The Southern Israelite. (Augusta, Ga.) 1925-1986, November 29, 1930, Image 3

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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE A Magazine Perpetuating Jewish Ideals Volunn 5 29th, 1930 Number 22 I'he Ri A/rrf °f roo Much Peace Kellogg, former Secretary of State of the United States, the Nobel Peace Prize for his famous Kellogg-Briand was hailed as one of the most important forward steps , n the pacification of the post-war world. Briand got his share. th Stresemann, in 1926. But Salmon Levinson, the Jew, generally known, actually drew up the terms of the land Pact somehow got squeezed out. Why he was not •'hare the prize with Mr. Kellogg is an unexplained mvs- \\ aspect, however, that Mr. Levinson’s pacific tendencies r that he was even unwilling to fight for his share of the credit. Such is the reward of too much peace. Reasoning With Witchcraft When James W. Gerard, American ex-Ambassador to Germany, assured a Jewish audience that the Jews of Germany have nothing to fear in the way of pogroms, chiefly because there would be such a .storm of protest from America that the rioting would be stopped at once, he spoke rather from the goodness of his heart than from a detailed knowledge of the character of popular anti-Semitic out- Mr. Gerard very properly characterized the views of the Nazi-, or followers of Hitler, as medieval. Arguing with the medieval mind is like arguing with the belief in witchcraft. The better your arguments, the closer is your alliance with the devil. The more America would protest—assuming that pogroms occurred—the more s would cry that the Jewish “International Power” is inter fering with internal German affairs, and the bitterer they would ■ fact is that Germany seems to be on the verge of a Imsis, a breakdown of the national common sense. Hitherto anti-Semitism has been academic, and Germany has sup plied the theories which have “justified” anti-Semites everywhere, h anti-Semitism is transferred from the literary field to the field of p"pulnr action, there is no foretelling what the consequences would > inconceivable that even if the Hitlerites came into power would carry on a long policy of systematic pogroms, as was "ikv tl « ease with the Russian Govern- nicnt. Hut while the madness lasts, the 1 t" reason, to international opin ’d 1 be of little use. Certainly and dedicated all his time and fortune to proving the innocence of his brother. At tirst he stood alone; it took months and years of patiuit el hut to win the support of Georges Clemenceau, Kmile Zola. (unot, and all the other eminent Drevfusards who made the case the touchstone of all political party affiliation in France. For Ntais the Dre^tus case overshadowed all other issues. Political and <>thei ditterences disappeared. France was divided into two camps: the Drevfusards, and the anti-Dreyfusards. With the victory of the Drevfusards, France entered upon a new era of liberalism. It was the unassuming, modest, pe.rseverant, unknown Mathieu who was responsible tor the political turmoil that gripped Franee at the end of the nineteenth century. His death, following the demise of Cle menceau, marks the final curtain of the Dreyfus tragedy. Ahum protests are needed; certainly d" cull uhtened sections of the public "press their views. But the crux : the ] »roblem ies in Germany. Only in that country will again be nnali. rd will the Jew feel at least CONTENTS It’s in the Blood I he notorious Rumanian anti-Semite. Constantin Danila is now on trial for having provoked anti-Jewish riots at Borsza last sum mer. During the proceedings the judge at one point interrupted the henchman of Professor Alexander Cuza with the question: “Why are you an anti-Semite?” Without hesitating a moment the fiery Danila countered: “Your honor, I come of an aristocratic family— I am an anti-Semite by descent.” The judge, apparently taken aback by Danila’s reply, considered himself answered, and motioned to the attorneys to proceed with the trial. Thus Danila with his retort has added a new anti-Semitism to the many categories of anti-Jewish hate. We have heard of religious, racial, and commercial anti- Semitism, but this is the first time we have encountered anti-Semitism “by descent”. What it actually signifies is hard to explain. In Danila’s case it means that the Rumanian nobleman inherits, together with his name, his fortune—or, sometimes, debts—and his family tradi tion an anti-Semitic point of view. In other words, if he wishes to follow in the footsteps of his noble ancestors, he must regard the Jews as a race that is to be persecuted. Danila’s impulsive reply contributes to the clarification of the Rumanian Jewish situation. It definitely makes the Jew-baiting record of the Iron Guard an appendix to the book of etiquette fol lowed by the young aristocrats of the Rumanian Kingdom. Yom Kippur in Hebron By Rabbi Lazarus Axelrod - 4 Avelv safe. L known Celebrity n S ago there died in Paris a in the words of Jean-Richard 'ought about a new era in ^ et none of the obituary no- T him in the French press more than twenty lines. The his forgotten history-maker is 'reyfus; he was the brother 11 Alfred Dreyfus, the victim atest judicial error of modern „ 1 m r» ^ was Mathieu Dreyfus who T 1 d the famous cause celebre “Hatikwah" and Reform By Morris M. Feuerlicht Wanted: An American-Jewish Agency By Morris Engel man Society - 6 Southern Notes National News The Jewish Consciousness By Samuel Hirsh berg - - - Foreign News In the Limelight 10 12 13 The School and Politics The political pot is boiling in Mon treal. Municipal elections are about to take place. Political adversaries are on the rampage. A new mayor is to be elected, and the present incumbent, Mr. Houde, is anxious for re-election. He is prepared to go to any length to achieve this purpose. He has convinced himself that the shortest route to City Hall is via anti-Semitism, anti-Semitism of the Le Goglu type. The “School Question” has become the favorite sub ject of the aspirant for the mayor’s of fice. It easily stirs religious passions. And Mr. Houde is using it as a smoke screen to cover up what has been termed by members of his own political party, the “rottenness” of his administration. Whatever Mr. Houde may choose to say during the rest of the campaign should have clarity on the subject. tot _ _ . Act of March 3rd, 187*. Published monthly by The Southern Newspaper Enterprise*, Inc. Subscription R*te*: as second dass matter at the Postofifce_at Atlanta, Ga-. correspondence and literary contribution*, but the Editor is not to be considered as iharjn* the second dass matter at the Postofilce at Auam», correspondence and literary contribution*, but the fcditnr is not to be cons.oereo *• e Copy, $1.50 per year ii advance. The Southern ?^ 92 5. M. Stephen Schiffer, Managing Editor. All communications for publication should reach this office not later than *nd 1st - cept those enunciated in the Editorial columns. Es each month.