The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-03
BY JOHN L. SPIvAK

hN AdACAl, 1900, d4IeI NlGT6Ck ndQ
been advising the German Consul
General Kiep to "the general Ger
man-American situation" Kiep gave
him a retainer of $500 month. This
arrangement continued for five
months-the money being paid to
Viereck IN CASH. This retainer
was supposed to have been deposited
openly to his account and recorded
in his cash book-there is no entry
for these sums except one $500 en-
try on page ia which does not dis
close the source.
AT this period, when Viereck was
getting money IN CASH from the
German Consul General, and when,
his financial accounts show, large
sums of money were suddenly avail
able to him, the patriotic" Ralph
M. Easley suddenly got interested in
stopping the Jewish boycott of Ger
man goods-the wave of which was
seriously hampering German bust
ness and threatening to spread. Be
sides carrying on anti-Semitic prop
uganda, espionage work and other
activities, it was to Hitler's interests
that the Jews in this country stop
the boycott, for it might eventually
be a great factor in wrecking the
Nazi regime.
On March 7, 1888, Viereck and
Easley got together, with Viereck
guiding the professional patriot in
moves-to stop the boycott. Three
days later, on the evening of March
80, 1888, after Viereck and Easley
had met several times at the head
quarters of the National Civic Fed
Grafton, Viereck cabled the ex-
Crown Prince of Germany, Vice
Chancellor Won Papen and DR..
Hjalmar Schacht. I offer the cable:
The boycott of Germany here is
so far only sporadic without CEN
trail organization. Anti German
agitation is beginning to die down
but it will assure incalcuIabIe di-
mansions If the threatened boy
colt of Saturday actually begins.
In spite of the material interest
in Germany's financial recovery
and in spite of many currents
friendly to pacifism, the Amer
lean is fundamentally emotional
and sentimental and if there is a
battle between you and the Jews,
Germany cannot count upon the
support of either the press or the
public. Even the German Amer
leans are unanimous in condemn
ing the boycott herman boycott
of Jewish stores in Germany.
The sentiment here is fraught
with more peril than at any time
during the war. France and Po-
land are beginning to regain the
lost sympathies. The boycott
would enhance the Communist in
fluence in Jewish organizations
and elsewhere, and would threat
en- also German minorities In
other countries. If you will at
least postpone the boycott, 1 be-
lieve, according to the requests
and assurances which have
reached me, that 1 am in a po-
siti0n to guarantee that the anti
German agitation in all world
centers will stop at once.
AFTER this cable was sent, Eas-
n ley-whose sole interest, mind
you, is supposed to be fighting rad
icalism, suddenly got busy and ar
ranged for secret conferences in his
headquarters. Those who attended
were Judge Joseph Proskauer, Max
j. Kohler, the attorney, Louis Wiley
of the New York Times and mem
bers Of the National Civic Fedora
ton. The plea was shrewdly made
to the Jews that boycott would
result in a counter boycott with
the inevitable Development of race
hatred between Jew and Gentle in
the business field, which would
spread. The appeal was made to
the Jews that efforts should be
made to stop the boycott on pa
triotic" grounds. All that the Jews
were told about Viereck was that
he was willing to cooperate" with
them.
AS result Of these conferences
a special committee was appointed,
at Vierecks suggestion, to arrange
for a Good Will Commission to
Germany. On May 10, 1898, the
group sent cable to Schacht out
lining this proposal. Schacht i'm
mediately cabled that this commit
tee would be more than welcome.
The special committee chosen
consisted of Matthew Wol1 vice.