Friday, July 7, 1944 THE JEWISH NEWS Page Fourteen Richards Says N. Y. Times Treats Jewish News Fairly Director of Jewish Information Bureau Criticizes Villard's Book, 'The Disappearing Daily,' That Says Paper Is Prejudiced . Disputing statements made by Oswald Garrison Villard in his latest book, "The Disappearing- Daily" (Knopf) , which ' were quoted in the review which appeared in The Jewish News on June 16, Bernard G. Richards, director of the Jewish Information Bureau, 103 Park Ave., New York, writes the following interesting letter to The Jewish News: Editor, The Jewish News: I could not help noticing your recent review of Mr. 0. G. lard's book, "The Disappearing Daily" with special reference to the New York Times, etc., be- cause it dealt with some events of the recent past in which we have both been so much interested. As a fell -Iw-historian J am afraid that you will, on second thought, not relish the idea of conveying Mr. Villard's notion - that the New York Times under the late Adolph S. Ochs, "refused to print the British report of the Polish pogroms against the Jews except as a paid advertisement." This was the Sir Stuart Samuel report of 1921 and because of dissatisfaction in Jewish circles with -.summaries of the same which appeared in the American press, the late David Schapiro who was then publisher of The Day inserted the whole document as a paid advertisement in the New York Times. This, however, in no way justifies the curious impression left by Mr. Villard that the subject had not been treated as news and that - the Times was interested in,obtain- ing advertising. Close .AsSociation I happened to have enjoyed some pretty close association with Mr. Ochs and I know that he often went out of his way to publish things in the interests of our people and even in the in- terests of Zionism though he per- sonally dissented from that idea. I know also how gracious he was in extending his hospitalityto men like Dr. Schmarja Levine, Nahum Sokolov, and Isaac Greenbaum, whom it was my privilege to introduce to him. Also, I had something to do with a very important general com- mittee of national scope Which he provided with a generous fund for investigating on the spot the oppressions of Jewish and other minorities of Romania. In the light of this you may have hesitated before giving further circulation to Mr. Vil- lard's sweeping and exaggerated dictum that: "Actually one hears - it often said that the Times is both anti-Semitic and pro-Cath- olic." • material about Zionism and Pal- estine, as it does about all mat- ters of Jewish interest, than any other newspaper in the 'United States. This is a separate issue in Which we have a .thity to press our argument, but we surely can- not advance it to any extent by injecting the confused notions and accepting the defamatory hear-say of an outsider. Extreme Pacifism It is probably due to his ex- treme pacifism and up-side-down liberalism that Mr. Villard shows no interest in Zionism or Pales- tine whatever; but his pro- nounced bias does prompt him to write with sympathetic approval, 'almost with enthusiasm, • about the NeW York Daily News which with its isolationism and ill-dis- guised hankering for fascism of- ten comes pretty close to encour- aging real and not imaginary anti-Semitism. Yet your eulogis- tic review of his book says noth- ing about this and a devoted Jewish newspaper like your own comes along with the hechser and repeats, the loose and off-, hand dictum of an eccentric goy charging with anti-Semitism a great American newspaper which in and out of season denounces every form' of racial hatred and prejudices. Hayetochun? With personal regards, Yours sincerely, •BERNARD G. RICHARDS. Philip Cohen Heads Invasion Broadcasts WASHINGTON (JPS)--Absie, the American broadcasting sta- tion in Europe over 'which in- structions will go out to the anti- Axis underground, w i 11 be directed by Philip. H. -Cohen, 33, former chief of the radio bureau of the Office of War Informa-, tion's domestic branch. Cohen will work closely with the mili- tary command, relaying instruc- tions from General Eisenhower's headquarters. Revisionist Group Pinza Guest Artist On Twilight Concert Opposes Bergson's Enzio Pinza, greatest basso of Hebrew Committee our time, will sing at the Twi- light concert of the Detroit Sym- NEW YORK (JPS)—A resolu- tion adopted by the Party Coun- cil of the New Zionist (Revision- ist) Organization, declaring that it "is neither organizationally nor ideologically nor politically connected" with Peter H. Berg- son's Hebrew Committee of Na- tional Liberation "and is not re- sponsible for the activities of its organizations," has brought into the open a schism 'long impend- ing in the organization. The Bergson adherents with- drew from the Party Council charging that it was "not • a democratically elected body" and does not "represent the senti- ENZIO PINZA ment and conviction of the great majority of the •leaders and rank phony Orchestra, at the U. of D. and . file members of the Re- Stadium, next Wednesday eve- visionist Movement." ning. This Saturday night, Hertha Glaz, brilliant European singing BUY AN EXTRA BOND! actress, Robert , Stolz, Viennese composer and conductor, and Mario Berini, talented American tenor, will be the featured artists. The Twilight concerts, spon;- sored by Grinnell's, are drawing large audiences and are attract- ing nationwide attention for their significant contribution to musi- cal art in Detroit. 5th American-Negro Festival Wednesday Having the endorsement of President Roosevelt, the fifth an- nual American - Negro Festival comes to Detroit next Wednes- ::V:::7day evening, at Briggs Stadium, for the benefit of Army and Navy relief. The festi- val w i 11 alSo take place in Chicago and St. Louis. Detroit United Nations Festival, foreign g r o ups Pia Igy and non - profit organizations will participate in the festival. The stars include Pia Igy of Detroit, Marian Anderson, Portia White, Ann Brown, Dorothy Donegan, Lena Horn, Richard Bonelli, Rolland Hayes, Paul Robeson and a gigantic mixed colored and white choir of 2,000 voices. Tickets are on sale at Grin- nell's. - Model Public Servant 'Praised for His Work as - Marriage License Clerk He is respected by his colleagues in County Government and esteemed by thousands of those who come in . direct contact with him., Elect . . ANTHONY' E. `TONY' NADER COUNTY TREASURER In Lighter Vein, • Democratic Preferred Detroit Citizens League This Advertisement Paid for by Dr. Jules M. Goldsmith The Week's Best Stories - Goering's Explanation Hermann Goering is reported to have roughly jostled an ian gentleman of dignified bear- ing while on a visit to Rome, be ford the city was occupied by the United Nations, and the lat- ter, failing to recognize the mas- sive Marshal for the moment, demanded an apology. Arrogantly, Nazi number two snapped: "I am Hermann Goer- ing. Now what have you to say to that?" - The Italian . nobleman bowed. "As an excuse that is not enough," he said, "but as an ex- planation it is ample." VOTE For The Man Who Is Pledged To SUPPORT President Roosevelt ! Moishe Oysher has been signed to play the starring role in "A Song and a Prayer," story of a Jewish chaplain in the U. S. Army. • A Vote to Re-Elect Assertions Unfounded Mr. *Villard's assertions that the New York Times under the present publisher, Arthur Hays Sulzberger, has failed to report and to voice American indigna- tion against the Nazi assaults on and butcheries of the Jews,, is equally general and unfounded. Anyone who reads this paper regularly would know that a clOse examination of its pages for the last few years would reveal hundreds of dispatches from Eu- rope and other news stories and articles, including a large num- ber • of editorials describing and condemning the indignities and cruelties to which our people have been subjected and de- manding redress. I am of course fully aware of and deplore. as much as anybody the unfortunate controversy we have had with Mr. Sulzberger on the subject of Zionism. But here too our criticism and protests are bound to be tempered by the fact that the New York Times, after all, publishes more news WILLIAM GUTMAN FOR STATE SENATOR FIFTH DISTRICT Xember, Board of Directors of East Side Merchants' Association Member, Pisgah Lodge, Bnai tiritli Hon. Geo. D. O'BRIEN EDW. J. FRY TO CONGRESS FROM THE I3.1.11 DISTRICT ON THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET Is A Vote For (Democrat) For Democracy GOVERNOR and Victory By the same token, it is Deserves Your Vote and Support a vote for a man who opposes all racial or re- ligious prejudice and fa- vors a square deal and an opportunity for all. "It is my privilege to join in the efforts to provide a measure of justice and relief for sufferers from oppres- sion by securing the establishment of a •nvish National Home in Palestine." —From Co•,:gressman George D. O'Bri•n's Statement in Congress, June 19, 1944 This Advertisemnt Paid for by Jewish Friends * * • * * * * FRY . FRY • FRY . FRY • FRY . FRY . FRY . 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