The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-03-26
TAKES ISSUE WITH
HENRY FORD'S PAPER
Publisher of the American Ma.
son Defends Jewish Race
in Strong Article.

Mr.. James s. Mccarthy, publisher
of The American Mason, pleads for
justice to the Jewish race in a let,
ter addressed to the Dearborn In.
dependent in the following strong
sentences:
II am a thorough believer in the
Christian religion as laid down in
the sermons of Jesus Christ and
which are exemplified in the ritual
of the Order of knights Templar Of
which am a member.
Christianity, as understand it
consists of love Of God and fellow.
pan. So far as 1 have been able
to discover, there is nothing in the
Christian religion that warrants us
in hating men of other creeds. On
the other hand the whole fabric OF
Christianity rests upon love, and ]
am at loss to understand your mo,
tive for cruelty and unjustIy attack.
ing the Jews in the columns of your
publication, The Dearborn Independ-
ent.
No man in American could be
more violently opposed to anarchy
bolshevism, socialism and sovietism
than myself, and no man would dc
more to prevent these poisonous doc
trines securing foothold in the United
States. l cannot agree with you
however, that these blighting policies
are to be found principally in the
ranks of the Hebrew race. The fact
is, fewer Jews in America at least
subscribe to these teachings than any
other nationality. am in a position
to speak authoritatively on this sub
ject as have been employed as an
inspector in the property protection
and secret service and police sections
of the United States Railroad Ad-
ministration from June s, 1918, to
March /, this year, during which
time l visited practically all the ci-
ties of this country for the purpose
of investigating labor and other con-
ditions. ! can say in all truth that
found two-thirds of the anarchistic,
bolsheviki, socialistic and soviet SEN
timent in the United States exists
among English, Irish and native
born Americans. The head and front
of the red" forces in America are
men of English, Irish and American
blood. found the Jews, as a rule,
too busy trying to build up business
to engage in political propaganda.
or foourse there are Jews whose minds
are distorted by red" teachings, but
the number, as my investigations dis
closed, is exceedingly small as COM
pared to men of English, Irish and
American extraction.
You slander a great race when
you say the Jews are seeking to de-
stroy Christianity and rule the world
through Judaism. The Jew, l have
always found, is always loyal to his
faith, but is fair enough to want the
other fellow, even his oppressor, to
have the right to practice his reli-
gion according totthe dictates of con-
science.
Ihey sanctify the home and null
tiply and replenish the earth in keep
ing with the divine command. They
gave us civilization, and are deserv-
ing of the protection of all nations.
They are peaceful, industrious, home
making citizens. They take care of
their own, and are ever ready to sue
cor others. Some of the greatest
statesmen the world has produced
were Jews. The Jews have enriched
history and the country that encour-
ages their persecution and slaughter
is unfit to survive"