Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1942-04-03

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Vol. 21, .No. 14
COM .MIU ,S, OHIO, AI'RII, It,   1«42
Devnt.d     to     Amerlcsn anil    JnwlKb    Ideaifi
Strictly Confidential
TIdblls Prom Rverywhere By  Phlneas ,1.  Blron
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MAYER ARTICLE IN POST VIOLENTLY DISCUSSED
INSIDK  STI'IF-
^ The renson    why    Rpn.nlor (illy M. Oillello nf Iowa did not di.scu.is the Struma  tragedy  on tho .Senate floor, n.s he had  in¬ tended, i.s, as we understand it, that the State Deparlment exor¬ cised   prcs.sure  on   him,  fearing that .surh dl.scu.s.slon might pro¬ voke anti-Briti.sh feeling in this country . . . Madagascar, which Hitler i.s said  lo  he envl.saging as a huge concentration    camp for  the  world's  .lews,  promises to   provide   hot   news   ere   long ... At least, the arrival of hun¬ dreds   of   German   'touri.sts"   is being reported . . . Are we going to he ton late again? Daniel Arn¬ stein,  the  Burma   Road expert, has  evolved a  plan  for     u.sing New York's I axis fnr the trans¬ portation of troops in an emer¬ gency . . , He claims that If his plan is adopted thou.sands of tax¬ is would he available at practi¬ cally a moment's notice . . . The rahbis who signed    that    state¬ ment  denouncing    the    .Jewish army idea and calling upon the Jews of Palestine to enlist in the regular   nritlsh   fighting  forces, are the same die-hards—except, of course, for a few younger ad¬ ditions to their ranks—who op¬ posed the U. Ft. Congress Reso¬ lution    endorsing    the    Halfour Declaration over a score of >ears ago . , . Incidentally, the British ) colonial masterminds  In  Pales- '-''iJne would  .tiot. accept   30,6oO-| .Jews in the    British    fighting forces over there, but would In¬ sist   on   putting  them   in   labor baltalloMs . . . TRANSATIjANTir— 1^ From   England   comes   the news that a refugee from Naz¬ ism  to  whom  the  British  gave a new home, has repaid this hos pitality a thousandfold . .  . An engineer, he has   discovered    a special process    for   reclaiming steej from slag, and Is now help¬ ing his adopted country get hun. dreds of tons of extra steel each month . . . Prom Holland, via Leonard Lyons, we get the story of a recent addre.ss Anton Mus- sert,  the Dutch  Nazi, delivered in a large hall in Amsterdam . . . Arrangements had been made lo broadcast fifteen minutes of the pro-Hitler harangue throughout the Netherlands ... So the Hoi- landers   flocked    to the   hall- thousands of them, filling it to overflowing . . . And as the de¬ lighted Mussert began hi.s speech they Jumped  to  their  feet and started shouting "Heil Mu.ssert" al  the  top of their lung.s—and continued the shouting till  the broadcast period was over with¬ out a single worti of Mussert's propaganda speech having been .sent over the ether . . . ZIONIST NEW»— na A   stir and     consternation was created some time ago when a former president of the Z.ion- ist Organization of America pro¬ posed. In all    seriousness,    that the   United  Palestine  camijaign be  omiUod   this   year   and   the funds it would raise bo collect¬ ed for defense work  here .   .  . The gentleman in iiuestion, who spends part of each year In Flor¬ ida,   received   a   sizzling   reply, which  he will  remember foi   a long time, from Rabbl Abba Hlll¬ el Silver ... By the time you read this Dr   and    Mrs    Chaim Welzmann will be established in a New Ifork hotel, as you may or may not read In your dally paper (clipper  arrivals   being a (Continued on Page Elghtl
"Our Boys In Service" New Feature Column Announced
NKW VOUK (.IPS I - The traits, foibles and virtues of tho .lews became a battleground in New York as PM, liberal tab¬ loid, "went to town" in de¬ nouncing the Hnliiribiy Kvcning Post for Its publication of "The Case Against the ,Iew." by Milt¬ on Mayer, .l^-year-old assistant of Chicago University's Presi- dertt Robert Hutchlns.
As in the case of salacious plays and books, whoso attend¬ ance or circulation soars under attacks hy tho Legion of De¬ cency, the Po.st circulation went up as till the defenders of tho .lews i.ssued broadcasts to draw attention to the article, which was denounced as ";intl-,Somitic," j The Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League helped get nation-wide publicity for the Mayer article by its publicity story saying that it iiad demanded that the offend¬ ing issue of the Post he with¬ drawn from circulation "in tho interest of America anfi in the Interest of our soldiers."
Day after day PM plastered ils front page with screaming bold-face letters denouncing the Post with such phrases as "Sat. Eve. Post Attack on .lews l>ara- llels Ooobhels Line." This per¬ mitted a full inside reproduc¬ tion of .some of the vilest cari¬ catures of a Jew turned out by the Qoebbels plants ill .Gergiany. Extensive excerpts froin the Mayer article were part of the Indictment.
PM had a field-day in it.s at¬ tacks on the Post, an old foe. whom it has been condemning for several years on its Isola¬ tionist stand. The liberal tab¬ loid charged that the Po.st had published the Mayer article as a "shot in the arm", because of declining Post prestige, circula¬ tion and profits. In the mean¬ time, circulation of PM itself went up as Jews were firsl made aware of the Post article and as Christians hurried to find out "what all the shootln's about."
.Mayer  Amazed  nt  Reaction
To  Article I
Interviewed in Chicago, May¬ or said that he was amazed at Iho furor he had created. He admilted that he was still iigainst the war. Is a conscien¬ tious objector and said that no¬ body bad "inspired" the piece in tbe Post.
He asserted that "I still think the war is wrong—and I'll go on thinking 11." Mayer declared that the pacifist article he wrote for the fluturflay Evening Post last year—called "I'll Sit This One Out"—"has nothing to do with the Jewish article." He stated that '>he Issues of the war are universal. Good Jews and bad Jews wanted it. Just as good Gentiles and bad Gentiles wanted it. The currenl article Is an expression of opinion hav¬ ing nolhing to do with the olh¬ er  one."
Denying that his piece was "inspired" by anyone; Mayer said: "The article was written the way I wrote most of my pieces—lo be sold to a maga¬ zine. My agent, George Bye, found out that the Haturduy Evening l*ost had another tide on the Jews and sent it 10 them. They bought it as I wrote il—and they had nothing to do with what it says." iContlnued on Page Eight)
Justice Dept. Starts War On Fascists
Heginning next week, a new column will aiijiear in the Ohio .lowish Chronicle, through tbe courtesy of Ben Nouslacit. pulilishor. giving detailed In- foi-mation tibout ail matters con- corning tlic Columbus .leAvish mon in service. Prnmntions in rank, ciiange nf addresses, in¬ teresting highlights, cnrrospon- donco received from the serv¬ icemen, activities of the local army nnd navy committee, spec- i;il comment dealing with the spirit nf cooperation reciuired from the .lewish community, etc—all of this will be a rog- ul.ir weekly feature in the "Our Boys In Service" column. Allan Tarshish. clialrman of rosier commiltee of local army and niivy commiltee, will edit tlio column,
ll is hoped that through the cooperation of the local comm¬ unity in providing tho various bits of information needed, will result in a widely-read column wherein every contribution of our iKiys in tho tirmed forces will be recorded frnm week to week.
I.I PS' agtiinst
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Mrs. Dilling Includes B'nai B'rith Among Her Enemies
CHICAGO (JPS)—Mrs. Eliz¬ abeth DUUng, author of "The Red Network," being sued for divorce by her husband, has added tho B'nal B'rilh 10 the Jewish organizations and indi¬ viduals tigjiinst whom she is fighting.
The hectic divorce proceed¬ ings In the court of Judge Ru¬ dolph Desorl have been enliv¬ ened hy pbysiciil as woll as log al battles, with deputy sheriffs serving to restrain the anti-Sem¬ itic writer and the court au thorizing a contempt-of-court or¬ der against ber.
During (luestioning on her background by ber husband's at¬ torney, .Mrs. Dilling admitted she had written "The Octopus", which she de,scribed as an answer to the B'nai B'rith. It answers their dirty, lying at¬ tempts to shut every Christian mouth and prevent anyone from getting a fair trial in Ihis coun¬ try."      -
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Women's Group Will Give Shower For Service Men's Club
WASHINGTON,  I).  C,
— Launching the war "subversive agents" which he h:id previously promised. At¬ torney General Francis Biddle has nrdorerl Cnited Stales .At- Inrneys tn prnceeri with action againsi Gonrgo W Christians. org'.m'y/.cr of the Crn<adcr W'liitc Shirts, and Rudolph l-'iihl, holh luitive-born American,^-, wlio are holh chtirgod Willi saliolaging tile morale of tlic cnulllry and playing inlo the litinds of the Axis.
The ('iuilliinonga f S At lorney will proceed ag,,lnsl Christians, known for liis at¬ tacks on President Koosevcll ;uid on .lows Fahl. of Deiucr, has been described ,is "IDIV/,- for lliller."
The Deiiallmcnt nf .lustice is carefully scrutinizing all pro- I''.'iscisl ;ind pro-Axis publica¬ tions with a view to determin¬ ing wlmt action can be taken againsi them m remove them from   the   field.
The interlocking of antiSem- ilic aud anti American agents \\as further highlighted when ltal|)li ToHiisend. a.ssisl.int edi¬ tor nf tl ¦ anti-Semitic Scrlb- ncr's Coinincntator, jileaded guil¬ ty here tn a cbai-go nf failing to register tis tin agent of .la- pan, Tho charge was similar lo that under which George Syl¬ vester Viereck was sentenced. In Los Angeles, note wjis 'gk-
PM LAUNCHES NEW
ATTACK ON COUGHLIN
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
en of the speech made ^ antT Semitic Robert Noble, leader of an organization calling itself Frienfi,s of Progress, who in to.'^tifying hefore a Slate A.s- semhly committee investigat¬ ing un-American activities ari- mittoii that ho had referred to "thi.s phoney general." Douglas MacArthur.
NKW YOKK fWNSl —I'M. lih- eral New York newspaper, launched a now drive this week against Father Coughlin and Sdcial .Inslicn calling for Gov- cnimenl  action against them.
Devoting eight pages (o the Royal Oak priest and his anti- Semitic, pro-Nazi publication, the newspaper declared that Ihe facts denouncing Omghlin indi¬ cated "no faith, no church, no priosU" Stating Ihat it was as an American journalist that the facts indict Coughlin, the new.s- paper added "it is as an Amer¬ ican publicist ihat the people of America have a case against Charles Coughlin—for spreading seiiitinn in nur armed forces and (in our profhiction lines. As a publicist. Charles Coughlin is a slancierous, foul-mouthed, dirty- minded liar."
On lhc basis of reports of re¬ porters and corresponflents in fivt? cities who went out to find who huys Social Justice, the newspaper concluded that the publication greatly influenced its readers who "are absorbing its lies of anti-Semitism, defeatism and  dissension."
According to the newspaper one Detroit, reader of Social Jus tlce who would give no informa tion about himself said, "I'm ready to rip the Jews' guts out
B'nai B'rith Will Meet At Hillel Monday, April 13
An invitation bs being ox- tended to members of B'nai B'rith Auxiliary to a shower which is to be held Tue.sday, April Hth, at the Uryden Rd. Temple at 8 p. m. All proceeds from this undertaking will go to   the   Service  Men's  Club.
iVIembers are asked to con¬ tribute -something from the fol¬ lowing list of articles to the meeting: Candy, cigarettes. Po¬ tato (^hips. Pretzels, Fruit, Pos¬ tage Stamps. Floor Lamps, Dust Cloths,   Player   Piano   Rolls.
The club is located at Long and Third Streets and Is used by the soldiers as a social and recreational   center.
Those unable to attend the meeting, but desire to make a contribution, are asked to call either FA. 9618 or EV. 2000 and someone will call for It.
The next meeting of Zion Lodge No. ()2, H'nai B'rith, will be held at the B'nai B'rith Hlll¬ el Foundation auditorium, 4« Sixteenth Ave., it was announ¬ ced this week by Bernard Feit¬ linger, acting president. The latter has taken over the du¬ ties of President Irwin Wolf, who is now in Lexington, Ky., where he is in acllve duly with the Li. S. Army.
The program for that eve¬ ning will be featured by a de¬ bate on a most timely subject between the debating team of the University of Michigan llillel Foundation and the local Hillel   gi-oup.
In order to actiuainl many of the members of B'nai B'rith. their wives and friends with the Ohio Stale University's Hillel Foundation, everything is being done lo attract as large an attendance as possible to this impcirUnt meeling. Of course, the element of transpor¬ tation for members living the east section of Columbus will have to be remedied. This has already heen taken care of Ihrough the efforts of Ben Yenkin, Zion Lodge chau-man of  HiUel  aclivilies.
Tbo.se desiring Iranspoi-tation on that occasion are asked lo call Mr.  Yenkin al  FA. 588U.
Show yoar ftopreclBtlon to Ihe Otiroalcle's 20 yeara of loyal ana de- foted aervice to Columbua Jewtab Community br paylnic your aabaerlp- tion now—<S.OO tor the year.
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.tlllzer out of them."
Pointing nut tbat many of those interviewed in Detroit who closely echoed the slander oils viewpoints of Social Jus¬ tice were connected "directly, or through a close relative" with our Will- efforts, PM said: "There is no time for .sympathy for sick Charles Coughlin now. He has run amuck too long. The hour is close when il may be Charles Coughlin's world or yours. Your ethics nr his. Your morals or his. Vour truth or his. In all the lands that the Fascists rule, the truth, the moral and the ethics, are his. Charles Coughlln, the yellow journalist, and his "rag" Social Justice are not academic issues now. They are nol sec¬ tarian issues now. Men sell So¬ cial Justice in the streets of New York—in Boston and in Chicago and in the great arsenal of De¬ troit."
AI the end of its eight page presentation of tbe case against Coughlln, the newspaper car¬ ried a blank which It request¬ ed readers to fill in with their ojiinions and mail lo Attorney General   Francis  Biddle.
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Hadassah Annual Children's Party To Be Held Sunday
Children of Hadassah mem¬ bers are anxiously looking for¬ ward to the second annual Children's Parly, to be held this Sunday afternoon, April 5, at 2:30 P. M., al the Bryden Road Temple.
The program will Include a film "The Lost Boy," of es¬ pecial interest to children, tell¬ ing the adventures of a Pales¬ tinian boy. Palestinian dances will be pi-esenled by the young Judaean Group, and singing will be led by Mr. .Irving New¬ man. The prayer Is to be given by Jerry Schiff, son of Mr and Continued on Page Eight)
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