In addition to McCarthyism at the national level, the state of California was also hunting down ‘un-American activities’. I can find the 1st report (1943) and tenth report (1959) in PDF online, but not these two. By 1959, it’s 100% commies, but the 1943 version is pretty broad. Sure it’s got Commies and Nazis and Japanese people generally. But Zoot Suits, the Klan and what’s the heck is this? Mankind United?
It was The Sponsors who contacted the superhuman race of little creatures with large metallic heads who dwell in the center of the earth, passing the time controlling earthquakes and floods. The support of this race of little supermen was enlisted in the crusade against war and poverty and the supernatural powers of the little creatures were placed at the disposal of The Sponsors. Supernatural control over men, mystic forces and devices were to be placed in the hands of Mankind United when the designated day came. These powers, con-trols and mystic forces included’ devices and apparatus whereby traffic might be brought to a halt and airplanes stopped in midflight; steel melted from a distance of miles and shells and ammunition ren-dered incapable of exploding. The little creatures with large metallic heads would gladly lend of their powers in making all instruments of war ineffective.
According to this site, Mankind United was a nutty grifty cult founded in 1934 that attracted thousands of Californians. Its antiwar stance caused many of its leaders to be arrested. May have to look into this more……
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