Evening star., 1941-02-17
Nazi.RuIed Party
Reported Fighting
u. 5. in Americas
Group Declared TO Be
Active From Canada to
Tip Of Argentina
BY the Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY. Feb. ia vast.
Nazi-dominated party aimed at
damaging the United States was re-
ported here yesterday as operating
from the Canadian border to the tip
of South America.
Anti-Nazi Germans and group
of self styled patriotic young Mexi-
cans were the sources of the report.
The version of the MeXicarS was
that they became interested in the
organization in a spirit Of adven-
ture, but decided to expose its activi-
ties when they saw in it dangers
to their own country's peaceful rela-
tions with other nations of the con-
tinent.
For weeks there have been re-
ports. an some evidences, of increas-
ing Nazi activity in Mexico. Several
new pro-NaZi publications have ap-
peared.
History Of Party.
According to the version Of the
young MeXicans, the partys history
is this:
Four years ago a Mexican party
of NaZi leaningS was organized as
a unit of a continental association.
There are other units in the United
States and other countries Of the
continent.
It's chief purpose was to immobilize,
or weaken, the United States by
stirring up hatred for the Wash
ington Government; creation Of po-
litical, diplomatic and economic
problems in the Latin countries and
to provoke discord. strikes and other
labor troubles in key industries in
the United States.
Such activities would include
street demonstrationS-Such as that
which greeted Vice President Henry
Wallace when he arrived in Mex
leo recently on a goodwill mission
-riatS strikes, political troubles, eX-
tending even to revolts, and serious
attacks on United States diplomatic
missions and on their personnel.
The party, the infOrmantS said,
is composed of men only. and for
each member there is a rife, mill
tary training, and education in
espionage and sabotage activity.
May Create Incidents.
They said the party, in co-opera-
ton with Russians, Communists,
Spanish Falangists and Radicals
generally. might attempt Simultane-
Gus attacks on United States diplo-
mats in several Latin countries to
create diplomatic incidents" and
to attempt to wrek the good neigh
Dor policy.
These attacks would be on the
theory that if the United States
failed to take stern action it could
be called coWardly; if it did the cry
would be raised throughout Latin
America that it was picking on
little Latin American nations.
The United States headquarters
for the party was said to be in
Philadelphia, but the informants re-
fused to give the address. From
there. they said. money and bales
of propaganda" were sent into
Latin American countries.
John F. Sears, head of the
Philadelphia Federal Bureau of
Investigation. declared there. "I
have no comment to make at this
time.D
Wallace Reported Nazis Active.
The informants said they had
been told there were 10000 men,
bers in Mexico City alone. but they
! themselves said this figure was
ridiculous since the city has a popu-
lation of only 100000.
/ Mr.. Wallace. on his trip to Mexico
recently. said there was "a whale of
a lot" Of Nazi activity here. In
formed quarters said many Nazi
agents had arrived in Mexico in
recent months.
Ships arriving recently from
Japan have disembarked numerous
Germans. Increased propaganda
/ activity recently has been aimed at
creating suspicion of the United
States good-neighbor policy and at
! spreading a whispering campaign
that it shortly would go to war and
drag Mexico into the European con-
| flict.
President Manuel Avila Camacho
has often expressed friendship for
the United States and his dislike
for totalitarian policies.