The producers news., 1934-04-27
Silver Shirts Among the Cold

eve and grinned.
81 get it." l said when he re-
mained silent. You don't have to
saw anything"
"Okay" he smiled.
"What connection have YOU with
other organizations ?"
"None. We offered the local au-
tborities our cooperation and it
was accepted-verbally-in the
event of trouble. The local authori-
ties prefer the American Legion.
Rut | am planning now to bring
about a coopeHatio of the local
authorities. the Legion and the
vigilante committees being orga-
nized throughout the state so as to
form a strong, military body to
drive out
"WeIl get to that" I assured
him.
"Has the Friends of New Ger
manv approached vou?"
ayes. but there's no dough in
that" he said DISCUS edlv.
didn't thev offer anvthing?"
"No. Just wanted to cooperate.
) We don't want to cooperate with
the Germans or anybody else. The
games Young vet. Who knows
. what's in it? We're packing 1000
suckers in our hall everv meeting
, and thew come across. too. So
WHY mix with the Germans 2"
"No sense to that" l agreed
svmpathe ically. "Now. let's get
down to Communism. Do you
E know anything about it ?"
E "I've read everything about it
4 from Das Kapital to The Daily
4 Worker and the Moscow News" he
2 began glibly. II get the Moscow
: News regularly. And | read every
line in the Congressional investi-
D cation into Communism"
e "That's swell, Captain" 1 inter
rupted. "But do you know any
: thing about it ?"
He looked at me and started to
( laugh. "It's menace"
v 81 get you." l agreed. "It's g
menace"
s "Tha,'s right" he agreed, laugh
0 ing.
S "Now that we've come to the
i conclusion that YOU don't know
anything about Communism. let:
get down to he Jews. What's
u your objection to the Jews ?"
IS "Not a God damned bit" HI
e laughed cheerfully. "But YOU go
n to get the suckers excited abou
something. Christ! You can't ge
IS a gentle excited about a gentle
You got to give them something
d to get mad about. It's business
le What the hell! The official shirt
maker for the Silver Legion is
u Jew. Look"
y in the Silver Ranger:
% MILLIONS TOGGERY
% Official Shirt Maker for the
l. Silver Legion
Complete Line of
le CENTS FURNISHINGS
904 West Second st.
lie Phone Madison 1928
Room 662 730 So. Grand Ave
c "Milt knows we got nothin
u against the Jews. It's Just busi
ness"
= He made an expressive gestur
% with a finely manicured hand.
- Whats all this about JeN
p money them"
E Eis Its not the Jew bankers her
or any other place. It's the inteu
:. !. national banker. He's the one VIII
~ ~ ruRs the world"
, . do you feel any bitterness
- !. against local bankers-the small
le fry?"
: "It's the international bankers,
= he repeated. Local bankers hay
- no sense. But they'll recognize U
~ ~ some dav and be God damned sorr
= = thew didn't come to u.s."
= Just what does that mean?"
=, - Just what l said"
y "You mean you've gone to tn
II local bankers for money and the
q wouldn't give it to YOU. so your
- sore ?"
81 said exactly what l said"
Have you any connection wit
Ie I anv other fascist group"
n S None. The American Legio
~ ~ doesn't want to join with as-ye
i0 They're watching us carefully I
see which way the winds BLOWN,
ne | guess. But this week we're senC
~ ing out ten organizers into til,
eo counties where Communists are a,
is tive in an effort to line up th
vigilante committees with u.s."
IN Have YOU been approached wit
regard to labor struggles aroun,
We here?"
"Onlv during the milk strike"
"What did they offer Won ?"
A look of deep disgust sprea,
is over his features.
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