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~15- Walter Winchell in his broaccast on September 13, 1042, re to pace 212 of this cdox. Tnere is contutned on Enis pecs rotor | r of a letter frou ‘irs. Lula iineeler, wife of Ser ‘erred _partic-larl ic re roductions. tor Burton in. .teeler, to ‘Inelua perrica ursins an Anerica rirst gPinaze to washin, sstOidy one tasusiac_stroa~ to call on the president, and a telegram Irom ixs. Herrics tors. .neeer asiin her, —rs. Clark and firs. Taft: to cet in touch with irs. Owen Neil Brown, tueir Vice-president, who was to be in Tasdington that day yisiting Senator Reynolds. It mentions on page 21, nit awtliggslts rushec to Viashington on December 11, 1941, to see Baron UlrickLyonPienauth anc a weex later was arrestea by the FST and subsequently senteuced_to serve eicht months to two years in tic the penitentiary. The case of how Frank B. 3urch of Axron, Ohio, a respected business man, hoodwinked into serving "the Nazi psychological saboteurs" in Auerica is nentioned. The case 0: %. Allison Phelps, Nolly.iood broadcaster, and nis tie-up with Senator Robert Rice Remolds is discussed, waich resulted in his right to fave tne Senate investigate the” “producers o: Atrocity Films," (Anti-Nazi vilms ) in Hollywooa. CHAPTEX XT. "America at War" On December 12, 1941, five days after Pearl Harbor, the Auerica First Comal officially disbauded. , Qn December 17, 1941, ten days aiter Yearl Harbor, a secret meeting was hel in a lwurious New York City aparticent at 35 Becxuan Plece. This was the home of Kawin Sibleyyreaster, Jr., wealthy \iall Street brgxer anc former Executive Director o tne ew York/ Chapter of the Auerica First Comittee. Webster's guests included Charl ndbergh and a nwaber of key A.erica First leaders in New York. A few weeks after the .eeting in Webster's apartzent, Horace J. Haase set u an organization called Anericans for Peace. Its mesvership was composed lerzely of former America Firsters., Tue new organization circulated a .ropecaica oulletin, “Ruerica's Hope," wnicn asserted that the claims of tie Axis were just and that the United States had -rovoxea Japan into the war. Four days after Anerica's entry into the war, two huncred people hela a meeting in the Ecbassy Aacitorium in Los Angeles ana voted to capeac.ar a wax-faced Gumy of the President of the United States. Eilis 0. Jones, chiei of the ka ational Copperiueads, a fifth column organization which had worked closely with the Anerica 1° ittee on the ‘jest Coast, told tne Los Angeles audience, "Tne Japan jawaiil., . . I woul ner be in this war on tne side of Gersany than on British" soot ne, no had been Gishonoradly uischargea from the U. S n 1917, shouted from the saie platforu, "Japan has done a good job in the raci I believe this war is yoing to destroy America i" Tne autiiors so on to relate various ,»ropaganda organs such as "The 3aliles: by Pelley; "Publicity, 1 by &. J. Garner; and "Social Justice," by Father Cough authors then state tat tiese openly seditious ;ropaganca organs were not the only publications that ,rovea usezul to the Axis ,sycholoical saboteurs in their ebtack « Auerican morale.