Evening star., 1934-06-08

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their racial extraction. It Is men
toned to possibly explain the present
Mr.. Roosevelt's extraordinary leaning
toward Hebrews in all truly slgnlncant
Offices and functions.
The same document referred 10
Secretary Morgenthau, Bernard M
Baruch. Justice Lewis D. Brandels OF
the Supreme Court and others to show
1.-The preponderance of Jews In the
presidential appointments and IN tne
presidential preferences.
Tells of Arms Shipments.
Frank Mutchinski of New York
supplied the testimony about the lilies
and uniforms. These, he told the
committee, were shipped to the United
States from Germany for the use OF
the "Stahlhelm," or Steel Helmets, IN
New York City.
While he was connected with the
organization, Mutchinski said, its
orders were received from a Hitler
cabinet officer in Germany.
An "unwritten order" he asserted,
was that Jews could not belong to
the "Stahlhelm."
Mutchinski also said many alien
members of "Stahlhelm' belonged to
the New York National Guard.
Inserted in the record was a letter
from Sergt. Gottlieb Hass of the list
Infantry, New York National Guard
to the New York City chairman OF
the "Stahlhelm." saying:
IT am sure that among the members
Of the Steel Helmet there are GER
tainly many young people who have
been inculcated with special inter-
est in military service. Wouldn't they
like to join our National Guard in
New York?
Members of the Steel Helmet as
members of the National Guard can
be of use to the Steel Helmet, too"
Compared with Nazis.
Mutschinski agreed that the quail
fications for membership in the "Stahl-
helm" were identical with those for
Nazi party membership in Germany.
In 1893. he testified, he left the or
ganization because he wanted to be-
come an American citizen.
rifles-"German military guns"-for
exercise the witness said. adding
that orders" from Germany de-
manded at least one hours drilling
a week. These orders" he added.
came from Franz Seldta, now Ger
man minister of labor in the cabinet
of Chancellor Adolf Hitler
Many" Of the 200 members of the
New York "Stahlhelm," Mutschinski
said, belonged to the New York Ma
tional Guard, and only "one or two of
those were American citizens" the
rest aliens.
The "Stahlhelm," he said. had posts"
in Detroit. Chicago. Newark, Philadel-
phia, Houston, Los Angeles and Ro-
chester, NJ Y as well as New York
City, with a total membership Of
about ITO.
Uniforms. documents and orders
for them were brought to this country
abosrd German ships and distributed
without American customs inspection.
Mutschinski said. 1t was because of
such illegal" activities, he said, that
he severed his connection with the
organization.
Friendly relationship between the
"Silver Shirts" and pro-German
groups i'll the United States was in
dicated in other evidence presented.
The Silver Shirts" are headed by
William Dudley Pelley of Asheville,
N. c.
Before these facts were given to
the committee, it decided to ask the
House to appropriate $40 900 in addi-
ton to the $4,000 already allowed SO
the investigation may be broadened
and to summon George Sylvester Vie
reck, author, ito tell US all he knows
of foreign money being used in this
country for propaganda purposes"