OCR Text |
Show SAYS PREJUDICE AGAINST JEWS IS STRONG IN THIS COUNTRY In tho Juno number of tho American Ameri-can Magazine a Jow writes an interesting inter-esting artlclo fantltled, "What It Means to Do a Jew." Ho relates many personal experiences. Following Follow-ing Is an extract from his artlclo: "Travel In other countries has convinced con-vinced mo that In ovcry section I visited tho Jow was mush moro respected re-spected nnd moro frequently received receiv-ed socially than In tho United SL-itos. Again I nsk, Why7 Surely you Gentiles tako Into your clubs and homes peoplo who nro worso In ovory ov-ory respect than tho averago Jow or Jewess. Admit that they nt times lack polish. Aro you pot sometimes badly veneered? Might not rubbing up against each other add to tho po'lsh in ono and subtract from tho voncor In the other? Admitting that thoro nro deslrablo and undeslrablo Jows, aro there not also deslrablo and undesirable Gentiles "Frequently this matter has been discussed with mo by Hi" best mon In our community, and by presidents and other ofllccrs of somo ot these clubs. They havo admitted It was a disgraceful stato ot affairs, but havo claimed to bo powerless to chango tho conditions, but no ono has evor advanced any other reason than sheer cowardice. "Whllo no ono has over openly suggested sug-gested to mo that financial or other injury has resulted from tho admission admis-sion of our peoplo to thcso clubs, thoro might perhaps havo been n lurking suspicion to this effect, and it may havo been covertly assumed. "I know of clubs both East and West where they have been admitted and where, also thoy aro regarded as highly as any other members and where tho success of the club socially social-ly and as an Instrument of good in the community lias been augmented; and I know ot one club in particular In tho East where membership is Invited In-vited (no applications are received) and where at least two of our peoplo peo-plo havo thus been admitted, and and are as highly regarded, and their worth as thoroughly appreciated, appreciat-ed, as that ot any other member, and the club has lost no prestige on account ac-count ot their admission." |