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. - - { ‘ . - —, _ a Federal Bureau of Investigation . ~ Ynited States Bepartment of Justice « Los Angeles, California October 3, 1941 Fan KS . Director “MLN . Y Federal Bureau of Investigation HERE 4 Washington, D.C. ee . RE; Quentca FIR MEETING aT OLYMPIC AUDITORIUM, Tos - Anzel es, October 2, jeal. Dear Sirs AS you were previously advised, Attorney General FRANCIS BIDDLE requested me, when on the West Coast, to have the: meeting of the AMERICA FIRST COMMITTEE at which Senator BURTON EK. fiom was to speak in Los Angeles, attended for the purpose of furnishing him with a report. a . This meeting was held at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles at 8:00 p.m., October 2, 1941, and the auditorium was filled to capacity. There was an estimated attendance of slightly over 5,000. n/ The hall was well-decorated with American flags, bunting, and various signs bearing slogans such as "NO A.E.F.," and “Keep Our Factories Humming for National Defense, But Keep | Our Boys in the United States." While tha auditorium was being SG wee Se Se a filled, community singing was engaged in, and at 8:10 p.m., = Senator WHEELER and his party, including a women dressed in a 3 ~Y il costume as the Statue of Liberty and an Indian in fvll costume Sp including a feathered head dress, mounted the speaker's platform. pa > {From the ovation extended the Senator at thet time, it was obvious Dood be sad ve oa that the audience was very sympathetic and friendly towards the AMERICA FIRST COMMITTEE and Senator WHEELER. At this time the erowd rose to its feet and afforded the senator a demonstrative 4 reception. There was applauding, sereaming, and much waving of BS handkerchiefs then and at various other times during the meeting, 5 7 There was a vocal number of the AMERICA FIRST CONMITTEE song and ( the song of the Gold Star Nothers of America, +h_ef theee_fol-—__—_——_ lowing the playing of the rational anthen. i00 _ [er - 15% . The first speaker wan Attoriey OSEPHISCOTT, “aiigv2STIGAN M made an appeal for funds, and he based this appeal u ee story: He stated that when he war a voing uy, 7 Y INDENED chided mary “ty cc arenes ~ee eH Y -- ; ere \° - “hd -\~ - * COPICS DESL AO ED. eemearannemmng pe Fee ™, vet Ss F-2F- FF an | Aer