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This testimony was skipped over
very hastily by the committee.
Forced to Join NaZis

very hastily by the committee.
Forced to Join NaZis
German workers employed by Of
fetal German concerns in this
country are compelled under threat
Of loss of jobs and loss of citizen
ship to become members of the
Nazi German Labor Front" it was
revealed by testimony given in ex-
ecutive sessions in Washington but
made public yesterday. Schroeder,
general manager Of the North Ger
man Lloyd who skipped back to
Germany Saturday had admitted in
executive session that Carl Men
sing, head of Hitler's National La
Dor Front" had issued these orders
and that Schroeder had transmitted
them to the Nazi organizations here.
Schroeder admitted spending $500
a month to advertise the North
German Lloyd in the Deutsches
zeitung, although that paper
charged a much higher rate for adj
vertising his company than any
other newspaper did. He said he
had received orders to spend this
sum from Bremen. Germany.
Schroeder also said that Hans
Luther, NaI ambassador now in
Germany, had ordered him to pro-
vide free passage to Germany for
certain writers and newspapermen
known to be sympathetic to the
Nazis. Those who we're given free
passage we're Karl K. Kitchen, for
merly with the N Y. Sun, Helen
Appleton Reed, James Aswelt, Allan
Cleaton, Colonel Alexander E.
Powell and Burton Holmes, travel
lecturer.
Skips U. S.-Nazi Tie-Ups
Evidence indicating tie-ups be-
tween Nazi officials and any part
of the U. S. government was totally
disregarded. One of the Nazi wit
nesses, Paul Heinrich, member of
the Stahlhelm testified that the
American Legion had invited his
organization to march in the indie
pendence Day parade, and that the
Stahlhelm had nrached carrying
rifles.
Representative Dickstein hastily
moved to another point.
Were you carrying swastikas?"
he asked.
NO" Heinrich replied. But we
have the swastika emblem in our
headquarters. The swastika is rec
ognized by the U. S. government as
part of the German flag"
I'VE won't go into that!" Dick
stein quickly replied and immedi-
ately asked a question on some
minor point.
Heinrich further admitted that
the uniforms of his organization
was sent here by the Nazis from
Germany,
Gissibl Testifies
Fritz Gissibl, who one week ago
was appointed leader of the Middle
West branch of the Friends of New
Germany, claimed that he had re-
signed from the National Socialist
Party of Germany, but could show
no copy of his resignation or any
other proof to show that he did
resign. He claimed that he had ap-
piled for United States citizenship
When did you put your applica-
ton in?' he was asked.
Err, this morning." he replied.
Gissibls testimony was full OF
contradictions. He kept lighting Gig
arctic as he nervously, but with ar
obvious effort to keep cool, an
swered the questions.
Moley on Stand
Earlier m the day Raymond Mo-
ley, editor of To-day" the Aston
magazine that recently featured bit
ter attacks on Communists an6
militant workers, testified that "any
organization with ideals like the
Nazis are a menace"
The hearing will be resumed this
morning at 10 a. m. The members
of the investigating committee are
Representative John H. Mccormack
chairman, Representatives Samue
Dickstein of New York and j. viii
Taylor of Tennessee.