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ES AND VANDENBERG
rge Seldes' usually inter-
periodical "In Fact" often
the common error of sus-
g a person simply because
nee had corresponded with
ti-Semite, or because some-
of the subversive clique
ned to pay him a visit.
re is a scare headline from
atest issue before us: "Nazi
aries Were Sent to See
Vandenberg." The story
with the exposed mission
Captain Fritz Weidemann,
r's personal adjutant, "to
the support of leading
.rican reactionaries and pro-
is to further Hitler's ag-
ive aim in Europe." Then
the alleged "revelation":
me. Genevieve Tabouis,
nt editor of L'Oeuvre, one -
e 2% of the French press
it was not bribed, wrote in
paper that day that it was
bject of the Nazi mission to
contact with Senator Ar-
H. Vandenberg, isolationist
blican of Michigan."
11, what does it prove? Read
y way you wish, and you'll
it difficult to pin responsi-
for destructive activities
Vandenberg.

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ENBURG'S RECORD
ator Vandenberg hasn't in-
defense. In fact, he does
know that your Commenta-
as any intentions of defend-
im. But facts are facts, and
essential that we point out
is time that items like the
referred to are totally un-
ry and unfair at this time
'ally since there is noth-
' Vandenberg's record that
econienm . him as a bigot.
e truth is that Senator Van-
rg is a staunch Republican
usually follows the party
His record is, in the main, -
that speaks well for his op-
on to class and race hatred.
-as one of the first men in
ing,ton to join the Pro-
tine Committee in 1930.
is nothing in his collected
ches (if such a collection
) to prove that he gave
ort to anti-democratic pow-
If the Nazis hoped for an
rtunity to "use him"—and
an assure you that you can't
Vandenberg so easily — it
use he belonged to the
interventionist group "in
iple," for no better reason
that some Jews like Judge
e Frank belonged to the
interventionists.
• • •
ENBERG AND SMITH
t so long ago, a Chicago
•aper published a story in
ing headline that Vanden-
had encouraged Gerald L.
ith's activities. We investi-
the story. What actually
ned was that Smith
t to the Michigan Senator
largest single petition ever
ted — being a statement
t America's participation
e war. It was signed by
than a million people. It
an impressive document, he
• with its wording and in-
it in the Congressional
rd. That was many months
re Pearl Harbor.
' . .d that make Vandenburg a
ascist, or an anti-Semite?
The explanation is obvious.
as one of a large number
sincerely believed that way.
sentiment existed especially
ichigan. Would you condemn
_ntire state for it? Of course,
believe not. Rather, we
Id have set out to try to
people straight on the dan-
facing us. Some of us tried
educational method. It took
I Harbor to do the trick.
• • •
BE TOO HARSH
at we say, and the way we
it, is not the PM way or
In Fact way. We are not
ng friends for saying it.
we advise our readers not

Rumanian Jews

to be too harsh. Some day the
story will be told of Vandenberg's
efforts to assure good common
sense in dealing with political
issues. We can tell you, for in-
stance, that he breathed freely
when he received word that Will Pay Tribute Monday
Judge Homer B. Ferguson had
Martyrs; Sad News
consented to be a candidate for
Comes From Abroad
the Republican nomination for
the U. S. Senate against Gerald
United Rumanian Jews of De-
L. K. Smith. We can tell you on troit, whose local headquarters
pretty good authority that he are at 8820 Linwood Ave., will
recognized the Coughlin line-up hold a memorial mass meeting
in the Smith following and that
he knew that the Royal Oak lost their lives under Nazism,
priest's zealots turned to Smith at the Jewish Community Cen-
for sustenance. He was prepared ter, Woodward and Holbrook, at
to avoid entanglements with 8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17.
Smith in the event no other can-
Tribute will be paid to the
didate could be found on the Re- memory of Rabbi Zirelson of
publican ticket. But he found the Bucharest who was murdered by
easier method—enlistment of a the Nazis.
candidate who is sure to lick
A branch of the Federation
Smith.
of Rumanian Jews of America
will be formed at this meeting.
SMITH'S JEWISH BACKERS
Officers of the local group are:
The logical "attack" upon R. Schayowitz, president, and A.
what we have to say is to refer 1 Z. Berkowitz, secretary.
to the charge that Jews have
supported Gerald L. K. Smith TWO-THIRDS OF JEWS IN
financially. That was not new RUMANIA WERE DEPORTED
to us. Coughlin also had his Jew- I OR MURDERED BY NAZIS
ZURICH (JTA) — Only one-
ish backers. Those misguided
people now say an extra "chat- third of the 750,000 Jews in Ru-
osi" ("I have sinned") on Yom mania (which figure included
Kippur. Had they investigated those living in Bessarabia and
and listened to reason, instead Bukovina and excluded those in
of thinking that those who warn- the portion:. of Transylvania ced-
ed them were alarmists, they ed to Hungary) remain in the
could have stayed out of the country, it was stated by a
Smith line-up, and the Coughlin broadcaster on the official Ger-
man radio.
mud-pooL
The Nazi announcer stated that
Now, then, let us tell you a
story: When Gerald L. K. Smith 270,000 Jews are now living in
first came to Detroit to establish Rumania. Previous reports from
hie' headquarters here, several Bucharest stated that over 200,-
leaders in the ranks of the Jewish 000 Jews had been deported to
War Veterans hugged him to Transnistria, the Rumanian-held
their bosoms. He had told them section of the Soviet Ukraine.
that he would oppose Coughlin This week's announcement would
who was then in his major glory indicate, therefore, that about a
as a popular rabble-rouser. Thea- quarter of a million Rumanian
trical men arranged a public Jews have been exterminated by
meeting for Smith, and most of the Antonescu regime and the
the men in the audience were Nazi military authorities in Ru-
Jews. A leader among the Jewish mania.
war veterans cheered himself
hoarse every time Smith attacked
racial and religious prejudice. I
pulled his sleeve and said to him,
"Don't you know you are ap-
plauding an anti-Semite?" The
veteran was angry, grabbed me
by the collar and was ready to
make an example of me on the
platform while Smith was speak-
ing. He calmed down and I was
saved embarrassment, but I
SAFETY
pleaded with him to study the
is ONE
facts.
INGREDIENT
It won't surprise me to learn
The labelling of
that among the letters from Jews
t h e prescriptions
in G.L.K. Smith's possession is
we fill is in
one from this war veteran. This
for safety's
does not mean that the man is a
sake! Be sure to
pro-Fascist Jew-.11e was just mis-
take medicine only
guided: He thought Smith would
as directed by
fight our battles for us—especi-
your physician.
ally against Coughlin. The poor
fellow, like many before and
after him, did not think. He
knows better now. So do many
others — Christians and Jews
alike. Therefore, we repeat,
don't be harsh. Be pleased that
these people have seen the light
of day and are now ready to join
us in the fight against the sub-
versive elements.

Hold Memorial

will be held at the Jewish Com-
munity Center, Woodward at
Holbrook, Monday, Aug. 17, at
9 p. m. Four sound films are
scheduled to be shown.
The first, "Tanks," is a descrip-
tion of the importance of this
machine as a military weapon.
"Men and Ships" depicts the
work of our merchant marine.
"Safeguarding Military Infor-
mation" is an interesting ac-
count of the necessary steps
taken to guard vital military in-
formation.
The fourth film on the pro-
gram, "Building a Bomber," is
replete with commentary and a
narration by the well known
American poet and author, Carl
Sandburg.
For eight consecutive weeks a
series of documentary sound
films have been presented at the
Jewish Community Center each
Monday evening, and have been
enthusiastically received by the
community. The public is in-
vited to attend these showings.
There is a nominal fee for non-
members of the Center.

The midwestern region of
Avukah, the student intercol-
legiate Zionist movement, will
conduct a summer school camp
at Camp Kineret in Chelsea,
Mich., it was announced this
week.
This will be the fifth annual
school camping season of the or-
ganization, and nationally prom-
inent leaders will be among the
speakers at the sessions to take
place from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8.
Among those scheduled to
participate in the program are:
Prof. Kurt Lewin of the Univer-
sity of Iowa, Rabbi Morris Ad-
ler, Leo J. Margolin and Luther
Conant of the staff of the News-
paper PM, Lawrence W. Crohn,
Moshe Furmansky, Victor Reu-
ther, Nat Glazer, Prof. Alfred
Kelly of Wayne University, Jo-
sef Wilfand, Adrian Schwartz,
and Lillian Schoolman of the
national office.
Applicants for attendance at
the camp are asked to commun-
icate at once with Miss Evelyn
Sislin, 1723 Gynn Court. Low sort when a Jewish-owned store
rates will be charged those at- and hotel were entered and dam-
tending.
aged by an anti-Semitic mob.
In making the announcement
of the race riot, Police Chief
Floyd Gerard said that there had
been two arrests. When the riots
began at the resort, south of To-
ronto, 3,000 persons tried to con-
gregate at the main area in town,
but they were scattered. Plate
CRYSTAL BEACH, Ont. (JPS) glass windows of the store and
—The ugly head of race hatred hotel were broken. The mob
was reared at this summer re- crashed the establishments.

2 Arrested in Race
Riot at Crystal
Beach in Ontario

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