The Anti Defamation (ADL)League sends a letter to Retired General Stratemeyeer denouncing his for recommending the book "Iron Curtain Over America" and instead of kowtowing to this left-wing group, he lets them have it.
Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself, Volume II (of 2)
With his Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical, Selected with Care from All His Published Productions, and Comprising Whatever Is Most Entertaining and Valuable to the General Reader
The Anti Defamation (ADL)League sends a letter to Retired General Stratemeyeer denouncing his for recommending the book "Iron Curtain Over America" and instead of kowtowing to this left-wing group, he lets them have it.
The Anti Defamation (ADL)League sends a letter to Retired General Stratemeyeer denouncing his for recommending the book "Iron Curtain Over America" and instead of kowtowing to this left-wing group, he lets them have it.
The Anti Defamation (ADL)League sends a letter to Retired General Stratemeyeer denouncing his for recommending the book "Iron Curtain Over America" and instead of kowtowing to this left-wing group, he lets them have it.
HENRY EDWARD SCHULTZ NEW Y ORK 17, N . y, October 4, 1955 Lieutenant-General George E. stratemeyer P. o. Box 424 Winte Pa rk, Florida Dear General Stratemeyer: It is never a pleasant duty to impose distressing problems upon public personalities such as yourself, and for some t ~ e it had been our hope that this letter to you might become unnecessary. Just a year ago, the publishers of "Iron Curtain Over American began distributing, as part of a sales cam- paign, copies 0: what purported to be a letter from you to John O. Beaty, the author, endorsing this volume and recom- mending it to Americans in general. At that time we withheld wri.ting you because we felt that inevitably the facts about Mr. Beaty and his book would be brought to your attention and that you would then take appropriate action. A year has gone by and we now find that "The General stratemeyer Letter Written to Col. Beaty" is the subject of a flyer beine distributed by Gerald L.K. Smith's Christian Nationalist Crusade. Enclosed is a photostatic copy of that leaflet , which you will note acknowledges un- ashamedly that "Iron Curtain Over America" i santi-Jewish-:- - This leaflet is being distributed in large quantities and thus links your n a ~ e widely and publicly with the anti- Semitism of Gerald Smith ~ ~ d John Beaty. We take it for granted that you are familiar with Smith's long and notorious record as an anti-Jewish hatemonger. Perhaps you are not as aware of Mr. Beaty ' s record. Professor Beaty is no newcomer to the field of anti-Jewish propaganda. As lonr a 0 0 as 1948 he was delivering anti-Semitic lectures in the Southwest. Until December 1951 his activities were confined to desultory speaking engagements whose effects - 2 - 1t.-General George E. Stratemeyer October 4, 1955 appear to be irritating only in a local sense. Then he made his debut as a national anti-Semitic propagandist with the publication of "Iron Curtain Over America". We do not propose to burden you at this point with our detailed analysis of the bookj suffice it to say that it is a compilation of anti-Jewish lies and distortions which have caused it to become a kind of primer for lunatic fringe groups throughout the nation. Lest you feel that ours is a partisan Jewish view of this book, we would point out that "Iron Curtain Over America" has been denounced by the Hethodist publication Zions Herald. Others who have condemned it are Father J.J. Mulloy of the J esuit Higb School of Dallas; Dr. 0rval Watts in the publication Faith And Freedom; and William Henry Chamberlain in the Chicago Tribune. (Photo- static copies of these condemnations are enclosed.) Finally, you should know that, as a result of his activities, Professor Bea ty was censured in May, 1954 by the Board of Trustees of Southern Methodist Universi ty. In view of the foregoing, it is our f eeling that you may want to consider the advisabi lity of some public action which can aSbure the American people, who hold you in such high regard, that you repudiate religious hatred, as we know you do, and the use of your name by Professor Beaty and Gerald 1.K. Smith. We would appreciate your response which we hope will relieve the concern that has been expressed to us by the many people who have seen newest leaflet.
J HES:jg . Enc . Henry/ Edward Schultz GEORGE E. STRATEMEYER U . GEN. U . S . A . F . ( RET.) P . O . BOX 424 WINTER PARK, FLOR I DA 12 October, 1955. Mr. Henry E. Schultz. National Chairman Anti-Def&mation Le&gue of B'nai B'rith 205 Eaet 42nd Street New York 17, N.Y. Dear Mr. Schultz: Your letter of 4 October, 1955 with encloeuree received and I want you and your organization to know that I for cefUlly resent what you have eaid or implied. Firet, I want to make it clear that I am not, nor haTe I ever been, anti-Jewish. I have m&ny Jewieh friends throughout thie country, who arelo:ral honeet Americans. As for your use' of the meaningleee expreeeion "anti- Semi tic" it makee no senee. According to the dictionary, the word Semitic pertaine to the decendante of Shem which includee Aesvrians, Hebrews, Arabe, Abyeeiniane, etc. Italeo pertains to the Semitic languagee collectiTely. Therefore, how anyone pereon or group of pereone could be anti-Semitic is beyond my understanding. are you and your organization to tell me what I read and what I ehould recommend other loyal American citizene to read? And, by the way, what ie the purpoee of your organization? Not until I read John Beaty' 3 book II The Iron Curtain OTer America." did I learn what wae going on back in The United Statee of America while I W&S overseae fighting for my country. I think every loyal citizen of our country wh-e-th-e-r-h e--Pr-t>-t-ee-t -e.-n , -ew,- -Ga--tb-ol4. e-G-P-Mohamm-edan-e-h-G-Ul d--!!'--ead-- II The Iron Curtain Over America". I do not consider that book antl-Jewieh in a ny sense of the word. In fact, I cons i der it a def ense of all l oyal Ameri can Jews and every Jew that lovee theee United Statee of ours ehoul d read it. Wha t c onn ection exiets between Mr . John Beat y and Mr. K. Smi th I haTe no knowledge as I do not know either gentlemen. I di d author ize Mr. Beaty to use my letter to him and t hat ie no one 's but my own. When The United States of America reachee the point where a citizen cannot read what he dee i ree to read and to recommend euch r eading to ot here then we will haTe reached the stat ue that exiets in Sovi et Russia. But, THANK GOD, we are s till free men i n Ameri ca . Ae I interpret your letter your or gani zation woul d t he people only you think ehould be read and recommended to otr ere. Thie I reeent ae a fr e e Ameri can citizen. -2- 12 October, 1955. Mr. Henry Schultz. I do not underetand what you mean by your etatement "We do not propoee to burden you at thie point, etc." Ie thie a Teiled threat to my free ~ r i o n and thoughte? If eo, thie I aleo reeent. Your letter ie the moet outrageous communication I have ever received in my life and I intend to give it the wideet poeeible publicity, including my many Jewish friends. Sinoerely, OFFICE OF JOHI\I G. CROMMELIN REAR ADMIRAL. U. S . N . CRETIREDI WETUMPKA. ALA. May 16, 1956 Fellow Americans: We the people of this great nation are being taken for the most fantastic and horrible "buggy ride" in all history. If you are afraid to learn the truth, stop reading this right here o If Qnafraid, and I am one who believes that the great majority of citizens of the United States are intelligent, men and women, then read this letfer and read it carefully. Most of us are confused though vaguely conscious of the accelerated trend of the federal government to arrogate power to itself and to deny the constitutional right of the several.. states to govern in accordance with the will of the people. Specifically, I refer to such unconstitu- tional acts as the recent federal Supreme Court edict of 17, 1954, concerning the internal administration of state owned and state operated public schools. What is this crushing dictatorial po'Wer ,"hich 'We all feel but fe,v of us understand? Do our United States Senators and Representatives blather about communism but carefully avoid identifying the financial and pla.nning groups spreading this contagion? vfuo controls the great mass of communica- tion media so vital to the life of a constitutional republic? Is the so called "free press" free? Are you apathetic or uninformed? Can an unin- formed. or misinformed citizen act intelligently to safeguard his constitu- tional guarantees of freedom? Certainly notl Therefore, let me strongly recommend that as a public and personal service you obtain and read "The Iron Curtain Over America" by John O. Beaty. This book is the best-documented and most comprehensive analysis available of the cause of the "national rot" now free America. Let every American whether he be white, brown or black, whether he be Christian, Je'W or Mohammedan read "The Iron Curtain Over America", the "Blue Back Speller" for patriotso Sincerely, . P.S. and pro bono publico only. _ . . ' C. CC: Honorable J o Edg&r Hoover Director of Federal Bureau of Invest igation
Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself, Volume II (of 2)
With his Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical, Selected with Care from All His Published Productions, and Comprising Whatever Is Most Entertaining and Valuable to the General Reader