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Show by Americans. Kvcry Townscm ' chili is distinctly American. Faa ei.-.m is horn of European malVl'l tent. It is monopoly in its hie ties-form. ties-form. There is no room for p:13 cism in the traditions and heritam which we of America hula dear." Townsend Ousts Rev. Smith From Pension Council CHICAGO, Oct. 20 (U.R) Dr. F. E. Townsend today ousted the Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith from the Townsend old age pension movement. Pie based his action on press reports sayinjr Smith announced an-nounced in New York the organization or-ganization of a Fascist organization organiza-tion to "seize the government of the United States." Townsend was indignant when he read the dispatches quoting Smith as saying he has a following of "10,000.000 patriots" wiljing to die for the movement. He dictated dictat-ed the following statement: "If the press reports regarding the Fascist action of Gerald L. K. Smith are true, then I hereby disavow dis-avow any connection Gerald Smith may claim in the organization of the Townsend National Recovery plan. Against FiLscism "I am against Fascism. It is un-American and smacks of the dictator-like policies of the Xew Deal and Mr. Roosuvelt. j "Therefore Gerald Smith is no longer in any capacity connected with the Townsend movement if tins be true." f "If he proposes to form a Fascist Fas-cist organization, then the Town-send Town-send club membership has no choice but to definitely and decisively decis-ively sever all connection with him. "Fascism anil Communism are alike enemies of democracy, and wholly foreign to the traditional form of American government. The Townsend. movement wants no part of a Fascist organization which plans to incorporate portions por-tions of the Townsend plan m a Fascist movement. "The Townsend plan and Fascism Fas-cism are as opposite as good and evil. The Townsend plan is the i American plan conceived for and ' |
