The statements made by Henry Morgenthau in the speech which he delivered at the Men’s Club of Temple Israel in Far Rockaway, that the other two members of the American Commission to Investigate the anti-Jewish excesses in Poland, General Edgar Jadvin and Homer H. Johnson, insisted on inserting the “protocols of the elders of Zion” into the Commission’s report, caused a sensation in the leading Jewish circles in New York City.
Mr. Morgenthau also stated in his speech that Louis Marshall and Judge Julian W. Mack were informed of the intention of the other two Commission members to insert the “protocols” into the report.
In a press statement, Mr. Louis Marshall confirmed the fact that he and Judge Mack had negotiated with General Jadvin and Mr. Johnson concerning the report. The question under discussion, however, was not the insertion of the “protocols” but other statements of an anti-Semitic nature which were made by certain Polish anti-Semitic leaders and which General Jadvin and Mr. Johnson wanted to include in the report. General Jadvin and Mr. Johnson, however, agreed to eliminate these statements.
The question still remains open as to why these two members of the commission did not sign the report of Mr. Morgenthau. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency has sent out inquiries to General Jadvin and Mr. Johnson concerning the matter.
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