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’ [ vt en this evita e . Fie Morenses.” OUR FASCIST ENEMIES WITHIN 4 previous article J reported in deal how the America First Committes had been infiltrated end thoroughly polluted by sup- port and actual adhesions from the though most of thie support was walaviced, it was largely tolerated even by che best-intentioned bead- ess and in many local chapters it took over control. Thus wes cre- atmosphere in which the Commit- tee found itself when the attack oa ‘Peart Harbor put us into the war. My article tried to differeatiane abarply between the honest, prin- Mmongering clements acting as agents of foreign nations or mis using the movement a a con venient vehicle for their own spe- ica's eatry intn the war makes that differentiation even more impor tagt. Tene of thousands of yester- day's “jolationists” are today without reservation on America’s aide of the war. Fd ‘The Committee itself has served ~ notice of dissolution. its former national director, General Robert E. Wood, writes me that “members of the National Committee are Ioyally supporting the war efforts of the nation.” The mme holds true, undoubtedly, for the great majority of the rank-and-file mem bership and uncnralled supporters. Some doubt sbout the quality of the loyalty, insofar as certain kead- es are concerned, is raised by their own strange actions. Not cantent to let bygones be byganes, they seem to be going out of their way %0 carry over into war time the pre-war years. For instance, preparations are evidently under way to revive iso Intionist bitterness in the next na- tonal elections, General Wood bimuelf showed the way when he wrote to America First unit heads last December 15: “We hope that as individuals you will exert your efforts in support of those mem- bers of the Senate and House af Representatives who have so deserve every benefit of the doubs. But what of the others? What of the raucously totalitarian groups which had channeled their activi- ties and their emotions into the America First movement? What of the crackpot fringes of “shirt” or- found a cosy home in the environs of America First? within our froncien.' la my own . dd @omne iy. — Ten Lawes,