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more noble than the holy fer-
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that the Postmaster General I
provide the facts, and that an
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t Rep. Javits summed up the
situation in a statement to the
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Anti-Semitic Literature Originates Here; Congressmen, P.O. Officials Disturbed I
By MILTON FRIEDMAN
(Copyright, 1954, JTA, Inc.)
WASHINGTON —T w o Con-
gressmen, a Democrat and a
Republican, are so alarmed by
the increasing mailing of anti-
Semitic propaganda that they
are trying to determine if the
Government can keep such agi-
tation out of the mails.
Rep. Samuel N. Friedel, Balti-
more Democrat, and Rep. Jacob
K. Javits, New York Republicari,
were moved to action by the
rising tide of hate tracts' in the
mails. Both are mindful, how-
ever,, of constitutional guaran-
tees protecting freedom of the
press and of speech.
A printed postcard arrived at
Rep. Fried,el's office from a
group calling itself "Christian
Political Action." The postcard
bore the headline: "Communism
is Jewish." It said: "Look what
savage Judaism has produced in
Russia . . . Jews are stealthily
foisting Communism on the
Christian people of America
just as they forced it on the
Christian people of Russia."
Rep. Friedel sent the post-
card to the Postmaster Gen-
eral to determine if it was
lawfully mailable. Because it
originated in Detroit, the De-
troit Postmaster also was
concerned.
Abe McGregor Goff, Chief So-
licitor of the Post Office De-
partment, reported to Rep. Frie-
del that "there is no postal law
forbidding the mailing of matter
directed against a particular
race or religion, or religious
group, per se."
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But the officials had no-
ticed that the card defamed
the late Rabbi Stephen S.
Wise. Therefore, Mr. Goff said,
"in view of the obvious intent
to reflect injuriously upon the
character of the individual
named, this card was held to
be non-mailable under the
provisions of Section 36.4 (B),
Postal Laws and Regulations
of 1948, U. S. Code, and the
Postmaster was so advised." .
Postal authorities indicated
they were aware of the recent
increase in bulk mailings of
anti-Jewish matter even before
Rep. Friedel called it to their
attention. While they could and
did act in the case of the Detroit
postcard because of regulations
pertaining specifically to post-
cards, there is nothing they can
do legally to restrict even the
basest racism from going out
through other classes of mail.
Even if the department could
crack down, the officials admit
it is questionable whether they
would do so because of consti-
tutional freedoms permitting the
widest range in expression of
ideas.
However, in the case of pro-
Communist propaganda, a sen-
timent exists for by-passing the
Bill of Rights in order to sup-
press Communism. This was in-
dicated when legislation was re-
cently introduced by Rep. Kath-
erine St. George, New York Re-
publican. The St. George bill
would deny second and third
class mailing privileges to Com-
munists mailing propaganda.
Rep. St. George was advised and
aided by the Post Office Depart-
ment.
Rep. Javits has introduced a
number of bills, none of which
has ever emerged from the
committee, to curb the dis-
semination by mail of libels
against religious and racial
groups. It is Rep. Javits' view
that "our attention is being
held by the effort to expose
Communists a n d subversives
and root them out of key po-
sitions. While this is going on,
the lunatic fringe on the right
wing is having a field day.
Under the cover of anti-Com-
munism, it is transmitting a
newly-increased stream of vio-
lent hate propaganda through
the mails."
He said "the deep current
concern of the country with
Congressional investigations of
Communism and subversion and
the protests against the ex-
cesses in such investigations ap-
pear to be giving hatemongers
and bigots the opportunity they
have sought to parade their
(Propaganda) . . under the
guise of participation in the
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anti-Communist struggle."
Rep. Javits submitted to the
Post Office Department, through
a House resolution of inquiry,
certain specific questions. They
asked about 10 particularly ob-
jectionable publications which
have emerged throughout the
country. They included many
previously listed by major Jew-
ish organizations as defamatory.
Associated with Rep. Javits on
this issue is his expert adminis-
trative assistant, Roy H. Millen-
son. Mr. Millenson noted and I
studied the tactics by which
anti-Semitic material enjoys and
exploits mailing privileges indi-
rectly financed by the taxpayers.
Devoting himself to this critical
problem, Mr. Millenson did ex-
tensive research on behalf of
Rep. Javits. While anxious for
a solution, Mr. Millenson insists
that it must be in accord with
constitutional principles.
Mr. Millenson feels protection
of free speech does not neces-
sarily mean that we should not
define criminal libel for what
it is, or that we should not pro-
hibit the use of the mails in
cases where incitement to preju-
dice threatens the very found
tion of our society.
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