Life — September 23, 1915 — page 37: what you’re looking at

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The Jews of America and the Frank Case ABBI SAMUEL PRICE, of Springfield, wrote a letter on August 23d to the Springfield Repub- lican about the Leo Frank case, in which he said: Tt has always been the misfortune of the Jewish people to be treated collectively, not individually, for whenever one of them committed a crime the entire race was held re- sponsible and had to pay the penalty. History therefore shows us that whenever a Hebrew was involved in a notorious lawsuit the people of his race have always sought to de- fend him, for indirectly they were actually defending themselves. When Frank was convicted for the alleged murder of Mary Phagan, the Hebrews of the United States felt that they were all destined to suffer the consequences, They therefore instituted a lively propaganda in his defense, inducing many American citizens to write to ex-Governor Slaton, asking him to change the death sentence to life imprisonment. The Hebrews were heartily joined by the press of the country, and their purpose was finally achieved. The Christian population of Georgia, ut- terly disappointed at the commutation of Frank's sentence, then boycotted the Jews, sending out circulars ee broadcast, heath d the People oot to 1 was effective to a large extent, so me elcome ome. that many wealthy Jewish merchants ay é ‘ Maybe “home” to you isa mansion, maybe it’s a were reduced to sheer poverty... op . After a short interval the Gentiles es cottage, but it’s some spot full of ole time memories realized their wrong in discriminat- i A ing unjustly against the Jew, and ; made sweeter by the passin’ years. peace was gradually being’ restored, f but the lynching of Frank has again revived the mob spirit and rekindled the flame of race prejudice. That seems a fair statement of what ‘ és * happened. A Jew got into serious i DN Obleceis“home,” really“*home,” trouble in Georgia, and the Jews in until time has made it so. general rallied to get him out of it. 1 z . That stirred up race feeling. : is No tobacco is the really comforting It does not appear that race preju- x smoke it should be until time has dice condemned Frank. Many North- a tae ern people think so because they have hes : brought out the best that is in it. read about the case only in Northern “WEEN ° And VELVET is the tobacco that Nature papers that took the Jewish dope. and time have brought to full, mel: Suspicion was slow to fasten on Frank. 1 . fect Of the twenty-three grand jurors who low smoking perfection. indicted him four were Jews But it Pa That's why VELVET is given was as Rabbi Price says ;,once he was f 7 yN not less than two years for ageing indicted, Jews from everywhere pitched : es B There i k {torent in to get him off, got the best lawyers = ee vn tha rgrieed “Th a ELVET iown that time. 1e possible for him—the firm in which is (Tom Watson says) Governor Slaton way is the Natural way of bringing Was a secret partner; swore his char- fy out every trace of flavor and fragrance acter was good, whereas on his sexual Wy tobacco possesses, and of taking out side it seems to have been rotten. every trace of rawness or “bite.” _ There is little to convince a dispas- sionate inquirer that Frank did not get PAW Setede io ELVEN "tort tanron gal justice from the Georgia jurymen. i What stirred race feeling was. not Liggatte Myers Tatacco Cx Frank’s erime, but the organized effort 10¢ Tins Se Metallined Bage of the Jews of the United States to 1 get him off. Rabbi Price bids his One Pound Glass Humidors brethren take no further action in the Frank case as Jews. He justifies the Jews of America in their defense of Frank, but he does not like the results of it, His advice is good. comicbooks.com