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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE
"Ambassador Elkus's achieve-
ments as a social and labor reform-
er, as a jurist, as an educator, as a
philanthropist, have equipped him
Herman Bernstein Host at a admirably for his high post in the
most critical period in the history
Farewell Luncheon to
of the world," he said.
New Ambassador.
"By a peculiar condition of af-
fairs Ambassador Elkus, represent-
SAYS HE'S WELL EQUIPPED ing America, will also be called
upon to represent a number of other
Envoy, About to Sail for Constan- Governments, including even the
tinople, Says, "I Know a Great Russian Government, in the Otto-
man Empire. Those who know
Task Confronts Me."
Elkus feel certain that he will re-
Abram I. Elkus, recently ap- flect glory upon his post as the
American representative. Though
pointed , Ambassador to Turkey, he will not be officially the repre-
told Jewish editors and educators, at sentative of the Jewish people, we
a farewell luncheon in the City Club, know that his uninterrupted, deep
FRIENDS WISH ELKUS SUC-
CESS IN TURKEY.
The death is announced of Pro-
Others who spoke were M. Kaz,
editor of The Day; I. Ganiknian, fessor Albert Neisser, professor of
editor of The IVarheit; Abraham dermatology at the University of
Goldberg, editor of The Jewish Na- Breslau. Professor Ueisser, was
tion; Dr. B. Hoffman, editor of born in Silesia in 1855,
The Big Stick; Professor Maurice
Count Olsuvieff, member of the
Fishberg of New York University,
Upper House, has announced that
Bernard Edelhertz, lawyer, and
during the conversation which Pres-
Professor I. N. Hourwich, a writer
ident Poincare had with the Rus-
On political economy.
sian Parliamentary delegation he
Mr. Elkus will sail for Copen-
emphasized the necessity of im-
hagen next Thursday on the Oscar
proving the position of the Russian
11. He will stop for two or three
Count to com-
days in Berlin on his way to Con- Jews, and asked the to influential
stantinople, reaching that city on municate his wish
spheres.
September 10.
55 West Forty-fourth Street, that interest in and work for the welfare
serious
him
in of the Jewish people will make him
Turkey, problems
but that he awaited
hoped to
solve
them to the satisfaction of the Ad- also a worthy representative of
ministration and of his friends. Jewish life and Jewish ideals and
Herman Bernstein, editor of The Jewish hope for Jewish emancipa-
.-lmerican Hebrew, and the other tion, at this time when the Jewish
speakers congratulated Mr. Elkus people abroad is passing through
on the honor that had been be- the gravest crisis in its history.
stowed upon him and through him
"We have had two Jewish Am-
upon Jews.
bassadors in Turkey who have dis-
"A man must be' an American tinguished themselves gloriously,
first and a Jew second," said Mr. Oscar Straus and Henry Morgen-
Elkus. "And if he is a good Jew than. The new AmbassadoAtas
he will be a good American. It is a the advantage over them in that he
matter of sincere joy to me that will profit by their experiences.
there is no anti-Semitism in Tur-
"The world is more exacting
key. A Jew there stands On the
same plane as, if not on a higher toward a Jewish statesman. A
Jewish statesman has therefore a
plane than, every one else.
"I know that a great task con- more difficult role—in addition to ,'
fronts me, and I have a feeling that serving his country, he must, by the
I and taking up something that is brilliancy of his service, disarm
almost impossible. But in al' prejudice and raise the prestige of
proaching these serious and difficult the Jewish people. I le can do it
problems it is gratifying to know
that I have the good wishes and best by doing his best, with all the
modesty and all the pride of a Jew,
friendship of so many peo )le."
with all the sympathy and all the'" 1 ,
Mr. Elkus said that many per- wisdom zind all the. love that are
sons had come to him since his ap- characteristic of the &blest Jewish
pointment, among them mission-
ideals.
aries of many faiths.
"The new Ambassador will have
"I was gratified," he said, "that
these missionaries were mostly in- the opportunity to exert a direct in-
terested in educating the people of Iluence in matters affecting the life
Turkey, rather than in converting of our brethren in Palestine and
them. Many have come to me, too, Turkey, and an indirect influence in
asking me to find lost relatives, or matters affecting the life of our peo-
to take money to them, and, as far plc in sonic of the European coun-
as I am able to do so under the tries where they are deprived of all
We are confident that Am-
restrictions imposed upon me, I rights.
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bassador Elkus will more than jus-
shall do what I can.
.
"The principal problems in Tur- tify
our expectations."
key are, of course, those that are
connected with relief. I cannot talk
about these. But I shall do what I
Vote For
can."
Mr. Bernstein, who gave the
luncheon, referred to Mr. Elkus as
"Our Ambassador."
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