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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
Detroit Jewish Chronicle
April 28, 1944
and minor role on the stage of Europe.
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French
dignity
was
affronted
by
the
and THE LEGAL CHRONICLE
British action, and consequently the pro-
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test. The answer is that there was no
JACOB H. SCHAKNE
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intention
to affront, but that military nec-
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The Detroit Jewish Chronicle invites correspondence on sub- play their humane, liberty-loving, gay and MR. LOUIS BLUME
NSTOCK, MR. BLUMENSTOCK is think-
jects of interest to the Jewish people, but disclaims respon- cultivated role in the European orchestra INA who has been in the
depart- IVA ing of the ost-w.
sibility for en endorsement of views expressed by its writers. of federated nations.
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ment store line and in advertis- the economic stresses that will
Plain Talk..
ing, calls on me o n an important ensue. The sorrows and dkillu-
matter of business. It's something sionments of that period may
Sedition Trial Antics
we all speak of privately and cause people to strike at scape-
; NiVbis
goats, in accordance with the
Sabbath Readings of the Law
The nose-thumbing, Nazi-saluting an- ohut. N‘ie thienOkUlittl isdOtimSeOltilet/dIritalg av
human race.
Prophetical portion—II Kings 7:3-20.
tics of Mrs. Lois deLafayette Washburn, out in the full light eto be g 1, necieenatn, t N vayloof the
people
pe
p like Zilch
Pentateuchal portion—Lev. 12:1-15:23.
one of the 30 defendants on trial for looked at by the people who to acerbate aI their
eir resentment-, b by
T b be most concerned.
sedition in Washington, were crackpotty should
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Laughlin, one of the attorneys for the weren't o n e o f the v i c e s o f the it o th
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Judge Friedman Heads Federation defense, are rather sinister and disturbing. human race to smear an entire meets in any American conuliCul--
with the sins nity in which, for good or ill, the
If Mr. Laughlin has his way, the case group of people
p. ty se
reta trade is i isnzilJeehw,sishplhaaeends;ue
The election of Judge William Fried- will be tried in the newspapers and d the of Thattmibn
nor
so, c na r e ei t h teor h 11a y l re.
Allalce
ii.
w
man to the presidency of the Detroit Jew- Jews, and not the defendants, d will be Blumaenstock
eolag
hon
honorable
Jewish h merchants. Big
ish Welfare Federation will be acclaimed on trial.
the good name of the Jewish ones and little ones. There are
bra mlar
sse dh by some fe w those among them who have kept
by the entire Jewish community. The
This rather adroit and resourceful de- business
se busuinpe theihl the reputation for probity of
Judge brings to this new job of his the fense lawyer opened his campaign by way s shou
should re fl w ect onl y upon their peddler-grandfathers
w h o
same wide experience, social conscience petitioning the Circuit Court of Appeals their own characters. But, the est e
ablislied their businesses.
and judicious poise that so eminently to grant a mandamus and thus to have the world being what it is, their Their grandfathers
earned good
s h a r p practices a r e made tpo cpa r -. Nt nvhaecirliii s
qualified him to sit as a Judge of the trial in the lower court declared il 1 l e g
the tchabereegefii rtrisns. ti n gTJews.
l . r y d i skcnroe:v1 i t
the Jewish
i s h 0 I.:c o loef
f American
the answer some
l
frequently
And while on the subject of William dismissed his petition and advised him us ers quick to give: Aren't in the communities
in which they
there
Friedman
as
Judge
of
our
court,
this
is
as
awful u asle0e0snksos t h aInseltw
o r n s F., Lille ed d I Jewishhd tnhae 1 n i r e i n gooddi t y amongge
good a time as any to remind our fellow that he had a right to appeal to the Cir-
tn a A
es s e nm
il lele re i ne who
f /
cuit Court if he or his clients should feel I bs si n i ' i
.
t
have
Jewish townsmen that the Judge will be that error was committed. This did not black with the record of exploits y - been
t dr meticulouss to h keepp re good
a candidate for that office for the full daunt Mr. Laughlin. He next requested tion and utrig ht thiey?
ver Have names they earned in sacred
i
of patriot- honor.
term of six years. Our readers are no the court to disqualify itself; he ' objected even the nspirations
gsetz nge da l la ltlh ebyu seian
"Tthey are a credit to their
doubt aware that this periodical is non- to a shorthand reported because some- from
i
r e
:ssoultileol;
partisan in politics, and we do not endorse where a Jew was connected with the thwo
i anr? , Why,
ebsupsei:
u m e e o n n s t ti ru
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candidates because they are members of a shorthand reporter's firm and, to crown dally
Jew i sh
531r 1aliresa
tO
It' nal
natio
al welfare.
ne;e
svmen
racial or religious group. The Judge would it all, he asked that Henryy Ford and
They know the need of efficient,
Well,
since
Sin
the
hese Je ws
t
e (ti reipbeundiable If and l conolmical d
not want us to endorse him because he is Charles Lindbergh be subpoened as wit- tossed
into e our hands,
'L ar
for
al e ai r so mpais-
u t
a Jew. What he and other forward-look- nesses, for the astounding reason that us to take them and give them tamed thesame
attitude of
ing and progressive Jews do want is that "they had attacked the Jews more vi- the spanking they richly deserve. tic service the problem
of dis-
resdt it is us—r. en tribution would cease to exist."
the Jews of, this community exercise their ciously than any of the defendants on ht e it isriCilsc.n
i
d ypesaTon
i ilk
Butirthe ?
Br timisentahtios ekZi lccah l la n rtlh h t iils1
franchise. In this matter of registering trial and they, Ford and Lindbergh, had for us h to
have to carry them—
and voting, our people have been rather not been brought to trial." During all it is for us to try to straighten the zeroes who bring down the
remiss. If men are elected or laws passed these performances, the Jews were threat- themout. . otherwise high average among
nolt l Jbeewi sh their Jewish retailers. He recites the
that do not suit us, we can only blame ened with the direst consequences if the bus ing ts hse ' ' were nVell
of their sinning . . . Ar-
ourselves if we do not exercise the politi- government insisted upon trying the 30 own heads alone. In the on i o d ir re oagtalog
a npt i disregard
ts
r d. f. or iriniogrh
-
cal rights and duties that are ours.
accused of subversive activities and se- when it was the practice to steal Hess principles
a I pricess
Register for the primaries and vote for dition.
railroads, the big thief might for shoddy stuff . . . High pres-
be an Episcopalian a Baptist , a siure to make sales to the gul-
Judge Friedman if you think that he is
Mr. Laughlin and his associates know Presbyterian or a ' , Holy
Roller, 1 ble • e . Gyp items . . . The
the man you want on the Circuit Court or should know that all their objections but his thievery was not regarded squeeze
u
• p Iay which finally lands
bench.
are specious, improper, irrelevant and as a reflection on his faith or the customer in the collection
even impertinent. Why are they doing a hisbigratcled.efInma ce t ilihmis a belng such court to make him pay for goods
entered as Second-class matter March 3,
at the Post-
office at Detroit, Mich., under the Act of 1916,
March 3, 1879.
The French Protest
this? They believe that they can divert figure, respected in gthaemorboeusst that shouldn't have been sold him
in the first place . . . The curse
attention from their clients and start a circles.
But a shady Jew is never that that this brings upon Jews.
The French Committee of Liberation political and racial brawl. The tipoff was
situated ; nor can we be
hasprotested against the ban imposed given when the statement was made that c on
omplacent
placent
on acc unt of him. IT ISN'T "that damned Zilch"
o
by Britain on travel of diplomats and the case will be dropped after the No- Yes, . wthe vhe. got to take
who is cursed; it is "those
him and
the denial of immunity of diplomatic vember elections, because the administra- d o w ith h i 1 m.
correspondence from censorship.
See SEGAL—Page 9
tion would be defeated, and that the trial
Had the ban been placed on the diplo- was a smear campaign against General
mats of all nations, including those of MacArthur.
JUDGE PROSKAUER HONORED
the United States and the Soviet Union,
The defendants are charged with con-
the French would probably not have pro- spiring to overthrow the Government of
tested. As it is, they must feel hurt, hu- the United States, and with attempts to
miliated and insulted by the discrimina- influence members of the armed forces.
tory action of the British government, Certainly, we may now expect defense
and who can blame a people which has, counsel to attempt to prove that the
for many centuries, played a major and prosecution was inspired by Jews. Should
prominent part in the affairs of Europe? they try this, it will avail them nothing,
It is true that the French army suf- for the 28 men and two women on trial
fered an ignominous and overwhelming will have to overcome proof of conspiring
defeat, but the French people, by all with Nazis to undermine the government
accounts, still have their self-respect and and the armed forces. In order to create
are still undefeated despite the fact that a reasonable doubt in the minds of the
their country is overrun by the hated jury, they will have to produce credible
Nazi invader. The French will tell you evidence of such quality and quantity that
that their country has been invaded many will convince the jury that they are
times, but the people remained uncon- innocent.
quered and undefeated, and in due time
Despite all the antics of the accused
the invader was ejected and the people and their counsel, we still cannot believe
took up where they had left off and that the trial will increase anti-Semitic
then proceeded to rise to greater heights feeling in this country. The defendants
than had been attained before the in- are charged with serious crimes. They
vasion. cannot laugh it off and they cannot
It is true that there are time servers, divert attention from themselves by all
bootlickers, poltroons, cynics, decadents sorts of impertinences, irrelevancies and
and degenerates among the French, but distortion.
there are courageous, clear - visioned,
Their attempt to connect Henry Ford
tough-minded, sensitive and intelligent with their activities has met with a
men and women among them. These latter prompt and sharp repudiation from Mr.
can never forget that they have contrib- Ford. A representative of Mr. Ford made
uted their share, of what is best, in public a telegram from him in which he
Western civilization and European c!.11- denounced the defendants and their at-
ture. And who can deny that the French torneys. The Ford telegram reads as
people have made their centuries-old con- follows:
tributions to art, literature, poetry, music,
"This attempt to link my name with
Judge Joseph M. Proskauer author of widy
el used "Pledge for
drama, science, philosophy and technol- those who are charged with disloyalty American
Unity," is honored e , National
nfe o ce of Christians
ogy. They did suffer a humiliating and to our country is a malicious attempt on and Jews for "distinguished service
by
f the cause of inter
major military defeat, but 40,000,000 their part to obscure their alleged mis- amity". Left to right: Judge Joseph M. Proskauer, president of the
French men and women cannot and, we deeds and has no basis in truth or in American Jewish Committee; District Attorney Frank Hogan of
New York, and Willard Johnson, assistant to the president, National
believe, will not accept an insignificant fact."
Conference of Christians and Jews.
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