Evening star., 1943-04-15
Dies Report Charges
Nazi0perations in US.
Began Five Years Ago
Hitler PIonted Agents
To Garry Out Treason, j..
New Handbook Relates
By the Associated Press.


More than five years ago, the
Dies committee reported today,
Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party
put into operation in the United
States "diabolical scheme" for
spreading Naziism throughout
the world.
Several years before the commit
tee was created by the House in
1888 to investigate un-American ac-
tivities, the special report to Con-
gress related, Hitler had already
planted in our midst many of his
trusted agents who were carrying
on their treasonable work unmo-
lested."
Most of these activities. the COM
mittee explained. were Investigated
and exposed in earlier reports, the
latest report being intended to serve
AS "a handbook for the various Gov
ernment agencies and the American
people to acquaint them with the
technique and tactics employed by
the Nazis and further to identify all
o. the individuals and organizations
who participated in this conspiracy" :"
First Section of Report.
The section of the report made
public today by Chairman Dies dealt
only with Na7i activities, the COM
mittee explaining that subsequent
sections would deal with the fifth
column" workings of other Axis
powers
Long waited and much discussed
In the House in recent months, the
report was the cause of an intra-
committee split which preceded the
resignation of Representative Voor-
his, Democrat. of California from
membership. Mr.. Voorhis said dur
ing debate several months ago on
legislation to continue the commit
tee that failure to release the report
last year as planned amounted to
overlooking an opportunity to be of
service to the American people.
The report was held up at that
time, committee members said, be-
cause of disagreement over whether
the introduction should include
complimentary reference to the ad-
minlstration. AS released, it con-
tanned no reference.
Growth of Nazi Agencies.
Even before 1888. the committee
reported, many of the legitimate
and traditional German societies in
the United States had already been
diverted to the cause of Naziism, p"
and new organizations like the
German American Bund and the
were growing in
strength"
The embassy and consular staffs
of the Nazi government in America
were sWelled with agents who were
not performing their legitimate
diplomatic or commercial functions,
but instead were engaging in espion-
age in propaganda activities" the
report charged.
The committee claimed credit for
having exposed these people and
destroyed their effectiveness and in
f1uence."
Work Detailed
The report dealt in detail with
these organizations and individuals
and previous committee investiga-
tions of them:
German diplomatic and consular
agents: CONSTITUTED a directive
force for acts of Nazi espionage and
in the United States" :"
German Library of information:
"One of the principal agencies of
Axis propaganda which operated
openly in the United States prior
to the entrance of this country into
the war"
German Railroads Information
Service: 'Ostensibly business en-
terprise set up for the purpose of
promoting rail travel in Germany,
it was in fact primarily a Nazi
propaganda outlet"
Transocean News Service: An
agency for the dissemination of Nazi
propaganda and was utilized by the
Hitler regime as an organization
which could with minimum of
suspicion. engage in espionage
activities
Peoples League for Germandom
Abroad: An instrument Of the Nazi
party for the propa CATION of Nazi
ideas and propaganda among the
people of German extraction living
throughout the world
American Fellowship Forum:
Nothing more nor less than an
Axis propaganda group Of an ex-
traordinarily shrewd variety
Fichte Association: Flooded this
country with Axis propaganda. much
of which was distributed through
Axis front groups here"
Exchange of Material.
World Service: Wholly controlled
and financed by the Nazis, it sends
out propaganda .in eight foreign
languages, having an American sec
ton chiefly noteworthy for its free
exchange of material with the So
called native Fascists in the United
States"
George Sylvester Viereck: "A
paid agent of the German govern
ment" during the World War "and
later became a paid propagandist
and adviser for Hitler in this
country"
Colin Ross: One of the out
standing propagandists of Nazi Ger
many who operated in the United
States. The committee said he
was native of Vienna and lived
for a number of years in Chicago.
Edwin Emerson: An official
agent of the German government
and of the German Nazi party in
this country" He was listed as
a native of Dresden, Germany, who
resided at various times in New
York City and Belle Haven. Va.
German American Bund: AL
ways and everywhere Nazi agency
working for disruption, espionage
sabotage and treason"
Loyalty to Hitler.
German Bund Composed eX-
clusively of German nationals" who
worked lin Chicago and vicinity
There is no question about the
organizations undivided loyalty to
Hitler"
Kyffhauserbund League of Ger