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Published by 

WATCHTOWER 

Bible akd Tract Society, Inc. 

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July, 1940 

Made in the United States of America 



JUDGE RUTHERFORD 

UNCOVERS 

FIFTH COLUMN 

New York Post 
New York City 

Attention Mr. Malcolm Logan 

Dear Sir : 

You have stated to me that the New York 
Post has assigned you to get information con- 
cerning Jeliovah's witnesses. For the past fif- 
teen years, at the request of the public press, 
I have repeatedly furnished information con- 
cerning the work of our organization, and that 
witliout any of the facts being published. Fre- 
quently the press would misrepresent what had 
been stated, making us appear entirely in a 
different light from Avhat the facts show. For 
ten years I used on an average 240 radio 
stations each week, detailing important infor- 
mation to the public. The press ignored that 
information. I have been informed by reporters 
for the public press to this effect: "Higher-ups 
have said to us that nothing shall be published 
that Rutherford furnishes." During the past 
twenty years I have written and published books 
to the numl>er of ninety-nine and which have 
been published in seventy-eight different Ian- 



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guages, and more than three hrmdred million 
placed in the hands of the people; and yet the 
public press asks for information. I sometimes 
wonder what the press tries to find, outside of 
sensational matters. During the past year I have 
addressed millions of people in various assem- 
blies throughout Europe and America, all of 
which the press has had notice of but studiously 
ignored. The reason was very well stated by the 
managing editor of one of the largest papers in 
Seattle, Wasliington, to this efEect : "We know 
that this copy furnished is the truth, but if we 
would publish it we would have to close our 
shop. We have so many men back there that 
belong to tlie organization that hates you that 
we could not afford to publish it." Wliether I 
am in Australia, Europe or America, the same 
answer comes from the representatives of tlie 
press, showing a well-organized determination 
to keep the people in ignorance of that which 
menaces the whole world. 

In view of these facts you can appreciate why 
I have hesitated to give answers to your ques- 
tions. I have nothing to hide, of course, but there 
seems to be no good reason why I should further 
waste time and energy to furnish information 
that will not be used for any good purpose, and 
the public be kept in ignorance of the facts, so 
far as the public press is concerned. 

This acknowledges your letter of the 12th inst, 
enclosing a list of questions which you have pro- 
pounded. I have decided to briefly answer these 
questions. The Post will not publisli what I have 



JUDGE RUTHERFORD UNCOVERS FIFTH COLUMN S 

to say, of course, but I make this request : that 
the answers which I am giving here to the ques- 
tions propounded may be put in the morgue of 
the Post, and any other public paper that wishes 
a copy, and when the terrible conditions that 
now obtain in Europe have come to America, 
that the managing editor may open the morgue 
and read these answers, and then never be able 
to say : "We had no notice that these things were 
coming." I feel that this is an opportunity to 
serve notice, once and for all, upon the public 
press, not for my benefit, but because it appears 
to be a public necessity and a duty to be per- 
formed by anyone who has the facts at hand. 
My answers to your questions necessarily 
must briefly cover the points. For detailed proof 
I refer you to the books and booklets which I 
have written, and which contain an abundance 
of proof. I have at hand much more proof that 
has not been published, and which tlie public 
press would not publish if it had an opportunity. 
And now referring to your questions by mmsber : 

(1) Why, in your opinion, has there been a 
sudden recent outburst of violence against Jeho- 
vah's witnesses in widely separated parts of- 
the country? 

Answer: Because the Roman Catholic Hier- 
archy, operating what they call "Catholic Ac- 
tion", are carrying out a well-laid scheme to de- 
stroy everything in this world tliat publishes 
the truth, and this the Hierarchy are doing in 
order to camouflage their own wicked action in 



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6 JUDGE RUTHERFORD UNCOVERS FIFTH COLUMN 

attempting to grab control of the nations of the 
earth. 

The Roman Catholic Hierarchy, operated 
from Vatican City, Eome, have permeated every 
part of every nation under the sun. Their objec- 
tive is to establish again the old "Holy Eoman 
Empire''. The Nazis, Fascists and Communists 
are all for a Corporate State and all determined 
to destroy republics. The "Hierarchy of Autlior- 
ity" of the Catholic system are working with 
these totalitaria-ns to rale the earth. The Hier- 
archy claim they are divinely authorized to rule 
the earth and that therefore the- Hierarchy will 
act as the "spiritual overlord" of the nations of 
earth, ruled by dictators. If you would read vol- 
umes One and Two of my book Vindication there 
you would find an abundance of evidence to this 
effect. Again, the book Enemies contains much 
more information. A book published by an ex- 
Catholic priest, E. Boyd Barrett, entitled "Eome 
Stoops to Conquer", contains also an abundance 
of information showing that the Hierarchy are 
really a political organization, bent on destroy- 
ing everything that represents the interests of 
the common people. 

The real "fifth colimm" in America is organ- 
ized and carried on by "Catholic Action". The 
facts prove this to be true with what has re- 
cently come to pass in Europe. AH along the 
Mexican border "Catholic Action" has planted 
its Nazi representatives and allies. The same.is 
true along the border of Quebec, and the recent 
outbursts of violence against Jehovah's wit- 






JUDGE RUTHERFORD UNCOVERS FIFTH COLUMN 7 

nesses have come from those points. In this mob 
violence public offtcials, sheriffs, police officers, 
prosecuting attorneys and others have acted in 
conjunction with the Catholic priests to launch 
a vicious attack upon 'Jehovah's witnesses. 
Everybody who knows Jehovah's witnesses 
knows that they are against the totalitarian 
state. No one organization has published as 
much against Nazism, Fascism and Communism 
as the Watch Towee Bibi^e & Tract Society, 
of which I am the president. The publication of 
these facts has greatly angered the Hierarchy, 
and the Hierarchy are determined to crush all of 
Jehovah's witnesses. Maliciously the Hierarchy 
have charged Jehovah's witnesses with being of 
the "fifth column", well knowing that they are 
lying, and they are doing it for the very pur- 
pose of camouflaging their own wickedness in 
their attempt to deceive the people, while they 
further the "Catholic Action" in America. When 
the time comes, and that seems to be in the near 
future, it will be found that there are at least 
ten miUion "fifth columnists" in America, and 
that ninety percent of these are under the abso- 
lute control of the Roman Catholic Hierarchy. 
In 1938 I delivered an address on "Face the 
Facts" at Eoyal Albert Hall, London, and which 
was transmitted by radio to almost all the earth. 
In numerous states in the United States Cath- 
olic priests, together with their radical element 
under their control, attempted to prevent this 
address from being delivered by radio or trans- 
mitted to halls. If you will read the booklet 



8 JUDGE RUTHERFORD UNCOVERS FIFTH COLUMN 

Face the Facts you will readily see the reason 
why. Shortly thereafter I delivered an address 
in New York city, wMch was transmitted by 
radio to many other states in America, and the 
Catholic priests attempted to break up those 
meetings. On June 25, 1939, 1 delivered a public 
address at Madison Square Garden, and the 
Catholic Hierarchy, together with Nazi repre- 
sentatives, attempted to break up that meeting, 
as well as others throughout the country that 
were connected by land wires. If you wiJl read 
my lectures ''Fascism or Freedom" and "Gov- 
ernment and Peace" you will find an abundance 
of evidence supporting the foregoing. 

The Hierarchy repeatedly have coerced radio 
stations in iimerica to prevent me from speak- 
ing to the public. The answer, therefore, to your 
first question, in brief, is this : The outburst oi 
violence against Jehovah's witnesses through- 
out tiie United States tliat took place about the 
time the decision was handed down by the Su- 
preme Court on the flag-saluting case from 
Pennsylvania in every instance was started and 
carried on by- ''Catholic Action". 

(2) Have you been able to identify the persons 
inciting violence as members of any particular 
group? 

Answer: Yes, without any question of doubt. 
We have photographs of mob violence being led 
by Catholic priests. Priests have appeared in 
magistrate's courts in Texas and testified that 
they sent their representatives to drive Jeho- 






JUDGE RUTHERFORD UNCOVERS FIFTH COLUMN 9 

vah's witnesses out of the town. More detailed 
information has been furnished to the Depart- 
ment of Justice at Washington, 

(3) Have you appealed for protection to the 
Civil Liberties Division of the Department of 
Justice, and, if so, has any help been promised? 

Answer: The American Civil Liberties or- 
ganization has voluntarily taken up the fight of 
Jehovah's witnesses, and the Bureau of Depart- 
ment of Justice is now interesting itself concern- 
ing the same; the F.B.I, is also duly. informed. 
Action is awaited. 

(4) In newspaper stories from Del Rio, Texas, 
and Kemiebunk, Maine, it appeared that an 
effort was being made to label Jehovah's wit- 
nesses as Nazi or Commimist sjTupathizers. All 
your publications which I have read emphat- 
ically show that you are opposed to all such dic- 
tatorships. Why do you think this attempt to 
distort your position is being madet 

An.swer: In each of the towns named by you 
in the fourth question, an effort- has been made 
to label Jehovah's witnesses as Nazis or Com- 
munist sympathizers. This is another scheme 
of "Catholic Action". In doing this they well 
know that they are lying. Not one word can be 
found in any of our publications, or amongst the 
utterances of any of our people, that we have 
sympathy with Nazis or Communists. On the 
contrary, there is an abundance of publication 
from our organization showing that Nazis, 



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Catholics, Conmmiusts and Fascists are work- 
ing together. 

(5) Do you feel that there is any general plan 
in the acts against Jehovah's witnesses, since 
most of these have started with an attempt to 
force members to salute the flag? 

Answer : It has always been the scheme of the 
Devil, as disclosed by history, to begin on the 
outskirts and bring his forces against the 
stronghold of righteousness. The Roman Cath- 
olic Hierarchy are the chief instrument on earth 
of the Devil. The compulsory flag saluting by 
school children was instigated under the direc- 
tion of the Roman Catholic Hierarchy, the pur- 
pose being to destroy the liberties of the people. 
It was begun in a subtle way apparently for 
patriotic reasons, but the real reason is to break 
down liberty of conscience and liberty of thought 
and liberty to worship. For more than 150 years 
honest people of America have obeyed the laws 
represented by the flag, and that without being 
compelled to salute. The Catholic Hierarchy 
well know the position of real Christians con- 
cerning the bowing down to images and the 
saluting of any flag, and, knowing this, the Hier- 
archy have seized upon compulsory flag saluting 
as another means of accompli sliing their pur- 
pose and discrediting, browbeating and coerc- 
ing every person who stands for liberty of con- 
science, liberty of worship. It is only necessary 
to refer to the book Inside Europe, by John 
Gmither, and the book of E. Boyd Barrett, 



JUDGE RUTHERFORp UNCOVERS FIFTH COLUMN 1 1 

Rome Stoops to Conquer, to get an abundance 
of evidence outside of what Jehovah's witnesses 
have published, showing that Catholics and 
Nazis are working together. 

I spent much time in Germany from 1922 to 
1934. I observed the gradual development of 
Nazism under Catholic direction there. I have 
observed the same method carried out in Amer- 
ica. "Catholic Action" together with Nazis has 
destroyed all liberty in Europe. It is going to 
do the same thing in America ! 

Let this be distinctly understood, that, when 
I speak of "Catholic Action", I have no reference 
to the people who practice the Catholic religion 
conscientiously. There are millions of such hon- 
est and sincere people. It is only the ambitious, 
devilish representatives in the Hierarchy or- 
ganization that are determined to rule the earth 
contrary to the will of God and against the in- 
terests of men. 

You probably noticed a United Press dispatch 
from Berlin, published about the 6th of this 
month, and which states : "Berlin, June 6th. — 
Special meethigs of the Roman Catholic bishops 
throughout Germany have resulted in a decision 
to hold thanksgiving masses for the German vic- 
tory in Belgium and Flanders, it was reported 
today." 

This shows that occasionally a little truth 
leaks out that "Catholic Action" is supporting 
Nazis and Fascists, regardless of how much in- 
jury may result to the common Catholic people. 
The population of Belgium is largely CathoUe, 



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and yet the Hierarchy connive with Nazis to 
destroy tliat people in order to get control of 
the nation. 

It might be interesting to note that Mussolini 
declared war against France June 10. On the 
same date a paper was issued by the Aineriean 
Legion, announcing that the time had come when 
the Legion must take "summary" action. At the 
same time riots began and summary action was 
begun along the Mexican border in Texas, and 
along Quebec border in Maine. For instance, in 
Texas, in one prison room ninety men, women 
and children of Jehovah's witnesses were thrown 
in prison, kept there twenty-four hours without 
food or water, and not even a place to sit down. 
They were then taken from the jail and driven 
along a railroad track in the heat, with repre- 
sentatives of "'Catholic Action" and American 
Legion marching on the road beside them, de- 
riding them and not permitting them to stop for 
refreshments. Many of them fainted. At the 
same time those that were heckling Jehovah's 
witnesses and marching them were howling 
'*Heil, Hitler". At the same time the riots broke 
out in Maine, the so-called representatives of 
the American Legion, and also those of "Cath- 
olic Action", mobbed Jehovah's witnesses, broke 
into their houses and burned down the houses 
in which some of Jehovah's witnesses resided. 
Most of the American press either remains 
silent or speaks in a sarcastic way of Jehovah's 
witnesses, as though they were some criminals, 
and this is done at the instance of inHaential 



JUDGE RUTHERFORD UNCOVERS FIFTH COLUMN 13 

ones connected with the public press and who 
are acting under the command of the Roman 
Catholic Hierarchy. 

(6) Do you attribute the troubles to a rise in 
the martial spirit in the country! 

Answer: Emphatically, No! These troubles 
do not rise because of the martial spirit in 
America, The military organization of America 
is not interested in compelling school children 
or others to salute the flag. I refer you to the 
article published by General Moss, Chap. 14, 
entitled "Patriotism of the Flag", in which he 
says : "Another form that false patriotism fre- 
quently takes is so-called 'Flag-worship' — blind 
and excessive adulation of the Flag as an em- 
blem or image, — super-punctiliousness and me~ 
ticulosity in displa>dng and saluting the Flag — 
without intelligent and sincere understanding 
and appreciation of the ideals and institutions 
it symbolizes. This, of course, is but a form of 
idolatry — a sort of 'glorified idolatry', so to 
speak. When patriotism assumes this form it is 
nonsensical and makes the 'patriot' ridiculous." 

The Hierarchy have seized upon the decision 
of the Supreme Court of the United States con- 
cerning flag saluting, and which applies only to 
little children, as an effort to discredit Jehovah's 
witnesses. The Hierarchy do not wish to know 
the truth as to the position taken by Jehovah's 
witnesses. In that case of Gobitis the American 
Bar Association iiled a Brief and also the Amer- 
ican Civil Liberties filed a Brief, as friends of 



14 JUDGE RUTHERFORD UNCOVERS FIFTH COLUMN 

the court, setting forth the reasons why compul- 
sory flag saluting, even in schools, is wrong. As 
to the position of Jehovah's witnesses I refer 
you to the Brief which I filed in that case, and 
the argument which I made before the Supreme 
Court; and the position that I took in behalf 
of Jehovah's witnesses is exactly the position 
taken by Wm. Penn when he fled from Europe 
and founded the Commonwealth of Pennsyl- 
vania. "Catholic Action" knows this, but the 
Hierarchy deliberately He, exactly as the Lord 
foretold they would lie. I refer you to the proph- 
ecy of Isaiah, chapter 28, verses 14-18 inclusive, 
which without a question of doubt refers to the 
Catholic Hierarchy organization as the one com- 
posed of scornful men and who say : "We have 
made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have 
we hid ourselves." 

Besults: Here I am going to venture what 
will be the result of this fanatical, devilish pro- 
cetlure to destroy democracies, destroy freedom 
of press and freedom of speech, and destroy 
all publishers of the truth. 

I base my conclusion, not upon human wis- 
dom, I do not claim to have any inspiration 
higher than others who are devoted to the Lord. 
I base my conclusion upon the Word of Al- 
mighty God, which is true. Prophecies were 
written long ago and could not be understood 
until in course of fulfillment. Now the Lord has 
brought about the physical facts and brought 
them to the attention of men who are devoted 
to him, and it is easy to be seen what will be 



JUDGE RUTHERFORD UNCOVERS FIFTH COLUMN 15 

the result. Based upon tliis authority, I stated 
in a public address in Paris more than three 
years ago that the Nazis and Fascists would 
overrun France. That has been accomplished. 
I stated in a public address in Berne, Switzer- 
land, that the Nazis and Fascists would in time 
grab Switzerland. Watch for that to be accom- 
plished in the near future. At a public address 
in London, which was transmitted throughout 
the British Empire, and was delivered in 1938, 
I stated that the Nazis and Fascists were bent 
upon destroying the British Empire, and that 
that would be accomplished. The Nazis have 
planted their agents throughout the earth. The 
Roman Catholic Hierarchy have planted their 
men in every big newspaper office in America, 
and their men in every department of the gov- 
ernment of the United States. Their purpose is 
to seize the govermnent of the United States, 
as Holland and other countries have been seized. 
I ask you now to refer to the booklet Fascism 
or Freedom, page 14, under the subtitle of 
"America", and read there what Catholic priest 
O'Brien has to say about grabbing America in 
1940, and mark at the same time how these are 
coming to pass, showing that O'Brien, in a meas- 
ure, announced the purpose of the "Hierarchy. 
That booklet, together with Face the Facts and 
Government and Peace, contains considerable 
information on this point. 

You may expect totalitarian dictators, acting 
with the Roman Catholic Hierarchy, to overrun 
the earth, seize control of aknost all the nations, 



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if not allj and rule them for a short season, and 
then will follow the worst trouble that this earth 
has ever known. Based upon divine prophecy, 
briefly, this will be the result : The big religious 
institution, tlie Roman Catholic Hierarchy, act- 
ing with dictators, will say: "We have accom- 
plished our purpose. We are now at peace, and 
we are safe." Then the Lord will take a hand. 
Christ Jesus will lead the forces invisible to hu- 
man eyes, and there shall result the battle of 
Armageddon, *'the battle of that great day of 
God Almighty," which will completely clean up 
the earth of wickedness and destroy everybody 
that willfully practices wickedness, Jesus de- 
scribed that battle as 'a time of tribulation such 
as never was'. (Matthew 24: 21, 22) The prophet 
Jeremiah describes it specifically in the 25th 
chapter. You will read these with some profit 
and interest. Other prophecies describe that 
great and terrible time. 

The United States was established as a Chris- 
tian nation, not as a religious nation. It was es- 
tablished by men who loved God and His King- 
dom, and who prayed and worked for right- 
eousness. The Supreme Court of the United 
States, in Church vs. United States, explicitly 
stated: "Tins is a Christian nation." Other de- 
cisions support that conclusion. The fundamen- 
tal law writers have so stated. What, however, 
is the situation today? Every nation under the 
sun is against Jehovah God and against Christ 
Jesus His King. 



JUDGE RUTHERFORD UNCOVERS HFTH COLUMN 17 

In Kentucky six men are now under arrest, 
charged with treason, the evidence being that 
they "advocate a government by one Jehovah 
God". I cite this as merely one instance. The 
evidence is too numerous to go into detail. I re- 
fer you now to tlie declaration of Jehovah God 
himself, recorded in Psalm 9 : 17 : "The wicked 
shall be turned into hell, and all the nations 
that forget God." 

Jehovah's witnesses are not a sect, not a reli- 
gious organization. They are in the class of 
faithful men mentioned in the eleventh cliap- 
ter of Hebrews; whose sole purpose is to in- 
form the people of God's purpose to establish 
a righteous government on the earth, and in 
obedience to God's commandment to warn the 
people of the impending disaster upon the na- 
tions. America, with the otiier nations, is in for 
the worst trouble it has ever had, and the ones 
most reprehensible for bringing that trouble 
upon America are those men who compose the 
Roman Catholic Hierarchy, which men have 
hypocritically claimed to represent God, but 
who, in fact, represent the DevU. 

The American press will not publish the truth 
because the press is either owned or controlled 
by the power and influence of the Hierarchy 
and allies. 

Jehovah's witnesses obey every law of the 
land that is not in conflict with God's law. They 
are for Almighty God and Christ Jesus. They 
do no injury to anyone. They have nothing 
against individuals because of their religion. 



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They simply tell the tmth in order that the 
people might find the way of escape. They are 
hated by the Devil and all the Devil's agencies. 
The Hierarchy are in the same class as the 
Pharisees, to whom Jesus addressed His words 
in John 8 : 44. 

Escape: There is bnt one means of escape 
from the terrible trouble that is coming upon 
the earth in the very near future, and that is 
the Kingdom of Jehovah God under Christ Je- 
sus, which Kingdom is The Theocracy, because 
it is the government of the great Theocrat. 
No one in America or any other nation will 
escape that terrible condition of distress, re- 
sulting from Armageddon, except those who 
seek the Lord God and who devote themselves 
to Jehovah and to Christ Jesus His King. 

I sound this warning now, and let the press 
put it in their morgue and take it out when it 
is desired. God has declared that they shall all 
know that He is the Most High. Honest and 
sincere Catholics, Protestants, Jews and others 
who desire righteousness and life will abandon 
all religious institutions and put themselves un- 
der the protection of Almighty God and Christ 
Jesus. There is no other means of escape. 

As to your other questions, "Part 2, Organ- 
ization and Growth of Jehovah's witnesses/' 
question 7 is fully answered in the Tearljooh, 
one of which is issued each year, and which 
you may ohtain at 117 Adams St., Brooklyn, 
N. y. That also contains the answers to Nos. 8, 9. 



JUDGE RUTHERFORD UNCOVERS RFTH COLUMN 19 

(10) How long have you been active in the 
movement? Please include a brief biographi- 
cal sketch. 

Akswer: More than thirty years. The Watch 
Tower Bible & Tract Society has been in ex- 
istence for more than sixty years. It is merely 
a corporation, acting as publishers for Jeho- 
vah's witnesses. 

(11) How many copies of your books have 
been sold? How many copies of your phono- 
graph records 1 What is the circulation of The 

Watchtower and Consolation^ 

Answer : Books and booklets published in 78 
and more languages, in the hands of the people, 
to the number of more than 300 million copies. 
The information on questions 11, 12 and 13 is 
contained in the Yearbook; also answer to 
No. 14. 

(15) We understand that, at one time you 
bought time on many radio stations but that 
you do not do so now. Is tiiis because any group 
forced commercial stations to keep you off? 

Answer: It seems passing strange that a 
big public newspaper should ask such a ques- 
tion. It is well known that for more than ten 
years I used over 240 radio stations every week. . 
It is well known that more than two million 
people protested against the efforts of the Hier- 
archy trying to put me off the air. This Peti- 
tion, signed by two and one-half million people, 



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was presented to Congress. In 1937 I voluntarily 
withdrew from national broadcasting for the 
reason as stated in ray speech delivered at that 
time and published. I was not put off the air 
by the Catholic organization. 

(16) Wlien did you adopt the name "Jeho- 
vah's witnesses", and what were you called 
before then? 

4.NSWER: Jehovah's witnesses have been on 
earth as an organization for more than 5,000 
years. (See Isaiah 43 : 10-12 ; Hebrews 11th chap- 
ter; John 18: 37.) 

All true Christians are Jeliovah's witnesses. 

(17) How many members in Germany have 
been imprisoned or executed for refusing to 
acltnowledge the supremacy of the Nazi state? 

Answer: More tlian 6,000 imprisoned by 
Nazi-Catholic action, and many of them shot. 

Answers to your questions 18 to 22 inclusive 
contained in the Yearhooh above mentioned. 

(23) Do receipts from the books copyrighted 
in your name go to you or to the Society? 

Answer : Books are copyrighted in my name 
and the coi)yright transferred to the Watch 
Tower Bible & Tract Society, the only con- 
sideration being that the publications be put in 
the hands of the people at the least possible 
cost. I do not receive any royalty whatsoever. 
AH work of the organization of the Watch 
Tower Bible & Tract Society is done in the 



JUDGE RUTHERFORD UNCOVERS FIFTH COLUMN 21 

interest of making known the truth. All the 
workers receive their food and housing, with 
a nominal allowance of $10.00 per month for 
incidental expenses. All the income is volun- 
tary contributions. The donations received for 
the books and booklets are less than the cost 
of publication. The deficit is made up by vol- 
untary contributions. 

In answer to your questions about the money 
of tlie Watch Tower Bible & TuAcrr Society, 
we own a small amount of property, which is 
mortgaged. We spend all the money we get to 
make known the truth of God's Kingdom and 
to try to help the people. There is no individual 
who reaps a financial or pecxmiary profit from 
the Society or its work. 

Referring to finances, why does the press not 
publish the truth concerning the material wealth 
of the Roman Catholic organization? At Vati- 
can City there is stored more gold than in any 
other place on earth, and this has been ex- 
tracted from the people by claims that prayers 
for the dead can help them, and by other wrong- 
ful means. Throughout the earth the Hierarchy 
own more property than any other institu- 
tion. This is particularly true with reference 
to America. The Hierarchy are supported in 
great luxury, the money being extracted from 
the poor upon wrong representation as to the 
ability of the clergy to intercede with Almighty 
God. 

The Hierarchy have builded tremendous and 
expensive structures throughout the United 



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States. They are a military organization. In 
their cellars or erypts are stored a great number 
of guns and ammunition ready to act against 
all opponents in due season, tlieir opponents 
being classed as those who publish the tntth 
about them, and also all who stand for free- 
dom in America. 

Why not let the public press demand of Con- 
gress an investigation of the cellars and crypts 
of the Catholic cathedrals in the United States 
and prove to the public whether or not they have 
stored away a great amount of arms and ammu- 
nition to use against the government? 

Why not the Dies Committee go after the 
Hierarchy and the Nazis! If the Hierarchy 
deny that they have a large amount of guns 
and ammunition stored, then they should not 
object to being investigated. If they do vig- 
orously deny it, that is the best reason why an 
investigation should be had. There are many 
persons in the United States who have worked 
in building these crypts or cellars, and others 
who have helped unload what appeared to be 
piano boxes, which were filled with rifles and 
are stored in these crypts. I am not interested 
in carrying out such an investigation, because 
my time and energy must be used to advertising 
God's Kingdom, the only means of blessing of 
humankind. 

If the public press is so interested in getting 
at the facts, then iNSTrruTE a seabch and inves- 
tigation DISCLOSING WHO AJRE THE REAL ENEMIES 



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OF American institutions. The time will come 
in the very near future when tlie Lord himself 

will puU the shroud completely off those hiding 
behind the "refuge of lies" and disclose a great 
and hypocritical religions institution that has 
defamed His name and devoted its power to 
unrighteousness. 

Once more let me say tliat the only means 
OF ESCAPE from the terrible troubles of Arma- 
geddon, AND THE ONLY PLACE OF SAFETY AND THE 
MEANS OF LIFE, IS IN God'S KiNGDOM. NotC the 

declaration of the Lord in the prophecy of Zeph- 
aniah 2 : 1-3 and Zephaniah 3 : 8, 9. 

If you desire further information, call at 
the Society's publication office, 117 Adams St., 
Brooklyn, and see Mr. N. H. Knorr. Our pub- 
lications are open to all who desire information. 
We are not trying to get members. Wc are in- 
forming the people. We know from God's Word 
what will be the result. The persecution by the 
Koman Catholic Hierarchy does not deter us in 
our efforts to make known the trutli. The Hier- 
archy are doing everything that is within tlieir 
power to prevent our organization from haNang 
a convention this year. Doubtless the press will 
ignore that, instead of standing for freedom of 
press and freedom of assembly and freedom 
of worship of all, which the Constitution guar- 
antees. 



KespectfuUy submitted, 




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P.S. CoNVEKTiON : Since dictating the above I 
have received a message from Columbus, Ohio, 
which shows further vicious Roman "Catholic 
Action". 

Columbus had invited Jehovah's witnesses to 
hold their annual convention there in July. In 
three previous years our conventions have been 
held there, greatly to the pleasure of Colum- 
bus. The invitation was accepted and a contract 
signed by the State Fair Association for the 
use of the Fair Grounds July 24-28. Business 
men, hotel managers, and the majority of the 
citizens, enthusiastically supported the coming 
of the convention there. From thirty to iifty 
thousand persons would attend, from every part 
of .the country. 

Hierarchy Action : Bishop Hartley, ""Rever- 
end Father" Murphy, the Knights of Columbus, 
and others of Columbus have brought pressure 
to bear on the Fair management to repudiate 
the contract for the use of the Fair Grounds. 
Their purpose, of course, is to prevent any 
speech concerning the Word of God, and to 
crush the only people in the United States that 
are standing firmly for ilie fundamental prin- 
ciples of the Constitution for freedom of wor- 
ship, freedom of speech, and freedom of press. 

The Nazi-Hierarchy influence is so great in 
America that public assembly and freedom of 
speech and press can be shut down anywhere, 
even as Hague did it in New Jersey, and as 
Hitler and Mussolini have done ail over Europe 




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and are intending to do in the United States 
with the co-operation of the ROMAN CATHO- 
LIC HIERARCHY. 

Will the public press remain silent? I pre- 
sume so! Next will be the complete control of 
the press and speech. 

Jehovah's witnesses are not complaining, but 
sounding the warning. From Divine Prophecy, 
recorded long ago in the Bible, we know what 
win be the result. The American people must 
awake to the gi'eat danger that now threatens. 
For further information about cancellation of 
convention, call N. H. Knorr, Triangle 5-1474, 
Brooklyn. Because Jehovah's witnesses are vig- 
orously fighting for the principles of righteous- 
ness and the opportunity to inform the people 
of the great impending danger, the Nazi-Hier- 
ABCHY crowd are trying to silence them. If the 
public press wishes to co-operate with them, 
that is its privilege. 



FURTHER EVIDENCE 

Following up the above closing suggestion, 
we have obtained further information from the 
vice-president of the Watchtower, upon which 
the following is based : 

The proposed Columbus assembly was adver- 
tised as the "THEOCRATIC Convention of 
Jehovah's witnesses". This is the first time in 
American history or world history that a 



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"Theocratic" eoEvention was ever projected. 
Jehovah is the great Theocbat, his promised 
Government by Christ Jesus the King is Theo- 
cratic, and this advertised convention is for the 
purpose of announcing more intensively to all 
America that Theocratic Government for the 
blessing of all people of good will toward God. 
That very fact dissociates this convention and 
the eonventioners from all worldly things politi- 
cal and secular, and absolutely rules out, de- 
bars, and precludes all "fifth column" connec- 
tions and activities, which fifth column is world- 
ly and political and bent on ruling the world 
in opposition to Jehovah's Theocratic Govern- 
ment. Hence those who are back of all the op- 
position which is conceitedly made against the 
holding of this Theocratic Convention at Colum- 
bus brand themselves as either the allies or tools 
of the ''fifth column", or even the "fifth coluimi" 
themselves, who try to throw off suspicion from 
themselves by falsely accusing innocent men and 
women who are a small minority. 

Who, then, is back of the effort to break up 
this Theocratic event at Columbus, Ohio ? Judge 
Kutherford boldly names the Roman Catholic 
Hierarchy, who must bring the United States 
under the control of the Vatican if they are to 
gain their objective of ruling the whole world, 
particularly "Christendom", with the pope as 
the temporal and spiritual lord thereof. Bishop 
Hartley has not forgotten that the Watch Tower 
Society has sued him for $100,000 damages be- 
cause he exercised his power and influence to 



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cause Columbus radio station WBNS to break 
its contract to broadcast the speeches of Judge 
Rutherford. One of the priests under his hier- 
archical jurisdiction is the said "Father" Mur- 
phy. Sworn affidavits bear out that this priest 
visited the business manager of the Convention 
Bureau of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce 
during May, after learning that Jehovah's wit- 
nesses would convene at the Fair Grounds, and 
he used every argument to try to discredit them 
so as to adversely influence the Chamber of 
Commerce. He then used his influence upon the 
State Fair manager to instigate his cancellation 
of the contract for their use of the Grounds. 

The Catholic priesthood do not exercise tlie 
American spirit and show consideration for the 
will and desire of the people. The hotel, news- 
paper, food supply, and other business men, 
and the common people, wanted the convention. 
But the Roman Catholic Hierarchy did not want 
the convention. To whom did the political arm of 
the state yield, to the people whom it is sworn to 
^erve, or to Roman organized religion? Direc- 
tor Brown of the State's Department of Agri- 
culture and Manager Kinnan of the State Fair 
Association arbitrarily canceled the contract. 

Brown and Kinnan offered as excuse for 
theii" action, not the real reason, Catholic Ac- 
tion, but the fear of "disturbances". Granted 
that "disturbances" were feared, are there no 
State police in Ohio to call on for protection of 
orderly, peaceful Americans in the exercise of 
their right of assembly and of worship of Al- 



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mighty God? Does Governor Brieker use that 
kind of argument in the case of a strike of la- 
■ borers against employers and forbid the strike? 
Fear of riot or disturbance does not empower 
any official to break contract and debar Ameri- 
cans from the exercise of constitutional rights 
and liberties. This has been affirmed by the 
unanimous decision of the United States Su- 
preme Court, of May 20, 1940, in the case of 
three of Jehovah's witnesses vs. the State of 
Connecticut. 

All America was to be specially convenieneed 
so as to be able to take advantage of this con- 
vention and to hear Judge Rutherford's public 
speech on "Religion as a Wojeld Remedy — The 
Evidence in Support Thereof", July 28. More 
than thirty other cities on the American conti- 
nent and the Hawaiian Islands were to be tied 
in by private land wires direct to the State Fair 
Grounds at Columbus, making it one simulta- 
neous nation-wide assembly. It was so adver- 
tised. At once Catholic Action started working. 

El Paso, Texas. Here Jehovah's witnesses 
contracted for free use of Liberty Hall. Why 
has now tlie County Commissioners Court re- 
voked its order granting free use of the Hall? 
Again it is a case of those busybodies in other 
men's affairs, those deniers to others of their 
rights and liberties under federal and state con- 
stitutions. One Catholic priest, Schuler, bishop 
of El Paso, wrote to the County Commissioners 
Court to "express my abhorrence" of allowing 
Jehovah's witnesses free use of Liberty Hall. 



Bishop Schuler does not understand what in- 
tolerance means. He speaks in condemnation of 
"the ignorant intolerance of Jehovah's witness- 
es". Outspoken, published criticism of one polit- 
ical party by another opposing political party, 
and a free and o'pen condemnation of political 
policies of one party by another, this is not in- 
tolerance; not here in America, not here to 
Americans who "can take it" and who have not 
sworn spiritual allegiance to a foreign poten- 
tate, who is head of a religious organization 
and also ruler of a temporal state, which spirit- 
ual allegiance is superior to and more obliga- 
tory than any civil or national allegiance. 

Intolerance does not mean the exercise of the 
American right of free speech ; it does not mean 
honest, sincere criticism which is based upon 
the Holy Bible and which is against the pub- 
lished behefs, opinions and doctrines of other 
individuals, parties, and organizations, religious 
or otherwise. Intolerance in fact means the lim- 
iting, hindering and suppressing of the rights 
and liberties of individuals and organizations 
to freely express themselves differently from 
and in disagreement with and in opposition to 
others as to belief and opinion. Jesus was not 
intolerant when he roundly denounced the reli- 
gious priests and clergy of his day as hypo- 
crites, serpents, robbers of widows, sons of the 
Devil. The intolerant ones were the religious 
clergymen who had Jesus' mouth silenced by 
murder. Intolerance is what Bishop Schuler 
and the Roman Catholic priesthood are prac- 



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ticing in this instant case. Jndge Rutherford 
has never suppressed them. In 1936 he pro- 
posed that there be a public hearing of the 
teachings of the Roman Catholic Hierarchy 
over a nation-wide radio network, through a 
radio debate, an elevated official of the Hier- 
archy to defend their teachings and Judge 
Rutherford to present the Bible argument, he 
and his friends to bear half the expense of 
this radio hookup, to let all Americans hear 
both sides and decide for themselves what is 
truth. Over 2,600,000 signed a Petition demand- 
ing this debate, and in November, 1936, the 
Petition was presented at Washington, D. G. 
But the Roman Catholic Hierarchy of America 
have never responded. Jehovah's witnesses have 
never tried to break up meetings of Catholics, 
as Catholics and American Legionnaires did 
recently in Texas and California and in other 
places in America. Jehovah's witnesses have 
never tried to prevent or interfere with meet- 
ings of Roman Catholics or other religionists, ei- 
ther directly or indirectly or under cover. Their 
criticism has been voiced and circulated openly, 
publicly and aboveboard, and not by use of se- 
cret, undercover pressure upon the politicians. 
It would be well for the members of the El 
Paso posts of the American Legion and of the 
Veterans of Foreign Wars who joined Bishop 
Schuler in protesting to the Cormty Commis- 
sioners Court to read Texas' declaration of in- 
dependence from Mexico. They would learn 



something as to what it means to be real Tex- 
ans and Americans. Let them note this : 

The unanimous Declaration of Independence 
made by the delegates of the people of Texas 
in general convention assembled, March 2, 1836j 
in its first paragraph condemns the Catholic gov- 
ernment from which it broke loose and associates 
despotism with "the priesthood — both the eternal 
enemies of civil liberty, the ever-ready minions 
of power, and the usual instruments of tyrants*'. 
In the third paragraph it speaks of "the com- 
bined despotism of the sword and the priest- 
hood". In its twelfth paragraph it says of that 
Catholic government: "It denies us the right of 
worshipping the AUmighty according to the dic- 
tates of our own conscience; by the support of 
a national religion calculated to promote the 
temporal interest of its human functionaries 
rather than the glory of the true and living 
God." Thus the Texans that signed that Decla- 
ration were witnesses of' Jehovah, who is that 
"true and living God". If those Texas signers 
were alive here today they would show the De- 
partment of Justice and the FBI where the 
"fifth column" are located and who they are. 

Pueblo, Colorado. Here the Elks Lodge, the 
Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled Ameri- 
can Veterans, and the American Legion have 
protested to the City Council against granting 
the City Auditorium for the Theocratic Con- 
vention. One member of a committee of five, 
just appointed by the local American Legion 
post to investigate "fifth column" and un-Amer- 



32 JUDGE RUTHERFORD UNCOVERS nFTH COLUMN 

ican activities told the Watchtower represent- 
ative that there are two factions in the Legion 
there; one faction, the better element, believes 
Jehovah's witnesses are all right; the other ele- 
ment is controlled by the Catholic Hierarchy. 
That, he said, is the element that is trying to 
prevent Jehovah's witnesses' convention there. 

All this helps to make clear who is stirring 
up the mob violence against Jehovah's witness- 
es, numerous eases of which are regularly re- 
ported in the news. This occasioned a protest 
by the United States Solicitor General, Francis 
Biddle, Sunday night, June 16. Speaking over 
a network of the National Broadcasting Sys- 
tem, he pledged the Department of Justice to 
see to it that the rights of free speech, worship 
and assembly were protected. The Roman Cath- 
olic Hierarchy must gnash their teeth with cha- 
grin at his exoneration of Jehovah's people, 
when the Solicitor General said; 

"Jehovah's witnesses have been repeatedly set 
^pon and beaten. They had committed no crime; 
but the mob adjudged they had, and meted out 
mob punishment. The Attorney General has or- 
dered an immediate investigation of these out- 
rages. There is no cause for mass hysteria, no 
justification for mob violence." 

Honest, order-loving Americans of good will 
are grateful for these timely words, and will 
refuse to lend themselves to any religious in- 
citement to mob violence and anarchy directed 
against Jehovah's witnesses and in opposition 
to The Theocratic Government.