New York, Nov. 22.
The Fascist movement in the United States. is negligible at the present time, a nation-wide survey revealed to-day. An investigation into the activities of all such organizations in every state of the Union showed that such movements are confined to small groups of no power or strength. Among them are organizations aiming to safeguard the Government against Communism and to protect the Constitution United Press.
"Racket societies have been using! my name to raise money for allegedly' great patriotic causes." said Gen. Smedley Butler, formerly Commander of the United States Marine Corps. who was. stationed in Shanghai in 1027, in an interview to-day on his evidence before the Senate Committee on un-American Activity.
Gen. Butler told the Committee yesterday that he. had been offered $2,000,000 by a wealthy group of New 'York' brokers to organize a Fascist army and lead a march on Washington with a view to overthrowing the Government and establishing a dic-
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