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What the lessons of the ages keep warning is that hatred of the Jew never dies completely. Only a few days ago we learned that lesson again in Chile, where the poisonous Jew-baiting was in evidence with a revelation by Elan Steinberg, executive director of the World Jewish Congress, that 100 gravestones were vandaliz- ed. The anti-Semitic graffiti contained the threat: "Jews you were expelled from Spain in 1492. It can happen again." The graffiti was spray painted on with Stars of David. Such occurrences keep reminding us that we cannot be silent when the poisons become evident. There is the unending duty to be vig- ilant. Such hatreds call for action in the rejection of whatever threat may be in the offing. One example of the desired vigilance was in evidence in the Detroit News on April 15, 1942, with the publication of this item: The federal government today barred. from the mails the magazine Social Justice, founded by the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin of Royal Oak. The former "Radio Priest" had begun the magazine which railed regularly against Communists, New Deal Democrats and "international bankers" ____ after new government rules forced him from the airwaves. The - Justice Department called the magazine "traitorous" and cited huge chunks lifted whole from Nazi, propaganda published in Germany. The Coughlin hatreds are not forgotten. As on many other occasions, however, there is also the fact that the struggles against them are always unanimous. Our overwhelming files on the Coughlin distortions in- dicate the following: Many, even among prominent Catholics, at first said, "Let the Jews fight their own battles." Then came Louis Minsky of the Religious News Service suggesting postponement of action against Coughlinsim. Out of this emerged consensus as a response to my editorial de- mand for condemnation of the clerical anti-Semite in the Detroit Jewish Chroni- cle in which I carried on a campaign against Coughlinism. My demand gained nationwide publicity. The following appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Aug. 21, 1936: The Detroit' Jewish Chronicle, in an " open letter" editorial, asks the As on many other occasions, the struggles against the Coughlin hatreds are almost always unanimous. Catholic church to "call a halt" to actions of the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, Royal Oak priest. "Obsessed with a self- imposed mission to "drive the money changers out of the temple' " the editorial says, "Father Coughlin has made it a point to mention only Jewish names to give the impres- sion that only Jews are money changers, to em- phasize the myth that the Jewish people ... is dominating the world in finance and in politics." Pointing out that "one Pope after another has expressed friendship for the Jewish people," the newspaper adds, "Father Coughlin threatens to destroy much of the good that is on record to the credit of the Catholic church. Such are the experiences in the battles against anti- Semitism which become a necessity again in the Chile occurrence 500 years after the shameful events in Spain. The lesson is renew- ed, There must never be a halt in the condemnation of anti-Jewish hatreds. Lessons For Arabs And The Media Whenever an opportunity arises to encourage common sense in world human rela- tions and peace efforts, we rush to do it. When tele- phone pathways were pro- vided for Israel with all Arab nations, we hailed it as an assurance that peace is achievable. Regrettably, news and editorial com- ments have seemed to take delight in sensationalizing the negatives. A heartening occurrence in Haifa, Israel, again taught the humanism of true cooperation which demands that journalists feel the duty to avoid contributing to hatreds. - The story from Haifa tells about a Syrian merchant vessel sending messages that it was in danger of sink- ing; Israeli boats provided aid and towed it to safety. Furthermore, the readi- ness of Israelis to adhere to and encourage such decen- cies always demands realization and appreciation. The story is a lesson to Arabs about the attainment of peace for themselves, Israel and the entire Middle East. This episode asks the media why they do not em- phasize the relevant human factors instead of searching for the most critical of Israel. Let there be demands for the honorable lessons to be taught and learned diligent- ly. ❑ •■ •••• ■ 1 NEWS Imm"••1" March In Rome Protests Racism Rome (JTA) — Thousands marched through the center of Rome last week to protest rising racism and in- tolerance and to mark the 47th anniversary of the Allied liberation of the city from Nazi occupation in World War II. State and city officials, church dignitaries, Jewish leaders, concentration camp survivors, former partisan fighters and youngsters who were unborn when the war ended attended a ceremony at the Campidoglio, Rome's City Hall.