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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1941-01-24
Week In Review
FIGHTING RACE HATRED
By MILTON sRoWN. liza.

Figuratively written on the
walls of every legislative cham
Der in the land are President
RoOseveIt's words of warning that
efforts to spread race hatred in
this country are part of the Axis
plan to drive a wedge into Amer
lean unity.
So last week Senator Alexander
Wiley of Wisconsin, charging
that a flood of foreign-inspired
anti-Semitic propaganda was go
ing through the u. S. mails, in
troduced a bill which would re-
quire labelling of propaganda en-
anating from persons registered
with the State Department as
foreign agents. The Senator urged
prompt consideration of the mea-
sure 'in order that we may plug
up an important loophole in our
national defense mental de-
fense."
And Governor Lehman, in his
annual message to the New York
State Legislature, asked Iegisla-
ton to prohibit discrimination be-
cause of race, color or creed in
all businesses affected with pub
Lie interest, warning that such dis
elimination weakened the fOunda-
tiOnS of democracy. He cited COM
plants he had received about ra-
ciaI discrimination in defense In
duStrieS.
Il trust that during these cri-
tical times, when democracy has
been destroyed in many lands and
when our own democracy is be-
ing threatened, that the defense
industries in New York State will
insist upon non-discrimination in
employment"
1t will be recalled that COIOra-
do recently dropped questions
about religion from applications
for employment.
Generally speaking, anti-Jewish
agitation in the United States
struck new low of disrepute
during the past year." the Ameri-
can Jewish Committee reported
at its annual meeting in N e w
York. There was a perceptible
falling off of interest mon e
those sections of the population
which had formerly listened to
the mouthings or read the scribb-
Angss. of mischief making rabble
rousers and misguided fanatics"
Indicative of the trend was a
report (Which could not be imme-
dlately cOnfirmed) that Father
Charles e. COughlin was leaving
his pulpit at Royal Oak, Mich.
The priests influence has been
steadily declining in recent
months, and the hostility of
DrOadcasterS to his propaganda
forced him off the air this year.
THE FUND-RAISING PROBLEM
With the Council of Jewish
Federations and Welfare Funds
meeting in Atlanta on Feb. 1, the
problem of national Jewish fund
raising, in the light of the disso-
luton of the United Jewish APP
peal, comes to a climax.
There has been q general feel
ing Of regret throughout the
country at the failure to renew
the united appeal agreement. Ed
itorials in Anglo-Jewish publica-
lions have been almost unanimous
In declaring that the development
was a serious setback for Jewish
unity in the United States. Rab-
b Emil w. Leipziger, president OF
the Central Conference Of Amer
lean Rabbis, has called for ''such
pressure as may retrieve the err
rOr."
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1941-01-24

pie Israel of Miami. He has re-
Gently been elected Rabbi Emeri-
tus of that congregation, after IS
years of ministry. He is instructor
in philosophy and ethics at the
University of Miami, where he
will continue for several years.
AS a speaker he is known for mis-
fine sense of humor and profound
learning. He has chosen for MS
sermon topic Progressive iSevela-
tons" Abe Newman will introduce
the speaker. Members and friends
of the Center are cordially invited
to attend this service.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1941-01-24

Congressman John W. Mccormack, Majority
Leader of the House of Representatives; Paul v.
McNutt, Federal Security Administrator; DR..
Abba Hillel Silver, National Chairman of the
United Palestine Appeal, who will sound the
keynote of the conference and DR.. Bernard
Joseph, Legal Adviser Of the Jewish Agency for
Palestine
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1941-01-24
Local Men Attend
Atlanta Assembly

More than 500 delegates repre-
senting Jewish declarations, well
fare funds and community coun-
Evening star., 1941-09-03
The Great Game of Politics
Byrd Plan to Cut Non-Defense Costs
Called Lost Chunce at Retrenchment

of that.
OF course, it is wicked to suggest
that, by reason of the tough times
ahead, our national fortitude will
vanish and the people generally lose
taste for the basic foreign policy to
which the Nation is communicable
wit, that there shall be no peace ne
gotiations until and unless Hitler
is finally and completely crushed.
II that Is the kind of country this
Is, then civilization is indeed in 4
bad way. One can thoroughly dis
believe in the idea and yet appre-
ciate that when tax burden such
as that In prospect Is laid upon
this peace-loving people it is not 60
ing to be easy to bear.
In such a situation wisdom and
high-mindedness upon the part of
our selected rulers is the vital essen
tial. II they fail in these qualities
II they are partisan, political, in
competent and insincere-then the
sort OF cynical prophecy above mem
toned cannot be dismissed with the
contempt 1t deserves. Those who
run the Government in a crisis such
as this cannot. without danger, neg
lect at least the effort to afford the
obvious projections to which the
people, called upon for sacrifices, are
entitled. To fail in that is to invite
disaster.
Financial Sanity.
For this reason attention is once
again drawn to the pregnant ques-
ton OF retrenchment, which, though
1t has seemed dead almost beyond
hope Of resurrection, suddenly has
been revived by that indomitable
champion of common sense, Senator
Byrd OF Virginia. Almost SINGLE
handed, he succeeded in having the
Senate Finance Committee incorpo-
rate in the pending bill an amend
ment and a resolution which, If
adopted, may prove not only the
longest step we have taken in eight
years toward restoration of
financial sanity but a more effective
defense move than has yet been
made. The Byrd proposals not only
require the budget director to point
out to Congress how $4,000, 900 900
can be cut from non-defense costs
but name committee of IA, on
which for the first time the spend
ing and taxing committees of House
and Senate are brought into CO.
operation with the Treasury officials
in an economy effort.
The importance of Congress adopt
ing the Byrd amendment and reso-
luton is hard to exaggerate. In all
probability they present the last real
chance the country will have Of re-
covering its financial equilibrium.
The effect of adoption would be SAL
utary in good many ways. For one
thing, 1t would be the best means of
inSuring against such popular re-
action to the coming tax burdens as
is aooye suggested.
tcopyright, 1941)
Evening star., 1941-09-03
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

An undercover but nonetheless
fierce controversy is raging at
present in Toxic, according to the
latest dispatches received from
the Japanese capital. Premier
Prince Konoye is the center of
assaults from the military clique
which wants war with the United
States without delay and business
interests which clamor for an un-
derstanding with America.
The advocates of expansion at
any price and 100 per cent col
laboration with the Axis feel that
unless all bridges between Japan
and the United States are burned,
Washington's honorable peace"
idea might bear fruit and an un-
derstanding between the United
States and Japan in the Far East
might be reached. This, in the
opinion of the military would
mean abandoning forever. ia
pans gigantic scheme Of domi-
mating the regions from Hawaii
to the Red Sea.
All the jingoistic and terroristic
organizations In Japan like the
Black Dragon and the so military
associations, are now on the war
path. They are threatening
Prince Konoye with assassination.
They say the Emperor is being
deceived and that the present
government-jingoistic as it is
should be replaced by pure mill
tary administration which would
ignore all diplomatic considera-
tions now confusing" Prince
Konoye. The military clique
maintains that any peace talks
now would betray the people. The
Japanese have made unbeliev-
able sacrifices for the last 10
years; they have given their
best blood and all their money
to the cause" They are living
on a pittance; they are tighten
ing up their belts every day for
one purpose only: That their
sons and grandsons may live in
happiness and comfort. 1t is
the same sing-song this writer
heard from the lips of Count
Ciano, 1taly's foreign minister, in
the winter of 1888.
Showdown Urged.
Prince Konoye is told that a
showdown with the United States
must take place at once and that
the sending Of American ships
laden with war material for Rus
sia provides the excuse for the
showdown. The Premier is be-
ing urged to borrow a leaf from
President Roosevelt's own book
on international policies and es-
tablish safety belt around ia
pan through which no foreign
vessel would be allowed to pass
without inspection. The jingo-
lists maintain that Secretary
Hulls statement Of last week
that the United States will up
hold with all its strength the
principle of the freedom of the
seas is just meaningless demo-
cratic talk" They feel there will
be no shooting on the part Of
the United States If Japanese
Evening star., 1941-09-03
Policy Of Barring Refugees Described as
Heortessness to Friends of Democracy

otncers. Early IN June, the State
Department, anticipating legis-
lation, ordered consuls to refuse
visas to any person leaving close
relatives behind in Germany,
Italy or countries occupied by the
German armies.
The reason advanced for this
ruling was that there was "evi-
dence" that secret police operat-
ing in the United States had been
bringing pressure to bear upon
such immigrants to work for
them, with threats of revenge
against their relatives at home
II overtures were refused. ,
A Case in Point.
How much of such evidence
exists is not revealed, but the
ruling works out with illogical
cruelty. think, for instance, of
a 70-year-old couple, the man a
famous art historian, whose only
daughter is already in the United
States and able to support her
parents. But the parents are re-
fused a visa because they have
close relatives in Austriai OBJ
viously the daughter herself
could be an object of pressure, If
such pressure were to be exerted.
Probably the old parents will die -,
separated from their child for
the sake of a bureaucratic ruling.
Furthermore. it is perfectly
possible to protect immigrants
against blackmail by reversing it.
Publicity would to the trick.
Any one invited to enter Nazi or
any other service under penalty
OF pressure on his relatives has
only publicly to tell the story to
make the whole procedure in
effective.
Ihe French republic in q panic
locked up every German refugee
In Paris at the outbreak Of war
Jumping together Nazis and anti
Nazis In the same camps. The
story was spread all over France
that the chief fifth columnists
were German Jews posing as
refugees. The Petain government
delivered many of the anti-Nazis
over to the Germans, when they
came, and it is now quite clear
who the chief fifth columnists in
France were: The men who now
rule France!
British Move Humane.
The British, wiser and more
humane, classified refugees" as
all right, doubtful and dangerous.
and the treatment of refugees has
progressively improved under
pressure of public opinion. Ac-
tually both in Britain and in this
country some very important con-
tributions to the war effort, espe-
cially in the realm of science,
have been made by some of these
refugees.
The idea that men who have
already faced every sort of terror
for their principles, in Czecho-
Slovakia, France, Austria and
elsewhere, will suddenly become
prey to terrorization over here is
not convincing at all.
In this country the agitation
against refugees has been mali
cious, but investigation shows no
basis in fact for the charges.
America has not been "overrun"
with refugees.
tReleased by the Bell Syndicate. 1nc.)
Evening star., 1941-09-03

to be working, producing and
taking grave risks to eliminate
FasciSm from this earth while we
continue policy that delivers
anti-Fascists over to Hitler's
henchmen, to his concentration
camps or to death.
Actually, of all the people
languishing in Europe and seek
ing to escape, the political re-
fugee, the man who is in danger
because somewhere at some time
he has actively tried to halt
Fascism in Europe, is in the worst
way For some reason or other,
American consuls abroad are
likely to regard as a danger
Gus" fellow, any one who has ever
actively championed and fought
for the very kind of society that
we enjoy here. A Jewish mer-
chant or businessman has a
better chance of escaping from
Europe than a Jewish or nom
Jewish deGaulist Frenchmen or
writer, journalist or trade
unionist.
Treat Enemies Better.
A more or less well-to-do Vichy
Frenchman will get a visa, in
order to come to America and
tell us all over again how Cor
rect" the Germans have been in
occupied France, while a man
like Rudolph Breitscheid, the
moderate social democratic leader
of the late German Republic, is
delivered over to the Nazis
for almost certain death.
In other words, we have q
situation in which there is an
active Fascist international, also
a Communist international, but
no really functioning democratic
international. to protect the
worldwide supporters Of democ-
racy. We often treat our
enemies better than we do our
friends.
Congress on June 40 and 2l
passed laws that provide that
any American diplomatic or con-
sular officer may refuse a visa to
a foreigner applying for entrance
into the United States whom he
thinks may engage in activities
likely to injure the country, and
a second law giving the President
power to modify the immigration
laws in the present emergency.
The bills are all right, but their
Interpretation is open to ques-
ton. Actually, their interpreta-
ton depends TO a vast extent on
the particular views and tenn
peraments of the various consular
Evening star., 1941-09-03

eV p or ate IN FRANK 4. kent.
America. And when, in 1S43, 1t is
added, we come to pay the even
more painful taxes, to be imposed by
the inevitable second bill of next
year, all interest in the war will dis
appear and our participation be-
come vastly unpopular.
In brief, this is a prediction that,
If 1t depends upon us, the war will
not last long after the second income
tax begins fully to operate, thus
pinching many millions Of citizens
who never were pinched before. This
is an exceedingly low view to take Of
the American people. 1t is equiva-
lent to saying that they lack stam-
ina and are devoid Of character;
that they are a rancid lot whose
principles and protestations wither
and fade when real sacrifice Is in
VOWED. These thoughts emanate
from the isolationist type of WASH
ington politician. They are q libel
upon the Nation and there is slight
basis for the suggestion.
Nevertheless. it may as we'll be
conceded that vast number of men
and women. heretofore lightly
touched-if directly touched at all
by taxes, are going TO be affected
by these two bills far more seriously
than they have any idea now. Full
appreciation will not come until the
collection Of the new taxes actually
has begun. But when that time ar
rives the shock will be severe and
the pain much more acute, as well
as more widely distributed, than ever
before And it will not be the
wealthy who will be most painfully
squeezed, nor from whom the loud
est squeals will come.
Extremely Unpleasant.
They will be squeezed, all right
and properly so. But they have be-
come somewhat Injured to that.
know better what Is coming and
how to prepare. This time many
millions who never before paid any
form of direct tax will be brought
in under the new bills, and at the
same time the indirect taxes, which
hit everybody, will be heavily in.
creased. For these new millions,
tax-conscious for the first time, the
experience, coupled with the high
cost of living, is going to be extreme
ly unpleasant. There Is no doubt
Evening star., 1941-09-03
This Changing World
Jineoistie japanese Factions on Worpoth;
Business Interests Won't Peace With U. S.

patrols stop American tarkers
conveying gasoline to Vladivos-
tok. The Premier and those
members of the cabinet who are
inclined to negotiate with the
United States are reported to
have been threatened with physi-
cal violence like so many other
Japanese statesmen who have
not played the armys game in
the past.
The military group, although a
minority, is strong because it is
ruthless and is supported flnan-
cially by the Reich, which is more
interested than Japan itself in
an early conflict between Amer
lea and Japan.
Representatives of the big
commercial and industrial inter-
ests as well as outsiders who
speak for the middle class and
the peasantry are urging the cab
met to listen to what the United
States has to say. Although
trade restrictions imposed on ia
pan by the United States, Great
Britain and the Netherlands
have been in force for only five
weeks, the effect is already being
felt. japanese industry is work
ing on reserve materials; the food
situation has become worse; the
remaining large stock of oil and
gasoline is being reserved for
the armed forces, vital war in
dustries have been compelled to
slow down production.
Konoye Fears Coup.
Heretofore the Nipponese have
been fed on military victories.
What will happen to their mo-
rale if reports of severe setbacks
at sea reach the islands, or if
Japan's towns are bombarded
from the air? These men take a
realistic point of view and ask
Prince Konoye whether he, as the
head Of the government re-
sponsible to the people and the
dynasty, seriously thinks that ia
pan can win against the foremost
powers in the Pacific.
These two groups-one con-
vinced that America won't fight
because its people don't want war
and because Britain is too heavily
engaged in other quarters; the
other looking far ahead and fear
ing that Japan will be crushed
if it fights f1rst-class powers
are now asking Prince Konoyo to
make an immediate decision.
The Premier is inclined to side
with the civilians and continue
negotiations, put at the same
time realizes that a coup d'etat
with far-reaching consequences
may be staged by the ruthless
jingoists. He is not afraid for
his life but of what may happen
to his country II the military
has its own way once more.
Konoye Is trying to delay an ex-
plosive action. Washington is in
sympathy with his plight, but
will not postpone help to Russia
for Japan's sake. Past expert
ences have proven that any con-
cessions made TO Japan have only
strengthened the military clique
In Toxic.
Evening star., 1941-09-03

e X t r a c t e d in
t xes of one
kind or another.
For example, 1t
Is being said in
some quarters
that when. In
1912, the taxes
provided in this
bill are collect
ed, most of the
zeSt for - and
most of the in
difference to-
this war will
Evening star., 1941-09-03

p r o d u C Z O n
M a n a 8 ement,
has asked Miss
Marlene Diet
rich to lend her
linn BIS to the
p opu larization
of substitutes for
silk stockings.
Miss Dietrich
is generally sup
posed to have
the prettiest pair
Of legs In cap
tivity. TIL os e
who know abOut
Evening star., 1941-09-03

m e n t a ! to q
democracy. Yet
a precedent is
a b out to b e
created by the
S e ate Com
inittee on Inter-
state Commerce
which can be
used In the fu-
ture to intimi-
date all forms OF
ex pr e ssion in
America.
The S e n a t e
TArov,,jtfan m
Evening star., 1941-09-03
On the Record
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

The situation regarding Ameri-
can visas for refugees from
Fascist countries has never been
adequately clarified, and it Is
Evening star., 1941-09-03

r e 8 r e t table
that the ten
dency is to
become more
and more IL
liberal, as the
country does
m ore a n d
more in a n
active way to
defeat F a s.
cism. Tn is
ere a [ IS a
moral dilem-
ma. 1t seems
rronacter aus
Evening star., 1941-09-03

THE opinions the rers this their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented The
Stars effort to gDe all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1941-09-03
BY FRANK r.. KENT.

There is considerable cynical COM
ment accompanying the appearance
in the Senate of a new bill by which
an additional $4,000, 900 900 will be
Evening star., 1941-09-03
Movie Probe
PeriIs Busic
Freedom
Right of Producers
To Express Ideas
Faces Challenge
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Freedom of expression, whether
through the press or the radio or
the movies, is one Of the four free
doms which both interventionists
and isolationists agree is funda-
Evening star., 1941-09-03
McLemore-
Stocking Problem
Solved Simply
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

CHICAGO-What next2
Now we have the limb-lease bill.
The Government, through a Mr..
Robert w. Morton of the Office Of
Evening star., 1941-09-22
Twelve Traffic Victims
Killed in Virqinio
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Twelve persons lost their lives IN
automobile accidents in Virginia
over the week end.
Two of the II were drowned when
their car left Broad Street road,
about 80 miles west of Richmond,
and plunged into Harris Lake in
Goochland County. They were
identified as Mrs. Minnie E. Davis,
At, and Ernest Hughes, IS, both of
Orange. Injured in the same acci-
dent were Aubrey L. Davis, %; his
wife, Mrs. Davis. %, and Mrs. Nellie
P. Hughes, so. all Of Orange.
Other fatalities included:
Cecil Bowyer, 81, of Goshen, who
died yesterday in e. Staunton hos
pital of injuries received in an auto
bile accident on Bells Valley high
way near Staunton Saturday.
Eugene Bowyer. %, Cecil's brother,
and H. Edward Webb of Fordwick,
killed instantly in the same acci-
dent.
Allen D. Larrick, 16, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Earl S. Larrick of Win
chester, died Saturday in a Martins
burg CIV. Va hospital from injuries
sustained in an automobile accident
near that city in which Foster Orn-
dorff, also of Winchester, was killed
a week ago.
Evening star., 1941-09-22
District Defense Area
Extended 10 Rockville
And Upper Marlboro
Maryland Suburban
Areas Taken In for
Better Coordination

Civil Defense officials of the Dis
trict and Maryland agreed at a con-
ference here TODAY to include cer-
tain suburban Greas in Prince
Georre~ end Montgomery Counties
within the Wellington metropolitan
area to insure closer coordination
of civilian defense activities.
It was decided to extend the met
ropolitan area boundaries as far
as Rockville in Montgomery County
and Upper Marlboro in Prince
Georges.
The conference. held in the Office
OF Col. Lemuel Bolles. executive off,
Ger of the District Defense Council
was attended by Alfred D. Noyes
chairman of the Southern Mary
land Defense Council, and Mrs
Daisy La Coppidan, vice chairman
of the Southern Maryland Council.
Also present were Mrs. Levinia
Ebling. executive secretary of the
Central VOLUNTEER Bureau of the
Distric- Defense Council, cnd Mrs
John K. Keane. chairman of the
women'S division of the Prince
Georges Civil Defense setup. They
Joined in a discussion of plans for
integrating civilian defense pro-
grams of the District and nearby
counties.
Col. Bolles said a similar confer
ence would be held soon with civil
defense officials of nearby Virginia.