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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION

VOL IV. NO. 4.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1918.

LOUIS MARSHALL
PROTESTS STATE
BAN ON HEBREW

OSCAR STRAUS TO RUN

FOR SEAT IN CONGRESS

The lion. Oscar S. Straus, who last
week sent Governor \\*Iiittuan his
resignation :is chairman of the Public
Service Commission and asked to be
relieved from duty not later than July
1, announced that he would offer him-
self as a candidate for Congress this
Prominent New York Lawyer tall, provided he owl(' lie assured of
Writes Vigorous Denunciation both the Democratic and Republican
of Mistaken "Loyalty" Attitude nomination from soul, district. Nil - .
Straus. now a Republican, followed
of Iowa Governor.
Colonel Itoose elt into the Progres-
ske party. and at one time was the
candidate for governor of that party.
SUPPRESSION OF ALL

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

UNCONSTITUTIONAL

DOMINANT FIGURE AT ZIONIST CONVENTION

1

PLAN OF UNIFICATION OF FEDERATED SOCIETIES

LEAD ENGLISH LIBERALS

INTO NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ADOPTED

Drastic Action Would Close Jew-
The London Daily Mirror. our of
ish Houses of Worship and He- the Lord Northcliffe newspapers, de-
brew Schools and Destroy Relig- clared last week that blr. Herbert
Samuel will probably succeed .\ squith
ious Freedom.

The j.d1, ,, ,
t,
copy of a letter
address. d L. Mi. Louis blarshall,
president of the . American Jewish
Committe, to the Hon. \V. L. Hard-
ing, governor of Iowa, commenting
upon his proclamation (d May 23,
1918, ordering that all other lan-
guages than English be barred from
use ill public places. including syna-
gogues, churches and schools:

New York, June 13, 1918.
Sir: I have just received a copy of
your proclamation, dated May 23,
1918, in which you lay down among
other rules to obtain in Iowa during
HARRY Z. GORDON IS
the war, the following:
"First — English should and
GRANTED DEGREE OF RABBI
must be the only medium of in-
struction in public, private, de-
Brilliant Detroit Young Men Receives
nominational, or other similar
High Honors From Jewish Theo-
schools. • *
logical Seminary.
"Four—Let those who cannot
speak or understand the English
language conduct their religious
Ilarry Z. Gordon, son of Mr. and
worship in their homes."
NI rs. Leon Gordon. 293 Frederick
In my capacity as president of the street. Detroit. was awarded the de-
American Jewish Committee, 1 have gree of Rabbi at the recent gradua-
been asked to communicate with you tion exercises of the Jewish Theo-
with respect to the two rules which I logical Seminary of New York. Rabbi
Gordon would have received his di-
have quoted.
Let me say, preliminary, that there ploma with his own class which grad-
is no part of our population which uated in 1917, but while visiting in
has a deeper sense of the duties of Detroit last year he tact with a seri-
citizenship and a more ardent pas- ous accident and was unable to attend
skin for patriotism than the Jewish the graduation exercises with his
people. In explanation of my own class.
The action of the faculty of the
attitude, It me say that, since August
last, I have been a member of the seminary in granting him his degree
District Board of the City of New without the formal examination em-
York under the Conscription act, and phasizes the remarkable scholastic
that I have been constantly engaged record made by the Detroit boy.

ZIONIST CONVENTION FOR
SOCIAL - DEMOCRATIC
STATE IN PA LES7 INE

American Federation of Zionists in 21st Annual Meeting at
Pittsburg, Pa., Go On Record Unanimously for Aboli-
tion of Private Ownership of Land and Public
Utilities in Palestine Jewish State, for Co-
Operative Principle in Industry and
Free Education to All.

JEWISH STATESMAN MAY

as the leader of the Itritish Liberal
party. Samuel held several important
positions under .1 squith, first as .As-
sistant Secretary of the Interior, then
as Postmaster General and later as
Horne Secretary. Lloyd George, al-
though a member of the same party,
is more radical in his views than As-
quith who, together with Samuel, be-
long to the mute conservative wing
of the Liberals. Samuel is described
in that paper as a man of a strong
will and exceptional abilities as a
leader and is regarded as the proper
person to lead that important politi-
cal party.

Per Year, $2.00; Copy, 5 Celts.

Biggest Zionist Convention Opened By Huge Parade of
Over 10,000 Last Sunday Afternoon—Great Demon-
strations Made for Wilson and Brandeis—Renew
Pledge of Loyalty to Allies and Promise
80,000 Jewish Soldiers to Fight
for Palestine.

.\ free government of the people ery .cssion. It became so intense in
that will retain iorever the control of blondav's session that the proceed-
natural resources and public utilities, ings were intermitted for consider-
that malaise. religious, political and able time. An individual who ...is
civic equality for all peoples, that will styled "leader of the opposition" by
prohibit land speculation and indus- other "oppositioners" threw the con-
trial oppression, that will give to all vention in an uproar by a bitter tight
the people tree education to
the on a "point Af order" in the consider-
highest degree, which will insure the ation of the proposed District Plan of
sitRENLE COURT jusTtcH Lot:Is II. itRANokis.
co-operative principle in the organiza- organization. It was necessary for
Justice Brandeis was greeted with the greatest of enthusiasm and ap-
tion of all agricultural, commercial Rabbi Stephen S. Wise to take the
plause whenever he appeared on the platrorm at the Pittsburgh Conventim,
and financial transactions, was pleirg- chairman's seat and for,Nathan Straus
of the Zionist Federation of America. Ile is the unofficial leader of the
to appeal to the Bette[ sense of the
Zionist niaveinent here and is characterized as the "Theodor Herzl" of ed far Palestine by the twenty-first
America. He has been responsible for the accelerated growth of the Zionist cam entian of the Federation of Am- delegates that order was restored.
erican Zionists meeting in Pittsburgh But these little flashes of belligerency
movement within recent years in this country.
Last week.
on matters of procedure simply served
A resolution outlining tilt' policy to to lend zest to the real work of the
be followt.d by the proposed new re- convention.
public, was offered by Jacob De Hass,
Resolution of Loyalty.
•
executive secretary of the federation,
Judge Julian Mack, of Chicago,
and
was
adopted
unanimously
by
the
was
accorded
the
honor
of
present-
BY DR. GOTTHARD DEUTSCH

*C14-

The Prohibition of Shellitah

Written for The Jewish Chronicle.

7(8) delegates amid the greatest ap- hog resolutions re-affirming the loy-
planse and enthusiasm. This action is alty of the Zionists to the I.Inited

undoubtedly the most important States and to the war. The resolu-
HE news, recently received, same table. It may also be caused I/V taken by the federation at any annual tions, as, adopted unanimously, are:
that the Federal government a regard for the dignity of the Chris- Meeting SO
far held. "The Zionists of America, in annual
of Switzerland has suspended flans who, when they bought trefah Text of Resolution.
convention assembled, renew their
the prohibition of the Jewish mode of meat, were supposed to lower them-
pledge of loyalty to the Government
The resolution as adopted follows:
killing animals for the duration of the selves, admitting that what was not First—We declare for political and of the United States and to the cause
war, 'suggests a review of the ;state good enough for Jews was 8°" civil equality irrespective of race, sex of democracy, justice and the right of
* .,
legislation nn thin subject.
enough for Christians. This order was or faith of all inhabitants of the land. small nations for which our country
The rabbinical law prescribes the! vetoed by the Count of Savoy, and the Second—To insure in the Jewish is now engaged in righteous warfare.
killing 14 animals and fowl by a cut municipal authorities made another National Home in Palestine equality The Jews of the United States in
across the neck with a sharp knife, attempt to enforce their order by pro- of opportunity we favor a policy heartiest co-operation with their fel-
slashing the esophagus and the Ira• hibiting Shehitalt altogether, 1415. which with due regard to existing low-citizens will continue to devote
chea and severing the arteries. Ac- with the result that this also was rights shall tend to establish the own- thereto their lives and their resources,
cording to rabbinical theology this vetoed by the prince.
since the outbreak of the war as an
ership and control by the whole peo- without stint or measure. The victory
practice was introduced by Moses.
A case which occurred in th e now pies of the land and of all natural re- which, under the wise guidance of
active participant in every movement
while modern critics declare that it Bavaria n cit y o f m ennu i ngen i n 171r, sources and of all public utilities.
intended to advance the national in-
Woodrow Wilson, our country and
terest. If further assurances were re-
Third—All land owned or controlled the allied powers must achieve will be
was one of the Pharisaic institutions, is less clear in its motives. The cite
quired, 1 might add that any oldest
which extended the customs of the authorities fined a butcher six florins by the whole people shall be leased the sure harbinger of a jolter and
son is In OV in France.
sacrificial cult of the ancient temple for having killed an animal by Shehi- on such condition as will insure the nobler world civilization."
When, in his reading, he reached
to domestic life. It is generally con- tali, declaring this fact an objectional fullest opportunity for development
Proclamation is Unconstitutional.
the name of President Wilson, there
ceded that this practice has been in Mims: Lion (ohnanstaendigo, Vent- and continuity of possessions.
For these reasons 1 feel justified in
Fourth—The co-operative principle was a five-minute demonstration, dur-
existence as a sacred religious rite for riesslichkeiten nach sick zieliendel
saying that your proclamition. which
the last two thousand years or more. Neuerungi. 'FIT probable cause of this should be applied so far as feasible in ing which all the delegates stood and
taboos every language but the Eng-
Mediaeval legislation, harsh as it action was that blemmingen, a "free the organization of all agricultural, waled their flags and cheered, and
lish language, is not only inadvisable,
was, as a rule left the Jews )11111101eSt- imperial city," which had banished industrial, commercial and financial the uproar filially softened into the
but unconstitutional. You concede
tunes of the "Ilatikvah," the Zionist
ed in their religious life. and even the Jews from her borders during the undertakings.
that freedom of speech is guaranteed
Fifth—The fiscal policy shall be anthem.
protected it by the power of the state middle ages. was afraid that !tennis-
by the Federal and State Constitu-
Rabbi Wise made a patriotic ad-
in the laws of matrimony and toiler- sion to exercise Shehitall might bring framed so as to protect the people
tions. You seem to intimate that the
dance, besides granting them. in the- the Jews of the neighboring town oi from the evils of land speculation and dress seconding these resolutions and
speech, the freedom of which is 01115
financial oppression.
he was applauded repeatedly. Prob-
ory at least, freedom of worship with- Fellham more frequently to the city
guaranteed. must be in the English
Sixth—The system of free public in- ably the greatest spontaneous demon-
in the precincts of their ghettos.
than was desirable.
language. There certainly is nothing
struction which is to be established stration came when he spoke of the
Early Prohibition.
in the Constitution which makes such
Action in Rumania, Finland and
should embrace all grades and depart- restoration of Belgium and the rights
a qualification. nor is there anything
- This theory (lid not prevent disturb-
ments of education.
of all other small nations and assert-
Russia.
in the practice in any of the state of
ances of worship by mobs and fanatic
Seventh—The medium of public in- ed that "America will not make peace
hose, amisemitic murices are un-
the union which warrants such all in-
priests which were, as a rule, con- ,
priests
struction shall be Hebrew, the nation- at the expense of Russia," no mat-
noubtedly responsible for variou s 1111)•
terpretation. If freedom of speech is
dotted or at best punished by a warn-
al language of the Jewish peoples.
ter how advantageous to the Allies or
dependent upon the use of the Eng-
ing against repetition. Such annoy- hibito ry laws, including agitations to
America. It was a demonstrative
Parade of 10,000.
issue
such
as
were
made
within
the
lish language, then the freedom of
MM. )) occasionally also interfered with
Preceding the opening session of crowd of over 5,000 that filled the
last half century or so. and especially
the press must likewise be so depend-
great auditorium an the enthus iasm
the rite of Shellitah. King r\lphonse
lie""tif"1 Memorial generated evidenced
during the last thirty years. when the the conwmtion
ent. Until there is an amendment to
III of Aragon in 1285 vetoed a pro-
the conscious-
Hall last Sunday aft( riimin, over 10,- mess of the hope of d early
realization
RABBI HARRY Z. GORDON.
our Constitution it certainly does not
hibition of Shellitalt, issued by the antisemitic movement became politic-,
n, women
children,
repre-enting u the
vari,,a, and
Zionist
lie within the power of any of the
and of the great dream of Ilerzl.
municipal authorities of Cervera. TIP‘ ally organized. Rumania, "marching ' h)4) 'err" n
Rabbi Gordon received his early
branches of our government to limit
Reorganization Plan Adopted.
document does not slate on what at the head of civilization." shows
,
mot-Zionist organizations of Pitts-
oral, written or printed speech to a training in the grade and high schools ground this prohibition was issued, such an attempt in Iterlad. 1867, w h en
Unification
of
the
constituent
of Detroit. Graduating from New
the camouflage constitution of 1866 burgh. paraded through the down- bodies of the Federation of American
single language.
and it would be idle to speculate (mu its
town streets and nut to
the conven-
fail,
There are millions of good citizens York University in 1914 with the
had declared all Rumanian citizens tiol,
five
miles
t.iontsts
into
a
national
organization
reasons. A case in Savigliatio in the
route
..
who can neither speak or read the highest honors and the degree of
equal before the law. 1Ve lied
nd the ,
ancient county of Savoy is a little
long. .1 band of white-hooded, white- under one head instead of the present
English language. To say nothing of Bachelor of Arts. Ile entered the
clearer. The city issued in 1412 a pro- same agitation repeatedly reported robed horsemen. in the garb of an- loose system of federation of individ-
Graduate
Department
of
Columbia
the illiterates, there is a vast 'number
from Finland, w here as in Rumania,
ual societies was realized following' a
hibition against the selling of meat by
dent Arabs, led by a very pretty girl
of intelligent men and women who University and was awarded the de-
stormy meeting and debate at the sec-
a suppressed nationality fought for
Jews to Christians. This, in all like-
gingerly attired in the latest riding
cannot do so. It is for that reason gree of blaster of Arts. His toaster's
autonomy, Inn was not willing to
s. session.
'°"-
story 1 , 'Mood. is based on the mediaeval
habiliments, followed the troop of "'I
that the foreign language press has thesis on the subject .4Th,. Hi
grant the liberty to which it aspired. mounted police at the head of the . Only the e first part of the resolu-
of
Jews
ill
Persia
(luring
the
Sasanian
Principle.
found
already
in
the
sixth
proven to be a most valuable medium
to other equally oppressed groups long procession. The position of bon• tom on reorganization, that part re-
century and emphasized in the 13th.
of Americanization. I can speak with )'resod (21)0-500 C. E.)" was accorded
within its awn midst. A Finnish wo- or was held by a number of women lating to the consolidation of all the
when the persecutions reached the
personal familiarity with newspapers the highest academic recognition.
man, !sirs Von Kamm. a prom-
110 marched under the banner of constituent bodies into one national
At
the
seminary,
Harry
Z.
Gordon
high
water
mark
which
demanded
a
published in half a dozen languages,
inent figure in various conventions of .Slathers of Democracy.' 1 hey bore organization, Was adopted, after a
held many distinguished offices. He strict social separation of Jews and
and can assure you that they afford
long and animated debate.
was treasurer of the student body and Christians. prohibiting their living in- the societies for the prevention of on their breasts service flags signify-
The vote on that part of the reso-
better instruction in American insti-
sons they had sent
ing the 'minim:-
(Continued On Page Seven.)
was managing editor of the Student der the same roof and eating Pt the
tutions than does the average news-
Many flags bearing lution, which measure was consider-
tel the front.
Annual,
the
seminary
scholastic
pub-
paper published in the English lan-
three and bow stars were in evidence. ed seriatum, was 311 for and 37
ssse
guage. I have seen in them. published lication. He served the late venerable
( hie of the best looking divisions was against. Consideration on the other
1)r.
Schechter,
president
of
the
sem-
in serial form, the history of the
made up of the workingmen of the parts of the resolution, which are con-
inar•as
private
secretary
for
several
l'nited States, the Constitution of the
citv. They represented the great steel sidered minor features in the plan of
United States, and articles dealing yer
ndostry of the mighty "workshop 14 reorganization. was deferred until la-
ti Gordon has received several
most enthusiastically with American
the world" Children of the Hebrew ter, at the close of the meeting, which
ng
offers
for
the
position
as
I; -.ted about five hours.
ideals. The French. Italian and Yid- n
scilm.ls • le SS
women's organiza-
congregations of large cities,
Hie section of the resolution which
dish press. at this very moment, is ra.
."
tions. Y. NI. H. A. clubs. fraternal
was ;mowed follows:
most effective in its advocacy of the Imam will remain at home with his
groups. business men, and delegates
until he fully recovers his
cause of America and the Allies.
made up the rest of the parade. It "The declaration of the British
• before taking up his profes-
1 a giovernment
in its opposition to Germanism, and
in favor of the Zionist
was the greatest sectacular
p
Jewish
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
' ai m, indorsed b y the allied democraic
I can also add that an overvdielininsr
Ton
ISSUED BY
demonstration in the history: of the
nations
and
supported by the good
UNITED STATES
majority of the German newspaper
city and probably the greatest Zion-
SWISH AGITATION IN
GOVERNMENT
will of the Government of the United
of this country, whatever their sy
1st parade in this country.
POLAND.
States, and the existence of the Zion-
pathies may have been before
Ovation to Brandeis and Wilson. ist administrative commission now
tea entered into the war. are n.and
l..--A dispatch to The Ex-
The
(melting
session
was
featured
acting in Palestine, have increased
and whole-heart r Is
•
H
euraph from Amsterdam
by great demonstrations for Louis D. the responsibilities devolving upon
America.
nti-Semitic agitation has
s the
p oInZi
s i b
onist
m
Brandeis Ita and s President
Loyalty Speeches in 920T.
gely in Poland (luring the
raider that the zionists of Am-
r
ti t:trr e
marred.unfortunate-
‘ ‘°°ln)w.
" In order
1 attended a patriotic ra
\•s. Placards have been
ly, by the injection of some "peanut erica
m
meoevtem
theenste. increased re-
der the auspices of the So
r the cities of Lodz and
iyt ies effectively, it is resolv-
politics"
on
the
election
of
Louis
politics"
ll
u
I
ce
I
of Connecticut, of wilt
led by the "Army of
Lipsky of New York as chairman of ed by the delegates here
in conven-
llolcomb is the head,
rging Poles to begin
the convention, and this spirit of pet- tion assembled to establish a single
wonrinueo on p sa ie.
ssacres.
ty officialism cropped up in er•
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