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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 JEWISH CALENDAR W. E. 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