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Show Page 6 UTAH INDEPENDENT ROBERT WELCH is named in honor of a Christian missionary in China who volun-teere- d Bom in 1899, he had read the e history of the world by Ridpath at the age of seven. He was admitted to college at the age of twelve, graduating at sixteen. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy for two years and Harvard Law School for one year. He became a of the James 0. Welch Candy Company, one of the nation's nine-volum- - Vice-Preside- nt largest. He also served as a Vice President of the National Association of Manufacturers; was for seven years on the NA-M.- s Board of Directors; and chaired its Education Committee. In 1957, he gave up his business responsibilities to devote to the exposure and full-tim- e defeat of the Communist conspiracy. He authored the books May God Forgive Us and The Life of John Birch . He started the American Opinion magazine and developed a anti-Communis- ts world-wid- e reputa-tio- n among knowledgable for his consistent accuracy in calling the shots in that publication. One of the first attacks he received on the floor of Congress resulted from an article he wrote in American Opinion in 1958 calling Castro a Communist. Even in 1959, after Castro had formally taken over Cuba, the liberal news media (such as the Look , Newsweek May 28, 1971 Washington Post, etc.) was assuring us that Castro was no Communist. , FOUNDING OF THE JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY his services to the American forces in the fight against the Japanese during World War II. General Claire Chennault of the Hying Tigers put Captain Birch in charge of his intelligence operations, where he performed brilliantly. John Birch rescued Jimmy Doolittle and became and loyalties is the Communist conspiracy. It believes our Consti-tutionRepublic is the best form of government yet devised by al mortal man to help protect men in their unalienable rights, and it wants to do whatever it can that is effective and legal and moral to help save this Republic. ORGANIZATION we programs are legal and moral, admonish our members never to do anything that goes contrary to their conscience and judgment. These projects include the expansion of constantly the above programs for members alike; sending and letters to Congress and others; distribution of petitions on various matters; setting up c non-membe- rs ad-ho- highly decorated as a result of his committees to accomplish Ten service. after in days years The Society is a voluntary specific purposes such as the the war ended, while on a peaceMOTOREDE Committees (The d organization, and has a ful mission for our country, John staff of about 250, of which Movement to Restore Decency), Birch was murdered while in nearly 80 serve in the field as whose first major task was to get the uniform of our country by Coordinators. The Society is sex education out of the schools Communists. Chinese The the and into the homes where the financed mainly through contriJohn Birch Society is incorpo- butions and dues the dues being Society feels it belongs, etc. rated under the laws of the State one dollar a month for women of Massachusetts as a and students, and two dollars a COMMUNIST ATTACK The educational corporation. month for men. Most of the and Society's Society is not sixty to In December, 1960, with some each year files a financial state- thousand members belong to 80 Communist leaders from that ment with the Massachusetts local Chapters in their areas, many countries assembled in government. The Society is not a which meet at least once a month Moscow, the Party issued for the political organization, in that it in a member's home. These first time in its History a does not endorse candidates, give Chapters are directed by an manifesto outlining the necessity money to candidates, or recruit appointed Chapter Leader who of defeating the growing for political parties. On May 26, helps direct the Chapter in carrymovement. 19.66, following allegations ing out the Society's projects. Because of its increasing effectthat the Society was political, Our two major offices are in San iveness, the John Birch Society the Gty of New York's Corpora- Marino, California and Belmont, was to bear the brunt of that tion Counsel issued a ruling that Massachusetts. The latter is the attack. The United States Senate the Society is not a political National Head- Internal Security Subcommittee organization. Mr. Welch has quarters for the Society. has analyzed this attack (which emphasized that education, is the was carried out in this country total strategy of The John Birch PROGRAM beginning in 1961) in its Society, and truth is its only document, The New Drive weapon. He has described the The John Birch Society Against The Society as an educational army W. Cleon Skousen has that must have the facts, and believes that action without Program. also published a pamphlet believes to be better informed is education leads to fanaticism. To inform its members, it has set up entitled The Communist Attack to be better armed. its own speakers bureau; operates two affiliated magazines with national circulation, etc. But BELIEFS without any other action can lead to frustration and e The objectives of failure, and so the John Birch the Society have been summar- Society each month distributes to ized as less government , more its members (and anyone else individual responsibility , and, who would like it) the Society's with Gods help , a better world. official publication, The Bulletin The Society is dedicated to of The John Birch Society. The strengthening and preserving the Bulletin , of about 16 to 32 pages three great human loyalties: in length, lists some 12 to 15 loyalty to God, family, and projects of action which the country. It believes the greatest members are free to engage in if earthly threat to these objectives they so desire. While all of these On The John Birch Society . Had-th- Communist attack stayed in the Communist press it wouldn't have been so effective, because most people don't get official Communist publications into their homes. Unfortunately, the same liberal news media that in 1959 was assuring us that Castro was not a Communist was now, in 1961, telling the American people of a horrible organization The John Birch Society. full-pai- non-prof- it tax-exem- pt, one-hundr- ed anti-Commun- ist two-buildi- ng Anti-Communi- self-educati- st GOVERNMENT INVESTI-CATIO- N After the Communist Party line on the Society was carried in the liberal news media, the Society pleaded for an official investigation. The California Senate Sub- Fact-findin- g committee on Activities, under the Chairmanship of Hugh Burns (a Un-Americ- an Democrat and President pro-te- m of the California Senate) launched a two-yeinvestigation of the Society. It published its findings in 1963 in a 25,000-wor- d report which was signed by every member of the Subcommittee, whether Democrat or Republican. There was no minority ar report. The Subcommittee pointed out that The attack against the John Birch Society commenced with an article in the World, California Communist paper, in February, 1961. .. "The last two paragraphs of the Subcommittee's conclu-- . Peoples on long-rang- The John Birch Society was founded in December, 1958, in Indianapolis, Indiana, following a two-da- y lecture which Robert Welch gave to a select group of distinguished Americans. The transcript of that lecture is available as The Blue Book Of The John Birch Society. 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