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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE
Prominent Rabbis Take Part in Anti-
Conscription Conference
Rabbis Emil G. Hirsch of Chicago, and Judah P.
Magnes of New York, Oppose Militarism
and Work for Peace
NEW YORK.—Pacifists who are
organizing the First American Con-
ference on Democracy and Terms of
Peace, which is to take place in the
Holland House May 30 and 31, p a id
little attention to the refusal of Sam-
uel Gompers to attend the convention
on the ground that he preferred not
to ally himself with the "conscious or
unconscious agents of the Kaiser in
America." They went on with th e i r
plans for the conference, insisting
that no denunciation would swerve
them from holding the conference on
the appointed days.
Elizabeth Freeman in spe. •itt
king of
Gompers' statement said t at the
names of persons who signed he call
for the conference were a sufficient
answer to his insinuations. Among
these, according to official lists given
out by the committee, were David
Starr Jordan, Chancellor Emeritus of
Stanford University; Professor Simon
Patten, Professor Scott Nearing, Pro-
fessor William I. Hull of Swarth-
more, Professor 13. D. Allinson of
i iarvard, Professor Lindley M. Keas-
bey of the University of Texas, and
Professor harry A. Overstreet of the
College of the City of New York.
Among clergymen who signed the
call were the Rev. Paul Jones of Salt
Lake City, the Rev. Jenkin Lloyd
Jones of Chicago, Rabbi Emil G.
'Hirsch of Chicago, Rabbi Judah Mag-
nes of New York, the Rev. Richard
W. Hogue of Baltimore, the Rev.
Norman Thomas of New York, the
Rev. Sidney Strong of Seattle, Morris
liliquit, Algernon Lee, Julius Gerber,
and Victor Berger, former member of
Congress, are also among the signers.
Labor is represented among those
who signed the call by James J. Bag-
ley of Brooklyn, Rose Schneiderman
of New York, John Kennedy of Chi-
cago, Joseph D. Cannon, and A. J.
Boulton of Brooklyn.
According to the tentative program
the conference will discuss methods
of bringing about a "speedy, righte-
ous and enduring peace" without in-
demnities or territorial acquisitions.
It will also formulate resolutions that
the United States "immediately an-
nounce its war aims in (lefinitZ• and
concrete terms, and make efforts to
induce the allied countries to make
similar declarations." The confer-
ference . pledges itself in advance to
oppose all laws for compulsory mili-
tary training and service.
The committee in charge of ar-
rangements for the conference con-
sists of Miss Emily Green Balch,
James J. Bagley, Joseph D. Cannon,
.Harry W. L. Dana, Walter Fuller,
Rabbi Judah L. Magnes, Miss Rebec-
ca Shelly, the Rev. Norman L. Thom-
as, Louis P. Lochner, Miss Elizabeth
Freeman, Joy Young, Roy Brazzle,
and Alfred J. Boulton. The commit-
tee headquarters are in the Holland
House, but much work is being car-
ried on from the headquarters of the
Emergency Peace Federation at 70
Fifth avenue.
OFFERS ESTATE FOR WAR.
The Oaks, a $750,000 estate of Bay-
side, L. I., owned by Samuel K. Jacobs,
of the firm of Walter Emerich & Co.,
of New York City, manufacturers of
silk ribbons, has been offered gratis to
the Government for whatever ptirposes
it may use it during the war. Tin
estate consists of 188 acres of wooded
and parked land, surrounded by the
Oakland Golf Club links. Mr. Jacobs
in his letter to the Secretary of War
said : "This offer is prompted by the
thought that, owing to its proximity to
the heart of Manhattan—it can be
reached by trolley, Long Island Rail.
road, or motor car within thirty min-
utes—your department could possibly
use it for some of its many activities
such as recruiting, hospital base, practice
field work for recruits, or drill grounds
At all events, it is at the disposal of the
Government."
Correction.
The Jewish War Relief Committee
for 1916 desires to make correction of
an error in the donation of Mr. Ben-
jamin L. Lambert. Mr. Lanibert's cor-
rect address is 150 Hancock W. His
donation for the 1916 fund was $200.
As a result of the removal of the
anti-Jewish restriction many Jewish
lawyers were promoted to the rank
of advocate. In Petrograd 134 law-
yers benefited by the new rule, while
111 and 60 were promoted at Moscow
and Odessa, respectively.
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