Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1940, Page 14

German-Americans - Told fo Be More Acfive Against Nazi-ism '+'Too Many Indifferent To Dangers, Capital :- Organizer Asserts ‘While nof more than 10,000 of the gpproximately 20,000,000 Americans of German descent can be considered possible “fifth column” participants, too many of these citizens are in- different to the dangers of Hitlerism, Dr. Frank Bohn, Washington author and lecturer who plans to organize a Nation-wide group of German- Americans to combat Nazi influ- ences, asserted today. “German-Americans ought to be in the forefront of the movement to strengthen the defense forces of the United States,” he declared. “They should be more alive and active against the menace of Hitler- ism than any other group. Too often they tend to hide behind a pacifistic, isolationist attitude. They should be more keenly aware of their. re- sponsibilities as American citizens.” Dr. Bohn is chairman of the na- tional Organization Committee of the Roland German-American Dem- ocratic Society, Inc., a group formed recently to “Americanize and edu- cate German-Americans who have become citizens . . . to make them realize that they should be actively loyal in their support of the Gov- ernment of the United States.” Son-in-law of Daniel C. Roper, former Secretary of Commerce, Dr. Bohn said that he will leave Wash- ington (he lives at 1901 Wyoming avenue N.W.) in the next few days on a lecture and organizing tour of German-American population cen- ters in the West and Midwest. Having established a basic group in New York City, Dr. Bohn's anti- Nazi society wants to extend its work to Chicago, Los Angeles and other localities where “fifth column” activities are most probable. About half a dozen Washingtonians, he said, attended a recent meeting of the anti-Nazi society in New York, at which a resolution was adopted condemning the invasions of Czecho- slovakia, Poland, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium and Lux- embourg. Dr. Bohn said that Hitler’s great strength in Germany lies in his “perversion and degradation of those under 25 years of age.” A majority of those over 25 are opposed to Hitler, he added. Strike Threatened in Plant With U. S. Defense Order By the Associated Press. DETROIT, May 27.—R. J. Thomas, president of the United Automobile ‘Workers (C. I. O.) said today his union had filed with the Michigan Labor Mediation Board the five-day notice required by State law indi- cating intent to call a strike at the Timken-Detroit Axle Co., which has 'KEEPS WHITE HOUSES 'SAY PAINTERS AND HOME OWNERS ABOUT THIS NEW DU PONT HOUSE PAINT! DU PONT House Paint is being ae- claimed by painters and home owners everywhere! 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