The Denver Jewish news., 1925-07-23
GERMANY CRUSHES JEWISH
SOUL
by JAkOB WASSERMAN
Iln celebrated Gnrmnn novelist !

(The celebrated German novelist and
thinker)
Copyright 1925 by Seven Arts Feature
Syndicate
If someone were to write history
of anti-Semitism he would be recounting
at the same time an important part Of
the history Of German civilization.
1t would be interesting to analyze
the tempting bait that occasionally
flew upon the street from ministerial
cabinets and Junker distilieries of
public opinion, and which the hungry
Michel seized avidly and without dis
elimination.
1t would be interesting to expose the
manifold anti-Scmitic Vaccinations
sinister in their consequences, with
which in the seventies and eighties
the sworn Wagnerians, in peculiar
spell-bound state, mysteriously restless,
succeeded in duping thee erman world
about the incOngruity between Wagner
the fervCnt German, and Wagner the
musician. For that was the principal
witches caIdr0n. But that is not my
concern.
Unfortunately, things are in such a
state that, today, the lew is an outlaw
In Germany. If not in the legal sense.
Mt least in popular sentiment. I'm
fprtnuutply affairs nrn AT sunb "a n,sa
that you cannot deny some reason TO
the original baiters and their deputies.
Jews were, and Jews are in the front
rank of all iCOnOclastic movements, all
reyOlts and social protests. Jews have
been and Jews are the leaders where
ever extremes are demanded, wherever
a radical change is to be made, where
ever II revolutionary political system is
TO lie translated into action with
trenzicd seriousness.
The Jacobins of our time are Jews.
True, if we could expect any sort
Of fairness it would have to be ad-
mittcd that these Jews were almost
without exception animated by honest
conviction; idealists and Utopians who
felt that they were to save the world ;
il would have to be admitted that
their actions have Il consistency which,
though perhaps scnsrlcss and cuIpable.
may yet have profound significance
for the future: The transportation
from religious into social life Of the
messiunic idea conceived by the Jews
| would furthermore have to be ad
mittcd that. If The matter is looked In
To thoroughly. these Jews can never be
accused Of having fcathcred their own
nest, Of having famed the flame az
long rs it could be done unseen and
without danger, and then scurrying of
the scene when the police appeared.
II would have to be admitted that it
was they who pulled the chcstnuts
out of the frc-hut il seems, since the
chcstnuts have been burned. they are
TO he punished by having their hands
cut of
Moreover. it would have to be ad-
mitted that Jews are quite as much
the prcscrvers and guardians of tradi-
tiOn. legal experts and servants Of the
law But we cannot expect fairness.
Nor is there any intention to be fair.
These Germans mean to feed hate and
hate flames on 1t makes no distinc-
tion between persons and services; it
asks no questions as to meaning or.
aim. II IS It's own meaning and aim
This is German hatred
\ certain Danish gentleman once
asked me: Just what do the Ger
mans expect to get from their hatred
If the Jews: Iu my country the Jews
are liked almost universally They
are known TO be the most reliable pa
riots they are known 10 live their
,uvIte lives Aonorably; they are re