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FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1916.
Some Light on the Brandeis Case.
Those who have kept their ears to the ground during the hearings
by the senate committee anent the confirmation of Mr. Brandeis for
Justice of the Supreme Court, have felt all along that much of the
opposition to him emanated from those who were fearful that a man
of his temperament upon the Supreme Bench of the United States
might seriously interfere with those who had to do with the so-
called ''Big Business" of the country. Only those • who wish to be
convinced have been at all persuaded that any charge thus far brought
forward as reflecting upon the personal integrity of Mr. Brandeis, has
been well fouhded. As a matter of fact, the sort of evidence intro-
duced by those who have opposed his confirmation, has been the best
testimony to the weakness of their case. In line with the fact that it
is in the interests of "Big Business" that his opponents are working,
we cite a paragraph from a letter recently received by Rev.. E. R.
Shippen of this city from a prominent citizen of Boston. Ile writes
as follows:
"A number of thos composing the opposition to his (Brandeis)
appointment are conscientious and honest men who are sincerely un-
able to comprehend him. They belong to the same class who opposed
Lincoln's policies at the time of the Civil War. There is another class
headed by the United Shoe Machinery Co. and interests roughly de-
scribed as "Wall Street" who are opposing him with all the skill and
money they can command because they are in a panic at the thought
of a man of his views mounting to the Supreme Bench. They realize
that with his great power and force he is sure to become majority in
any group in which he works. He is now, even as a mere private citi-
zen, without any doubt the terror of big business gone wrong."
Testimony of this character is 'ultimately of more value to those
who would form an accurate estimate of Mr. Brandeis's fitness for a
place on the Supreme Bench than is the testimony of those who have
personal and political axes to grind.
REMEMBER APRIL 4th ! It is a DAY OF OPPORTUNITY
for every Jew and Jewess in Detroit.
Our Privilege.
We are witnessing the greatest Jewish catastrophe the world has
ever known.
We would compare it to the Downfall of the First Temple. But
the downfall of the Temple affected only the political fortunes of the
Jew. The present calamity threatens his very existence. We would
compare it to the Roman destruction of Jerusalem. But Rome, again,
struck only at the Jewish state and religion. Russia aims at Jewish
radical extermination. We would compare- it to. the great Spanish
Exile. But the Jews could flee from Spain. The Russian Jews could
not escape. "Behind them was floly Russia, closed to them by the
May Laws of 1881. In front were hostile Germany and Austria. To
the South was unfriendly Roumania. They were overwhelmed where
they stood and over their bodies crossed and re-crossed the German
armies from the West, the Russian armies from the East and the
Austrian armies from, the South." Again, the number of Jews driven
from Spain was half a million. The number of Jews suffering from
the hardship of war and Russian barbarism is seven millions.
The Jervis,
On March 26th delegates fro
the land will assemble at Philadel
posed Jewish Congress..
Much has been said and writ!
Je/ish Congress. Much has bees
been unsaid and unwritten. Fron
there exists a sharp difference of 01
can Jews. Some of 'the leading
of the type of Louis Brandeis and
support the Congress movement.
representative, just as aggressivel)
It is not our purpose to take p
in this issue are presented the resp
reader choose between them. Let
soiling is the more cogent, which a:
subject of the Jewish Congress is
a different object in mind.
we Jews have suffered much f
should, therefore, be tolerant towa
ing views with respect. The disci ,
gress has revealed that the contrar
(lest features is the narrowness of \
acterized.
If any evidence is needed to h.
assertion, it is furnished by the roce.
to the Yiddish newspaper "The V
advocates of the Jewish Congress
It is, indeed, high time that
trifle saner, and from the history
lesson of broad-mindedness with Ny
that they realized that on the Con
question which is important cnougl \
there is room for an honest differe
to continue in the high respect and
he has well earned, it is to be ho,
(lawn upon Mr. Schiff.
No- Jew has ever had cause to h
tunately, on the other hand, Judai•
to be unashamed of some of its jev,'
\\' hen parents complain of ti
things Jewish, we have a right to i.
been at work upon the children in I
With the Brandeis case under
genthau's return, the editorial writs
excuse to dip into the "Jewish Qt1 ,
readers.