The Denver Jewish news., 1920-11-10

February Sth. 1891. wherein Goedsche's
book is presented under a new title,
namely: Review of Political Events
of the Last Ten Years" and in place
Of Goedsche. we find the work ascrih-
ed to an Englishman who is called
"Sir John Ratcliff." In this form
the hoax appears over and over again
il books pamphlets and periodicals
AS late as 1911, it was reprinted in
France. Nilus transfers the scene
from the cemetery. at Prague to
meeting of Freemasens in Paris ana
to the first Zionist Congress in Basic
fhe gives both scenes of action in dif-
terent editioas). Otherwise, the FRO
tocols are nothing more than an ampr-
fled edition of Gocdsche's handiworN
adapted to the circumstances of the
Russian revolution IN 1908.
A Weapon of AutOcracy.
1t will be remembered chat in 1902
Russia was defeated in the war with
Japan. On Bloody Sunday. in Jan
nary. 1908. only the cannons turned
,upon the crowd succeeded in bolster
ing M the tottering throne OF the
Car. The Car however was com
uellcd to grant the constitution WHICH
gave to the people their first reptesen-
tatiye assembly. the Duma. Dissa'iS-
fled with this concession, the reaction
ory element worked for the restora.
tion of autocracy and the old 'Zaris'
,icspotism. The Russian secret ponce
stirred up pogroms all over Russia. II
was the old game of tyranny to as
credit democratic government y!
branding it as n move which Wo"ii
benefit only the Jews and III uh'
ruise it was presented to the Russii'"
mouiik. Nilus' work was useiu
ycapon in this propaganda. Accorn
ing to the propaganda then carrie"
on, the Jews We're supposed TO hhNt
| lccn the only element which d'siroo
relief from the Cars despotism ai"
| that otherwise everybody whu'd nave
heen absolutely happy under the RUE
| Of the dcsuot.
The first reference to the Prot"cH-
| fl, the German press OF tllat peru"
ix found in the anti-Semitic "Deutsche
| Hochwacht" of Fcbrbuary fh.' f'o"'
rris paper reports from Russia tie
npblic, ton OF Russian book ehtltl"i
| "The Cause of our MisfortnncS. II
is possiblc that this is the same BOOK
xr-t.it
description given in this German news
papcr of the story leads one into the
hclicf that others beside NiluS usci
| Gocdsche's yellow novel as the OASIS
fo, forged document in behalf of tie
| russian reactionary propagah"a. III
! tbc "Dcutschc IIocliwacht' the docn
mcnts were stated to be the records
Of n meeting of Jewish FrccmasonS
,btaincd by n patriotic lacy who sacri-
feed herself by marrying the head OF
The Freemasons and who stole them
| from him in the dead of night.
| The role which this document play
I'd as pogrom weapon was not con
| fined TO the years 1905 and 1906 Ah-
| stracts of them were only recently en-
cuIatcd in Dcnikin's army. They were
printed and distributed by the uhloH
of the Russian People. the Successors
| rf the Black Hundred. How ciicc-
| tive they were for their numerous
! purposes we know from the horribi"
massacres of inoffensive Jews ana
| Jcwcsses which followed in the foot
! tcps of Dcnikin'S army thruon South
| Russia and which according to re-
port of an investigating committee
| appointed by President Wilson, result
| ed in the murder of nearly 9o.ooo
| Jews.
| 1t is not surprising that in Russia
where 500 Of the population is Hitter
Ctc. these prepostcrous stories are
! given credence. but to insist on their
authenticity in America is to ihsu''
/ the intelligence of American citizens.
(To BE Continued Next Week.)