 According to author Steven Watts, Ford's antisemitism was partially due to a noble desire for world peace.Ford became aware of "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" and believed it to be a legitimate document, and he published portions of it in his newspaper, the "Dearborn Independent".Also, in 1920–21 the Dearborn Independent carried a series of articles expanding on the themes of financial control by Jews, entitled