The first street demonstration of the newly-organized Chilean Fascist party, Movimiento Nacionalista de Chile, was held last week when several hundred storm troopers marched through Valparaiso, shouting “Down with the Jews!” and “Perish Judah!” Several German bystanders replied with shouts of “Heil Hitler!”
Leftist newspapers have started a campaign against fifth column activities in Chile, particularly the Nazi colony. These newspapers stress the great Nazi influence in southern Chile, where, they state, most of the Chilean newspapers are pro-Nazi.
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