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Show SABOTAGE HELD PLOTTERS' AIM NEW YORK. Jan. 17 (A Ssbo-. Ssbo-. tags of United States war supplies, rather than a primary attempt to set up a Hitler-like dictatorship, waa ascribed today as the real motive mo-tive of IT men arrested Saturday by the F B I on charges of seditious conspiracy. Federal authorities asld the men In Jail la lien of 130,000 ball each apparently were being trained to wreck American supplies -and munitions, If and when this country coun-try became Involved In war. The men, who pleaded Innocent whea arraigned' Monday were charged with conspiring to overthrow over-throw the government, authorities said. In order to give the government govern-ment Jurisdiction. Technical Charge It waa technical charge similar to the Income tax evasion charges lodged against some gangsters, so that prosecution might be brought la federal court. A variety of arms, ammunition and bomb-making paraphernalia waa taken whea the "Christian Front" group was arrested suddenly sudden-ly after the F B I had kept It under jrurvelllanc for month. Among those In Jail ars several members and former member of the national guard, two navy aad marine reservists and a German-American German-American bundsman. All are accused ac-cused of conspiring, also, to kill a dozen unidentified congressmen. In addition to setting up an anti-Jew-lah dictatorship. As the city council took under advisement a proposed law to ban street gatherings at which anti-Semitism anti-Semitism Is advocated, polios officials offi-cials denied 40 members of the Clio department had been mem-re mem-re of the "Christian Front" group. FeUeemaa Qalt Group However, Police Commissioner Lewi J. Valentine said on police official under suspension In an Investigation In-vestigation of Brooklyn bail bond Irregularities had Joined the "Christian "Chris-tian Front" when It was organized two year ago, but had left the organisation almost Immediately. As the Investigation proceeded, Charles Lenhart, a clerk In a food supply store at King-wood, W. Va, aid he had told FBI agenU he recently sold dynamite, fuse and spa to one of the men held here. The man, he said. Identified himself him-self as "Captain H. G. Bishop." The alleged leader of the 17 was William G. Bishop, who shouted "Not guilty" on arraignment The then offered the same plea In ubdued tone. |