The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-08

Here is letter ! received not long
ago
About month ago | graduated from
Commercial High School Brooklyn, as a
full-Aedged hookkeeper stenographer
and typist. | have since been searching
FOR position and il is absolutely impos-
sible for me to obtain position because
am Jew The type of work that
can do is needed 10y large firms, and
time and again, thru recommendations
by two of the largest employment
agencies in New York City, have been
sent to fill positions. A. the close of the
interview that is given me, the employer
asks me whether | am a Jew.' Having
a conscience | frankly admit | am and
Immediately am refused the position. or
if the position is not denied me at once,
am asked to fill out an application,
which is only another way of letting me
know my services are not wanted In
some Of the leading city papers, that con-
duct want-ad columns, one sees every day
advertisements that state Christian
wanted Does any one ever see stated
in any advertisement Jew wanted?
think not, because no Jewish employer
is narrow minded and prejudiced against
Christian.
When soldiers are needed, we do not
see the sign Christian wanted. When
il comes To patriotism and the giving OF
ones life for his country, the Jew is
welcome to accept the position. When
the government called for the Liberty
Loan Jews were permitted 70 buy bonds.
If the Jew offers all he can for the de-
Tense and upkeep Of his country, why
cannot he ENJOY the full right Of justice?
a firm may buy two or three thou
sand dollars worth Of Liberty Bonds
thinking that it has done It's share for
the country Yet the same firm would
willingly let a position remain vacant
rather than have il filed by Jew
The world scoTs al Russia because
Of reconsideration 20 the jew; yet ct-
zcns Of America The land Of the brave
and the free treat the Jew no better.
20 you FOR moment, from the stand
point Of justice. think that the jew is
being fairly treated in the gamc?"
Ny young CORE spondent has met with
one Of the most unpleasant snags in the
river Of modern progress, one Of the
sharpest and meanest points Of pettiness
in our civilization racc-prejudice.
With this feeling there is no use to
argue /, is as dumb and branless as
any giant Of old that ever ate little
children
Sometimes we find IT as a hatred OF
the Jew, sometimes Of the Japanese, or
Chinese. or Negro or southerner or
northerner, or Catholic, or Protestant or
English, or German, or anybody that
happens to differ from us in color or
speech or that may live on the other side
Of the creek.
But wherever YOU find it. Il is low ig-
norant, shameful and vicious.
SO much for race prejudice. AS to our
young Jewish friend he needs a little
more spunk.
There is no reason why. as a Jew, he
cannot succeed in America where Jews
are among our richest men. successful
fnancietS and business men, wnere they
are prominent in literature ethics and
art
Rest assured, young man If you do
not succeed in America the fault does
not lie in the injustice Of society, but in
you.
Buck up, There is nothing worth
while a Jew cannot win if he can make
good
IF you are rdicued. learn from that
what Objectionable traits 10 avoid.