S.K.
Yugo.

March 31, 1942

Re: Rev. Hugolin Feis,
Croatian Cath. Friar

The above subject is the parish priest at the Croatian Rom. Cath. Church of St. Joseph, in St. Louis, Mo. For years past, he has been an active agent of Dr. Ante Pavelich, the present puppet ruler of Croatia.

This friar is a pronounced fascist and violently anti-democratic in principle. After the downfall of Yugoslavia and the proclamation of "Indenpendent [sic] State of Croatia", friar Feis wrote a stage play, entitled:

In Spirit of Freedom, Patriotic Play in 3 Acts, "10. IV. 1941. Indenpendent [sic] State of Croatia, Written by: Rev. Hugolin Feis, Franjevac (Franjevac is an Order of Friars)

In this play Feis writes in part:

My indictment is against some of those Croats, who, without conscience fooled the Croatian people, who shamefully enacted the Judas role of treason against their people, who by all means and subtleties, endeavored to neutralize all patriotic, homedefenders movement, for freedom and indenpendence [sic] of a Croatian State. Pilates, Judas Iscariots..... Why did they congratulate Russia, as the "Mother of Slavs", when our descent is strictly "Croatian" and our crib "Aryan"! The Croatians were imbeciles when they ran after "Slavism" and "Yugoslavism"

En quote.

This friar can be compared to those German friars and missionaries in New Guiena, who operated as a "Fifth Column" and recently led Jap units through the jungles of that Allied territory.

It would be advisable to take this friar into custody as an enemy allien [sic] and active propagandist of Ante Pavelic.

SK/Y

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