Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-01-17
BRANDS MOVE
AGAINST JEWS
AMERICAN
Document Signed by
Leading Citizens Hits
Propaganda Campaign
Cabinet Officials Toin
With Clergy; Harding
Writes His Approval.

bennington. Vt. Jan. 16.-A pro-
test against anti-Semitic propaganda in
the United States. bearing the names
of President Wilson. William II.
Taft. Cardinal OConnell, and 116 other
widely known men and women Of
Christian faith, was made public Sun
day night by John Spargo, Socialist
writer. 1t exhorts particularly those
who are ''moulders of public opinion
the clergy and ministers of Ill
Christian churches, public teachers.
orators and statesmen-to strike st
this nn-American and un- Christian agi-
tation"
I'VE regret exceedingly" the pro-
test said. the publication of number
OF books. pamphlets and newspaper ar
ticles designed to foster distrust ard
suspicion of our fellow citizens of
Jewish ancestry and faith--distrusr
and suspicion of their loyalty and their
patriotism"
A new and dangerous spirit. it as
serted, is being introduced in the ma
tional life by these publications, cha!-
lenging and mcnacing American c:ti-
zenship and American democracy.
Urges All to Help
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 ci+i-
Zens who are Jews by ancestry and
faith"
To Mr.. Spargo's request for his
approval of the protest, President
Wilson wrote:
i am heartily n sympathy with the
protest against the anti Semitic move
ment. l beg that you will add my
name to the signatures"
President Elect Harding. in a letter
made public by Mr.. Spargo. declared
his disapproval of anti Semitisn1. but
expressed a desire to avoid creating
a precedent by signing the protest.
He wrote:
II am sure you can understand why.
at the present time, | am seeking The
avoidance of undue publicity and re-
luctant to make public statements re-
lat;ng to any of our pending prob
lens.
Harding Approves Move
Il am no less sure that you already
know. and that the American people
already believe that | am giving no
sanction to anything SO narrow, so IN
tolerant or 50 Hn-American as the
anti-Semltic movement. [ have been
preaching rhe gospel Of understanding
and good will and no one who believes
in these things and hopes for the con-
rord Of America can be interested in
pny movement aimed against any por-
lion Of our American citizenship"
1--WE protest against this organized
Of prejudice and hatred"
he signers declared. mot only be- |
cause of its manifest injustice to those
against whom it is directed. hut nlso |
md especially because we are con-
7inced that it is wholly Incompatible
With loyal and intelligent American
Colby Cables Approval
Secretary Of State Colby sent his
approval by cable from South America. /
Other signers included Secretary Of I
Var Baker. Secretary of Agriculture
Meredith. former Secretaries Of State
Bryan and Lansing. former Secretary
# War Lindley NJ. Garrison. former
Secretary Of The Interior Franklin e.
.ane, and former Attorney General
3eorge W. Wickersham
Several college presidents are on the
ist, including Nicholas Murray Butler.
f Columbia university and John
;rier Hibben. of Princeton