DETROIT JEWISH CHRONIQLE and The Legal Chronicle

IN DEFENCE OF PROSECUTOR OF
WAYNE COUNTY, WILLIAM E. DOWLING

You Will Never Forget Jewish Community Center to Grant Six-Month
By HYRAM M. ZELDIS
Memberships to Returning Service Men

By SAMUEL BREZNER

Intolerance has raised its ugly his chief assistant, a position of
head once more. This time, how _ extreme importance and one
ever, we are not its victim. On which no Jew has held since the
late Harry B. Keidan served in
the contrary. Some of us, for-
that
capacity more than 25 years
tunately only a few, have per-
mitted ourselves to ' become gau- ago. I declined because of a de-
leiters. Psychologically, those sire to return to civil practice.
who have suffered oppression and Mr. Dowling thereupon insisted
persecution have an inclination that I serve as his chief civil as-
sistant—a position frequently re-
to join, without careful analysis,
in any accusation that some per- ferred to as county corporation
counsel—and for the past four
son in public life is anti-Semitic. years has permitted me to exer-
Repetition of a false accusation
cise a free hand as legal advisor
of this sort often results in its to the County of Wayne and all
public acceptance. Thus, over-
ambitious office seekers, unscrup- its departments and officials. Mr.
ulous politicians and disgruntled Helper has, for some time, been
in charge of all supreme court
political hacks have used our re- proceedings for the prosecuting
sentment against all forms of attorney, while Mr. Kreisler, a
discrimination and persecution as newcomer, is being groomed for
a means of furthering their own special assignments. Where, then,
illegitimate purposes. A glaring is there any basis for claimed in-
example is found in the cur- tolerance, in view of these facts?
rent contest for prosecuting at-
In September, 1943, following
torney of Wayne County. It is
the death of Judge Keidan, Mr.
being whispered that William E. Dowling was urged by many to
Dowling is anti-Semitic, and ref-
become a candidate for circuit
erence is made to an article in judge, and it is generally con-
the November, 1943, issue of
Harper's magazine entitled "The ceded that he could easily have
Truth About the Detroit Riot," been elected. However, early in
written by Earl Brown, a Negro October Mr. Dowling advised me
correspondent. The article rep- that he would not be a candidate
resents only one man's viewpoint against Judge Freidman because
—Brown's, of course. On Oct. 29, he felt that the Jewish commu-
1943, before the magazine reach- nity have made an outstanding
ed the news stands, Mr. Dow- contribution to the judiciary, and
ling called the publisher's atten- that he would not participate in
tion to the inaccuracies in the any campaign which would per-
mit him to receive anti-Semitic
article and demanded a correct votes.
statement of the interview re-
From intimate personal rela-
ported by Mr. Brown. The asso-
ciate editor of Harper's waited tionship of many years standing,
until Nov. 12, 1943, to write I feel particularly well qualified
Mr. Dowling to the effect that to appraise Mr. Dowling's char-
the magazine had in the mean- acter. He has represented in
time been distributed and could public office the highest princi-
not be withdrawn. However, his ples of integrity and tolerance,
letter contains the following sig- and his actions so prove.
Let us, therefore, in passing
nificant statement:
judgment, analyze Mr. Dowling's
•
• we regret that you
feel that anything contained in record, his principals, and his
the article does you an injus- conduct, and not be driven into
hysteria and panic because of
tice."
Thus, though the magazine has politically motivated accusations
acknewledged that an injustice which have no basis in fact.
The Jewish community knows
may have been committed, un-
thinking members of the Jewish full well that I would refuse to
community have lent themselves hold office for one moment under
official who was unfair to
to the intolerant campaign any
my people.
against a fair-minded, honest and
tolerant public official.
On Mr. Dowling's staff are
three assistant prosecuting at- Detroit Delegation to
torneys of our faith: the writer,
Harold Helper and Alfred Krej,s- Rabbinical Convention
ler. In December, 1940, Mr.
Dowling asked me to serve as To Leave July 6

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Some young . . . some old
In accordance with the policy
Some straight . . . some twisted
Some cursing . . . some sniveling recommended by the National
Jewish Welfare Board and adopt-
Some great . . . some small
They killed them all!
ed by several institutions over
the country, the Jewish Com-
The bent old men
munity Center, announced Mr.
The ragged kids
Broder, president, "adopted a
The starving babes
The gaunt young men
resolution at its board of direc-
They killed them all!
tors' meeting authorizing the
granting of a free six months'
The cries . . . the groans
membership to returning service
The moans . . . the wails
men and women.
The sobs . . . the prayers
"The intent of this resolution,"
They heard not
continued Mr. Broder, "is to
But killed them all!
make it possible for every man
and woman of our Jewish commu-
The shivering crowds that stood nity in service to continue un-
Huddled together in groups . . . interruptedly the enjoyment of
chanting
privileges he or she may have
Meant naught to the men of steel had under the auspices of the
They did not think of these mobs Jewish Welfare Board and the
again
USO. In addition," explained Mr.
Once the machine guns spat fire. Broder, "this privilege will serve
as a token of the community's
When the steel-men squeezed the appreciation of the readiness of
triggers
our young people to serve their
And sent leaden death into the country and it will give them
bodies of the crowd
the opportunity needed for re-
Bullets that bit into the skulls of adjustment to civilian life."
the aged
Men or women who have al-
That burrowed into the stomach ready returned from service or
walls of the women
members of their families who
They thought no more about it.
are now aware of this offer for
the first time may address any
It was done with . . . finished
inquiries concerning this offer to
Why think about the stinking
Mrs. Esther Mossman, member-
corpses rotting in the
ship secretary of the Jewish Com-
summer sun
munity Center, 8904 Woodward,
Why think of the squashed-in
Zone 2, Madison 8400.
faces of once pretty girls
The terms of this offer include
Who cares
Why should the men of steel care full privilege of membership in-
cluding social activities, gymna-
about it.
sium and swimming and parallel
privileges of membership and ac-
Who cares
The men of steel say that no one tivities which the Jewish Com-
munity Center has made avail-
cares
About the putrefying corpes of
Air Garments
these Jews
A gentle airing of woolen gar
No one cares whether they kill a
ments will blow away stale odors
thousand
Or a hundred thousand or .. . a and lift the nap. Sun baths will
rout moths. Care should be taken
million.

lest colors fade in bright sunlight.

They hear no angry voices
The steel-men say
They hear no bitter cries of pro-
test from the world
No great clamour . . . no threats
of retribution
So why . . . why give it a sec-
ond thought.

The Warsaw ghetto . . . forget it
Lodz . . . dismiss it from your
minds
Bedzin . . . Bialystok . .. Wilno
. . . Mielec . . . Radom
Don't bother yourselves with these
thoughts . . . banish them
Rabbi M. J. Wohlgelernter of
from your brains
Congregation Beth Tefilo Eman-
uel, and Rabbi Jacob J. Nathan Kill the Jews and forget it.
of Congregation Bnai Moshe will
attend the 10th convention of That is the way you would like
it . . . eh
the Rabbinical Council of Amer-
ica, to be held in the Pennsyl- That is the way it is in your
scheme of life.
vania Hotel in New York, July
7-12. Among other issues, post-
war problems will be discussed But, men of steel, you cannot and
will not
and plans laid for homecoming
servicemen after the conclusion Forget it
GOD will not let you . . .
of the war.
The memories of your deeds will
be burned
Through your steel and into your
very souls.

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Parochial School

lakes pleasure in announcing

THE FIRST

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to take place

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in the school auditorium, Linwood & Elmhurst

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June 30, 1944

The memory of each and every
deed
Will be with you for eternity
And the faces of the dead
The crumpled corpses
Will haunt you for ever and ever.

Ever will you be reminded
Ever will you remember
The horrer stricken countenances
of the multitudes of Jews
Men of steel, you will never for-
get
Your sins will be emblazoned
upon your consciences
until the end of time!

Harvey C. Fruehauf
Elected Director of
Industrial National Bank

Harvey C. Fruehauf, president
of the Fruehauf Trailer Com-
pany, has been elected a director
of the Industrial National Bank.
Mr. Fruehauf is president of the
Fruehauf Trailer Company, the
largest producer of commercial
trailers in the world and now de-
voted principally to war pro-
duction.
He is also director of the fol-
lowing organizations: Woodall
Industries, Micromatic Hone Cor-
poration, Metropolitan Y.M.C.A.,
and the Boys Club of Detroit,
and treasurer of the Detroit Ath-
letic Club.
Mr. Fruehauf is one of De-
troit's leading citizens and is ac-
tive in manufacturing and civic
affairs.

able to men and women of the
armed services. This consideration
of the needs of young men and
women who normally would have
been in the community represents
one of the many services the Cen-
ter maintains as part of its con-
tributions to the most effective
restitution of the war effort.

"I STOPPED DOSING
MY CONSTIPATION
A YEAR AGO!"

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If elected he promises to work for repeal of the sales tax on FOOD

and Clothing.

Flannery says: "It is my firm belief that every man possesses the
inherent right to provide for himself and his family the necessities
of life. However, the existence of a sales tax on food and clothing
must ncessarily presuppose that a man does not possess that right,
but that his right is really a state-granted 'privilege' because the
state is taxing his exercise of his right. No man should have to pay
for the exercise of his right to provide for himself or his family.

"This sales tax on food and clothing should be repealed because
it imposes an unjust burden on those least able to pay by taxing
those in the lower income brackets, the meager monthly allowance
of widows and orphans and all those who receive old age assistance.
"If elected I will work unceasingly to erase from the statute•

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book this vicious piece of legislation which does not take into

account the ability to pay."

Remember the name

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PATRICK FLANNERY

PRIMARY JULY 11TH, 1944

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