and activities, slanderous these Behind

I am sure that these statements have given you a clear idea of the German German the of idea clear a you given have statements these that sure am I

May I say in conclusion that if these International war mongers succeed to to succeed mongers war International these if that conclusion in say I May

The foregoing document, which has been reproduced in full, is an an is full, in reproduced been has which document, foregoing The

I am sincerely yours yours sincerely am I

UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES PROPAGANDA UN-AMERICAN

TH. KESSEMBIER, KESSEMBIER, TH.

Dir. of Organization. Organization. of Dir.

35 35

speeches had been circulated from this World Service organization in Erfurt, Erfurt, in organization Service World this from circulated been had speeches

our publications (hearings, vol. 5, p. 3494). 3494). p. 5, vol. (hearings, publications our gave the following testimony: testimony: following the gave Pelley, admitted in his testimony before the committee that he had had he that committee the before testimony his in admitted Pelley,

through that service? I believe you said earlier that some of your articles or or articles your of some that earlier said you believe I service? that through

German-American who had lived in this country for several years, years, several for country this in lived had who German-American

Germany? Germany?

Service. Service.

financial difficulties, Klapproth returned to Germany where Deather- where Germany to returned Klapproth difficulties, financial

2 or 3 weeks before that date. Deatherage disclosed that Klapproth Klapproth that disclosed Deatherage date. that before weeks 3 or 2 age helped him to secure a post with the American section of World World of section American the with post a secure to him helped age

was a member of the Knights of the White Camellia and that lie had had lie that and Camellia White the of Knights the of member a was

aided Deatherage in getting out literature and editing material. In In material. editing and literature out getting in Deatherage aided

working as a chemist for the Shell Oil Co. Co. Oil Shell the for chemist a as working

White Camellia, testified on May 24, 1939, that Klapproth had died died had Klapproth that 1939, 24, May on testified Camellia, White

strasse, Erfurt, Germany. The American section is in charge of one one of charge in is section American The Germany. Erfurt, strasse,

Schirmer. A predecessor to Schirmer was Johannes Klapproth, a a Klapproth, Johannes was Schirmer to predecessor A Schirmer.

of any anti-Jewish regime? Is not that a fair statement of it? it? of statement fair a that not Is regime? anti-Jewish any of

sympathizers, testified before the committee as to the nature of World World of nature the to as committee the before testified sympathizers,

Service. An excerpt from the testimony of Henry Allen indicates the the indicates Allen Henry of testimony the from excerpt An Service.

type of material distributed by the organization: organization: the by distributed material of type

Axis groups here was reprinted reprinted was here groups Axis

made abundant use of World Service, while the committee's hearings hearings committee's the while Service, World of use abundant made

are studded with testimony showing that literature published by pro- by published literature that showing testimony with studded are sentatives in January January in sentatives

attention to the fact that Axis front organizations in the United States States United the in organizations front Axis that fact the to attention

worthy for its free exchange of material with the so-called native native so-called the with material of exchange free its for worthy

Fascists in the United States. In its report to the House of Repre- of House the to report its In States. United the in Fascists

eight foreign languages, having an American section chiefly note- chiefly section American an having languages, foreign eight

controlled and financed by the Nazis. It sends out propaganda in in propaganda out sends It Nazis. the by financed and controlled

Mr. Mr.

Another so-called native Fascist, Silver Shirt Leader William Dudley Dudley William Leader Shirt Silver Fascist, native so-called Another

Regarding his own connections with World Service, Deatherage Deatherage Service, World with connections own his Regarding

George Deatherage, pro-Fascist and head of the Knights of the the of Knights the of head and pro-Fascist Deatherage, George

Mr. Mr.

Mr. Mr. The headquarters of World Service are located at 4 Daberstedter- 4 at located are Service World of headquarters The

Several witnesses, the majority of them leading American Axis Axis American leading them of majority the witnesses, Several

World Service, with headquarters at Erfurt, Germany, is wholly wholly is Germany, Erfurt, at headquarters with Service, World

36 36

DEATHERAGE. DEATHERAGE.

WHITLEY. WHITLEY.

ALLEN. I I ALLEN.

VOORHIS. VOORHIS.

think that is a fair statement of it (hearings, vol. 6, p. 4156). 4156). p. 6, vol. (hearings, it of statement fair a is that think

Some of your articles or some of your speeches were sent out out sent were speeches your of some or articles your of Some

My point is, Is not World Service a propaganda sheet in favor favor in sheet propaganda a Service World not Is is, point My

Yea; I assume they did, because I sent them 10 copies of of copies 10 them sent I because did, they assume I Yea;

THE COMMITTEE'S INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE'S THE

SET-UP OF WORLD SERVICE SERVICE WORLD OF SET-UP

1939 1939

AMERICAN CONTACTS CONTACTS AMERICAN

WORLD SERVICE SERVICE WORLD

and again in 1940, the committee called called committee the 1940, in again and

by by

World Service in Germany. Germany. in Service World

, Mr. Mr. ,

Liberation, was received at World Service headquarters. An excerpt excerpt An headquarters. Service World at received was Liberation,

Service, which reads as follows: follows: as reads which Service, tions you have sent us. We have read your article in Liberation (magazine of the the of (magazine Liberation in article your read have We us. sent have you tions

reprinted World Service material. A letter from Klapproth to Ernest Ernest to Klapproth from letter A material. Service World reprinted

Service. Service.

sent representations. representations. sent

hearings, appears the following: following: the appears hearings,

fights a_gainst Jew domination of all that we hold noble and sacred. sacred. and noble hold we that all of domination Jew a_gainst fights from German sources, such as editions put out by World Service? Service? World by out put editions as such sources, German from

Silver Shirters and World Service. On page 3980, volume 6 of the the of 6 volume 3980, page On Service. World and Shirters Silver

warded to Edmondson by 35 members of a world congress against against congress world a of members 35 by Edmondson to warded

from the letter follows: follows: letter the from Silver Shirts) with great interest and wish to congratulate you especially on this this on especially you congratulate to wish and interest great with Shirts) Silver

Goerner, dated March 11, 1938, indicated that Pelley's publication, publication, Pelley's that indicated 1938, 11, March dated Goerner,

to this country by the director of the American section of World World of section American the of director the by country this to

Weckruf, official bond organ, published material distributed by World World by distributed material published organ, bond official Weckruf,

Edmondson. The letter, on the stationery of World Service, was for- was Service, World of stationery the on letter, The Edmondson.

international Jewry, held under the auspices of World Service at at Service World of auspices the under held Jewry, international World Service and still another of the native pro-Fascists, R. E. E. R. pro-Fascists, native the of another still and Service World

(hearings, vol. 6, p. 4143). 4143). p. 6, vol. (hearings,

Erfurt. The text is as follows: follows: as is text The Erfurt. meetings or meetings of the Friends of New Germany, that had come directly directly come had that Germany, New of Friends the of meetings or meetings

admire you for your tenacity and great moral courage in fighting this greatest of all all of greatest this fighting in courage moral great and tenacity your for you admire Miss Miss

Service" conference in Erfurt has been a great success and that 22 countries have have countries 22 that and success great a been has Erfurt in conference Service"

13th, and which now has a world reputation, has been much discussed by those those by discussed much been has reputation, world a has now which and 13th, stamps. stamps. pernicious forces of Judah. Judah. of forces pernicious

present at this "World Service" conference, and admiration expressed for the the for expressed admiration and conference, Service" "World this at present

literature. Moreover you should try toget some enlightening American news news American enlightening some toget try should you Moreover literature.

valiant fight you are putting up on behalf of our Aryan civilization against the the against civilization Aryan our of behalf on up putting are you fight valiant

and papers, as "Social Justice" by Father Coughlin, "Defender" by Rev. Winrod, Winrod, Rev. by "Defender" Coughlin, Father by Justice" "Social as papers, and

Kansas, and the English paper "Action" by the British Union, London. London. Union, British the by "Action" paper English the and Kansas,

Mr. Mr.

We regret that we were not able to thank you sooner for the number of publica- of number the for sooner you thank to able not were we that regret We

Mr. Mr.

Allen's testimony further emphasized the link between Pelley's Pelley's between link the emphasized further testimony Allen's Your case of World Jewry versus yourself which is to be tried on September September on tried be to is which yourself versus Jewry World of case Your

Under separate cover you will receive another package with different interesting interesting different with package another receive will you cover separate Under

DEAR DEAR

DEAR MR. EDMONDSON: EDMONDSON: MR. DEAR

We are sending you this letter to show you that we are thinking of you and and you of thinking are we that you show to letter this you sending are We

Fritz Kuhn, German-American Bund leader, testified that the the that testified leader, Bund German-American Kuhn, Fritz

A letter obtained by the committee shows a connection between between connection a shows committee the by obtained letter A

The committee also reproduces the text of a revealing letter sent sent letter revealing a of text the reproduces also committee The

29 Prospect Street, Street, Prospect 29

A LETTER FROM THE:AMERICAN SECTION OF OF SECTION THE:AMERICAN FROM LETTER A

ROBERT ROBERT

00 00

ESTELL STAUB ESTELL

ALLEN, ALLEN,

WHITLEY. WHITLEY.

Your admirers, admirers, Your

West 180th Street, New York City, U. S. A. A. S. U. City, York New Street, 180th West

MIss MIss

Amityville, Long Island, U. S. S. U. Island, Long Amityville,

E. E.

STADE STADE

There were copies of World Service. Service. World of copies were There

ERFURT (GERMANY), DABERSTEDTERSTRASSE DABERSTEDTERSTRASSE (GERMANY), ERFURT

UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES PROPAGANDA UN-AMERICAN

EDMONDSON, EDMONDSON,

Did you have material at those meetings, either Silver Shirt Shirt Silver either meetings, those at material have you Did

* *

We thank you for your letter of May 11th and the enclosed enclosed the and 11th May of letter your for you thank We

You will be interested to hear that the "World "World the that hear to interested be will You

U. U.

WORLD-SERVICE WORLD-SERVICE

BODUNO-VERLAG BODUNO-VERLAG

A. A.

WORLD SERVICE SERVICE WORLD

4, May May 4,

25, 1989 1989 25, 37 37 of Charles E. Coughlin and Gerald B. Winrod as "enlightening."

that the Nazi agency, World Service, recommended the publications

danger.

hope that our literature will help you for further understanding of the

Hoping to hear from you soon again,

These books you can obtain at this office at the named price. "The Hidden Hand of Judah,"

"The Jewish World Conspiracy," by Dr. Bergmeister, 45 cts.

In the foregoing letter, special attention is directed to the fact

"Bombshell Against Christianity," by Eli Ravage, 10 ets.

We enjoy reading that 'our discussion group is progressing very nicely and Books you should read are:

Yours very truly,

UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES

by N. Markotf and 0. B. Good, 15 cts.

American Section.

SCHIRMER,

Jewish

first World

subpenaed was Nazi Propagandist George Sylvester Viereck. Viereck,

born in Munich, Germany, December 31, 1884, came to America at

-sources as you do in Germany. It may be, of course, that I am mistaken. interest. It seems to me that it is of great value to a newspaper that has no

Library of Information. The committee obtained documents which later became a paid propagandist and adviser for Hitler in this coun- the age of 11 and later became an American citizen and during the Viereck, which reads as follows: try. revealed Viereck's tie-up with these official agencies of the. Nazi

government. Among the letters found in Zapp'spossession. was one dated April 11, 1939, addressed to Manfred Zapp from George the Transocean News Service, Manfred Zapp, and the German

American service, but it is not of great value, except as a means of checking up, to any newpaper regularly serviced by any of the great American agencies. ACademy 2-7030

increased, if you give it even more distinctly a pro-German slant; if you give the printed in the American newspapers. This may be due to the fact that the have to check up very carefully for a period of a few weeks, and point out to any by the other services. As a matter of fact, the value of your service might be of the German Library of Information, the committee compelled that possible American purchaser news items covered by you, which were not covered organization to file a statement concerning its personnel and expendi- newspapers those things which their own correspondents do not send them from

Germany and Italy.

of an adviser to the Nazi government. After subpenaing the records I may be entirely wrong. MT. MANFRED ZAPP, American news agencies receive a great deal of their material from the same

After this committee was created in 1938, the first person to be

These are purely my personal impressions, which I hope you will not take amiss. I have read your service very carefully, but have found very little that

It seems to me that before you can sell your service to anyone here, you would

DEAR Mr. ZAPP; I have been reading your Transoceanic Service with great

In August 1940

It is apparent froni this document that Viereck acted in the capacity

Telephone

APRIL 12, 1939.

Transoceanic Service, 341 Madison Avenue, New York City.

Sincerely yours,

War

GEORGE SYLVESTER VIERECK

was a paid agent of the German Government and

THE COMMITTEE'S INVESTIGATION

agents

GEORGE SYLVESTER VIERECK

305 Riverside

of this committee subpenaed the records of

NEW YORK

Drive

GEORGE SYLVESTER VIERECK.

Aparr, 11th, 1939.

Viereck—New York

Cable

Address

was

not

sidered oonflictatory with our policy, since our policy was not to attack persons. persons. attack to not was policy our since policy, our with oonflictatory sidered

manuscript. manuscript. the magazine. I cut some passages from Viereck's article, as editor, which I con- I which editor, as article, Viereck's from passages some cut I magazine. the

It was a very insignificant matter, but he felt sure that I had tampered with his his with tampered had I that sure felt he but matter, insignificant very a was It

of the second and third issues of the magazine. He,wrote two articles in all for for all in articles two He,wrote magazine. the of issues third and second the of

only. only.

along with. Viereck never had any official position—he simply edited articles articles edited simply position—he official any had never Viereck with. along

him to me. We had many discussions. I found him extremely difficult to get get to difficult extremely him found I discussions. many had We me. to him

Viereck went to Europe, and he had nothing whatever to do with the publishing publishing the with do to whatever nothing had he and Europe, to went Viereck never known him personally before. I had heard about him, but Kohl introduced introduced Kohl but him, about heard had I before. personally him known never

sulting from this committee's exposure), who made a statement to the the to statement a made who exposure), committee's this from sulting

reck with the forum and its publication entitled "Todays Challenge." Challenge." "Todays entitled publication its and forum the with reck

"Question and answer" statement, which show the connection of. Vie- of. connection the show which statement, answer" and "Question

agandist, Friedrich Ernst Auhagen (now serving a sentence in a Fed- a in sentence a serving (now Auhagen Ernst Friedrich agandist,

committee in 1940. The following quotations are taken from his his from taken are quotations following The 1940. in committee

as the American Fellowship Forum, which was directed by Nazi prop- Nazi by directed was which Forum, Fellowship American the as

eral prison for violation of the act of June 8, 1938, his conviction re- conviction his 1938, 8, June of act the of violation for prison eral

ganda of the great conflict now unhappily waging in Europe. Europe. in waging unhappily now conflict great the of ganda

with you, because I can think of no more important task from the point of view view of point the from task important more no of think can I because you, with

to present to the American public a picture unblurred by anti-German propa- anti-German by unblurred picture a public American the to present to

shall not be asked to prepare or edit any matter derogatory to the United States, States, United the to derogatory matter any edit or prepare to asked be not shall

of fair play and the maintenance of peace between your country and mine than than mine and country your between peace of maintenance the and play fair of

or to undertake any editorial assignment which could possibly conflict with with conflict possibly could which assignment editorial any undertake to or

American laws and my duties as an American citizen. I welcome cooperation cooperation welcome I citizen. American an as duties my and laws American

from this agreement. agreement. this from

and Germany, we are both automatically released from any obligation flowing flowing obligation any from released automatically both are we Germany, and

mutually convenient times. times. convenient mutually notice. notice.

place at my disposal from time to time. time. to time from disposal my at place

view based on data furnished by you, as we may may we as you, by furnished data on based view

verbal agreement: agreement: verbal

communication from Viereck to Dr. Heinz Beller, reveals the contract contract the reveals Beller, Heinz Dr. to Viereck from communication

between Viereck and that Nazi agency: agency: Nazi that and Viereck between

literary advise in connection with all publications. publications. all with connection in advise literary

Dr. HEINZ BELLER, BELLER, HEINZ Dr.

was listed: listed: was

40 40

tures. In the statement the organization filed, the following item item following the filed, organization the statement the In tures.

Q. How long was he connected with the Forum2—A. After the first two weeks weeks two first the After Forum2—A. the with connected he was long How Q.

Q. Who brought in Viereck?—A. Dr. Kohl first brought Viereck in. I had had I in. Viereck brought first Kohl Dr. Viereck?—A. in brought Who Q.

Agreed: Agreed:

Viereck also served the Nazi propaganda "front" organization known known organization "front" propaganda Nazi the served also Viereck

Believe me, me, Believe

It is also understood, in accordance with your wishes as well as mine, that I I that mine, as well as wishes your with accordance in understood, also is It

(6) (6)

(2) (2) (5) (5)

DEAD DR. BELLER: In accordance with your request I herewith confirm our our confirm herewith I request your with accordance In BELLER: DR. DEAD (3) (3)

(4) (4)

(1) (1)

Mr. George Sylvester Viereck is under contract for special editorial work and and work editorial special for contract under is Viereck Sylvester George Mr.

From the files of the German Library of Information, the following following the Information, of Library German the of files the From

German German

In the, I trust, remote contingency of a break between the United States States United the between break a of contingency remote trust, I the, In

This arrangement may be cancelled by either party on three month's month's three on party either by cancelled be may arrangement This

Heinz Beller. Beller. Heinz I shall be glad to prepare such. articles interpreting the German point of of point German the interpreting articles such. prepare to glad be shall I

I shall hold myself in readiness for editorial consultations with you at at you with consultations editorial for readiness in myself hold shall I

I agree to prepare for "Facts in Review" digests of such material as you you as material such of digests Review" in "Facts for prepare to agree I

Sincerely yours, yours, Sincerely

My compensation will be $500, payable monthly in advance. advance. in monthly payable $500, be will compensation My

Library Library

17 Battery Place, New York City. City. York New Place, Battery 17

UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES PROPAGANDA UN-AMERICAN

of Information, Information, of

305 Riverside Drive, New York September $7, 1939 1939 $7, September York New Drive, Riverside 305

GEORGE SYLVESTER VIERECK, VIERECK, SYLVESTER GEORGE

GEORGE SYLVESTER VIERECK. VIERECK. SYLVESTER GEORGE

from time time from

to time agree upon. upon. agree time to

see that report, as well as the testimony of Congressman Wright Pat- Wright Congressman of testimony the as well as report, that see

were anti-British. anti-British. were

man which appears in volume 14 of the committee's hearings, also the the also hearings, committee's the of 14 volume in appears which man

Scotch Plains, N. N. Plains, Scotch

court record of Viereck's trial, which, among other things, brought out out brought things, other among which, trial, Viereck's of record court

amount he received back $4,500 from sales of certain books to the the to books certain of sales from $4,500 back received he amount

by the committee in its so-called White Paper, appendix, part 2, 2, part appendix, Paper, White so-called its in committee the by which was released in 1940. For more detailed information on Viereck Viereck on information detailed more For 1940. in released was which

the fact that Viereck had paid into the Flanders Publishing House, House, Publishing Flanders the into paid had Viereck that fact the

German Library of Information. Information. of Library German

All of these connections and associations of Viereck were exposed exposed were Viereck of associations and connections these of All

The Flanders Publishing Co. printed a number of books which which books of number a printed Co. Publishing Flanders The

UV-AMERICAN' PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES PROPAGANDA UV-AMERICAN'

J., J.,

$22,500 during the years 1940 and 1941. Of this this Of 1941. and 1940 years the during $22,500

41 41 of of

a whole nor any of its individual members entertains the slightest slightest the entertains members individual its of any nor whole a

citizens of German descent. It is as much in their interest as in that that in as interest their in much as is It descent. German of citizens wishes to make the emphatic statement that neither the committee as as committee the neither that statement emphatic the make to wishes December 28, 1939. 1939. 28, December

doubt of the unswerving loyalty to the United States of our fellow fellow our of States United the to loyalty unswerving the of doubt

Ross in the United States, the Committee on Un-American Activities Activities Un-American on Committee the States, United the in Ross

volume its original report on Colin Ross, which was made public on on public made was which Ross, Colin on report original its volume

to the chairman of the Special Committee on Un-American Activities, so that it it that so Activities, Un-American on Committee Special the of chairman the to

tary of State would cause a a cause would State of tary

can be made a part of that committee's records. records. committee's that of part a made be can

entirely unfounded the charges lodged against him are. are. him against lodged charges the unfounded entirely

ment in reply to the report of the Dies committee, which clearly shows how how shows clearly which committee, Dies the of report the to reply in ment

widely recognized and respected German writer is unjustifiably accused and thus thus and accused unjustifiably is writer German respected and recognized widely

personally as well as publicly gravely discredited. Upon instructions of my my of instructions Upon discredited. gravely publicly as well as personally

Government, I am presenting herewith the translation of Dr. Colin Ross' state- Ross' Colin Dr. of translation the herewith presenting am I Government,

Welles.: Welles.:

German writer Dr. Colin Ross, In this report, with entire lack of evidence, a a evidence, of lack entire with report, this In Ross, Colin Dr. writer German

released a report concerning the alleged activities in the United States of the the of States United the in activities alleged the concerning report a released

Acting Secretary of State and has the honor to advise him as follows: follows: as him advise to honor the has and State of Secretary Acting

protest to the Department of State, which protest was transmitted to to transmitted was protest which State, of Department the to protest

the committee on August 20, 1940, by Acting Secretary Sumner Sumner Secretary Acting by 1940, 20, August on committee the

report, the German Government on August 8, 1940, sent the following following the sent 1940, 8, August on Government German the report,

listed as a Nazi agent by the committee in January 1941. 1941. January in committee the by agent Nazi a as listed

government it is pertinent to note that as a result of the committee's committee's the of result a as that note to pertinent is it government

subcommittee headed by Representative Jerry Voorhis of California California of Voorhis Jerry Representative by headed subcommittee

1939, published a report on the results of the inquiry. Ross was again again was Ross inquiry. the of results the on report a published 1939,

made a thorough investigation into his activities and on December 28, 28, December on and activities his into investigation thorough a made

and 1134). 1134). and

has been a writer for the Weckruf, official organ of the bund (vol. 2, pp. 1133 1133 pp. 2, (vol. bund the of organ official Weckruf, the for writer a been has

He has been one of the outstanding speakers for the German-American Bund and and Bund German-American the for speakers outstanding the of one been has He

Nazi propagandist who spends his time between Germany and the United States. States. United the and Germany between time his spends who propagandist Nazi

following appears: appears: following

report of the committee, filed with the House of Representatives, the the Representatives, of House the with filed committee, the of report

operated in the United States prior to the war was Colin Ross whom whom Ross Colin was war the to prior States United the in operated

this committee exposed as a Nazi agent as early as 1938. In the first first the In 1938. as early as agent Nazi a as exposed committee this

In releasing the following report on the activities of Dr. Colin Colin Dr. of activities the on report following the releasing In

Washington, D. C., August 8, 1940. 1940. 8, August C., D. Washington,

The German Charge d'Affaires would greatly appreciate it if the Acting Secre- Acting the if it appreciate greatly would d'Affaires Charge German The

In view of subsequent events, the committee incorporates in this this in incorporates committee the events, subsequent of view In

The German Charge d'Affaires presents his compliments to the honorable the the honorable the to compliments his presents d'Affaires Charge German The

On December 28, 1939, the Special Committee on Un-American Activities Activities Un-American on Committee Special the 1939, 28, December On

It should be noted that according to testimony we heard, Dr. Colin Ross is a a is Ross Colin Dr. heard, we testimony to according that noted be should It As an indication of the importance of Colin 'Ross to the Nazi Nazi the to 'Ross Colin of importance the of indication an As

The committee felt that Ross was of such importance that in 1939 a a 1939 in that importance such of was Ross that felt committee The

One of the outstanding propagandists of Nazi Germany who who Germany Nazi of propagandists outstanding the of One

42 42

REPORT ON COLIN ROSS ROSS COLIN ON REPORT

cop

y of Dr. Cohn Ross' statement to be forwarded forwarded be to statement Ross' Cohn Dr. of y

COLIN ROSS ROSS COLIN

THURSDAY, DECEMBER DECEMBER THURSDAY,

28, 1939. 1939. 28,

only only

activities in the United States. States. United the in activities

diate and great concern. concern. great and diate

the Government of the United States, the committee makes public public makes committee the States, United the of Government the

against American democracy is quite a different matter and oae con- oae and matter different a quite is democracy American against

cerning which the Committee on Un-American Activities has imme- has Activities Un-American on Committee the which cerning

like Colin Ross, and the leaders of the German-American Bund. Bund. German-American the of leaders the and Ross, Colin like this case. case. this other nation is not one that concerns either this committee or the the or committee this either concerns that one not is nation other American citizens in favor of a foreign form of government and and government of form foreign a of favor in citizens American

American people. But attempts by any foreign agency to influence influence to agency foreign any by attempts But people. American

mittee on Un-American Activities concerning Dr. Cohn Ross and his his and Ross Cohn Dr. concerning Activities Un-American on mittee

of the Nation as a whole that the committee has endeavored to bring bring to endeavored has committee the that whole a as Nation the of

to light some of the facts concerning the operations of Nazi agents agents Nazi of operations the concerning facts the of some light to

Summarized, we find: find: we Summarized,

In order to preserve the prerogative of any and all branches of of branches all and any of prerogative the preserve to order In

This is a report on investigations conducted by the Special Com- Special the by conducted investigations on report a is This

The question of the form of government of the German or any any or German the of government of form the of question The

with Ross' requests because they were so extremely derogatory derogatory extremely so were they because requests Ross' with

dustrial plants and that at least one American refused to comply comply to refused American one least at that and plants dustrial

Mercedes automobile, equipped with motion-picture cameras, and and cameras, motion-picture with equipped automobile, Mercedes

to the best interests of the United States. States. United the of interests best the to agencies. Nazi from earnings

States with his wife, son, and uniformed chauffeur in a special special a in chauffeur uniformed and son, wife, his with States

many. many.

that ho appeared to have funds far in excess of his reported reported his of excess in far funds have to appeared ho that

ance with Ross. Ross. with ance

taken to Germany, and that the greatest part of the expense of of expense the of part greatest the that and Germany, to taken ernment and some alleged German-Americans residing in Ger- in residing German-Americans alleged some and ernment

in recent testimony before this committee admitted his acquaint- his admitted committee this before testimony recent in

this trip was paid for by various subdivisions of the Nazi Gov- Nazi the of subdivisions various by for paid was trip this

featuring Ross were arranged for by the various Nazi consular consular Nazi various the by for arranged were Ross featuring

officials situated throughout the Nation and that he he that and Nation the throughout situated officials

which appeared to come within the category of espionage, and and espionage, of category the within come to appeared which

by, and spoke for, gatherings of the German-American Bund. Bund. German-American the of gatherings for, spoke and by,

States have issued warnings and secret orders concerning these these concerning orders secret and warnings issued have States secret-service agent, and that during a portion of this time he he time this of portion a during that and agent, secret-service scope of his activities and therefore is liable to prosecution prosecution to liable is therefore and activities his of scope

was assigned to special propaganda work in behalf of the Impe- the of behalf in work propaganda special to assigned was activities. activities.

that officials extremely high in the Government of the United United the of Government the in high extremely officials that

rial German Government and against the Allies, at least prior prior least at Allies, the against and Government German rial

under the terms of this act. act. this of terms the under

Nazi propagandist, but that he has not reported in "full" the the "full" in reported not has he that but propagandist, Nazi

to the entrance in the conflict of the United States, States, United the of conflict the in entrance the to

the result of its its of result the

8. 8.

7. 7.

6. 6.

5. 5.

4. 4.

3: That he committed a number of acts while while acts of number a committed he That 3: 1. 1.

2. 2.

That he attempted to photograph several specialized in- specialized several photograph to attempted he That

That within the past 12 months Ross toured the United United the toured Ross months 12 past the within That

That Ross was instrumental in having 30 American boys boys American 30 having in instrumental was Ross That

That Fritz Kuhn, fuehrer of the German-American Bund, Bund, German-American the of fuehrer Kuhn, Fritz That

That many of the speaking engagements in this country country this in engagements speaking the of many That

That Ross is registered with the Department of State as a a as State of Department the with registered is Ross That

That during the World War Ross was a German spy and and spy German a was Ross War World the during That

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own investigation investigation own

of the evidence available in in available evidence the of

in in

was was

this country country this

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and that his compensation for three lectures before German vocational vocational German before lectures three for compensation his that and

Chicago; $35 from the Deutsche Zeitung, Baltimore; and $25 from from $25 and Baltimore; Zeitung, Deutsche the from $35 Chicago;

the Deutsche Verein, Cleveland. He further accounts for an addi- addi- an for accounts further He Cleveland. Verein, Deutsche the

marks (about $2,800). $2,800). (about marks leagues netted him $275. He also admits that he received $35 from from $35 received he that admits also He $275. him netted leagues

the Teebniske Verein, Chicago; $25 from the Columbia Damen Club, Club, Damen Columbia the from $25 Chicago; Verein, Teebniske the

$50 in New York, $75 in Chicago, before various foreign-policy groups, groups, foreign-policy various before Chicago, in $75 York, New in $50

owned concern) had subsidized his picture to the extent of 7,000 7,000 of extent the to picture his subsidized had concern) owned

out that the North German Lloyd Steamship Co. (a Nazi government- Nazi (a Co. Steamship Lloyd German North the that out

but the amounts, as will be shown, did not pay much more than the the than more much pay not did shown, be will as amounts, the but

his lectures by an American association. This statement is true, true, is statement This association. American an by lectures his

cost of transportation. transportation. of cost any foreign principle and that in all occasions he had been paid for for paid been had he occasions all in that and principle foreign any

making a film for the Tobis Filmkunst, Berlin. Berlin. Filmkunst, Tobis the for film a making in this country in connection with work as a newspaper correspond- newspaper a as work with connection in country this in

he resides in Munich, Koenigstrasse, 29, Germany, and that he was was he that and Germany, 29, Koenigstrasse, Munich, in resides he

or their subdivisions. In that statement Ross, under oath, states that that states oath, under Ross, statement that In subdivisions. their or

ent (he names some 20 Nazi publications), and for the purpose of of purpose the for and publications), Nazi 20 some names (he ent

the Department of State, under the act requiring the registration of of registration the requiring act the under State, of Department the

who soon provided a circle in which Ross moved. moved. Ross which in circle a provided soon who

propagandists employed in whole or in part by foreign governments governments foreign by part in or whole in employed propagandists

Martin Sprengling, of the University of Chicago, and the latter's son son latter's the and Chicago, of University the of Sprengling, Martin

Germany did not depict facts but vile distortions and, particularly, particularly, and, distortions vile but facts depict not did Germany with a view of showing America in the worst possible light. light. possible worst the in America showing of view a with

said: said:

ploying the artifice of montage so that the pictures when shown in in shown when pictures the that so montage of artifice the ploying

country. country.

which time he was directing pictures of events and places in this this in places and events of pictures directing was he time which

cago Council of Foreign Relations, before whom Ross was to speak speak to was Ross whom before Relations, Foreign of Council cago

cember 16, 1938, in a letter to Clifton M. Utley, director of the Chi- the of director Utley, M. Clifton to letter a in 1938, 16, cember

and the the and

vided with cash, and has shown films of his native land here during during here land native his of films shown has and cash, with vided

agents. agents.

he took their ideology and soon became one of its most important important most its of one became soon and ideology their took he

headway in that movement. With the coming of the Nazi regime regime Nazi the of coming the With movement. that in headway munist in Germany, after the World War, and made considerable considerable made and War, World the after Germany, in munist

University of Chicago. Chicago. of University

Ross lived for a number of years in Chicago, where his children went went children his where Chicago, in years of number a for lived Ross

to school and his daughter, Renate, got her Ph. D. degree, from the the from degree, D. Ph. her got Renate, daughter, his and school to

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Ross also revealed that he had been paid $25 for a lecture in Boston, Boston, in lecture a for $25 paid been had he that revealed also Ross

The registration statement filed by this Nazi propagandist also sets sets also propagandist Nazi this by filed statement registration The

He further claimed that his lectures in this country did not involve involve not did country this in lectures his that claimed further He

Registration No. 310 was given to the papers filed by Ross with with Ross by filed papers the to given was 310 No. Registration

He had the opportunity to be close by when the events in Munich took place place took Munich in events the when by close be to opportunity the had He

While Ross lived in Chicago he made the acquaintance of Prof. Prof. of acquaintance the made he Chicago in lived Ross While

There is indisputable proof that Ross doctored the pictures em- pictures the doctored Ross that proof indisputable is There

Ross has made many trips to this country, always plentifully pro- plentifully always country, this to trips many made has Ross

Dr. Otto Denzer, Nazi vice consul at Chicago, under date of De- of date under Chicago, at consul vice Nazi Denzer, Otto Dr.

This committee has had information that Ross became a Com- a became Ross that information had has committee This

Dr. Colin Ross was born in 1885, in Vienna, of Scottish parents. parents. Scottish of Vienna, in 1885, in born was Ross Colin Dr.

vented from ever again setting foot on American soil. soil. American on foot setting again ever from vented

9. This committee recommends that Dr. Colin Ross be pre- be Ross Colin Dr. that recommends committee This 9.

German German

troops subsequently marched into the Sudeten territory. territory. Sudeten the into marched subsequently troops

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American Bund or for the many articles he contributed to the Nazi Nazi the to contributed he articles many the for or Bund American

-vision of Fritz Kuhn, "fuehrer" of the German-American Bund, who who Bund, German-American the of "fuehrer" Kuhn, Fritz of -vision

only $695. $695. only

-angle. -angle.

tional $150 for two lectures on the west coast. These earnings total total earnings These coast. west the on lectures two for $150 tional

he knew Ross. Ross. knew he

Weckruf and Beobachter, published in this country under the super- the under country this in published Beobachter, and Weckruf

number of speeches that he made before groups of the German- German- the of groups before made he that speeches of number

secured by Ross. These films portrayed such scenes as Negroes living living Negroes as scenes such portrayed films These Ross. by secured

such manner that pictures could be taken quickly and from any any from and quickly taken be could pictures that manner such

admitted under oath in recent testimony before this committee that that committee this before testimony recent in oath under admitted

factories in North Carolina, and Indians living in small tepees. tepees. small in living Indians and Carolina, North in factories complicity in this this in complicity

in huts in the South, women working in cotton mills and cigarette cigarette and mills cotton in working women South, the in huts in

expensive photographic equipment attached to his automobile in in automobile his to attached equipment photographic expensive

like Pittsburgh and Jersey City in which factory sites and bridges bridges and sites factory which in City Jersey and Pittsburgh like

secretly as soon as they had been developed and before they were were they before and developed been had they as soon as secretly

the pictures he directed to the laboratories of the Agfa Film Co. Co. Film Agfa the of laboratories the to directed he pictures the

were indicated. Ludwig R. Krahforst, 4917 Glacier Drive, Eagle Eagle Drive, Glacier 4917 Krahforst, R. Ludwig indicated. were

Rock, Los Angeles, was employed by Ross to make some pictures in in pictures some make to Ross by employed was Angeles, Los Rock,

at Los Angeles, where Federal Government agents reviewed them them reviewed agents Government Federal where Angeles, Los at

him secure permission to photograph industrial and agricultural sub- agricultural and industrial photograph to permission secure him

1939 and later refused to continue his employment because of the the of because employment his continue to refused later and 1939

shown by the letter of Dr. Otto Denzer, Nazi vice consul in Chicago, Chicago, in consul vice Nazi Denzer, Otto Dr. of letter the by shown

obvious un-American nature of the work. work. the of nature un-American obvious

in the fields, etc. etc. fields, the in

national Harvester Co., Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation. Corporation. Steel Carnegie-Illinois Co., Harvester national

the Commonwealth Edison Co., Chicago, was asked by Ross to help help to Ross by asked was Chicago, Co., Edison Commonwealth the

hoff suggested pictures of T. V. A., but strip mills in the steel-making steel-making the in mills strip but A., V. T. of pictures suggested hoff

area, process of preparing and quick freezing of fruits and vegetables vegetables and fruits of freezing quick and preparing of process area,

for taking pictures (motion) without a permit. permit. a without (motion) pictures taking for

be highly appreciated. appreciated. highly be

sion was refused. refused. was sion

and that among those seated at the speakers' table were: were: table speakers' the at seated those among that and

date of December 16, 1938, in which he states: states: he which in 1938, 16, December of date

jects in that part of the country. country. the of part that in jects

on Foreign Relations sometime during the first days of January 1939, this would would this 1939, January of days first the during sometime Relations Foreign on

you that if arrangements could be made for hie appearance before the Council Council the before appearance hie for made be could arrangements if that you

to Clifton Utley, of the Foreign Policy Association of that city, under under city, that of Association Policy Foreign the of Utley, Clifton to

This sum, as readily can be seen, does not account for any of the the of any for account not does seen, be can readily as sum, This

The committee has further information that Ross sent many of of many sent Ross that information further has committee The

Information in possession of this committee proves that Ross had had Ross that proves committee this of possession in Information

There were also a number of prints made showing in detail cities cities detail in showing made prints of number a also were There

Enclosed please find a few biographical data on Cohn Ross. May I assure assure I May Ross. Cohn on data biographical few a find please Enclosed

Dr. A. H. Dyckerhoff, an engineer of high standing, connected with with connected standing, high of engineer an Dyckerhoff, H. A. Dr.

This committee wishes at this time to clear Mr. Krahforst of any any of Krahforst Mr. clear to time this at wishes committee This

Never suspecting the true purpose of Ross' requests, Dr. Dycker- Dr. requests, Ross' of purpose true the suspecting Never

How the Nazi consuls in this country cooperate with Ross is best best is Ross with cooperate country this in consuls Nazi the How

It should be noted that at his speech Ross was booed and hissed hissed and booed was Ross speech his at that noted be should It

Mr. and Mrs. Otto Denser, Nazi vice consul. consul. vice Nazi Denser, Otto Mrs. and Mr.

Mr. E. L. Baer, Nazi consul general. general. consul Nazi Baer, L. E. Mr.

Mr. and Mrs. Colin Ross. Ross. Colin Mrs. and Mr.

Mr. and Mrs. Hans Strack, connected with Nazi consulate. consulate. Nazi with connected Strack, Hans Mrs. and Mr.

Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Plate, head, North German Lloyd Steamship Lines. Lines. Steamship Lloyd German North head, Plate, Ludwig Mrs. and Mr.

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matter. matter.

A few days later Ross was stopped by a policeman policeman a by stopped was Ross later days few A

Contact was made with officials of the Inter- Inter- the of officials with made was Contact

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And further, Ross in his letter to Mr. Utley, under date of Decem- If the people of German blood succeed in achieving this immense task, this greatest service which they can render their new homeland, then they may— ber 25, 1938, requests that the following of "my friends" be invited: with a slight variation of the words of a German poet—say: Dr. D. B. Phenister, 6621 University Avenue, "America would have been nothing Prof. Dr. Martin Sprengling, 6168 Ellis Avenue. Prof. Dr, Nitre, 1220 East Fifty-eighth Street, If we were not Amerikaner- Mrs. Swift, 209 Lake Shore Drive. We, Amerikaner, we—i" Dr, A. H. Dyckerhoff, Commonwealth Edison Co., 72 West Madison Street_ And as a father proudly speaks of a child that has reached fame and fortune Mr. Tiffeny Blake, Chicago Tribune Tower. as "my son," without by these words laying claim to his wealth, so may we say Mr. Gustave A. Brand, city treasurer, city hall. to the New World beyond the Atlantic created in part also by us and in such a Gov. George L. Schaller, Federal Reserve bank. way that no one can take it ill of us: Walter S. Straub, 326 Ridge Avenue, Winnetka. Mr. T. A. &tenger, 268 Ridge Avenue, Winnetka. Our America In that same letter Ross states: The following report is taken from the original notations made by This letter is to confirm my acceptance of your invitation to address the meeting of Chicago Council on Foreign Relations on January 3 * * * I an American newspaper reporter covering the speech given by Dr. had asked the German consul to let you know that I agree with the arrange- Colin Ross on June 1, 1937. ments. * * * "Speech of Colin Ross, adventurer and professional speaker, on 'Unser Amerika,' at a meeting sponsored by the New York Post of the German-American Efforts of the German consul general in St. Louis, Mo., to arrange Bund at the Yorkville Cacino, June 1. Attendance about 500. He was intro- a speaking engagement for Ross in that city collapsed when it was duced as a great American who understands the German people. He sailed that discovered by civic interests that the Nazi government was partici- night at midnight for Germany. pating in the lecture tour. Citizens of St. Louis stopped arrange- "America," he said, "now is controlled by a few wealthy men. In Germany the people are in control. That is what Hitler has done for the German people. ments for the contemplated lecture by Ross on-securing information His principles should he applied here so that the Government could be given that the German consul general had rented an auditorium for the back to the people. .German-Americans should stand united behind the ideals occasion. of Germany and educate the American people to those ideals. In testimony before this committee on August 17, 1939, Fritz "I look about and see Father Divine. He is called a 100-percent American, I meet an Englishman from Boston. He says he is 100-percent American because Kuhn stated as follows with regard to Dr. Colin Ross: the English were here first. French, Hollanders, and Germans all say they are The CHAIRMAN. Do you know Colin Ross? 100-percent Americans. I come to wonder lust what a 100-percent American is. Mr. KUHN. Yes. - And I decided he is that man who stands for the best things for the people. That The CHAIRMAN. What office did he have in the bund? is why followers of Hitler are the real 100-percent Americans." Mr. KUHN. He never had an office in the bund. Then a group of bund members presented a play in English, using the court The CHAIRMAN. Had he no official connection? record of the case of Julius Hochfelder v. Fritz Kuhn, head of the German-American Mr. KUHN. No. Build. The bund is making great capital out of the fact the case was thrown out The CHAIRMAN. Was he associated with you in any respect? of court after six postponements. It was an attempt to prove their paper the Mr. Kranc I met him one year when he was a speaker at Turner Hall. He Deutrscher Weekruf and Beobachter was circulated without being formally was a speaker there but we were not the sponsors. registered. They claim Jewish intrigue was responsible for the case. The audience The CHAIRMAN. Do you know where he is now? howled at the impersonation of Jewish lawyers by their fellow bund members. Mr. Kumar, I do not. The CHAIRMAN. That is the only association you have had with Colin Ross? The above notations contradict the testimony of Fritz Kuhn in Mr. KUHN. Sure. which he states that there is no connection between Dr. Colin Ross In this connection it would be noted that in the 1937 yearbook and the German-American Bund; that Kuhn testified Ross spoke at Dr. Cohn Ross wrote the frontispiece for the publication. Follow- a meeting in the Turner Hall, whereas actually he spoke in the York- ing is a translation of the frontispiece of the 1937 German-American ville Casino; that while Kuhn contends the bund did not sponsor Bund Yearbook. the meeting, actually the bund did promote the gathering and in fact OUR AMERICA presented a play ridiculing the New York court authorities at the same meeting. A man will rise and gather them, a German Thomas Paine. He will not In a document secured by this committee inviting American boys found a new party, no association, no alliance, no union, but will comprise in a matter of-fact fellowship all who are of German blood, as soon as they become to Germany, under arrangements by Dr. Ross, the following para- aware of the fact that they are not Americans but "Amerikaner," people of graphs are found: German blood and American soil. They will drop the hyphen that others had The undersigned invites 30 American boys to visit Germany this summer. attempted to fasten on them and no longer call themselves German-Americana, Distance and consequent cost of transportation make mass participation as yet but simply "Amerikaner," a word that is untranslatable. a dream of the future. However, for the first American-German youth exchange If these "Amerikaner" become aware that for America's sake they must not steamship companies have offered a substantial reduction of passage fares; give rip their nationality and mother tongue, they lay the foundation for the some German youth hotels and other accommodations have been reserved ex- natural racial order, out of which the American Nation of the future will grow, clusively for this summer's party; railroad fares have been reduced to a mini- or rather the American family of nations. This will make America the first mum; free theater and opera tickets have been presented, so that the all-inclusive "Continental State," the first continent peacefully united under a uniform idea, cost for transportation from New York, back to New York, board, tips, and so the great modal for all others. forth, of the camping trip through Germany amounts to only $100. 279595—la—Appendix 7-4

pared underground until they suddenly emerge in the open." "Few outsiders," outsiders," "Few open." the in emerge suddenly they until underground pared

its own only after it insists upon it energetically," he writes. "I believe in the the in believe "I writes. he energetically," it upon insists it after only own its "30,000,000 Germans in the United States" should assert the rights of their blood blood their of rights the assert should States" United the in Germans "30,000,000

because of the collapse of the old Anglo-Saxon ideals of liberty and democracy democracy and liberty of ideals Anglo-Saxon old the of collapse the of because

* * * "I am convinced that German blood in the United States will come into into come will States United the in blood German that convinced am "I * * *

German hour of America * * * The great historic events usually are pre- are usually events historic great The * * * America of hour German

by every and any means. He is sure of an ultimate victory in the United States States United the in victory ultimate an of sure is He means. any and every by that urges he Then reviewed. already have we arguments the recites Ross it In

gart; second, the organ of the Nazi Party, "Nationalsortaiistisohe Monatschofte" Monatschofte" "Nationalsortaiistisohe Party, Nazi the of organ the second, gart;

"Unser Amerika," published in Leipzig in 1936. It must be taken as semi- as taken be must It 1936. in Leipzig in published Amerika," "Unser

official: In the first place Ross is an officer of the Propaganda Institute in Stutt- in Institute Propaganda the of officer an is Ross place first the In official:

(June 1938) urges that it be given "the most widespread distribution." distribution." widespread most "the given be it that urges 1938) (June

ticle is headed "What the Nazis Want," in which it is stated that— that— stated is it which in Want," Nazis the "What headed is ticle

America, and the e the and America,

tempts tempts

proves helpful in building their organization. organization. their building in helpful proves

They have stated that this booklet contains much material which which material much contains booklet this that stated have They interest in the book Our America, authored by Dr. ''Colin Ross. Ross. ''Colin Dr. by authored America, Our book the in interest

entitled "Our America," by S. K. Padover, in which the author at- author the which in Padover, K. S. by America," "Our entitled

in a deadlock now. * * * According to Bismarck, after exhausting all all exhausting after Bismarck, to According * * * now. deadlock a in

natural resources, a fight will begin among those who possess and those who lack. lack. who those and possess who those among begin will fight a resources, natural

And that is the situation now. now. situation the is that And

America always escaped a revolution for the reason that the possibilities are are possibilities the that reason the for revolution a escaped always America

ideas. * * * * * * ideas.

should not think it can get away without a thorough change in its governmental governmental its in change thorough a without away get can it think not should

many would have faced it too without a Fascist revolution. And England England And revolution. Fascist a without too it faced have would many

statements which have been translated from the German version: version: German the from translated been have which statements Russia faced that situation. France is facing it now *. * * Italy and Ger- and Italy * * *. now it facing is France situation. that faced Russia

any longer to modern living conditions. conditions. living modern to longer any

official organ of the German-American Bund, are found the following following the found are Bund, German-American the of organ official

Ross, which appeared in the February 11, 1939, Deutscher Weckruf, Weckruf, Deutscher 1939, 11, February the in appeared which Ross,

sponsors: sponsors:

States Army. He He Army. States

New York. York. New

Ill. (born in Chicago, 1916), graduated from Hyde Park High School in Chicago, Chicago, in School High Park Hyde from graduated 1916), Chicago, in (born Ill.

now graduating from Illinois University; University; Illinois from graduating now

slight knowledge of German is desirable, though not mandatory. mandatory. not though desirable, is German of knowledge slight

Chicago. Under his guidance the boys depart on July 19 on the the on 19 July on depart boys the guidance his Under Chicago.

accepted. accepted.

recommendation, intelligence, high moral character, and physical fitness. A A fitness. physical and character, moral high intelligence, recommendation,

in age from 14 to 18. Boys will be selected on the basis of good scholar ship, ship, scholar good of basis the on selected be will Boys 18. to 14 from age in

personally known to the sponsors or especially recommended by their friends will be be will friends their by recommended especially or sponsors the to known personally

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It is remarkable that this book has escaped attention in the American press. press. American the in attention escaped has book this that remarkable is It

Far more significant is the book by an eminent Nazi—Colin Ross' astounding astounding Ross' Nazi—Colin eminent an by book the is significant more Far

The January 1939 issue of the Forum magazine contains an article article an contains magazine Forum the of issue 1939 January The

America isn't a Democracy any more; all wealth is in the hands of a few chiefs, chiefs, few a of hands the in is wealth all more; any Democracy a isn't America

Every democracy is threatened to glide slowly but surely into communism. communism. into surely but slowly glide to threatened is democracy Every

Nazi circulars on the Pacific coast have frequently expressed strong strong expressed frequently have coast Pacific the on circulars Nazi

Everyone is aware that the Constitution of the United States does not apply apply not does States United the of Constitution the that aware is Everyone

In an article dealing with "Jews in America," written by Dr. Colin Colin Dr. by written America," in "Jews with dealing article an In

Application for membership may be made to any one of the undersigned undersigned the of one any to made be may membership for Application

The trip is conducted by Kurt Sprengling, 714 West Indiana Avenue, Urbana, Urbana, Avenue, Indiana West 714 Sprengling, Kurt by conducted is trip The

The first exchange vacation trip is limited to 30 American members, ranging ranging members, American 30 to limited is trip vacation exchange first The

Mrs. von Johnson, Munchen-Bogenhausen, Sohalkingstr 3. 3. Sohalkingstr Munchen-Bogenhausen, Johnson, von Mrs.

Dr. and Mrs. Ludwig Waagen, Koniginstr 69. 69. Koniginstr Waagen, Ludwig Mrs. and Dr.

Dr. and Mrs. Edmund E. Miller, Kaulbachstr 12 Jo. Jo. 12 Kaulbachstr Miller, E. Edmund Mrs. and Dr.

Rev. and Mrs, Haynes, American Church and Library, Salvatorplatz 1. 1. Salvatorplatz Library, and Church American Haynes, Mrs, and Rev.

Mrs. L. Stoehr, Kaulbachstr 26 b. b. 26 Kaulbachstr Stoehr, L. Mrs.

Mrs. and Mr. du Pont-Ruoff, Wilmington, Delaware-Herrsching. Delaware-Herrsching. Wilmington, Pont-Ruoff, du Mr. and Mrs.

Mr. and Mrs. Colin Ross, Konignistr 29. 29. Konignistr Ross, Colin Mrs. and Mr.

Professor and Mrs. von Likens, Pension Siebert, Kaulbachstr 22 a. a. 22 Kaulbachstr Siebert, Pension Likens, von Mrs. and Professor Mr. Leslie Bissel, Munchen, Destouchestr 4. 4. Destouchestr Munchen, Bissel, Leslie Mr.

to present present to

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is the son of Prof. Martin Sprengling, of the University of of University the of Sprengling, Martin Prof. of son the is

the major theses of the Nazi the of theses major the

ect upon the population. One portion of the ar- the of portion One population. the upon ect

lieutenant in the Reserves of the United United the of Reserves the in lieutenant

sropaganda agency in in agency sropaganda

Europa Europa

Only boys boys Only

from from

rebirth in the United States is more powerful than most people think." * * * * think." people most than powerful more is States United the in rebirth

Ross continues, "realize how widespread is the German movement. The German German The movement. German the is widespread how "realize continues, Ross

soon as they have realized the simple truth that they are not "Americans" but but "Americans" not are they that truth simple the realized have they as soon

continues Padover- Padover- continues item, which follows: follows: which item,

"Amerikaner," men of German blood and American soil. * * *" *" * * soil. American and blood German of men "Amerikaner,"

Thomas Paine * * * He will unite all of German blood. All will come as as come will All blood. German of all unite will He * * * Paine Thomas

1939—in column headed "Behind the Curtain" there is included an an included is there Curtain" the "Behind headed column 1939—in

spirit," hence the United States must become become must States United the hence spirit,"

-world traveler, showed a large German-speaking audience at Turner Hall in in Hall Turner at audience German-speaking large a showed traveler, -world

the Germans have a sacred duty to perform; America is "a creation of the German German the of creation "a is America perform; to duty sacred a have Germans the

the Nazis will save America from "chaos and barbarism." Ross reiterates that that reiterates Ross barbarism." and "chaos from America save will Nazis the

of the people, a deserted room with a wide breach in the wall, a shell-battered shell-battered a wall, the in breach wide a with room deserted a people, the of

stable with a dead cow * * * these pictured incidents of devastation, devastation, of incidents pictured these * * * cow dead a with stable

not allowed to see the wonderful motion pictures which Dr. Colin Ross, the the Ross, Colin Dr. which pictures motion wonderful the see to allowed not

help them, and provide them with shelter and food. food. and shelter with them provide and them, help

the distress of the Sudeten Germans in their flight from Czech terrorism and and terrorism Czech from flight their in Germans Sudeten the of distress the

New York last week—life views of a long series of consecutive scenes depicting depicting scenes consecutive of series long a of views week—life last York New

their arrival on German territory * * territory German on arrival their

flight, distress, and horror form the answer to why Hitler threatened to solve solve to threatened Hitler why to answer the form horror and distress, flight,

mingled with joy as the mounted advance guard of the German Army marches marches Army German the of guard advance mounted the as joy with mingled

the Sudeten German question by force. force. by question German Sudeten the

into the liberated area * * *. It is a pity, we say, that this demonstration demonstration this that say, we pity, a is It *. * * area liberated the into

cannot be shown to the general public because of the fear that Dr. Ross might might Ross Dr. that fear the of because public general the to shown be cannot

be sowing seeds of "Hitler propaganda" against the huge pro-Jewish propa- pro-Jewish huge the against propaganda" "Hitler of seeds sowing be

demoralization, * * * * * * demoralization,

ganda that is sponsored by the press, by Time, and other agencies of intellectual intellectual of agencies other and Time, by press, the by sponsored is that ganda

"Colin Ross in the Lion's Den * * * German Author and Trav- and Author German * * * Den Lion's the in Ross "Colin

article. It should be noted here that Fritz Kuhn is the head of the the of head the is Kuhn Fritz that here noted be should It article.

should also be noted that in the above quotation from the Weckruf of of Weckruf the from quotation above the in that noted be also should

America—Basis for World Peace." This is a two-column-length two-column-length a is This Peace." World for America—Basis

publication, and that all editorial matter is subject to his approval, approval, his to subject is matter editorial all that and publication,

on October 27 1938, entitled "Understanding Between Germany and and Germany Between "Understanding entitled 1938, 27 October on and that he so stated in recent testimony before this committee. It It committee. this before testimony recent in stated so he that and

December 1, 1938, that the Turner Hall referred to in the article was was article the in to referred Hall Turner the that 1938, 1, December

hattan Post. These facts again refute the testimony of Fritz Kuhn Kuhn Fritz of testimony the refute again facts These Post. hattan

at that time the headquarters of the German-American Bund, Man- Bund, German-American the of headquarters the time that at

Association": Association":

referred to herein, in which he denies any affiliation with Ross. Ross. with affiliation any denies he which in herein, to referred

eler Single-Handed Faces the Storm Troopers of the Foreign Policy Policy Foreign the of Troopers Storm the Faces Single-Handed eler

"Germany Inside and Out" was booked for discussion, was a representative body body representative a was discussion, for booked was Out" and Inside "Germany

of many of our best average citizens, typifying a degree of intelligence impartial impartial intelligence of degree a typifying citizens, average best our of many of

Foreign Policy Association, at the Hotel Astor, New York, where the thesis of of thesis the where York, New Astor, Hotel the at Association, Policy Foreign

shocked "ohs" and the noisy demonstration of dissent at such assertions as that that as assertions such at dissent of demonstration noisy the and "ohs" shocked

there there in its judgment of the subject. This theory is not wholly tenable in view of the the of view in tenable wholly not is theory This subject. the of judgment its in

dealing, as Heinz Liepmann and Gerhart H. Seger, who left a delectable record of of record delectable a left who Seger, H. Gerhart and Liepmann Heinz as dealing,

political activities behind them when they left Germany and have already begun begun already have and Germany left they when them behind activities political

Thus— Thus—

Ross states: "From amongst them (Germans in America] will arise a German German a arise will America] in (Germans them amongst "From states: Ross

In the Deutscher Weckruf and Beobachter—issue of December 1, 1, December of Beobachter—issue and Weckruf Deutscher the In

What a pity that our Jewish-controlled circles and nativistic institutions are are institutions nativistic and circles Jewish-controlled our that pity a What

Interspersed with these scenes of wild flight, Dr. Ross shows the ruined homes homes ruined the shows Ross Dr. flight, wild of scenes these with Interspersed

* * * Gratified looks cast at the Fuehrer by these people; looks of tragedy tragedy of looks people; these by Fuehrer the at cast looks Gratified * * *

It must be assumed that the audience last Saturday at the meeting of the the of meeting the at Saturday last audience the that assumed be must It

Ross also wrote an article for -the German-American Bund paper paper Bund German-American -the for article an wrote also Ross

In the Weckruf of January 19, 1939, page 4, is an item entitled entitled item an is 4, page 1939, 19, January of Weckruf the In

On the speaker's rostrum sat such notable refugees, representatives of fair fair of representatives refugees, notable such sat rostrum speaker's the On

is no suppression of religious freedom in Germany. Germany. in freedom religious of suppression no is

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[Article] [Article]

*. German border guards greet them, them, greet guards border German *.

Unser Amerika * * * * * * Amerika Unser

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eration with the German-American Btuid post of that area. area. that of post Btuid German-American the with eration

in Los Angeles. Indications are that here he again moved in coop- in moved again he here that are Indications Angeles. Los in

San Francisco where he delivered lectures similar to the ones given given ones the to similar lectures delivered he where Francisco San

registered at the Stillwell Hotel; and on leaving there, Ross went to to went Ross there, leaving on and Hotel; Stillwell the at registered

gatherings were typical of those of the German-American Bund. Bund. German-American the of those of typical were gatherings

approximately 500 people, predominately of German extraction. The The extraction. German of predominately people, 500 approximately

German language, were enthusiastically received by an audience of of audience an by received enthusiastically were language, German

marching soldiers and Adolf Hitler. These lectures, given in the the in given lectures, These Hitler. Adolf and soldiers marching

land in which young girls were pictured throwing roses in the path the in roses throwing pictured were girls young which in land

lectures, pictures were shown of of shown were pictures lectures,

ress under the great leader, Adolf Hitler." Immediately after his his after Immediately Hitler." Adolf leader, great the under ress

some months identified with activities of the German-American Bund. Bund. German-American the of activities with identified months some

country but they have plenty to eat and are making wonderful prog- wonderful making are and eat to plenty have they but country

The gist of these lectures was to the effect that "Germany is a poor poor a is "Germany that effect the to was lectures these of gist The

watched by various Federal agencies. agencies. Federal various by watched

been learned by this committee that all his movements were carefully carefully were movements his all that committee this by learned been

any converts among the 1,200 who heard him. Those who, like Mrs. Swift and and Swift Mrs. like who, Those him. heard who 1,200 the among converts any

his sentiments, were of the same mind before they came * * * * came they before mind same the of were sentiments, his

another type of propagandist would have been. But it is doubtful if he made made he if doubtful is it But been. have would propagandist of type another

Mrs. Nitze, gathered around him later to express their ardent agreement with with agreement ardent their express to later him around gathered Nitze, Mrs.

ruffled by the "ribbing" of his audience, he probably was more effective than than effective more was probably he audience, his of "ribbing" the by ruffled

regime. Because he was patently not the Germanic type, and speaks his broken broken his speaks and type, Germanic the not patently was he Because regime.

English with seeming naïveté and a determined good nature which refuses to be be to refuses which nature good determined a and naïveté seeming with English

"We have sought all year for a speaker for the Nazi regime and it has been very very been has it and regime Nazi the for speaker a for year all sought have "We

difficult to get one get to difficult

book, Unser Amerika. During that time his son and daughter attended the the attended daughter and son his time that During Amerika. Unser book,

University of Chicago. Chicago. of University

one place longer than 5 years. Three times previously he and his wife have have wife his and he previously times Three years. 5 than longer place one

ing and writing about his travels is his profession, he has never lived in any any in lived never has he profession, his is travels his about writing and ing

been been

in Vienna Vienna in

Scotland Win is the name conferred on all the eldest sons. But he was born born was he But sons. eldest the all on conferred name the is Win Scotland

ental Institute * * *. *. * * Institute ental

Sprengling, professor of Semitic languages at the University of Chicago's Ori- Chicago's of University the at languages Semitic of professor Sprengling,

Foreign Relations luncheon, and Mrs. Ross, are the house guests of Dr. Martin Martin Dr. of guests house the are Ross, Mrs. and luncheon, Relations Foreign

While in Los Angeles, the early part of March 1939, Ross was was Ross 1939, March of part early the Angeles, Los in While

keel converSationally, converSationally, keel

their dinner guests with care on the nights they entertained the Rosses. Anti-- Anti-- Rosses. the entertained they nights the on care with guests dinner their

Nazi sentiment being what it is, not:everyone can be trusted to to trusted be can not:everyone is, it what being sentiment Nazi

the visiting Nazi propagandist, Colin Ross, and to Mrs. Ross, have been choosing choosing been have Ross, Mrs. to and Ross, Colin propagandist, Nazi visiting the

E. V. L. Browns, all of whom hive extended the hospitality of their tables to to tables their of hospitality the extended hive whom of all Browns, L. V. E.

column conducted by the Chaperon. Chaperon. the by conducted column

article, headed "Swifts, Nitzes Entertain Ross, Nazi Propagandist,"' Propagandist,"' Nazi Ross, Entertain Nitzes "Swifts, headed article,

years * * *. *. * * years

statement: "1 love Hitler" * * *. A burst of indignation greeted his cate- his greeted indignation of burst A *. * * Hitler" love "1 statement:

gorical statement that there is no religious interference in Germany; derisive derisive Germany; in interference religious no is there that statement gorical

laughter, when he predicted that there will be no war in Europe in 5, 10, or 20 20 or 10, 5, in Europe in war no be will there that predicted he when laughter, While there Ross gave 2 lectures at the Continental Theater, for for Theater, Continental the at lectures 2 gave Ross there While

With reference to the activities of Ross on the Pacific coast it has has it coast Pacific the on Ross of activities the to reference With

deWilde, research associate of the Federal Policy Association, and Ernest Wilhelm Wilhelm Ernest and Association, Policy Federal the of associate research deWilde,

Meyer, formerly a secretary of the German Embassy in Washington * * *. *. * * Washington in Embassy German the of secretary a formerly Meyer, been selected to act as a foil for the attacks on Hitler and Germany, by John C.. C.. John by Germany, and Hitler on attacks the for foil a as act to selected been

formity with their philosophy * * *. *. * * philosophy their with formity

to play a prominent role in regimenting public opinion in this country in con- in country this in opinion public regimenting in role prominent a play to

* * * Laird Bell of the Council on Foreign Relations stated in part: part: in stated Relations Foreign on Council the of Bell Laird * * *

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Mr. Ross is of Scottish descent, as his name suggests. In certain parts certain In suggests. name his as descent, Scottish of is Ross Mr.

During their Chicago stay Mr. Ross, the speaker at yesterday's Council on on Council yesterday's at speaker the Ross, Mr. stay Chicago their During

The Charles H. Swifts, William H. Nitzes, Dallas B. Phemisters, and the the and Phemisters, B. Dallas Nitzes, H. William Swifts, H. Charles The

A great "oh" of protest went up when Ross initiated his remarks with the the with remarks his initiated Ross when up went protest of "oh" great A

The Chicago American, January 4, 1939, printed the following following the printed 1939, 4, January American, Chicago The

In this atmosphere, thick with anti-German bias, Colin Rose had apparently apparently had Rose Colin bias, anti-German with thick atmosphere, this In

to Chicago, the last tune for an extended stay while Ross was writing his his writing was Ross while stay extended an for tune last the Chicago, to

and and

lived there under Dolfuss and Schussnigg. But, because travel- because But, Schussnigg. and Dolfuss under there lived

.' .'

r r

N-AmmucAN N-AmmucAN

Mr. Ross proved an effective spokesman for the Nazi Nazi the for spokesman effective an proved Ross Mr.

even even

on such social occasions as a dinner party. party. dinner a as occasions social such on

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the the

German occupants of Sudeten- of occupants German

stay stay

on an even even an on

- -

of of

world. world.

strategic importance of the Pacific. Pacific. the of importance strategic Ocean der Entscheidungen—The Pacific, the Decisive Ocean—indicated the the Ocean—indicated Decisive the Pacific, Entscheidungen—The der Ocean

as the focal point for control of the Western Hemisphere. Der Pacifik—der Pacifik—der Der Hemisphere. Western the of control for point focal the as

to to translated from the German as follows: follows: as German the from translated

his statements on "120,000 documents on German penetration in Latin America," America," Latin in penetration German on documents "120,000 on statements his

Nazi expansion, Mr. Marcus said. said. Marcus Mr. expansion, Nazi

the veins of at least twenty or thirty million Americans * * * but be- but * * * Americans million thirty or twenty least at of veins the lectured on American affairs at the Geo-Political Association, in Munich, headed headed Munich, in Association, Geo-Political the at affairs American on lectured cause in its origins America is a creature of the German spirit * * *. The The *. * * spirit German the of creature a is America origins its in cause

their foreign-affairs schooling, Mr. Marcus declared. He said that he based based he that said He declared. Marcus Mr. schooling, foreign-affairs their an an

with the German Government or the Nazi Party," asserted that the journalist journalist the that asserted Party," Nazi the or Government German the with

activities in Latin America which provoked Mayor LaGuardia's blast last night night last blast LaGuardia's Mayor provoked which America Latin in activities sphere, has been telling Americans on a lecture tour that Adolf Hitler and the the and Hitler Adolf that tour lecture a on Americans telling been has sphere,

by official Reich publishing houses, on German tactics to be used in the western western the in used be to tactics German on houses, publishing Reich official by

compiled by the Good Will Counsellors, a trade-promotion group. group. trade-promotion a Counsellors, Will Good the by compiled

German migrants, with 20,000,000 German-blooded residents as a nucleus for for nucleus a as residents German-blooded 20,000,000 with migrants, German by Maj. Gen. Earl Haushofer. Haushofer. Earl Gen. Maj. by

in San Francisco. Francisco. San in

one great empire "with the central power, of course, in Germany." Germany." in course, of power, central the "with empire great one

Counsellors, Inc., of 576 Fifth Avenue. Avenue. Fifth 576 of Inc., Counsellors,

in the New York World-Telegram, March 17, 1939, in which par- which in 1939, 17, March World-Telegram, York New the in

propaganda, but he declared that he held no official status in the Nazi Nazi the in status official no held he that declared he but propaganda,

ticular attention is called to extracts from the work of Dr. Ross, as as Ross, Dr. of work the from extracts to called is attention ticular openly declares himself as favoring dictatorship as the best form of govern- govern- of form best the as dictatorship favoring as himself declares openly

Nazis do not even "think about conquests in your hemisphere," hemisphere," your in conquests about "think even not do Nazis translated from the German. German. the from translated

wealth ChM of San Francisco that there had been "a lot of fuss in in fuss of lot "a been had there that Francisco San of ChM wealth

Berlin was authored by Gabriels Banter. It lauds Ross as Ger- as Ross lauds It Banter. Gabriels by authored was Berlin

to bring to them, who have always regarded themselves as the freest in the the in freest the as themselves regarded always have who them, to bring to 1938, appears a review of Dr. Colin Ross' book under the title Ger- title the under book Ross' Colin Dr. of review a appears 1938,

R. Conklin, dispatched from San Francisco. In this story Dr. Colin Colin Dr. story this In Francisco. San from dispatched Conklin, R.

man Suggests an American Dictator. The book review sent from from sent review book The Dictator. American an Suggests man the newspapers" about him coming to this country to spread Nazi Nazi spread to country this to coming him about newspapers" the

many's best writer of travel books. The writer states that Ross— Ross— that states writer The books. travel of writer best many's ment ment

regime. In this same story Ross predicts that Europe will become become will Europe that predicts Ross story same this In regime.

Ross is referred to as "commentator for the official Nazi newspaper." newspaper." Nazi official the for "commentator as to referred is Ross with prophetic vision Cohn Ross sees dictatorship dawning for the Americans; Americans; the for dawning dictatorship sees Ross Cohn vision prophetic with

It is further pointed out in this article that Ross told the Common- the told Ross that article this in out pointed further is It

world, a release from conditions grown intolerable. intolerable. grown conditions from release a world,

Asana Maim, Maim, Asana

"America is ours. America is ours not only because German blood flows in in flows blood German because only not ours is America ours. is "America Der Balkan 'Amerikas—The American Balkans—described Central America America Central Balkans—described American 'Amerikas—The Balkan Der

Dr. Ross, according to Mr. Marcus, also has written three books, published published books, three written has also Marcus, Mr. to according Ross, Dr.

The charges here were made by J. Anthony Marcus, former trade adviser adviser trade former Marcus, Anthony J. by made were here charges The

Unser Amerika—Our America—depicts the United States as the creation of of creation the as States United the America—depicts Amerika—Our Unser

But by his published works it was charged here today, Dr. Ross has revealed revealed has Ross Dr. today, here charged was it works published his by But

Mr. Marcus made public several extracts from these works by Dr. Ross, as as Ross, Dr. by works these from extracts several public made Marcus Mr. Mr. Marcus, recalling Dr. Ross' disclaimer that he had "nothing to do either either do to "nothing had he that disclaimer Ross' Dr. recalling Marcus, Mr. German general staff officers and diplomatic officials attend this school for for school this attend officials diplomatic and officers staff general German

By his words, Dr. Colin Ross, ace Nazi commentator on the Western Hemi- Western the on commentator Nazi ace Ross, Colin Dr. words, his By

Following is the text of an article concerning Ross, which appeared appeared which Ross, concerning article an of text the is Following

In the New York Times, March 16, 1939, is an article by William William by article an is 1939, 16, March Times, York New the In He concludes the article with the statement that— that— statement the with article the concludes He

the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and the president of Good Will Will Good of president the and Administration Adjustment Agricultural the

In the book-review section of the New York Times, August 11, 11, August Times, York New the of section book-review the In

On March 17, 1939, Ross sailed for Japan on the Japanese liner liner Japanese the on Japan for sailed Ross 1939, 17, March On

entirely different story. It was Dr. Ross' "explanation" of German-trade German-trade of "explanation" Ross' Dr. was It story. different entirely

* *. *. *

stateroom 271, second-class quarters. quarters. second-class 271, stateroom

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This, then, indicates that Ross between January 17 and April 5 had had 5 April and 17 January between Ross that indicates then, This,

Stuttgart, Germany. Germany. Stuttgart,

arrived on the North German Lloyd liner liner Lloyd German North the on arrived

has since become a director of the Foreign Propaganda InstituteA InstituteA Propaganda Foreign the of director a become since has

As shown above, Dr. Ross spoke in Chicago the previous January 17.- January previous the Chicago in spoke Ross Dr. above, shown As

meeting is found in the Deutsche Zeitung, of January 27, 1934. 1934. 27, January of Zeitung, Deutsche the in found is meeting

of New Germany, shared the platform at a. Nazi meeting held in the the in held meeting Nazi a. at platform the shared Germany, New of

Gissibl fled the United States after exposure of his un-American ac- un-American his of exposure after States United the fled Gissibl

typical instance of frequent visits between the United States and and States United the between visits frequent of instance typical

Germania Club, Chicago, on June 17, 1934. A complete report of this this of report complete A 1934. 17, June on Chicago, Club, Germania

Germany made by him. him. by made Germany

tivities by the McCormack Committee on un-American Activities and and Activities un-American on Committee McCormack the by tivities

in German today. Don't judge Germany, as a nation, by Hitler. Much as as Much Hitler. by nation, a as Germany, judge Don't today. German in

been in Germany and back again to the United States. It is one one is It States. United the to again back and Germany in been

they hate Hitlerism, Germans all over the world would hate to see an army, army, an see to hate would world the over all Germans Hitlerism, hate they because of Hitlerism, sent against their country, because Hitler has that country country that has Hitler because country, their against sent Hitlerism, of because

terrorized into outward acceptance of his regime." regime." his of acceptance outward into terrorized

express an opinion against the Nazi Party, and so the world gets the story, and and story, the gets world the so and Party, Nazi the against opinion an express

a a

cumstances, he was entitled to uninterrupted expression. expression. uninterrupted to entitled was he cumstances,

ers and sat silently through the 2 hours of speaking and then left without giving giving without left then and speaking of hours 2 the through silently sat and ers

Germany has there been more enforced hypocrisy, more insincerity, than exists exists than insincerity, more hypocrisy, enforced more been there has Germany

enough to give the whole world the jitters." jitters." the world whole the give to enough

the Hotel Astor, attended by approximately 1,000 persons. persons. 1,000 approximately by attended Astor, Hotel the

one occasion.) occasion.) one

disapproval of Hitler in Germany but, under the one-party system, none dares dares none system, one-party the under but, Germany in Hitler of disapproval

any expression of opinion. opinion. of expression any

is at least 90 percent behind Hitler because of "the long way Hitler has brought brought has Hitler way long "the of because Hitler behind percent 90 least at is

the Treaty of Versailles in 1933, to the point in 1939 where Germany is strong strong is Germany where 1939 in point the to 1933, in Versailles of Treaty the

Washington, drew cheers when he declared: "There is a great undercurrent of of undercurrent great a is "There declared: he when cheers drew Washington,

Ross spoke. (This fact again fact (This spoke. Ross

his German-American Bund officers attended the gathering at which which at gathering the attended officers Bund German-American his

jeers and cheers yesterday at a meeting of the Foreign Policy Association at at Association Policy Foreign the of meeting a at yesterday cheers and jeers

German view of Hitler and Germany's situation, and felt that, under the cir- the under that, felt and situation, Germany's and Hitler of view German

particular attention is called to the fact that Fritz Kuhn with six of of six with Kuhn Fritz that fact the to called is attention particular

peared in the New York American, January 15, 1939, in which which in 1939, 15, January American, York New the in peared

carriers close enough. A single effective bomb on the locks can cripple canal canal cripple can locks the on bomb effective single A enough. close carriers

Germany from the despair and degradation that was hers under the terms of of terms the under hers was that degradation and despair the from Germany

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without any apparent preparation" (p. 16, Unser Amerika). Amerika). Unser 16, (p. preparation" apparent any without

before this committee when he stated that he had seen Ross on only only on Ross seen had he that stated he when committee this before Amerikas). Amerikas). destiny" (pp. 25 and 26, Unser Amerika), Amerika), Unser 26, and 25 (pp. destiny"

toric developments usually mature underground, to rise into view suddenly, suddenly, view into rise to underground, mature usually developments toric

traffic for a long time" (p. 272, Der Balken Amerikas). Amerikas). Balken Der 272, (p. time" long a for traffic

will clearly and publicly express what lies deep in the heart of every American American every of heart the in deep lies what express publicly and clearly will

but which he dares not say and hardly dares to think" (p. 278, Unser Amerika). Amerika). Unser 278, (p. think" to dares hardly and say not dares he which but

question is whether these millions of German people recognize their hour of of hour their recognize people German of millions these whether is question

Central America from the world political point of view" (p. 253, Der Balken Balken Der 253, (p. view" of point political world the from America Central

The New York Times of April 5, 1934, reports that Dr. Colin Ross Ross Colin Dr. that reports 1934, 5, April of Times York New The

picture, of almost unanimous backing of Hitler. Never in the history of of history the in Never Hitler. of backing unanimous almost of picture,

Colin Ross, German author, gave it as his opinion that Germany, as a nation, nation, a as Germany, that opinion his as it gave author, German Ross, Colin

Fritz Kuhn, leader of the German-American Bund, attended with six follow- six with attended Bund, German-American the of leader Kuhn, Fritz

Ross was roundly hissed, but told his audience he was present to present the the present to present was he audience his told but hissed, roundly was Ross Directly opposite views'of the situation of Germany "inside and out" brought brought out" and "inside Germany of situation the views'of opposite Directly

"The Panama Canal can be taken by an, enemy who can bring his airplane airplane his bring can who enemy an, by taken be can Canal Panama "The

"We on our part are too little aware of the uniquely favorable position of of position favorable uniquely the of aware little too are part our on "We

Dr. Ross and Fritz Gissibl, former national leader of the Friends Friends the of leader national former Gissibl, Fritz and Ross Dr.

"A new Thomas Paine is needed, one who will come from abroad and who who and abroad from come will who one needed, is Paine Thomas new "A Ernst Wilhelm Meyer, formerly first secretary of the German Embassy in in Embassy German the of secretary first formerly Meyer, Wilhelm Ernst

"I believe that Germany's hour will strike in America * * * great his- great * * * America in strike will hour Germany's that believe "I

Following is the text of an article concerning Dr. Ross which ap- which Ross Dr. concerning article an of text the is Following

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, ,

refutes the testimony of Fritz Kuhn Kuhn Fritz of testimony the refutes

Europa Europa

from Germany. Germany. from

of this report it has made public only the result of its own investiga- own its of result the only public made has it report this of

has in its possession evidence indicating that there has been consider- been has there that indicating evidence possession its in has

ably more activity on the part of Ross which has not yet been entirely entirely been yet not has which Ross of part the on activity more ably

explored by the Government of the United States, particularly as to to as particularly States, United the of Government the by explored

tions of the evidence available in this case. The committee further further committee The case. this in available evidence the of tions

about this country. country. this about

the sundry contacts and associates of Ross in various movements movements various in Ross of associates and contacts sundry the

The committee wishes again to emphasize that in the preparation preparation the in that emphasize to again wishes committee The

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a a

September 5 to November 27, 1940. This record revealed that ap- that revealed record This 1940. 27, November to 5 September

date of entry, carrying steamship, weight of material, and name of of name and material, of weight steamship, carrying entry, of date

of shipments of Hoffman's material covering a period of 12 weeks from from weeks 12 of period a covering material Hoffman's of shipments of

the United States in that brief period. period. brief that in States United the

publication. publication.

proximately 9% tons of mail from the Munich propagandist entered entered propagandist Munich the from mail of tons 9% proximately

Office Department had been handling free of any charge to Germany Germany to charge any of free handling been had Department Office

in our ports until its ultimate delivery to addressees all over the the over all addressees to delivery ultimate its until ports our in

United States. States. United

distribution of this Nazi propaganda. propaganda. Nazi this of distribution

Hoffman's material through the mails. Prior to the Postmaster Postmaster the to Prior mails. the through material Hoffman's

Postmaster General issued an order which stopped the distribution of of distribution the stopped which order an issued General Postmaster

the material mailed from Munich by Hoffman. Hoffman. by Munich from mailed material the General's order, American taxpayers had been paying the bill for the the for bill the paying been had taxpayers American order, General's

the vast quantity of Hoffman's material from the time it was unloaded unloaded was it time the from material Hoffman's of quantity vast the

Propaganda in the United States." This report dealt at length with with length at dealt report This States." United the in Propaganda titled "Appendix — Part III, Preliminary Report on Totalitarian Totalitarian on Report Preliminary III, Part — "Appendix titled

mittee kept a complete file of Hoffman's propaganda which entered entered which propaganda Hoffman's of file complete a kept mittee

ether single Nazi auspices. auspices. Nazi single ether

many. His principal publications prepared for propaganda in the the in propaganda for prepared publications principal His many.

prolific. prolific.

the United States. States. United the

United States were American Views, Foreign News, News from Ger- from News News, Foreign Views, American were States United

many, and Economics. His output of Nazi propaganda was truly truly was propaganda Nazi of output His Economics. and many,

the United States under the name of H. R. Hoffman than under any any under than Hoffman R. H. of name the under States United the

The following tabulation gives the record of these shipments by by shipments these of record the gives tabulation following The

The committee obtained from the Post Office Department a record record a Department Office Post the from obtained committee The

Operating under the terms of the Universal Postal Union, the Post Post the Union, Postal Universal the of terms the under Operating

A few days after the publication of the committee's report, the the report, committee's the of publication the after days few A

At the end of 1940, this committee published a special report en- report special a published committee this 1940, of end the At

From the time of its inception down to the end of 1940, the com- the 1940, of end the to down inception its of time the From

Hoffman's headquarters and mailing address were Munich, Ger- Munich, were address mailing and headquarters Hoffman's

It is probably true that more Nazi propaganda was disseminated in in disseminated was propaganda Nazi more that true probably is It

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THE QUANTITY OF HOFFMAN'S PROPAGANDA PROPAGANDA HOFFMAN'S OF QUANTITY THE

THE COMMITTEE'S INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE'S THE

H. R. HOFFMAN HOFFMAN R. H.

OUTPUT OUTPUT

Sept. 6 6 Sept.

Nov. 1 1 Nov.

Oct. 2 2 Oct.

similar Axis propagandists attempted to inculcate in their American American their in inculcate to attempted propagandists Axis similar

attention to the racial and religious hatred which Hoffman and and Hoffman which hatred religious and racial the to attention

"the main item in this propaganda effort is is effort propaganda this in item main "the

readers. readers.

preparedness for national defense." The committee further called called further committee The defense." national for preparedness

Date of of Date

arrival arrival

1940 1940

Estimated. Estimated.

In its report at the end of 1940, the committee pointed out that that out pointed committee the 1940, of end the at report its In

15 15

19 19

27 27

19 19

18 18

27 27

21 21

29 29

21 21

18 18

5 5

Tokal Tokal

Ammo Mara Mara Ammo Kyusyu Kyusyu

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German Tourist Information Office. * * * He- was one of the first to come here representing the Nazi form of government in America. He had charge of EDWIN EMERSON Nazi activities in 1933 and in subsequent years. Edwin Emerson, 'veteran of the Spanish-American War, war and (Hearings, vol. 14, pp. 8168, 8179.) foreign press correspondent, has been proven to be an official agent A dispatch to the Chicago Daily News from their Berlin corre- of the German Government and of the German Nazi party in this spondent, Junius B. Wood, declared: country. He was investigated by the Special Committee on Un- An announcement from the press section- of the Nazi party that Colonel Edwin American Activities under the chairmanship of the Honorable John Emerson, a New York clubman, has been named representative of the party's McCormack as well as by this committee, interests in the United States, revives unpleasant memories for many Americans who served overseas during the World War. EMERSON'S BACKGROUND In his testimony before the McCormack committee, Carl C. Dickey, advertising representative of the German Tourists Informa- Edwin Emerson was born in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, on tion, declared that Emerson had asked him to send out the pamphlet January 23, 1869. He graduated from Harvard University and "Church"Curch and State" by Frederick Franklin Schrader, published by later served with Roosevelt's Rough Riders in the Spanish-American the Friends of Germany, 17 Battery Place, New York City. The War. He has had a long career as a military observer, soldier of following excerpts from this pamphlet, issued to counteract the tide fortune, foreign and war correspondent throughout Central America, of religious opposition to Hitler and his regime, will show its propa- Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Mexico, described in his various books and gandistic nature: articles. Patriotic Germans take great satisfaction in the recent improvement of rela- Emerson resided at various times at the following addresses: tions between the Church and State in the Fatherland * * * What Bis- 118 East Eighteenth Street, 215 East Fifteenth Street, New York marck failed to accomplish in eight years of cultural struggle (Nulturkampf) City, and more recently at Belle Haven, Va. :Hitler won for his people in six months of negotiations. Frederick Franklin Schrader was an employee of the German Consul CONNECTIONS WITH GERMANY who had carried on pro-German propaganda during the World War and had been a 'writer for the "American Observer," the English He was war correspondent with General Von Hindenberg at supplement to the pro-Nazi "Amerika Deutsche Post." Tannenberg in 1914, with General Beseler at Antwerp, Ypres, and Congressman Patman testified that— Warsaw and with Mackensen in Serbia, Rumania, and Macedonia Colonel Emerson maintained a "translation and advertising bureau" in the in 1916. 'Whitehall Building, 17 Battery Place, New York, which is also the address of From 1914 to 1917, Emerson was the editor of the English Conti- the German Consul General. This happens to 1e the same place where the nental News, published by the German Government to carry on publication Facvs is REVIEW was issued. pro-German propaganda among English-speaking soldiers during Emerson's aides in this enterprise were Frederick Franklin Schrader, the last World War. T. St. John Gaffney, former American Consul General in Munich On April 11, 1915, Count Von Bernstoff, German Ambassador to who was retired during the first World War because of pro-German the United States, and Emerson were in contact with each other and activity, Ferdinand Hansen, Joseph J. O'Donohue, Rev. Francis a letter from Emerson acknowledging a check for $1,000 was found Gross, and Arthur Fleming Waring (hearings, vol. 14, p. 8206). among Von Bernstoff's papers. In November 1915 Emerson received Emerson was the director of the Friends of Germany, with offices a wire from Ambassador )8ernstoff expressing regret at missing him at 17 Battery Place, New York. and stating that "Paper will inform me, He has received funds from Emerson was a contributor to the Deutschcr Weckruf and Beo- official German sources for services to the German Propaganda Bureau. bachter, official Bund organ, and arranged for Fritz Kuhn's trip to On November 22, 1918, the President of Guatemala charged Emerson Nazi Germany (hearings, vol. 8, p. 5195). with being a German spy. In 1921 and 1923, Emerson was expelled Emerson was in close touch with Royal Scott Gulden, who organ- from Austria and Switzerland as an undesirable alien engaged in ized the secret "Order of '76," William Dudley Pelley, head of the subversive activity. Silver Shirts, and George Sylvester Viereck, convicted Nazi propa Emerson seems to have been as active in behalf of the Nazi German gandist. In fact, Pelley lived with Emerson for some time at the Government as he was in behalf of the Kaiser. In its issue for May Hotel Edison in New York. Members of this group together with 15, 1933, the "Amerika Deutsche Post," a pro-Nazi paper published Carl Guenther Orgell, Emerson's secretary, and Captain IvIensing of in New York, announced that its headquarters were in room 1923 in the North German Lloyd Line are reported to have had numerous the Whitehall Building, at 17 Battery Place. This was the office of parties aboard the Europa, the Bremen, and the Deutschland, accord- Colonel Emerson. On August 29, 1940, the Honorable Wright Patman ing to testimony presented to this committee (hearings, vol. 12, pp. testified before the Special Committee on Un-American Activities 7541 to 7552). that— According to the testimony of William Dudley Pelley, Emerson of- Colonel Edwin Emerson of New York was named the Nazi Party's representative fered to place 15,000 Germans in Pelley's Silver Legion at $10 per in America * * both by the German Consul in New York and by the head, an offer which Pelley declared he refused. 56