American Nationalists—No. 5
Nationalists' Youth Group Begun in Englewood Church
Editor's Note: This is the fifth of sir articles on the growth of the Nationalist movement in the United States. The series describes the organizations, their leaders, methods and programs.
By EUGENE SEGAL
Scripps-Howard Staff Writer
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 20.-Adopting the pattern of political organization successfully followed in Germany, Italy and Russia, American Nationalists have created a youth movement.
On Jan. 6, 1944, a convention
the dissident groups of the coun
was held at the Englewood Baptist
i Certain other religious leaders
Tabernacle, at Englewood, near have added their support to the Denver, Colo. This is the church of Rev. Harvey Springer, a rabble-
Nationalist movement.
The worst
rouser in the Gerald L. K. Smith
of these is the Rev. Gerald B.
manner.
Winrod of Wichita, Kan.
He is
Present at the meeting were 350
under indictment for sedition. Win-
young people and pastors from "Jayhawk
rod, widely characterized as the
churches in seven
Nazi," publishes the
Midwestern "Defender."
states. An organization was
In 1935 Winrod and the Rev.
formed with the "Christian Youth George D. Blomgren, another pro-for America" and national headquarters at 3170 S. Broadway, En-
Nazi preacher, toured Germany.
glewood.
Winrod was granted interviews
A call was issued to "all Chris- with Hitler and other top Ger-tian youth organizations in Amer-
man leaders and, on his return to
ica to join us in a united front
this country,
began a full-scale
against the
flood of Communism
pro-Nazi campaign.
in the land."
Has Clerical Cousin in L. A.
Goff Heads Youth Program
Winrod is a cousin of Rev. Jon-
A man prominent in Nationalist
athan Perkins of Los Angeles, who formed a committee of California
activities was named chairman of the youth
movement. This was pastors to sponsor Gerald L. K.
Kenneth Goff.
Smith's San Francisco appearance
Goff is a former Communist
at the time of the United Na-
who, in late…
It's July 21, 1945...the war has ended in Europe but in the US there are already concerns about fascism re-emerging here. "Adopting the pattern of political organization successfully followed in Germany, Italy and Russia, American Nationalists have created a youth movement." The name highlighted...
