Evening star., 1937-03-11
GERMAN ARTICLES
OFFENSIVE TO j, s,
HULL CABLES D0DD
Orders Envoy to Make Vig-
orous Representations
to Reich.
ACTION is OUTGROWTH
OF LA GUARDIA ATTACK
Step Not a Protest, but Comment
Calculated to Have
Same Effect.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Mayor La Guardia of Nep York
started international complications
when he called Chancellor Hitler
"oroun-shtrted fanatic menoctno
the peace OF Europe" in addressing
Women's DiDtsion of American Jeu-
1h Congress March 3. He suggested
Hitler as feature OF chamber OF
horrors' in uorld's fair.
La Gudrdid later reiterated his
charge, and uhen he spoke at Sem
dtor Bronson Cutting Memorial lee
lure mere Tuesday, German Ar,bas-
sodor Luther Uas consptcuouslu
absent.
B! the Associated Press
Secretary of State Hull todav in
structed Ambassador William E. Dodd
at Berlin to make vigorous represer-
tations to the German foreign ofr1ca
concerning recent articles appearlng
IN the German press about the United
States.
Inc secretary recently apologized
formally to the German Embassy here
lor remarks made by Mayor FiorelIo
H. La Guardia of New York in which
Ia Guardia referred to Chancellor Hit
Ter as a brown -shirted fanatic"
La Guardia's statements. made be-
fore the woren's section of the Amer
lean Jewish Congress. evoked a deIupe
OF criticism from the German press in
"hich La Guardia not only was at
lacked, but American institutions and
jewish women also were scored.
Mrs. Wise Writes Letter.
1hls press campaign was called to
Secretary Hull's attention by Mrs
stephen S. Wise, wife of the noted
Jewish rabbi and chairman of the
Women's section of the American Jew
ish Congress.
Her formal letter prompted Secre-
tary Hull to dispatch immediate orders
to Ambassador to express emphatic
comment to the German foreign office
and to say the United States Govern
ment was amazed at the fierceness of
the German press attack.
1t was understood that recent arti-
cles published by Der Angriff, . lead
ing Berlin journal, were particularly
offensive to American officials.
1t was explained that the Secretary's
instructions to Dodd did not constitute
protest, but comment which would
be calculated to have much the same
effect.
Z. S. Apologies rendered.
Hnl1 tA16preS to
bassy this Governments apologies for
La Guardia's remarks after DR.. Hans
Thomson, Counselor of the embassy,
had protested to the State Depart
ment that La Guardia had gratuitously
insulted Chancellor Hitler.
In the apology, the Secretary said
La Guardia's remarks did not repre-
sent the views of the United States
Government and expressed regret that
any of its citizens should voice such
utterances about the head of nation
with which the United States had
official relations.
The Secretary of State has trans
mitted a letter replying to the COM
munication from Mrs. Wise advising
her of the steps taken by the Govern
ment.
800 Fascist Spies in Z. S.
Meanwhile, Representative Dick
stein, Democrat, of New York told the
House Rules Committee he could
name 100 foreign spies in America
who are trying to establish Fascist
government"
The chairman of the House Immi-
grafton Committee was seeking ap-
proval of a resolution for a House
investigation of groups or individuals
distributing 'slanderous or libelous un-
American propaganda of religions, ra-
cial or subversive political prejudices."
Dickstein said he had documentary
proof that Fritz HUM, who he said
was a chemist for the Ford Motor Co.,
was "the designated leader for the
Hitler government in this country
I'VE all know" he said, that Mr..
Hitler is trying to create world war"
He showed Rules Committee men,
bers pictures of what he said was a
secret meeting in New York at which
800 aliens and naturalized Americans
were taking an oath of allegiance to
the Nazi form of government.
They are building up an army
within our country" he said. Dickstein
said the Nazis were organized in IA
States, including New York, Michigan,
Pennsylvania and Ohio, and were
training men in uniform.
Two hundred thousand are organ
lied now" he said, land there will be