Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-10
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1890.
Henry Ford and the Jews

IT AklNG his cue from the London Morn
ing Post, but exceeding that journal i'll
| luminosity, Henry Ford, in his independent
weekly, Is conducting campaign against
the Jews that is provocative of long train
of injustces to a people who, i'm America
have proved themselves 100 per cent Amer
lean, campaign as scnseless rs it is bit
ter. Inspired by the anti-Semitic wave that
is recurring more or less violently in Eu-
] rope, Ford, in manner wholly un-Ameri-
can, is lending his influence and his money
derived from American pockets, To the
spreading of vicious propaganda against Il
B loyal people II is charitable To believe
tnat the famous manufacturer, unframed
as thinker except in his own particular
iine' does not realize the injustice and the
harmfuiness OF what he is doing but is
| being imposed OH by anti-Semitic influences
That view is TO attribute to him an ienor-
/ ance SO Grass as to be almost unbelievable
IN this enlightened age, but if that view
/ IS not correct, then he is wholly malicious
Ihls latest anti-Semtic outbreak seems
10 have started with the publication by the
London Morning Post of document STYLED
PROTOCOLS OF the Elders OF Zion" first
printed III Russia in 1905. 1t has been de-
/ nounced as a forgery. but despite the nal
pable fraud, il has furnished the ground
work for charges that the Jews are seeking
4 to overthrow Gentle control of tba world
NJ u.
"hh 'hat foolish charge as the base: the
n accusations have growf'. in Number until
now they include everything that is absprJ
and unreasonable. Cognizance of the anti
Je"ish campaign has been taken Nv the
B American Jewish Committee The chorpee
h have been disproyed in manner satisfoc
'ory 10 every reasonable mind though most
VI 'heiH are so reckless 10 need no dis
proof. However, when such malicious false
credulous minds, and Henry Ford il doing
4 his country !. distinct disseryice in snr.,d.
4 ing them.
3 In fact, Fords methods are particuIar,y
& obnoxious and unfair, since he is select IN q
& as ms targets Jews who have rendered sor-
s vices SO distinguished 10 America as to rive
y them brilliant place in its naees so Jonr
Il as history shall be written. Bv ou,ripbt
Is accusation, by innuendo and deliberate mis-
II interpretation he is seeking To fasten on
81 'he pupiic MIND the belief that they are
y consuming To usurp openly the government
n TAI power which. he alleges, they alroady
n secretly hold
81 Fair-mindod people laugh the whole his.
~ tastefui business out of court but r,,,o
81 tuHateiy there are many who wiu hali.,o
y ~ me TACT is that the Jews as a peonlo
81 are not united. In America thew are Amor
81 icahs, III HIcat britain they are Eritons
g i'll Russia they are Russians diTorin.
s. among themselves just as violently as othc,
Il americans, britons ana Russians differ and
& no people ever has been more loyal or NOR.
" wiiiihe'y served and died under the fae
il tney served. Iheir record in America from
"a ing 'l.ie % me hation's founding has beer
n one of splendid loyalty and patr/,ic CO..
II vice. They have proved themselves Amo~
8 lean TO their innermost hearts. and an,
a American who seeks 10 lead The peouln :,
4 believe otherwise is simply proving his owr
VI unworthiness TO the name.