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‘recelled . that HYDE as United States Attorney had prosecuted the URSCEEL, Mi, MoELROY believed that HYDE wae radical in his idesa and had. “at ‘ ew York have received instructions to advise parenteof men serving under foe a «the Selective Service Draft to tell their sons to prepare petitions to SENATOR / " WHEELER, protesting ageinat their retention in the armed forces more than“. °?;* ‘)@ year period, The suggestion is to have the men form groups or olubs for; or this purpose. Such petitions are to be sent to the PRESIDENT and Senator,” °..% -: WHEELER. -It is to be pointed out that the soldiers need no fear puntehnont, | *.: for this, after what happened at Fort Dix where the General announced a-: ao “ pardon. , (Presumably refers to newspaper statements by MAJOR GENERAL cLrrroaD. | POWELL, in command of the 44th Division, Fort Dix, Ne Je} ‘The groups meet - Le _ in taverns in the prosperous suburbs around Wew York, in Westchester County a : and Connecticut. Active support for the AMERICA FIRST COMMITTEE is also advoe . Geted. It is known that the AMERICA FIRST COMMITTEE leaders are nervous over e a “the shortage of operating funds, which has recently resulted in paid workers ae . being laid off. ‘he support of the German organizations and the funds they 0s - provide is therefore of vital importance to the AMERICA FIRST (COMTTT EE. and ae c Sree them m prestige and power in this work. - “pert sf, * rt oe ‘ ‘That the AVERICA FIRST COMMIT TER ‘is | being used, ‘sonsciously ” igigan, wor ; otherwise, to do the work of German interests in obstructing the national .’ cone :"_, defense effort is indicated by the above and other items of information, One -* Ake ZS of these items is that the GERMAN LIBRARY OF INFORNATION mailing list has been“; * nade available to the AMERICA FIRST COMMITTEE and Reed for their Purposes.” a a eth Jacteet ~ Oa duly 2, 1941, the ‘Qolen Tribune published »: an “article which stated that DON LOHBECK scheduled a meeting for the Tulsa Chapter of the, Anerios First Committees at 8:00 pe duly 11, 1941 in room 211 of the Albasy” vom ' Hotel. In this article it is further stated that LOHBECK had said that - r . Senator. GERALD P, NYE of North Dakota who had spearheaded the Committee's pas rm ‘7, §fam of non-interventionist in the European war probably will cane to Tulsa. %o address « mass meeting to be planned by the looal committee, On August - 1‘, 21, 194] Rev. 0.4. PANKEY acting chairman of the Amerioa First Committee, . =. a “Tulsa, attempted, with the assistance of W. S, FOULIS, to make arrangements . an .- With the Mayo Hotel for operations to oontend a meeting of this camittee,. - 9): “bat such arrangements were unsuccessful. On August 25, 1941 the Tulea Tribune z= se ~ pablished an article that CHARLES LINDBERG might be booked for a peace leom- : a ture while in the state for his OkIahoma City addresa. This article further. ' stated that Reverend PANKEY, Temporary chairman, advised; (1) The eomnittes - , hed abandoned efforts to secure a roan in the Mayo Hotel for the meeting and = sbtained permission to use one of the district court rooms instead. (2) De Die’; _ blaimed intention of serving as promised chairman rmanently a 1 aperion on Firat Committee with the statennt "I don't mre tine." In the artyole ‘ a wet . ; i ae al. ne | ee ie + aoe eee oF x moe as