Evening star., 1941-01-02
Dies Claims Military
Character Of Bund
Proved by Manual
Document by Committee
Soys Concepts Of Nozi
Germany Prescribed

In document described as
translation of the confidential mill
tary manual Of the German Amer
ican Bund, the Dies Committee on
Un-American Activities made public
today rules and aims of an organiza-
ton processing the same racial
hatreds and political concepts which
have characterized Nazi Germany.
The document says the o. D. (or-
derly service) man guarantees the
assurance, at the risk of his life if
necessary, that our movement will
continue to remain the relentless
opponent of Jewish Marxism and
the uncompromising champion of
everything that constitutes Ameri-
can-Germania, even though such a
course might be regarded as i'm
proper by any group within the
Bund"
This section of the manual, titled
Rules of Conduct for o. D. Men"
adds:
Whoever is not possessed of this
unShakable faith and whoever cam
not go along as a fanatic crusader
has no place in o. D.; for to have
accepted the national socialistic
concept of international relations
means to have abandoned abso-
lutely all associations with LIBERALS
tic half measures
Wants FOrceful Men.
At another point, the manual
says: mo o. D. man in our ranks
should expect to be INDUCED. We
do not want men to join us for
their personal advantage or for the
purpose of becoming society soldiers.
We want men who would extermi-
nate with all their power the stink
ing poison of red Jewish infection
in America"
The document adds: The o. D.
man can be identified anywhere by
his uniform. 1t is therefore his
duty. both in and out OF service.
so to conduct himself as he himself
would expect of a representative of
the fuehrership of American Ger
mania. As an o. D. man he is no
longer merely private individual
whose mistakes could bring misfor-
tune to only a few; he represents
the movement to the public, and i.
is his duty through a faultless con-
duct TO prevent any misconception
of the Bund.
Visitors and guests at our cele-
brations are to be shown the great
est possible courtesy and considera
ton. Many a prejudice that
stranger has developed can be re-
moved by the exemplary conduct Of
an o. D. man.
The manual says the o. D. is not
a military order. declaring: Its de-
velopment does not proceed along
the lines Of purely military for
mula, but along the lines rather of
universal political concepts"
Discipline Advised.
But the document explains: Some
drill is necessary in order to develop
a disciplinary spirit, but 1t is even
more important to place emphasis
upon the development of sports
manlike and intellectual character.
The o. D. man of vision will gladly
undergo any hardship that will
make him physically, morally and
Intellectually stronger than his enc
mics. The weak and the lazy will
60 to perdition; he who would assert
his right to life must be contender
who can be severe even with him.
self"
The manual directs that the arm
ing of the o. D. is prohibited" add
ing: ANY o. D. man found carrying
weapons will be excluded from o. D.
at once"
The Dies Committee explained
that the manual was taken from the
personal files of C. Wilhelm Kunze,
national fuehrer of the bund.
While this committee" said an
accompanying announcement, has
had the bund under investigation
for almost three years and has, as
a result of its investigation. clearly
established the fact of the bund's S
tie-up with Nazi Germany, this is
the first time that the completely
military character of the organiza-
ton has been exposed.
Sees Proof Established.
This document proves conclu-
sively that the bund is an abso-
lutely militarized organization, pat
termed after the ruthlessly efficient
military setup which characterizes
Hitler's machine in Germany
The document also shows the alb
solute loyalty which is demanded of
the storm troopers in the German
American Bund-a loyalty which
comes before everything else and
extends to the minutest details Of
the storm troopers life"
Units are further informed: The
flag of the United States and the
flag of the bund with division iden-
tification in the quadrant are the
sacred emblems of our movement,
to which the highest honors must
be accorded at all times. The colors
must never be used for decorative
purposes. but are to be kept con-
stantly under o. D. guard. They are
to be protected at the risk Of life.
To be color-bearer is the highest
honor OF an o. D. man."
Eligibility Specified.
These are membership require
ments:
Every male bund member physi-
cally sound and at least 18 years of
age is eligible for membership in
the o. D. o. D. men, and particu-
larly o. D. fuehrers Qeaders), must
submit proof of Aryan origin"
The manual says:
THE organized service of the