Thursday, 18th September 1913 Jews Are Organizing To Stop Defamation

Chicago. September 17 Prominent Jews today organized the Anti-Defamation League of America, whose object will be to stop by appeals to reason and conscience, and if necessary, by appeals to law, the defamation of the Jewish people.

The new organization will be conducted under the auspices of the order of B'nai B'rith, a Jewish philanthropic organization, with a membership of 30,000, and will have branches in every large city in the country.

The objects of the league are set forth in a statement issued by Adolph Kraus, of Chicago, president of the Order of B'nai B'rith.

Stage defamation of the Jew will be dealt with by enlisting the co-operation of the producers and managers of the theaters so that an investigation of proposed performances may be made before plays are presented. Newspaper and magazine defamation will be met by protest to editors. Defamation in textbooks will be met by attempts to eliminate them from the courses of study.

A committee of one hundred men was named to perfect the organization.