or secretaries, or housewives advertising for help, to specify where Jewish help was not desired, otherwise the flood of Jewish applicants was overwhelming. The expres¬ sions “Christian preferred,” or “Jews please do not apply” are used. This year the New York Kehillah takes the matter in hand stating that “these advertise¬ ments indicate an alarming growth of discrimination against the Jews and it is remarkable that many firms which cater to the trade of Jews display this form of prejudice.”
5679 (A. D. 1918-1919) The American Jewish Committee took up the alleged discrimination against Jews by army contractors. Louis Marshall, president of the Committee, notified Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War, that advertisements had appeared calling for carpenters to work in government camps, and that the advertisements required the applicants to be Chris¬ tians. Secretary Baker replied that he had made an order prohibiting contractors from making this dis¬ crimination. (On the whole, this special form of advertisement may appear rather stupid: how many Jewish carpenters are there? Not enough to dis¬ criminate against. But there were doubtless other reasons.)