The record of the Jewish people in the World War “should have silenced forever all doubts as to their patriotism,” declared Governor George H. Earle today in an Armistice Day address over the Columbia Broadcasting network under the auspices of the Jewish War Veterans of U.S.
He said, “The bitter truth is that such was not the case. In Germany, the thousands of German Jews who died for the fatherland did not stem the tide of persecution which has engulfed their relatives.”
He pointed out that in the World War 225,000 Jewish citizens fought in the American army. “When war grips a nation,” Governor Earle said, “it summons all its citizens, irrespective of race or religion, to serve their country.”
The reason Germany forgot its obligations to its minorities, he declared, was that the war distorted the German sense of values.
“The horrors of war have a special meaning for the Jews and for every minority group,” he continued.”
Governor Earle urged on the United States a policy of strict isolation and neutrality.
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