The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-15

According to committee records, boss of the organizat tion is Mat thias Schmitz, director of the Ger man Library of Information, top Nazi propaganda agency in this country. Schmitz is a former teacher of German at an exclusive giNs college.
 Committee sleuths obtained cor reSpondence showing that Axis agents hold regular meetings in Schnitz's New York home, attend ed by members of German and Italian consulates in the East. Also, that the group is intensely interested in stirring up trouble between the U. s. and Japan, in order to defect American public opinion from Europe and thus hinder assistance to Great Brit ain." .,.... 4
 Documents in possession of the committee show that working closely with Schmitz was pr. Man fred zapp, head of the Nazi Transocean News Service. One document is a lengthy cable Zapp recently sent to Berlin urging campaign to embroil the U. s. and Japan.
 GUARANTEE OF
 NEUTRALITY"
 "The only and at the same
 time the strongest guarantee of
 American neutrality" Zapp
 cabled, appears to be the con.
 tinued ruffling of American re-
 latiOnS with Japan. Such
 course for the present and for
 an indefinite period will not
 permit a European involvement
 of the United States"
 Another function of the Axis Intelligence Service is the twin ming over" of important American business leaders to an appeasement policy. Committee evidence dis closes that 1t devoted much ef- fort to prominent motor official who has publicly advocated ap- basement. Tn one communica- ton zapp declared it essential to court favor with this and other big industrialists "who can prove very useful to us."
 The evidence also shows that the Intelligence Service is being fi- nanced by the Na1 government through the German Library head ed by Schmitz. No records were found of any funds coming from Italy, but the Library received $189,394 in the last five months from Berlin.
 One item of expenditure was
 a monthly salary to George Syl-
 vester Viereck, German lecturer
 and writer, who was on close
 terms with the late Senator Err
 nest Lundeen of Minnesota. The
 committee has a phOtostat of
 a contract showing that Viereck
 is paid $500 month by the Li-
 brary.
 NOTE - The Dies Committee also has evidence that Axis agents have been at work obtaining in- formation about armament pro- duction and transportation facili- ties to and from arms plants. TORTOISE AND HARE
 Senator Sherman Minton, nar- rowly defeated Indiana New Deal CT brought back to Washington a campaign story that is getting laughs both from Republicans and Democrats. This is "Shay's" tale:
 A Democratic worker and farmer were driving to town when they passed a turtle sun- ming himself arlong the roadside. Remarked the farmer, That turtle reminds me of those WPA people you Democrats fOisted on us tax payers"
 A mile down the highway a rab- bit suddenly leaped out and in a couple of soaring jumps was out of sight. Observed the Demo- crat: That rabbit reminds me of you farmers heading for town to collect your government crop bene- fit checks"
 JAP STEEL BAN
 If the President follows a con- fidential recommendation of the Defense Commission. the embargo on scrap to Japan will be extended to include iron and steel of all kinds.
 md this young clerks love for 6 pretty French girl supplies the roc mantle element.
 There's no lack Of thrills. no ces- ,ation of excitement, and all the ad-