The Archive · 1940

Anti Jewish Move Started In France

Young "Fuhrer" Describes Aims of Organization to Fight Jews, Free Masons Paris (By Courier to Berlin), Aug. 29.

An anti-Jewish, anti-Masonic young front organization of French youths dedicated to "making all young Frenchmen strong, firm and disciplined," was publicly inaugurated here yesterday.

The inauguration ceremony was carried out amid a colourful display of banners and flags, including American flags.

Speaking in front of the organization's headquarters on the Champs Elysee, the youthful Fuhrer Robert Hersant said he was directing a fight against Jews and Free Masons "and all who wrote, spoke or incited the French people to war." He said the group planned a broad programme of physical and military training United Press, Mr. Wallace Condemns Hitler, Nazism

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