The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-18
BATTING OF JE Ws !;
EVOkESPB0TFf/
BY JOHN SPARG0..
Publishes Letters C0ndemning
Anti-Semitic Propaganda
ATTACK is UN-AMERICAN
Dangerous Spirit Being Aroused by
Publications Fostering Dlstrust
of Citizens.

A protest against ant Semitic pro.
pcganda In the United States, bearing
the names OF President Wilson, VII.
liam H. Taft, Cardinal o Connell and
ll6 other widely known men and wo.
men Of Christ an faith, has been made
public here by John Spargo, Socialist
author. It exhorts particularly those
who are "molders of public opinion
the clergy and ministers of all Chris
tan churches publlcists, teachers.
editors and statesmen-to strike at
this uu-American and un-Christian
agitation"
We regret exceedingly" the pro-
test said the pubicat on Of a mum.
Der Of books, pamphlets and newspap.
cr articles designed tC foster distrust
and suspicion Of our fellow citizens of
Jewish ancestry and faith-d strust
and suspicion OF their loyalty and
their patriotism.
A new and dangerous spirit, il as.
serted is being introduced into the
national political life by these pub
lications, challenging and menacing
American citizenship and Amer can
democracy Men and women of Jew
ish faith IL declared, should not be
required alone to Eight this evil, but
that it IS in very special sense the
duty OF citizens who aro not Jews by
ancestry and faith"
To Mr.. Snargo's request for his ap.
proyal Of the protest, President vii
son wrote:
! have your letter of December %,
and ! am heartily In sympathy with
the protest against the ant Semitic
movement. beg that you will add
nay name TO the signatures
President elect Hard Ing, In a letter
made public by Mr. ,Spargo. declared
his dlsapproya OF anti-Semit SIN. but
NiHessed a desire TO avoid creating
precedent by signing the protest, lie
wrt,o
y am sure you can understand why.
al the present time / am seeking the
avo dance of undue publicity and re.
luotant to make public statements re
lating TO any Of our pending problems.
am no less sure that you already
know, and that the American people
believe, that am giving no sanction
to anything so narrow, so intolerant or
so un-American as the ant Sem tic
movement I have been preaching the
gospel Of under tandins and good vii,
and no enc who believes in these
things and hopes for the concord Of
America can be Interested in any
portion Of our Amer can citizenship. .
We protest against this organized
campaign Of prejudice and hatred
the signers declared. mot only be
cause OF is manifest Injustice to
th1so asn nst whom it / sdreoted, but
also, and especially, because We are
convinced that t wholly incompat
ible with loyal and intelligent Ameri-
con cih zeu~uIp.
THE loyalty and patriotism of our
fellow citizens of the Jewish faith il
added, "is equal to that OF any part Of
o'r people and requires no defense at
1ur hguI,
Secretary of State Colby sent his ap.
urovl by cable from south Amer ca.
Others who signed we're Secretary Of
Ngr 3aker, Secretary OF Agriculture
Meredith, ex Secretaries of State Bry-
an and Lansing. eX.Secretary of War
.ind,ey NJ Garrison, eXSecretary of
the Interior Franklin X Lane and eX
Attorney General George w. Wicker
sham.
Several college presidents are or
the list. including Nicholas Murray
Butler Of Columbia University; John
Grier Hibhen of Princeton. W. II. p.
Faunce Of Brown; II. A Garfield OF
Williams College, Ernest Martin Hop
kins, OF Dartmouth; Henry Churchill
/ X ng, of Ober'in James r. Day chan
celor of Syracuse University. and
Thomas L. Shahan, rector of the Cath
iclic University Of America
Among the churchmen in the list
are Robert E Speer, president of the
Federal Council of the Churches OF
Christ America; Bishop Charlie.
David Williams of Michigan; Bishol
, BENJAMIN brewster of Maine; Bishor
Chauncey b. Brewster, of Connect
cut Archb shop Patrick j Hayes o.
, New York: Dean w. 2 Ladd Of tn,
Berkcy Divinity school, and Bishol
d. J. O'Conncu of Richmond