4 THE JEWISH CHRONICLE Dr. Harry Friedenwald Resigns from American Jewish Committee Was One of Founders of Organization Dr. Harry Friedenwald has re- signed from the American Jewish Committee, of which he was one of the original members. Dr. Frieden- wald is the president of the Federa. - don of American Zionists. His reasons for resignation are set forth in a letter which has been given to the press for publication. It reads as follows : "To the American Jewish Commit- tee : "Gentlemen : It is with regret that I herewith resign my member- ship in the American Jewish Com- mittee. I have been a member of this committee since its inception ; I was present at the fleeting at which it was created. It was stated recently by the chairman of the Executive Committee that the Am- erican Jewish Committee grew out of a suggestion made by me as the result of a meeting of a number of gentlemen called together at my home after the Kisheneff pogrom. My interest in the activities of the committee has at all times been great, and I have always been loyal in supporting and serving the com- mittee. I regard the work of the Committee in the past as very cred- itable, and it is a source of satisfac- tion that I was able to take even a small part in this service. "Since the beginning of the war, however, it has become increasingly manifest that the methods of the committee were inadequate and that the committee was not what it pro- fessed to be, a body- representative of American Jews, voicing their sentiments and their wishes and carrying out their will. The com- mittee deliberately closed its ears to popular demands and frowned upon the expression of the views of the people ; views which did not coin- cide, it is true, with those of the committee, or more properly speak- ing, of a few gentlemen who took upon themselves the solution of all our problems and trusted them- selves with the sole care of the fu- ture of our people. No matter how seriously they may have regarded their work, no matter how great their means to carry out this work in ordinary times, no matter how high their social position, how great their political influence or their financial resources, the people ex- pressed their lack of confidence : and at the same time they voiced their desire to participate in the so- lution of their own problems. hoped that the committee would recognize the justice of the popular demand, that they would realize, as I have through intimate contact with the people, that it was a real demand of the people, and not, as they have repeatedly charged, a cry of • demagogues ; and that they would establish a union of effort and would help bring about har- mony of action. I remained a mem- ber of the committee, hoping that the occasion might arise when I might be of service in bringing about this harmony. These hopes, I regret, were futile. "The course followed by the com- mittee and its officers has accentu- ated the division in American Is- rael. The lines have been drawn sharply between that comfortable class, more or less indifferent to the situation of our brethren in foreign lands, and the great mass of Jewry which feels in every fiber its one- ness with its suffering brethren with whom it is bound together by the closest family bonds. "The comfortable class is quite ready to let the American Jewish Committee do as it deems fit, is glad to be rid of annoying responsibility, and is even willing to pay its tax to be relieved of all concern. "The masses cannot assume this attitude of indifference. It is their deep concern ! Like an anxious mother at the bedside of her sick child, they are not willing to be silenced and are not satisfied with an indifferent answer that nothing need be done. Something must be done—the best and the wisest coun- sel must he sought ! The American Jewish Committee has forfeited their confidence. It lay in the power of the committee to prevent this schism ; the committee could later have healed the breach had it made an earnest effort to understand the people, instead of looking with con- tempt on 'so-called democratic sup- port.' "The issue has become clearer and clearer. A class of Jewry is ranged against the overwhelming masses—the unorganized masses which have so long been silent. T see no likelihood that they will be- come united in the near future. 1" wish to remove all doubt as to which side has my sympathy. Those of us who feel that their life is part of the throbbing, anxious, suffering Jewish life, belong to that body which is now seeking self-expres- sion in the Congress movement. find no difficulty in making my choice. I am obliged to resign . from the American Jewish Committee. "Very truly yours, "HARRY FRIEDEN WA I.D. "Baltimore, Md., June 12, 1916." Miss Florence E. 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