GROWING ALARM IN AMERICA AT DICTATORSHIP MENACE

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 129, 24 February 1939, Page 9

GROWING ALARM IN AMERICA AT DICTATORSHIP MENACE

More Mob Riots Against Nazis DECLARATIONS STRESS ANXIETY OVER DEFENCE Congressman’s Fierce Attack On “Hundred Per Cent. Hun” (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright,) (Received February 23, 11.30 p.m.) NEW YORK. February 23. Washington’s birthday offered an opportunity for more skirmishing along the so-called dictator front” today and a variety of occurrences, both in Congress and out, emphasized America’s great concern or interest in the matter. Among the most important of these occurrences were:— (1) The injury of several persons when an antiNazi mob stormed the Dcutschesaus in Los Angeles where members of the German-America Bund were giving a Washington’s birthday party. Herman Schwinn. West s Coast director of the Bund, threatened to clear the streets with his own Storm Troopers if the police weie unable to do so. (2) Representative Martin made a strong attack in the House on the New York Bund meeting last Monday, denouncing it as traitorous. (3) A-member of the Civil Aeronautics Authority informed the Senate that Germany could raid the United States from South America. (4) Representative Maas closed the debate in the House on the Naval Bases Bill with the declaration: “I am personally convinced that Japan’s fortified islands in the proline or ■ Marshall groups are nearer Hawaii than Guam. Ihis statement was made in answer to charges that the fortification of Guam was for the purpose of defending British interests m the Far East.

(5) The Senate Military Affairs Committee recommended a minimum limit of 6000 serviceable aeroplanes instead of the 5500 authorized by the Bill passed by the House last week. (6) Reports of the ftaloFrench brush in Tunisia, which, though categorically denied from Paris and Rome, gave point to President Roosevelt’s expressions of apprehension regarding the European situation last Saturday. The “New York Tinies” states that President Roosevelt apparently knew of the Tunisia conflict when he made the observation that the European situation might require his early return to Washington. “Pagan Dictator.” Representative Martin’s speech in the House took the form of a bitter attack on the German-American Bund and on Monday’s meeting in New York. He also attacked Hitler, whom he called a “pagan dictator.” Referring to the salutation given by the leader of the Bund, Fritz Kuhn, to the audience as “my fellow Christian Americans,” Mr. Martin said: “Among other delusions growing out of the World War was the delusion that it rid us of the hyphenated American only to find that in its place we have the hundred-per-cent. Hun, on whose lips the words, ‘my fellow Christian Americans,’ is nothing less than a barefaced mockery. “These are words taken from a pagan dictatorship which has denied God, suppressed the Bible, persecuted Christianity and refers to the Pounder of the Christian religion as ‘a dirty Jew pig.’ Every man who attended the meeting and sympathized with such sentiments is a traitor to the American Government.” Mr. Martin asked : "Must such things be tolerated in the name of liberty on the free soil of .America? God save America from Nazi Christian Americanism.” Members of both, parties rose and applauded Mr. Martin vociferously. A cable received on Tuesday stated: A crowd of, 25,000 jammed every street leading to Madison Square Garden tonight when the GermanAmerican Bund held an “Americanization rally” beneath mingled Swastika and American Hags and placards reading “Stop Jewish domination of Christian Americans.”

Protesting anti-Nazis, many of whom were trampled in tbe crush, were held buck by 1600 police. Two hundred Socialists staged a ten-minute riot with 100 patrolmen and drove the police buck till mounted reinforcements were rushed up. Fists, banners and batons swung freely. Grey-shirted Storm Troopers paraded within tbe building, answering orders in German. DALADIER’S TRIBUTE TO ROOSEVELT Work For World Peace (Received February 23, 7.30 p.m.) PARIS. February 22. Speaking at u Washington birthday dinner tonight, the Premier. M. Dala flier, paid a tribute to President Roosevelt’s work for world peace. He repeated tliat France would never yield to a threat of force or to blackmailing tactics. Nevertheless she was ready to par ticipate in a sincere effort for a limitation or reduction of armaments.