Wednesday, November 10, 1999
Racist brochures litter Anderson
Groups also hit township this summer
BY ALLEN HOWARD
The Cincinnati Enquirer
ANDERSON TOWNSHIP — Hate groups are targeting the township again.
An eight-page document was distributed Monday afternoon in the driveways of homes along several streets, recruiting membership for the National Alliance, a white racist group headquartered in Hillsboro, W.Va.
Literature also was passed out from the World Church of The Creator.
“I saw the man sitting in a car, parked near my house,” said Judy Guju of the 7000 block of Concordridge Drive. “I could kick myself for not getting the license plate number.”
Mrs. Guju said it was about the time her children were getting home from school so she was concerned seeing a strange car parked there.
“I noticed that the person was an elderly person, wearing a hat. The car was a small compact car, but I don't know what model.”
She said the piece of literature read: “Building a New White World.” It gave the address of the National Alliance and asked for $15 to join the organization.
“I dumped it in the trash can,” Mrs. Guju said.
Barbara Glueck, executive director of the Cincinnati Chapter of the American Jewish Committee, said she is trying to determine how widely the literature was distributed.
She said some committee members who live in Anderson Township received the literature, both from the National World Alliance and the World Church of The Creator.
“We are coordinating the efforts of schools, churches, residents and organizations to make a statement that this is not a good area to recruit,” Mrs. Glueck said.
Similar literature was distributed in the township in August by the Illinois-based World Church of The Creator, the group to which Benjamin Nathaniel Smith belonged. Mr. Smith, 21, killed two and wounded seven — all minorities — in a shooting spree in Illinois and Indiana in July.
Anderson Promotes Peace (APP) was formed after the August incident. Louise Lawarre, one of the APP organizers, said her group has signed on to the American Jewish Committee statement.
She said her group is continuing its efforts to erect a peace pole in the township as a symbol of harmony.
“We cannot give this sort of thing the silent treatment,” Mrs. Lawarre said. “We have to continue to promote harmony and have the kind of dialogue among us to show that we are against this.”
Russ Jackson, president of the township board of trustees, said he has no idea why the groups target the area.
“I think this is just a small group that is disorganized, just looking to get bigger. The less attention paid to it, the better it will be,” Mr. Jackson said.
Some of the literature has been reported to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department and is being investigated.
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