The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-15
McWilliams Dominated New
York Scene for Years With
Meanest, Orneriest Gang of
Pro-Nazi Speakers in City.
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CHAPTER 8
McWilliams dominated the New
York fascist scene for several
years with series of clever pub
iicity-gaining stunts holding TWEEN
ty or more street meetings a week.
His gang of speakers were truly
the ''meanest and orneriest'' in
the city. His goon Squads picked
fights almost every night and
boosted about them the next day.
Joe exchanged speakers with other
patriotic" groups. 1t really mat
tered little under whose auspices
Reverend" Herbert Lewis start
ed to speak for the American Ma
tionalist Party and the Crusaders
for Americanism, then he spoke for
the Bund, the Christian Front, the
Christian Mobilizers and finally,
for the America First Committee.
McWilliams plastered New York
with BUY Christian stickers and
a christian Consumers Guide. ;"
He galvanized into action many
Of those who ha been mere by
ISLANDERS and inspired several score
Of patriotic groups into taking
more aggressive action. He was
IN close touch with patriotic"
leaders throughout the country, and
collaborated closely with Coughlin
interests, James True, Reverend
Edward J. Brophy, Colonel Sane
tuary, Newton jenkins, the Chica-
go fascist, referred to as der fun
rer der dritten partei fuehrer of
the Third Party. Reverend Ed
ward F. Brophy. another promoter
CT the Christian Front, not only
spol:e at Mobilizer meeting. but
also promoted Joe's Nazi group in
other ways. Joe bought $50 worth
CT Brophy's booklet, Theh Chris
tan Front for resale to his own
christian clients. 49,
McWilliams Dragged that on his
visits to Washington he conferred
with Senators and Congressman,
including Senator Rush D. Holt and
Representatives Hamilton Fish and
Jacob Thorkelson At the same time
he moved in the sphere of such
respectable fascists as Lawrance
Dennis and Allen Zoll. McWilliams
had the uncommon gift Of being at
home with the illiterate as well
as with the Park Avenue patriots.
AS to his oratory, it was match
less in both camps. He campaign
ed violently against passage OF ire
|Lend-Lease Act and clamored
against appropriations for defense
end the Selective Service Act.
Joe organized the American Des-
tiny Party. the political arm of
the Christian Mobilizers and from
the same platform from which he
and Fritz Kuhn had spoken joint
|ly. announced his candidacy for
Congress. In the hushed silence
of an audience awaiting naomen'
tous news Joe blared: Sc. >. And
our party emblem shall be one
hundred per cent American The
covered wagon, symbol OF Amer
ica's greatness, symbol of the days
of Washington and Lincoln, symbol
CT our peerless American heritage.
Our emblem shall include for
ty-eight stars. Through the streets
Of New York, drawn by two white
horses, telling the American people
of the great, destiny Of America
under the American Destiny Par
ty
Hell. Joe McWilliams!
"Joe for President! the mob
yelled.
All through the spring, summer
and early fall of 1910, joe carried
his campaign to voters from the
rear platform of a covered wagon
which at night was ligf ted by ker-
osene lamps. The publicity given
him by individual sensation-mong-
ers in the democratic camp made
his name known to thousands out
side of New York. Joe did not in
tend to win. Publicity to the Nazi
cause was what he wanted, and
instead of burying him in grave
Of silence some of our gullible
and excitable, democratic forces
fell into the trap and boosted him
with uncommon nationwide publ
city.
''1f you were elected President,
how would you run this country
I asked Joe in the privacy f
Destiny Party headquarters one
day..
II don't want to be called Presi-