The people's voice., 1943-01-01

December IL: "a similar resolution
Ito that of Congressman Hoffman de-
Imanding an investigation of Assistant
Attorney General Maloney and other
militant American anti-fascists) may
be pressed in the senate by Gerald
P. Nye if the house fails to approve
the resolution" (Parenthesis ours.)
The Hour can disclose further evil
dence of the role being played by
Senator Nye. We have learned from
reliable sources that the senator from
North Dakota has been keeping in
close touch with certain former Amer
ica First organizers, that he has told
them of his deep regret that the iso-
tionist-appeasement committee ever
was liquidated and that he has urged
working toward its reorganization, or
the formation of a new similar organ
ization, at the earliest feasible oppor-
tunity.
The Hour has also learned that
Senator Nye is conducting certain pri-
vate investigations which he appar-
emily hopes will provide him and his
collaborators with information to be
used in the campaign against pro-dem-
ocratic forces in this country.
Secret Investigators Visits The Hour
vestigators are at present engaged
throughout the country In spying on
pro-democratic, anti-fascist groups and
individuals.
Some of these investigators are
working directly out of the offices of
notorious anti democratic organiza-
tions, such as Joseph Ramps so-called
Constitutional Educational League.
Other investigators are in touch with
the America First clique in congress-
Still others are being financed by a |
small group of dangerously reaction
ary businessmen who even now are
ready to do business with Hitler The |
findings of all of these investigators
are being compiled by a central in
apparatus which is hur-
riedly accumulating all data of posi-
BILE usefulness in the plan to smear
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Last week one of the secret investi-
gators visited the offices Of The Hour.
Unknown to him, we had been fore
warned of his visit.
Posing as an individual interested
IN anti-fascist activity, this investi-
gator tried to involve us in state
nents which might later be used to
liscredit The Hour For example, he
was particularly eager to have us
SANDER the Roman Catholic Church.
n confidential tones he asked: Don't |
vou think that the Catholic Church
S behind most of the current fascist
in the country?" When we t
replied in the negative l
lis disappointment was ill-concealed. r
During the course of our conyersa- S
ion with him, this investigator ex a
ibited a somewhat clumsy curiosity C
n the contents of the file cabinets v
n this office. Needless to say, his s
went unrewarded.
The Hour advises all anti-Axis or v
anizations engaged in the type of |
york being carried on by The Hour
D be on their guard against similar il
lvestigators and provocateurs. {,
Iced for Government investigation
With the United States engaged in Z
life-and-death struggle against the =
xis powers and their Fascist creed, :.
is clear that underground cam = :,
aigns against anti-fascist forces in
lis country can result only in an i'm =
airment of our war effort. =
The Hour therefore urges that the p
apartment of justice undertake an u
nmediate investigation of those ele-
ents working to discredit American az
lti-fascists and to undermine their OF
atriotic efforts. The Hour especially S
,commends that the department of sc
stice investigate the past and pres hi
1t activities of that small congress ps
onal clique who were used to such tn