The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
SUPER-PATRIOT
GROUP HIT BY
HOUSE PROBER
Paul ReVereS Un-AmeriCan,
Is Indirect Reference
of Congressman.
BY DONALD POND
Times stan Writer

CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-The Paul
Reveres, a 100 per cent American"
organization known to oppose the
New Deal and to have decided anti
Semitic tendencies, stood accused
here today, by indirection, as dis
seminator of un-AmeriCan propa-
ganda."
The Reveres and the American
Vigilante Intelligence Association,
another superpatriotic organization,
were so labeled today in a report by
Congressman Carl M. Weideman
Dem, Mich) who has been holding
secret hearings here all week on be-
half of the congressional committee
investigating un-American organi-
cations.
National Commander Edward A.
Hayes, of the American Legion,
whose headquarters are in Indian
apolis, is listed on the stationery of
the Reveres as a member of that or
ganization's advisory council.
Other members include such noted
Red-baiters as Congressman Hamil-
ton Fish Rep., N. "; Walter j.
Kohler, former Republican Governor
of Wisconsin, and New York's State
Senator Clayton r. Luck.
Attack Proves Surprise
Congressman Weidemans inves-
tigation, carried on behind closed
doors, apparently had been con-
cerned altogether with the activities
of Nazis and Communists and their
sympathizers here and the lashing
given the "super-patriots" came as a
distinct surprise.
This committee has proof that
most of the howl set up against
Communism is for the purpose of
hampering President Roosevelt and
his administration, charged Mr..
Weideman.
Such "howls," charged the con-
gresham, came from sources with
Interior motives" and he added that
not one such organization had
brought forth a Scintilla of real evil
dence of subversivc activity"
Only Christians Desired
His formal type report did not
mention either the Reveres or less
widely known vigilante organization,
but he told reporters he had at
tempted unSucceSSfully to subpoena
Colonel Edward NJ Hadley, Re-
vere's president, and Harry Jung,
director of the vigilante group.
No other such organizations were
investigated, he added. Ray War
rem, another Revere's officer, who
appeared before Congressman Weide-
man. admitted that only Christians
could join his organization.
Clemen Studebaker III, wealthy
Chicago socialite, is said to be presi-
dent of the vigilante group. But it
is known that Studebaker was rep
resented before the committee by
Feree c. w. Atkins, formerly state
commander of the legion in Illinois.
SCOTS at Red Menace"
Congressman Weideman, who
Scoffed at the idea there was red
menace" in America today and gave
figures to show great shrinkage in
Communist party membership, had
this to say of the patriotic socie-
ties work:
Our investigation has disclosed,
not only in Chicago headquarters
of both the Reveres and the Vigil
lante groups, but in the whole
country, that although huge sums
are contributed for the purpose of
combating Communism, by we'll
meaning persons, the most that has
been done to combat this alleged
menace is to hire people who act as
fomenters in these organizations
and would lead the American peo-
pie to believe that Communism,
FaSciSm and Naziism, and any
other 'isms' at present are a men
ace to organized society, which we
do not believe they are"