The Washington times., 1921-02-24
Bernstein Tells Of Ford S
Peace Ship

the near future will convince the
learned Mr.. Ford that a God-sppointed
German kaiser or Russian tsar Is
needed In the United States instead OF
a President. and he may undertake
and nnance an impassioned crusade
against American institutions and
against our present form Of Govern
ment.
Upon my return from Europe several
months ago l noticed the anti-Jewish
article In Henry Ford's weekly ]
sent him the following telegram:
my attention was called TO articles
denouncins the Jews. published In the
Dearborn Independent. with which
you are Identified.
The articles In questions are so
malicious. filled with distortions OF
the truth. that l cannot imagine you
sanctioned their publication. During
my recent travels i have convinced
myself that there Is a huge conspiracy
against the Jewish people. cunningly
organized, to discredit them every
where as the Tsar's government at
tempted through the notorious BELLS
affair. but failed shamefully. 1 am
asked to comment on your Dearborn
Independent articles. Before doing so
/ should like to have a statement from
YOU whom I always regarded az a
broad minded, warm-hearted. humani-
tartan American"
In answer to this | received the fol-
lowing telegram from the Dearborn
Independent:
GETS SHORT ANSWER.
"We have your telegram to Mr.
Ford. Its contents clearly indicate
that you have reached your conclu-
sions, and that any further comment
we have to express in connection
Herewith would not influence youG
biased Judgment thereon"
Mr.. Louis Marshal. president of the
American Jewish Committee. one ~
the greatest authorities on Constitu-
tional law in the United States. sent
Mr.. Ford the following telegram in
June, 1920:
"In the issues of May % and 20 of
the Dearborn Independent, which is
understood to be your property or un-
der your control. there have appeared
two articles which are disseminating
anti-Semitism in it's most insidlous
and pernicious form. The statements
which they contain are palpable fab
relations and the insinuations with
which they abound are the emana-
tions Of hatred and prejudice.
SPARED INSULT.
They constitute a libel upon an
entire people who had hoped that at
least in America they might be spared
the insult, the humiliation and the
obloquy which these articles are scat
tering throughout the land and which
are echoes from the dark Middle Ages.
"Your agencies are said to be en-
gagged in circulating this mischief
breeding sheet. On behalf of my
brethren l ask you from whom We
had believed that justice might be
expected, whether these offensive
articles have your sanction, whether
further publications of this nature
are to be continued and whether you
khall remain silent 'whert your failure
to disavow them, WILL ha Regarded by
the general public As an endorsement
Iof them. Three million of deeply
wounded Americans are awaiting your
answer" ...,
To this dignified request came the
following telegraphic answer. from
The Dearborn independent:
I'VE regret the words in which you
have seen fit to characterize The
Dearborn Independent articles. Your
terms "insidious," "fabrications." "in-
situations" "pernicious," hatred"
prejudice" libel" insult "humili-
alton" "obliquy." "mischief-making."
we resent and deny. Your rhetoric is
that of a Bolshevik orator. You mis-
take our intention.
CONTINUES TO WAGE WAR.
"You misrepresent the tone of our
articles. You evidently much mistake
the persons whom you are address
ing. Incidentally you cruelty over
work your most useful term, which is
"anti-Semitism." These articles shall
continue and we hope you will con-
tinue to read them. and when you
have attained a more tolerable state
of mind we shall be glad to discuss
them with you"
with the obstinacy OF ignorant fa-
naticim. the "Peacemaker," of Detroit
has since continued to wage war
against the Jews.
nav previous article ! have shown
how Henry Ford, through the me-
Prince Bismarck. endeavored to poison
widest concoctions of Prussian
anti-Semites. In my next article /
shall describe the dark forces of the
Russian Black Hundreds that have
pitched their tents in this country,
and whose nefarious task Henry Ford
has made his own.
Henry Ford, whose "life is devoted
to peace" is the dupe. the tool, and
the spokesman of the darkest evil
forces of Europe that seek to breed
confusion, unrest, and violence.