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HEARD IN THE LOBBIESBy ARNOLD LEVINAmong the prize catches netted by American authorities in Germany within the /xi.sf fortnight were Dr. (friebl and Carl Xicolai, tun German - American espionage agents. Arnold Levin devotef this week's column to Xicolai and Griebl whom he knew very well in their prime, when his reportorial beat was York-ville, hotbed of Xazism in America.— The Editor.YORK VILLE SPECIMENSAmong the Nazi* netted by American authorities in Germany within the past fortnight are two York-v 11 kite* of your columnist's acquaintance: Dr. Ignatz T. Griebl, * ho walked right, into headquarters, said ho was an American and demanded passage home; the other, Carl Nicolai. was arrested one morning as he opened the door in response to G.l’s pounding. There ire no greater contrasts than these two men, although they had one thing in common — naturalized Americans, they betrayed theiradoptinl country, and at one time helped stir up race-hatred to such proportions that York ville. NewYork City's little Germany. l»e-came unsafe for non-Aryan merchants and unpleasant for all who were not cheered by storm-troopers goose-stepping down the streets, hailing the Fuehrer, hissing President Roosevelt and Mayor La-Guardia, and snapping little whips a la Stretcher.The go6d Dr. Griebl, youngish, handsomish. the rogue, Yorkville's leading woman killer, was reportedly married to n Jewish woman, and his office was equipped by his father-in-law. He had a considerable Jewish clientele, even for a while after his heart went wooing the Nazis. He was an obstet-Jewg remain a symbol. They will remain a symbol of that human brotherhood or the lack of it which is so much more comprehensive than the world tolerance implies. They will remain a symbol of the general wish for decency in the world environing them. As they are freed or as they are subjected to the kind of quota - Christianity recently enunciated by the President of Dartmouth College, their status will form a barometer of what sort of peace may be expected.But they are not a passive symbol merely. They have an active part to play. They are. with other minorities throughout the w'orld, the protagonists and the champions of true democracy. This is a role they have not chosen. It is thrust on them and they canot evade Its implications. — (Copyright 1945. (J.T.A.)riclan, whose reputation was attained not through bringing children Into the world, as much as preventing their arrival. Harlem Hospital, where he had been a surgeon for a number of yeara, fired him for mistreating Negro patients. His first debut as a Nazi leader was during the coupe which put the Nazis in control of the United German societies and ousted all Jew's from its Executive posts. Dr. Griebl led the coupe. I interviewed him, at the time, regarding his connection with the Nuzified Friends of Germany (soon to be changed to Friends of New Germapy) and he denied that it harbored any sympathies for the Nazis. On the contrary, he himself was unhappy about the Nazis, hut was equally disturbed by the propaganda unleashed against Germany. It was a hot day, his Jacket was hanging on a chair. I raised the lapel and saw the swastika. He smiled. ‘*So what? he asked cynically.We became close. At all his meetings, which I covered diligently for the Jewish press, he would turn toward the press corner, shake his ringer at me, and bowing with mock grace, smile and hiss: The lying Jewish press . . When this reporter first revealed that Dr. Griebl w'as Nazi Chief in the United States, directly responsible to the Reich’s espionage biggies, the good doctor turned purple, threatened libel, ordered his storm-troopers to oust the liar from the hall. I wanted to file suit against the good doctor, but within a week the F B I. arrested him on graver charges, as the chief of German intelligence in this country. He was released on high bail and—vanished, reportedly kidnapped by the Nazis, so that he w'ould not sing for the Americans. According to reports, he w'as given a cushioned position in the Reich. Now that the cushions have become frayed, and the perch is less than comfortable, he has reported hack to the Americans. . .FRUSTRATED POETCarl Nicolai, a high official of the German espionage system, looks the frustrated man. A gnome, with pinched face and club-foot, fancying pince-nez with a black (Continued On Page Five)
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Fri, Aug 31, 1945
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