The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

$NSANAASSNAA4t lecturer who embraced the Cath olc faith some years ago and who has gained international repute as a speaker for the Knights of Co., 1umbus, has chosen to defend the Jewish race against the insinua- tionS contained in radio addresses of Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, of Royal Oak, Mich. He charges in an article that Father Coughlin obtained his information from questionable sources.
 In the current issue of the Catholic Transcript an editorial comments on both Father Cough lin and MT. Goldstein as follows: It Is Father Fahey's Turn To Speak
 David Goldstein accepted the challenge which came to him from Dublin by way of Royal Oak. He replies in detail. His article is of magazine length. Were we to pub- fish it in full, many of our read- CTS would be so perplexed at the opening that they would be unable to screw their courage to the stick ing point. They would cast aside the paper, asking themselves what it vas all about.
 Converted Jew
 We begin with the author. He is converted Jew. For that req son he should be fair to his peo- pie. Were he not fair to them, we would count him 8 mighty poor convert, as well as a mighty poor Jew. The Jews of Germany
 are under the lash. MT. Gold stein's heart goes out to them, and so does the heart of every Chris tian worthy of the name. We are all held by the gospel of love.
 From Royal Oak comes the chil- lenge that the atheiStic Jews are in great part responsible for the Russian tragedies. They are allied with Communism and they are themselves, in great numbers, Communists. Some of them, ac- cording to the radio orator, are receiving just retributions at the hands of Hitler.
 MT. Goldstein asserts that the Royal Oak orator got much of his information against the Jews from book entitled: 'The Mystical Body of Christ in the Modern World" by Rev. Denis Fahey, c. S. SD. He is himself intimately acquainted with this volume, for he received an autographed copy from the writer himself.
 Jewish Chronicle
 When "The Mystical Body of Christ in the Modern World" was published it was fearfully criticized in the Jewish Chronicle of Lon don. The review of the book was entitled, "Old Lies in New Dress" Some of the charges against the Jews were based on the "Proto- cols." It has been widely charged that these Protocols are spurious, and should not be used as foun- dation for charges to be entered against the Jewish people. In these repudiated douments the Jews are pictured as eager to bring about the disruption and d estruction of human society.
 To the ordinary reader it seems that it was incumbent on Father Fahey to investigate the authen- ticity of the Protocols before in- cooperating them-in some meas ure at leaSt-into his book. He neglected to do this and in so do- ing has brought some discredit upon the absolute veracity of the radio orator of Royal Oak.
 MT. Goldstein makes signifl- cant reflection, apropos of the Protocols which is worthy of rep etition here:-
 Aside from the moral obliga- tion not to bear false witness against our neighbors, be they Jews, or Communists, Catholics have suffered too much from false decretals, bulls, forged Jesuit and Knights of Columbus 'OathS. (of the same quality as the Protocols) to be partners to the circulation of documents against Jews that there is no evidence to prove them to have written"
 Honorable Man
 It may therefore be said that the problem of removing the doubt from the minds of men eager to get at the truth seems to be up to Father Fahey. He is an honorable man and the sort of Christian that would not impose any un- necessary burden on any man. He is connected with Black Rock Col- lege, near Dublin. We may say in passing that the college is mair- Canadian Legion hall on Bank street. MT. and Mrs. Robert Sprano are patron and patroness.
 The committee in charge con- sists of Jack Sprano, chairman; TDr..-- fnzrvs