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Director -S- October 3, 1941 RE; AMERICA FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING aT OLYEPIC AUDITORIUM, Los Angeles, California, October 2, 1941. against war, and he defined war as meaning “shooting.” He also quoted President ROOSEVELT'S pledge that American boys would never be sent outside of the Western Hemisphere. He then stated that President ROOSEVELT had breken these pledges inasmuch as he had ordered the American Navy to shoot and also that he had occupied Iceland after consulting the Parliament of Iceland without consult= ing the Congress of the United States, and that he had stationed American soldiers in Iceland under command of British officers. He added that Iceland is situated in the Fastém Eemisphere and that "Not even a magician like WENDELL L WILLKIE could bring it back into the Western Hemisphere." Senator WHEELZR launched an attack upon President ROOSEVELT'S statement that religious frescdom in Russia is the same as in America. He quoted figures as to the number of priests, bishops, and other clergymen who had been killed by Communist over- lords, and then gave as his source for these figures the title of a wrote end paze number, the book being one written by WINSTO CHILL. This statement was met with wild applause and enthusiastic cheering. He then stated that from this fact, it might well be assumed that American soldiers would shortly be fighting side by side with Communist soldiers for the protection and preservation of Communist Russia. During the course of the speech, Senator WHEELER also stated he wes against Nazi oppression and mentioned a tour he had made through Germany and the persecution he had wit- nessed there. He referred to the present cooperation between England end Russia, and stated it was an “Unholy Alliance.” The Senator launched an attack against the motion picture industry, and stated that the people in attendance at this meeting had not been attracted by glamorous movie stars, Bingo, bank night, and so forth. He attacked the industry as spreading war propaganda and stated thet in years to come, the motion picture industry would bt “" T...diet Arnold 4f America gets involved in the present war. He stated the industry was attempting to build up a war spirit, resulting in active participation in the war. In speak- ing of the motion picture industry, he referred to the stand which