Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
Protest Agitation
 Against Jews in J. s.
President Wilson Heads List of Leading Men Who Att test Loyalty of Our Fellow Citizens of Jewish Faith.

Remington, Vt, Jan. 16.-A protest against anti-Semitic propaganda in the United States, bearing the names of Pres ident Wilson, William d. Tatt, Cardinal O'Connell and '1l6 other widely known men and women of Christian fifth, was made public here tonIght by John SpaIgo' socialist author. It eXhorts particularly those who are 'moulders of pubhc opin- :on-the clergy and ministers of all Christian churches. publicists, teachers. editors and statesmer<-Io strike a: this un-American and LA-Christian asita- tion."
 We regret exceedingly tho protest caid, "the publication of 2 number or books, pamphlets aal newspapr- articles designed to foster disIrust a'll susplc' ion of our fellow ciI.-ens of Jewish an- cestry and faith-distfusr and susplcI'n of their loyalty and their patriotism A new and dangerous spirit, 1t assert ed, is being introduced into the rational political life by these publications, chal- l .enging and menacing American citizen ship and American democracy. Men and women of Jewish faith, it declared. should not be required alone to fight this evil but that it is in a very special sense the duty of citizens who are not Jews by an cestry and faith.' D." To Mir. Spargo's request for his ap- proval of the protest, President Wilson wrote:
 T have your letter of December 9; and am heartily in sympathy with thu
 protest against the anti-Semitic move
 ment l beg that you will add my nan!' l to the signatures"
 President-elect Harding, in a lette
 made public by Mir. Spargo. declared hi disapproval of anti-semitism but ex pressed a desire to avoid creating a pre-
 cedent by signing the protest. H | wrote:
 | am sure. you can understand why at the present time, I am seeking tn avoidance of undue publicity and reluc
 tant to make public statements relatin
 to any of our pending problems. all
 no less sure that you already know
 and that the American people already be
 lieve. that I am giving no sanction t
 anything so narrow, so intolerant or g
 un-American as the anti-semitic move
 ment. I have been preaching the gospt
 of understanding and goodwill and n
 one who believes in these things an
 hopes for the concord of America ca be interested in any movement dime
 against any portion of our American eli
 izenship.'
 We protest against this organize
 campaign of prejudice and hatred" th
 signers declared, mot only because of il
 manifest injustice to those against whol 1 it is directed, but also and especially, b. ; cause we arc convinced tl.at it is who'll : incompatible with loyal and intelligeI
 American citizenship"
 The loyalty and patriotism of ol fellow citizens of the Jewish faith"
 added, lis equal to that of any part oysRpeople and, Fecaires no defense st ol thaauE. tFzfsss sas., f S7 -tft F sf.5f i Secrstary of state Colby sent his a, 5 provaI by. cable from South Americ 5 Others who signed Were Secretary of WI r Baker. Secretary sof Agriculture Mer I dith, former Secretaries of State Brys ) and Lansing. former Secretary of W;
 Lindley NJ. Garrison, former Secretary the Interior Franklin K. Lane and fo f mer Attorney General George W. Vic lersham-
 : Several college presidents are on tl a list including Nicholas Murray Butler I Columbia University. John Grier Hibb d of Princeton University, W. H.
 Faunce of Brown University. H. A. Ga '' field of Williams College, Ernest Mart e Hopkins of Dartmouth College, James O Day, chancellor of Syracuse Universi n and Thomas J. Shahan, rector of t r Catholic University of America. h Among the churchmen in the list ar
 Robert E. Speer. president of the Fe if eral Council of the Churches of Chr l. in America; Bishop Charles David W il Hams of Michigan; Bishop Benjar if Brewster of Maine; Bishop Chauncey l. Brewster of Connecticut Archbish l. Patrick J. Hayes of New York Dean e P. Ladd of the Berkley Divinity scho
 and Bishop D I O'Conneu If Ricbrno,