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...Gellermann's thesis, buttressed by 280 pages of citations from the record, was: 1) the Legion enrolls less than one-fourth of the 4,000,000-odd U. S. World War veterans, 2) it is undemocratically controlled by a small hierarchy of officials, 3) Legion leaders "have come from a class in American society which has profited from existing social and economic arrangements," 4) chief activity of the Legion is fighting "subversive elements" and it has sponsored teaching of chauvinistic patriotism in the schools, 5) Capitalistic and militaristic, the Legion confuses "the middle class concerning its real interests...
...years ago, was added a new decree whose simple purpose was to suffocate what is left of Jewish economic life. Main provisions: 1) Jewish concerns will be identified, probably with special signs on the place of business; 2) if one member of the board of a limited company is a Jew, the concern will be Jewish; 3) if one-fourth of the capital is owned by Jews, the company will be Jewish. Furthermore, "Aryan" trading with Jews will be considered a "deliberate demonstration against the Government's attitude on the Jewish question...
Their appearance of uniformity is heightened by clean-shaven faces and weekly hair-cuts-the apparent plurality of blondes is only a result of this. Actually they represent a cross-section of our country religiously (one-fourth are Catholic), racially and financially. The total disregard that the cadets show for any such differences is an indication of their attitude...
...less than one-fourth of that sum went to the insurance agency. In a suit brought by the city against Messrs. Curley & Santosuosso, Judge Fosdick found tha't the $85,000 had been split: 1) $20,000 to the Brown Agency, 2) $20,000 to Lawyer Santosuosso, 3) $15,000 to one Frederick Graves, a Brown representative. 4) $30,000 to Mayor Curley. According to Mr. Graves, Mayor Curley had asked before approving the settlement: "What is there in this...
Great pains are taken to point out that neither requirements nor examinations are necessary for admission to the fields of study. No credit, however, will be given to these who cut over one-fourth of class meetings...