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mittee had no foilowing bf 'import-
ance, and. consisted merely of a group
of Socialists and radicals who tried
to seize the Washington convention
for their own political ends. It was
also pointed out by Nathan Straus,
National Workmen's Committee States There Is No Excuse For Chairman of the Executive Commit-
tee of the ,American Jewish Congress,
Meeting--Jews in Russia Able to Talk For Selves--Con-
that the • comMittee suddenly an-
gress Leaders Say Only Radicals Are Out
nounced its resignation, which had
really taken place some time ago,
On the ground that the Russian of the United States arc presently at
merely to injure the movement as
war with Germany, and any action on much as possible on the eve of the
revolution had accomplished all that
could be done at present toward the our part at this moment might turn
election of delegates. The congress,
relief of Jewish suffering, the Na- out to be detrimental to the welfare
it was said, would .represent the sen-
tional Workmen's Committee on of the Jews in those territories. We
timent of more than 2,000,000 AMeri-
should
refrain
from
any
such
steps
Jewish Rights withdrew its member-
can Jews.
ship from the American Jewish Con- that might cause harm and void re-
"The so-called National Workmen's
sults
as
deplorable
as
those
which
an-
gress, which is to be held in Wash-
Committee," Mr. Straus said, "has
other
Jewish
agitation
brought
upon
ington in September. A letter of
perpetrated 'a hoax upon the public
withdrawal signed by J. B. Salutsky, the Jewish settlement in Palestine."
by issuing at this time a statement of
Executive Secretary of the committee,
Labor Leaders Withdraw.
its withdrawal frOm the American
and sent to Nathan Straus, President
Jewish Congress which is intended to
Mr.
Salutzky
also
gave
out
a
copy
of the Executive Committee of the
strive for full rights for our oppressed
American Jewish Congress, states of a letter sent by Morris Hillquit re-
brethren in Europe, and which is to
signing
as
Vice-Chairman
and
mem-
that the labor group had decided that
take up the grave problem of eco-
nothing of value could result from ber of the Administration Committee
nomic reconstruction of the . Jewish
of
the
American
Jewish
Congress,
the congress, inasmuch as the free-
communities in the war zones after
and
also
a
member
of
the
Commis-
dom of the Russian Jews for which
the. cessation of hostilities. The state-
sion
on
Palestine
because
of
the
ac-
it was undertaken originally had al-
ment was evidently timed to hurt the
tion
of
the.
Workmen's
Committee.
ready been accomplished by the revo-
Notwithstanding the statements to elections to the Jewish Congress,
lution.
the• contrary, which appeared in the which will be held tomorrow in all
With the resignation of the work-
the Jewish , communities of the
men's committee, Mr. Salutsky in- press, Mr. Hillquit declared that he
country. •
did
not
retract
his
resignation
from
sisted that the congress would lose
the
American
Jewish
Congress
Com-
"Thousands and tens of thousands
its national import, and that out of
of Jewish workmen belong to the
all the Yiddish-speaking Jews in mittee.
The National Workmen's Commit- large fraternal, philanthropic and re-
America, not more than 25,000 would
tee
is also in receipt of statements ligious organization, and as practic-
be left to take part in the proposed
elections. In his letter to Mr. Straus similar to that made by Mr. Hillquit; ally all of the large national Jewish
also from Congressman Meyer Lon-
organizations of the country are rep-
explaining the reasons for the with-
don, Benjamin Schlesinger, Presi-
resented in the Executive Committee
drawal, Mr. Salutsky said in part:
dent International Ladies' Garment for an American Jewish Congress, the
Let Russian Jews Alone.
Workers' Union; Max Pine, Secre-
bulk of the Jewish laborers are with.
tary-Treasurer, United Hebrew
"A free people in a free democracy
Trades; Sholom A'sh, the Yiddish au- us. Besides, labor unions and organi-
can well take care of themselves.
zations of Jewish workingmen
The Provisional Government of Rus- thor; Abraham Bisno, general man-
ager, Ladies' Waist and Dressmak- throughout the country have been
sia recognized the Jews as free and
taking part in the nominations and
ers' Union, and other members.
equal to all other national and racial
"All these statements settle finally are now participating in the elections
groups of the republic. If the Jews of
for the largest part of the Jewish
of the Jewish Congress. We do not
Russia desire yet to be recognized as
a national unit within the republic population the question of participat-
feel that the defection of the Work-
ing in the American Jewish Congress, ingmen's Committee will in any way
and be vested with national rights, or
'people's rights,' as the Congress to which elections will be held June
effect the usefulness of the congress,
Unity Agreement terms it, then it is 9 and 10 throughout the United which for the first time in the history
the nation and government of Russia, States," said Mr. Salutzky yesterday.
of America brings together a repre-
upon the urgifig of the Jews of Rus-
sentative body of Jews for solving the
Straus
Calls
It
"Hoax
on
Public."
sia, that arc to act in this matter.
The leaders of the congress insisted problems which confront the Jews of
"We here, the Jews of the United
States, need not interfere in this situ- yesterday that the Workmen's Com- the world."
ation any more than any other people
or national group in the United States
or elsewhere. Should the Jewry of
America choose to demand any rights
or privileges for themselves in this
country, no international interference
would be desirable. The Jews of
America and nobody else would have
to act. Exactly the same is applic-
able to the Jewry of Russia.
"It has been pointed out that the
Jews residing in the territories occu-
pied by Germany, formerly in posses-
sion of Russia, arc not as yet guar-
anteed in their rights. This is true,
no doubt. But let us hear in mind
that the nation and the Government
Withdrawal of Labor Creates Dissen-
sion in Jewish Congress
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