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	[[File:Edwin Emerson, Jr..~~jpg~~\|thumb\|300px\|Edwin Emerson, Jr. (wearing a pocket watch chain with the masonic star of David), member of the American Historical Association, New York		[[File:Edwin Emerson, Jr..png\|thumb\|300px\|Edwin Emerson, Jr. (wearing a pocket watch chain with the masonic star of David), member of the American Historical Association, New York
	Historical Society, Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, Honorary Member of the Royal Philo-Historical Society of [[Bavaria]], etc., etc.<ref>[https://www.hellenicaworld.com/History/EdwinEmerson/en/AHistoryOfTheNineteenthCentury.html A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year, Edwin Emerson]</ref>]]		Historical Society, Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, Honorary Member of the Royal Philo-Historical Society of [[Bavaria]], etc., etc.<ref>[https://www.hellenicaworld.com/History/EdwinEmerson/en/AHistoryOfTheNineteenthCentury.html A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year, Edwin Emerson]</ref>]]
	'''Edwin A. Emerson, Jr.''' (23 January 1869 - 3 October 1959) was a journalist, editor, author, soldier, secret agent, historian, poet, playwright, scholar, lecturer, and the initial representative of [[Adolf Hitler]] and the [[NSDAP]] in America.		'''Edwin A. Emerson, Jr.''' (23 January 1869 - 3 October 1959) was a journalist, editor, author, soldier, secret agent, historian, poet, playwright, scholar, lecturer, and the initial representative of [[Adolf Hitler]] and the [[NSDAP]] in America.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	[[File:Edwin Emerson, Jr., Golden Gate National Cemetery, veterans cemetery in San Mateo County, California.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|300px\|Edwin Emerson, Jr. died in New York City and was buried at the Golden Gate National Cemetery, the veterans cemetery in San Mateo County, [[California]]]]		[[File:Edwin Emerson, Jr., Golden Gate National Cemetery, veterans cemetery in San Mateo County, California.png\|thumb\|300px\|Edwin Emerson, Jr. died in New York City and was buried at the Golden Gate National Cemetery, the veterans cemetery in San Mateo County, [[California]]]]
	Edwin Emerson Jr. was born in [[Dresden]], [[Kingdom of Saxony]], [[North German Confederation]].<ref>Who's Who in America, Volume 1, page 220</ref> His father [[Edwin Emerson (1823–1908)\|Edwin Emerson]] was an American professor and a graduate of [[Princeton University]], head of his class in 1846.<ref>''Boston Evening Transcript'', "Professor Edwin Emerson, Widely Known as an Educator, Dies in Japan", November 6, 1908 p. 8</ref> His mother was Mary Louise Ingham, the daughter of [[Samuel Ingham]] who was [[Secretary of the Treasury]] during the [[Andrew Jackson]] administration.		Edwin Emerson Jr. was born in [[Dresden]], [[Kingdom of Saxony]], [[North German Confederation]].<ref>Who's Who in America, Volume 1, page 220</ref> His father [[Edwin Emerson (1823–1908)\|Edwin Emerson]] was an American professor and a graduate of [[Princeton University]], head of his class in 1846.<ref>''Boston Evening Transcript'', "Professor Edwin Emerson, Widely Known as an Educator, Dies in Japan", November 6, 1908 p. 8</ref> His mother was Mary Louise Ingham, the daughter of [[Samuel Ingham]] who was [[Secretary of the Treasury]] during the [[Andrew Jackson]] administration.

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	During the [[Spanish-American War]], Emerson was part of the [[Rough Riders]] acting as [[Theodore Roosevelt]]'s regimental clerk. During the war, he was also a secret agent for the [[US Military Information Bureau]].<ref>Who's Who in America, Volume 1, page 220</ref> After the conflict in [[Cuba]], he became a [[solider of fortune]] in [[Panama]] and [[South America]].<ref>"When West Met East", ''Sunset'', by Edwin Emerson, Jr. Vol. XV, No. 6, October 1905</ref> He was a war correspondent during the [[Russo-Japanese War]] for ''[[Collier's Weekly]]'' covering both sides of the conflict. For a time he was take prisoner by the [[Japanese]].		During the [[Spanish-American War]], Emerson was part of the [[Rough Riders]] acting as [[Theodore Roosevelt]]'s regimental clerk. During the war, he was also a secret agent for the [[US Military Information Bureau]].<ref>Who's Who in America, Volume 1, page 220</ref> After the conflict in [[Cuba]], he became a [[solider of fortune]] in [[Panama]] and [[South America]].<ref>"When West Met East", ''Sunset'', by Edwin Emerson, Jr. Vol. XV, No. 6, October 1905</ref> He was a war correspondent during the [[Russo-Japanese War]] for ''[[Collier's Weekly]]'' covering both sides of the conflict. For a time he was take prisoner by the [[Japanese]].

	In [[World War One]], Emerson reported for ''[[Chicago Daily News]]'', ''[[Westminster Gazette]]'', ''[[Black and White]]'', ''[[Le Monde Illustre]]'', and the ''[[New York World]]''. Emerson was one of the few American journalists who covered the war from the [[Imperial German Army\|German side]] of the conflict, speaking German fluently. From 1914 to 1917, Emerson was the editor of the ''English Continental News'', published by the German government to carry on pro-German propaganda among English-speaking soldiers. It was during the period that Emerson was held as a prisoner of war in Turkey.<ref>[http://pdfs.jta.org/1933/1933-09-25_2654.pdf "Emerson Before Grand Jury: Investigating Spanknoebel’s Activities in This Country", ''~~Jewish~~ Daily Bulletin'', November 1, 1933]</ref>		In [[World War One]], Emerson reported for ''[[Chicago Daily News]]'', ''[[Westminster Gazette]]'', ''[[Black and White]]'', ''[[Le Monde Illustre]]'', and the ''[[New York World]]''. Emerson was one of the few American journalists who covered the war from the [[Imperial German Army\|German side]] of the conflict, speaking German fluently. From 1914 to 1917, Emerson was the editor of the ''English Continental News'', published by the German government to carry on pro-German propaganda among English-speaking soldiers. It was during the period that Emerson was held as a prisoner of war in Turkey.<ref>[http://pdfs.jta.org/1933/1933-09-25_2654.pdf "Emerson Before Grand Jury: Investigating Spanknoebel’s Activities in This Country", ''jewish Daily Bulletin'', November 1, 1933]</ref>

	On 22 November 1918, the President of [[Guatemala]] charged Emerson with being a German spy. In 1921 and 1923, Emerson was expelled from [[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]] as an undesirable alien engaged in subversive activity.		On 22 November 1918, the President of [[Guatemala]] charged Emerson with being a German spy. In 1921 and 1923, Emerson was expelled from [[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]] as an undesirable alien engaged in subversive activity.
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	In March 1933, Emerson founded the [[Society of American Friends of Germany]] which was headquartered in the German consulate in New York. Edwin Emerson and his office at the consulate were charged with [[NSDAP]] activities in America.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/investigationofu07unit#page/56/mode/2up ''House Investigation of Un-American Propaganda Activities in the United States'' (1943) Page 57]</ref> From here he edited the first pro-National Socialist publication in America: the German language paper ''[[Amerikas Deutsche Post]]''.<ref>"Nazi Agents Come and Go", ''The Anti-Nazi Bulletin'', November 1939, page 7</ref>		In March 1933, Emerson founded the [[Society of American Friends of Germany]] which was headquartered in the German consulate in New York. Edwin Emerson and his office at the consulate were charged with [[NSDAP]] activities in America.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/investigationofu07unit#page/56/mode/2up ''House Investigation of Un-American Propaganda Activities in the United States'' (1943) Page 57]</ref> From here he edited the first pro-National Socialist publication in America: the German language paper ''[[Amerikas Deutsche Post]]''.<ref>"Nazi Agents Come and Go", ''The Anti-Nazi Bulletin'', November 1939, page 7</ref>

	: ''Col. Edwin Emerson, correspondent for German newspapers in this country, and leader of many attacks upon ~~Jews~~ in this country, denied being the Nazi party representative in the United States. Demanding that assertions reprinted in the ~~Jewish~~ Daily Bulletin from an article written by Ludwig Lore in The Nation be retracted and a denial written by himself be published here, Emerson threatened to bring suit against this paper on grounds that he had been libelled. Col. Emerson refused to answer questions pertaining to his pro-German activities during the World War and his pro-Hitler operations in this country since the ascendancy of Adolf Hitler to the chancellorship of Germany. When asked by a ~~Jewish~~ Daily Bulletin representative whether or not it was true that he had received money from the Hitler government and from German business houses in this country as consideration for his activities, Emerson refused to answer. Emerson attributed reports appearing in the official Nazi press in Germany and reprinted in the Chicago Daily News designating him as the Nazi party representative in this country to the “concoction of reporters.” He admitted being correspondent for thirty-six German newspapers, practically all of which have been brought into the fold of Hitler government direction and operation. When asked what financial return he had received for numerous efforts to propagandize the Hitler Government, Emerson said only that he “is not connected with the Hitler government in any way.” He refused to reveal his personal attitude toward the Hitler government and their anti-Semitic machinations in this country [...]''<ref>[https://www.jta.org/archive/colonel-edwin-emerson-denies-he-is-official-spokesman-for-the-nazi-party-in-america Colonel Edwin Emerson Denies He is Official Spokesman for the Nazi Party in America], 3 December 1933</ref>		: ''Col. Edwin Emerson, correspondent for German newspapers in this country, and leader of many attacks upon jews in this country, denied being the Nazi party representative in the United States. Demanding that assertions reprinted in the jewish Daily Bulletin from an article written by Ludwig Lore in The Nation be retracted and a denial written by himself be published here, Emerson threatened to bring suit against this paper on grounds that he had been libelled. Col. Emerson refused to answer questions pertaining to his pro-German activities during the World War and his pro-Hitler operations in this country since the ascendancy of Adolf Hitler to the chancellorship of Germany. When asked by a jewish Daily Bulletin representative whether or not it was true that he had received money from the Hitler government and from German business houses in this country as consideration for his activities, Emerson refused to answer. Emerson attributed reports appearing in the official Nazi press in Germany and reprinted in the Chicago Daily News designating him as the Nazi party representative in this country to the “concoction of reporters.” He admitted being correspondent for thirty-six German newspapers, practically all of which have been brought into the fold of Hitler government direction and operation. When asked what financial return he had received for numerous efforts to propagandize the Hitler Government, Emerson said only that he “is not connected with the Hitler government in any way.” He refused to reveal his personal attitude toward the Hitler government and their anti-Semitic machinations in this country [...]''<ref>[https://www.jta.org/archive/colonel-edwin-emerson-denies-he-is-official-spokesman-for-the-nazi-party-in-america Colonel Edwin Emerson Denies He is Official Spokesman for the Nazi Party in America], 3 December 1933</ref>

	The Society of American Friends of Germany later merged with a another group known as the [[Friends of New Germany]]. On 13 February 1934, Emerson had a personal meeting with [[Adolf Hitler]] in [[Berlin]].		The Society of American Friends of Germany later merged with a another group known as the [[Friends of New Germany]]. On 13 February 1934, Emerson had a personal meeting with [[Adolf Hitler]] in [[Berlin]].

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