Evening star., 1938-10-05
SHOOTING RANGES
HELD bUND PLAN
Dies Quiz Told Convention
Arranged for Practice
for All Troopers.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
A House Committee investigator tes-
titled today that the German
Bund. at its 1887 national convention
In New York, arranged secretly to
establish shooting ranges for all its
storm troopers.
The investigator, John C. Metcalfe.
told the Dies Committee investigating
un-American activities, that target
ranges had been established by local
units in Philadelphia, Buffalo Read
ing, Pa. and Detroit. He added that
the troopers drilled and engaged in
target practice at night during the
Summer
Agent Metcalfe is a former storm
trooper
He quoted Henry Lage, leader of
the San Francisco Bund post, as say
Ing number of West Coast posts
held shooting contests Ito help train
our men in the use of guns"
The witness declared also that the
American Bund had been attempting
to consolidate all Nazi-Fascist elements
in this country into one great move
ment which he said Hitler inspired"
Bund was to lead
Groups to Be Lined Up.
Among the groups the Bund intended
to line up Mr.. Metcalfe said, were the
Italian Black Shirts, the Russian Ma
tfonal League of America, the Ukrain-
ian Brown Shirts and the Ku Klux
klan
At the same time, the witness as
serted Newton jenkins of Chicago was
attempting to unite Nationalist"
groups in third party movement.
Mr.. Jenkins, the investigator added,
published newspaper called American
Nationalism, in the first issue of
which he stated that he hoped to stir
up thought along the lines of real,
United States" Mr.. Metcalfe de-
scribed Mr.. Jenkins as perennial
hopeful political candidate"
The same first issue which ap-
peared in July, 1887, the witness said,
had for its leading article an an
nouncement of the formation of the
American National Political Action
Clubs. Mr.. Jenkins. the witness de-
clared, accepted direction of the
A. N. P. A. c. in statement saying:
1T is high time for the American
people to call halt on the planned
confusion into which the Nation has
been plunged.
Strange Doctrines Hit.
"Our churches have been permeated
with strange doctrines Our colleges
have been invaded by irresponsible
Individuals who practice their twisted,
screwy ideas upon our children. Many
OF our newspapers and magazines
have gravitated into improper hands"
Mr.. Metcalfe also quoted the publi-
cation as describing Adolf Hitler as
great statesman" and asserting that
"the world is indebted to Mussolini."
MIR. Jenkins, the witness testified,
denied to him last July that he had
sny connection with the German
American Bund, but added that he
saw nothing wrong with the bund or
its leaders. On another occasion,
however, the investigator said Jenkins
told him he was in favor Of dictator
ship for the United States.
Girolamo Valenti of New York,
chairman of the italian Anti-Fascist
Committee, told the committee yes
terday Italy's Fascist government has
an extensive undercover organization
at work in this country.
Mr.. Valenti testified that "this Or
ganization is directly linked to the
italian Consular service in the United
States and is obviously under instruc-
tions Of the Italian Ambassador in
Washington"