Rep. Charles Joelson, New Jersey Democrat, today demanded Federal prosecution of the American Nazi Party for conspiracy to breach the peace. The Congressman sent a detailed letter to United States Attorney David Acheson, listing 17 flagrant instances of “violence, disorder, or incitement to riot” committed by the American Nazi Party in the District of Columbia.
Declaring that “such things do not just happen,” the Congressman said Nazi provocations reflected “a systematic design or pattern of the American Nazi Party through its leader, George Lincoln Rockwell.” It has been the contention of Rep. Joelson that District of Columbia authorities have been lax and soft in their handling of the small but militant Nazi group.
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