The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1941-12-05
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sue, whatever their illo'i'e'
be.
r. is a curious thing that Presl-
dent Roosevelt never mentions tne
lows when he speaks of the op-
messed nations. The Governments
of the democracies may have Oeeii
led to believe that there woulu
he still more terrible persecutlonS
if they mentioned the Jews III
their speeches. That is a mistake
Events have shown that the Jews
could not have suffered more than
thew have suffered if the states
men of the democracies Woulo
have said the word.
There may be another motlve'
To avoid the impression that tnlS
war has anything to do with the
Jews. This also is a mistake. III
snite of these hush-hush tactics,
President Roosevelt is constantly
accused by Lindbergh and his fol-
lowers of waging war in the inter-
est of the Jews, and by the Ger
mans of being himself Jew, ana
so on. The studied silence OF the
democracies- from making 1t
easier for the JeWs-has made II
easier for the appeasers and the
anti-Semites everywhere and es-
pecially for the Germans to pre-
tend that this is Jewish war
and to take their revenge on the
Jews.
Great Britain and America
should say: 1--WE know all about
it and we and our people are not
to be taken in by such clumsy
propaganda. Jews are Jews-they
are Hitler's victims and therefore
perfectly justified in standing up
against hira. We are neither Jews
nor do we wage war for the Jews;
we are battling for mankind a.
gainst the enemy of mankind"
Such language would silence
thousands of anti-Semites within
the democracies, in the neutral
countries, in France (where even
now much evil could be averted by
strong pressure from America),
and would perhaps even make it
more difficult for the Germans.
But the great silence in official
quarters on everything Jewish has
encouraged anti-Semites every
where to spread the belief that
there is something in it" They
say: '"The Jews are behind the
scenes pulling the wires"
There has been of late some ut
terances of eXiled Governments
which are certainly to the good;
and de Gaulle's cable to DR..
Stephen S. Wise was useful. The
B. B. c. has lately taken up the
theme, has given the relevant
news and has broadcast a good
and vigorous speech by "the man
il the street" But this is not
enough. The man in the street"
is all right-but what about the
gentleman on the top? We should
like to hear more voices, promis-
ing restoration of rights, reject
ing recognition of robbing and
plundering by state DEGREES, con-
oemning the atrocities and warn
ing the perpetrators of such deeds
that they will be held responsible.
In some cases (Rumania, Hungary
Slovakia, Croatia, Vichy) such a
warning might have had and NAV
stlll have a deterrent effect. It
is OF course much more difficult
IN the case of Germany, but even
there some persons or circles
might be influenced by such
warnings.
Apart from the practical eff
feet of such a warning we have
also to consider that the Jews are
entitled to and are waiting for
such a word of sympathy and
consolation. We are witnessing
the most terrible persecution Of
tne Jews which has ever happen
ed in Europe, overshadowing bv
us cruelty and extent even the