Evening star., 1937-09-10
.G-MEN PROBING
NAZ| ACTIVITIES
New Disclosures Bring
Fresh Demands for Con-
gressionaI Inquiry.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A disclosure that the Justice De-
partment already is investigating re-
ported Nagi activities in the United
States followed fresh demands today
for a congressional inquiry.
j. Edgar Hoover. chief of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation, said al
Portland. Greg. that Attorney Genera
Cummings ordered An investigation sia
weeks ago and it WAS begun at once.
We expect to make an extended
report on the Nszi matter, but l can't
say when we will be ready to give
this report to the Attorney General,
Hoover said 1T will be several weeks
because we are going into this matter
very thoroughly"
Two Senators joined in proposing
congressional inquiry. Senator
Burke. Democrat, of Nebraska, saic
he would introduce a resolution pro-
posing one Immediately on recover
ing of Congress. Senator Borah, Re.
publican, OF Idaho, expressed the opin-
ion an investigation was warranted.
There isn't any doubt of the fac
that such organization (of groups ad
vocsting NsM principles, is going or
in this country" Borsh said. But K
what extent l do not know"
A copyright article in the Chicago
Daily Times of yesterday saying Amer.
lean Nazis we're planning to seine con
troll of the Government when thu
Communists revolution starts" stirred
the Senators TO comment.
The paper said It's information wa
Obtained by three reporters and in
vestigators who worked for man,
months TO learn secrets of the Ameri.
kadeutscher Volksbund German.
American Bund) and the Deutschel
Volksbund.
The statements quickly were de.
MED by representatives OF the organ.
iZations.
August Klapprott, head Of an Ameri.
kadeutscher Volksbund camp in Sus
sex County, N. j.. described it rs |
joke, nothing but big lie, and ,
lot of hooey"
DR.. Emil l.. Baer, German consul il
Chicago, said the idea any one wa
attempting to form a Nazi army II
America was ridiculous.
The Times said the Ameridadeut
scher volksbund had an inner organ
i1ation known as the "Ordnung
Dienst' and described it as AN exac
replica" Of Hitlers storm troopers
Denying this, Klapprott said ther
was no resemblance.
At the German Embassy here Off
cisls said there could be no discussion
In the absence of official information
Berlin Feelings Mixed.
Dispatches from Berlin said the re
port WAS received there With mike
amusement and irritation, although
ignored by German newspapers !
foreign Office spokesman WAS repre-
sented as scouting the idea.
A congressional investigation ais
was suggested by John J. Grim. legis
lstive chairman of the Army and Nav
Union. He said his organization hs,
learned that bund camps displayed tn
swAstika above the American fae AM
that every bund member pledged allie
glance to Hitler.
The Times said the bund maintaine,
at least Is camps and estimated tn
membership of the Amerikadeutsche
Volksbund at 20. 900. scattered througl
II States and the District of Columbis
The Newark Ledger said one OF tn
camps At Andover. N. j., would brea]
ground September rs for a $40, 90
vacation house"
Debated in Congress.
An investigation of un- American an,
subversive activities WAS debated sew
eral times In the last Congress session
Its chief advocate, Representativ
Dickstein, Democrat, OF New Yorl
charged repeatedly that foreign spie
we're attempting to set up a Fascis
state in America and that $50. 900 Nay
storm troopers had orea nized in tr1j
country. He once suggested the Unite,
States quit diplomatic relations Will
Germany.
His resolution for an investigatio
WAS voted down by the House ami,
cries of witch hunt"
Meanwhile. San Francisco's chic
OF police, William J. Quinn, said to
day he would investigate charges
Nazi movement is fiourishinR in ths
city.
DR.. s. J. Hurwitt president OF tn
United Council Organization. vhicl
made the charge, asserted in a state
ment the San Francisco Ameriks
deutscher Volksbund WAS fosterin
pro-Nazi activities and that 1t wa
holding closely guarded" meetings .
which motion pictures laudatory Q
the Hitler regime were exhibited.
Henry Large, leader OF the voIks
bund. denied the group sponsored an
activities which could be regarded a
nti-democratic.
He said the volksbund's nembershi