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The Southern Israelite
The Washington Jewish Minor
By HILLEL, The Observer
The Meyer Appointment
Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa
from his home of a charecteri nanu .‘
Waterloo, Iowa, immediately at'-.-r tlu-
pointment, that he will opjjosc the new
Reserve Board Governor. It mas Ik* re
membered that Brookhart once char
acterized Meyer as “a decoy duck for the
financiers.” On the other hand, in all
fairness to Mr. Meyer, let u- remember
that there is hardly a man who aspire-
to public office who is not made the
subject of virulent attack, a great deal of
which is unjustified.
Meyer has the ability—he he Jewish
or otherwise—and by his long experience
may be said to be entitled to the post.
Sol Bloom and the Washington Hi-
Centennial
“A tempest in a teapot” is the char
acterization that Sol Bloom gives tin-
criticism that has come upon his method
of advertising the George Washington Bi-
Centennial.
Representative Bloom, associate di
rector of the commission originated tlu-
plan of displaying upon automobile tire
covers the picture of the Rather of our
Country.
The tire covers were condemned as be
ing undignified advertising for a cele
bration authorized by Congress; Repre
sentative Frank Crowther being tin-
spokesman. Immediately after the criti
cism Representative Bloom cancelled all
orders for these tire covers. I.et u-> hear
Representative Bloom on the subject
‘‘As a matter of fact there never \va»
any cause for alarm among those who d<>
not think the tire cover a fitting method
of publieiety in connection with the
George Washington bi-centennial celebra
tion.
‘‘The United States commission had
nothing whatever to do with the manu
facture and distribution of advertising tire
covers,” he emphasizes. "It has never
bought a tire cover or indorsed a tire
cover. Personally, I have thought, and
still think, that there is nothing inappro
priate in the use of a tire cover tor an
nouncing the George Washington bi
centennial celebration. I hat is my per
sonal opinion and docs not express tlu
formal indorsement of the commission nr
any one else.
‘‘I am using a George Washington ti
cover; as are several hundred other num
bers of Congress, who have voluntarily
asked for these covers. Not a cent o
Government money has been spent
such covers or will be. As I see it. > !
purely a matter of individual taste.
Prohibition and the Rabbis
The disclosures of Maurice Campt*-
are merciless in their revelations coitur
ing public figures. It has been siu ' 1 u
never before in the history of the - ,,rt
American Newspaper Alliance has ’
been such a demand for newspapers , ■
lishing these stories. Campbell
one, and it is not the place here
his allegations. They bear the si
of truth in some instances;
naught.
He mentions that he was api
repeatedly on behalf of rabbis,
larly fake rabbis, who wanted pi
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Eugene Meyer’s appointment to one of
the most important positions in domestic
service, Governor of the Federal Reserve
Board, met with immediate wide acclaim
within financial circles. The appointment
cannot be regarded, however, as a Jewish
one. Meyer may be put in the s^ine class
as Harry Guggenheim, Ambassador to
Cuba. Both men married out of the
faith.
Meyer, however, has been very sympa
thetic to some Jewish causes when ap-
Euijene Meyer
proached in the proper manner. This
column has always taken the attitude that
a Jew can only be considered as such
when he professes to be a Jew. The
Jewish press of the country may seize
upon the fact that Meyer’s parentage and
birth happen to be of Jewish origin, but
we doubt that even the Jewish press will
create a great acclaim over the appoint
ment. The strange fact of Meyer’s career
is that although he served as managing
director of the War Finance Corporation
under three presidents and as chairman
of the Federal Farm Loan Board, it was
Henry Ford’s attack upon Meyer that
brought him into international prominence.
Meyer was condemned as being num
bered amongst those Jewish international
bankers who were supposed to handle
the finances of the world. This was
proved to be as great a myth as the
“Elders of Zion.”
From the political standpoint, let us
consider this appointment for a moment.
It is a choice that Wall Street will
heartily approve. The great lengths to
which authorities resorted proves that
fact. Both the Governor, Roy A. Young,
and the Vice-Governor, Edmund Platt,
had to be found places elsewhere in order
to create the one vacancy for the Meyer
appointment, on account of the geo
graphical limitation.
Platt had to resign since he represented
New York, which is Meyer’s residence.
Young had to resign because the Gover
norship was the seat of power.
The “Sons of Wild Jackasses” in the
Senate, however, may oppose Meyer bit
terly. The wild Northwesterners have
no affection for Wall Street. Senator