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THE GROOM NEWS, GROOM, CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS
Bruckart’s Washington Digest
Danger of ‘Jewish Problem’ for
United States in German ‘Purge’
Resentment of American People Aroused by Hitler’s
Harshness; Opening of Gates to Refugees Might
Introduce Disturbing Influence.
By WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service, National Press
WASHINGTON. — Press service
Wires and cables and radio from
abroad have been clogged for sev-
eral weeks with hundreds of thou-
sands of words about the plight of
the Jews in Germany; about the
abuses visited upon the Jewish race
by the European madman, Hitler,
and his camp followers; about the
humanitarian pleas of our own Pres-
ident, Mr. Roosevelt, for appease-
ment of the conditions. There has
been what I believe to be one of the
greatest waves of emotion, waves of
resentful national sentiment, that
this country ever has known. I re-
call none like it, none as overwhelm-
ing, none as deep-seated as that
through which we have been pass-
ing, and in my opinion our nation
should have resented such outrages.
While no one with a heart can fail
to grieve to a greater or less extent
about the indescribable harshness,
the unforgivable meanness of Hitler,
it occurs to me that we should begin
to temper these waves of emotion
somewhat. There qre other factors
to be considered, factors and conse-
quences of the thing that is now
called “the Jewish problem,’’ that
require calm reasoning. In other
words, let us say that America is
and must remain for Americans,
and charity, while it is sweet, can-
not be exploited, or carried to ex-
tremes simply because we feel a
sadness for a group upon whom an
injustice has been sent. Like mil-
lions of other Americans, I am hope-
ful that some way will be found to
aid the Jews who are being driven
out of Germany, but I am unwilling
that we, as a nation, shall create
additional and unwarranted difficul-
ties for ourselves by extending a
helping hand. Therefore, the United
Estates must not be the goat.
It is one thing to render aid. It is
quite another thing to inject into our
own bloodstream of national life ad-
ditional elements without knowing
what those elements are. After all,
the damage is something that we
did not cause; the injured are a peo-
ple who have no knowledge of our
way of doing things and may never
co-operate with us, and we must
prevent being dragged into the oth-
er fellow’s fist fight.
‘Purge’ of German Jews an
Exposition of Mad Power
I suppose there are very few per-
sons in the United States who do
not believe that Hitler’s “purge” of
German Jews constitutes a blot
upon modern civilization. I know
that leading Germans in the United
States wish there were ways and
means to stop the action. There
can be no defense of the outright
seizure of $400,000,000 of money
from the Jews of Germany under
the guise of a “fine” although there
is a lesson of warning in it. Like-
wise, none can convince me that
Hitler has kept his underlings free
of graft and corruption in this or
other dictatorial actions. Those in
power in Germany are garnering
the gold for themselves—or else we
ere witnessing the activities of
angels whose purposes we, as hu-
man beings, are unable yet to un-
derstand. I do not believe they are
angels. The “purge” of German
Jews, therefore, must be accepted
as the exposition of mad power.
Some weeks ago, I had occasion
in these columns to talk about the
so-called “peace of Munich.” I said
then that Hitler was not through;
that there would be further exhibi-
tions as he and his henchmen
maneuvered this way and that in
order to maintain the iron grip of a
dictator. The drive on the Jews is
a part of that general scheme, a
movement to maintain a support for
the dictatorship, for, it is known,
should Hitler’s grasp be broken at
any place or at any time, there
would be a bloody revolt in Ger-
many again.
Those causes, however, do not
help us in the solution of the Jewish
problem. The unwanted race is sim-
ply the victim and a knowledge of
how its members have had the suffer-
ings brought upon them adds little or
nothing to the search for a method
/to protect their lives. Where are
they to go? That is the real ques-
tion. Hitler doesn’t care where they
go or what happens to them. Some
one else has to lead the way. Our
nation has joined in that leadership,
and rightly so. But we have policies
and principles and traditions which
must be respected. If, in our eager-
ness to help the German Jews, we
should transgress those established
principles, then we, as well as the
Jews, will have to pay a penalty.
'Jewish Problem’ for United
States Might Be Result
The whole situation is one which
may contain “a Jewish problem”
for the United States. It is one out
of which a political issue may grow.
It is to be remembered that religion
became an issue in a presidential
election not so many years ago.
That shows that such things can
sprout even in the United States.
If it happened in the case of the
Catholic religion, it can happen in
Bldg., Washington, D. C.
the case of a racial question, es-
pecially with regard to the Jewish
race.
We ought not kid ourselves. There
are many persons swearing alle-
giance to the United States who do
not like Jews. Those persons may
be otherwise good citizens, but they
distrust a Jew because he is a Jew,
making no distinction between in-
dividuals. It is stating nothing new
to say that there has been almost a
steady undercurrent of criticism of
Mr. Roosevelt from certain quarters
because Jews have been given
prominent places in the New Deal.
I think it is not stretching the imag-
ination at all, therefore, to point to
the Jewish problem as one that may
become involved in politics at some
future time, although I hope it nev-
er does.
Mr. Roosevelt has proposed re-
moval of some of the immigration
restrictions as a means of bringing
into this country more German Jews
than our immigration laws now per-
mit. In so doing, he verged on poli-
tics himself. Any one familiar with
the debates on immigration policies
in the early 1920s must recall the
severity of that battle. The issue
was whether we, as a nation, were
going to be haven for all comers and
just hope that they would do things
the American way, or whether we
should restrict the number coming
here to live to a number which could
be absorbed into our national life.
Labor unions and most employers
favored the restrictions, and when
we think of the number of unem-
ployed in the last five or six years—
people fed and clothed by the fed-
eral government—it appears that
we allowed too many to come in. It
seems we could have excluded all of
them to advantage.
Only Congress Can Let
Down Immigration Bars
Behind the scenes of the immi-
gration restriction also was a deter-
mination on the part of Senator
David A. Reed of Pennsylvania,
then a senate power, to prevent in-
troduction into the United States of
all kinds of “isms.” The senator
foresaw the spread of radicalism by
means of entry of the European
backwash and rubbish. There was
not much discussion of this phase
because our government did not
want to offend any foreign nation.
It was a basic reason, however, and
it is too bad that it was not given
more public consideration.
Fortunately, there can be no
change in the number of foreigners
admitted from any nation without
action by congress. The United
States can take only so many—
something like 30,000 a year—of
those purged Jews, unless congress
amends the law. And when I say it
is fortunate that there must be ac-
tion by congress before there can
be a change in policy, I mean no
inferences.
I believe Mr. Roosevelt is emi-
nently correct when he says that
there must be a “homeland” estab-
lished for the Jews. The British
tried to make Palestine that sort of
a base, it will be remembered; but
they failed because Arabs don’t-.like
Jews. This experience then would
seem to point to the necessity for
the Jews being colonized quite
alone. If the United States can ex-
tend help in doing that job, there
ought to be no criticism of the
course, even if it involves financial
assistance. It would be a charity
worthwhile, and a charity that would
not involve us later on. I repeat that
I believe there is real danger in let-
ting down the floodgates for immi-
gration .whereas the other method
would seem to be a humanitarian
action again demonstrating our na-
tional sympathy for, a downtrodden
people.
Refugees Likely to Create
A Disturbing Influence
In consideration of whether we
ought to let a deluge of refugees
enter, I cannot help thinking of a
possible spread of trouble. For ex-
ample, if our definite national posi-
tion of protest against Hitler’s poli-
cies should bring retaliation, every
Jewish refugee allowed in this coun-
try would be clamoring for the Unit-
ed States to take revenge on Ger-
many and Hitler. Their influence
would be great because they could
tell what happened to them and give
an idea of what is happening. You
and I and millions of others would
believe first hand information.
There is no doubt about it. The
germ of trouble could be incubated
ten times more rapidly; instead of
staying out of European troubles,
we would be pushed in deeper and
deeper.
As far as relations between Ger-
many and the United States are
concerned at the moment, all that
can be said is that the United States
has let the world know of its dis-
approval. When Ambassador Wil-
son was recalled, it was just the
same as saying to the world of na-
tions that Uncle Sam hasn’t any
respect for Hitler.
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Close to Disaster
A ship should not rely upon one
small anchor, nor life upon a sin-
gle hope.
Some men keep their ideals
high by putting them on the
shelf.
There is a kind of man who
gives his promise who comes
around the next day and says his
wife won’t let him keep it.
That's Sincerity
A man doesn’t marry a woman
to reform her. He likes her just
as she is.
Don’t be a cloud because
you can’t be a star.
You never lack a goal to strive
toward in building a rock garden,
for it never quite satisfies you.
And Even That Weakens
Half of our pastimes are pur-
sued to escape boredom. It re-
quires intelligence to fight against
it.
Every day, stop and think
whether that day is going to
be part of an unpleasant past.
Say pleasant things about peo-
ple. At least 8 per cent, under
the law of averages, ought to be
carried to them.
A velvety tongue, learning its
power, can become too velvety.
happy and flatter your eyes—you
can be extravagant about the fab-
rics, when you save by making
your own with these patterns (de-
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each).
Drape-As-You-Please Dress.
This is not only new—it’s the
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A Quiz With Answers
Offering Information
on Various Subjects
very newest, a real sensation, and
so easy to make! It is made with
a straight back and bias cut front
that you can wear with the full-
ness at ‘ the sides, fullness all
round, like a dirndl, or fullness
concentrated in front, as the pic-
ture shows it. Then fasten the
belt around your middle, creating
a soft, bloused line above! The
shirred shoulders and square
Sea-Going 'Ducks'
Straight across the Pacific from
China an American doctor sailed
a tiny junk recently. The trip
took 85 days and would have been'
fine, he said, except for whales
and fog. Fog kept him from tak-
ing observations. Whales, twice
as long as the junk, dived under
the vessel and threatened to over-
turn it!
Few people would undertake so
long a voyage in a junk, though
the high-decked craft is eminent-
ly seaworthy.
When Yankee and British sea-
men first visited the Orient in
great numbers, they were cha-
grined to find junks safely riding
out typhoons that dismantled their
larger ships. Even today, the lit-
tle junks, like so many ducks,
plunge unharmed up and down
waves that damage modern
steamers. Primarily river and ca-
nal boats, junks are homes to
many Chinese.
But they have previously proved
themselves capable of weathering
stiffer tests. The American doc-
tor was not the first man to sail
one across the Pacific;—Washing-
ton Post.
1. What country claims the land
at the North pole?
2. Who wrote the lines, “Oh,
what a tangled web we weave,
when first we practice to de-
ceive”?
3. How large was the maple
leaf that won the prize in Canada?
4. How long did Huey Long once
talk in congress?
5. From'where do we get the
word gospel?
6. What is the correct pronunci-
ation of Daladier?
7. What is the floor area of the
United States capitol; the number
of rooms?
8. What color were the Cone-
stoga wagons?
9. What is the difference in
meaning between alumnus, alum-
na, alumni, and alumnae?
10. When did Bryan make his
famous “Cross of Gold” speech?
The Answers
1. There is no land at the North
pole, consequently no country has
made any claim to it. 'Robert Ed-
win Peary on April 6, 1909, hoisted
the American flag on the ice
there.
2. They are from Sir Walter
Scott’s “Marmion.”
3. In the national maple leaf con-
test held last year the winning
leaf measured 21 by 22 inches.
4. On June 12, 1935, the late
Sen. Huey P. Long began a fili-
buster in the senate which lasted
1514 hours.
5. Gospel is the Saxon “God’s
spel”—that is, “God’s story.”
6. It is pronounced Dah-lah-
dyay, the last syllable accented.
7. The capitol has a floor area
of 14 acres, and 430 rooms are de-
voted to office, committee and
storage purposes.
8. The underbody was painted
blue and the upper woodwork was
invariably red. Seymour Dunbar
in his “History of Travel” says
that these colors were as inevita-
ble as though they had been pre-
scribed by law.
9. Alumnus means a man grad-
uate; alumna, woman graduate;
alumni, men graduates; alumnae,
women graduates.
10. The speech was made on July
8, 1896, at the Democratic na-
tional convention at Chicago. The
peroration, which resulted in a
stampede for Bryan, was: “You
shall not press down upon the
brow of labor this crown of thorn.
You shall not crucify mankind
upon a cross of gold.”
White House Expenses
The bulk of the expenses of the
White House are paid by the Pres-
ident from his salary. There is,
however, a contingent fund, ap-
propriated annually by congress,
which meets part of them. This
is understood to cover all repairs
and furnishings of the mansion,
the care of the grounds, green-
houses, etc., and the salaries of
such employees as a night watch-
man, a doorkeeper, janitor and
policemen; also, the President’s
private secretary and assistant
clerks, and finally such expenses
as stationery, postage stamps, etc.
But it depends somewhat on the
President’s wish what shall be in-
cluded under this “contingent
fund.”
Friend in Deed
The book, “Men Who Run Amer-
ica,” says: “Some 20 years ago,
when the Edison laboratories
burned down, Henry Ford arrived
in Orange, N. J., the following
morning. He handed Edison a
blank check. ‘Fill that out for a
couple of million,’ he said, ‘and if
you need any more let me
know.’ ”
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Even great ability, without dis-
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