State authorities had under study today the possibility of legal action against those responsible for distribution of large quantities of anti-Jewish propaganda material during the inauguration of Governor Le Roy Collins.
While police authorities sought to establish the identity of those responsible for actual distribution of the leaflets, the State legal authorities were weighing the question of legal proceedings under Florida’s Anti-Anonymous Hate Literature, Act.
One sheet distributed in quantifies during the inauguration ceremonies denounced the new governor as a tool of the Jews and warned that “Florida is now in the hands of the Jews-watch the wolves feed-two years will be enough.” Also distributed were copies of the anti-Semitic publication, “Common Sense” and a pamphlet, “The Coming Red Dictatorship,” both published by Come McGinley.
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