Yugo.
May 5, 1942
Gary, Ind.
RE: Activities of Dr. A. Pavelich's Exponents
On about April 20th last, Luka Grbich, former publisher and editor of the defunct organ "Indenpendent [sic] State of Croatia", made another of his regular visits to the C.C.U. in Gary. He was driven in an auto by one Luka Kalanj, of Chicago, another exponent of Dr. Pavelich. Grbich and Kalanj went into a huddle with Stanislav Beric and George Rakic of the C.C.U. after which Grbich and Kalanj drove back to Chicago. While in Chicago, Grbich was in confab with Rev. Bojanich and F.J. Cuturic another two birds of a feather. Previous to this Grbich paid a visit to Rev. Oskar Suster in Detroit, Mich. While in Gary, Grbich was asked if he was still collecting cash of the priests. He slyly replied that the priests usually take and not give. It is a well known fact, that all these mentioned and others have been regular cash contributors to Grbich and the "Independent State of Croatia" in the past. It now appears that Grbich is in the role of liaison between the higher ups in their continuous scheme of propaganda and dissension.Recently, Rev. Ravlich of So. Chicago, another garbed propagandist, sent a "Mother's Day" letter to the editor of "Our Hope", which said in effect: "To remember our mothers, who cannot peacefuly [sic] sleep thinking about their sons which are suffering in this war". The editor perceived that this was another piece of subtle propaganda, intended to demoralize some of its readers. The editor therefor changed the wording of this letter for publication.
Rev. Grubisic and Andrianic, of the "Sacred Heart" Croatian church of So. Chicago, visited their brethren in the C.C.U. about 10 days ago and discussed the merits of the present war.
They were asked for their opinion as to who will win this war. These two hooded solons fidgeted and beat around the bush for a safe answer depending who was listening. Both finally allowed that this was anybody's war, with pick your own. However, they went on record as saying, that no one can be sure if America will win this war. At the last Easter services in the So. Chicago Croat church, Rev. Andrianich reportedly told his congregation, "that our Croatia was now ressurrected [sic], thank God".
When the Yugo. Minister, S. Kosanovich spoke in Gary at a Yugoslav rally, two of Duchich's men hung around the entrance and warned all the Amer. Serbs whom they would recognize, not to enter "as this was not a Serbian rally". Gov. of Croatia, Ban Subasich, is expected to speak at a rally on May 17th and already Duchich's agents are making the rounds and warning the Serbs not to attend this "Croatian rally". They have adopted the technique of sending female emissaries on these errands, figuring that any enraged citizen will not take a sock at a woman. Cases have already occurred where old Serb and Croat neighbors are now calling each other murderers, traitors and what not. The same incidents are reportedly taking place in defence plants when the former friends meet. Duchich's crowd seems elated with this success of their efforts and gleefuly [sic] accuse these unfortunate Croats to their fellow Americans as "dangerous alliens". [sic] Ban Subasich is expected to speak at a Yugoslav rally on May 10th in Chicago.
Other reports will follow.
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