Who Is The Enemy in This March New Republic Piece
The article notes fascist and anti Semitic currents in the United States as it reports on George E Deatherage and a Norfolk Virginia navy base project. It criticizes government and press indifference and questions civil liberties amid antiwar and anti fascist tensions. It references Dies Committee, Roosevelt era politics, and alleged Nazi associates among politicians.
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New Republic
United States
George E. Deatherage
Knox
Hamilton Fish
George Sylvester Viereck
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Russia
Dies Committee
George Vann Moseley
Rts
Deathcrage
Interna
Committee
Navy Intelligence
Norfolk
Army
Navy
National political clash over propaganda and loyalty prompts fires and inquiries
A discussion of government actions and congressional conduct centers on the firing of an Office of Production Management employee for picket-line activity during a strike, whistleblower tensions around Rep. Fish over a franking speech, and broader fears of Nazi propaganda and appeasement spins in Washington. The piece links Roosevelt era tensions, media amplification, and a rising labor movement as critics accuse officials and outlets of aiding or resisting public opinion during wartime.
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Congressional Frank
Viereck
Ernest Lundeen
Hill
Fish
House
House of Congress
Washington
Cliveden
David I. Walsh
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Social Justice
The
Galilean
Indianapolis
Deatherage
John L. Lewis
New Labor Organization
United Mine Workers
Eleanor Patterson
Washington Times-Herald
New Masses
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Hope Diamond McLeans
Justice Department
Tt New Masses
Communist Party