Chapter I: Front Matter

Jewish Influences
in
American Life

Volume III
of
The International Jew
The World’s Foremost Problem

_Being a Reprint of a Third Selection
from Articles Appearing in_
THE DEARBORN INDEPENDENT

Preface

The present volume, third in the series, is compiled for the same purpose as its predecessors—to enable new readers of THE DEARBORN INDEPENDENT to commence their reading with the earlier articles in the series of studies in The Jewish Question.

It was inevitable that the publication first to open the discussion of this Question should be compelled to meet the degrading charge of “anti-semitism” and kindred falsehoods; but it was also inevitable that if the work of such a publication should prove to be valid, the way would be cleared for discussion by other publications which had not and need not bring upon themselves the charge of racial hatred.

This is precisely what has occurred. An undreamed of publicity for the essentials of the Jewish Question has been achieved in this country. It is noteworthy that whether the publicity be in agreement with or against THE DEARBORN INDEPENDENT, the essential facts are the same, and these facts were first set forth in this paper.

That, indeed, constitutes the strength of the articles. The facts are provable; they are not disprovable. The reader can confirm the facts from his own observation. With regard to the matters discussed in these volumes, there are too many observers of the Jew to permit misstatements to pass. This also constitutes the dilemma of the self-appointed defenders of the Jews: they may abuse THE DEARBORN INDEPENDENT, but they cannot disprove the facts. They do not make even an impressive denial of them. The whole situation would be much clarified if Jewish spokesmen would use frankness, instead of a fusillade of cheap and irrelevant abuse.

The year has witnessed much notable discussion of The Jewish Question in magazines of quality. A few have descended to white-washing, fewer still to sheer pro-Jewish propaganda; but such articles as those in the September _Century_; those in the _Atlantic_ for February, May and July; _The Nineteenth Century and After_ for April; the true and admirable accounts by Lieut. Commander Hugo W. Koehler, of the U. S. Navy, in the _World’s Work_ for July, August, September and October—these testify to the reality of the matter. The more serious religious press, as represented by publications like the _Christian Standard_, the _Christian Century_, _The Moody Monthly_ which is published by The Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, have also added materially to the literature of the question. In editorial vision and liberty of discussion, the religious press has shown itself to be freer of control than has the secular press.

This volume contains information dealing with the influence of the Jewish idea on American life. The departments of life here studied do not by any means exhaust the list. The studies are more and more centering on the actual operations of the Jewish program upon the American people, and the effect of Jewish conceptions on our common life. These studies are appearing in THE DEARBORN INDEPENDENT now. They will be gathered into future volumes as may be required.

November, 1921.

Contents

Page
XLIII. The Jews and the “Religious Persecution” Cry 7
XLIV. Are the Jews Victims or Persecutors? 21
XLV. Jewish Gamblers Corrupt American Baseball 37
XLVI. Jewish Degradation of American Baseball 51
XLVII. Jewish Jazz Becomes Our National Music 64
XLVIII. How the Jewish Song Trust Makes You Sing 75
XLIX. Jewish Hot-Beds of Bolshevism in the U. S. 88
L. Jew Trades Link With World Revolutionaries 102
LI. Will Jewish Zionism Bring Armageddon? 114
LII. How the Jews Use Power—By an Eyewitness 128
LIII. How Jews Ruled and Ruined Tammany Hall 141
LIV. Jew Wires Direct Tammany’s Gentile Puppets 155
LV. B’nai B’rith Leader Discusses the Jews 167
LVI. Dr. Levy, a Jew, Admits His People’s Error 179
LVII. Jewish Idea in American Monetary Affairs 191
LVIII. Jewish Idea Molded Federal Reserve Plan 205
LIX. Jewish Idea of Central Bank for America 218
LX. How Jewish International Finance Functions 230
LXI. Jewish Power and America’s Money Famine 243

_The Writer of the Following Letter Is a Jew:_

_“Gentlemen:_

_“‘Because you believe in a good cause,’ said Dr. Johnson, ‘is no
reason why you should feel called upon to defend it, for by your
manner of defense you may do your cause much harm.’_

_“The above applying to me I will only say that I have received the
books you sent me and read both with much interest._

_“You are rendering the Jews a very great service, that of saving
them from themselves._

_“It takes courage, and nerve, and intelligence to do and pursue
such a work, and I admire you for it.”_