Christian Nationalist G.L.K. Smith, in Hub, Wants Recruits for World - Wide White Supremacy Crusade

Gerald L.K. Smith, who describes himself as "a controversial figure," toki newsmen yesterday that his Christian Nationalists--an offshoot of the America First Party--are now ready to operate in and on the post-war world.

Smith went on to prophesy an "Inevitable" war with Russia, praise John Rankin as "a great man, a fine citizen, and a good Christian," and predict the eventual triumph of "Anglo-Saxon civilization."

Fights Commies and UN

The business of the Christian Nationalists Smith explained, was to amaes recrutis who would adhere to a broad policy that includes fighting Communism, preserving America as a "Christian Nation," and opposing a world government and "supersiate."

"I think this United Nations is an academic proposition that will either peterout or blow up." Smith shrugged.

Contrary to common impressions of a flery-eyed demazogue, Gerald V.K. Smith is a mild man with large red hands who occasionally mixes his metaphors and always calls his wife "mother."

Co-Worker With Long, Coughlin

Originally a preacher for the Disciples of Christ, a Middle Western faction, he later associated himself with Huey Long. Father Charles E. Coughlin, and Charles A. Lindbergh in an effort to "maintain a government... which abuses no minority and is abused by no minority."

The house organ of the Christian Nationalists, "The Cross and the Flag," is personally published by Gerald L.K. Smith in Detroit. In a recent issue, Smith commented: "We have known for some time that the so called Conference of Christians and Jews was a program of fakery, hypocrisy ...set up to deceive mislead, and exploit a bunch of simpletons...." Of the Fair Employment Practises Commission, Smith said, "It is a trick being promoted by Negro political bosses and Jewish political bosses."