Evening journal., 1920-12-02
American JelCish Committee Issues Statement
ofFacts Against AnHJeuOish Talk
Conference of National JeSh Organizations Was
Called NeD York and Authorized Issuance of Statement Re
fg Propaganda Attacks That Haze Been Made Against Jeu
Sh People of America.

paign OF secret anti-Jewish propa-
ganda in the United stales. That con-
ference was called by the American
Jewish Committee and Its results
have been pleasing TO Jews through
out this country In no section has u
been more pleasing Than here in VIII
mlngton. 10 was participated In by
the foremost national Jewish organ
izations and authorized the issuance
Of a public statement In which the
so-called Protocols OF the Learned
Elders OF Zion" now being circulated
In large numbers by secret agencies
are condemned as a forgery and the
charze that Bolshevism is part OF
conspiracy Of Jews and freemasons
to secure world domination Is de-
nounced as a malicious invention in
spired by foreign reactlonary forces
for the purpose OF breeding suspicion
and hatred OF the Jews and Free
masons in the United states in order
10 dlscredit free government IN the
ewes Of IN European masses and thus
facilitate the restoration Of absolut-
ism In government"
The signatories OF the declaration,
which Is addressed ITO our Fellow
Citizens" include the following rep
resentalive Jewish organizations ::
The American Jewish Committee,
The Zionist Organization Of Anericl,
the Union OF American Hebrew Con
gregations, The Union Orthodox Jew
ish Congregations. the United Syna-
g0gue OF America, the Provisional
Committee for an American Jewish
Congress. The Independent Order OF
Bnai Birth, the Central Conference OF
American Rabbis, The Rabb Meal As
seinhly OF the Jewish Theological
Seminary, and the United orthodox
Jewish Rabbis OF America. The COM
pleie addr,ss follows.
To Our Fellow Citizens:
During the war. by secret agencies.
a document Variously called The
Protocols OF the Elders OF Zion
''The Protocols OF The Meetings Of the
Zionist Men OF Wisdom" and "The
Protocols OF the Wiss Men OF Zion,
was clandestinely circulated, in ype-
written form, among public officials
and carefully selected civilians, for
the purpose Of giving rise TO the be
lief that the Jews, in conjunction with
Freemasons. had been for centuries
engaged In a conspiracy TO pro1uce
revolution and anarchy, by means OF
which they hoped TO attain The con-
troll OF the world by establishment Of
some sort OF dcSpotic rule. Some
months ago, this document was pub
lished in England. More recently %
has appeared In print in the United
States, and thousands OF copies have
been circulated with an air OF mys-
terry among legislators, iouTn lists.
clergymen and teachers, members OF
clubs and unfortunately to the gem
eral public. The Lond-n Morning Post
has given out a series OF articles as
commentary upon The Protocols, IN
taanfnh tho oh ~ On NH .Isr
spiracy between Jews and FreemasOns
Is elaborated. and Bolshevism is char
acterized as a movement OF, for and
by The Jews, and Is declared 10 be
fulilllment OF the Protocols. These
articles whose authorship Is moi dis
closed. have now appeared IN book
form under the tltle THE Cause OF
World Unrest" During the past six
months IN ere have been sent forth
weekly In Henry Ford's organ. the
Dearborn Independent. attacks OF eX-
traordinary virulence upon the Jews.
These assaults upon The honor OF the
Jewish people are all founded on the
Protocols and on the discredhed liter
ature OF Russian and German anti
Semltism, inspired by the minitns OF
autocracy. parrot-llke. they repeat
the abominahle charges that can only
appeal to the credulity OF a stuntad
intelhgence-charges long since CON
cedcd 10 be unfOunded by an fair
minded men. Ford is employing his
great wealth in scattering broadcast
his fulmlnations regardless OF conse-
Quences
When the Jews OF The United States
ilrst learned Of these malevolent
prints, hey deemed 70 beneath their
dignity TO take notice OF them. be-
cause they regarded them as a mere
recrudescence OF meriaeVal bigotry
and stupidity. showing upon their
face their utter worthlessness. These
publications have. however. been pui
IN circulation 10 such an extent that
u Is believed that The time has come
numiliRing though u be 10 them. fol
me Jews 10 make answer 10 these
llhels and 20 the unworthy insinua.
lions and inluendoes hat have b er
whispered among them.
Speaking as representatives Of thl
Jewish peoplc. familiar with the his
tory or Judaism In rs various phases
ana with the movements, past anf
an s0iemnliv.
80 The Protocols are a base forg
cry There has never been an or
eanization OF Jews known as Thl
Elders or Zion. OF The Zionist Ner
or Wisdom, or The Wise Men OF Zion
or bearing any Other similar name
There has never existed a secret ol
other Jewish body organized for any
purpose such as that implied In thl
Protocols. The Jewhh people have
never dreamed n 2 Jewish dictator.
snip. or destruction OF religion o.
an inierfer nee With indusira al rr0s
perity. or an overthrow OF civgiza-
iion. The Jews have never conspired
with the Freemas0ns or with any
oiler body. FOR any purpose.
FROM TIE time NJ the destruction of
ihe temple at Jerusalem BY Titus
NE Jews have had no political state
For centuries they were forced IA
wander from land 10 land. 90 fee for
refuge wherever they might flnd n
AGAINST hitter persecution. They were
peni un IN eiaii0es We're deprived of
even me shadow Of civil or noHiiral
riEnts. and were made ihe ohfecfs d,
every possible form OF discrimin.fion
II iilile more than nfiy years since
Jews or western Eurona hocane
ta,.4 emancindied. Until The ont
tA vi me World War. ha Ievls n,
aet IT EUROPE. constituting a nator
t1 OF dll NE Jews in ihe world y-sr,
~, even permitted 20 exereise az
,t tSl's - eill1enship in lands vhe-t
ney ana tneif ancestors hsd duseI
Tor generations The great mas y
the Jews were hampered In cver,. "a,
IN tnelr efforts u earn a lvelihooa
far from desiring 70 govern IN
world. they were content with hi
opportunities 10 live. Nume-Icail,
they constitute less than 1 per cent {
the population OF the earth: an
more than one-half OF them are o
the verge OF starvation. The sugge.
tlon that. In their fesbleness. the
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