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The Christian Front arrests in 1940...
The Christian Front arrests in 1940...
Item # 696671
January 16, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 16, 1940
* Christian Front (United States) arrests
* Plot to overthrow the U.S. government
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "17 Held in Plot Against U.S. Jeered, Cheered at Court" with subhead. (see) More on page 3, lengthy text.
Complete with 44 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
wikipedia notes: The Christian Front was an anti-Semitic political association active in the United States from 1938 to 1940, started in response to radio priest Charles Coughlin. The Christian Front was mainly based in New York City and many of its members were Irish and German American Catholics. Their activities included distributing like-minded publications and participating in rallies. After the American government began investigations in the late 1930s, a few members were arrested and prosecuted. The trials of these members discredited the entire movement and by the end of 1940, the Christian Front was no longer active.
In January 1940, federal agents arrested 17 men, all residents of Brooklyn and mostly Front members, and charged that they had conspired to "overthrow, put down and destroy by force the Government of the United States" and planned to steal weapons and ammunition to do so.
Category: The 20th Century
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