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The Washington times., 1937-09-16
Display Bund Unity

Black shirts and a group Of Ital-
ian World War veterans displayed
their new-found unity with the
Bund at Camp Nordland, near An.
dover, N. j., July 10. Their leader,
Comdr. Salvatore Caridi, Union
City, N. j.. received a great che r
when he advocated a punch in
the nose" for those Americans
who insult Mussolini II Hitler.
John Finzio, New York, led the
Circolo Mario Morgantini, another
black shirt group at the Long
Island German cay celebration at
Camp Siegfried, August 20. N. A
Me,nlkoff. president Of the Rus
sian National League Of America
WAS a speaker and said his organ
ization would work with the Bunc
against communism.
jenkins plans do not place the
Buno at the Sop of the merger
he said, although he did have
words of praise for Fritz Gissibl
founder of the Friends of New
Germany. which became tn
Amerikadeutscher Volksbund il
1896.
The Washington times., 1937-09-16

Has the menace of night
riders left America? Does
the intolerant spirit Which
lit the fiery crosses of the K.
K. K. still fire some "An1ert-
cans? The Gnswer IUill be
found in exclusive pictures
appearing in connection uUith
the current series of articles
in The Washington Times.
Watch for them.
The Washington times., 1937-09-16

eyes" agreed Herr Klempel,
another Bund member, land it
must be an American organ1za-
ton, not a German one like the
Bund. With Mr.. jenkins at the
head it will look American. Then
we should have a paper like Mr..
jenkins puts out and very dip
lomatically, little by little, work
our propaganda into it,"
California Bund leaders also
told Metcalfe they were Gin close
touch" with the Gold Shirts OF
Mexico, who repeatedly are plan
The Washington times., 1937-09-16
British Quiz
|of4OO Nazis

England last month ex-
PEELED German journalist
Werner Cr0me and a group
Of his newspaper" colleagues
after the foreign office de-
cided their connection with
the Berlin LOkal Anzeiger
was merely to cover up other
activities. It was published
that Britain was investigat-
ing 400 German residents in
England on heels of reports
they were members of a Sc
cret Nazi police force con.
trOlled from Berlin.
Retaliating, Hitler ordered
London Times Berlin re-
porter Norman Ebbutt out Of
Germany.
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"AmeriCa Needs
A Hitler" , Says
Leader Of Party

of his newspaper, American Ma
tionalism," first issue Of which ap
peared late in July.
Il published this paper in the
hope of stirring up thought
along the lines of a real,
militant nationalist movement
in the United States" he said.
1T put $500 into the first issue.
OF course, that's not much
money. but now 1 am ready to
get out my second issue"
The banner article in jenkins
paper announced formation Of the
American National Political Actor
Clubs, called "ANPAC" for short
In accepting the direction OF
the ANPAC," the article said,
Mr.. jenkins made the follow
ing statement:
ct is high time for the
American people to call a halt
on the planned confusion into
which the nation has been
plunged. Our churches have
been permeated with strange
doctrine. Our colleges have
have been invaded by IRE
sponsible individuals who prac-
tice their twisted, screwy ideas
upon our children. Many of our
newspapers and magazines have
gravitated into improper hands.
Our motion pictures are no
longer to be commended. Our
microphones have been sur
rendered to those who rend the
air with programs which are
awful,
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even had one Of their speakers
here at Bund headquarters
once. That's the way to do it."
Sure" said Willie Kendzia,
secretary-treasurer Of the Los
Angeles Bund, then there
wouldn't be that King Kong in
New York-LaGuardia. I hope
Senator Copeland beats him.
But then I guess he's not much
better"
The Washington times., 1937-09-16
La Guardia and Hitler

In an editorial, LA Guardia
Should Be Beaten" Jenkins said
the mayor of New York was
Cooked upon as an italian Ameri-
can" when he was in congress, but
now boasts that he is a Jew" be-
cause Of the large Jewish popula-
ton in New York City.
In order to inflame the Jew
ish population of New York to
white heat that they might sup.
port him for reelection, La
Guardia, by his repeated racial
outbursts against Adolph Hitler,
has shown his utter unfitness
for public office of any kind"
the editorial said.
jenkins offered free advice to
the Republicans" in another story
in which he said. "the men who
have misguided the party in the
past should be kept out of sight,
The Washington times., 1937-09-16
"LJnite All Germans %

We get back to the Bund and
Schwarzmann says the organ1Za"
TONS job now is to unite the en-
tire German element in America
under the leadership Of BundeS-
fuehrer Fritz Kuhn.
"Wh.' Is per cent Of the U. 8.
population is German" he de-
clares. IF we can unite them,
we can control everything because
we will have the balance Of power.
We've got to educate Germans to
work together for national social
ism"
Schwarzmann says the Bund
membership is about $4,000 and
that membership has doubled in
the past year under Kuhn'S lead
ership. Disputes in the organize
ton, inspired by the jews" he
said, split UP the Friends Of New
Germany, but now many Of the
former members are returning to
the Bund.
When my membership card,
signed by Kuhn, arrives two
weeks later note it is numbered
16,529 and ask Schwarzmann
what the number means. He ex'
plains that number is "juSt for
the East" but I later learn that
that number indicates the COM
plete total Of Bund membership
throughout the country.
After two more m tingS.
Schwarzmann and his Astoria
storm troopers have convinced"
me I should join the uniformed
force which Bundesfuehrer Kuhn
contends in public statements is
merely for keeping order and
policing Bund gatherings"
"AS member, hear a differ.
ent story about the "dutie Of an
o. D." and the use to which the
force will be put. On June II I
become a member of the storm
troops and my uniform is ordered.
Everyone knows that some day
bullets will fly in America"
Schwarzmann tells his troopers
that night. when that day comes.
we want to be prepared to fight
for national socialism"
Watch for Chapter 4 of John
C. Metcalfe'S story in Fridays
Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1937-09-16

meetings. He invites me TO stay
and watch the drill.
I watch the 30-odd men march
around the hall to the clipped
commands Of Fuehrer Schwarzr
mann, who is a stern drill master.
Commands are all In German and
I have difficulty understanding
them. Schwarzmann later offers
to write out the commands so that
1 will be able to know them when
I start to drill.
JeuUish Control, Topic
Three nights later I return to
Turner hall for an evening Of
"gemuetlichkeit." I sit at table
in the basement barroom with
Schwarzmann and hear the same
story about Jewish control" Of
America. He warns up to his sub
ject and predicts:
There won't be another nation
al election in this country! Just
remember I said that when the
time comes. Well have a revolu-
ton before the time comes Tor an
other election.
prices will keep going higher
until initiation comes in earnest
and then money will be worthless
just as it was in Germany after the
war. Then the communicative
will attempt to seize control. We
must be ready to step in and stop
the communist revolution.
"All these strikes around the
country now are doing the work"
ing man no good. They may get q
little increase In wages, but the
high cost Of everything more than
eats that up. What we need is q
strong Government that can die
tate what wages should be paid.
The Government should control
the unions and throw the reds out.
That's the way they do it IN Ger
many.
1.-THE workers in Germany are
happy and get fine vacations each
year, which they never got before.
1.-THE money system also must
be changed and control taken
away from the Jewish interna'
tional bankers"
Our talk shifts to the beautifully
illustrated German magazines on
racks on the wall and Schwarz'
mann comments:
"They talk about not letting
| them print what they want to in
Germany and not telling them
what Is going on in the rest Of the
world. Look at these and you will
see they have articles about people
in all parts of the world"
The magazines carry pictures
and stories of the British corona
ton and of Shirley Temple, two
subjects which apparently are not
"verboten" in the Third Reich,
and Schwarzmann feels he has
| proved his point.
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but don't do a bad job Of kicking
them out"
He wrote Of Republican presi-
Dental possibilities and men
toned his brother, Rep. Thomas
A. jenkins of Ohio as man who
would not be overlooked in any
canvass of the House of Represent
atiVeS,"
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We'll take you for q ride be-
fore we go to the Bund meeting, :"
Alfons Brem. my sponsor says.
I shiver a little at that, wondering
in a half serious way Just what
kind OF ride" he means.
We have been drinking beer
with Frau Brem, Brem's cousin.
and another man at the Brem
home at 4130 Twenty-seventh st.,
Long Island City. had met Brem
at Camp Siegfried, Bund sum-
mer headquarters near Yaphank,
L. l., and he invited me to come
to his home so that he could take
me to an Astoria Bund meeting
He drew directions on a piece OF
paper telling me how to get to his
home from my room in Yorkville,
Manhattan.
The passing feeling that per
haps A. Brem and his two com
panions are taking me for ride
seems to have some basis in fact
when we drive off well-traveled
streets to a lonely dirt road neal
the river front. We talk about
the wonderful" things Hitler has
done in Germany and about how
difficult it is to get a job not con
trolled by Jews in the United
States.
Brem says he is a jewelry repair
man and that because he Is q Ger
man he has had trouble In obtain
ing employment.
But my work is specialized" he
says, "and whether the Jews like
it or not they are forced to hire me
because there are not many trained
men available in my line"
The Washington times., 1937-09-16

Continue this amazing series,
Secrets of the Nazi Army in
the U. s. A." tomorrow in
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The Washington times., 1937-09-16
"Union" Plans Discussed

The Bund program of affiliation
with other patriotic American"
groups was discussed at secret con-
vention sessions which preceded
the July 4 celebration at Camp
Siegfried, at which jenkins spoke.
jenkins delivered his message"
after troops paraded across the
The Washington times., 1937-09-16
Tells About Paper

"At one time the Bund did
have a great leader" jenkins
SAD. He was Fritz GisSibl.
brother of Peter and a dynamic
personality. He knew how to
organize. But they got after
him after several years. And
when he could not get citizen
ship papers. ne went back to
Germany"
jenkins told of the publication
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Continued from Page 81

lOOIlLlnuCu 4AOlh "bN "
People column or our news
papers you will notice many at.
tacks on Hitler and Mussollnl
written by persons who do not
give their names. If they
printed their names it would
oftentimes be a dead give-away,
you would consider the source
and Just let it go at that"
An editorial in American Ma
tionalism" praises Henry Ford as
lone of the great business gen
fuses of all time" and points to
attempts to unionize Ford work
erS.
organized labor should be
careful that it is not used by the
international money changers to
seize control Of the Ford Motor
company" the editorial says.
These international elements.
through their banking connec-
tions or otherwise, have wormed
their way into the control OF
many companies until they
dominate many lines Of business
in ou- country. The Ford
Motor Company is an American
company under the control OF
an American. Where others
have failed to stand up and
fight for their national integs
rity, Ford may stand up and
fight. It is fight between
a single American ownership
and one of international domin-
ion"
The Washington times., 1937-09-16
Shown the Sights

NV uneasiness about the "ride"
is dissipated when the new TIL
boro bridge looms up ahead and
they tell me they are merely show
ing me the sights Of New York.
we drive back to the Brem home,
pick up Frau Brem, drop OIL the
two men who have been with us
and proceed to Turner Hall, Bund
headquarters in Astoria.
In an office on the first floor !
meet w. Seskel, treasurer Of the
Astoria post, who gives me an ap'
plication for membership to sign
and explains about the payment OF
dues and irritation fee Of 81, first
months dues of Is cents and q
voluntary" donation Of so cents.
I asked Seckel about the aims OF
the organization and he explains
the need for a militant national
socialist" group in America.
Democracy has not helped the
poor people in this country" he
declares. 1.-THE Jews represent
only S per cent of the population
and they are in complete control
of government, business, Wall
Street and entertainment such as
the stage and movies.
1T will be much better under
national socialism when we will
have leaders we can trust. Under
a parliamentary form Of govern
ment we get only grafters and
crooks to represent us.
Look at the men around Roose-
welt in Washington. AL Of his
most trusted advisers are Jews.
They are running the government
today. Under a strong dictator
ship, it would be changed and the
poor people would benefit.
1.-THE Bund believes in national
socialist principles and wants to
do away with the aliens who are
in control in America now"
Who Are "Aliens"?
know enough about the Bund
by this time to realize that Sec
kel'S mention Of aliens means
communists" and Jews" and all
those not "of Aryan descent and
free Of Jewish or colored infu'
sion" Bund members don't con
slider themselves aliens, although
some of them actually are, and
all of them tur to Reichsfuehrer
Adolf Hitler for their inspiration,
Seckel's explanation is inter.
rupted when Astoria Fuehrer Her
man Schwarzmann comes into the
office and says something about
a checkup of money for national
headquarters. Money Is laid out
on a desk but I am politely
ushered out Of the room before ii
is counted.
Members of the "Ordnungs
Dienst," uniformed force of the
bination gymnasium and audito
rum on the same floor. They art
ium on the same floor. They are
not in uniform and I learn they
never wear uniforms for drill, re
serving them for semi-public meet
ings and outdoor gatherings al
their camps.
Schwarzmann comes in and re
marks that soon I should join the
20. DIS" too, explaining it Is 6
picked organization Of men o.
the Bund and that they have lee
ture sessions in addition to drill
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"Hasn't Got the Fire"

Maybe some day it can be
done, but it never could be done
successfully with Jenkins at the
head. He hasn't got the fire.
He is too tame a speaker and
too mild a character. A move
ment of that sort needs someone
of the type of Bundesfuehrer
Kuhn, militant and a strong
speaker with plenty of physical
energy"
California Bund members,
The Washington times., 1937-09-16
ion Ultimate Goal of Nazis in the y. S.
'AwayWithAliens'
Leader of Bund
Tells Initiate

LJoh c. Metculfe has told of his experiences Heut
Ober10tnder in joining the u S. Maxi army and his early
adventures in approaching its members. No go ON with
his story)
The Washington times., 1937-09-16
By JOHN q. METCALFE
CHAPTER III

It is May "a and tonight am to become member OF the
Bund the voice of national socialism IN the
United States have carefully built up myself with Bund
members in the New York area Hitersympathize but
still have the feeling they may be suspicious Of
The Washington times., 1937-09-16
Praise and Opposition

Jenkins was one of the speakers
at the German day celebration in
Kenosha, Wis, August 8, for which
the city council refused the use OF
Washington Park. The celebra-
ton was held at Bund headquar-
tiers and jenkins repeated his
praise of the organization and OF
Fuehrer Kuhn. He criticized
newspa er accounts Of German
American activity, declaring they
did not represent the true story
and shouted to reporters and
photographers, You can put that
in your newspapers, Mr.. Report
ers."
Chicago Bund members, includ-
ing their leaders, Peter Gissibl,
spoke highly of jenkins and
praised the speech when they re-
turned home that night. Later,
in a private conversation, Fritz
Heberling, leader of the Chicago
Deutscher Volksbund for German
citizens only expressed oppoSi-
ton to jenkins because che makes
compliments to everybody and he
will not say definitely who he is
for"
Rudolph. Heupel, one Of the most
active Detroi; Bund members and
an intelligent conversationalist,
was even more critical of jenkins.
Heupel invited John Metcalfe,
whom he knew as a Bund storm
trooper, to his home at 1925 Pasa-
dena Ave, and talked frankly Of
Bund affairs.
jenkins has been there sew
eral times to talk to u.s." Heupel
said, but I don't think so much
or him or his ideas. His plan to
merge all the different anti
Semitic and fascist organizations
along with his own third party
is not brilliant. 1 don't think it
can be done. Certainly it can't
be done az this time. These
groups are still too young. They
are not large enough. Why, if
we united in a fight right now
we would be wiped out at the
ballot box.
The Washington times., 1937-09-16

Watch for Chapter 4 of John
C. Metcalfe's story in Fridays
Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1937-04-17

They were: L. Il Am A Fug1tIve
From Chain Gang in which Paul Num- escaped pris-
one steals out into the foggy night after keeping fleet
ing rendezvous with the girl he loves and she asks him.
''What do you do7 How do you ve" And he replies, II
steal, steal" This Mervyn LIE Roy picture.
@ "Pubc Enemy in which the bandaged body of James
Cagney shot to death by his gangser foes propped up
against the door of his mothers home fall at her feet
as she opens the door. This William Wellman
picture.
8. Little Caesar in which Edward G. Robinson his body
riddled with machine gun bullets in alley cries out
Mother of Mercy, this be the end of Rco This
Mervyn LIE Roy picture.
T. Gall Quiet the Western Front" in which Lew Ayres,
the young German soldier reaches the trench in No
Mans Land to catch beautiful butterfly and is killed by
enemy marksman. Then followed parade of closeups
of his young classmates who previously had made the
sacrifice for their country This Lewis Mile
stone picture.
S. Zone Way Passage" in which the rendezvous Of the
doomed lovers, Kay Francis and William Powell after both
have died. symboed by the breaking of two glasses
bar in Aqua Caente where they had planned to meet
that night. Tay Garrett directed this picture
g. "Anthony Adverse in which the spiritually reborn
Fredric March sail hopefully for the New World lead
ing his little by the hand, seeking life amid
surroundings This was Mervyn LIE Roy picture.
The Washington times., 1937-04-17

pre- tty fire.
quently of late,
owing to my
work in a new
picture. We're
making a film
from Don Mar
quis' character,
60 T h e OIL d
Soak" I'm the
soak and it's
probably the
most amusing
job, to me, that
has come along
in my 25 years
in the bust
ness.
At the time
Marquis origi-
mated the ficti-
tious character
in his news
paper column,
along W i t h
A r h lie and
Mehitabel, we
were living I'M
der pro hibi-
ton. Now, re-
garding that
era in retro
spect, I am
having a heap
of fun. "The
Old Soak" was
a man who
grew a little
wiser every
day. He knew
the Bible from
cover to cover,
because he be-
lieved that it
was intended
for sinners to
read.
He reminds
me Of a verse
by j o a q u j n
Mi11ar &baHo1
The Washington times., 1937-04-17

HOLLYWOOD MoURNs for Helen Burgess, 19-yearold
sarlet stricken with lobar pneumonia six days
after she had made this touching in her last
picture King Of the Gamblers"
Physicians made frantic efforts to her @ but cold
contracted location proved fatal Helen Burgess
the eve Of stardo having clicked substantially in her first
important role in Cecil B. De Miles "The Painsman."
Standing at the bedside in the picture Lloyd Nolan and
Clare Trevor King Of the Gamblers will be reshot with
another actress in the role played by Helen Burgess
Last January 81 she eloped to Yuma Arz with Herbert
Rutherford musician from whom she separated 10 hours
later She granted annumsnt Of her marriage March
Paramount hoped that she would attain real star status
IN her last picture
The Washington times., 1937-04-17
Gossip

Hospital snap
shots H u g h
Herbert laughed
when they oper-
ated upon him
this week in q
h ospit al .
where he'll re-
m a in for six
weeks . . Jean
Harlow W e n t
h ON g today
she had two
W isdom teeth
pulled Mrs.
George Temple,
Shirley's mother,
is improved . . .
Diana G. b s o n
was treated for
a bruised arm
Robert Car S o n,
co-author Of "A
Star Is Born" is
better And
Margaret Cole
man, CQ1e1 nurse
at MGM Hos
pital is years,
goes to Holly.
VIZ God Hospital
Monday for ma
jor surgery .
la nurses holi-
day.
The Washington times., 1937-04-17


Between the two, when God has not
On the set with j. Walter Ruben the director and the
of the cast find ourselves invariably falling into what
call the Marquis mood It pretty tolerant and goodnatured
and comforting.
Betty Furness plays the role of daughter and Eric Linden
my Janet Beeche porrays my longsuffering wife
and Una Mere is maid who has regard for the dry law
at ALL Ted Heay the village bootlegger and naturally do
considerable business with him in official capacity as The
Old Soak"
The longer work in pictures the grow to like the
stories that stick simple human nature That's than
half the battle, so far as I'm concerned.
The story calls for to smoke pipe which is the only
phase of that's of my line. I'm pipe smoker by in
snct choice but tried it. Nothing happened. But
day later flying my plane and smoking the pipe
the controls In all my life pilot I've never known air
sickness Something hit this tme though, and kicked
her over for quick landing.
We made what might be called fourpoint andingsome
thing unknown before in aviation Two wheels the tail skid
and the pipe all touched the ground at the instant
Sincerely yours
Oru.QQaeA~ NO3H~~A
The Washington times., 1937-04-17

fornia poet that I've always admired:
In men whom men pronounce divine
find so much Of sin and blot;
In men whom men denounce as i'll,
find so much Of goodness still,
hesitate to draw the line
Between the two when God has not
The Washington times., 1937-04-17
AUDIENCES LAUGH OFF THE SCREEN OLD TIME MARATF
Wauy Berry Writes:
Dear Andy Kelley:

Dear Andy Kelley:
It Abraham Lincoln, believe, who remarked that he
couldn't think much of who wasn't little wiser today
than he yesterday That thought has been my mind
The Washington times., 1937-04-17
Some Famous Findings

HOLLYWOOD, April II Q.N.S.).
OW that current Hollywood trend is the
banishing of the old fashioned and con-
ventional clinch scene as a movie ending,
replacing it with a dramatic or humor-
Gus keynote, group of Hollywood ,di-
rectors today selected "the most powerful
movie finishes"
The Washington times., 1937-04-17

The day after
Michael Whalen
broke two fingers
in a fight scene
with George San
ders, Slim Sum.
m erVille was
knocked uncon.
scious by an iron
h e I'm e t in a
crowded troop
train at Univer.
lsal studios
The Washington times., 1937-04-17
Long Kisses Are Out Of Style,
Even Jean Harlow Gets But
A 15-Second Coress
By w. z. OLIVER
HOLLYWOOD, April II

HOLLYWOOD, April II
Here's reporting the state of kissing the screen which
is winsome work if you get it.
survey Hollywood boy meeting girl brings out that
kissing in the movies is in danger of falling into nnocuous
desuetude."
When Robert Taylor fondy lays his upper lip against the
lower one of Jean Harlow sury implications of oldme
love gone.
Due the eccentric comedy trend the readiness Of audi
love and the censors itch
ing scissors kissing brefer and would to be danger
of becoming lost art
Would because the first signs of are in the
ofng Gary Cooper of the most kssles heroes the
SCREEN may bring back the to its former glory In the
Marco Polo film he making Goldwyns Gary Cooper will
kiss the girl than hundred times.
Even then he recouses to past styles for it. The film
will attempt recapure the old Douglas Fairbanks dashg
of silent days in which Doug kissed readily he
jumped five-bar gate
Ben Lewis MGM film editor, reports that kissing has lost
its importance the