The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-28
SILVER SHIRTS
DlSBAND, LET dies
DO THEIR WORK

WASHINGTON. -FP)-Confiden
that the house committee allegedly in
vestigating un-American activities
headed by Rep. Martin Dies 3D., Tex
will plunge the new dealers down tt
ignominious defeat" William Dudley
| Policy, leader of the Silver Shirt lie
gion, announced the withdrawal of his
organization from "the national scene
at this time
Policy who boasts of his anti-semit
ism and admiration for Hitler, told the
Dies committee in his appearance be
fore it recently that they would fold
up his organization if the "Dies com
mittee continues it's work"
In the February Ia issue of Liber-
alton, official publication of the Pelley
organization, Policy declares.
This third Dies committee seems
to have gotten its backing from the
conservative side of congress and with
that backing, between now and the
elections in November, may fully and
dramatically show up and disastrously
expose the radical, and even red, ten
denotes In Rooseveltism and plunge
the new dealers down to ignominious
defeat.
AS such, the principles for which
the Silver Shirt legion and Liberation
stand can do naught else than sup
port to the fullest the forthcoming
operations of these congressional
probers and after the most conscien-
tious and sagacious examination of
prospects, the Silver Shirt legion Off.
GERS have arrived at the unanimous
conclusion that the best way to sup.
port the Dies committee, as we'll as
effect the most sweeping renovation
of its own ranks, is to pull the Silver
Shirt legion, as corporate organiza-
ton, out of the national scene at this
time
"At first glance this would seem to
be an epochal as we'll as tragic man
euver but if all lay members of the
legion could be as infinitely informed
as its officers on what is Immediate
ly in prospect they would understand
that no other gesture could be half
so aStute.
Also printed in the magazine is a
long dissertation by Policy, dated Jan
uary 80, 1910, seven days before Pei
leys melodramatic appearance before
the House rules committee.
In his dissertation Policy explains
that he is disbanding his organization
to get rid of disaffected elements and
to give the Dies committee a free
hand. He advocates the dissolution of
al organizations similar to his in ord
sr that the Dies committee need not
'dissipate their energies and monies
% the hurt of more fecund explora-
ions elsewhere"
What is happening behind the
SCENES" Pelley claims, sis that the
'epublicans of the country see in the
continuation of such an investigation
he perfect expedient for blasting the
lew deal wide open, showing not hun
lreds but thousands of communists on
he administration payroll allegedly
With Mr.. Roosevelt's full knowledge |
md consent-and by cutting the rad
Cal tCiiQCnClCS IlOOocNtltlSIl, I'LL
themselves to victory in the coming
November"
Believed to be factor in the de-
ision to disband the silver shirt le-
ion is the report current here that
he silver shirts and various kindred
roups have perfected plans for Goa
tion.
This coalition, according to reports,
ill include all the anti-semitic and
ascist groups and will be formally
onsummated at meeting here in
lay.