Claim: The National Security League (NSL) drew members and supporters from people who were unaware of political parties and it worked to eliminate the teaching of foreign languages.
Evidence: The National Security League (NSL) was an American patriotic, nationalistic, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that supported a greatly-expanded military based upon universal service, the naturalization and Americanization of immigrants, Americanism, meritocracy, and government regulation of the economy to enhance national preparedness. Under the guise of encouraging the teaching of US history, the league worked to eliminate the teaching of foreign languages, especially German, and later Russian. Progressives, Democrats, and Republicans all supported the organization in its early years.