U.S. At War: How to Become a Public Servant

On which side is the U.S. fighting? An outraged Government official, hiding in anonymity, reported to readers of The Nation that the "Washington Gestapo" still does not know. His article criticized the "character investigation" given to all new Government workers in war agencies.

He alleged that FBI and Civil Service investigators, checking up on the "suitability" of John Jones for a Government job, ask his friends and neighbors: "Has Jones ever agitated for labor unions? . . . Does he seem to have too many Jewish friends? . . . Has he ever...

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