The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-15

Congressman Asks
Probe of FalangiSt
Activities
BY Charles p. Stewart

WASHINGTON - Totalitsrisn-
ism. in its Fslangistic form, defn-
ueIy has horned. TO some extent
into Latin America. and now is Try
ing 10 establish : foolhold in the
United States
Congressman John VI Coffee OF
Washington slate had the subject
up in the House OF Representatives
q few days ago, demanding an DE-
NeStigation Of the FalanGl,is ac'iNi-
lies. As 10 other forms ~ radical
ism W. already are quite well iu
formed. through Chairman Martin
Dies prohings Of them by his leg.
islatiye committee on un-Amerlcan
influences in our midst
With Falang ism, however We
are less intimately acquainted ID
is closer 10 our New World door
yard. though than any other Of the
recent 'isms'. and deserves atten-
ton in LaNmaker Coffee : opinion.
Russian Communism stirred up
The initial mud and had become con
spicuously alarming before Italian
Fasgism had become very notice.
able over here. II was upon Com
munism that the Dies committee
made its start
But before long Fascism eot
going full blast
Then Nszism broke loose aud viz
ually swallowed FasciSm rather
tran combining with il.
The Dies committee had Kept mp
with developments thus far
What has missed The committee
scrutiny has been the birth OF Fa
langism in Spain probably because
it, chairman rated the span ard
as a second rate people, or small
"globa loney' consequence
Neyertheless. Fuhrer Hitler AMI
Duce Mussoiini sensed lts pOssI-
bilities It was the invention OF a
totalitarian centering around Span
ish Generalissimo Francisco Fran
60. They quickly spotted him as
potential partner of their own. The
Spaniards are. essentially. total
tartan. and Franco had 10 hght
mean civil war TO create his dicta-
torship. but he did it. with German
Nazi and Italian Fascist aid
SO Falangism is his philosophy.
Having been helped by Adolf and
Benito. Caudillo Francisco was en-
Unsteady for them when tocays
war started
He did not care about Japan, but
he was pro Mani and pro-Fascist;
the European Axis were his group
and are yet. That is, they would
be. II he believed they could get
away with it," against the demo
cracies However. Franco now has
his doubts as TO Axis victory. Still
he thinks he may be able 10 hang
onto Spain.
Nevertheless, Adolf and Benito
may be licked without the allies
necessarily licking Franco.
And. from Frances standpoint
TO hadeE with Japan
Caudillo Frances prime consid
Grafton is the New World, This is
only natural inssmuch as almost
half Of the Western Hemisphere
has culture derived from Spain.
Frances open attempt al hirts-
ton with Senorita South America
and his not 100 subtle cycling .Of
rs is what annoys Representative
Coffee.
so-M Representative Coffee re-
marks
Lets have some investigating
As Coffee apparently views It.
10 heck with enemy totalitsrianism
we are going 10 wipe those boys
right out OF Office New World to
talitarianism is what We should
worry about.
Cohee's fear Is that We may
wake up and And We have total
arianism right here at home-not
within the borders OF the United
Seates but right on our doorstep
IN other words. in the fight
against NaIism and Fsscism We
cannot afford to overlook the men
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