The Washington times., 1921-09-25

clansmen the right to exalt themselves
above the rest OF the American citizen.
ship? Who has vested them with au-
thority to question and inquisltion the
thoughts, the feelings and beliefs Of
peoples and creeds: to pass them all In
review and to Judge as to who or
which Of them is worthy and desery-
ing OF grace. and who or which is TO
be doomed eternslly and driven off the
earth?
Challenges Right.
We challenge even the best or that
tribe OF the self-styled 700 per-
centers as to loyalty ana patriotic
devotion. We point to the proud
records Of Jewish men in the world
war, by far exceeding their 'ota
and excelling in their signal service
We Jews have sent our sons among
the. first, and have given unstint'
ingly IT our blood and treasure in
the defense Of the American flag.
(The writer Of these lines has had
his own two sons abroad through
nearly all Of the course of the two
years Of the American operations
in the European war. one of them
private in the 149th Field Artil.
Iery Of the famous Forty second
Rainbow) Division. and passing
through with distinction in seven of
the biggest campaigns that won the
victory for the American armsI
We make no display Of ourselves
and of our prowess. We are al
ways ready to serve our country, in
peace as well as in war. We de-
mand no thanks for our service. We
seek no special recognition for what
we deem to be our plain duty as
citizens. We do not parade our
patriotism in the cities streets and
do not flare II in the face Of every
passerby. We claim no privilege for
ourselves that we would not accord
unto others. Live and let live, Is our
motto. We have no evil designs
against our neighbors, as charged by
he malicious slanderers and mis-.
chief makers. We have nothing 10
hide away from public notice.
We do insist, however, that we
are as good a lot Of citizens and as
useful and beneficial to the cause
of the community as are any Of the
best among the clannish tribes Of
the would.be reformers by force and
coercion. We openly defy the false
pretenders who propose to hold a
upon America and Ameri-
canism. We believe, to the con.
trary. that Americanism spells liberty
and fair play for all who seek shell.
ter under its benign rule. We know
that Americanism Is diam etrically
to weapons of violence and
mail and besmirching the character
Of innocent people.
Fanatacism Is Motive.
First, It was the "Haman" Ford
papers and the damnable Protocols
charging the Jews with world control
and fastening all the crimes Of war
upon them. Now similar charges are
educed by the Ku Klux Klan also
against the Roman Catholics. Thank
goodness there is company in misery
Bigotry and blind fanaticism, il
seems, Is not confined to class, or
ages, conditions or creeds. Today It
Is the property Of such as are classed
among the liberel and progressive
Protestant Christians, who put on
the garb Of pietism and saintliness
and are hunting in the dark for in.
nocent lives. They are the enemies
OF light and Of civilization. They
are subverting the most vital prin.
ciples upon which the republic is
built. They take the name Of God
in vain by the pronouncement Of
oaths and solemn declarations which
are to no purpose. They glory in
the name Of Justice and Truth, while
their actions initiate against the
best interests of humanity, and could
only to those OF the beasts
Of prey, or the cave.man and primi.
tce barbarity.
It were time to put a halt to these
things Time for the Federal Cow