The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-01

whose exposure and Interpretation |
Of native fascist activity earned
fer him the Haywood Broun Me-
mortal Award.
Of the 81 men and lone woman,
l was friendly with 10, l had cor
responded with eight 81, while I
knew personally 10 (**) of the pa
triots.''
**Elizabeth billing, **Howard
Victor Broenstrupp, **William Dud-
ley Policy, **Prescott Freese Den
nett, *Charles B. Hudson, **Court
Asher, **Eugene Nelson Sanctu-
any, **James c True, **Oscar
Snythe, Gerald B. Winrod, Sci
rner ]. Garner, *David Baxter,
*William Kullgren, &c. Leon De
Aryan, *Robert Edward Edmond
son *Ellis o. Jones, *William Rob-
ert Lyman, Jr., George Sylvester
Viereck, William Griffin, H S
piebel, Hudson de Priest, Robert
Noble, Ralph Townsend, Donald
Mcdaniel, James F. Garner, Otto
| Brennermann, H r m n M x
Schwinn.
Not long after leaving Stahren-
berg's l had become aware OF the
common methods used by Nazis
and their American transmission |
oelters. l knew that their sources
of inspiration were the same. Their |
methods were basically the same,
and the mediums to which they |
resorted to bring about discomfort
and defeatism and revolution were
essentially common to all %. Al
though not all knew each other
well enough to work together,
mad found that they were engaged
in doing and saying the m
things in slightly different ways,
ard on varying levels OF society
Whether they knew it or not, they
we're all heading in one direction.
In addition, 1 had been acutely
aware that many among them ex-
changed information, and met ire
ouently in christian conventions
or co-ordinated their patriotic
plans during informal visltatlons.
Many exchanged mailing lists so
that placement on the list OF one
resulted, in due time, in place.
ment on the lists of many OF the
others. Most of them recommend
ed each other, distributed one an
others literature and kept in con-
slant touch through intimate cor
respondence. The Indictment ex-
Dressed it in the vigorous language
of the law.
AS looked back at the accom-
plishnents of the Attorney Cen
erals office, my amazement grew
at the patience n d efficiency.
Many months were spent IN check
ing and cross-checking data on a
subject. The information flowed
in from dozens of sources and was
furnished by innumerable witness
es in addition to the testimony OF
under cover men. My own efforts
we're so puny by comparison that
they were hardly worth talking
about.
None the less, it was gratifying
to see that some of my best
friends had been caught in the
ORA gnet. At no time working I'M
der the direction Of any official
agency, I had worked along Tor
four years purely on my own IN
buttons and self-:raining as nves-
tigator. 1 had voluntarily turned in
data I regarded important to at
least seven Government research
and prosecuting agencies. l was
pleased to know that as an Amer
lean 1 had been of some service
to my adopted country.
And was also happy to see our
officials finally realize that sabo-
tour need not necessarily have to
be a prototype of the sinister old
fashioned figure with bombs IN one
hand and blueprints in the other.
Nor was it necessary for him or
her to be on the Nazi payroll to
serve Nazi ends.
Miss Laura ingalls,, trophy-Wln-
ring aviatrix and firebrand Amer
lea First-er was one of the first
to be sent to jail She was convict
ed of being an unregistered Nazl
agent in the pay of Baron Ulrich
Won Gienanth, second secretary OF
the German Embassy, and report
ed head Of the Gestapo in the
United States: She had been paid
ten times thirty pieces of silver
a month to belray her country.
1t was shown that part of Miss
ingalls, expenses as America First
speaker were met with Nazi mon
cy, and among many letters she
wrote there was one to her friend,
1 Catherine Curtis, with the invita-
ton: II know you will visit me
at INV oh o lot of Pnrnh4 &C 0o1~-- /"