Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01
Jews BRAND FORD
/ CHARGES AS LIBEL
Protocols of Zion" Declared
Forgeries in Statement
: slA.e to Public
REFUTE SOVIET CONNECTION

New York. Dec. IA defense Of the
Jews against the charge of attempted
world domination, and inspiration of
bolsheyisni, originally made in secret,
unsigned Russian document called
Protocols of the Learned Elders of
Henry Ford in the Dearborn Indepcnd
ert, was made public yesterday by tho
American Jewish committee, Of which
Louis Marshall is president. The dec
1aration is signed by the committee and
other leading Jewish organizations of
the United States.
This statement is prGfaced by the fol
lowing:
A conference TO discuss the widespread
N the United states was called by the
American Jewish Committee. This CON
os na"na M"S fs%ss d
authorized the issuance of public state
N ps 4. In wsss %.r. 'Ss@ HG% Ss
Ing s,rcuated in large numbers ,srv BY s'ers, srG
the sSsrse s' that " soishsvism E is S. part SS Of
conspiracy, Of Jews and TFeemasons 70 se,
cure world domtnst%n 10 .S aeT"uTSsd mo iDr.s as
actionary forces for the purpose OF breed.
Ing suspicion and hatred OF th" Jews ana
~ Slneraais ,rse sne soynrnrcnt St'Hs in ne eyss
OF the European masses and thus faciIi-
tate the restoration OF absoiutism In gov
srnment. rnn .,o,o.,o, =, ,,o soo,,-,,,o, which
Is addressed ITO Our rrllow-Cltizens in
ciuds the foowinE reprIrs,ntaIiyH, 1e%,sn nSn
Snittee, the Zionist orsa anization Of Amer.
lea. the Union q Americsn Hebrew Con, Con
on~r.g,Iiors IN" linked synsEoEue OF
America the Provisional COMMITTEE for an
American Jewtrn! Gqngress; hs ihGSp:naii
Snn,orsrea of km, loan RaSh. che nab.
binissi' Assembly Of the, Jewish TheooEcGl
ssp sse%plnary hRd the United orthodoS jewish
m, e,. lo,o,,,ood ., =
nne Pro.oc3ls ''s uthounveu .h, n 40 "a q
causing people Gor IT to believe that the Jews
and tne freemasous hau ueen en
saHeu III L, uomsl,,r"' " ,n,,u p"u"C ~ ,,hioL
LUTON I hnu ahas'nt. ar .; ~ ,r"ns nnntro, y, tbo
my nop.I I" ..atIisb,,on. attGb ', 30 dos,nt;c
WIru W 'he eS'"o'''''"' Va N''r'''N
suIe' :.
Henry Ford is described hS using hls
great w"alth IN scattering uroauchSt
apominaoie charg'S mat Cah ON? aP-
peal TO the creduLlty Oh Stuh'eu inter
hgence.
Jews Not Bolshevists
'iFord unoualifiedly declares the pro :
tocOls to be genuine, says the state
ment and ''argues that practically
every Jew is Bolshevist. 1t is useless
10 analyze the puerile and venomous
driyel that he has derived from the con e
coctions OF professional agitators. lie
ia merely a dupe."
1,o ,r-no,o ~ "tboso Who set in mo
.;,n thiS n'' no,y nnsIamybt of ahti. Scmit
ssu,', ;s Described as IAN attempt to
Ir;vo into tho solidarity of our country
tha evaIge ~ Siscord bv prousing s,Is
,;c;on not onIv against those of Jewish
pr;r;n but also against The Freemnson,
IN tbo hone Of discrediting free govern
ment. -
lii. lne StaIraie't. aIrnI ~, - ,s, ner;con Io,v;s,
;.. terente oa'ev irbo uS IseIsr srntncoIo ~ tb
Gonhlil'.rs eI z;" )" :. aor" vas oIanJe"
EIuerS in, Vi Eton ~, 49, ononoi", an
.n neiy eircu.a'eu or aS Uy yrn6IisbeJ IN Emcion,
sanoraI r,Hntbs oco and more recent,
seVeraI mouths aST HJ Stato. "
appeaIeu ~ SHe ~. onIon N,orn,n,
signed Ls, hr.lces .. .to oLornn ] - yom