The Denver Jewish news., 1924-01-17
.JOTTINGS
By j. II. Boturher.

~ We Ass sSSsossssss
There is gnashing of teeth now with
In the ranks Of the X. X. X. The in
eivitable result in such an organization
has happened internally.
An organization founded for the
avowed purpose OF administering Justice? ?
is an excrescence malignant growth,
In country where laws are stabilized
and the departments of government are
Tie courts, to aid in the administration
Of Justice are really cnly cuphemistic
terms for mob rule when used by bod
les acting apart and unconnected with
the governmental agencies established
by the people.
In fact the inquisitiOn Of the middle
nges that has justly been branded as
6ne of the greatest blots on civilization
still retained n semblancc of a trial in
which the accused could bc heard, our
friends. the X. X. n. have dispensed
with even that formality.
They have given us an entirely new
Interpretation Of the phrase 100 per
cent American.
What has always pushed nc is whnt
per cent Of the 100 per cent ,isN made mp
Of by the wearing Of a mask.
Somehow. after every period. when
the patriotism of nation Is put to the
test there is resultant wave of cheap
chauvinism, superpatriotism.
The Jews are always the Chad
GOdyo-they are a convenient object Of
attack. and there is always a ready re-
sponse on the part of petty prejudice.
What should he the attitude of the
Jews must, Of course, he largely de-
termined by circumstances.
Sometimes unruffled silence will
hasten cnlumny to its ignominiOus end.
When l was in the primary grades
my nOn-Jewish schoOlmates were al
ways much entertained when I would
chase them for calling me sheeney.
Finally, wheD>this had continued for
quite awhile, n GENTLE classmate sug-
sested mat II would ignore their
tnunls they would probably stop.
I followed his advice and soon had
the satisfaction of seeing that they had
tired.
When was asked If was going to
have Christmas tree for my little hoy
by some of my neighbor's children and
answered no, the children seemed much
perturbed.
Here was the explanation that one
Of them brought in all good faith from
his folks: THAT he was an American.
my hoy was lew"
This is the ever present Jewish ques-
ton. Wizard. when he said, Jewish
homes were not American.
Nahum SOkOlow in his address be-
fore the Jewish Congress recently AS
cribed the recent anti-Jewish. anti
Zionist, agitation to four principal
sources. reaction. anti-Semitism. Zion
list achievements, political exigcncies.
Reacting-the regatering of energy
by the defeated opponents of some Jew
ish cause.
ti-Semitisnl-especi as it ap-
plies to- the cry of Jewish Information
alism. and gigantic international
conspiracy. A cry for protection
against the omnipOtent Jew.
Zionist chievements-Jewish politi-
cal activities of which ZiOnism is the
most noteworthy. are especially.
Political exigencies-in which the
Jew becomes convenient goat in
domestic politics to divert attention
from some ambitious program. The
outstanding instance in modern times
is the policy of Bismarck in Germany,
in the last century.
That the Jew is looked upon as an
extraneous and inharmonious element
by many is doubtless true.
We shall be given more cordial
welcome everywhere when there is IL
spot over which the Jewish flag shall
fly, that is built up by Jewish toll. de-
yeloped by Jewish Industry, and en-
riched by Jewish genius.