The International Jew, the world's foremost problem [volume I] : $b being a reprint of a series of articles appearing in the Dearborn Independent from May 22 to October 2, 1920Ford, Henry
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The International Jew, the world's foremost problem [volume I] : $b being a reprint of a series of articles appearing in the Dearborn Independent from May 22 to October 2, 1920
Ford, Henry
Antisemitic literature; Jews -- United States; United States -- Ethnic relations
"By always discussing and contradicting our writings superficially, and
without touching upon their essence, our press will keep up a blank fire
against the official newspapers, only to give us opportunity to express
ourselves in greater detail than we could in our first declaration. This
will be done when useful to us.
"These attacks will also convince the people of the full freedom of the
press, and it will give our agents the opportunity of declaring that the
papers opposing us are mere wind-bags, since they cannot find any real
arguments to oppose our orders."
Undoubtedly that would be the case were all the papers controlled. In
the case of the present series of articles, however, the tables appear
to be turned. It is the Jewish Press which has so signally failed to
bring forward disproof either by fact or argument.
"When necessary, we shall promulgate ideas in the third section of our
Press as feelers, and then refute them vigorously in the semi-official
press.
"We shall overcome our opponents without fail because they will not have
organs of the Press at their disposal.
"The pretext for suppressing a publication will be that it stirs up the
public mind without basis of reason"--a pretext which has already been
urged time and again, but without the legal power to effect suppression,
although without legal power the Jewish interests in the United States
have effected a pretty complete suppression of everything they do not
desire.
How far does Jewish influence control the Newspapers of the United
States?
In so far as the use of the word "Jew" is concerned, the Press is almost
completely dominated. The editor who uses it is certain to hear from it.
He will be visited and told--contrary to everything the Jew is
told--that the word "Jew" denotes a member of a religious denomination
and not a member of a race, and that its use with reference to any
person spoken of in the public prints is as reprehensible as if
"Baptist," "Catholic," or "Episcopalian" were used.
The Jew is always told by his leaders that regardless of religion or
country of birth, he is a Jew, the member of a race by virtue of blood.
Pages of this paper could be filled with the most authoritative Jewish
statements on this point. But what the Jew is told by his leaders, and
what the Gentile editor is told by the Jewish committee are two
different and antagonistic things. A Jewish paper may shriek to the
skies that Professor So-and-So, or Judge So-and-So, or Senator So-and-So
is a Jew, but the secular newspaper that should do that would be visited
by an indignant committee bearing threats.
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