Secrets of Anti-semitic International Revealed

(Jewish Telegraphic Agency Mail Service)

Today’s issue of the “Israelitische Familienblatt” publishes interesting material on the plans of the anti-Semitic International (a cabled excerpt of which was published in the Jewish Daily Bulletin of April 19). The revelations were made by one of the leaders who was associated with the work. He writes:

“What were the conditions prior to the holding of the anti-Semitic congress in Budapest? The Russian anti-Semitic movement, as it developed in Germany since 1908, suffered a definite defeat during the November Putsch in 1923. Also, abroad, the anti-Semitic movement was in complete retreat. Henry Ford, the man who gave money for European anti-Semitism, who a year ago gave to Theodor Fritsch the sum of $5,000, stopped giving. No begging helped. At that time of collapse, the Austrian Consul-General, De Pottere, whose secret name is Olier, undertook to form an anti-Semitic world congress and to lay the foundation for a “racial international.” The slogan was “Free the enslaved people of the world from the domination of international Judaism.”

“However, the opening of the Congress took place under an unfavorable star. One group, which represented the racial anti-Semitic attitude and which confessed openly the necessity of “propaganda for action,” was composed of the German delegation, of whom Theodor Fritsch was one of the loudest leaders, the Hungarians, the Roumanians, represented by Prof. Cuza, and the Austrian National Socialists, represented by Hattermeier and Haubenberg.

“The Austrian Schager group, recognized the racial anti-Semitism, but its leaders, Baron Schager, Dr. Wolff and State Secretary Teufel, protested sharply against a resolution introduced by the German Voelkische to initiate a movement of pogroms, Another group, in which the Latin element had the upper hand, fought the racial theory in a categoric manner. To this group the most prominent representatives belonged. Monsignor Benigni, delegate of Italy, Abbe Dupperon, as delegate of France, two delegates of the Czech Christian Peoples Party and, in a certain sense, also the representatives of the Russian monarchists, Dr. Nemirovitch Datschenko. Dr. Datschenko frequently voted for the proposals of the German delegation. The Latin group was charged with being Jesuits and “servants of the Jews.”

“The congress was threatening to collapse at the first sessions were it not for the intervention of the Hungarian delegate, Goemboes, and Consul General De Pottere.

“The definite results of the congress were:

1. The creation of a Bureau of the Anti-Semitic International, with headquarters in Vienna. Representatives of Germany, France, Austria and of the Russian emigres are to be sent annually to this bureau. Two seats are to be Kept open for the representatives of other states. A unanimous vote for the elections of these delegates is required. The Bureau is not yet functioning.

2. A general staff for the purpose of directing the movement was chosen, consisting of five members. Professor Cuza, Theodor Fritsch, Mrs. Webster of England, General Neschvolodov of Russia and Deputy Franz Ulain of Hungary were chosen for this staff.

3. A press union consisting of the German papers, “Der Hammer.” “Weltkampf,” “Voelkischer Beobachter,” the Hungarian “A Nep,” “Szozat.” “Courier Danubin,” the Italian “Agenzie Urbs” and “Roma” and the Czech “Stit Narodu.”