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J Edgar Hoover — Part 8

74 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Apr 4, 1945 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: J Edgar Hoover · 74 pages OCR'd
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ESRB eR Ig Palin ah cles agp TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH La Razon, January 19, 1944 When Al Capone, Dillinger, and other public enemies were showing off in the United States their maximum pistol prowess and black mail, the neme of John Fagar Hoover waa atill] little-known, T+ wos the anled neti an Se ees AA ee ee eee Sew os eae _S ee We ee of that class of organized crime which gave him the opportunity to make himself well-knowm by the public of the United States, since as Director of the National Bureau of Investigation he became the most skiliful and implacable enemy of the dangerous elements which at a determined moment caused a crumbling of the social stability of the great nation, Thanks to his zeal and intelligence, the famous villains were falling one by one into the nets of justice or met death in resisting with arms the authorities of the country. The case is that Hoover gave chase to all of them and the sinister organizations disappeared, HOOVER He A Hunter of Criminals ee He pursues spies and saboteurs in the United States with implacable fury. Ht In Counterespionsge After Fearl Harbor, or since the moment when the United States declared war an the forces oppreasing the world, as it had been declared before on internal criminals, Mr. John Edger Hoover, who was now Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, of the Departaent of Justiocs, or the Federal Secret Service, has been converted into .one of the most important public officials of the nation, He is in charge of an extensive network of services for protection of the internal front of a great country at war, ea task which ig difficult and full of responsibilities. Upon the initiation of hostilities, the Federal Secret Service took over the custody of the large war industries, of military plans a eaten co ela nsten theeetuhe nian of sabotage and espionage by foreign enemies as well as by those whe might act from within, a And the success of Mr, Hoover in such a troublesome task has resulted in being simply sensational. Mo foreign agent has been able to commit an act of sabotage in the United States. Espionage is perfectly coatrelied and the little attempts initiated by enemies and traitors were frustrated alscst at their wery beginning. This immense task of caring for and watching over the movements of enemy agents requires as newer before the nost absolute attention of all the personnel of the service who nevertheless have fulfilled their mission with a true spirit of sacrifice and abnegation. Hoover is temperamentally a defender of all races. He has protected thousands of loyal residents born abroad against the opnpressiona of “vigilentes* ce, eee ee Sree ete ey a tool i ok nd ae tow
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