NAZI ACTIVITY IN URUGUAY

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23052, 21 June 1940, Page 9

NAZI ACTIVITY IN URUGUAY

REPORT PRESENTED BY COMMITTEE FURTHER ALLEGATIONS TO BE EXAMINED (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) (Received June 20, 9.10 a.m.) MONTEVIDEO, June 19. An investigating committee of the Uruguayan Chamber of Deputies found that the existence has been, proved of: (1) A Nazi political organisation in the district of Uruguay to form blocs and cells. (2) More than 150 German motorcyclists. (3) A plan for the military occupation of the republic by the Nazis with the distribution of an active army and a reserve army. (4) The German Legation participated in a journalistic campaign in favour of Nazi infiltration. (5) A' plan for the distribution of German functionaries and the partition of lands “covering our nation, with a country of peasants.” (6) The commission of crimes against the nation, both individually and collectively. The Chamber adjourned until Monday. Meantime it will consider alleged measures in connexion with the committee’s conclusions, including the following, which are asserted to have been proved:— (1) The German Legation’s contraband activities, including the importation of propaganda injurious to nations friendly to Uruguay, also motion picture and radio apparatus in quantities in excess of private necessities. (2) A Nazi campaign of political penetration in public administration. (3) The political “Hitler Youth” movement throughout the country, the students of which have established an anti-patriotic organisation in the federal capital of Paysandu and in Rincon. (4) Storm Troopers practise manoeuvres as military. (5) Special Nazi police.