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Te nN elie we FS foe ales . SO, Tr ars a ttl t et Sa See Oe ar ra a 280 UNDER COVER went back to their individual cells and set up shop to do busi- ness precisely as before. In the name of post-Peari Harbor “patnotism” they added to the worries of a nation mobilizing for war. X, Mrs. Agnes Waters, a professional mother from Washing- ton, branded sugar-rationing 2s a Jewish plot to “Communize America.” Warming up to her subject, she screeched: “There are 200,000 Communist Jews at the Mexican border waiung to get into this councry. if they are admicted they will rape every woman and child that is left unprotected.” Nes Mary (fappendorf of the ultra-patriouc Chicago Moth- ers became greatly excited over the plan to raise 2 women’s army auxiliary for war duty. “What do they want to do with girls in the front lines?” she demanded. “I'll tell you—js’s SEX —and that’s Mrs. Eleanor’s idea, too. They teach it to the boys in the army. They tell them they'll go insane without it. The Administration has soid out the flower of our womanhood. .. .” — Ameena ft _f£ ti?7.. f. Tr. ft... OL ww te _s —- . in Unicago, the Citizens Kee enca Out of var {om- mittee which under William, J.AGrace had sponsored’ Lind- bergh, shortened its name to¥Citizens Committee and contin- ued its routine of agitation against the war effort. I went to see Hora aase and found him busily ae work on the next issue of his orgam\Americans for Peace.’ With his New York unit already functioning, Haase was contacting former American First-ers in cities throughout the country for the formation of secret cells, and had sent two urgent letters en Tie dheewh eh an Dierembhee +2 hed sleesder sddeeaccad « 1 AAUCCI EN Wi OF LCCEMUCT 19 maa aucacy a2Gartsscu «a gathering of formef America First Committee officials at the swank New York home of Edwin S. ¥Vebster. . “We can’t win this war,” Haase kept telling me over and over. “What is the use of trying? Japan could caprure Hawai if she wanted to. I hope none of our boys get Killed, but at the same time I hope we lose every ship in the Pacific.” Haase set me to work filing name cards of those to whom he had already written. I filed about a hundred and was not surprised to see a large listing of America First-ers, including the name of the nptorious BorisNbrasol. Haase told me he had visited Joseph P. Kamp, and had also been geceived by Amer- ica's leading intellectual fascist, Lawrence Dennis. “How did you get to see him?” I asked. THE BILL OF | “J jost called him up, told hi come right over.” “Were you with him very k “More than two hours.” YHaase asked me for the pre \ Curtis and I told him all 1 kr rience in Washington. funds to print, instead of m Americans for Peace and sent: in key cities. While not yet ac ment and defeatisrn, Haase wo: him as a symbol of a resu: nationglist-fascist movement 1 Such a disruptive and revolut perf. Ger idea is to get ths ergeni= and conditions sake @ Bore ppte be there to jomp in, whereas if tunity vould be lest while we a as things are ve sannot ent aot, But if ve build up the or ahall aleays be able to get the I don't have anyone Sicsular shor Be cen shoos > we ore Of course we gust be fF earef %e must sfold the err eric Appeasement lives on. Americ: work for another A.F.C whic errors Ameri