The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-03
UNITED AMERICANS NOT REST ING - READY TO COM
 BAT NAZIISM.
Editor, The Democrat: Dear Editor:
Jan. 3, 1888.

Jan. 3, 1888.
 Editor, The Democrat:
 Dear Editor:
 I have just read ill the Water bury Republican that the fight put up by the people of Southbury to prevent the establishment of Nazi German American bund camp there was one of the ten outstanding news stories in Connecticut during 1887. Also that it received honor able mention in the Nation Maga- zine as well as being considered of enough importance to be used by the Pathe news at the present time in the theaters throughout the country and to my mind that simply goes to show the deep national in- terest that it has stirred up; 1t shows that Americans all over the country are arousing to what we as nation are headed for unless we do something's to put stop to lot of foreign propaganda that is going on all around us.
 Since becoming identified with this movement to curtail these un-Amer- ican activities I have met several people who feel we should leave the Nazis alone; let them organize; then when they get built up good and strong then go after them and put them out. My reply to that IS that if you ask me they are good and strong right now as they have been organizing and carrying on this ac- tivity for a strong Nazi party Ill America for the past thirteen years. Don't you think they have pretty good start? And like all such under takings much of it has been carried on secretly and under cover ana with the full knowledge of the Hit Ter government. At first it was car ried on by a German alien, but after while he got wise to the fact that he could be deported from the U. s. A. for the insidious propa- ganda he was carrying on here so naturalized German-American was put in his place as they, the Nazi | figured they could work to better ad- vantage, as he could not be deport- ed as under our very liberal demo- cratic form of government, that they came here to enjoy, they can do most anything and still be within the Constitution.
 As far as a camp for recratlon TOT the Germans, or for that matter any other racial group, personally think it is one of the finest things they could do and not even the most ardent American citizen would in any way want to interfere with such a camp when used simply for recre- ational purposes, BUT WHEN SUCH A CAMP IS USED TO FOSTER ALIEN CONTROLLED AMERICAN LIN = DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINES AND TEACH. AMERICAN. BORN CHILDREN TO SALUTE AND PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO HIT LER, and are at these camps taught that the Nazi form of government is superior to the American form of government, then say that 1t is high time that steps were taken to put them or any other group in their place. Some folks try to tell me I am all wet on this subject and that such a camp is just another Boy Scout camp. Well, I have been to Boy Scout camps and they salute the American flag and are taught to respect it in preference to any other flag, and pledge allegiance to it, and if the young membership of other organizations were taught likewise, we who believe in the American form of government would have no objections to the establish ment of any camp by any racial group whatsoever, but we object to any group establishing camps, then teaching American born children to pledge allegiance to some foreign government.
 At this time I would like to quote a few lines from a speech from Daniel J. Doherty, National Con- mander of the American Legion, made in Boston, November 24, 1887: "The principle Of individual liberty must never be surrendered in our country-with communisitc organiza- tionS of all kinds, Nazi camps, Fas- cist cells and other n-American ele- mentS Springing up over our country it is fact that propaganda directed at our existing form of government is alarmingly on the increase, groups are meeting boldly, drilling, flying flags, and loudly preaching allegi-