Evening star., 1932-01-02
New Yorker Calls for Thor
ough Investigation of "Dia-
boIicaI Conspiracy"
TWO MORE EXPLOSIONS
REPORTED IN MIDWEST
Italian Establishments in Colo
RADIO and Illinois Damaged,
Three Arrested in Ohio.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
A congressional investigation Of Fas-
cist and anti-Fascist activities in the
United States was proposed today by
Representative Fish, New York, Repub-
lican, who last year directed an inquiry
into Communism.
Fish termed the widespread attempted
bombings through the land that have
taken three lives "a diabolical conspir-
acy" and drafted a resolution for an
inquiry by the House Foreign Affairs
Committee, of which he is a ranking
member.
He made known his plans upon
receipt of telegram from Dr. Charles
Fama of New York, president of the
Defenders of the Constitution, an anti
Fascist organization, urging such action
DR.. Fama'S telegram, signed also by
Rev. A. M. D. Riggio, pastor of Christ
Church, Newark, N. j., said:
I'VE are deeply shocked at the ter
rible outrage perpetrated by criminals
on the lives of innocent American en-
ployeS Of our government.
we personally feel that the diaboli-
cal work was committed either by ter
rorists or Fascist agents in order to
make FaSciStS appear as martyrs to
their cause and to discredit Americans
who are opposed to Fascist philosophy
before the American public.
"No Punishment Too Great"
BE this as it may, we believe that
it is imperative, for the sake of justice,
law and order, that you ask for con-
gressional investigation of both Fascists
and anti-Fascist activities in the United
States. No punishment is too great for
the culprit or culprits of this internal
crime"
Fish said the request seems to me
fair one"
"The facts could be easily ascertained
by the Foreign Affairs or a Subcommit-
tee without any cost to the Govern
ment," he said.
This bombing conspiracy emphasizes
the necessity for the passage of a bill
introduced last week, empowering the
Justice Department to investigate revo-
lutionary activities of all entities, groups
or individuals who teach or advocate
the overthrow of our Government by
with our Government departments and
with the various State and municipal
governments in this work"
U. S. Probe Continues
Meanwhile Federal and local author
tiles in many cities worked today to end
the bomb menace.
Since Wednesday, when the first of
the internal machines exploded in the
post Office at Easton, Pa, causing the
death of three persons, at least q
dozen bombs have been sent by mail
or express. Most of these were in
tended for Italian conSulS or others
identified with the Fascist movement.
Scattered bombings or attempted
bombings were reported from many To-
calities yesterday.
IA Places Guarded.
Fourteen places in Chicago, homes
and business houses of prominent
Italian-American citizens, were under
guard. Among them were the Italian
consulate and the home of Giuseppe
Castruccio, Italian consul general, to
whom was addressed one of the three
internal machines received in the city
Thursday.
In the mail departments of the Chi
cago Federal Building, justice agents
and postal inspectors were working with
clerks, OBTAINING each suspicious ap-
pea1ing package. In the various eX-
press companies the same procedure
was being followed
Chicago police exploded the bomb
sent Castruccio and said it was strong
enough to have wrecked a large city
building. 1t was set off in a stone
Squarry.
More Houses Damaged.
Italian conSuls and agents in Detroit,
Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio, re-
ceived similar bombs, but in each case
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