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Pa E W S 4 on-eclarian nti- 1 lazi League adel TO CHAMPION HUMAN RIGHTS, Inc. es from the 165 WEST 46th STREET, NEW YORK © MEdatlion 8.2720 _yit-Relenas Friday, Pecember 26, 1941 INVESTIGATION CF USE CF “4MERTCA FIRST" i MAILING LISTS ASKED BY NCOW-SECTARIAN ANTI-NAZI LEAGUE [iets of the racentiy diseolved “America ? . & E 4 i First" Committee apg “still being used by some individuals and groups, possibly ‘to lay @ groundwork for future guerrilla conflict on the propagands the Non-Soctarian Anti-Nasi League yesterday - front in America",/wired Attorney General Francle Fiddle asking that he im quire inte the disposal of “America Firat" walling lists and institute an investigation of the "Loyal Copperheads of Americas v1 W.. T.- =. el she 4eague ig in possession of co oa f a Christmas greeting ies 6 folder printed with the signature the "Loyal Copperheads of America", headed by a former active “America Firet® worker. This folder was sent out during the Tiret few days of this week as a Christmas greeting to former active members on _ of the “America First” Committee in New Yorke Fersons receiving this Christmas card, the League revealed, had been previously active in Sdmerica First", ough never gombers of the *Copperheada"« The name "Copperheads"” was adopted last fall by a group composed of followers of Charles Ae Lindbergh. On the FWeat Coaat it is known as the “Waticnal Copperheads" headed and founded by Ellis O. Jones, @ writer for the Deutscher Weckruf und Beobaghter, now defunct organ of the German American Bund who as recently unier investigation by the Departaet of ; Justice after he had mide m speech, following the declaration of war, violently Ssediling Pregident Roosevelt. The Deutscher Weckruf on several occasions urgst ite perbers to join the Cepperheadss Copperhead literature was widely Gistributed at many “America First" meetings, earlier in the youre Photostate of the card and envelope have deen sent to Attorney __ General Biddle. Excerpte from the wire to Biddle follow: We respectfully urge that you institute an investigation of bow the miling lists of the now @iasclved “America Firet® Committees were Aisposed of &nd in whode possession thay now are. Wo have reason to believe eo - . aa that these lists are etill being used by soma individuals and isFoups,. possibly -— . bo lay - groundwork for future @ guerrilla conflict on the 2 propaganda, front in f “Inasmuch as the Comnit tes ts supposed to have been completely