Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-30
Cant Pick
Red by His
Surname
Racial, Religious Links
Fail TO Identify
BY wESTBROOK PEGLER

By WESTBROOK PEGLER
7 AM afraid this one will stir
L up the animals and set them
to snarling and lunging. but I
have been observing something
lately which puzzles me and
doubtless many OF you.
Now. of course, we all know
that bOlshevism or communism
has been widely identified with
Jewishness not only by Adolph
Hitler at home and abroad but
in our own midst by many citi-
zens. not necessarily hateful but
some OF them just thoughtfess
or incapable of actual thought.
AS 10 that. even those who
most sincerely abhor racial and
religious persecution are con-
stantly embarrassed, neverthe-
less. in their denials of the
Hitlerian preachings, by the
constant linking in the news
of Muscovite plotting and such
names as Gerson. 1saacs, kauf-
man. Gitlow, Gold and Weiss
bord.
They make il difficult and in
! many cases impossible TO un-
convince those who believe that
Jews are, If not necessarily Boil
sheviks merely because they are
Jews. then. anyway strongly
predisposed 10 communism.
THE Jewish people owe much
Il of their suffering 10 such.
But very strangely. some Of
the most evil propaganda and
incitation come from Cath
Ollie priest, and one or two
others of the same cloth. aided
by incorporate publications.
and that brings me 10 the point
of my discussion.
For il seems 10 me that these
reverends and the men of mill
tant piety who propagate their
stuff in print would do well 10
Weed-lheir- own patch and ex-
plain how IL comes we find Irish
names on the roster OF those
who are either svowed Com
munists of one stripe or an
other. or so closely associated
with Communists and so faithful
10 the party line as 10 be indiS-
tinguishable from the veriest
bolo in the Kremlin.
I THINK il reasonable 10 as
L sumo that these individuals
are still Irish in the racial sense,
although American by citizen
shlp-thankS 10 an eXasperating
flaw in the Constitution.
Some who bear Irish names
are among the most active and
militant advocates and fighters
on behalf OF the Communist
program. and the fact that some
of them are said 10 be practic-
ing Catholics only confuses the
confusion.
i should like 10 know whether
this indicates an identity OF
communism and IrishnesS and,
II not. how it can be argued that
the GerSons, ISascses. Colds and
so forth prove by their activi-
ties and sympathieS that Jewish
ness is communism and vice
versa.
/ DO NOT understand this re-
l. cent increase in the number
and power of the Irish in the
ranks Of the Communists and
their fellow travellers; nor do l
suggest the parallel thought that
because so many prominent
Communists and fellow travellers
have Irish names and faces.
then communism and lrishness
are one.
II is, as I have said. a great
puzzle he more so in view Of
the well-known conflict of the
church and communism and Of
the attitude of the church to-
ward Fascist franco in Spain.
whose fight ", Endorsed as a
holy war against communism.
That is about all.SeI just don /
get the idea and would like 10
know why these men of that
cloth and their lay propagandists
of the same faith and race don I
turn TO and uproot the evil
growth in the area in which
they have the most influence.
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