General Hugh S. Johnson today announced his resignation from the America First Committee. “The words of some of the principal speakers of the America First Committee began to take on a tone of religious or racial intolerance in which I can have no part,” Gen. Johnson stated in his announcement in his syndicated column. The principal reason for his resignation was the decision of the Committee to participate in next year’s elections of Senators and Representatives.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
