Evening star., 1940-04-18
|Anti.American
Bodies Scored
ByE. B. |. Head
D. A. R. Hears Hoover
Attack Aeitotors Who
Would Save U. S.


of indirectly from anti-American
bodies who would disrupt the
entire United States"
Mr.. Hoover said that last week cor.
ders emanating from the Communist
party Of America demanded. ma.
tioral and concerted action against
the F. B. l."
In an address before the 49th
Continentl Congress OF the Daueh.
tiers of the American Revolution in
Constitution Hall, Mr.. Hoover de-
clared that any one charging the
F. B. !. with practices of "inhuman
uncivilized and un-American" or
ganizations "purveys a malignent
falsehood."
Many Labeled Ingrates.
by oral and printed attacks" the
F. B. I. head warned the delegates,
numerous thtnly camouhaged or
ganlzations Of questionable back
ground and endeavor have sought
to wash away our national founda-
ton In an ink-stream of villifica-
ton. 1t seems inconceivable that
IN a land dedicated to freedom
there should be so many
despicable ingrates.
Many Of them come from coun-
tries where political murderers have
stained their hands with the blood
of thousands, where every decent
thing in life has been ravaged, where
every man is expected to spy upon
his neighbor and betray his best
friend, and where the underlying
fundamental principle of govern
ment seems that of harassing hui
manity and defying God"
The more than $500 delegates
greeted Mr.. Hoover with enthusiastic
cheers and hand-clapping as he took
his place on the speakers platform.
Still q Good Outfit.
"All can say" Mr.. Hoover as
serted vigorously, "is that If the
F. B. I. was a good organization
when f1ends like Bruno Richard
Hauptman. John Dillinger, Alvin
Karpis and hundreds of other blood
crazed gangsters roamed America,
then 1t is still good today when
personalities like Earl Browder, Fritz
Kuhn and other representatives Of
m-American organizations, no mat.
ter under what name they masouer-
ade, seek to lead you by lies, smoke
screens and innuendos into teach.
erous trials"
Mr.. Hoover's address was broad
cast over a Nation wide network Of
the National Broadcasting Co.
THE representative of gangster
governments finds a fertile fied for
his recruits in the underworld" Mr..
Hoover explained, pointing to a con-
nection between the professional
destructionists and the professional
criminal. Decrying the presence
In this country of international
pirates masquerading as self-ap-
pointed saviors," Mr.. Hoover added:
why don't these perverted busy
bodies go back and save the coun-
tries which espouse their views?"
Pointing to the recent union Of
"allegedly opposing factions" in
European politics, Mr.. Hoover said:
These newly allied destructionists
stand for the complete overthrow Of
all American institutions.
AgftatOrs Among Share Choppers.
OF the propaganda of these de
structionists," Mr.. Hoover declared:
ITO these scoundrels the sanctity
Of the American home is meaning.
less. They dream of the day when
every American school shall become
their own training ground. They are
under instructions to permeate our
Army and Navy with proponents Of
revolution. Agitators have worked
among farmers. particularly share
croppers, painting rosy pictures Of
the day when skies shall be red with
the flames Of destruction, and that
which has belonged to others shall
change hands-simply for the
taking"
Mr.. Hoover asked the delegates to
remember that since the Federal
Bureau of Investigation is in the
first line of national defense against
the saboteur, the espionage agent
and the revolutionist, 1t also is
among the first to bear the brunt Of
attack"
you have noticed that have not
designated all of our ism enemies
by name" Mr.. Hoover pointed out.
There is a good reason: It is q
part OF present-day strategy among
these different assailants of liberty
to claim all good things for them
selves and all bad things for the
organization down the street, thus
creating confusion while they attack
our institutions"
Enemies Of Civil Rights.
Mr.. Hoover admonished the dele
gates to look into the background
and study the "so-called panaceasn
Of the miserable type Of destruc-
tionists who seek to be our SELF
appointed savior"
He said they would find ruth
Iessness, the destruction Of civil
rights, destruction of happiness, de-
struction Of freedom and the de-
struction Of life, often in such great
numbers that they beggar statistics.
From q land Of starvation, hatred,
,nvy, greed, brutality and mass mur-
der they come fawning to us, with
their lethal drugs"
The delegates earlier, by rising
vote, expressed formal approval Of q
resolution now before Congress
which would prohibit recognition
on election ballots of any political
party advocating the overthrow Of
the United States Government by
force.
Would Bar Communists.
Discussing the D. A. r. resolution.
presented by Miss Emeline A Street,
chairman Of the Resolutions Com.
mittee, Miss Janet Richards, charter
member Of the D. A. R., declared
from the speakers platform:
I'VE should do al In our power b
(see D. A. r., Page A-40