Talk:William Dudley Pelley

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[edit] Pelley's hatred of Jews

Read the following before making this edit:

http://www.come-and-hear.com/supplement/pelley.html (CAUTION: THIS SITE ADVOCATES PELLEY'S VIEWS) http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/mss/pelley/pelley_william_dudley.htm http://www.livingston.net/wilkyjr/link2.htm

Also, according to Michael Barkun (RELIGION AND THE RACIST RIGHT, Univ. of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1994), Pelley believed that Jews were literally descended from Satan. Advocacy of this sort of hatred was the centerpiece of his career.

Adam Holland 22:55, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bias

The tone of this article is much too emotional, and attributes motives to FDR and others without evidence.

mejiro 19:04, 01 Sept 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Published References

This is information from the following journal article, please use to perhaps re-write portions of the Pelley listing.

Henry Schwartz, "The Silver Shirts: Anti-Semitism in San Diego, 1930-1940," 26(1) Western States Jewish History, October 1992, pp.52-60.

"Pelley... moved to Southern California in 1928. Started his own advertising agency, sold real estate, published a magazine and wrote scenarios and novels that would later be made into motion pictures." 4th novel entitled "Golden Rubbish" introduced his political ideas. Article mentions Pelley throughout and is a reliable source. August 1935 Congressional Hearing by a Special Committee of the House on Un-American Activities Commission met in LA to look into Silver Shirt activities in Southern California may be another good source to expound on this subject. Oceanwitch 19:35, 13 April 2007 (UTC)