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opportmnity to appeal to the special classes, and expecting

to run for governor of New York State, vaised the issue of
America's non-participation in the Olympic games because Hitler
was unfair to the Catholics and the Jews. It is a known. fact
that Hitler is just as much opposed to the Masonic organization,
a secret order, as he is against the Knights ef Columbus. ‘The
National Collegiate Athletic Association has always declared

in favor of participation. At their New York meeting Saturday,
they put the unanimous stamp of approval on America's participa-
tion, and asked that it be encourage! both with money and with

 

cooperation.

: I know of a very specific instance where

one of the outstanding Jews in New York wired a colleague in

one of the largecities of our country and demanded that this

certain individual use his influence and pressure upon an

Olympic committee member, so that he would absolutely deny the

right of the Olympic member the privilege of a free ballot.
General Charles H. Sherrill, brigadier

_ general of the United States Army, made a trip to Berlin for

 

the express purpose of finding the exact conditions there.
He said that everything depended upon whether Hitler would
allow at least one invitation to be sent to the Jewish athlete.
The Nazi's sent two invitations to Jewish athletes. Jewish
circles in particular were sullen and insubordinate. To be
perfectly candid, the Jews in the United States have lost much
ground in sympathy and good will by their continued insistence