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Page 42 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 (Continued on next page' 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