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This information,
furnished at request
of the New York Post,
is presented here
in the pubhe
interest.
Published by
WATCHTOWER
Bible akd Tract Society, Inc.
Brooklyii, N. Y., U. S. A.
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-
4 JUDGE RUTHERFORD UNCOVERS FIFTH COLUMN
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
T
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,
n
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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
JUDGE RUTHERFORD UNCOVERS HFTH COLUMN
23
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,
24 JUDGE RUTHERFORD UNCOVERS FIFTH COLUMN
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-
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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.