The Jew and American Ideals

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THE JEW AND AMERICAN IDEALS

BOOKS BY JOHN SPARGO
THE JEW AND AMERICAN IDEALS "THE GREATEST FAILURE
IN ALL HISTORY" RUSSIA AS AN AMERICAN PROBLEM THE
PSYCHOLOGY OF BOLSHEVISM BOLSHEVISM
AMERICANISM AND SOCIAL DEMOCRACY SOCIAL
DEMOCRACY EXPLAINED

HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK [ESTABLISHED 1817]

THE JEW
AND
AMERICAN IDEALS
BY
JOHN SPARGO
Author of
"Bolshevism" "The Psychology of Bolshevism" "Russia as an
American Problem" "The Greatest Failure in All History" "Social
Democracy Explained" Etc.
[Illustration]
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK AND
LONDON

THE JEW AND AMERICAN IDEALS

Copyright, 1921, by Harper & Brothers
Printed in the United States of America

CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGE
FOREWORD vii
I. A PACIFIST TURNED ANTI-SEMITE 1
II. THE ALLEGED "GREAT JEWISH CONSPIRACY" 10
III. THE MYSTERY OF THE PROTOCOLS 18
IV. IS SOCIALISM A JEWISH CONSPIRACY? 47
V. THE JEWISH SOCIALISTS AND BOLSHEVISM 59
VI. BOLSHEVISM AND THE JEWS 83
VII. THE VICIOUS ROLE OF ANTI-SEMITISM 99
VIII. WHAT ANTI-SEMITISM IN AMERICA MEANS 110
IX. WE NEED THE CO-OPERATION OF CHRISTIAN AND JEW
121
X. A FINAL WORD 136
POSTSCRIPT 140

FOREWORD
This little book was written without the knowledge of any Jew. It is not

a defense of the Jew. It is not a pro-Jewish argument. It is a defense of
American ideals and institutions against anti-Semitism; a plea for
Christian civilization.
JOHN SPARGO.
"NESTLEDOWN," OLD BENNINGTON, VERMONT. January,
1921.

THE JEW AND AMERICAN IDEALS
I
A PACIFIST TURNED ANTI-SEMITE
About five years ago I was honored by an invitation to join with a
well-known American capitalist and certain other men and women in
an attempt to bring about the termination of the great World War. The
manufacturer in question believed that it was possible to "get the boys
out of the trenches by Christmas," and to that end organized an
expedition which is now remembered chiefly for the bellicosity and
belligerency of many of the "pacifists" who journeyed to Europe upon
the "Peace Ship."
In declining the invitation to associate myself with this expedition, I
felt that it was incumbent upon me to explain that, while I doubted the
wisdom of the undertaking and felt that it might do harm instead of
good, I honored the noble and unselfish motives by which Mr. Ford
was inspired. His hatred of war and blood-shed, and his desire to
promote peace and good will among all peoples and races, seemed to
me to be both profound and sincere and evoked my heartfelt admiration
and sympathy. The more I doubted his political judgment--believing
that he was being used as a dupe and tool in a very dangerous
intrigue--the more willing I was to acknowledge those qualities of mind
and heart which distinguished the famous manufacturer, and which the
authors of the intrigue sought to exploit and use for sinister ends. On
many occasions I have given public expression to my belief in Mr.

Ford's sincere and unselfish idealism.
If any justification is required for my now associating the name of
Henry Ford with a matter of grave international political importance, I
venture to suggest that it can be found in the pre-eminent position
which he occupies in one of the great branches of modern industry and
in the fact that as recently as two years ago he aspired to a seat in the
United States Senate, being nominated for that position by the
Democratic party in the great state of Michigan. Upon both counts
views expressed by Mr. Ford upon international questions which may
involve great and serious national or racial conflicts become the subject
of legitimate public interest, and when in furtherance of such views he
associates himself with an active policy which deals with one of the
most difficult and dangerous problems confronting civilized mankind,
his views and his acts assume public importance and invite and compel
attention and discussion. Therefore, believing as I do that Mr. Ford is
primarily responsible for a propaganda which is subversive of the best
traditions and institutions of this Republic, and which has