The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-30
Under Cover
BY JOHN ROY CARLSON

each locality"
At midnight the next day I was
at Lincoln, Nebraska, to interview
Charles W. Phillips, publisher OF
The Individualist'' about whom
had been hearing considerable
among patriotic; circles.
Phillips was a small, sharp man,
wearing rimless glasses, with the
familiar pallor Of library workers.
A lawyer by profession, he hadn't
practiced in years. Instead, he
had been devoting his time since
1885 to saving the Republic via
the ''patriotic'' route. Phillips
drove me to his home and I met
his hospitable wife who shared his
views. The reading of the "Proto-
cols,'' she said, Opened our eyes
to the internationalists.''
1--WE known Hudson for many
years. Phillips said, land I think
he is a fine fellow But you can't
dismiss Phillips by saying that he
was like another Hudson. He was
Mt. Although he had been inves-
tigated by Federal authorities,
had the conviction ,that Phillips
would prove more dangerous in
| the long run to the cause Of De.
mocracy. He was the type. who
bored quietly from within. -.
Phillips confided that he was op-
posed violently to the present cap
italist order, saying we were vic
Tins of a system that cashes in
on human greed" But when I ask
ed him for substitute, he fell
back to the need of a spiritual
awakening" to solve our social,
political and economic ills. He dis
claimed anti-Semitism. but did
make sweeping generalities against
| Jews.
I thought of the old saying: "A
man is known by the company
he keeps" To begin with there
were James True, Elizabeth Dill
1ng and Colonel Sanctuary whom
he knew personally. He had con-
ferred with John B. Snow, Joseph
P. Kamp and Fred r. Marvin.
whose book was recommended by
World Service Phillips had cor
responded with General Moseley
and Seward Collins. He received
Edmondson's and Gerald L. K.
Smiths propaganda tracts. Phil
lips had also been needed by fas.
cist Nesta Webster's books and by
ether patriotic" literature, issued
by the pro-Nazi Boswell PUBLISH
ing Company of London.
Opposing Lend Lease, national
defense and adulating Lirdbergh
and his nativist ism, The Indi-
vidualist'' clearly reflected the ex-
tent to which Phillips had been
influenced by his political associ-
ates. In it he recommended all
CT Japanese agent Ralph Town.
sends booklets, saying: 'These
pamphlets should be in your files;
he urged readers to buy Sanctu-
ary's and Harry A. Jung's tracts
aid he based series Of issues Of
The Individualist on the speeches
Of Frank A. Parker, an obscure,
self-styled economist who address
ed many meetings of Kurt Mer-
tie's Nazi front. Citizens Protec-
tive League.
Although he had read Social
Justice" Phillips did not like Fa-
Their Coughlin. HE is rabble-
rcuser," he said, land I don't like
rabble-rousers.
In Chicago I wanted to look up
Harry Augustus Jung, who W
friendly with countless patriots.
In fact, Jung was no small fry.
HIS work had been subsidized by
banks, by industrialists and by
rich old women 7cared to death
by the Communist revolution
around the corner Jung was
director of the American Vigilant
Intelligence Federation represent
ed in the East by his collaboration,
Colonel Sanctuary He styled him
self the nations foremost author
ity on subversive forces"
With his usual caution, Jung had
written me cryptic note in pen
Gil: Anytime you come in will
be okeh."
81 can't see you today" he said
when I phoned.
How about this evening or to-
morrow" I asked.
Sorry, Mr. Pagnanelli. I've just
been subpoenaed to testify before
the grand jury and I'd better not
see you-especially since you are
going to 20 into the army.
IT hope I'll hear from you when
you're drafted Jung said and
hung up.
In 1888, Jung made membership |
in his American Vigilant Intelli-
gence Federation secret, with Sc
cret codes and mysterious rituals. |
And in 1885 its organ 1.-THE vigi-
lante'' had so well served the fas-
cist cause that ''World Service
placed it on its honor roll. Jung
also went into the wholesale dis
tribution of the ''Protocols.' -
Jung's associates in those days
included Peter Afansieff, White
Guard Russian, horn in Petrograd
IN 1893. who arrived in San Fran
cisco in 1922. With three o h r
White Russians Afansieff worked
en- new translation of the PRO
tocols'' in Jung's office, and soon
after became affiliated with the !
New York and Chicago branches |
of the Bund.
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