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t " apart AL, THTERTW REPORT w2-= . : v4 SPECIAL IRTERIM REPORT . cont 36 tal | - _ Hitler's ae "Be who controls the streets of Berlin rules . 7 ~ + Germany® -— to the New York scene. Thay proceeded to take over kay = 4 | gtrests of the City; to hold curd meetings that were transformed = | . Gnto riota. They recruited among the police, fire-de partments \ utility . a workers, transport workers, worming their way every 7 4. ¥ blige safety. Cunningly, they concentrated on the crucial 2% which, | + Strategically located, can easily gain control ef the City, Their ae roekens idlouled eh President, called for a boycott of Jews, -- preached dectatorship. Coughlin spurred them on. Bo completely "were their outrages ignored by our local press that even today _ few people (outside our Committees) are aware of what cocurred, fhe chief technique used was organised anti-Semitism. Times Square, Borough Hall and Queens Piata were invaded . by "storm-troopers®. A Bronx police station was besieged . .. - eee by 2,000; heads were broken. All in all, 210 arrests . a were rads, In addition, our files for timt period bulge | - Sith affidavits of assaulte—ranging from the beating of | Willian Abramsky to the stabbing of Same) Applebsum, "HE EXPERIMENT THAT POINTED THE WAY cneeigininanttt: “le a> AGE At STM me TY toe er, ma) we : ' Obviously, Hasi-Fasciea was operating with both personal and ee group salesmanship. It was clear, therefore, that siaple tee Slogans and exposes would not stop it from gaining fighters for its army. THE AVERAGE, CHURCH-GOING CITIZEN HAD 3 BE GALVANIZED INT) ACTION if democracy was to have its aray also. — T discover the most effective means of combating the Front a a. group of us conducted an experiment in the Irish-Catholic South oo Bronx where the *"Christian® front was particularly strong. Leading local citizens were gathered together. they wodertook to distri- _ . bute leaflets, gel] magazines, and hold counter-meetings. Every ~- - . , @ffort was made to probe the mind of the average citizen. Litera- | ; eu : tare distributed ranged froa exposures of Father Coughlin to quota- Ls tions from the Pope. Some material was discarded; other material aie HE nna th, sutra ty eal ae ae inane Ae ant NA . : rn : . . proved its worth. - yore” Today, thanks to this pioneer group, there is no longer any open Shristian" Front activity in the South Bronx. Above all, this “a. ., @xperisent demonstrated a clear line of action. ‘Organized op; | position could check the Coughlinites! A field report of May 22, - - . ae : . ‘ . , . . . . * . . ’ . . . : . . - . me, 7 - . Ff , . . an wy .* cz of Pn a. re . - . ial aot . . : we ; * vy .