The Archive · 1939

Nazi Leader in U.S

Arrested House of Commons Informed

Fritz Kuhn Now Held on Virtual Denial of Free Speech Claimed; Speaker Many Charges debate, only six out of over 100 ivate members were able to speak.

Speaker, with the views put forward by the two members, and advised all members, including Ministers and Privy Counsillors, to curtail the length of their speeches.

He declared that the Palestine debate on Monday was a "flagrant case" of a few members monopolize ing the time of the House, and said that, with a few exceptions, short speeches were best, and most effective.—Reuter, New York, May 26.

Mr. Fritz ' Kuhn, head of the German-American Bund, a Nazi organization alleged to receive support from Nazi Germany, was arrested last night on a Grand Jury's indictment on twelve counts of grand larceny and forgery.

Announcement of the arrest was made by Mr. Thomas Dewey, famous New York District Attorney, who will prosecute Kuhn in New York—United

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