Try and keep in mind that being or expressing an anti-Semitic point of
view was all the rage at the time these men lived. It means nothing
today other than provide an opportunity for those people today who are
not big fans of the captains of industry and invention of the late 19th
and early 20th century a convienient mechanism to tear these individuals
down and discredit them.
George Washington owned slaves don't you know...
On 01/26/2013 01:35 PM, Stephan Puille wrote:
And just like his good friend Henry Ford he was very anti-Semitic.
Abe,
I have studied Edison for some thirty years. Could you please give me some
concrete evidence that Edison was anti-Semitic?
[...]
Dennis?
There is no doubt that Edison was anti-Semite. Here is evidence from Stollwerck
archive, Cologne. Since 1895, Ludwig Stollwerck had business relations with
Edison, and knew him personally from 1902, when they discussed future
cooperations in Llewellyn Park.
In a letter dated 28 July 1904, John H. Volkmann of Stollwerck& Co., New York, strongly
advised Ludwig Stollwerck not to send a Jewish director for contract negotiations with
Edison, because, "as you [Stollwerck] already know, Edison is highly anti-Semitic."
(Translation from German, Stollwerck archive, Cologne)
Stephan
_______________________________________________
Phono-L mailing list
http://phono-l.org
_______________________________________________
Phono-L mailing list
http://phono-l.org
