New York, Feb. 26.
Mr. Harold L. Ick Secretary of the interior, last night that the United States contained an "indeterminable number of dangerous Fifth Columnists who are serving the avowed purpose of Hitler and Goebbels, some of them for pay.
"There is a widely disseminated and ably conducted movement in this Wountry that draws together such men as Merwin Hart (chairman of the American Union for Nationalist Spain), Father Charles E. Coughlin (Catholic priest noted for his radio talks), Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh (aviation ace) and Major Al Williams (author of aviation articles for the Scripps-Howard chain of newspapers) and many others who might be mentioned who would sacrifice Democra-
1s and Christian civilization ud social predispo: men ave supported by others ices of anti-cropper clem "These are the Quislings who, pretended patriotism, would craven spike our guns and ground our planes in order that Hitlerism might easily overcome us."
The Secret of the Interior further charged at Chancellor Add? Hitler had resolved to destroy both Jews and Christians and therefore the war against the Fuhrer was a "holy war."
The men singled out for mention by Mr. Ickes are all staunch isolationists—United Press,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.