A letter from an official of the Sentinels of the Republic, an anti-New Deal group, indicating it was anti-Semitic was read into the record of the Senate Lobby Committee today by Senator Schwellenbach, Washington. Testimony showed that noted men of means have contributed to the organization.
The Senator also read a letter from W. Cleveland Runyon, Plainfield, N.J., attorney, to Alexander Lincoln, Sentinels official, referring to President Roosevelt and “the Jewish brigade” he took to Washington. The letter said:
“This fight for Western Christian Civilization can certainly be won, but only if we recognize that the enemy is world-wide and that it is Jewish in origin. All we need here is money…The time is getting short. Can you not do something?”
In his reply, Lincoln said: “I think, as you say, that the Jewish threat is a real one. My hope is in the election next autumn, and I believe that our real opportunity lies in accomplishing the defeat of Roosevelt.”
The Pitcairn family of Pennsylvania was shown in testimony to have advanced $103,000 to the organization. Raymond Pitcairn, a director of the Pittsburgh Plate and Glass Co., contributed $91,000 and other members of the family lesser amounts.
Other contributors to the Sentinels included: E. T. Stotesbury, a J.P. Morgan amp; Co. partner, $1,000; Nicholas G. Roosevelt, $500; George Wharton Pepper, $500; A. Atwater Kent, $1,000, and Alfred P. Sloan Jr., $1,000.
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