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VOL. 1
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1918
No. 15
ZIONISTS ADOPT PALESTINE PROGRAM
Civil and Political Program Accepted at Pittsburgh Convention—
Unification of Zionist Organizations—Important Palestinian
Discussiotvs by Over 600 Zionist Delegates
Tile convention of American Zionists was opened on Sunday, June 23d at Soldiers' and Sail¬ ors' Memorial Hall, Pittsburg, Pa. Six iiundred and tliirty- seven delegates representing all phases of the movement in Am¬ erica attended the convention.
Preceding the opening session in the afternoon, fifteen thous¬ and Zionists, men, women and children marched through the streets of Pittsburgh and passed the Memorial Hall. Thousands with banners flying marched in¬ to the hall, in which the dele¬ gates to the Convention had as¬ sembled.
The appearance of Justice Louis D. Brandeis, who has been in Pittsburgh since Friday was the occasion of an ovation that lasted fully fifteen minutes. Flag and banners were waved and the Hatikovah was sung as the lea- dei* of American Zionism. ptood on the platform.
"The convention was called to order by Dr. Harry Friedenwald president of the Zionist Federa¬ tion, who in a brief speech re¬ minded the people that portent¬ ous events were about to be en¬ acted and that all would be ex¬ pected to enact heroic parts.
Although not tajcing part in the ceremonies at the opening, all the national leaders were pre¬ sent, including Justice Louis D. Brandeis,- of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Mayor E. V. Babcoclc welcom¬ ed the delegates.
Mirian Sevasly, representa- tive in _the United States of the Armenian* Natioi?al Delegation and chairman of the Armenian National Union of America, de¬ clared he had been moved to tears by "that splendid parade that brought to my mind similar scenes in Jerusalem."
'The Jews and the Armenians, who have been slkughtered by the Turks, will form the United States of the East, and we will • cauterize hell—the Turkish Em- ,pire"—^he added.
'They are killing.us. But we 7'ant no compromise until Ar¬ menia, Palestine, Ionia and the subject States are restored to their pristine splendor. It is due to the Zionist that the move¬ ment for a separate peace with Turkey   was   checked.     Why,
gentlemen, it is a paramount dis¬ grace that the Turkish Caliphate should be permitted to straddle the Bosphorus.
"I hail that Zion ensign. I hope to see it soon unfurled by your intrepid armies on the rj^m- psi"ts of the old lands. I assure you \itoienia will be proud to iiave as a neighbor the free State ol Palestine."
As the speaker terminated the audicn e became widly enthus¬ iastic. On the stage all was cQm- motio; The flags of the Allies and (.!! Zion were torn from their fastenings and carried to the frunt of the forum. The women began to sing "America" and a tNventy minute demonstration enn ed. Louis Lipsky Chosen Chairman
Mr. Louis Lipsky after some opposition', was elected by ac¬ clamation to be chjjirman of the convention. Mr. Lipsky is thp chairman of the executive com¬ mittee of the Federation.
A resolution of confidence in the guidance of Woodrow Wilson President of the United States, continue to devote their lives and and- declaring that the Jews will fortunes to Allied ends,' was of fered by, Federal Judge Julian Mack, of Chicago.
Rabbi Wise, leaping to his feet secured the permission of the chair and urged that the reso¬ lution be,, adopted.
"In offering and adopting this resolution," he salid, "we would do three things: First, we as Americans, we, as Jews, would reaffirm our faith in the justness) of our cause and. the triumph of our arms. Our cause is just and our arms will triumph and let no American say we will win some time; for we shall win not in two three or ten years, but I tell you, we shall win it soon. I urge the adoption of this resolution, es¬ pecially, because in all America there will • meet together no group "of Americans ready to give more for America than this meeting tpday. Furthermore, we owe a tribute to .Great Bri¬ tain. For it was Great Britain, our ally; Great Britain, our as¬ sociate ; Great Britain,. of our blood, who spoke the" magic words, 'We will win the war'." The resolution was adopted (Contined on; Page 6.)
CHAUVINISTS SEEK DR.
CASTER'S RESIGNATION
Dr. Moses Gaster, for the past thirty years chief Rabbi of the Portuguese community of Eng¬ land, has aroused the ire of chau¬ vinistic members of his congre¬ gation by removing to Brighton for the summer months with his family.   Brighton is the summer resort of London, but it has been sought recently by London in¬ habitants for other reasons as well.    It  is  believed  that the town is secure against air raids and  it has therefore attracted large numbers even in the win¬ ter time.   The removal of the Chif Rabbi to Brighton at this time was interpreted by the de¬ vout patriots of his congregation as an act of cowardice and they demand hi^ immediate return to town   or ^his resignation.   The president of the congregation is Sir Francis Montefiore, who left the   Zionist   organization  soon after war broke out, because he regarded the movement as savor¬ ing with disloyalty to England. It will be remembered that some time ago the authorities of his congregation also endeavored to have the poor Jews •yvho live in .Ramsgate on the bounty of the late Sir Moses Montefiore interr¬ ed because some of them happen¬ ed to be natives of Austria.
ANTI-SEMITIC RIOTS
IN LEMBERG
Amsterdam—The correspond¬ ent at Frankfol"t of the Nieuwe Rotterdamjschfe Courant says in its report from Lemberg that the disturbances there are as¬ suming an anti-Semitic char¬ acter. There has been rioting in the last few days, the corres¬ pondent says, at Lemberg, Styri, Vielichka and elsewhere in Gal- icia and it has led to great excess A Jewish oi'ganization for self- defense has takw action, it.is added, to end the disturbances.
The above report from the As¬ sociated Press correspondent is corroborated by similar dis¬ patches to the Yiddish press of New York. In Wielichka the Municipal Council passed a reso¬ lution "condemning thje anti-Jew¬ ish excesses and calling upon the population to maintain order. The churches were invited to keep on a propaganda against Jew hatred A^d . anti-Jewish riots. In spite of this, however, all the rioters who had been in prison had to be set free by the government authorities, because the mine workers threatened with a general strike in their col¬ leagues would not be released from prison.
In order to quell the riots in Lemberg, 4000 soldiers had to be called to patrol the streets. The cause of the pogrom there seems to be the accusation brought agairist the Jews that they were hiding food articles and allow¬ ing the population to starve while they were storing goods for profit. Many Jewish houses and business places were set on fire and many Jews lost their lives in the anti-Jewish riots which lasted several days.
An investigation made by the Jews as to the causes of the riots in Klasna, Galicia, showed that government officials and the police purposely stayed away and allowed the rioters full free¬ dom in their nefarious work. It was establif)hed that the police were acting' on orders from above to give the rioters full freedom in their attacks upon Jewish property. Among the severely wounded is also the pre¬ sident of the Jewish community. Tiefbrunner, who is 76 years of age and who has but very slight chances for recovery from the severe wounds which he receiv¬ ed, >
A. J. C. HEAD PROTESTS AGAINST
BARRING OF JEWISH TONGUE
President Louis. Marshall's Reply to Governor of Iowa
ONE HUNDRED JEWISH WELFARE
WORKERS TO GO OVERSEAS
jMen Needed for Service in the Billets, Trenches and I Land"
''No Man's
HADASSAH SOCIETY
Report of Pittsburgh Convention At Meeting of July 7.
Two reports will be made be¬ fore the members of the Colum¬ bus Chapter of Hadassah at the regular meeting to be held on Sunday, July 7 at 4:00 P. M. in the A^udath Achim Synagogue.
The reports will be given by Miss Anna Kohn, who has just returned from Pittsburg where she was a delegate representing the Columbus Chapter of Hadas¬ sah, to the Twenty-first Annual Convention of the Anjerican Federatio nof Zionists. One of these reports will be of the con¬ vention proper and the other of the sub-conventions that were held by delegates from the vari¬ ous Hadassah Chapters through¬ out the United States.
Members and friends are urgently requested to be present as the importance of the busi¬ ness to be transacted and the ex-
all Jews and Russians who'had settled' there since the revolu¬ tion in Russia. There are^'fre- quent fights between the Cossack police and the other inhabitants who are ordered to leave, al- thbughthe Jews, as a rule, sub¬ mit to the authorities resignedly. The Jews of Gluchow, where
One hundred welfare workers will be sent overseas shortly for service among Je,wish soldiers and sailors in France; according to a statement issued- yesterday by Colonel Harry Cutler, Chair¬ man of the Jewish .Welfare Board, United States Army and Navy, who has just returned from Washington, where he made arrangements for the dis¬ patch of the first quota. Colonel Cutler is a member of a'commit¬ tee of six that will next week visit the Champlains Training School at Camp Taylor in com¬ pany with the Assistant Secre-. tary of War.
The Jewish Welfare Board, responding to the insistent de¬ mand of Jewish boys with the
The following is a copy of a letter addressed by Mr. Louis Marshal], President of the Am¬ erican Jewish Committee to the Hon, W. L. Harding, Governor of Iowa, commenting upon his proclamation of May 23, 1918, ordering that all other lang¬ uages than English be barred from use in public places, includ¬ ing synagogues, churches and schools.
June 13, 1918.
Sir: I have just received a copy of your Proclamation, dat-
anteed must be in the English language. There certainly is nothing in the Constitution which makes such a qualification nor is there anything in the practice in any of the States of the Union which warrants such an interpretation. If freedom of speech is .dependent upon the use of the English language, then the freedom of the press must likewise be so dependent. Until there is an amendment to our Constitution it certainly does not lie within the power of any
ed May 23, 1918, in which you pf the branches of our Govern-
lay down among other rules to obtain in Iowa during the war, the following:
'First.    English  should  and must be the only medium of in-
ment to limit oral, written or printed speech to a single lan¬ guage.
There are millions of good cit¬ izens who can neither speak nor
struction in public, private, de- read the English language.   To
ALLIANCE ISRAELITE
Fifth Ave.,.New York City has been officially recognized on the same basis as the Y. M. C. A. and will co-operate with the Y M.,'G. A. and-Kffighta.of-Colum¬ bus in France, so that the most desirable results may be attain¬ ed. The workers will be sent to billets, trenches, hospitals, and even into "No Man's Land," fol¬ lowing the flag.
In this statement. Colonel Cut¬ ler, said;' • ,
"The Jewish Welfare Board, United States Army and Navy is in immediate need of 100 workers for overseas service.
"The possibilities fof national service at the front challenges the best talent of the leaders of education   and   industry—men
American   fighting   forces   for willing to face hardship and pos-
fierce pogroms took place recent
ly,  during  which  many  Jews for older and highly gifted men
men,of their own faith who min¬ ister to their spiritual and re¬ ligious needs, has issued a call for one hundred especially quali¬ fied workers. The Board is anx¬ ious to enlist the services of men between thirty-one and fifty to represent the highest type of American Jews. The present field,workers of the Jewish Wel¬ fare Board in camps and naval training stations' throughout the country will be sent over as fast as they develop the necessary qualifications, but there is an imperative and immediate need
were killed, made a deal with the Bolsheviki authorities. They paid them the sum of 10,000 rub¬ les, in consideration of the pro¬ tection which they expected from them in case of renewed riots. Tl)e Jews are practically helpless there since all the able- bodied men were sent away from the town for fear that the Ger¬ mans might requisition them in their service. The old, weak and sick that are left are unable to protect themselves against the attacks of the mobs and .there-
Applicants will have" to pass a thorough medical examination, and it will be most desirable for them to know French as well as English thoroughly.
The   Jewish   Welfare   Board •whose headquarters are at 1491
planation of the newly adopted ^    ^,   .
re-organization   plan   make   it for t^e*^ '^'"l"^       ,   ,,      -,
very evident that this meeting     ^^ Novgorod-Seversk, the mob
will be one t)f great importance.
COSSACKS DRIVE JEWS
FROM DON DISTRICT
5«r
The Don Cossacks, under the leadership of General Krasnoy,
sibly danger, in order to cheer and inspire the troops of our faith who are war-weary, or homesick, and who are Jfacing extraordinary temptations. It calls for. the highest type of American leadership, ,and no man, whether bank or college president, or captain of industry, is too big for this patriotic job.
"As fast as our present field workers develop the necessary qualifications for overseas work, they will be sent abroad, but the need is for more than are at present available, -and the need is immediate.
"Every person' sent. must be in accord with the war policy and principles of the United States, and believe thoroughly in the aim and the necessity of the war. Our representatives (Continued on Page 6.)
In reply to an inquiry as to the rumors that it had handed over its schools and establishments to the P>ench Government, the Alliance of Paris sent out the following reply:,'
''The rumors you refer to havie no doubt been spread by the Al¬ liance's enemies. The Alliance continues to support its numer¬ ous institutions, in spite of ac¬ tual conditions. It endeavors to fight, by appropriate means, antisemitism, and the-doctrines hostile to the Jews, The Alliance did not have to place its ifesour- ces or its credit or its institu¬ tions at the disposal of. the French Government, that gov¬ ernment having no such need or desire.
"A Zionist commission has left for Palestine. A member of the Central Committee, Mr. Syl- vain Levy, has joined it in order to study without prejudice the Jewish problem as set forth by Zionism.'' '
Referring to the SalonKi fire, the circular says that there was no need for the Alliance to send a special delegation there. "Our Saloniki cofmmittee, composed of prominem? personages endowed with a rare devotion, had no need of stimulant or control. It has been directing the work of relief with a , competence and knowledge of the tieed ythat no mission could equal. Our rolje has been to collect funds and to place them at its disposal.
"bur schools in Palestine have never ceased to function regular¬ ly and have not suffered irom the battle fought near Jerusa¬ lem. The superintendents of our schools for boys and girls in Jerusalem, Mr. • Nissim Farhi and Mrs. Levy Maarscher, were deported by the Turkish authori-
nominational, or other similar schools.    * ¦ *    *
"Fourth. Let those who can¬ not speak or understand Engsh, conduct their religious worship in their homes."
In my capacity as President of the American Jewish' Commit¬ tee, I have been asked to com¬ municate with you with respect to the two rules, which I have quoted.
Let me say, preliminarily, that there is no part of our popula¬ tion which has a deeper sense of
the duties of citizenship and a- -^n them, published in serial form
say nothing of the illiterates, there is a vast number of intel¬ ligent men and women who can¬ not do so. It is for that reason, that the foreign language prfess has proven to be a niost valuable medium of Americanization. I can speak with personal famil¬ iarity with newspapers publish¬ ed in half a dozen languages and can assure you that they afford better instruction in American institutions than does the aver¬ age newspaper published in the English language.   I have seen
more ardent passion for patriot¬ ism than the Jewish people. In explanation of my own attitude, let me say that, since August last, I have been,a member of the District Board -of the City of New.-«YQr,k under the.Conscrip¬ tion Act, and that I have been constantly engaged since the out¬ break of the .war as an active participant in every movement intended to advance the national interest. If further assurance were required, I might add that my oldest son is now in France. For these reasons I feel justi¬ fied in saying that your procla¬ mation, which tabooes every language, is not only inadvisable, but unconstitutional. You con¬ cede that freedom of speech is guaranteed by the Federal and State Constitutions. You seem to intimate that the speech the freedom of which is thus guar-
the history of the United States, the Constitution of the United States, and articles dealing most enthusiastically with Ameri9an ideals. The French, Italian and Yiddish press, at this very mo¬ ment, is most effective in. its ad- - vocacy of the cause of America and the Allies and, in its opposi¬ tion to Germanism, and I can also add that an overwhelming majority of the German news¬ papers of this country, whatever their sympathies may have been before America entered into the war, are now unqualifiedly and whole-heartedly for America.
I attended a patriotic rally held under the auspices of the State Council of .Connecticut, of which Governor Holcomb is the head, about a week ago at .Hart¬ ford. The audience consisted al¬ most entirely of foreign-born (Continued on page 5)
50,000 JEWS ON THE
WESTERN FRONT
CHILDREN'S   ALL-DAY   PIC¬ NIC AT FRANKLIN PARK
The children of the Bryden Road Temple and of the Jewish Educational Alliance took part
last Thursday in an all-day pic-, fore were willing to pay in cash-l nic and patriotic celebration at
attacked the Jewish quarter and ruthlessly murdered and plund¬ ered, with the result that sevep- ty-twd Jews were found dead after the riot was over. Among those killed is also thc| wellknown Hebrew   writer   and   orthodox
began to send out of the district Zionist leader, Abraham Slutzki.
Franklin Park, About five hun¬ dred of the community, four- fifths of whom were children were taken to Franklin Park lost Thursday morning in automo¬ biles, and a general picnic and patriotic program was carried out.
The morning was given over to baseball on the part of the served late in the afternoon
boys, and general playground games for the little girls. Four City Recreation Workers were in attendance and looked after the enjoyment of the little ones. At noon, a picnic lunch was enjoyed each child having brought his lunch.
After lunch, the entire gather¬ ing joined in a general sing, con¬ ducted by Mr. Karl Hoenig, di¬ rector of the Columbus Com¬ munity Sing, A patriotic pro¬ gram was qonducted, children giving patriotic recitations and songs, giving the salute to the Flag, and other patriotic demon¬ strations.    Refreshments were
Speaking recently at a lunch¬ eon giten to the American Jew¬ ish soldiers in London, Sir Adolph Tuck lasserted that there were 50,000 Jews fighting in the Allied forces on the Western front.
Describing a visit which he recently paid to an American di¬ vision in France, Mr. H, Perry Robinson, war correspondent of
the London "Daily News" stated ties into the interior of the coun- that some of the best non-com- try  before the  arrival  of the missioned officers in^ the Amer-
English,"
J. W. B.
DANCE AT CHILLICOTHE
ican units were Jews,
RABBIS HONORED
Last Saturday? qvening wit¬ nessed the most enjoyable J, W, B. aft'air of the season' at Chil- licothe, given by the local branch of the board.
The Jewish soldiers of Camp Sherman, who were able to go to Chillicothe were met by the local board at the B'nai B'rith Club, and after supper there, the dance was given in the open air pavilion in Chillicothe. The af¬ fair wasacclaimed to be the best given by the local board.
Religious services were con¬ ducted' on Sunday niorning by Rabbi Philo of Youngstown.
Sioux City, Iowa — Rabbi Emanuel Sternheim, of Sioux City, Iowa, has just received notification of his re-election as executive secretary of the De¬ partment of the Family of the Religious Education Association. The re-election was effected at the recent annual conventio.n held in New York, at which Dr. Samuel A, Eliot, president em¬ eritus of Harvard University, was elected president.
Two other rabbis figure among the officers elected, .Rabbi Moses Gies of Cleveland, 0„ was elected   a   vice-president,   and
Rabbi Abram Simon, of Wash¬ ington, D. C, a director.
The Religious Education As¬ sociation is complete non-sectar¬ ian and non-denominational, its objects being to inspire the edu¬ cational forces of our country with the religious ideal; to in¬ spire'the religious forces of our country with the educational ideal; and to keep before the public mind the ideal of the re¬ ligious education, and the sense of its need and value.
HERBERT SAMUEL MAY LEAD LIBERALS
The London Daily Mirror, one of the Lord Northcliffe newspa-,' pers, declared last week that Mr.' Herbert Samuel will probably succeed Asquith as the leader of the British Liberal Party. Sam¬ uel held several important posi¬ tions under Asquith, first as As¬ sistant Secretary of the. Interior then as Postmaster General and later as Home Secretary. Lloyd George, although a member of the same party, is more radical in his views than Asquith, vyho together with Samuel belong to the more conservative wing of the Liberals. Samuel is describ- ' ed in that paper as a man of a strong will and exceptional abil¬ ities as a leader and is regarded as the proper person to lead that important political party.