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Detroit Jewish Chronicle

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle

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October 4 1940

of his own church, as evidenced in the
reactions of eminent Catholics like the
and THE LEGAL CHRONICLE
late Cardinal Munlelein, Mnsgr. Ryan,
Published Weekly by The Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co., Inc.
Tidbits from Everywhere
Archbishop
Mooney and others. Did you
JACOB H. SCHAKNE
President
By PHINEAS J. BIRON
know anything about this, dear Carl Mul-
Entered as Second-class matter March 3, 1916, at the Post. ler, or have you just forgotten it?
PREAMBLE
line in front of the Consulate
office at Detroit, Mich., under the Act of March 3, 1879.
"Both Sides Remain Equally Emphatic,"
We were sick the other day, providing visas for the jungles
General Offices and Publication Bldg., 525 Woodward Ave. states a sub-head in the fantastic Detroit but the doctor didn't know what of Africa now reaches twice
Telephone: Cadillac 1040
around Battery Park . • • Form-
Cable Address: Chronicle
News article. How marvelous! Here is was the matter with us . . He er
Justice Frankfurter and form-
couldn't
find
anything
really
Subscription in Advance
$3.00 Per Year an entire people maligned and libeled by
er
Governor
Herbert Lehman
a person who has been proven to be copy- wrong with us . . . So we knew have left with their families for
JACOB MARGOLIS
that the trouble lay in the world.
Publisher '
ng the language of the Nazis and to be . What we were sick and tired Madagascar, where the Fuehrer
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
Editor
distorting facts, and the saintly Detroit of was all this senseless, cruel has authorized a Jewish settle.
MAURICE M. SAFI R
Advertising Manager
ment . . . John Haynes Holme s
News is so naive as to believe that it destruction . . Of the bombing has
been placed in protective cus-
To insure publication, all correspondence and news matter c
of
innocent
kids
in
London
.
.
.
an create a sensation by trying to be im-
because of his last sermon,
must reach this office by Tuesday evening of each week.
Of the French authorities, who tody
in
which he said that anti-Semit-
When mailing notices, kindly use one side of the paper only. partial on a subject that can no longer had turned over Herschel Grynsz-
be considered two-sided. What's wrong pan to the Gestapo . . Of the ism is contrary to American prin-
fI' e Detroit Jewish Chronicle invites correspondence on sub-
. . . The offices of the
Is it possible growing anti-Semitic campaign in ciples
pacts of interest to the Jewish people, but disclaims responsi- with the Detroit News?
(name deleted) Committee and
what
had
once
been
the
land
of
bility for an endorsement of views expressed by the writers.
1 hat its editors are unacquainted with the
liberty, equality and fraternity. of the (two words deleted) Co n .
amous
Coughlin-Goebbels
speech
which
. . . Of the homelessness of the gross have been closed by order
Readings of the Torah for First Day of
as been exposed in its own columns? refugees trapped all over Eu- of the Commissioner for Jewish
Rosh Hashonah, Thursday, Oct. 3
Affairs . .. The delegates at the
Pentateuchal portions—Gen. 21; Num. 28:1-6.
A Nre they uninformed about the latest rope . . All this had made us annual Zionist convention were
sick
and
tired
..
So
we
turned
Prophetical portion—I Sam. 1 :1-2 :10.
rilliant revelation of Coughlinism in the
over on our side and went to arrested at the opening session
Reading of Torah on Second Day of
plendid pamphlet published by the sleep.
and charged with conspiracy
Rosh Hashonah, Friday, Oct. 4
against the world hegemony of
riends
of
Democracy,
directed
by
the
Pentateuchal portions—Gen. 22 ; Num. 29:1-6.
R
the Rome-Berlin Axis,
ev. Dr. L. M. Birkhead? Is Father NIGHTMARE
Prophetical portion—Jer. 31 :2-20.
Before we knew It, the Nazi
Sabbath Shuvah Scriptural Selections
William C. Kernan's "The Ghost of Royal
monster had gotten hold of us. AWAKENING
Pentateuchal portion—Deut. 31.
0 ak" strange to them?
. . . Victorious all over Europe, Then
Prophetical portions—Hos. 14:2-10; Joel 2:15-17
we heard a strong, con-
Anti-Semitism and Nazism represent it had come over here also, and fident voice
or 27.
that sounded
very
he first steps in the battle against hu- had taken command . . We much like President
Roosevelt
a concentration
OCTOBER 4, 1940
TISHRI 2, 5701 man decency and democratic rights. were sitting in Paul
Peters and delivering a fireside chat ,
camp next to
Coughlin was a leader in the battle to de- a few
"We will never surrender!" it
more syndicated gossipers. said . . . We woke up . . We
stroy American democracy. The Detroit A gentleman
in brown, who
A Happy New Year!
News or any other newspaper, by quoting oo ed like a cross between felt cured, and our mind hum-
We welcome the advent of the New such bigots, plays right into the hands of Father Coughlin and Fritz Kuhn, med with Irving .Berlin's song
addressing us . . . "From "God Bless America" . , In
Year 5701 in a spirit of confidence.
the enemies of the American way of life. was
on," he said, "you'll have our small way we too pledged
We are confident that right will soon It is high time our newspaper writers and now
to do your stint under the per- ourself never to surrender and
triumph over might.
editors realized that Coughlinism, anti- sonal supervision of the Com- never to submit to any censor-
We believe that there will be an end Semitism and Nazism are the root of un- missioner for Jewish Affairs . . ship, no matter from what guar-
ter it might come . . . If ever
to the uncivilized rule that comes from Americanism, and that the leaders of Your copy will have to be hand- the
truth has to be told now is
ed
in
to
him
.
.
He
be re- the time
totalitarian countries.
regardless of whom it
such movements were treated as traitors sponsible to me for will
the
right
We are confident that an awakened to American democracy.
kind of censorship of your kind hurts . . . So we sat ourself
humanity will atone for the wrongs com-
of trash" . . . And the next col- down and sent a batch of Lesha-
mitted against the Jewish people.
umn that reached our eager read- nah Torah messages far and
Noted Authors Safe
ers looked somewhat as follows: wide.
We believe that the wrongs of a dec-
When the Nazis took possession of PREVIEW THROUGH
ade will be righted, and that the year
WISHES TO OUR
5701 will be the beginning of a new era France, fear was expressed for the safety DISTORTED LENSES
CHRISTIAN FRIENDS
of outstanding anti-Hitler writers, among
of good will and true brotherhood.
In case you want to know
TO
PRESIDENT ROOSE-
It can not be otherwise—even if half them Lion Feuchtwanger, Franz Werfel, why you haven't been seeing any- VELT
: Another term of construe-
Henrich
Mann,
and
others.
On
several
thing by Walter Winchell in
the world first lie in ruins before the
Live, progressive administration,
occasions it was reported that some of papers recently, it's because the
he in which he will have time to
other half restores it to sanity.
has
been
(three
words
deleted
by
build up the defenses against the
We who live under the Stars and these men had been executed. Now, censor) . . . The famous
Holly- multi-headed dragon within and
Stripes and who are fortunate to be the however, we have definite news that wood producer (name deleted)
is without our borders . . . TO. II.
standard bearers for the great moral these eminent authors are safe and that now occupied in washing the G WELLS: Congratulations that
teachings that have come down through they are on the way to this country. It sidewalks of (two words delet- finally, in his latest novel, "Babes
the ages from the Prophets are in an espe- is great news. More than that, their ed) . . . The affairs of publisher in the Darkling. Woods," he con.
(name deleted) of the weekly tradicts the stupid remarks he
cially fortunate position. The influence coming to America is another gain for (name
deleted) have been co- inside about the Jewish problem
that will emanate from America will this country and therefore another moral ordinated, and will from now on some years ago in American pub-
defeat
for
Germany.
be handled by Joe McWilliams, lications .. TO JAMES ROOSE-
mark the turning point in the savagery
the distinguished new Congress- VELT : Mazeltov
that rules Europe.
for starting his
man . . . Mt. Sinai Hospital will independent motion
picture car-
Diplomatic Immunity
From this land goes forth the call of
from now on be conducted as a eer with the distribution of so
justice, and from our shores will once
Hiding under the cloak of diplomatic strictly Aryan medical center, significant a film as "Pastor
again emanate a spirit of tolerance which immunity, Nazi consuls remain a threat and only physicians of pure Nor- hall," the greatest message on
die blood will be permitted to freedom of :yeech ever uttered.
will sway humanity.
to American democracy.
treat
there . . Mr. • . . TO RALPH INGERSOLL,
This is the confidence we have as we
The latest proof of the manner in which (name patients
deleted), who has for a editor of PM, New York's new
enter upon a new millenium in Jewish Nazi spokesmen abuse American hospi- number of years been financing daily: Our wishes that he will
history. The past thousand years were tality was provided in a New York court the activities of the Ku Klux consolidate his position and con-
sad ones, and were overbalanced by rea- where evidence was provided to show Klan, has been purged because tinue for years crusading against
of the discovery of a Jewish the menace of all un-American
son and fairness during only a few brief that the German Library of Information, grandmother
in his pedigree . . . activities . . . TO ROBERT
periods of decency. The next thousand through its director, Dr. Matthias Schmitz, George S. Kaufman
will from SHERWOOD, author of "Abe
years will be better. The world will has been receiving aid from the Nazi dip- now on be permitted to write for
the
Yiddish
stage
only
. . . The
benefit by what it has learned. Reaction lomatic circles in this country.
(Continued on Page 5)
must be—and will be — superseded by
Our Government has been warned of
progressivism.
the danger from these sources, by promi-
In an era of darkness we have faith nent progressives, by George Britt in his
that there will be light, and that nation "The Fifth Column Is Here," by the press THE ETERNAL, STAR
By !tarry Bressler I
shall not mistreat nation any more.
and others. We assume that the proper
authorities are on the lookout against
these agents. If they are not, they had
A Newspaper Blunders
better think and act quickly before serious
We realize that merely to refer to the damage is done to our system of govern-
article on Coughlin in Sunday's Detroit ment and our defense program.
News as a newspaper blunder is to be
very mild. But let us be kind to Michi-
Nazism Versus Christianity
gan's largest newspaper out of considera-
The
Presbyterian, an Evangelical week-
tion for all the services it is rendering.
ly'
published
in Philadelphia, recently
Carl Muller's article had been adver-
carried
the
following
item:
tised for a week and the Detroit News
"Were
it
not
so
cruelly
serious and
surely had a chance to study it and to
dangerous,
the
rage
of
Nazism
against
plan it. But what does it actually do?
the
Jews
would
be
an
object
of
ridicule.
It plays the deluded role of a saint pre-
senting both sides of a question and pro- But Hitler is not blessed with the capacity
comprehend his own absurdity. "Reve-
ceeds to quote a violent anti-Semite as if to
lation"
cites this instance of the extremes
he were deserving of a hearing after hav-
which his government goes: 'The
ing been proven guilty of using Nazi lan- to
Christliche Welt, a Protestant paper pub-
guage and quoting Nazi propaganda.
lished
Germany, reports that the last
Dear Carl Muller: In preparing your half of in
verse
22 of the fourth chapter of
article, have you read all the facts? Or John ("Salvation
is of the Jews") has
are you merely referring to studies like been ordered eliminated
from all Bibles
the one made by the Institute for Propa- used in the churches of Baden
by order of
ganda Analysis without deeming it im- the government ministry of worship
for
portant to present the sailent facts in Baden." '
them? Have you forgotten that the Royal
is only one of the many evidences
Oak priest has used the text of a Goebbels of This
the
threat
of Nazism to Christianity—
speech in spreading his own propaganda and to all religions.
against the Jews? This being the case,
The truth regarding this Nazi danger
Father Coughlin has spoken as a Nazi, must
be brought to all Christians, before
and a Hitlerite today stands condemned too many
of them are lulled into a state
in the eyes of public opinion, just as Fath- of complacency
— and indifference — to-
er Coughlin stood condemned in the eyes wards the enemies of civilization.

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