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Observer Declares That the Heart of the French People
Is Not Set to the Nazi Timepiece

Thomas Kernan, an American shops, of the inability of even
who was the editor of the Paris German officials to cl;eck the
Vogue and head of the Conde gangsters who carried with them
Nast publications in Europe, does cards that gave them freedom
not speak with bitterness against of action against those proscribed
Petain and Laval; but what he by Nazism.
Also, the story of how the
has to say about the conquest of
France by the Nazis throws much Christian churches have suffered,
how Catholicism is persecuted,
light on the existing situation.
His impressions and experi- ought to serve as warning
ences are incorporated in "France against the appeasers who are
on Berlin Time," published by prepared to negotiate with Nazis.
Lippincott. The concluding few Mr. Kernan shows how the
sentences in the book explain the professions have been affected,
title and book: and he indicates that the fact
"I have heard it argued that that the intellectuals of France
France is 'better off' in defeat; felt no responsibility for the fu-
that her role in Europe will be tare of the country and instilled
happier for her people as a sec- in the minds of the youth the
"hopelessness
and cow-
and-rate power subordinated to gospel
ardice" of led
to the collapse
of
German 'ordnung'. Abraham Lin-
coln answered that argument 80 the land at the hands of the
years ago when he remarked: Nazis.
The Fascists in the midst of
'I
knew a
who
wished towards
France contributed
their of
share
to never
be himself
a man
slave.
Consider
the destruction
the
if you know any good thing that land of liberty, equality and fra-
no man desires for himself.' ternity. Today, Mr. Kernan indi-
There
Frenchmen
who
would are
not few
make
the same
re- cates, most of them have realized
tort. Today the Frenchman sets their blunders.
"France
on Berlin
Time" and
is a
his watch to Berlin time; but not warning
to Fifth
Columnists
his heart."
to Fascists who appease and lead
"France
on Berlin Time"
is to the collapse of democracies.
more
than supplementary
read-
Copies
to
ing: it is important evidence of be
placed of in this
the book
hands ought
of every

what is threatening the world in American legislator as a warning
the
event
of proof.
a Nazi The
victory.
against their falling into the trap
France
is the
acquisi-
tion by Germany of French news- into which many unsuspecting
paper and publishing houses, the men of France found themselves
confiscation of the radios, the in June, 1940.
Mr. Kernan blunders in giving
suppression of free speech, the
crushing of business — Kernan facts about refugees in France.
tells about all of them, and he He states that there were 150,-
refugees.
German-Jewish
relates his story with facts and 000
This number is exaggerated at
figures.
He is easy on Laval and Pe- least four-fold, and it is possible
taro. Fortunately, however, these that he received his information
are minor incidents in the book. from Petain sources. On this
An interesting chapter deals score, his book is as faulty as
with the outburst of vandalism his references to Petain and
against Jews upon the advent Laval. It is regrettable that
of Nazism in France. It is a these faults should spoil an
horrible story of destruction of otherwise good book.

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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle

December 26, 1941

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Butler Reports Gifts to Columbia
University

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the past year Columbia Univer-
sity received over $20,000 from
the estate of Benjamin Bernard
Eichner for work in the College
of Physicians and Surgeons and
a gift of $10,000 from Louis 0.
Beaumont to be used at the Presi-
dent's discretion, it was an-
nounced in the report for 1941
issued by Dr. Nicholas Murray
Butler as president of the uni-
versity.

Italians Report 43,000 Jews in
Their Midst
LONDON (JPS)—Without dis-
closing the reason for the publi-
cation of the figures at this fime.
Stefani, the Italian official news
agency, has announced that there
are now 43,118 Jews in Italy, of
whom 3,674 are foreigners. This
is stated to represent a drop from
70,000 in October, 1938. At that
time, Stefani said, there were
57,425 native Italian Jews and
the rest foreigners.

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HIGH SEAS DRAMA— These are the first photos showing
the 80 refugee passengers of the S. S. "Cabo de Hornos", who were
saved at the last minute from returning to Europe by the Joint
Distribution Committee, disembarking in the Island of Curacao,
Netherlands West Indies. In . the top picture the refugees are
leaving the boat for the temporary shelters set up for...them
(bottom picture). AdMision of the refugees to Curacao was
achieved . through an agreement between the J.D.C. and the
Netherlands Government-in-Exile. Under the agreement the
J.D.C. guarantees their maintenance and has undertaken to find
a permanent asylum foi them within the next three mont hs.
Twelve have already received visas for the United States. rbo

,

Bronfman Elected Honorary
the funeral of Dr. Sun Yat
Vice-President of Publi- Pays Tribute to Moishe Cohen, ed
Sen, founder of the Chinese Re-
Jewish General in China
cation Society
NEW YORK. (JPS) — The public, the bodyguard of the late

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Sun and countless other import- Beautiful property select
story of Morris Abraham Cohen,
NEW YORK (JPS) — The
The Jewish Publication Society Manchester-born Jew who became ant Chinese personages is re- location. Step right into
$15,000 income. New 10 yr
Supreme paradox of a court vic- of America takes pleasure in an-
vealed as one of the most fas-
tory for Adolf Hitler safeguard- nouncing the election of Samuel General "Cohen Moishe" in the cinating figures of current times. mtge small payments. Sac-
Chinese
army
and
"friend,
aide,
ing the rights of the refugees Bronfman, of Montreal, as an
Beloved by the Chinese, who rifice 50c on dollar.
ally and confidential adviser of
from his rule was registered in
call
him "Mushy-ko," which is
Chiang Kai-Shek," is told by
Homer Warren & Co.
the outcome of a copyright case
supposed
to mean "Moishe Co-
Lemuel
Parton
in
"Two-Gun
Co-
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"Mein Kampf," as a result of
new magazine for men.
is
one
of
the
foremost
figures
in
which Stackpole Sons, publish-
The swash-buckling adventurer,
ers of Harrisburg, paid damages
the only non-Chinese who attend- modern China.
of $15,250 to Houghton Mif-
flin Co. of Boston.
According to the United States
Circuit Court, the last in a ser-
ies of courts which had under
consideration the question as to
whether Hitler was entitled to
royalties, a "stateless" author
has as much protection under
American copyright law as the
"national" of any country with
which the United States has a
copyright treaty. The decision is
regarded as of great importance
to the many refugee authors
whose rights to royalties are thus
protected.
Houghton Mifflin first published
an American edition of "Mein
SAMUEL BRONFMAN
Kampf" in abridged form in
1933 under the title of "My honorary vice-president of the
Battle." In 1938 another "au- society, to succeed the late S. W.
thorized" complete edition was Jacobs as the Canadian represen-
to be issued, when Stackpole tative on the society's "official
Sons announced another edition, family."
saying that Hitler did not come
Mr. Bronfman is well known for
under the protection of the copy- his philanthropic activities and is
right law. Stackpole Sons said considered the most active Jew
that it would pay no royalties, in Canada at the present time.
while Houghton Mifflin did. He is the president of the Cana-
Stackpole contended that when dian Jewish Congress, president
Hitler's Munich publisher ap- of the Federation of Jewish
plied for a copyright in 1925 Philanthropies in Montreal, mem-
Hitler was described as "staaten- ber of the Industrial Commission
loser Deutscher," or stateless in Montreal, national president of
the United Refugee and War Re-
German.
It was pointed out here that lief Agencies, member of the Na-
although the royalties due to Hit - tional Advisory Committee for
Children from Overseas, and
ler's publisher, Franz Eher Nach-
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folger, would be sent to London, member of the War Technica l
and Scientific Development Com-
present
they could not, under
of the National Research
ments of articles from all parts of the store. Sizes,
conditions, reach Hitler himself. moun
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Persecution of Jews Condemned Says Americans Give Less Than
Slice of Bread for War Relief
by Catholic Bishops
NEW YORK. (JPS)—The peo-
WASHINGTON (JPS) — The pie of America have been nig-
Catholic Church in America made gardly in their gifts to aid the
it emphatically clear that it re- victms of oppression and invasion
jects Nazism as being on the abroad, their generosity not ex-
same plane with Communism in seeding the value of "one-fifth
a statement adopted by the Ad- of a slice of bread per meal," it
ministrative Board of the Na- was
v v declared here by Charles C.
tional Catholic Welfare Confer- Vickrey, president of the Golden
ence, which was asked by the Rule Foundation, non-denomina-
as ried to
Catholic Bishops of the United tional body that has tried
States to express the Catholic spur more generous philanthropy
position. for war relief.

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