University Dally Kansan, August 20, 1981
Birch activities important work to Tonganoxian
By TIM ELMER Staff Reporter
Presidents Eliseehower, Truman and Franklin Roosevelt were charged in Boli with being conscious agents of the Nazi conspiracy, which, ech, founder of the John Bich Society.
The charges caught the attention of the nation. The public learned that the John Birch Society was an anti-immigrant political organization committed to combating what they saw as the gradual takeover of the United States.
THE AIMS OF the society are to fight communism by organizing study programs to educate the public about communist strategies and purposes, to teach students about how to actively promote the society's views and to get involved in civic affairs.
The most active and well-known member in the society in this area is Herley. He lives in Tonganoxie and carried a chapter of the society there in 1977.
Fatherley has been characterized by her rank in the local Logithmic Society.
"Yes, I would say that is true," he modest rack-style headgear at his modest rack-style headgear.
His ramid promotion of John Birch doctrine is not restricted to Taiwan. He has sponsored five national speakers funded by the society who travel across the nation giving
talks on topics, which the society sponsors.
Fatherley talked about his many accomplishments both nationally and locally. The single endearer he took the most pride in, he said, was his success in defusing what he called a "potentially dangerous protest march" on the Lawrence campus of the University of Kansas.
"WE GOT INVOLVED in Lawrence on Homecoming Day two years ago in which the Birch Society name was not used," he said. "I thought it was too potentially dangerous. We went under the name, TACT, Truth About Civil Turmoll, which is an ad hoc committee of the John Birch Society."
The International Committee Against Racism had planned a march on campus on Homecoming Day in 1979, he said.
INCAR is the Progressive Labor Party's humanitarian-sounding front, he said. The PLP is an adjunct of the Progressive Party in the United States, he said.
InCAR is a violent, strong organization, he said. Its members are really for racism. They use racism to create violence in the streets, he said.
InCAR is committed to the destruction of life, liberty and property using racism as cannot fodder for their cause, like Miller's brown shirts," he said.
"We had two weeks of intensive training," he said.
"I won't tell you what we put together."
our program. This was something that we had never handled before, working with a violent-prone organization. I got help from the Birch Society and they gave me the research information on how to make our tactics work."
THE BIRCH SOCIETY went into Lawrence with 2,000 filers that exposed INCAR, he said. He sent out press releases to the Senate and the House, using FID data on INCAR. They visited the Douglas County sheriff, the local chief of police, the Lawrence fire department and all the local merchants. Because of their efforts, no violence occurred, he said.
"I am grateful for the society's help in showing me how to deal with those people. It was strictly an educational job, and we built sufficient understanding in time to neutralize the movement."
According to newspaper accounts, IncAR did march with the Progressive Labor Party, which is a Marxist-Leninist group.
However, the Encyclopedia of Associations lists InCAR as an independent organization founded in 1973 and a strong advocate to build a multi-racial society.
Lawrence Police Chief Richard Stanwix said he remembered the march, but he remembered nothing unusual about it.
"Whenever we are a protest or march we are always concerned, regardless of who the group is," he said.
Fatherley sees distribution of information as his primary goal.
The Birch Society is not a political organization, but strictly an organization of business organizations.
"OUR OBJECTIVE is totally educational," he said. "We print the facts and the people make their own decisions. All we do is provide literature, books, information, speakers and a complete educational morgasmoad. Everything we print is documented."
Fatherley used his educational methods to oppose some local civic proposals in Tonganoxie. His methods underdear him to many Tonganoxie citizens.
Fatherley is perhaps best known in Tonganoxie for his opposition to a 1978 proposal by local community members to create a bikway along 30 miles of abandoned railway owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. The abandoned line runs from Lawrence through Tonganoxie to Leavenworth.
The O-Keet-Sha Trail Conservation Committee, composed of members from the Tonganoxie community, proposed that the abandoned railway, which follows an old Indian trail, be made into a bikeway. Harriet Hughes, Tonganoxie city clerk, was the corresponding secretary.
Fatherley paid for a $50 advertisement in the Tonganoxie denouncing the proposed bill in the Kansas Senate as a "Marxist-style"
land-grab "camouflaged as a recreation bill."
The proposal was defeated.
Part of the ad said, "WANTED: CITY CLERK WHO RESPECTS PROPERTY RIGHTS. I'm taking this paid advertisement to express my sincerest and strongest objections to the outright misrepresentation and harassment of Clerk and her small cadre of 'bike trail' fronters, dupes and stoares."
Mrs. Hughes declined to comment on the controversy.
Mary Wallace, Rt. 1, Tangonoxie, an active member of the trail committee,
"I JUST DON'T WANT my name connected in a ny way with his operation. It does bother me so much, I don't really even want to be involved in talking about him or giving him any publicity," he said.
"I can understand why they wouldn't want to talk," Fatherley said. "It created such a furor in town that I think they are probably better off saying nothing. It was a real, real hot issue and they were dancing with that thing for a while. But now they're the placement of a newspaper and is why they are close-mouthed because I put the spotlight of attention on the city clerk."
Fatherley also caused a controversy in Tongonkie by opposing city revenue the previous year and denouncing the bike trail, he expressed his opposition to city revenue sharing.
The ad said, "Our Tonganonie City elected officials are determined to surrender our private rights to the Fabian Socialist by applying for Federal Community Development Funds. These officials are lacking in responsibility and leadership. Anyone that will trade their loyalty to their oath of office for a socialist welfare check cannot be trusted."
ONCE AGAIN, THERE was a reluctance on the part of those involved to comment.
Pete Bennett, city councilman, said in reference to a question about Fatherley's opposition, "I can't answer that question. I don't want any personal conflict. This is a small town and I have to do my job."
Darrell Pearce, city councilman, said, "I can't tell you much. I know he is a member of the John Birch Society and he is against revenue sharing funds. I really don't have any information. I just don't."
Some people in Tonganoxie may not have any information to pass on, but Pathey seems to have an endless supply of new things to pass out whenever he beats the chance.
He spent 16 weeks last year on the road giving speeches. In September and October, he is scheduled to go on the road for another five weeks.
Fatherley's parting comment was, "If you are left with the impression that I have made the commitment, you are right."
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