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A merica Palish periodical Carter

CLIFTON AITINUI • CINCINNATI 20, 01110

THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION

Vol. III.

Per Year, $1.50; Copy, 5 Gob.

DETROIT, MICH., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1918.

No. 12.

CLAIM TO BE A
AMERICAN mall , LOCAL BOY PROMOTED FRANCE SUPPORTS "I REAL
BOLSHEVIK," IPalestine Restoration Fund
TO CAPTAIN IN ARMY
SAYS DR. MAGNES
BRITISH STATEMENT
CHRONICLE FOUNDER
Will Be Over-Subscribed
Officially Declares for Jewish
INTERNED BY U. S.
State in Palestine in Letter

Dr. Isaac Straus, Publisher of
National Jewish Weekly,
Held Pending Investigation
of German Connections.

CHARGED WITH BEING
AIDE TO BERNSTORFF

Came to United States in Com-
pany of Dr. Dernburg—At-
tempted to Buy Yiddish
Daily—Other Charges.

Nathan A. Komer, Youngest Jewish
Officer of High Rank, is Appointed
Assistant Commander at Off'.

New York Rabbi Says Pres. Wilson
Will Soon Demand Immediate

eels' Training Camp,

Peace on Russian Terms.

That the opportunities offered to
the ambitious young unit of America
who enter the military service of their
country are exceptional was again
demonstrated by the rapid promo-
tions attained by Captain N. A. Ko-
mer, son of Mrs. R. L. Koster, 213
Warren Ave. East, Detroit, who has
gained. glorious recognition in mili-
tary circles in spite of his compara-
tively short term of service.
Answering the appeal to arms at
Fort Sheridan's first Officers' Train-
ing Camp, unacquainted with all the
phases of military evolution, Captain
Komer is today considered the young-
est officer of high rank in the service,
representing the Jewish young men of
Michigan in military life. When the
first camp was disbanded he was ap-

by Foreign Minister.

New York.. -"I claim to be a 1, al

Bolshevik," was the startling state
meat made by Rabbi Judah I.. Magnes,
in the course of an address before the
National Radical Conference at the
Central Opera House in this city last
Sunday. Citing President Wilsim's
The French Government has made
"beautiful tribute" to the Bolshevist
an official declaration in favor of a
movement in Russia, he said he Was
Jewish State in Palestine in accord
the position to state with absolute
with the British declaration to the
assurance that the President was pre-
same effect, made by the British Cabi-
pared to accept and enunciate once
net on November 2 last.
more, and even more definitely than
This information is contained in a
before, the principle of peace, "Mime-
series of cable and radio messages mate peace without victory."
from the French Minister of Fort;:,;"
"I can say definitely," declared Dr.
Affairs, AL Stephen Helton, to Al. Alagnes, "that the President of the
Tardieu, the French High Commis- linked States in a very shot , Iime
sioner to the United States.
The Provisional Executive Commit-
tee for General Zionist Affairs has
been authorized by M, Tardiett to
make public the following messages
bearing on this subject:
(From M. Piclion to M. Tardien.)
Feb. 12, 1918.
"Having seen M. Sokolow, I author-
ized him him to state that, as regards
the question, our views were essen-
tially the same as the views enter-
tained by the British Government.
It was agreed upon that a Zionist
delegation should be sent to Pales-1
tine."
(From M. Pichon to M. Tardieu.)
Same Date.
"I beg you to notice the statement 1
which I gave to the newspapers re-1
garding the Zionist question."
(Naval Radio, From the Press Bureau
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Sokolow, representing the 'IL
0 „;!• organization, was received today

Nation-wide Drive for $1,000,000 Totals Over $745,000 At

Last Report—Expected to Reach $1,500,000—Many

M. SOKOLOW RECEIVES
HISTORIC MESSAGE

Large Contributions Made By Non-Zionists.

MONSTER MASS MEETING AT DETROIT

OPERA HOUSE, SUNDAY EVENING, MARCH 3

Notable New York Banquet Marks Success of Fund–$400,000
Is Cabled to Anglo-Palestine Bank—Work of Recon-
struction Begun—Plans for Rehabitation Detailed.

Local Zionists and Zionist sympa- Henry Solomon, Max D. Shier, James

Rosenberg, in addition to the num-
ber of well-known Zionists. An unex-

thizers are enthused over the excel-

lent prospects of greatly exceeding

pected guest was lion. Col. A. Mur-
Detroit's quota of $30,000 for the Pal-
ray, D. S. 0., of the British Army,
New York—The Department of
estine
Restoration
Fund.
The
cam-
Other notable guests were Lionel Su-
Justice, according to a statement
paign, which has been conducted to tra, Abram I. Elkus, Congressmen
made Monday in the office of Thy
American Jewish Chronicle, 33 \Vest
(late along informal lines of personal \Valter AL Chandler and George R.
Forty-second Street, has taken charge
solicitation, has now broken out in a Lunn.
of the files of that publication, and is
stirring, snappy drive with the object
Mr. Eugene Meyer, Jr., Chairman
now going over them for the purpose
of acquainting every Jew in the city of the National Finance Committee,
of ascertaining whether the paper is
with the aims and purposes of the through which the Palestine Restora-
more friendly to the German than it
fund. Over $15,000 has already been tion Fund is operating, announced
is to the American cause in the pres-
contributed, but it is expected that that the prompt response of Ameri-
ent war. Dr. Isaac Straus, founder
twice that amount will be raised be- can Jews to the appeals of the Pal-
and Treasurer of the publication, who
fore the campaign closes.
estine Restoration Fund had saved
it was said came to the United States
In order to reach the general Jew- the population of Jerusalem from
with Dr. Bernhard Dernburg in the
ish public a monster mass meeting starvation. "The relief of the Jews of
Fall of 1914, is now in the enemy
will be held at the Detroit Opera the Holy City," he added, "was ef-
alien detention prison on Ellis Island,
House on Sunday evening, March 3. fected by cabling a loan to the Anglo-
pending the completion of the inves-
Prominent national Jewish leaders Palestine Bank, the financial center of
tigation which the Government is
will detail and expound the reasons Jewish enterprises in Palestine, which
making of his past activities.
for the Restoration Fund and the loan made it possible for the bank to
The editor of The Chronicle
Zionist movement in general. 'l'he reopen and begin anew its lending
Samuel M. Melamed. It
7: tai; that
speakers so far secured are: Judge operations. The credit cabled to the
when the war al
in 1914, he was
by M. Stephen Pichon
Hugo Pam, of Chicago; Leon Zolot- bank was for $400,000.
the correspon ,:nt in London of a
was happy to reaffirm that - te, il*.cr;
h
koff, of Chicago, and Rev. Hirsch
How Money Is Used in Palestine.
German newspaper. About a year ago
standing is complete between m.
Masliansky, the eloquent rabbi from
"At the time when the first credit
Dr Straus is said to have taken out
French and the British Governments,
New York. Morris II. Zackheim is
Capt. N. A. Komer,
MAGNES,
arrived," said Mr. Meyer, "the funds
DR. JUDAH
his first papers for American citizen-
concerning the question of the Jewish
chairman of the ;Committee of Ar-
Relief Com-
pointed a First Lieutenant and re-
ship.
completed program of the American Jewish
establishment in Palestine."
'mons.
will issue, an address to the attic('
mittee, which had been looking after
tained as an instructor of student offi-
ranto' • 'dished n our next issue.
i
governments, the burden of which
Attacked by "American Hebrew."
cers for the second camp which was
Ire
ne

the needs of the war-stricken inhab-
will he a call to all belligerents to
In February of last year The Amer- assembled shortly thereafter. The at-
Collected.
itants, had been exhausted for three
conclude an immediate peace on the
Great Sum s. 11. fit, „
ican Hebrew published a two-page tention of his conunanders was for-
..74"tleti- months, and the great mass of the
basis
laid
down
by
the
Bolsheviki
of
article dealing with the alleged activi- ever focused on the young lieutenant
"1 a nopidatinn were actually succumbing
The financial report 0. '
ties in America of Dr. Straus. - Ex- and a recommendation to the super-
tine Restoration Fund, dated r cu.
•.
Other
speakers
were
James
Maurer,
cerpts were printed from a statement iors at Washington gained for him
shows that about three quarters of to starvation.
An interesting event in connection president of the Pennsylvania Feder-
"The
Directors
of
the
bank imme-
issued by the "Committee for the the promotion to captaincy with a re-
with the dedication of the new syna- ation of Labor, and delegate-elect to the first million that the Zionists are diately voted
a substantial loan to the
East." which comprised about 200 of quest to report at Camp Sherman,
gogue building of the irnai Moshe the international labor conference; raising for the reconstruction of •a Jerusalem
representatives of the Am-
the wealthiest and best known of the Chillicothe, 0., and assume the new
Congregation, the First Hungarian Morris Hillquit, recent Socialist can- Jewish State in Palestine. are already
Kaiser's Jewish subjects. The com- office of Assistant Commander of the
in hand. The exact figure of that erican Jewish Relief Committee, en-
Hebrew Congregation in Detroit, will
didate for mayor of New York; Amos date was $745,581.42. Front practic- abling it to resume its ministrations,
mittee was organized in Berlin shortly Officers' Training Camp.
be the Purim Festival for the children
after the Outbreak of the war, and its
Captain Komer is an honorary of the congregation on the occasion Pinchot, millionaire conservationist ally every center, the reports made while awaiting the delayed transmis-
and
radical; Lincoln Steffens, per- by the local committees are that the sion of funds from America.
purpose was to win for Germany the charter member and organizer of the
of the formal opening of the Talmud
sonal friend of Leon '1 . rotzky; Prof.
"Cable messages from Palestine
sympathy of jewry in neutral as well Jewish Lodge of :Masons of Detroit,
quotas allotted to the local organiza-
Torah on Sunday, February 24. at
Scott Nt•aring, who was expeller)
as hostile countries, particularly those as well as a Thirty-second degree
tions will be oversubscribed anywhere just forwarded by the British For-
2 p. in.
from the University of Pennsylvania
eign Office state that work has com-
whim, Were citizens or alien residents member of Zion Lodge. this success
from 25 to 50%.
The Talmud Torah Association is
and Toledo Universit y for radical ut-
menced with a view to the recon-
of the Enited States.
has no doubt proven an inspiration to one of the utmost important adjuncts
'flue success that has crowned
terances; and 1.ouis l'. Lochner, sec-
"Since his arrival in this country, other Jewish young Melt of Detroit
struction of Petach-Tikwah, the larg-
of the congregation and has been
their efforts thus far is a striking
retary
of
Henry
Ford's
famous
Peace
some two years ago. in the company to aspire to higher office.
est of the Jewish colonies in Pales-
built up to its present high standard
demonstration of the efficiency of the
Expedition.
of Dr. Dernburg, the official German
tine, and the neighboring colony of
mainly through the efforts of its
Zionist organizations of America, as
agent. it has been persistently ru-
Ain-Gannim, both of which suffered
The conference was called for the
B'NAI MOSHE SYNAGOGUE
president, Sigmund Gunsburg. who
well as a demonstration of the tn-
mored," the article in The American
purpose of co-operating with the Rus-
severe damage in the Turkish retreat.
has
been
an
indefatigable
worker
in
memlons
impression
which
the
Brit-
DEDICATION MARCH 3
Debi, is of Feb. 2. 1917, reads. "that
sian Bolsheriki for an immediate
Work has also begun to rehabilitate
this department. l'eter \'ass, one of
ish Declaration, in favor of the estab-
Dr. I. Straus was sent here as a rep-
peace on the basis of "no annexa-
Jewish educational agencies in Jeru-
the utmost prominent members of the
lishment of a Jewish homeland in Pal-
The
dedication
of
the
new
syna-
resentative of the German Govern-
salem.
tions, no indemnities, and the self-
congregations, is the treasurer of the
estine, has made upon the Jews of
ment. to make propaganda for the gogue building of the Moshe
det•rmination of all subject national-
"In addition to the $41101010 destined
association, and has contributed his
this country. The thorough-going
I;erman cause among the Jewish Congregation, the first Hungarian
ities." and also for the purpose of
for the Anglo-Palestine Bank to be
efficient organizing ability to the fur-
canvass ■ Ii the country, which the
masses and to influence the Yiddish Hebrew Congregation of Detroit, will
spreading
the
propaganda
of
revolu-
used by it primarily for loans to the
therance of the school. Joseph Ro-
during the
press to that end. • • • :Meanwhile take place on Sunday, March 3, at I
tion among the German people and Zionists have liven making
returning colonists, the Provisional
senthal another prominent member,
past five weeks, has developed thou-
1/r. Straus has increased his activities p. in. in the completed beautiful edi-
soldiers.
Zionist Committee has voted $400,000
is secretary. Rev. Joseph Loewy is
sands of new adherents tO the move-
by the establishment of The Amt•ri- fice corner licaubien and Garfield
of the Palestine Fund for the uses of
the superintendent of the schools.
to he
in
quarters
where
it
was
Streets.
The
speakers
at
the
dedica-
„,,.„,
1
can Jewish Chronicle. and under the
isa „,. r . („,,,„ has been „,,,„,74,.
the commission soon to lie sent to
Over 100 children will take part in
strongest opposition
t Npt tit it Or
disguise of independent Jewish jour- tion services will include Rabbi Leo
Palestine to survey the entire situa-
the program tinder the direct charge an assistant corporation counsel at
nalism, now leads a systematic cam- NI. Franklin, Rabbi A. Nf. Hershman, of the members of the Ladies' Auxil- $4.500 a lean, and limn] I., , n ,id,,,,., n , would Iii. found. One of the latest to tion and to determine the needs and
I kris ,d Join the Zionist Organization is
paign of propaganda fur the Central Rabbi Judah ,L. Levin, and Rabbi J.
to plan for the development of the
iary of the congregation, who will secretary to the County
Emile Berliner of NVashington, I). C..
Empires. irrespective of its incompat- Fisher of Chicago.
new Jewish homeland."
Kings County, an assistant iorpura•
Alexander Stein, chairman of the serve refreshments to the little ones.
iin moor of the loose transmitter of
ibility with real Jewish interests"
.
bon counsel at $3,000
Committee on Arrangements, stated Addresss will be made by Miirris
the telephone, and the that recording
American and Zionist.
_ _ _ _
Tried to Purchase Yiddish Daily.
that the services will harmonize with Gutislw•rg, the "grand old man' of
disk of the gramaphon•. \Vitli the
Judge Mack in his speech, pointed
the
congregation,
Anton
Kaufman
MEET
ALL
YOUR
FRIENDS.
The article also charged that Straus the patriotic spirit of the day, and ex-
I. tier in which he describes it as his
out that the purpose of the gathering
and Samuel Jaulus, Samuel Gunsberg
tried to buy one of the Yiddish dailies, tends a cordial invitation to all ele-
'iirst installment," Mr. Berliner has
K. OF P. PURIM BALL.
was i to place before those who were
will act as chairman of the meeting.
but that he W3S unable to conclude ments of Detroit Jewry to be present.
sent the Palestine Restoration Fund
Remember.
'26.
Arcadia,
February
not I dentified with the Zionist :Stove-
The public is invited to attend
the bargain, and it was then that he
Mr.
Committee a check for $10,(KX).
ment, a statement of what that move-
started The Jewish Chronicle. Then
of the
Albert II. Loeb, \ . ice-president
. whi, h moil means and what it has in con-
follows a translation of a document sociates, of course, pointed openly at
Sears.Roebuck Company, of
.
templation.
issued in Berlin early in November, Dr. Straus as the American represen-
Mr. Julius Rosenwald is the head,
Every Jew should realize what
1915, by the Committee for the East. tative of that committee. It is, how-
i ontributed $25000 to the Restora- ,
the movement means," he added, "and
in which it is stated that a member of ever, quite unnecessary for Dr. Straus
j,,,,
i:intlil,,,im\dngain,:lis,apit,..csitliiicia..11st....fionrie.,us
ever
should become a member
the committee "who is in close con- to make the disclosure, as the fact is
at !
)
, of the Zionist organization, and
nection with the Imperial German obvious from the membership lists of
he banquet given recently by the
having joined he should, not, as char-
Ambassador Count Iternstorff, and the committee. Among the members
Mr. Jacob H. .
t hicagit Zionists.
N but as a part of himself and
the State Secretary, Dr. Dernburg," of the committee who are in the ser-
one of the first to make a
Schiff a
Jewish
Jewish duty, give of his means to fur-
was sent to the United States to vice of the German Government in
' ( outribution of $25.000.
thee
the cause of Zionism. When
win over the Ghetto masses, who various quarters is mentioned 'Dr. I.
ter addressed to .U.101 Lewisohn, in
and in a let ., some arc approached they ask how it
come mainly front Russia, and their Straus. 220 West Seventieth Street,
response to an invitation to attend, C
New York City.' As the membership
s possible ate a good American
press."
the banquet at the home of the
tat- itizen and a Zionist at the same time.
The statement issued by the Com- list does not contain any other name
he is in I
ter.
Mr.
Schiff
wrote
that
Small to ask, because you'll never miss a
f They fear that their fellow citizens
mittee for the East. which was issued with an American address. it is obvi-
with the object of the ban-
.viiipathy w
may
upon them as persons of a
from Berlin. throws much interesting ous that this one of our gentlemen'
quarter now and then for a Thrift Stamp.
q uo, which w as held for the purpose
to
which
the
document
refers
is
none
id
divided
allegiance.
light on the scheme adopted by the
There is no
of "di sc ussing the restoration of Pal - I
other
than
'Dr.
I.
Straus,
226
\Vest
German official propagandists to
ground for any such fear, and there
s tine. "
swing Jewish sentiment throughout Seventieth Strict. New York City,'
A big thing to do because every quarter
is no reason why a Jew cannot be a
President of The American Jewish
The Lewisohn Banquet.
the world in favor of Germany.
true and loyal American citizen and
that you and your neighbor loan to Uncle
a Zionist at the same time. The ores-
The article in The American He- Chronicle. prospective buyer of the
1
he
banquet
at
Mr.
Lewisohn's
I ident does not consider it in that light,
bre• then makes reference to the of- Yiddish dailies, weeklies, etc."
Sam brings the end of the war just that much
home was a notable event in New
ficial thanks extended the Committee
a statement proved by the fact that
York Jewish life. The invitation indi-
for the East by General Ludendorff,
a i inong his closest advisers is a great
rated its purpose clearly.
Among
ex-Foreign Minister von Jagow, and
coder . of the Zionist 'movement.
those who participated in this ban-
other prominent Germans, "for its
A citizen oyes political allegiance,
publisher
quet
are
Adolph
S.
Ochs,
activities among the Jews in the in-
and this is an allegiance which can-
Special Communication Wednesday,
terest of Germany."
of the New York Times; Simeon not he divided. A man cannot be a
Strunsky, editor of the New York
February 27th, 1:30 p. m. sharp, M.
citizen of America and of the new
"One of Our Gentlemen."
Evening Post; William Salomon,
AL degree. Dinner at Palestine lodo',
Palestine State at the same time. The
Referring to "one of our gentle- banquet hall 610 p. tn. Visiting broth-
Maximilian Loch, Prof. I. L. Kan-
Jew is absolutely undivided in his
men" who was sent to America, an ers welcome.
dell, Dr. Wolff Freudenthal, Louis
loyalty to the United States, But at
article in "fhe American Hebrew read:
CHARLES K. SANDORF, Sec'y.
Wiley, Judges Nathan Itijur and Sam-
the same time the Jew is a member
"Dr Straus has never disclosed in
For all meetings of Perfection lodge
uel Greenbaum of the New York Su-
his paper that he is the gentleman consult the Jewish Chronicle.
preme Court, Dr. Lee K. Frankel, A. of his Church, of his family and of
the people from whom he and his
'who has been—and is—active in close
A. Hausman, N. Taylor Philips, Jo-
connection with the Imperial German
seph M. Proskauer, Eugene Meyer, ancestors sprang. He is a Jew, and
A DODGE BROTHERS'
he shares with all the other Jews of
Ambassador, Count Bernstorff, • • •
Jr., Judge Julian W. Mack, Ely Ber-
buy. Grand 4700,
to win over the Ghetto masses • • • ased car Is a safe
B. Rosen, Norburt Light, the world a common tradition, and
nays.
II.
and their press' for 'interests of the Thomas J. Doyle, 850 W000dward
(Continued On Page 2.)
0' Dr. Stephen S. Wise, Cecil Ruskay,
Central Powers' His friends and as- avenue.

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