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c MB. COUGHXJN'S CASSOCK The Rev. Mr. .Fletcher (Episcopalian) of our city recently gave a opeech on the radio answering Coughlin. He addressed • Mm as '•Mr. Coughlin."

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" Thus the Rev. Mr,. Fletcher difPPStpfncc, of Omaha. N^brasRa. onder the Act or March S, 1S79 ferentiated between the Cougolin who -wears the robes of a Christian priesthood and the Coughlin who.has spread lin-Christian antiSemitism, -whose follpwerSiJiave .been behaving lilce Storm Troop bullies on the street corners of New York, who has been projecting the Fascist ideals of European brutalitarians. The final week of Camp Jay-C- I t seems that Mr. Fletcher, like C has been filled with activities, all men of good "will respects the so that campers will enjoy their priestly cassock; so he gently di- Chairmen of Evian Group camp experience to the utmost. vested Coughlin of his ecclesiasto Meet a t White Monday evening there was a gentical garment before he put eral cook-out, with each cabin House Coughlin on the pillory of his cooking around its fires built by scorn . . . "Mr. Coughlin!" the camp craft class. SEEK ALASKA COLONY I myself have wished Mr. The following evening a gay Coughlin would remove his casprogram was p presented by p y the sock and appear in the garments Sec'y. Idses Sees Refugees various cabins i on the general of a business suit. The cassock Developing New theme "Mother Goose Ball." Wedi s Christian armor and one hesinesday night an amateur ~ night Territory tates to wrestle "with one who was conducted in addition to an •wears it, even though the wearer Washington ( J T A ) — The indoor Olympic tournament. may be profaning it by falsehood White House conference on refuElaborate plans' are in store and malice. ' gees to which President Roose- for Saturday night's closing proMy long experience has en-velt has invited the . director- gram which will be held around dowed, the cassock with something ate of the Intergovernmental Refof saintly attribute since i t has ugee Committee, has been postbeen -worn by kindly,-almost saint- poned to mid-October, • it was ly, spirits who were and are mylearned. friends. They make a long, bright Originally scheduled to be held row in my .memory. the first -week in September, the conference will instead be convenOthers : There was the lamented Father ed Oct. 16 and 17. liord WinterR . . . to-whom men of all faiths ton, chairman and the five comcould feel kin. His religion had mittee vice-chairmen representing Pre-Requisite of Democto do with all kindness; his tol-France, the United States, The racy, Columbia Parerance was not patronizing, but Netherlands, the Argentine and ley Told Brazil, have been invited to the the essence of his spirit which called all men brothers.,, My last meeting. New York, Aug. 15 (JTA) — Meanwhile, the Interior Depart- Racial memory of him is at a birthday and religious tolerance as party given for a Jewish citizen. mit political refugees to enter one of the prerequisites for the

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who Alaska. Secretary Harold L. Ickes preservation of democracy was There is Father S, . when I meet him gives me a sense stated at a press cbnfernece. Two stressed by speakers addressing o£ being in the presence of some alternative plans will be offered, the Congress on Education for one divinely luminous. I my mind he said, one under which immi- Democracy, attended by more he stands as the ideal of clergy- grants could enter under existing than 2,500 delegates and regisregulations nd become citi-^ trants at Columbia University. man whom I picture as a man quota and another providing that finer than I can ever hope to be-. zens,I>r. Nicholas Murray Butler, "would enter regardless Father S's voice is the emanation refugees of their place on the quota and president of Columbia, in the pf his gentle heart. remain until they would be eligi- opening address, declared educaThere is Father O . . . with ble for immigration to the United tion and democracy could not rest •whom 1 used to toss medicine States. upon "brute force" and each halls in the gymnasium. His com"must have a moral foundation No Federal Aid passionate heart is concerned to The legislation wil call for no and an intellectual interpretagive to all men their just due and* Federal aid, Ickes said, but the tion." He defined democracy as to hurt none. In him is no guile Department would cooperate In "government by the people, in the but only the frank, sweet spirit organizing corporations like the interest of all the people," with of a generous boy. (Father O .• Old Hudson Bay Company to un- guarantee of civil and religious still is a young man.) dertake colonization . and the de- liberty of every person." And many others. Because of velopment of resources. Ickes* anDr. Charles A. Beard, thu hismen like them I have come to re- nouncement followed issuance of torian, declared that only "with spect cassocks as symbols the an Interior Department report on the protection of civil rights can line complex called Christian gen- Alaskan settlement possibilities American education 'defy powers tlemen. For the same Teason -the which stressed the vital role that that seem omnipotent' and span daily press respects cassocks and could be played by refugees from the full measure of its responsi• is reluctant to attack a man who intolerance i n ' European coun- bility." "Warnings on racial "hatred wears one, to raise even an ad- tries. were given by Dean William F. monishing h a n d against Mr. The report, the result of an ex- Russel of Teachers College, who Coughlin in the Christian armor haustive survey ordered by Ickes declared that one of the three of his cassock. I t respects the and carried out under the direc- attacks' on democracy was direct' church ol -which the cassock is a tion of Under Secretary Harry ed';" to the racial and national sign; it wants'to respeut the man Slattery, depicts enthusiastically minorities because they are disthe agricultural, industrial and satisfied," and by Representative o •wears it. . (as-J-conrmei^Sal-j>ossibilities.jo£ the ter- at X.arse.1. V. Smith of. Illinois, Mr. Coughlin ma who said that the doctrine that he did) that he might .favor tak- ritory. Without making specific recom- all people were educable, an esing up Franco's way in America part of democracy, could if things don't go to his liking, mendations as to the absorption of sential trusted "to frustrate anti-Sembut there is no rebuke for him in a refugees, the report throughout be bullies." The price of liberty the pres3 which, while it abhors emphasizes the vital role this cat-' itic is not .merely eternal vigilance egory of prospective settlers could Coughlin, honors the - garb he play in development of a region but also perpetual restraint. Lord Josia.li Stamp, British economist, (The righteous Tiand of t h e which is one-fifth the size of the told the congress in an address press falters a n d "withholds itself United States yet has a total pop- broadcast from London over an from smiting t h e wearer of a cas- ulation of 59,278, or a density of NBC network. one-tenth of a person for every «ock.) square mile. Aggravating Division Protected . Report on Dominican Republic Rabbi Morris S. Lazaron of BalMr. Coughlin may spew (as he In submitting the report, which timore declared that appeals to rais) <anti-Semitic defamation borlias) with the assistance cial and religious prejudice were rowed from the falsehoods of was prepared (Continued on page 7.) aggravating class divisions in this Goebbels, but his cassock protects country. "Anti-Semitism up \at him from the attack of the press these last few years a relatively' •which despises anti-Semitism and latent force in our country, is bewould denounce it in the mouth ing artificially stirred by those of any one else. who resist by any means the lib(Mr. Coughlin, wrapped in the eralization of. our social and'ecogarment of his holy office, stands nomic . order," Rabbi Lazaron de•guarded against the reproach that clared. "Call a liberal measure •would fall on other men who gave Jewish, point to tbe renegade public utterance to falsehood and Jews prominent in the Communinsult against his neighbors. The ist' movement and the resulting radio is at his command, though Johannesburg (JTA) — Pre- non-sequiters are sufficient to it would not lend itself to such mier G. N. Hugsins of Southern damn without further examinarevilement by other men.) Rbedesia, who is now visiting in tion by the huge numbers of our Mr. Coughlin may project Fas- Kngland, intends to seek convo- people who dp not stop .to anacism (as he did) and call for a. cation of an "African Evian Con- lyze or evaluate." "Christian corporative state," but ference" of the powers to discuss Baldwin Speaks the democracy-loving, liberty-lov- possibilities of refugee settlement There is no danger of Communin Africa, it was learned. ing presB, mindful of his cassock, ism in England but a potential There is a strong move in po- menace of Nazism or Fascism, holds back its wrath. litical circles to support such a (There would be short shrift conference and great efforts will Earl Baldwin, former B r i t i s h Prime Minister declared at a'dinin the land for some imported be made to persuade the British ner. Adressing an American audcrackpot who publicly threatened Government to take the initiative ience i'or the first time, Lord to have American events handled in c a l l i n g representatives of in Hitler's or Lenin's way-. The j southern "and Northern'Rhodesia, Baldwin asserted that "the worst newspapers would be !v\i of tho | tho UTTn' Africa. Portu Portu- danger from Communist propan j fonn n oof f SSouth o u t h Africa, righteous indignation of the press guese East Africa, Nyasaland, ganda is over," but there was a against anti-Semitism spread by Kenya and Belgian Congo to such dinger of Fascism when the "national improvements" in Germany radio by one who wore a business a conference. and Italy were contrasted with suit. Harry Bridges, who is only The view is held by t h e s e what people find "being done or suspected of subversive utterance circles that the British Governand activity, is being tried on de- ment's offer in 1903 to settle maybe left undone at home*" The Jews who have a great Jews in Uganda should be repeatportation charges.) Mr. Coughlin stands impervious ed. It Is pointed out that Ugan- stake in democracy's success, can in his cassock which all righteous da, trith • an - area of 100,000 offer Judaism as " a potent facmen and every decent press re- square miles, has an European tor for democracy" and to "counspect because of the many noble population of 2,100 and it is sug- teract the most vicious trends and gested that if the plan Is accept- assumptions of totalitarianism, or gentlemen who wear cassocks. able the Jews could be gristed a monocracy," . Prof. Mordecal M. Fair Fight restricted government. An alterof the Jewish Theological It seems to me that a fair fight native scheme is that certain por- Kaplan Seminkry of America declared. requires that Mr. Coughlin re- tions of North and Southwest Prof representing the move : this garb of his office— Kenya can be allocated for ref- JewishKaplan, viewpoint, spoke on a prothat he divest himself of.all offi- ugee settlement. gram with Dr. Henry Sloane Cofcial association with his c h u r c h fin, president of the "Union Theoin order that there may be a fair logical Seminary, who called for a exchange of blew for blow. In a 'common, spiritual front* of Cathodemocracy no public person lics, Jews and Protestants in the 1 Bhould enjoy protection, or exmaintenance of the spiritual founemption from criticism, and every Miami (JTA)—The patriotism dation of democracy and the liberstraightforward man expects to of American Jews is praised by ty "which democracy safeguards." get back as good as he gives, even President Roosevelt in a letter to Prof. Anton C. Pegis of Fordhain the President of the United States. the 44 th annual encampment of University -was the Catholic speakDemocracy comes to a, danger- the Jewish "War Veterans of the er. ous pass where.one man, wrapped United States, opening here AuDr. Kaplan declared that "the in the"garb..of holiness, guarded gust 28, which was made public Jews depend most upon the sucby the. jespect "which decent-men by National Commander Isador S. cessful outcome of this Congress hold for his office, can sp-read a Worth. Education for Democracy. There vicious propaganda -without re"From the Revolutionary War is nothing we Jews dread more straint by any voice of criticism to tho World War, Jewish citizens than the cry raised by totalitar. except the -weaker voices of some of the United- States have given ianism. "One People, Ons State, of the weekly perss. of their - services and money to One Fuehrer." There is nothins Mr. Coughlin, -wearing the cas- promote the cause of their coun- we Jews yearn for more than the sock as h e goe3 about with try," the message said. " I con- good tidings of democracy anthreats of Franco's way in Ameri- gratulate you upon the service nouncing, "One Humanity. One ca, with utterances of enti-Semi- rendered our country by your Divine Kingdom, One God." tism borrowed from Goebbel's members and by those of the Jewbook, serves no good to his ish faith throughout the years of : In 1711 the Jews of Netv York - church. 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' U I 1;L=LV? i the camp fire on a high hill com- • manding a view, up and down the j Platte river. Members of the camp j M a n d a tes Commission will present a pageant and final Says White Paper Conawards/will be distributed. f trary to Obligations U*fc•'*-•• ""— •vSaccessfrsl ^ 'r~^"as proved far Car DECISION TO COUNCIL ran morei. . . ' -<vo;y ~~*' en originNew York {JTA}—The Amerially Plku^ .n.^''t;;v; '"""-»*irollZionists Hail .Decision as can Christian Emergency Council j ment has for Palestine has presented to "Moral Victory" fcr the three weeks. '---...., 'V'•••%?r^? Earl Baldwin, former British 40 were at the campus.,' '-" .V * prime minister, a memorandum week four more were adde^^ d urging that he transmit to t h e ; Ge neva. CTTAl the third week there were 43 Geneva (JTA) — Few Zionists British Government the view -of the Man date? C campers. Thirty-two of the chil-; v ^ i 7 "enlightened Christian America*" | dren attended three weeks, nine believe that the League of Na- that attended two weeks," and 13 ons tions Council which has the final held. the Palestine mandate be up- polic*- as a viola;:ion word on the Palestine mandate, date, the Ttst Wi?™lrl week. will accept the British White PaThe memorandum, signed by; this; week ;plF.n: Following is a list of those who per in the form offered by Lon- Dr. Guy Emery Snipler. chairman cress Pales tine immip attended camp during the season: don after the Mandates Commis- of the council, Charles Edward build ing as the Buddy Beber, Chucky Beber, sion has rejected it. The possibil- Hussell and Dr. Justin E . Moore Harley Beber, Barbara Blacker, ity is not excluded, however, that expresses "consternation" over ca1.- i SCilla v i . Dorothy Blacker, Jeanne Blacker, the Council, while taking no im- Britain's new Palestine policy, Trie Alvin Burstein, Ethel Burstein, mediate decision, will refer it to which it terras "a virtual denial Evonne Chesler, Marvin Chester, a commission to study the ques- of the solemn pledges given fcy Myron Chesler, Delores Cohn, Ar- tion, of whether the mandate can various British governments to lene Dansky, Joan Da Shield. Fay be flexibly interpreted in such a the Jewish people and to t h e re v." t r e i risi-Edel, Arthur Epstein, Martin way as to make the White Paper world." It was accompanied by Faier, Phyllis Freed and Richard acceptable to the League. It is to a facsimile letter in which Lord Goldman. win this point that Colonial Sec- Baldwin, when rrime minister in Also Jeremy Goldstein, Jona- retary Malcolm MacDonald is coin- 19 S 6, promised that the govern- continuing v.pMu'.n: ment would fulfill its mandatory possible while'EWR than Goldstein, Donald Green, ing to Geneva. the international si obligations. Evelyn Greenberg, Stephen GreenThe Jewish side, however, is Ben Gill-ion's extr berg, Gerda Hagen, Arnold Kaiman, Josephine Kleiman, Michael not remaining silent, and having Kulakofsky, Jean Levinson, Dita the decision of the Mandates Com'-,. UE Loewenstein, Elsa Loewensteis, mission to support it, is already Martin Nerenberg, Evelyn Pinko- preparing quietly for a battle at vitz, Natalie Plotkin, Rita Plct- the League session. For obvious kin, Helen Resnick, David Kiss reasons, few of the Congress parII i ticipant are aware of the details Ui and Joan Robinson, 11 Geneva of these preparations, and Dr. Others attending were: Ger- Chaim Weizinann, talking to thir GcTc trude Rosenblatt, Martha Rosen- correspondent, remarked that "it Criticizes blatt, Norman Rosenblatt, Harold would be n a c h wiser to say nothReply to Mti Rottner, Richard Segal, Manfred ing about it pnbiioly." Whatever Report Siegler, Sylvan Siegler, Bemice j Dr. Weizinann has to say.will be Geciceci to nm Sommer, Charlotte Sommer, ~ political tiecisi said quietly to diplomats of conn- I London f vfNS-Falcor Agencj an executive E.: tries which are represented in the i—In a leading editorial commentbudget. Tbe League Council. \ ing on the Mandates Commission tee t^ionist G Weinberg, Marion Weinstein and report on Palestine, the London Cheered by Report will remain i Herschel Wolfson. Times criticized the grovernment f Camp closes Sunday. Zionists were cheered by the re-j comments on the commission s port of the Mandates Commission I views, characterizing: them ss "prwhich (1) unanimously holds tirely unconvincing." and declarBritain's new policy contrary to ing that in the light of the F c - is1—r*"~ x m %z$ the mandate as it has been inter- garth message which was He-" e: Eif-ir t " preted by the commission, (2) by submitted to the League cr the a vote of 4 to 3 finds the policy Mandates Commission. Its r-rha violation of the mandate's fund- i lication atter years of official nec:% ? y n % t s ^ UN amental aims, (3) suggests that I iect coulfi not be expected, to impartition be revived at the appro- I press the Mandates Corcmissicn. Sisterhood . to Sponsor priate time. .he Times observed. The Jewisn "Agency for Pales• Ssries During .(EDITOR'S NOTE: The I--tine issued a statement expressing October garth F E ? fielirered gratification over the report and llSIS i -nessaere y Coisn i Eder Xs. G. l-oA 'series of lectures entitled voicing aope that the League i garth of the rab Sureau L Council •vrerald consider not only "Behind- the»-Worlfi's -C ! will be given by Rabbi David H. the political' conside'raSons—creat"nmcivi to I\ing Kv.sFe'T? of; Wice under the auspices of the ed by Arab • terrorism but also Keaj£E. Vital points of that mesTemple Israel Sisterhood begin- those bearing on the Jewish posi- sage were the giving ol guaran- ; ning on Tuesday. October 3. and tion in Palestine snd other coun- tees fcr tee safety of tae fc o 1 r • continuing each Tuesday through treis. Far from ending enmity of pieces in PeleFtine, snfi t t e ss- i the Jews and Arabs, the statethe month. said, the British, policy can Eurance that "no people shall be : The lecture series Is the first ment bs maintained only, by intermin- subject to another" in Palestine, j of the five projects which the Sisable exercise of force against the and the statement that."His maj- i terhood will sponsor during the est3"'E government c.re determiner;, i ] Jews. year. In each lecture Rabbi Wice insofar as is compatible with the ' The report will be acted on by freedom of the existing popula- ; will analyze the events of the prethe League Council which opens tion, bo La economic and political. 1 ceding week. its session on Sept. S. Dr. Chaim tna.t t o obstacles s i Quid l>e vvl ', t f i - •-• Ticket Committee Mrs. Harry Trustin and Mrs. Weizinann pointed out that the in the way cf the res-lizetic-n- of . i II . ! Sam Gilinsky are in charge of ar- Council -us-ually adopts the Man- this.idea"' (of the Jewish Nation- ; ! rangements for the series. Mrs. dates Commission's report and er- al Home ic Palestine). (Continued on page 7.) Morris Jacobs and Mrs. Harry Z. I n Edition to- the Time? the j Rosenfeld are in charge of ticket Manchester Guardian, the York- ! sales. shire Pest and the News Chronicle | ' Members of the ticket commitalso devoted their leading edi- j tee are: Mesdames Manning Hantorials to the Palestine Question. \ dler. Louis Hiller, David RosenThe Manchester GuE.rcliEn et- ; stock. Fred .Rosenstock, Harry • %& i %&> ft'% M. t SiJ" i * %gi 1 tacks His government's positio" • Malashock. Al Mayer, Hymie and points to ffce Ksufia-tes Com- i Milder, Raymond Silbar, Henry mission's observations regarding: , Newman, Sam Pepper and Sol the separation of Arabs and Jews \ Plotkin. as well as to tbe government's ! Also the Mesdames E. I. Rubin, of the posslbUitj- o' ; Newport. R. I. (JTA)—-Amer- suggestion Edward Rosen, B e n Shapiro, p e o p l e federalism. It contends that it is | " " i » C->T"f Julius Solomon, Hubert. Sommer, ica's religious-minded Joseph Weinberg, Sam Wert- should be united in opposing in- essential t t a t immigration con- < -eitcs accot heimer, sr., Sam Wertheimer. jr., tolerance and race hatred. Sena- tinue under Ell circv.r-si'v.csz. Coming to t h e Fupport oi | Isadore' Weiner, A. A. Greenberg, tor David 1. Walsh of MassachuDavid R. Cohen, William Feiler, setts declared reecntly ct cere- Colonial Secretary MacDonalcl, the ] Leon Fellman and Harold Farber. monies marking dedication of a Yorkshire Post, tbe newspaper | the politic:-"! views of! Mrs. Mose Bernstein, Mrs. Leo statue dedicated to civil and re- expressingE3sn. msir**"""!? that t.tie Un-ger and Mrs. Harry Chemisa ligious liberty which was Present- Anthony will be in charge of Council ed to this SCO-3-ea.r old city by the security o* ti>e Jews in Palestine is dependent upon ii:s security -of: Newport Jewish Congregation. Bluffs sales. "Wherever in the world re- England -which apparently takes ligion lies crushed and races are the view that it is impossible lo ; being persecuted, tyranny is en- continue immigration vr i t b c u 1 throned," Senator Walsh sssert- leading to eventual disaster. The News Chronicle expresses j ed. Denouncing "cruel and terrorizing persecution" in Germany, the hope the council of the Jjeacrite ' -he warned- Americans that many will consider the gecerE.1 political \ developments "may well give us background and view ths jrcvern- ] concern and cause cs to take t e e s ment's attempt to settle the Pales- ; Geneva- (JTA) — Zionist lead- rfo the need of eternal vigiis-cce." tine problem on a broader "basis \ ers discussed the possibility of v Highlight' of the ceremonies than the Mandates Commission.. \ Dr. Chaim Weizraann visiting the was the re-enactment of George United States soon after the car- Washington's visit to the Jewish rent Zionist Congress with im- congregation in 179 0, when : he I ; i 6 t i l II I V - f i - l . ' - t - H f «Si_V* poprtant missions, including the •delivered his famous -nesss/ge on raising of $2,500,000 toward the religious and civil liberty. Flank55,000,000 loan proclaimed by ed by a color guard of the Newthe Keren Hayesod. port Artillery Regiment in colonSimultaneously, members of the ial costcrse,' W. Seldea "SVEshingZionist Executive -discussed a ton, P r e s i d e n t Washington's project to be submitted to t h e Da* id great-great-great - grandnepheti", Congress for approval calling for was greeted by ElvarS J o n a s increasing the Jewish Agency's Philips, -direct descendant of budget from last year's $2,500,- Moses Seixas, who greeted Wash000 .to ?5,000,000 in the coming ington'149 years ago. ana repealyear. ed t&e first president's message. In this connection the Executive intended to submit to t li e Congress two budgets, namely a Arthur Co fin'to u minimum budge roo.ooo ponnds d and a masimum bud-get li on Kot of 1.000,000 pounds. This budget Table Progra when approved by the Congress - rt . would have no connection wiUi the $5,000,000 loan which t h e Arthur A. Coin trill be Jewi Keren Hayesod intends to raise representative this afternoon repayable within 20 years a n d the weekly Broadcast of t beaxins a 4 per cent dividend. Omaha Round. Table c£ Christia With half of the loan expected lo and Jews ever UOIL from 5 be raised in the United States, 5:15. the Keren Havesod will seek to Dr. J. H. Speicher will be Ca hraise the balance in Europe and olic narrator, Charles R. South Africa. Dh l , otDocherty will represent the Pr estants. Legend states the Jevrs of Worms -were descendants of the Valabreaue Kardocaee-Georgss. TTL_. tribe of Benjamin who had mi- a Jew of Carpentras, was in 1S05 grated from Palestine to Ger- made • a trigaclisr-seneral in the j Ki,rtlr, E^i ' p u v U p e-1 triw1 fti many. French army, i elected mayor I before G • dominate.

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