For the British headmaster, see Ralph Townsend (headmaster). For the American general, see Ralph D. Townsend. For the American Olympic skier, see Ralph Townsend (skier).
Ralph Townsend
Townsend in 1934
Born
27 November 1900
Raynham, North Carolina, U.S.
Died
25 January 1976(1976-01-25) (aged 75)
Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Known for
advocacy of non-interventionism, arrest and imprisonment as a Japanese agent
Notable work
Ways That Are Dark: The Truth About China
Spouse
Janet (from 16 October 1926)[1]
Ralph Townsend (November 27, 1900 – January 25, 1976) was an American writer, consul and political activist noted for his opposition to the entry of the United States into World War II. He served in the foreign service as a consul stationed in Canada and China from 1931 to 1933. Shortly after returning to the United States he came to prominence through his book Ways That Are Dark: The Truth About China, a harsh critique of Chinese culture which became a widely controversial bestseller. Townsend became a prominent advocate of non-interventionism, and in the 1930s and 1940s was well known for his vocal opposition to the Roosevelt administration's foreign policy from a pro-Japanese and pro-neutrality point of view.
Following the US entry into World War II, Townsend was arrested for acting as a Japanese agent without registering under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. He pleaded guilty, admitting that he had accepted payments before the war from a propaganda organization funded by the Japanese government, but denying that he was a Japanese agent. He was sentenced to 8 months to two years in prison. While serving his sentence, Townsend was involved in the Great Sedition Trial. After the war, he moved to Fairfax, Virginia, where he died on 25 January 1976. His writings continue to be influential in far-right circles.
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