Col. Emerson Called U.S. Agent of Nazis in Article in Nation

According to The Nation, which in its current issue describes Nazi activities in the United States, Colonel Edwin Emerson, long time affiliate with German newspapers and a well-known figure in Berlin, where he spent many months as a prisoner of war during the World War, is the representative of the Nazi Party interests in the United States. His appointment came on November 7, according to the article. Ludwig Lore is author of the article.

The Nation discloses a startling hook-up between the German diplomatic bodies in the United States and Heinz Spanknoebel, fugitive leader of the League of Friends of New Germany, and asserts that the German Consulate General furnishes both the brains and money for Nazi propaganda activities in this country. It is charged that Spanknoebel had negotiated with Dr. Rudolf Leitner, counselor for the German Embassy at Washington; the ambassador, Dr. Hans Luther; the present German consul general. Dr. Hans Borchers, and the former consul general, Dr. Otto Kiep.

It is asserted that the Silver Shirt movement, with William Dudley Pelley at its head, and the rapid growth of the Ku Klux Klan are due to cooperation with Nazi agents here.

Mentioned as Emerson’s assistants are T. St. John Gaffney, former American Consul General in Munich; Frederick Franklin Schrader, war-time pro-German propagandist; Lt. Col. Henry W. Torney, Dr. John Hoving, M. E. Griswold, Joseph J. O’Donoghue, Poultney Bigelow, Ferdinand Hansen and others.

George Sylvester Viereck is stated to have made a trip to Germany recently to gain material for syndicated articles on the Hitler Government, while Carl Byoir, whose office is next to that of Viereck at 10 East 40th Street, is said to be distributing informative material on the New Germany.