The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-15
18 MEN ARRESTED
In PLOT AGAINST
u. S. GOVERNMENT
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postoffices and federal reserve banks,
railroads and communication lines of
all kinds.
Aimed At Jews
The plot, Hoover said, was also
aimed against Jews generally.
One of those under arrest was de-
scribed as a member of the German
American bund, whose "fuehrer,"
Fritz Kuhn, is serving a term in
Sing Sing prison for stealing bund
funds.
Contents of the arsenal discovered
in a six-month investigation ordered
by Attorney General Frank Murphy
and conducted by the FBI included
rifles and pistols, thousands of
rounds of ammunition and powder
and chemicals used in the making
of bombs. 1t also contained one long
sword.
Through the S of cameras equip
ped with telescope lenses, the FBI
agents made recordz of their spying
on various drills in the use of fire
arms. in leadership and in maneu-
vers.
They discovered also, Hoover said,
that the Fronts leader answered to
the name of "fuehrer" and the half
raised arm salute of the Nazis.
Trained Men
Hoover said the Is men taken into
custody had functioned as a sports
club which he described as a "se-
cret organization which specialized
in training men for the projected
revolution and stealing arms from
government defense forces"
1.-THE club planned among it's early
after the training period of January
Goth, to bring about a complete
eradication of all Jews, seize all pub
lie utilities, including power, water,
railroads and all forms of communi'
cation and transportation" Hoover
said.
The FBI chief said the conspiracy
also called for the bombing of the
Jewish daily Forward, a newspaper
and seizure of the customs house
and main p%ostoffice in New York
city, the Federal Reserve banks
throughout the United States anc
national guard armories.
Hoover said the two principa
leaders among those under arresr
were John F. Cassidy, leader of the
Christian Front and addressed b.
his followers as "Fuehrer," and Viii
liam Gerald Bishop, leader of thu
Sports club which acted as a secre
entity behind the front.
He added that the alleged con
spiracy was at least six months old
Hoover said the investigation wa
still in progress particularly in tn
search for additional caches of arrna
ment for Christian Front armie
elsewhere.
He declined to discuss the pos
sibizity of the Fronts connection
with foreign agencies or any ALI
ances with other groups in the Unit
ed States.
The FBI chief said he made tn
announcement of the investigation
at the behest of Frank Murphy, tn
retiring U. S. attorney general an
nominee for the supreme court.
Bombing Planned
Hoover said the Sports club ha'
surveyed the offices of the Ameri
l can League for Democracy in Ne
!, York city and had laid down plan
for bombing it.
1.-The government they propose
setting up, they referred to as !
dictatorship similar to Hitler's.' The,
met secretly at various members
homes. One member at least was
member of the German-America1
Bund and many are connected witt
United States reserve forces" h
added.
Hoover declared there were thou
sands of members" of the Christian
Front, but he said he would not es j
mate the exact number Or the mum
Der of those in arms engaged in tn
included photographing of import
ant Belgian Industrial and defens
areas A German pilot who wa