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tion" at that time were similar to and in large measures
derived from the notion of "Coin" Harvey and the "free
silver" policies of Bryan. At that time, he was quoted
Published Weekly by The Jewish Chronicle Publishing Cs., Inc.
as sayffig. "The Jews are responsible for the present
-
President
JOSEPH I. CUMMINS
money standard and we want them on our side to help
-
0 s EP
t ary and Treasurer
S
JACOB H. SCHAKNE
get rid of it." The articles were abruptly discontinued
Well, I haven't quite recovered from the shock that
Entered as Second.elass miter March 3, DIM at the POJtailt• at Detroit,
Mr. Ford's retractions gave me. Long ago I had given up
at that time, but were subsequently renewed.
anti.Semitic attacks are gee s , ,
The Sun.
Mich., under the Art of March 3, 1979.
hope that he would do anything. So you can imagine
less and erroneous. Furthents s
Mr. Ford must have known that New York and
(New York.)
my surprise when I read the story in the daily papers.
Ford admits frankly before the er
I Offices and Publication Building
Is
Ohio, both heavily populated by Jews, have always
Now, everybody is wondering why he stopped it as they
Henry Ford and the Jews.
tire world that he sinned ago:-
525 Woodward Avenue
wondered why he started it. I confess I haven't the
been
the
pivotal
states
in
presidential
elections.
the Jewish race and now op. •
to
the
Ilenry
Ford's
apology
Cable Address: Chronicle
Telephones Cadillac 1040
slightest idea, but whatever the motive, I am very happy
asks forgiveness.
Jews is a remarkable document.
London offices
Lest it should be said that the pressure of Jews in
that he has seen the error of his ways and has made such
More than that we cannot .
If it had been offered years ago—
14 Stratford Place, Londe., W. 1, England.
boycotting Ford products has been a factor in eliciting
a complete retraction.
pact.
few weeks or months after
$3.00 Per Year
For the entire time that I
Subscription, in Advance
a satement of repudiation from Mr. Ford, it should be
Ford's Dearborn Independent be-
conducted his anti-Semitic
gan its attacks on the Jews—it
After all, we mustn't view the situation from our own
remembered that New York City, with its large per-
To Insure publication. all correnpundence and news matter must reach this
paign in his publication meals s
would have been accepted at its
office by Tuesday evening of each week. When mailing notice.,
viewpoint. We must arrange the picture in a larger way.
centage of Jewish population. was the last big city in
Jews, it has been felt everywi s
kindly ore one side of the paper only.
face value. Mr. Ford's plea that
Ilere is one of the world's outstanding personalities: who
that he is not the actual author s•
the multiplicity of his activities
America to withdraw its patronage from the Ford car.
has millions of followers and admirers throughout the
The Detroit Jewish Chronicle Molter correspondence on oubjects of interest to
these
articles. It has been felt ifs.
world.
It
must
have
coat
hint
a
great
effort
and
required
kept
hint
ignorant
of
what
his
pub-
the Jewish people, but disclaims responsibility for an Indorsement of the stews
It is true that the percentage of Ford cars registered
Ford was misled by a group
expressed by the writers.
an unusual amount of moral courage to stand up before
lication was doing would at that
in New York and the 10 countries adjacent to it fell
anti-Semites
who enmeshed him ,
the country and publicly abuse himself and ask for for-
time have appeared fairly reason-
Tammuz 15, 5687 steadily from 22.5 per cent in 1923 to 12.9 per cent in
July 15, 1927
their net of hypocrisy and used
giveness for having sinned against the Jewish people.
able. But for Mr. Ford to say
millions
for
their insidious p s ,
ftft
now that he has just learned that
Please do not minimize that bit of heroism, for it was
1926, but it was not until January of this year that the
poses.
the Jews regard hint as their
heroism of the highest order. And we have a frank ad-
Forgiveness, Without Fawning.
nationwide slump in Ford sales fell in New York to 6.8
People have wondered hss •
enemy is, to say the least, astound-
miration for a man who can do a thing like that.
,s9.
man like Ford, a genius in 1.
.1 1
ing. Ile is "mortified" to learn
of all cars registered and the Chevrolet showed an in-
Henry Ford has abandoned his anti-Semitic propa-
sphere, could harken to such s .
Sels
that his publication has been of-
I know how bitter the Jews feel against Ford. And
crease over the Ford.
ganda against the Jews. This change of policy took
and foolish insinuations as ti s ,
fering fiction as fact and forgery
some I know will carry their hate of him to their graves.
printed in his publication.
Now that Mr. Ford has repudiated his editorial ad-
For five years he has ust.1 the immense resources of his
as evidence.
the form of a public repudiation of his own personal
Sels
It is hard to conceive that
d
Nobody was shocked to discover
organization and of his vast wealth to poison the public's
visors, many will ask: Who was really responsible for
organ, "The Dearborn Independent."
really believed the Jews formed ,
mind against us. Ile has made it a harder road for our-
a few years ago that Mr. Ford
the infamous campaign of anti-Semitism that has tilled
"In the multitude of my activities, it has been im-
conspiracy
to
destroy
Christi:.
,•
.
could not identify Benedict Arnold
selves and our children. Ile injected class hatred; he has
or to slay the entire Gentile ass
and that his knowledge of history
supported indirectly all the forces of intolerance against
the pages of the Dearborn Independent for so many
possible for me to devote personal attention to their
It was inconceivable that 1•••
was almost nil. But it is hard to
the Jew. Ile has hurt us abroad as well as at home. And
management or keep informed as to their contents,"
years?
the first self-made billionaire s:
imagine Mr. Ford so wrapped in
it isn't easy to forget and to forgive. Yet I say that
The name of W. J. Cameron suggests itself at once,
this country, could believe in s...
declared Mr. Ford. "It has therefore inevitably fol-
cotton wool that the major activ-
we should rise to the occasion and to show ourselves in
so-called protocols of the elder- s
Ss-
ity
of
his
own
magazine
was
un-
this
situation
to
be
as
big
and
as
forgiving
as
Mr.
Ford
of coures. But we are assured on good authority that
lowed that the conduct and policies of these publica-
Zion, which we all knew had Is,
known to him; that he was as un-
has shown himself to be.
Mr. Cameron, although he had written extensively be-
tions had to be placed in charge of men whom I placed
origin with a band of Russ.,
aware of what the Dearborn Inde-
anti-Semites.
pendent was doing as if he had
fore he assumed the editorship of the Dearborn Inde-
I have fought Mr. Ford and his group as bitterly as
in charge of them and upon whom I relied implicitly."
Worse Than Crushevan's Cam.
been a Tibetan monk. And if we
anyone during the past five years. Yet I am willing to
pendent, never wrote a line of anti-Semitic propaganda.
He then goes on to say that, finding that "the Jews
pail..
could imagine such a thing, would
shake hands and call it quits. I believe that while he is
It is said that he welcomed Mr. Ford's order to discon-
generally, and particularly those of this country
As we have said, it was hard ts
it not be distressing to think that
in a large measure responsible for the evil that has been
believe
this
of
Ford and if some
a
man
of
Ford's
wealth
and
promi-
done,
yet
I
blame
William
G.
Cameron,
the
pious
Bible
tinue
the
anti-Jewish
articles
in
1920—that
he
has
nev-
regard me as their enemy led me to direct my per-
did believe it, it was because Ford,
nence was free to back an organ
class teacher, far more. His guilt, to my mind, is far
er been thoroughly happy about those articles. On the
sonal attention to this subject, in order to ascertain the
in the seven years that his journal
with which some other man in-
greater. And unless I am mistaken and cannot read the
other hand, it is said that E. G. Leibold was frankly op-
exact nature of these articles. As a result of this sur-
cited hatred? Certainly it is un- 'printed these anti-Semitic articles,
import of a statement, his days are numbered at Dear-
consistently refused to admit Jew-
pleasant to find the printing press
born. Mr. Ford has by inference accused him of having
posed to the discontinuance of the anti-Semitic articles
vey, I confess that I am deeply mortified that this jour-
ish newspapermen or give any in-
set up by men so ignorant as not
misled him. He certainly did a rotten job efficiently.
at that time.
nal .. .. has been made the medium for resurrecting
terviews to them regarding hi•
to know, or so callous as not to
There wasn't a garbage can that Cameron left unturned
Without the backing of Mr. Ford's great personal
anti-Semitic tendencies.
care, what the press turned out.
in the hope of finding something that could be thrown
exploded fictions, giving currency to the so-called proto-
With this silence and with hi-
Some good is to be said of the
against the good name of Jewry. If he has a conscience
influence and financial power, Mr. Leibold is a neglig-
cols of the wise men of Zion, which have been demon-
permission for the publication ef
apology. It is better late than
he should blush for shame when he looks upon his handi-
able quantity. The writing of the scurrilous articles
strated, as I learn, to be gross forgeries, and for con-
the insinuations against the Jews,
never. And it is complete; when
sq.
work. There is aboslutely no excuse for him.
Ford placed himself, perhaps un-
-
Ford finally put his foot on the
•
was beyond his meager talents. His labors consisted
tendiN that the Jews have been engaged in a conspir-
consciously, in the ranks of the
reverse pedal he pressed down
t
be resumed? I don't know. But
Will
the
Sapiro
case
acy to control the capital and the industries of the in poisoning the mind of Mr. Ford against the Jews.
worst Jew-bailers of all times.
I think not. Mr. Sapiro took the position that when he
firmly. And it will travel widely.
It is Leibold, more than anyone else, who stands re-
world, besides laying at, their door many offenses
Ford's anti-Semitism was very
was assailed the Jewish people were attacked through
Because of the interest in Ford's
harmful and caused much grief to
him. If that is so, then I am inclined to think that Mr.
personality the newspapers will
pudiated by Mr. Ford's statement, Mr. Ford's subse-
against decency, public order and good morals."
Jews.
carry his apology not only into the
Sapiro has been vindicated by Ford's retraction. And
quent relations with this man, who, he confesses, mis-
These charges, says Mr. Ford, were made without
This anti-Semitism was even
I imagine that it is far easier for Ford to pay 81,000,000
limited field of his weekly but far
led him, will in a large measure indicate to Jewry and
worse than that of the notorious
than to have made the confession he did. It has been a
beyond.
his knowledge of their full import for, "haftsppre-
Crushevan, whose anti-Semiitism,
sad chapter in American history and I, for one, ant glad
ciated these utterances I would have forbidden their cir- to the world the real depth of his sincerity.
which expressed itself in massa•
it is closed. A real menace has been removed and a blow
New York Evening Post.
"I deem it my duty as an honorable man to make
culation without a moment's hesitation." And by as-
cres was less harmful than }'ofd?,
struck against anti-Semitism in this country from which
Mr.
Ford
Regrets.
published
'
anti-Semitism.
amends for the wrong done to the Jews as fellowmen
it will not easily recover. I must say that Henry Ford
suring the Jewish people that, "henceforth they may
Henry Ford has in his character
Crushevan appealed to the wild.
has shown himself to be a big man in publicly asking God
and brothers, by asking their forgiveness for the harm
look to me for friendship and good will."
a
certain
naive
quality
that
makes
est
instincts
of semi-savage Rus-
to forgive him for what he did.
I have unintentionally committed, by retracting so far
As to the extent of Mr. Ford's familiarity with the
his acts or mortis credible no mat-
sian illiterates in the dark regime
ter how far they may Se•m to
of the bloody czar and when Cra-
Letters like these make the summer pass quickly.
as lies within my power the offensive charges laid at
utterances that have been given to the world in his
shevan's agitations led to pogrom.
clash with logic or probability.
I confess a curiosity to meet the lady who wrote this, as
name and the extent of the responsibility that rests up- their door by these publications, and by giving them
and Jewish blood was shed in Kish-
This quality comes out in his state-
she must possess a sense of humor, as I certainly find a
the unqualified assurance that henceforth they may
ineff, the entire civilized world
ment apoldeizing for the attacks
on him personally for the publication of those utter-
wink as well as food for thought in the lines. So from
shuddered and rose inprotest with
made upon the Jews by his maga-
the city of Cleveland comes this interesting and delight-
look to me for friendship and good will." said Mr. Ford
ances, we can do no better than quote the editorial com-
zine,
the
Dearborn
Independent.
mighty indignation.
fully written letter:
in his statement.
ment of the New York World:
Nobody but Mr. Ford could be
Entirely different, however, Wit ,
Dear
Mr.
Joseph:
I
am
a
woman
and
a
Gen-
ignorant
of
a
major
editorial
pol-
Ford's anti-Semitism. Ile did red
4,
It certainly lies within the power of Mr. Ford to
tile, as distinguished from Leah Morton, who is
icy of his own publication . . .
appeal to the semi-savage, illits.
'SS
It is fair to say that Mr. Ford's amazing unfamiliarity
rid
himself
of
the
evil
council
of
Leibold,
and
we
hope
a
woman
and
a
Jew.
But
you
will
observe
that
Yet Mr. Ford does make these as-
rate moujiks. He agitated system.
SI
with what his own magazine has been doing all these years
I said "Gentile," not "Christian." I do not be-
he will see fit to do so. And it certainly lies within his
atically in literary style, educat-
and his willingness to avoid responsibility at the expense
sertions, and, when we remember
lieve in Christianity, or for that matter in any
the almost incredible mental aloof-
ing the people who had but little
,
of his subordinates are anything but impressive.
power to publish his public repudiation of anti-Semi-
creed. And it saddens me to see one who has
ness of his testimony in the Chi-
conception of the Jews and of the
tism in his own Dearborn Independent, thus making
such a gift for incisive paragraphing waste his
coca Trbiune libel trial, we must
"Jewish question," and were un-
That editorial—it consisted of only two superb sen-
talent on pursuing a creed instead of striving after
sure
that
at
least
a
small
part
of
the
public
that
swal-
able to analyze logically the wri:•
feel that we would be unwise to
tences—stated the case exactly as it appears to every
truth regardless of where it leads. I presume it
reject even so fantastic a plea of
ings appearing in the Dearborn
lowed the forgeries and falsehoods served up to them
is necessary for you to trumpet to the Jewish mul-
fair-minded man whether he be Jew or Gentile. We
ignorance. . . . We must all live
Independent. The readers of his
in that paper for seven years may learn through the
titudes' defense of the faith and to throw up your
together in this country, and we
journal, mostly farmers and res:-
cannot believe that it was necessary for Mr. Ford to
hands
(metaphorically)
in
horror
at
the
thought
cannot
have
one
part
of
us
attack-
dents of small towns, accepted all
examine the files of the Dearborn Independent, and if self-same medium the true nature of that propaganda.
that anyone should stray from the Jewish fold. As
or
ing another on grounds of race or
that Ford's journal printed about
Indeed, it would not be expecting too much to expect
if truth might not possibly be found outside it.
religion.
'Is'
Jews as the truth, especially in
he did so, it could have been only to refresh his mem-
Even at the risk of your condemning my un-
Mr.
Ford
to
give
his
personal
attention
to
the
end
that
Mr. Ford's recantation is no
view of Font's popularity.
ory. Perhaps on reading the "protocols of the wise men
churchly soul to the flames of a Billy Sunday hell,
such document as Governor
Await Second Great Act.
his
public
repudiation
shall
be
broadcast
as
far
and
as
I venture to whisper that in Atheism itself one
of Zion" he realized for the first time their absurdity—
Smith's recent defense of his re-
This is the psychology o f the
widely as the "exploded fictions" and the "gross forg-
might find the truth. I do not voice a prayer but
ligious faith. It lacks form and
average American reader of such
especially since he must have known for some years
I do voice the hope that some day we truth-seekers
necessarily fails to have the ring-
eries"
that
were
given
to
the
world
in
his
name.
journals as Ford's. They sincerely
that they were plainly proved to have been forgeries.
may enlist your pen in our behalf.
't
ing courage of the other. Yet, in
respect the printed word and I...
Mr. Ford expressly states that he deems it his duty
In the meantime count me as one of your de-
But, that he read them for the first time or "appreciat-
its way, it is one more effective ar-
lieve it as they do the Bible.
"as an honorable man to make amends for the wrong
voted readers who is delighted to discover that
gument for tolerance. It is rather
Therefore Ford's education ss-
ed" their full import for the first time only a few weeks
'here is a writer in the so-called religious press
remarkable that in this era of the
it;
s
so harmful and dangerous, and
done to the Jews as fellow men anti brothers." Asking
ago, seems just as dubious to us as it seems to the New
of America who seems almost human F. A.
Klan and this year when there was
A.
therefore tit. Jews have felt slur,
forgiveness is very well indeed, and forgiveness is free-
fear of religious hostility entering
, :f4
a bitter hatred against Ford, a].
York World.
With this letter was enclosed a clipping from the
ly granted. Mr. Ford realizes this, for he follows his
our Presidential election we should
though deep is their hearts they
That Mr. Ford does not accept full personal respon-
Literary Digest, captioned "The Spread of Atheism in
have presented to us two indict-
could not concede that Ford bi•.
plea for forgiveness with a promise to "retract so far
the Schools," and one is amazed to discover the progress
sibility for the anti-Semitic articles is also obvious. His
ments of intolerance from national
longs actually to the ranks of su,•S
as lies within my power the offensive charges laid at
that is being made by this movement. According to the
figures so different as Alfred F.
wild Jew-baiters.
action in this respect is what is commonly known as
writer, in 18 months "the American Association for the
Smith and Henry Ford. While such
their door." So far Mr. Ford has given to the world
It has required a great sacrirse
"passing the buck." It is true. as the New York World
Advancement of Atheism, whose object is to undermine
things can be, there is little reason
?•
and it is a heroic deed on the part
only a repudiation. When he will have published in
the churches and to drive God out of the schools, has
to despair of the future of the re-
points out, that he has tried "to avoid responsibility at
of Ford to ask forgiveness for
"the chronicler of the neglected truth." the truth about
succeeded in establishing chapters in 20 colleges and
public.
ifs
great sins against the Jewish P.,.
the expense of his subordinates." That is why Mr.
preparatory schools, founded a junior atheistic move-
ple, and, as great as this act is. '
r•"-
the anti-Semitic articles that paraded as the neglected
ts:
Ford's statement is generally referred to as a "repudi-
ment, begun teaching atheism on one ship of the United
will
not
• st.
be
completed
if
Ford
s
New York Herald Tribune.
truth in the pages of the Dearborn Independent. then
States -navy and affiliated with itself a number of fac-
rs'
ation" and not as a confession. Mr. Ford does not con-
not free himself from the ii!.'
Mr. Ford's Dissivow•l.
ulties."
and not till,then will he have "retracted." And, not
; sit
Semitic clique which led him
fess any anti-Semitic bias. He apologizes, it is true, but
Whatever reasons Henry Ford
this error.
`ssi
until he has put the vast machinery created by his sub-
The first college atheist body, we are told, to be or-
he apologizes for the anti-Semitism of his subordinates.
may have had for postponing so
This will be Ford's second grs.,s
ordinates—at his expense—that machine of propa-
ganized in the United States was at the University of
long repudiation of the anti-Jew-
act.
lie asks forgiveness, it is true, but he asks forgiveness
Rochester. and the students chose the name of "The
ganda that has disseminated falsehoods so efficiently
ish campaign conducted in the
for the prejudices of his editorial advisors. Mr. Ford's
Damned Souls;" in a Philadelphia high school we find
Dearborn Independent, there can
at the service of the truth which it has neglected for
The Day.
"God's Black Sheep;" in Los Angeles "The Circle of
statement is a confession only it the sense that he con-
be no question about the complete-
seven years, and used it to disseminate the tidings of his
the Godless;" in the University of Wisconsin and the Uni-
(Yiddish Daily of New York. I
ness of his present disavowal and
fesses hating been misled by foolish councillors. It is
41.
versity of North Dakota we discover "The Legion of the
apology. He admits error and
repudiation—not until then will his promised retraction
We also want to relieve eS
Damned," and there are any number of other such groups
promises correction in a manner
his real recantation and firm
i■ N as one who has been unknowingly a party to the com- be more than a verbal assurance. What then, shall be
with picturesque names calculated to appeal to the youth-
which handsomely emphasizes his
mission of a great wrong. as one whose only sin was
cision to right the wrongs( al.
ful mind.
the attitude of the Jew towards Henry Ford for the
regret and the purpose of his pub-
he has done to Jewry both
his ill-considered reliance upon bigoted and misguided
lication to abandon all anti-Jewish
America and throughout th e war •
present?
subordinates, that Mr. Ford presents himself to, the
Now I ask, dear lady, if you think that denial of or
propaganda.
The recantation itself will arc' '
We submit to the consideration of American Jewry
the disbelief in the existence of a God adds either to the
Mr. Ford's announcement does
world in his statement. We are asked to accept this
plish much in this regard.
sum of human happiness or is calculated to advance the
Set
and the Jewry of Detroit, particularly, that it is the
credit to his courage and sounder
However, we are not fooled. I.
repudiation as a full apology for all wrongs committed
interests of human society. What is the purpose of in-
second thought. It marks ■ re-
part of the Jew to forgive—but to do so with dignity
is easier to speak of righting '
culcating the doctrine of atheism? It is the easiest thing
against us in his name.
turn to sound Americanism to at-
wrongs of the Ford agitation
Mt
and a proper degree of detachment. Let us remember
in the world to deny the existence of a God, but how
tack anybody on the ground of
The question is. What shall now be the attitude of
to really do so. Followers
can any normal-minded human being fail to sense the
that. as Julius Rosenwald pointed out. Mr. Ford's apol-
race or religion. The Constitu-
Ford have been created win-
fact that there is a Higher Power to which or to whom
the Jew toward Mr. Ford?
tion guarantees freedom of faith.
continue the work on their •
ogy is somewhat belated. that an astounding amount
114*
we are responsible for life itself. No one says, like the
Naturally Mr. Ford's public repudiation of the anti-
It does not permit legal or politi-
responsibility. There were
atheists. that you must believe that he is ''a bewhiskered
of damage has been done—damage that no amount of
cal discrimination against religious
,
Semitic policies of the Dearborn Independent is wel-
ated
conditions
which
cann
Jewish.Jehovah." But because you don't believe that
or racial groups. American citi-
repudiating and retracting will ever be able to undo.
changed overnight.
The ' •
1.4,S
He is that kind of a God is no reason why you must take
come to all Jews. It will in a measure tend to undo the
zens are entitled to be treated ac-
•
which were driven into tit.
Hence. while it behooves us to offer Mr. Ford the hand
the position that there is no God. And it seems to me
cording to their individual merits
appalling damage that has been done. It will confound
of the Jewish people can be dr..'
74'
to
be
"hitting
under
the
belt"
to
teach
boys
and
girls
that
of brotherhood. we do so with mingled feelings of joy
and acts, not according to affilia-
out, but the holes will rens,.
the virulent anti-Semites of Europe who. taking their
there is no Higher Being to whom they are in any way
tions of race or creed. That is a
and sadness. The unseemly rejoicing with which some
and it will take a very long •
. . S4
responsible. One need only to consider the clime novel
cue front the propaganda that was issued in his name.
cardinal American doctrine. It is
until the wounds will be 11.
Jews greeted Mr. Ford's statement last Friday must
names they have adopted to see that many of these
a l so a safeguard of American
have labored ceaselessly since the close of the World
apitcaucttoieu
w,inet
e sduy, ffered much a,
students
have
become
"atheists"
just
because
it
seems
have been like salt on the wounds of the thousands up-
unity and progress.
War to inject the poisons of race hatred into the non-
a very devilish thing to do. What a thrilling experience
4'4
4
on thousands of our unfortunate brethren across the
accoun ts na of
e ae dd
r ya yli:
it is to be one of the "Damned Souls." I think that the
Jewish masses of Europe. They are now deprived of
The World.
mand no vengeance, no P"!
atheists ought to stop picking on children and tackle
seas upon whom the brunt of the "Ford anti-Semitism"
New
York.)
the use of Mr. Ford's potent name. That the anti-Se-
flesh.
What
we
demand
.-
is;
someone their own size.
fell. It was an insult to the memory of Wilhelm Vas-
Mr. Ford Backs Down.
recognition in the world as ••
mites of Europe should abandon their campaigns of
This
much
can
besaid
for
}Ion
scion
Jewish
stateman
who
died
only
Mr.
among
equals.
Justice
anises
zonyi. the
It seems that the impressions of Mr. A. Rosenthal,
falsehood and vituperation is more than we can hope
Ford: That when he realized the
just is what we ask. He a •
editor of the Modern View of St. Louis, of Palestine,
two weeks ago of wounds inflicted by Laszlo Vannay,
for. however. More than likely they will view Mr.
absurdity of the campaign which
nies our right, he who soh-
have not been received with unalloyed pleasure by Jewish
to
whom
Ford
sent
his
check
for
$3,000
only
a
few
has been waged against the Jews
rights is our foe. Ile wh ,, s•
readers. Since broadcasting a few paragraphs from Mr.
•
Ford's statement as the utterance of a traitor to their
by
the
Dearborn
Independent
he
r
weeks
ago.
Let
us
not
lose
our
good
Jewish
heads
in
nizes our right, to him we s:r• •
Rosenthal's writing in this column. I have heard from
cause. It is doubtful. too, whether the anti-Semitic
admitted his error publicly and
our hand. Today, we stretch
the
North,
the
South.
the
East
and
the
West.
However,
wild orgy of undignified toadying.
handsomely.
It is fair to say,
journals both here anti abroad. which reprinted the
hand et.o
• 74,
every traveler has a right to his own opinions, and our
t eno
F dred or
hr mi r ait her
Just as Mr. Ford's anti-Semitic advisors and their
however, that Mr. Ford's amazing
cent his extended
Zionist friends should be prepared to take the bitter with
libelous accusations of the Dearborn Independent will
unfamiliarity
with
what his own
the sweet. However. it makes life more bearable for
servile
journalists
had
no
right
to
malign
a
whole
race
We do that as Jews. Wr
see fit to feature Mr. Ford's statement as prominently
magazine has been doing all these
that, however, also as Amer,' -
men when, occasionally. a fellow.journalist, who is quits.
for the alleged misconduct of a few. so no Jew has any
years and his willingness to at-
V:,toh sitaior n ea tl o rn
as they featured the forged "protocols of the wise men
able to take care of himself, receives a jab like this:
y i pe h p , r zdee
tempt to avoid responsibility at
right
to
forgive
Henry
Ford
in
the
name
of
all
Jews.
today' t•
yp
of Zion." It is easier to arouse the passion of hatred
In • recent copy of the Chicago Sentinel I read
the expense of his subordinates are
s ,
from now on America will c.
Every Jew who vioces his views on this matter speaks
in your column • report on conditions in Palestine
than it is to still its fury.
anything but impressive.
rivalry with Hungary and P. •-
for
himself
alone—from
Mr.
Marshall
to
the
most
ob-
by
a
certain
Mr.
Rosenthal
whom
you
apparently
Let us also recall at this time that while this is the
mania, will cease to export am s ok•
Jewish Daily Forward.
esteem quite highly. Feeling ordinarily a great
i•;40.
scure Israelite on the East side of New York.
for the anti-Semitic world mark'
first time that Mr. Ford has publicly repudiated the
respect for your writings, I am somewhat at a loss
Ford's Regret.
ac ita:
today on ngthere oreus ceases
Let
us
hope
that
the
consensus
of
these
views
will
to explain your countenancing and recognizing
campaign of race hatred carried on intermittently by
One of the strongest weapons
Amer i ca
dangerous
be informed with the spirit of forgiveness. expressed
Mr. Rosenthal's statements and ability. As to his
4;
in the hands of the Jews against
the Dearborn Independent, it is not the first time that
against those principles of ht. r •
ability as a writer. I am exceedingly doubtful.
with dignity and pervaded by a brotherly feeling. As
t3
their enemies at all times has been
which have brought upon Ante , s
hiltas ordered his journal to discontinue its attacks on
being and having been a prolific reader of all
•it
that, in the end. truth will out. S
the great glory of being the •
for
Mr.
Ford.
he
will
realize.
if
he
reflects
upon
it.
that
topics on Jewish affairs for 30 years, and never
the Jews. In 1920, when he was being boomed for
it was with all the blood accuse.
therland for all the persecuted a•
he cannot expect to win the heart-felt affection of the
having heard of Mr. Rosenthal before. As to his
tons in medieval times, no it was
hunted in the world. The strono
president, Mr. Ford ordered W. J. Cameron, editor of
statements. they remind me of the report returned
Jewish people by a mere act of repudiation or even by
I,.
in the Dreyfus case and last of all
tree of American and world :I!!
the Independent. to discontinue the anti-Semitic articles
to Moses by the Meraglim some 3,500 years ago
in the Ford case
is
Semitism has been uprooted. 1-. 1
sincere
apology.
He
must
make
amends.
This.
we
a
on
the
Land
of
Canaan;
also
of
the
story
of
the
were
running
each
week.
At
that
time
he
had
con-
The
truth
has
conquered.
.1
1ii
that
fruit trees grow in its place, to
two men who separated on coming to • town, one
hope. he will now see fit to do. And we sincerely hope
For 1, as a courageous man end
ceived the idea of making a political issue of the gold
welfare and glory of our era . •
visiting all the synagogues and the other all the
that he will do it with his characteristic thoroughness
with the self-respect with which
and as a good example
coffee houses. Mr. R. seems to have visited the
standard. a subject that he had been turning over in
we would naturally endow him,
&-
countries and all parts of
and efficiency.
latter.
his mind for some time. Ills views on the "money ques-
has,,openly admitted that all his
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gy- •
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Greets Ford Statement
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ties
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globe.
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