Evening star., 1939-08-22

BY the Associated Press.
Mild-mannered Henry D. Allen.
self-styled foe of Jewish Com
munism.' told the Dies Committee
today that an 'anti-Communist
federation" was formed at Los
Angeles last year, but that it never
functioned.
The organizing convention, said
Mr.. Allen, former member of the
Silver Shirts, was attended by a
number of leaders of politico-
patriotic organizations, including:
Herman Schwinn, leader, and Arno
Risse, assistant leader of the West
Coast district of the German Amer
lean Bund; Kenneth Alexander,
Silver Shirt leader in Southern Cali
fornia; Charles Hudson of Omaha,
publisher of America in Danger -
and William Kullgren of California,
editor Of the Beacon Light"
There were people there from
New York and Philadelphia, but I
don't remember their Names" he
testified, adding that in addition to
the two he mentioned there were
others present whom I have seen
identified with the bund."
Mr.. Allen, an explorer of mining
property in Mexico, referred fire.
quently during the course of his
testimony to Jewish Communism"
and said the Silver Shirts fight on
Jewish Communism" at the time he
was affiliated with the organization
prevented its obtaining a meeting
hall in Los Angeles.
Couldn't Decide on Leader.
He described the objectives of the
organization as being to rid the
Federal Government of Jews and
Communists" and said he was still in
sympathy with its aims.
The failure of the "Anti-C Commun-
ist Federation" to function, the wit
ness testified. was due to inability
Ito get together on a leader"
He was asked whether Mai. Gen.
George Van Horn Moseley, retired,
was considered for leadership and
replied that he never heard Gen.
Moselty's name mentioned.
The convention, Mr.. Allen said,
was held August 6, Z. 8, 1888, at the
Los Angeles German American
House, which he declared was used
because access to other halls was
denied.
The idea of the convention, he
declared, originated with Mrs. Leslie
Fry of Pasadena, Calf, who, he
said, is otherwise known as Mrs. de
Schishmaress." He identified her as
head Of the militant Christian Pa
triots" and publisher of the Chris
ton Free Press"
Strictly Business Proposition.
Others who assisted, he said, were
Mrs. w. K. Jewett and Mrs. Conrad
Chapman, associates of Mrs. Frey.
I'VE made strictly business
proposition with the bund," he as
serted. 1--WE specified that the
swastikas were to be removed, that
no uniforms were to be seen and
that there would be no Nazi-Ger-
man atmosphere.
Soon after he verified a letter
placed in the record by Rhea Whit
ley, committee counsel, and signed
with Mr.. Aliens name.
The letter spoke Of Mr.. Rises
activity in the convention and said
that 1t might be said with truth
that the convention just held was
the result Of the constructive
thought of Arno Risse Of the Ger
man-American Bund and myself"
Asked by Chairman Dies, Demo-
crat, Of Texas whether the bund
then was not an active participant
in the convention, Mr.. Allen replied: !:
"Only insofar as the German
American Bund is making the same
fight we are" He said this fight
was against Jewish Communism.
Representative Voorhis, Democrat,
Of California challenged MIR. Aliens
assertion that the Silver Shirts could
not obtain an auditorium in Los
Angeles because 1t was fighting
Jewish Communism"
Most Of the auditoriums In Los
(see UN-AMERICAN, Page A-3J