The Jews, of course, took Mr. Straus’ side. Jew¬ ish speakers made the welkin ring with laudation of Nathan Straus and maledictions upon James Gordon Bennett. Bennett was pictured in the most vile busi¬ ness of “persecuting” a noble Jew. It went so far that the Jews were able to put resolutions through the board of aldermen.
Long since, of course, Straus, a very heavy ad¬ vertiser. had withdrawn every dollar’s worth of his business from the Herald and the Evening Telegram. And now the combined and powerful elements of New York Jewry gathered together to deal a staggering blow at Bennett—as years before they had dealt a blow to another citizen of New York. The Jewish policy of “Dominate or Destroy” was at stake, and Jewry declared war.
As one man, the Jewish advertisers withdrew their advertisements from Mr. Bennett’s newspapers. Their assigned reason was that the Herald was showing animosity against the Jews. The real purpose of their action was to crush an American newspaper owner who dared