A special report analyzing the extent, nature and background of propaganda appealing to racial and religious prejudice in the United States is being prepared by the Dies Committee for release shortly after the life of the committee is renewed by the House, Chairman Martin Dies said today.
He said the major portion of the propaganda unearthed by the committee during its existence had been directed against the Jews.
“We have made a thorough survey over the past three years of all those spreading attacks on Americans because of their race or faith and I feel the publicity given the background and objectives of those who spread such propaganda will be extremely beneficial,” Dies declared.
He said three classes were responsible for all published matter designed to raise racial and religious hatred. He described them as “(1) the propagandists for totalitarian governments with whom racial and religious hatred are part of the political and social beliefs they espouse, (2) the racketeers who seek profit in fanning such prejudice and (3) the mentally unstable, many of whom unfortunately have funds with which to carry our rather extensive campaigns.”
“But, however they are inspired, they all, wittingly or unwittingly, aid the dictators abroad, whose principal objective today is the disunity of the American people and who welcome any movement which will contribute to that disunity,” Dies said.
“Practically all racial and religious propagandists would be covered in the committee report,” Dies said, but he would not comment on what individuals would be named.
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