Henny Morgenthau, Jr. Replies Tol Quoted Report of Rochester Convention

Sir:

I have read with a great deal of interest the report quoted in the Jewish Daily Bulletin on Wednesday, October 3rd, which gives a misleading and garbled version of the events at the Democratic Convention at Roche ter in which my name was associated with rumors concerning a likelihood of my nomination for Lieutenant Governor. The facts were not as stated in the report which you quote from “The Day,” nor were any such statements made as conlained in the report of “The Day.” The faets were quite contrary.

For several weeks prjor to the convening of the Democratic Convention at Rocinester, Mr. Franklin D. Reo evelt of Dutchoss County, where ? also have my home, advocated my candidacy for Lieatonant Governor if the conve## dee## to select their candidate for Governor from New York City. On Monday, October ## I was very much surprised and plesed to learn that a conference of the leading Democrats held that ## had given out a statemeat to the newspaper corre## that I had been the choice of this conference for the position of Lieutenant Governor provlding that they could not prevail upon Mr. Franklin D. Roo-evelt to run for Governor. In the early home of Tuesday mo## Governor Smith finally ## the consent of Mr. ## to run for Governor. Un## the ## that we both come from the ## country, there was no question of my ## on the ## with Mr. ## Several days previous a had telegraphed Mr. #### told if he did decide to run, #### to insist on Coloned ##### running mate. No one was more ## than 1 at the choice of Franklin D. Rooevelt and Colonel ## for the position of Governor and ## Governor respectively. 1 believe ## combi## of Roosevelt and Lenman #### in on one of the greatest majorlties that the State has ever know.

The other imputations that I hold anti-## views contained in the tory of “The Day” is contrary to the facts. While it is true that I have never taken any official part in the Zionist movement or participated in any of their conferences, I nevertheles view with the friendtiest interest and sympathy the efforts of the Jews who have gone to Palestine to re-establish themselves, particularly in agricultural pursuits. I am the publisher of the American Agriculturist, a farm journal, and I realize that no movement is as de erving of commendation as the effort to bring the Jews into close association with the soil in order that they may derive their income from agriculture. No Jewish cause commands my esteem to a greater degree than the project of assisting the great masses of Jews of Poland, Roumania and other countries in Eastern Europe to settle upon the land in Palestine and become self-supporting through agriculture. I do not see eye for eye with men who are so-called Political Zionists, but I feel deeply that the success of the Palestine movement will redound to the greater prestige and honor of the Jewish community.

Henry Morgenthau, Jr. October 4th, 1928.

The National Council of Jewish Women and the League for Jewish Women are among 28 national religious, social and welfare organizations which have been placed on the “blacklist” of the National Society of the D. A. R. as being “interlocked with radical groups.” This was revealed by Mrs. Mary Perley MacFarland, wife of the general secretary of the Federal Council of Churehes of Christ in America in announcing her refusal to appear before the D.A.R. board on charges of harming the society.