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THE JEWISH NEWS
The Anti-Semitic Line .. .
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A Round-Up of Press Reports
On the Activities of 'Hate Groups'
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time to time, its editor, Dr. W. B.
Riley, interpolates an anti-Semit-
ic theme in the publication's edi-
torials,' and occasionally writes an
article concerning "the Protocol
Plan."
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Smith. Service Popular
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Gerald L. K. Smith's "National-
ist News Service," a monthly
mimeographed "newsletter" con-
taining short "items," sets the
line of the hate-press more than
any other one publication. It is
reprinted in full in a substantial
number of publications and par-
tially quoted, at one time or an-
other, in all. "His Cross and The
Flag," a skilfully written, well-
printed monthly magazine, angles
all of its anti-Semitism to. current
events. It relies heavily upon in-
uendoes, rhetorical questions,
grave doubts and dark suspicions
in making its anti-Semitic
charges.
Representative of the category
Sue Harmon,
Owner and Operator
Doris Zepp — Babs Rydburg
organ of the United Farmers of less employs the threadbare de-
America. This group was organ- vice of using as many Jewish
ized by the late Carl Mote, a Ger-
ald Smith lieutenant. The "Inde-
pendent"
regularly publishes
Smith's "Nationalist News Serv-
Anti-Catholicism Shown
ice."
Wave Red Flags
"Showers of Blessing," a week-
"The Home Front," semi- of "all-out" publications are "The
monthly publication of the Amer- X-Ray (Court Asher, Muncie, ly paper published by William L.
ican Jewish Committee,
ns Ind.,) "The Broom" (Leon De Blessing, a Denver evangelist, is
Fourth Ave., New York 16, N. Y., Aryan, San Diego, Calif.) and anti-Catholic as well as anti-Se-
, offers, in its latest edition, a Elizabeth Dilling's "Patriotic Re- mitic. Devoted to "prophetic in-
round-up of information on the search Bureau" newsletter (Chi- terpretation," it also has an "edi-
current press activities of the cago). These sheets mince no torial" section with topical anti-
various "hate" groups.
words in their anti-Semitism, Semitic content.
The religious anti - Semitic
Although accurate figures are making frequent use of epitheti.
not obtainable, "The Home Front" Both "The X-Ray" and "The group is also represented by the
reports that circulation of the Broom" are frenetic in tone and "British-Israel" movement which
hate-press has sharply declined content, and hence, of slight ef- claims that the Anglo-Saxons are
in the past two years. Much du- fectiveness. One of "The Broom's" real Israelites, the Jews being
plication of subscribers is noted, latest lines is that "the Sanhed- usurpers of that designatiori. The
since the average member of the rin" is acquiring control of the "Kingdom Digest," a monthly
lunatic fringe indulges his phobia Republican leadership. Elizabeth published by J. A. Lovell of Los
by supporting every publication Dilling's newsletter is mimeo- Angeles, formerly intense in its
he can.
graphed, cleverly written and anti-Semitism and anti-Catholic-
Several factors have contrib- topical. The fact, however, that ism, has lately concerned itself
uted to the decline in circulation each issue consists of 16 pages of almost entirely with involved "in-
and effectiveness of the hate- constantly repeated epithets terpretations" of prophecies re-
press. The termination of the war greatly diminishes any effective- lating to the British-Israel belief.
The same may be said of Howard
and the lifting of restrictions, the ness it might have.
Rand's "Destiny" and C. 0. Stacis-
unexpected post-war condition of
Religious Periodicals
klev's "Truth and Liberty," both
full-employment, the passing of
William Kuligren's "America
President Roosevelt and the de- Speaks" is an eight-page bi- monthly magazines. Articles on
feat of the New Deal in the re- monthly newspaper, a shade less `prophecy interpretation" to be
cent elections—all of these fac- venomous than "The Broom"; found in these publications are
tors have left these publications while Charles B. Hudson's "Amer- so involved (often with mathe-
bereft of live issues with which ica in Danger" is a mimeographed matical equations) as to have no
to attract reactionary support. newsletter similar in content to reader-interest whatever for any
Hate publicists are, therefore, Elizabeth Dilling's, though hardly but the fanatical adherents of the
movement.
groping in search of an effective as well written.
"line."
March of Dimes 'Racket'
In the religious sphere, Gerald
Eight-Point Program
Lawrence Reilly, a Gerald
Winrod's "Defender," a well-pre-
The major mainstays of the pared monthly magazine, is prob- Smith supporter, publishes
a
anti-Semitic line are, at present, ably the most widely circulated. mimeographed newsletter as well
the following: (1) The smearing It is not entirely devoted to anti- as a monthly publication, "The
of Jews and Jewish movements Semitism, but contains much Eleventh Hour," which contains
and organizations as "Commun- purely religious (Fundamentalist) offset reprints of anti-communist
ist," hand-in-hand with intensi- matter, as well as attacks upon newspaper items. His January
fied attacks _on Russia and Com- the liberal Federal Council of newsletter relates a story to the
munism. (2) A new "atomic" line Churches of Christ in America. effect that the "March of Dimes"
—that the Jews possess the secret Similarly, Harvey Springer's s a "monstrous racket?'
of the atomic bomb and are plot- weekly newspaper, "Western
Aimed at promoting anti-Se-
ting to control it in order to turn Voice," now primarily devotes it- initism in the commercial sphere,
it over to Russia. (3) A , wave of self to religion and attacks on Eugene Flitcraft's "Gentile News"
pro-German propaganda, detail- communism, anti-Semitism being s' published monthly at Chicago.
ing, on the one hand, the "bru- used more and more as a "side- In conjunction with its boycott
talities" of the United States and line." In its Jan. 2 issue, "West- campaign of Jewish establish-
Allied armies; on the other, the ern Voice" devoted the major ments, it publishes "The Proto-
plight of the Germans, the extent part of a page to reprintidg an cols" serially, and extensively ad-
of the destruction of their cities, anti-communist article written by vertises anti-Semitic publications.
the "horror" of their eviction a rabbi. In the same issue, the Also designed to appeal to busi-
from their homes to make way' "atom bomb line" is tried out, nessmen is Merwin K. Hart's
for displaced Jews and for oc- with reference to "Mr. Baruchsky. semi-monthly "Economic Council
cupation troops. In this connec-
Similar in content to "Western Letter," published in New York.
tion, Generale Eisenhower is at- Voice" is "Bible News Flashes" Formerly confining itself to re-
tacked, and, to a lesser extent, put out monthly by W. D. Herr- actionary matter, the "Economic
General Marshall.
strom at Faribault, Minn. "The Council Letter" has recently dis-
The "Morgenthau Plan" is Pilgrim Torch,"- a monthly news- cOvered a menace, "anti-Gentil-
still being distorted and at- paper published by Gerald sm."
In the area of farm activities,
tacked in furtherance of this Smith's stooge, Kenneth Goff, as
line. (4) Continued attacks the organ of dbiristian Youth for the weekly "Dayton Independ-
upon the New Deal and Roosevelt America, is largely devoted to ent" is published as the official
liberally interspersed with Jew- anti-communist matter, praise of
ish names and charges of Jewish Gerald Smith's exploits, and such
"control." (5) An attack upon anti-Roosevelt items as that in its
the immigration of Jewish DP's Jan., 1947, issue, which was head-
ed, "Will Eleanor Marry Joe (Sta- 1
into this country, coupled with ed,
highly vitriolic references to lin)?" "The Northwest Pilot," of-
"mongrelization." (6) A general ficial organ of the Northwest Bi-
exploitation of the preSent Pal- ble Institute of Minneapolis, a
estine incidents, with depictions monthly, is almost devoted to
of Zionism as a "world-govern- purely religious topics. From
ment," and stress upon the acti-
vist element in Palestine as ter-
rorists. (7) Anti-Semitic attacks
HOLIDAY GREETINGS
on "Hollywood." (8) More fre-
quent resort to the spurious "Pro-
tocols," Talmud "exposes," "rit-
ual murder" and. other standard
Corms of anti-Semitic propaganda.
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Friday, Aprir4, 1947
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"Think Weekly," published at
Newark,
by Conde McGin-
ley, is avowedly devoted to corn-
llatting communism. It neverthe-
names as possible in association
with the word "communist." It
has lately taken to publishing
Merwin K. Hart's pronounce-
ments.
In the field of veterans' affairs,
Frederick Kister, another Gerald
Smith stooge, publishes a .mimeo-
graphed monthly newsletter
(Contliated - on Page 44)
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