Fascist Bands Springing Up in America
Fascist Bands Springing Up in America What Color Shirt Do You Prefer? ... All Shades are Offered to Reactionaries Sadists, Race-Haters and What Have You? It May Be a Joke, But Its Not Very...
...In a word, he is a man with wide business experiences, some intelligence, an extremely conservative attitude, and a gift for demagogy...
...The NRA and the various industrial codes under it constitute a huge machine dominated by the bigger capitalists which can easily be used for the complete regimentation of American industry...
...However...
...At the time of this report there were, about 120 branches scattered throughout the United States...
...the job...
...The Fascisti have, in addition, two organs of their own...
...The spirit which gave rise to the Klan is a spirit which could easily develop into fascism...
...The membership grew from seven thousand in 1931 to 8,500 in 1932, to 14,000 in January 1983, 25,000 in December 1938...
...Our ngaterism, our sntly testify to genuineness of craey are open It ii fashionable attain cynicism often a very W"** type of M t|aja>"eleroents could "norican fascist ' MM that the »« than Araer1 NRA is not »tion, and the °t dictatorship •hut President fniit him with "sasolini and J* it an organexclusively N ran for the PN NRA baa ¦*¦» speed up the trend toward monopoly and to squeeze out the small business man...
...The question is how we shall go, forward to emancipation with Socialism or to disaster with fascism...
...Hitler ble -to teach the practice toward *r.group such, olical, sadistic cut practice in rticularly when, ate, the victims r habitual dis|t Negroes in i in justice, are iter than those practice in the tie tribal state, wer, a love for t action...
...The equipment and transportation of this group is financed by the Relief Committee of the German and Czech Social Democrats of Czechoslovakia...
...The Soviet ambassadors simply refused to give visas to Communist workers of Germany...
...Thousands of them found a home in the depression-ridden capitalist countries of Czechoslovakia, Poland, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Great Britain, Belgium and France—and none in their Communist fatherland of U.S.S.R...
...Organized in January, 1933, it is now estimated by outsiders to have 75,000 members...
...The Legion, headed by Pelley, is openly appealing for financial support from the business interests to "return the country to constitutionalism...
...Socialist Action Program" in France PL ABO RATION of a special program of Socialist action is the most important item on the agenda of the convention the French Socialists are holding this week in Toulouse...
...But if an American fascist movement should become powerful, it would find machinery all ready...
...A serious -attempt was made during the last week, of April to overthrow the Socialist government of Sweden...
...Since repeal, they are adopting a program demanding inflation and a return to "liberty," by which they mean the liberty of a capitalist to make as much money as he pleases by any means expedient...
...Vicenzo Vacirca, a former Socialist deputy in the Italian Parliament, has an ugly scar on his head by which he remembers his days as editor of an anti-fascist newspaper./ in this country...
...In a few localities the Lej?ion has been active against Socialists, Communists and labor union organizers, interfering with meetings and even, in a few cases, heating up radicals and driving them out...
...The American Legion contains elements which are leaning strongly in the direction of fascism...
...Dennis was formerly a member of the big banking company, Seligman and Company...
...professors, 80% organized...
...The Workers Abroad An International Review of the Socialist and Labor Movement of theWorld By Mark Khinoy Communist Help to Schutzbund Refugees THE following story is taken from Soeial-Demoktpt of Prague, Czechoslovakia: "The first party of Austrian political refugees will leave Czechoslovakia for the Soviet Union Monday, April 23rd...
...General" Smith had political pull enough to place the blame on Athos Terzani, who was very nearly railroaded through...
...Several of the Khaki Shirt leaders are now in Jail...
...Only lately did the party make some real progress in its effort to organize the youth under the Socialist banner...
...That by wHe and by force the Friends of the New Germany took over scores of German-American societies . . . that locals of the Friends have been set up in nineteen communities, y "That battalions of Storm Troops, wearing the uniform and working under the discipline of the Sturmabteilung of Germany, have been set up in connection with many of these locals...
...All arc conservative and anti-labor...
...If an Italian grocer is on the fascist blacklist his trade disappears...
...CAN AMERICA GO FASCIST...
...This story has to do with an alleged "visit Severing paid during the last week of February to Goring, at which time the former minister of Prussia was granted a state pension...
...The White Shirts, the militant branch of the Crusaders, are issuing instructions for preparations for a march on Washington by a well-disciplined body, capturing local governments as they go...
...But at a public meeting in New York one of Smith's men killed a man...
...A part of his twaddle and nonsense he uses is spiritualism, written up with just enough plausibility to take in considerable numbers of the more ignorant people...
...This product of the Communist propaganda department is being repeated with special vigor after the bolshevist hoax about Severingls alleged book, "My Road to Hitler," had collapsed...
...The onslaught was futile this time, but its official cause was not devoid of irony...
...This committee was and still is the only body that took care of and supplied all the necessities to the Austrian refugees...
...has recently come out as an avowed fascist...
...The Truth About Severing AMO>fG the lies and calumnies the Communists so skillfully spread about...
...ABOUT THIS MAN LAWRENCE DENNIS Lawrence Dennis, formerly in the U. S. Diplomatic Service, and author of "Is Capitalism Doomed...
...In its appeal, its propaganda, its activities and in the background of its leaders, the Silver Legion is strikingly similar to the German Nazi movement in its early days...
...The Ku Klux Klan in some parts of the country is becoming active again...
...Both associations belong to the International Federation of Socialist teachers, counting now about 120,000 members...
...From this story it is evident that the "nation" consists of a few fat swine...
...AS was to be expected the Communist press is making *¦ a great ado about the "magnanimity" of the Soviet government in granting visas to 300 members of the Socialist Schutzbund...
...For a while he ran an advertising agency, all of them quite profitable ventures...
...He was attacked from behind...
...Inside of a year," would-be Fascist Co-Dictator Sorge has confided to us, "you will have to come to me for approval before you do anything...
...It was started in New York a few months ago, and appears to be rather small...
...The organization is financed by a few wealthy men...
...William Dudley Pelley, head of the "Silver Legion," has had a varied career...
...An Italian-language newspaper or magazine which incurs the wrath of the Fascist League loses its advertisements...
...slhe Socialist sport organization of Holland now counts 22,968 active members...
...We cannot go back to the older type of capitalism which practically committed suicide," says Norman Thomas in an article in Crisis, January, 1034...
...Socialist Youth of Brussels, Belgians on May 1st celebrated the 50th anniversary of the oldest local of the YPSL organization., This organization was for years the weakest ring in the powerful labor movement of Belgium...
...He is well versed in propaganda technique and advertising methods, knows a good deal about mass psychology...
...ization rnij by businetl benefit oil acted, pH 10 aation where nd more violent rejttdice...
...We are glad to transmit this important information to our readers...
...The important point is that these bodies indicate the existence on a rather wide scale of a spirit, a frame of mind, that might easily develop into support for a fascist program...
...and 30,000 in April 1984...
...It May Be a Joke, But Its Not Very Funny pBOM sit cell in t New York ¦ prison Art Smith, dictator of the Khaki Shirts of America, which claims a membership of a million men, has issued an order creating at his chief of staff, with the rank of lieutenantgeneral, one Josevh F. Sorge, whom the Psssaic City Directory lists as s real estate dealer...
...The dep our love f« to doubt...
...MUSSOLINI'S AMERICAN EMPIRE jn the early years of Mussolini's rule, and probably up to the present time, Mussolini sought to stifle criticism in America among those who would be most likely to criticise, by extending his domination to include Italianborn citizens of this country...
...why ta should be u to absentee, the trmpti class to evi cannot ami passion and both are lyi "There li more natioa a not work bet* tt of government guarantee pronto i, then will come of the owning juestfcm which ft iy sn appeal to ¦dice.' Plenty of Hind...
...The Khaki Shirts grew out of the bonus army...
...All they agreed to do...
...The "Unity" (Communist) Federation, on the other hand, has seven to eight thousand members...
...It pays s salary of $40,000 to its vice-president, 25,000 to a large number of other executives annua...
...From Today's summary of this material, we quote: "That an American division of the Nazi party was set up in this country by official action, and that members of it were actively recruited...
...The profession, including colic...
...Physical violence is not unknown...
...iSome are allied with business...
...An important strike of textile workers is taking place in Belgium and the general council of the Portt Ouvrier Beige [Belgian Workers' (Socialist) Party], decided that every Socialist senator and deputy and every alderman and mayor of the larger cities must contribute half of his April salary toward the strike relief fund...
...I to indulge about deal superficial, cynicism...
...Canada learns What Recovery Means From Ottawa,, the capital of Canada, comes the story of a big tobacco firm, the Imperial Tobacco Company that decided to "aid the nation" to recover from the depression...
...The amendments emanate from the three: minority groups — the "Combat Marxiste," the "Revolution Constructive," and "L'Offensive Socialiste...
...It it conservative, very nationalistic and militaristic, and mucri inclined to side with big business...
...Mussolini and Dollfuss, and Hitler to some extent, had to create political machinery for aiding monopoly capital...
...C, and Oklahoma City, and also have some strength in California...
...And many of them now ask why the preference shown to the "Social-Fascists" of Austria...
...Its "100% patriotism," antiradicalism, opposition to Catholics and Negroes and general bigotry would fit nicely into a fascist program...
...Gangs and rarketers of our big cities are not least important among fascist possibilities...
...bonuses to each that range from $30000 to 102,000, snd 400,000 shares were distributed among 25 executives at $5 each...
...That in nearly every city where the Friends of the New Germany have established themselves, German Consuls have given at least the countenance of their presence to activities of the locals...
...The Khaki Shirts were funny, but that they found some support is indicated by the fact that there was about $30,000 in their treasury when the thing was broken up...
...When the workers begin more and more insistently to ask why tills New 0 ter...
...The plant of an anti-fascist newspaper in New York has been raided twice at night and its linotype machines smashed...
...All his contacts and interests have been with business men...
...The tobacco workers are among the lowest paid in Canada...
...This applies also to the |Communist controlled) International Labor Defense | known in Europe as 'Red Aid' and in the U. S. A. as I.L.D.] and to the Hussion committee that is supposed to have collected a million schillings for the Austrian comrades...
...General" Smith escaped through a window, carrying the army's treasury with him...
...Naturalized American citizens are subjected to this treatment equally with immigrant residents...
...After Dr...
...Well, things just as strange have happened, though not as yet in the United States.— Herald-News, Passaic, N. Y. The following survey of fascist and semi-fascist organizations in the United States has been made by the national office of the Socialist Party...
...Hitler has aet up an American empire of similar fashion, described at length in a series of articles in the weekly Today, edited by Brain Truster Raymond Moley, March 81, April 7 and April 14, to which reference for complete facts should be made...
...THE SILVER LEGION MOST MENACING The Silver Legion is the largest and most rapidly growing of all the American fascist organizations...
...There are two general drafts of such an action pro¦ gram—one by Vincent Auriol and one by Jules Moch—and three important amendments...
...violence at lynchings, third degrl our shame...
...On October 12, 1933, the day before the "march" was to take place, the Philadelphia police invaded the headquarters...
...The Crusaders were organized originally to fight for repeal of the eighteenth amendment...
...These have displayed no concern over social issues, but they should probably be active in any really serious fascist movement...
...The Socialist Relief Committee had therefore to cover from its meagre funds the considerable expense of feeding and transporting the army of 300 to 350 persons all the way through Poland...
...Its program is vague, consisting chiefly of opposition to the Jews and denunciations of racketeering and politics...
...There are still some obstacles to overcome but the Socialist Relief Committee hopes to conquer, them and that our Austrian heroes will be able to leave as planned...
...They were so persistent in this that some of our own over-credulous liberal magazines repeated the yarn...
...The company has a capitalization of $111,000,000 on an investment of $13,000,000...
...Is it because the Austrian case offers good publicity and telling propaganda that would be lacklnsr in a similar act of mercy toward Communist workers...
...That Nazi doctrines were even more actively spread through the organization of the League of the Friends of the New Germany ran, and still runs, direct to the A uslands-Organisation (Foreign or 'out-lands') of the Nasi party in Germany...
...Read the biographical sketch of him, "Crazy Like a Fox," in the New Republic, April 13, 1934...
...It must be noted, however, that it is in vain that one looks to this press for an answer to the anxiously repeated questions of the opposition papers about Soviet visas for Communist refugees from Germany...
...The public took this as a funny piece of comic opera (and it was...
...lion instinctively than the United States...
...A "right wing" Socialist government was in danger of loosing its grip on the state machinery because it "supports with credits the Communist government of the Soviet Union...
...The most important feature of his activities seems to have been a shirt-selling racket...
...Organized capitalism made its attack through the medium of the committee on constitutionality of government acts...
...As to the alleged "pension" the following appear to bey*thc facts: When the Braun-Severing government of Prussia was illegally overthrown and the Socialist minorities appealed to the highest Federal court, the semifascist von Papen government preferred trumped-up charges against Severing for " misusing government funds"—two million marks—and meanwhile attacked his salary...
...My order," Mussolini commanded (as reported in Harpers, November, 1929) "is that an Italian citizen must remain an Italian citizen, no matter in what land he lives, even to the seventh generation...
...Why Only for Socialist Refugees...
...later he proposed to install Roosevelt as dictator...
...One of their activities is the Silver legion Ranger organization, organized on a semi-military basis frankly for the purpose of combatting "the Communistic adversary...
...In Holland the number of Socialist teachers reaches 8,000...
...They put out a weekly paper, Liberation, which is a typical fascist hash of antiSemitism, anti-Communism .(by Communist they mean everybody more liberal than a Vare Republican), demands for a bigger navy, attacks on government officials, demands for a return to "Constitutionalism" and articles on the superiority of the "Nordics," all seasoned with spiritualistic hocuspocus and quotations from the Bible...
...He has written extensively for the American Magazine, and published three fairly successful novels...
...Then the company reduced wages and aa further "aid to the nation" it set up depreciation allowances which run as high as 100 per, cent...
...If the employees of an Italian firm speaks against fascism he loses his job...
...Many of these are small local organizations, and some are doubtless merely racketeering schemes, but some of them are growing rapidly...
...With headquarters in Philadelphia, and led iy "General" Art Smith, it appealed for members to make a march on Washington and install a dictator...
...Karl Severing is one they still persist in repeating...
...Art Smith is now serving a jail tern for perjury in the case, as is his lieutenant Frank Moffer, confessed slayer of Fierro...
...hitler's wm&m empire Following in Mussolini's footsteps...
...He had edited various newspapers in Massachusetts and Vermont...
...Since even the Nazi courts had, after a lapse of over a-year, to give up the stupid charge, Severing received last January his back pay...
...FASCIST ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES During the last year or so a considerable number of organizations have sprung up, some of them openly and avowedly fascist, and others with program and propaganda that are very close to fascism...
...The transportation of the Schutzbundists to the Soviet Union will also be financed exclusively by the Socialist Relief Committee...
...The official organ of the German Social Democracy is authority for the assertion that Severing had no conferences with and paid no visits to Goring or Hitler either in February or at any other time since the Nazi Reich was crested...
...He publishes a magazine, the Awakener, under the slogan "Against Socialism of the Left...
...Asked what were the price of its cigarettes for 1920 and in 1934, the president of the company did not know...
...The Communist Relief Committees did not contribute a single cent toward helping the Austrian Schutzbundists...
...Fama, an American citizen, began an intensive campaign against fascism, he received so many threatening letters that he carried on his medical practice under police guard...
...One student, Harold Loeb, says that there are over 100 fascist organizations in the United States at this time...
...Th there lie racial and has not yet German pe Jews or I instinctive!] ; cruelties at their lynch as is usual are Negri 1 crimination law, and i on the at that Hitler name of hi "We ha...
...The party will consist of 300 to 350 members of the Schutzbund...
...And speaking of teachers, the national union of the teaching profession in France has now a membership of 90,000...
...The Russians refused even to meet the transit expenses from the Czecho-Polish border to the Polish-Soviet border...
...The Austrian workers who with arms in hand fought their way to our eountry, received here a hearty welcome, food and shelter, and all other moral and material help through the Joint Relief Committee of the two Social Democratic parties exclusively...
...The publication Liberation has just collapsed...
...None of these comrades saw a pfennig of these funds...
...The Italian language newspapers in the United States, with only 11 exceptions ont of about 110 papers (April, 1934), have been brought under the influence of the Fascists...
...Fascist organizations in foreign lands, said Article 1. were "unions of Italians residing abroad who have adopted for their private and civic life obedience to II Duce and to the laws of fascism...
...Between 1924 and 1929 he was in California writing movie scenarios...
...For it proved a base slander as shown by the Neuer Vorw&rts of April 22...
...He is conservative, hates the Jews and all radicals, is very nationalistic...
...Out of the nearly 16,000 teachers now professionally occupied in Belgium, 5,061, or 31r/c, are members of the association of Socialist teachers...
...0 a strong, d easily build movement It is s°> -NRA is not ican fascia a fascist j wildest W so far ™i Roosevelt J the excesj Hitler and...
...They have headquarters in Asheville, N. C; Washington, I...
...The Order of '76, unlike the other fascist bodies, works under cover and keeps very quiet about its activities...
...This, of course, is merely membership bait, but the fact that iUhas some effect shows that a fascist- movement would find some support among Americans...
...At first, Smith was going to tak...
...was to grant them free transportation from the Soviet border to Moscow...
...Setting out to carry out that decree, he established a Bureau of Fascism Abroad and formulated its rules...
Vol. 17 • May 1934 • No. 20
