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Show Page 6 The UTAH INDEPENDENT April 21, 1972 The Communist Attack on The John Birch Society were involved in outright Communist duplicity. All of this occurred prior to the time the John Birch Society-waorganized and such opinions were therefore never part of the Societys policies or principles. Nevertheless, the critics of the John Birch Society continued to quote them as though they were Continued From Page 5 when people did a little checking as 1 had done and discovered that the Society was primarily a study group program with a strong bias in favor of anti-Birche- rs traditional American Constitutionalism. Then the attack shifted its aim away from the Society itself and concentrated almost entirely on Robert Welch. The critics went back to some statements Welch had made around the time the Eisenhower Administration was backing Castro as the George Welch Washington of Cuba. predicted that since Castro had been a member of the Soviety apparatus for many years he would undoubtedly betray the Cuban people into the clutches of the Soviety Union. Welch also insisted that since Castros record was so notorious, the President and Secretary of State were playing into the trap of typical of all John Is the Society Racist? s the part of connected with the John anyone Birch Society in California, and much evidence to the effect that it opposes racism in all forms. (Page 39) anti-Semitis- Birch It? We In the midst of the debate, Robert Welch suggested that a Society to be question the members of John Birch Society founder and leader Robert Welch is widely read and is a prolific writer. facutally proven. They even had predicted that this California President Eisenhower and his aides which on Factfinding Activities. Their report came as a great shock to Sub-committ- had allowed unnecessary ee Un-Americ- an gains. In a private communication to several of his friends he expressed the opinion that some of the national leaders Communist those people who had proclaimed that the attacks on the John Birch Society could be chairman of the California either a secret or fascist Senate Factfinding Committee, used 61 pages of fine print to organization, nor have we found his committee members in California to be mentally unstable, crackpots, or hysterical about the threat of Communist subversion. (Page 61) the society. We do not agree with much of what he wrote or what he has said, but we did not find him embittered, either through reading his writings or through personally interrogating the great majority of its investigators had found. This report attracted national attention in press, radio and TV Morrys Barber Castle his business career, educational background, and have read almost everything he wrote all his writings in connection with Chairman Burns states: We have not found the Society to be Hugh M. Burns (Democrat), tell what We have studied Welchs life, Fascist? destroy the Birchers. sent out by the Senate other decisions of during June, 1963. Continued On Page 7 TO FAMILIES SAVE 50c & ticket for free ice cream Boys to 12 Men $1.00 or RAZOR STYLE $3.50 Plenty of Parking in Front Lot by Flagpole 179 Highway 91, North Salt Lake MONEY RENT IT FROM US QUALITY EQUIPMENT FOR VACATIONS PARTIES PLUMBERS CARPENTERS ""I ri Snow White I UND STEMS CONTRACTORS HOME OWNERS TV signal distribution, PA, sound, and intercom systems. 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Welch said he would welcome an investigation and would answer under oath any Welch was equally critical of find the John Birch anti-Communi- st, good w'ay to settle the matter would be through an official Congress wished to ask him. However, it was not the U.S. Congress, but the California State Legislature w'hich finally decided to do the job. Trained investigators were on m What Kind of an Organization Is Welch Requests and Gets an Official Investigation supporting Castro. CATERING Our investigations have disclosed no evidence of members. world Communism by or Anti-Semit- ic Purchaser - Under Assault" Granite Park Junior High - 450 E. 3700 South - Salt Lake City, Utah Each ticket good for any single lecture. Time: 8:00 p.m. Series Adults (2.00 at the door, $5.00 Students $1.50 at the door, scries $4.00 t. V'. rr - .V. .; ... - L jj |