The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-03-16


that you reached your conclusions ana
that any further comment we have TO
express in connection Herewith would
not influence your biased Judgment
thereon"
Louis MarshalIs Message to Henry
Ford.
Mr.. Louis Marshall. president of the
American Jewish committee, one OF the
greatest authorities on constitutioha'
law in the United States, sent MI
Ford the following telegram in June.
1920:
In the issues of May - and -
of the Dearborn Independent. which Is
understood to he your property. or uh'
der your control, there have appeared
two articles which are disseminating
onti-Semitism in its most insidious
and pernicious form. The statements
which they contain are palpable III
brications and the insinuations Will
which they abound are the emanatiohs
of hatred and prejudice.
'.They constitute libel upon an
entire people who had hoped that at
least in America they might be spared
the insult, the humiliation and the
ohlouuy which these articles are scat
tering turnout 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 broth
rem ask you, from whom we had DC
lieved that justice might he expected
whether these offensive articles have
your sanction. whether further publica
lions of this nature are to be con
tinued and whether you snail remain
silent when your failure to disavow
them will be regarded by the general
public as an endorsement of them
Three million of deeply-wounded
Americans are awaiting your answer.
To this dignified request came the
following Geographic answer from the
Dearborn Independent:
1--WE regret the words to which you
have seen fit to characterize the Dear
born Independent articles Your
terms insidious,' .fabrications,' in
situation. .pernicious.' prejudice,
libel insult Humiliation 'obloquy,'
mischief making we resent and deny,
Your rhetoric is that of Il bolshcvist
orator. You mistake our intention
You misrepresent the tone of our ar
ticles. You evidently much mistak"
the persons whom you are addressing
Incidently, you cruelty overwork your
most useful term. which is 'anti-Scmi-
t;sm.' These articles shall continue.
and we hope you will continue to read
them. and when You have attained
more tolerable state of mind we shall
he glad to discuss them with you
With the obstinacy of ignorant
fanaticism. the ''peace maker of De-
trOit has since continued to wage war
against the Jews.
Henry Ford. Whose life is devoted
TO peace" is the dupc. the tool and
the spokesman of the darkest evil
forces of Europe that seek to breed
confusion. unrest and violence.
Sees Protocols First Time.
In February, 1919. shortly after my
return to New York from Siberia.
where I was accredited AS war CORES
pondent to the American Expedition
airy Forces, an American officer Of
the Military Intelligence Department
submitted to me n '.documcnt' which
4 .,f.
ance and of far-reaching Significance.
He wanted me to examine it and give
him my opinion of it. He said that
the manuscript had been translated
from Russian book published in
1908. the entire edition of which was
afterward destroyed.
He told me that he had studied the
Document carefully. that he had
also studied the writings of DIR. Thco-
dor Herzl. the founder of modern
Iionism. and he believed that it was
the work of DIR. Herzl.
The manuscript he gave me was n
translation of the so-called Protocols
of the Wise Men of Zion which have
since then attained considerable no
toriety thru the efforts of the jew
baitcrs in Europe, in this country and
even in Japan. He told me that. ac-
cortling to the introduction. the pro
tocols' had been stolen by an unknown
woman somewhere in France from the
archives of the "Wise Men of Zion"
and that they finally found their way
into the hands of Russian mystic
Scrgius Nlus, who published them rs
II chapter of his religious book on the
Antichrist. He said that the pro
tccoIs'' contained an outline of a uni
vcrsal conspiracy by the Jews for
word-dominion. and that it seemed to
him that Bolshcvism in Russia and the