The Washington times., 1935-08-22
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PACTS
Vast Nazi Spy System
Is Denounced BY
Rep. Dickstein

yeas, $500 persons who had
listened eagerly to bitter con-
formations OF Adolph Hitler and
his policies voiced by congress
sional, labor, and ecclesiastic
Spokesman at the Masonic Audi
forum last night, passed resolu-
tons condemning virtually every
phase of current and future rela
tionship between this country ana
Germany.
They included:
l. A call upon Congress and the
President to express to the Ger
man government the adherence
and condemnation of the Ameri-
can people at the German policy
Of oppression and persecution Of
the Jews.
Call on League
2. A demand that the League Of
Nations and all countries, whether
members or nonmemberS of the
League, express their condemna-
ton of the Hitler policies through
abstention from trade agreements
with Germany unless the civil, re-
ligious and human rights of all its
people are guaranteed therein.
8. A request to the Amateur
Athletic Union and the American
Olympic Committee to rescind
Americas conditional acceptance
of Germany's invitation to par
ticipate in the 1885 Olympics.
4. A request that American edu-
cational institutions refuse eX-
change of professors and students
from NaZi Germany because such
exchange is an "insidiouS intro
duction of Nazi propaganda into
the United States"
S. Recommendations to eStab-
lish continued cooperation be-
tween members of all religious
faiths, of labor interests and Of
all prosecuted groups in Germany
in all matters pertaining to the
German situation.
Aroused to what Appropriated
q frenzy, the audience heard Rep
resentative Samuel Die kstein,
Democrat Of New York accuse
"the gentleman from Texas" OF
being associated with" and "sup-
porting" the friends of New Ger
many, who, Mr.. DickStein stated
have established a So million dol
lar "sluSh fund" in this country
for carrying out the aims Of their
parent organization" in Ger
many.
Before the obviously favorable
audience, Representative Dick.
stein asserted:
more than 5000 Of these
friends of New Germany have
taken an oath of loyalty to
Hitler at either Yopack. New
York, or Camp Upton at Long
Island City, N. Y.
zone of their leaders IS Wal
ter Kappie, Of New York city,
publisher Of an admittedly
Mani paper. Other ringleaders
in this move are q man named
GisibbIe and q fellow who
claims his name is Schnick.
"TheSe men have tried vain.
ly to incorporate their group
in New York State. In their
oath Of allegiance to AdOlph
Hitler and his principles they
refer to the American people as
our common enemies and de-
clare that they are prepared
to go the limit in defense of
the Swastika.
81 have a bill before Con-
greSS right now that's designed
to break up this combination
Of the Friends Of New Germany
and German Ambassador Luther.
"TheSe friends of new Ger
many are collecting money for
AdOlph HitIer-that is a fact
vhich / have determined in my
connection with the House com.
mittee on un-American activi.
ties"
Representative William N. Cit
ron d. of Connecticut, told the
asSemblage:
"YOu Jews, MaSonS, and
Catholics must stand with your
fellows in faith from Poland,
Hungary and Austria, as we'll as
your adherentS in Germany.
You must show them the
example Of solidarity"
MonSignor John A. Ryan was
the Catholic spokesman. He was
hopeful of a satisfactory solution
Of the Nazi-Catholic controversy.
Horace Freilidroff, publisher of
the Day" Jewish publication,
stated:
Its either Hitlerism or civil
izatiOn. One or the other must
be wiped from the face of the
earth"