The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-04-05

this wholesale dissemination of
Nazi money to propagate the
"hate-the-Jew" creed in direct in
reference in the internal affairs
of this country.
When l called the German En-
bassy for an appointment with the
ambassador, his secretary hesitat-
ed when he heard the name.
oh! Spivak. Well, the ambas-
sador is not in just now. Perhaps
you could call in an hour?"
In an hour l called again.
Perhaps you had better see DR..
Rudolph Leitner, the ambassadors
chief aid" he suggested.
DR.. Leitner was at the Chancerv
next to the Embassy building on
Massachusetts Avenue. 1 was
ushered into room where an en-
craving of Hindenburg hung on a
wall draped with black bunting.
On the opposite wall was an oil
portrait of Hitler, smiling smugly
out of his frame.
Gustave Strive, private secre-
tary to the German Ambassador.
appeared in the doorway.
Il am sorry" he said, cycling me
wit a phuzzled air. 'I did not
understand just what you wanted"
"The New Masses has been run
ming a series of articles on anti
semitism in the United States. A
great deal of the evidence shows
that much of it is due to German
agents"
I The ambassadors secretary rails
ed his hands in horror.
"Oh, no! Mop he exclaimed.
"Well, at any rate, thought the
German ambassador should be Civ
en- a chance to explain"
"This is not matter for the
ambassador to make statements on
We have no German agents in this
country. We do not mix in the
internal affairs of America"
eyes, of course. But tell me
are the German Consuls in tn,
United States under the German
Embassy"
Certainly"
CDR. Kiep, the German Consul
General in New York City, CAV,
Father Gross, Catholic priest O.
Perth Amboy, N. j., $500 to prin
and distribute anti-semitic propa
ganda."
"That has been published"
"That's right"
The secretary waved a hand
"Ah, but that is so far back.
really do not know about it."
"And a man named Hunter o
, the Indutrial Defense Association
, in Boston"-Struve nodded-"dis
cussed with DR.. Tippleskirsch, tn
= German Consul in Boston, tn
. problem of getting money fror
Germany to organize an anti-sem
: itic campaign in this country"
, CDR. Tippleskirsch! That canno
=. be-"
= "I'm sorry, I have Mr.. Hunter
: letter telling about it."
!, "But that cannot be-" he repeat
= ed. Excuse me, maybe 1 bette
= see DR.. Leitner."
n The secretary vanished. In &
bout five minutes he returned.
! eve do nothing to interfere wit
n the affairs of this country" he r.
t peated vigorously.
t "But the German Consul CAV
n money for anti-semitic propaga1
e da2"
l. "Ach!" he exclaimed irritabl,
0 eve have no money to spend. W
/ cannot get money here even fl
s important things. We cannot g,
y gold from Germany. What
o wrong in giving people help
h write good things about German
It which is being attacked by IL
# Jews? Every country gives MOI
J ey to write good things about
n l suppose if we examine the An
e erican Embassy in Germany "
: could find the same thing-carr,
l. ing on propaganda. The Jews
4, they are responsible. This prop
IS ganda question has already bee
e discussed by the American amba
sador in Berlin"
10 He caught himself, as thous
ic he had said too much and BEGAN
s quiet, staring at the picture
re Hitler looking dow non us.
,e 81 have evidence that Germs
a agents are not only carrying
v anti-semitic propaganda here b
lie are actually organizing branch
lie of the Stahlhelm and that the
l. members drill secretly"
" "Ah," he said. "There is
more Stahlhelm in Germany. B
to look, suppose a few people get t
rs gether and drill. What harm Ct
K. it do?"
n "These are just the questions
lg should like to see the ambassad
t. about. There seems to be plen
he of evidence that German. ager
lit are carrying on anti-semitic wo1
r directed by Germany"
Of "The ambassador cannot nal
err statements about that" he So
err with finality. "But will see HI
as and talk to DR.. Leitner. May
ne you call again, eh ?"
in That afternoon I called again.