Aspects of Jewish power in the United States $b : volume IV of the International Jew, the world's foremost problem : being a reprint of a fourth selection from articles appearing in the Dearborn IndependentFord, Henry
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Aspects of Jewish power in the United States $b : volume IV of the International Jew, the world's foremost problem : being a reprint of a fourth selection from articles appearing in the Dearborn Independent
Ford, Henry
Antisemitic literature; Jews -- United States; United States -- Ethnic relations
Flashing across the horizon as I write is a notorious Jewish doctor with
a consumption cure. He could have been famous and honored had he but
suppressed himself, instead of which he, with his commercial instinct
and his press agent methods, made more enemies for the race. Many
Gentiles, I will admit, have had consumption cures, but it remained for
one of our people to float companies and open institutions before the
“cure” was even reported upon by the government.
Tramping the city tired and weary of looking for friendly Jewish faces I
found myself near the City Hall. I approached a milk station and bought
a cent’s worth of the most delicious milk I have ever tasted. A
rough-looking fellow next to me said, as he smacked his lips:
“Pretty good stuff, that,” and perhaps noting that I was a stranger, he
added: “The guy who is doing this milk thing is saving the babies all
right—he’s some rich Jew—God bless him—I’ve got three babies of my own.”
Hungering to hear a Jew praised I talked with this man for an hour,
listening with keen enjoyment to the story of one of my race who had
caused his millions to do good for the people irrespective of creed, and
had kept himself suppressed. I learned of this Jew’s efforts for the
dying babies at home and for his starving co-religionists in Palestine
and felt proud. Proud and happy for the first time, I sat in the little
park watching the passing procession till I dozed off into a sound
sleep. My happiness continued in my sleep, for I had a most beautiful
dream.
Before me in my dream passed a grand parade; it was a series of “For the
good of the race” tableaux. All the prominent professional Jews headed
the procession with their real names and the name of their race
emblazoned upon silk banners in letters of gold. Then came all the
Hebrew gambling house keepers bearing aloft broken roulette wheels and
other emblems of a discarded and disgraced “business.”
Next in order was a large army of Hebrews who were professional bondsmen
for arrested street walkers headed by two crooked ward politicians
carrying a huge streamer with the words: “Henceforth we will go to
work.” These men looked a little sad as they marched along thinking of
the easy money they were leaving behind, but the cheers of the multitude
exulting over their great sacrifice somewhat atoned for their agony of
mind. Next followed the amalgamated Jewish usurers, real estate and
company promoters’ union. This part of the parade took four hours and a
half to pass a given point.
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