Evening star., 1938-11-22

change 1900 or more Nazis who
live in America for 27,000 refugees
who want to escape NaN rule. The
Dies committee investigating un-
American activities has found that
there are somewhere near 200 or
ganizations in America fomenting
class and religious hatreds. Many Of
the NaZis wear uniforms of the Hit
Ter government and in their meet
ings conduct themselves In Nazi
style. Since these pro-NaI enthus-
lasts are so fond of the NaZi form OF
government, it may be that they
would prefer living in Germany,
whereas there must be an equal
number now in Germany who would
be glad to acclaim the Democratic
form Of government prevalent in
our country
These Nazis in America are not
to be confused with the overwhelm-
ing majority Of American citizens Of
German birth and, indeed, German
aliens who hate Nazi-ism as intensely
rs do Democrats everywhere. But
the Nazis and, to be sure, some OF
the Italian pro-Fascists in the Unit
cd States, are not interested in pre-
serving Democracy, but in making
America as much like the Fascist
countries abroad as they can.
Would Avoid Deportation Cruelties.
Disclosure that these anti-Ameri-
can activities are going on inside
the United States naturally would
not lead to deportation, for that is
always a cruel hardship. But it
may well be that the Nazis, who find
themselves compelled to live in a
country where Catholics, Jews and
Protestants have equal rights and
opportunities, are so anxious to be-
come q part of Nazi Germany that
they will be glad to 60 back to Eu-
rope.
The financing of such a huge
emigration might be difncult were
1t not for the fact that American
generosity can be relied on. The
Nazis or the italian Fascists who
like foreign countries better than
their own should be permitted to
take their capital or proceeds from
the sale Of their businesses along
with them 100 per cent, and the
American Government might even
be persuaded to pay ocean trans
portation for them.
This Is not what the Nazi gov
ernment is permitting with respect
to those who are disliked by the
Nazi government, but then democ-
racies are always more generous
and broad minded than the Fas-
cists. It's just one Of those clumsy
virtues which democratic countries
prefer to possess, because they do
think about world opinion.
Helped Germans After War.
And while on the subject of
American generosity it might not be
amiss to refresh the memories of
many persons who either have for
gotten or were too young to read
the newspapers 20 years ago that
the United States Immediately after
the armistice helped the German
people.
It was in December, 1918, when
Herbert Hoover as the head of the
American Relief Administration
asked the Germans for statement
of their food situation. AS result,
In addition to what other allied
countries provided, the American
Relief Administration moved into
German cities supplies amounting
in value to more than $158, ,000, 900.
Much of this was not paid for at
all. Apart from the American Re-
lief Administration, the American
Friends Committee, Quaker Or
ganiZation, furnished benevolent
funds and foodstuffs to German
families, including flour, rice, beans,
beef, pork products, condensed milk
and other provisions. The Quaker
units accounted for about $7,000, 900
worth of supplies, and the Ameri-
can Red Cross expended for Ger
many, Austria and Hungary about
$5,000,0O0 in the postwar period.
Germany owes the United States
approximately $1,000, ,000, 900 for the
costs Of the army of occupation
and as a result of awards against
Germany by the Mixed Claims Com
mission.
There would seem to be ample
basis for financing some of these
exports of undesirables in America
In exchange for thrifty and law