“DICTATOR FRONT SKIRMISHING”

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21279, 24 February 1939, Page 7

“DICTATOR FRONT SKIRMISHING”

TIDE OF INDIGNATION IN AMERICA Resentment of Nazi Arrogance Ugly Threat of Leader in California “Will Use Our Troops” United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received February 23, 10.30 pin.) NEW YORK, February 23. Washington’s birthday offered an opportunity for much skirmishing along the so-called “Dictator Front," and a variety of occurrences both in Congress and out, emphasised America’s great concern, or the interest therein. Important Occurrences Among the most important of these occurrences were: 1. The injury to several persons when an anti-Nazi mob stormed the Deutcheshaus, Los Angeles, where the members of the German-America Bund were giving a Washington birthday party. Herman Schwinn, West Coast director of the Bund, threatened to clear the streets with his own storm troopers, if the police were unable'. 2. Representative Martin strongly attacked the New York Bund meeting, as traitorous. 3. A civil aeronautics authority member, informed the Senate that Germany could raid the United States from South America. 4. The Senate military affairs committee recommended an upward limit of 6000 serviceable aeroplanes instead of 5500 authorised by the Bill passed in the House of Representatives last week. 5. Representative Maas closed the debate on the Naval Bases Bill, with this declaration: “I am personally convinced that Japan’s fortified islands in the Caroline or Marshall Groups, are nearer Hawaii than Guam. This statement was made in answer to charges that the fortification of Guam was for the purpose of defending British interests in the Far East. 6. Reports of an Italian-French brush in Tunisia, which although categorically denied from Paris and Rome, gave point to Mr Roosevelt’s expressions of apprehension regarding the European situation. “The New York Times” states that President Roosevelt apparently knew of the Tunisia conflict, when he made his observations that the European situation might require his early return to Washington.