New-York tribune., 1921-11-07
louis Marshall
Denies C.1irran.
Is Anti-Jew
story Published i'm Hylan
Organ Malicious Concoc-
ton Deliberately and
viciously Manufactured''
No Fact to Back Charge
Likens Trick to the Forged
Morey Letters Used i'm
the Garfield Campaign

Louis Marshall, president Of the
american Jewish Committee. issued a
statement last night in which be
brsnded as a base and malicious con-
coction. deliberately and viciouslv
manufactured, the insinuation made bv
certain Tammany men that Henry II
curran was anti-semitic and Henry
Ferds candidate"
Mr.. Marshall's statement reads IN
part:
"'The Evening Journal stated that
Or. Buechler reveals the interestino
fact that Mr.. Curran is closely allied
IN certain vicious opinions to Henry
Ford, Of Detroit, and this so-cailed DR..
Buechler IS quoted as saying, 4 am O
the opinion that Henry Curran is
Henry's Ford's candidate
"The manifest object is to charge
Major Curran with nti-semitism ana
thereby 20 arouse against him and the
coalition ticket the indignation of
those OF the Jewish faith. Not 4 fact
IS stated IN support of the charge. No
reference IS made to any utterance of
Ar. Curran 10 Justify this opinion.
Story Declared Incredible
None but an imbecile would. there
fore, offend so important q part of the
electorate as that against which he is
accused Of plotting as he would were
tnere shred of evidence TO support
this charge On its face the story is
Incredible. l have not, however. con-
tented myself with the making of an
analysis of the journal article. but I
nave taken the pains thoroughly to in
vestigate the facts. and as a result of
thar inquiry | make the unqualified
statement that the insi2uation against
MAJOR Curran is baseS and malicious
eoncoction deliberately and viciously
manufactured for campaign purposes
by one OF Hylan's creatures.
at is an old trick. One has only TO
call to mind the forged Morey letters
Of the Garfield campaign. Major Cur
ran IS not only free from racial and
seilgious prejudice, but he has given
evidence OF his broad mindedness on
numerous occasions. DR.. Louis Greiss-
nan, who served with him during the
ate war at Camp Upton and at the
battle front in France, bears tribute
20 the manner in which. during the
nlgh Jewish holy days, he sought in
every way TO enable the Jewish SOL
uiers lnder his command to secure the
comfort of religious services, and how
N every possible way. in the spirit of
brotherhood. he administered to their
welfare IN those trying days.
Another FaIsehood Nailed
"The article from which I have
quoted also states that this DR.
Buechler now functioning as Hylan's
Commissioner of Markets, enumerizes
swenty-one prominent business men
who are supporting Mr.. Curran as
twenty prominent 'roschers.' Al
though the characterization is gram
matically incorrect, the -nnuendo is that
the men referred TO are likewise anti
Semites. My name appears in the list
among others with Adolph lewiston.
Fred NJ. Stein, Charles L. Bernheimer.
Co'orsl H. A Ginsberg. Isaac Inter
bel., ,seph H Cohn, William Fisch-
man. A. NJ. Lamport, Congressman
Seigerl, Louis Sumut and Samuel
Bayer.
III will be interesting for the Jews
Of New York 10 learn that we are
among the enem es of Israel and that
re are cooperating in the machina-
items OF Henry Ford. The best answer
TO this vileness would be to administer
TO those VINO are seeking to profit by
It such rebuke Sn Election Day as
will long be remeny nybered."