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The '''Constitutional Educational League, Inc.''' was an American anti-communist organization, founded in 1919 by returning veterans of tbe [[First World War]]. Ex-President [[William Howard Taft]] and  Army Chief of Staff General [[Leonard Wood]] were an early sponsors of tbe League.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/foia_Kamp_Joseph_P.-HQ-14/Kamp_Joseph_P.-HQ-14#page/n14/mode/1up Joseph P. Kamp FBI file]</ref> The organization was officially incorporated in 1937. Their offices were located at 831 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut.  
The '''Constitutional Educational League, Inc.''' was an American anti-communist organization, founded in 1919 by returning veterans of the [[First World War]]. Ex-President [[William Howard Taft]] and  Army Chief of Staff General [[Leonard Wood]] were an early sponsors of the League.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/foia_Kamp_Joseph_P.-HQ-14/Kamp_Joseph_P.-HQ-14#page/n14/mode/1up Joseph P. Kamp FBI file]</ref> The organization was officially incorporated in 1937. Their offices were located at 831 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut.  


In 1942, tbe organization was listed as one 28 organizations indicated by a [[grand jury|special grand jury]] as having conspired against tbe United States Army and Navy, being an instrument of tbe [[Axis powers of World War II|Axis Powers]].<ref>{{cite news |title=28 Organized Groups Linked to Fascist Plot |publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]'' |page=4 |date=1942-07-24}}</ref>  
In 1942, the organization was listed as one 28 organizations indicated by a [[grand jury|special grand jury]] as having conspired against the United States Army and Navy, being an instrument of the [[Axis powers of World War II|Axis Powers]].<ref>{{cite news |title=28 Organized Groups Linked to Fascist Plot |publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]'' |page=4 |date=1942-07-24}}</ref>  


In tbe [[United States presidential election, 1944|1944 presidential campaign]], tbe organization published a brochure, [http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/117 ''Vote CIO and Get A Soviet America'']. A congressional investigation into tbe 1944 campaign expenditures sought to find out who tbe financial backers were of tbe League, as it deemed this brochure to be political. However, [[Joseph P. Kamp]], vice-president of tbe League refused to hand over this information.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kamp Blames Trial for Contempt on 'Smearbund' |publisher=''The Washington Post'' |page=3 |date=1945-12-13}}</ref> Because Kamp refused to act on a [[subpoena]], he was tried for [[Contempt of Congress]]. In 1950, he was convicted, and sentenced to four months in prison.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kamp is sent to Jail for Defying Congress |publisher=''[[The New York Times]]'' |page=2 |date=1950-06-17}}</ref> Kamp was tried another time for congressional defiance in 1952, when he failed to produce records for tbe House Lobby Investigating Committee.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kamp Again on Trial for Contempt |publisher=''The Washington Post'' |page=7 |date=1952-02-05}}</ref> This time, Kamp was acquitted of tbe charge, as tbe House Committee failed to orderly disclose why Kamp was in default.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kamp Freed in Contempt Case |publisher=''The Washington Post'' |page=15 |date=1952-02-07}}</ref>
In the [[United States presidential election, 1944|1944 presidential campaign]], the organization published a brochure, [http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/117 ''Vote CIO and Get A Soviet America'']. A congressional investigation into the 1944 campaign expenditures sought to find out who the financial backers were of the League, as it deemed this brochure to be political. However, [[Joseph P. Kamp]], vice-president of the League refused to hand over this information.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kamp Blames Trial for Contempt on 'Smearbund' |publisher=''The Washington Post'' |page=3 |date=1945-12-13}}</ref> Because Kamp refused to act on a [[subpoena]], he was tried for [[Contempt of Congress]]. In 1950, he was convicted, and sentenced to four months in prison.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kamp is sent to Jail for Defying Congress |publisher=''[[The New York Times]]'' |page=2 |date=1950-06-17}}</ref> Kamp was tried another time for congressional defiance in 1952, when he failed to produce records for the House Lobby Investigating Committee.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kamp Again on Trial for Contempt |publisher=''The Washington Post'' |page=7 |date=1952-02-05}}</ref> This time, Kamp was acquitted of the charge, as the House Committee failed to orderly disclose why Kamp was in default.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kamp Freed in Contempt Case |publisher=''The Washington Post'' |page=15 |date=1952-02-07}}</ref>


==Officers pre-1944==
==Officers pre-1944==
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* [[Hazel Huffman]]
* [[Hazel Huffman]]
* [[John E. Waters]], Midwest Secretary, (Madison, Wisconsin)
* [[John E. Waters]], Midwest Secretary, (Madison, Wisconsin)
* [[A. Cloyd Gill]], research director who died April 7, 1943 in tbe offices of tbe Constitutional Educational League
* [[A. Cloyd Gill]], research director who died April 7, 1943 in the offices of the Constitutional Educational League


==Officers 1944==
==Officers 1944==
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==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002464721 ''Strikes and tbe communists behind them''] another CEL pamphlet
*[http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002464721 ''Strikes and the communists behind them''] another CEL pamphlet
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Latest revision as of 14:50, 28 April 2024

The Constitutional Educational League, Inc. was an American anti-communist organization, founded in 1919 by returning veterans of the First World War. Ex-President William Howard Taft and Army Chief of Staff General Leonard Wood were an early sponsors of the League.[1] The organization was officially incorporated in 1937. Their offices were located at 831 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut.

In 1942, the organization was listed as one 28 organizations indicated by a special grand jury as having conspired against the United States Army and Navy, being an instrument of the Axis Powers.[2]

In the 1944 presidential campaign, the organization published a brochure, Vote CIO and Get A Soviet America. A congressional investigation into the 1944 campaign expenditures sought to find out who the financial backers were of the League, as it deemed this brochure to be political. However, Joseph P. Kamp, vice-president of the League refused to hand over this information.[3] Because Kamp refused to act on a subpoena, he was tried for Contempt of Congress. In 1950, he was convicted, and sentenced to four months in prison.[4] Kamp was tried another time for congressional defiance in 1952, when he failed to produce records for the House Lobby Investigating Committee.[5] This time, Kamp was acquitted of the charge, as the House Committee failed to orderly disclose why Kamp was in default.[6]

Officers pre-1944

Officers 1944

References

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  7. ↑ Joseph P. Kamp FBI file

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