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September 19, 1941
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle
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ANDREW J.
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CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, OHIO
A Retired Business Man
DEMOCRACY'S '40
BALANCE SHEET
D r . Birkhead Shows
Gains and Losses
For Past Year
An annual balance sheet show-
ing the gains and losses of de-
mocracy for the year 1940 was
made public by L. M. Birkhead,
national director of Friends of
Democracy, Inc. Although the
tabulation shows that democracy
lost much during the last 12
months, mainly as a result of the
extensive conquests of Nazi Ger-
many, it also indicates that these
losses were partially off-set by a
number of significant gains.
IIitler was by ail odds democ-
racy's enemy number one in 1910,
Dr. Birkhead said. On the other
hand, the election of Franklin
1). Roosevelt was appraised by Dr.
Birkhead as the significant vic-
tory for democracy because the
dictators "desired the defeat of
the President." Dr. Birkhead also
saw "the rise of appeasement in
the United States as a blow to
democracy."
Gains for Democracy During 1940
Dr. Birkhead listed the follow-
ing as definite gains for de-
maracy:
1) Defeat of at least eight ex-
7 treme rightists, including con-
gressional candidate McWilliams,
who campaigned for public office.
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2) Adoption of new code by
the National Association of
STADIUM TIRE AND
Broadcasters which made it im-
possible for Father Coughlin to
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stations.
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3) Communist Party of the U.
S. A. forced by the Voorhis Act
1725 W. VERNOR HIGHWAY to sever connections with Third
Internationale.
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4) Existing laws and restric-
tions upon civil liberties were in-
voked effectively during the Mc-
Williams campaign.
5) New Jersey enacted a law
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which forbids promoting racial or
religious hatred and makes viola-
tions punishable by a maximum
of three years in prison and $5,-
000 fine.
6) Bill passed by the House of
Representatives requiring persons
using mails for printed matter to
reveal their identities and back-
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ing.
7) The Christian Front has be-
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come almost inactive in several
areas.
8) The Chicago conference of
12231 Grand River Ave.
Nazi leaders proved to be a fail-
ure.
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9) The War Department forced
General Van Horn Moseley to
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A Happy New Year to All
The Holy Day season
reminds us all of the
hidden strength of the
good will which welds
the interest and welfare
of all citizens together,
and which brings us all
into line in one deter-
mination to further the
progress and prosperity
of the community in
which we live.
EDWARD J.
JEFFRIES, Jr.
MAYOR OF DETROIT
discontinue his pro-Nazi activities.
10) Precautionary measures for
economic and military defense
adopted at the Havana Confer-
ence.
11) Prompt prosecution and
conviction of Klansmen in At-
lanta who were charged with
murder in the flogging cases.
12) Split in German-American
Bund resulting from struggle for
leadership following Fritz Kuhn's
conviction.
13) Series of exposes of Nazi
activities published in PM, the
New York Post, The Nation, The
New Republic, The New York
Herald Tribune and other im-
portant publications — much of
which came from the files of
Friends of Democracy.
14) Several such nationalistic
groups as the Armenian Revo-
lutionary Federation and the
ODWU forced by the pressure of
publicity to repudiate Nazism.
Losses for Democracy During
1940
Dr. Birkhead listed the follow-
ing as definite losses for de-
mocracy:
1) The rise of appeasement in
the United States must be con-
sidered a great blow insofar as
it provides the rallying point for
all pro-Nazi and pro-Fascist ele-
ments throughout the country.
2) In defeat the rightist candi-
dates for office polled 16 per cent
of the votes cast in their districts.
If this percentage holds through-
out the country, nearly 13,000,000
of the nation's 80,000,000 potential
voters may be counted upon to
support a rightist candidate.
3) Both the Nazis and Com-•
munists have formed peace fronts
for the purpose of sabotaging na-
tional defense, advocating appease-
ment, opposing aid to Britain, etc.
4) Nazi organizations have add-
ed anti-Catholicism to anti-Semit-
ism in their propaganda.
5) Since Colescott became Im-
perial Wizard, the KKK has ex-
perienced a great resurgence. The
New Jersey Realm of the Klan
cooperated with the German-
American Bund.
6) The Fundamentalists, who
reach more people than any other
single Protestant group, are as-
suming an increasing importance
in the pro-Nazi propaganda of
anti-Semitism.
7) The Dies Committee has aid-
ed the cause of Nazism by exag-
gerating the importance of the
Communist threat.
8) A majority of the 17 Chris
tian Fronters were acquitted of
conspiracy against the Federal
government. A decision has not
yet been reached in the case of
the others.
9) Tremendously powerful per-
sons such as Ford and Lindbergh
are active in the cause of ap-
peasement through such organiza-
tions as the America First Corn-
mittee, No Foreign Wars Commit-
tee, etc,
10) Several rightist Congress-
men, including Thill, Sweeney and
Hoffman, were re-elected to office.
11) Fall of France and smaller
countries.
"Although Hitler has overrun
Western democracy on continental
Europe," Dr. Birkhead stated,
"although France has fallen, al-
though appeasement is on the in-
crease in the United States, there
are many reasons for us to feel
fortified in the future in the demo-
cratic way of life. England is
holding out and is now considered
to have at least a 50-50 chance to
win. The election of Franklin D.
Roosevelt was a terrific blow to
dictatorship because all the dic-
tators desired his defeat. There
is a new alertness in the coun-
try. There is a tremendous move-
ment toward national unity behind
democratic processes. Hitler has
shocked the pro-democracy de-
ments in all parts of the United
States out of their slumber. For
the first time in over a decade we
are experiencing a militant, popu-
lar pro-democracy upsurge."
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Our Sincere Wish
`That the New Year brings peace
and happiness to every
one of you.
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First Feature of the Season — A Great Yiddish Talking Picture
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