A mericau apish Periodical Cotter CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, 01110 THE JEWISH CHRONICLE MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION VOL. IV. NO. 5. Judge Julian Mack Elected President of American "Zionists - -- Personal Tax to be Levied on Every Zionist to Make Up $3,- 000,000 Budget — District Re- organization Plan Carries. Pittsburgh, Pa.—At the last session ..i the 21st annual convention of the American Federation of Zionists, held here on Thursday, June 26, the dele- gates elected as chiefs the men who, more than any other group of men in the world, will be the actual founders of a new nation in Palestine. These men arc: United States Supreme Court Justice Louis I). Brandeis, honorary president. Judge Julian W. Mack. president. Dr. Stephen S. \Vise and Dr. Harry Friedenwald, vice-presidents. Jacob De Haas. executive secretary. Louis Lipsky, secretary of organiza- tion. Henrietta Szold, secretary of educa- tion. DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1918. 5,000 JEWISH GOVERNMENT WORKERS IN WASHINGTON Detroit Jewish Women at Work for Democracy. ALIEN SLACKERS TO BE SENT OUT OF COUNTRY Washingtom—A prominent Jewish officer in the \Var Department, who is in a better position to know the facts than anyone else at NVashing- ton, stated that at present there are in the capital between 4,500 and 5.000 Jewish 6611;111i employed by the Visi- ted States government. "I his is by tar a larger number than was antici- pated. and more than twice the usual- ly accepted figures. 11'ashington. .\ heated hearin.: was held this Week at the House Im- migration Committee regardi it g "Alien Slackers." Provision was made that aliens either volunteer or lse subject themselves to deport., tion and lose the privilege of es, becoming citizens. Those has Mg claimed exemption on these grounds to be given time to withdraw th e „ a id claim. BRITISH RABBIS OFFER TO FIGHT AT FRONT DR. GOTTHARD DEUTSCH IS VINDICATED — — New English Man•Power Act With- Board of Governors of Hebrew Union draws Exemption to Clergy, But Many Have Already Volunteered. Per Year, $2.00; Copy, 5 Cents. College Refuse to Consider Petition RED CROSS UNIT OF TEMPLE BETH EL The clause relating to clergymen has been withdrawn from the Ile sr English Man-Power Act, but judging from a circular sent out on the subject of vol- untary enlistment for non-combatant military service. by the Chief Rabbi BY DR. CHARLES W. ELIOT to the Jewish clergy of the United President Emeritus, Harvard. Kingdom, it is plain that there are no slackers among the members of that DI fERN social ethics are after all many lands, the strong impression on order. The circular insists that none Personal Tax Is Levied, only slight extensions of the ,etli- my mind is that the Inane pictures to are more anxious to answer the na- ical doctrine contained in the which I look back as sweetest, tender- At the same time the convention tional call in this terrible crisis through passed a new constitutional provision which Britain and all free peoples are Jewish sacred books. The first of the est, most loyal towards parents, and which puts a personal tax upon every passing than the Anglo-Jewish clergy. Ten Commandments contains the superb most reserential towards God are pic- member of the Zionist organization in It is pointed out that some have now, conception of the one God, a conception tures of Jewish homes, This result America to make good the $3,000,000 for a number of years, Leer doing towards which the various Christian must be attributable to the peculiar eth- budget that is to be raised this year chaplain's work at the front ; others are churches after many wanderings — ical conceptions which are the founda- toward the establishment of the Jewish fighting, and but for the immense de- pagan, metaphysical, and mythical—are tion of Jewish family life. republic. The love of children and the delight mand upon the time of the compara- at last returning, . The imposition of that tax upon the tively few, who most look after vari- One of the most scientifically deter- .it the elders in the happiness of the Zionists in America is in effect the ous charitable activities and other help- mined of modern ethical standards is children are characteristic Jewish quali- first "national tax" that has been im- ful work, more of these men would be the rule that !ten and women had better ties. In their religious festivals. such posed upon Jess's, as Jews, in 2,000 where they would like to be. at the work only six days out of seven. The' as the Passover, or the Feast of Taber- years. It is to he the beginning of a front. .1s the matter stands, as many wisdom of this rule has been demon- nacles. the children invariably take part, tax that all loyal Jews will be asked are there as can get there. Their spirit strated ethically, medically, and eco- and the observances are such as children to pay until the republic in the Holy is Site and high. They are, doing their nomically after much inquiry and much' can take happy part in. There are spe- Land has become self-supporting. It bit with the rest of their menaced and experience with regard to the best in- cial foods for each great festival and means that the 150,000 members of the imperiled brothers, in the great cause dustrial use of the human body; but out-of-door observances in which chil- re-unitied Zionist association will pay of democracy. The rabbi concludes this new industrial doctrine is explicitly dren take eager part. Christian fami- probably three-fifths of the cost of the his circular as follows; stated its the Fourth Commandment, lies have imitated these Jewish prac- nation's making. "I would, therefore, advise you to "Six days shalt thou labor and do all tices to great advantage; so that we Aside from the adoption of the his- confer with the clay leaders of your thy work." We are so perfectly awns- have squash pies, mince pies and succo- toric resolution containing the basis of synagog. so that whenever possible ar- tomed to this abstinence from labodone tash at Thanksgiving, turkey and plum a social-democratic government for rangements be made throughout the day out of seven that we do not id the pudding at Christmas, hot cross buns Palestine. the most important action of land as shall release at least one min- least understand hose novel and indeed on (Mod Friday, and eggs at Easter, the convention seas the adoption of the ister in each district from his congre- preposterous it seems to a Japanese, mainly for the delight of the children. plan of re-organization of the Zionist gational duties, and enable the inembers Chinese, or other oriental who his had The Jewish candle on the altar is mul- movement by districts on a national of our faith to take their place in na- no knowledge of the Jewish and Chris- tiplied on the Christmas tree. basis. The text of the district plan as tional service." tian dispensations. Baron Kikkawa, the Again, practical benevolence, bring- passed follows: first Japanese to take the degree of ing relief to suffering, seas one of the The declaration of the British Gov- Bachelor of Arts at Harvard College, pillars of the synagogue from earliest WOULD ABOLISH YIDDISH IN ST. ernment in favor of the Zionist aim. wri ., s thus in his autobiography: "1 ie. times, and has only, been taken over LO T LOU spiclozid by, the allied demograti‘t etas-, v nt,ou 1 , rum the synagogue 'tito the Christian _Inv /c1;41_c_Sugxx,,..Jes 1..4 5444 ■ 7.- lions and die good will id the ientirtt- Yari. (at ,the-houaeicif eat Char s a c unclief, Even , the ministraOns . to of the United States, and the, ex-PY St. Louis. , Mo.—A effort is being tit:int-A Folsom of Conan -d) and *was the •'s4nt poor," wit -h is oneThi the istence of the Zionist Administrativtoi made by litany St. Louis Jews, headed playing ball, when Mrs. Folsom, a most benevolent activities of many Christian Commission now acting in by A. Rosenthal, editor of "Tile m oil. gentle and kindly person, ran out of the churches today, is of Jewish, origin. have increased the responsibilities de- ern View.' to abolish the use of the house and scolded me (the only time And today the great Jewish charities are volving upon the Zionist movement. Yiddish tongue among St. Louisians of she ever did so). I did not then under- better managed than the Christian. In order that the Zionists of Amer- Jewish faith. They are pointing out stand the meaning I • f Sabbath, and I But the great service which the Jew- ica may meet these increased responsi- that Yiddish is a Judeo-German tang- was completely bewildered; but to her ish race has rendered to the rest of the loilities effectively, it is resolved by the cage. and is not the language of the eyes my act was a most grievous sin." world, not only in its early centuries, delegates here in convention assembled American Jew, nor the language of the Kikkawa seas at that time twelve years but all through the dark times of the TO ESTABLISH A SINGLE ZION- Jew in the old homeland of Palestine. old. He was not then a Christian. and Middle Ages and its centuries of perse- cution. has been the keeping alive of a never became one. IST ORGANIZATION OF AMER- An immense contribution made to learned class and a great literature— ICA COVERING THE WHOLE modern social ethics by the Jewish the greatest of all literatures till within TERRITORY OF THE UNITED "COZZY" IS UNCLE SAM'S BEST "RECRUITER" people is their conception of family life, comparatively recent years. For cen- STATES OF AMERICA. all of which is founded on the Fifth turies before the Christian era the (a) To this end the following or- Commandment, 'Honor thy father and Jewish people had been in possession of ganizations: First, the Provisional Ex- thy mother." The family has been the a literature embodied in writing which ecutive Committee for General Zionist stronghold of Jewish racial purity, re- was of the noblest quality. It compre- Affairs; second, the Federation of ligious duty, and religious sentiment. hended history, biography, chronicles, American Zionists; third, the Feder- \Vhen George 11'ashington was trying lass , , songs sacred and profane, prophe- (Continued On Page 5.) to get a large tract of land which he cies. visions, and innumerable rules and held on the Kanawha River settled by maxims on the conduct of earthly life. men from Virginia. the exhortation he The three first verses in Genesis in the addressed to his young tenants came King James version are the most su- straight out of Genesis, "Be fruitful perb sentences in the English language. and multiply, and replenish the earth." The Book of Job is unsurpassable as As president of Harvard College I literature. The 19th Psalm is the most had !natty opportunities of comparing magnificent of sacred songs. The 150th Joseph Gerson and Jacob B. Simon Are the strength of the Jewish family senti- Psalm is the most glorious ascription of Leaders in $250,000 Patriotic Cam- ment with the Christian. In forty years praise to God es er written. Because I never knew a case in which a Jewish they had this literature the Jews were paign—Jews of City Are 100 Per family failed to come to the assistance able to keep alive the tradition of edu- Cent Loyal. of a son taken seriously ill at Harvard cation its family and community and College; while I witnessed many an in- today Jewish families are the most Lansing has completed her first suc- stance in which a Christian father and eager in any community to profit by all cessful War Chest drive, which com- mother came reluctantly, or not at all. provisions made for public education. bined all appeals for funds for war even when I repeatedly urged their It seas not till the Protestant Reforma- purposes. The campaign was modeled coming. This observation I made on tion that any corresponding desire for after that of the recent Detroit Patri- all kinds of Jewish families. the very education on the part of Christian fain- otic Fund drive. V50,00(1 was raised rich, the very poor, and those in mod- ilk, began to find expression in public by the citizens of the state capitol city erate circumstances. It made no dif- action. in a remarkably short, intensive cam- The Jewish contributions then to mod- ference to the Jewish fathers and moth- paign of only two days. The drive was COZZY GOTTSDANKER. ers, brothers. and sisters, whether the ern social ethics, and particularly to the extended into all towns and communi- ethics of democracy, have been great A young man who needs no introduc- case was one of dangerous contagious ties of Ingham county. The quota for disease or not; they came to the suf- indeed. Host the democracies are go- the Jewish \Var Funds amounted to tion to Detroiters is Cozzy Gottsdanker. ing to acknowledge their obligations ferer's side. $6.2(0(. of which 55.000 was raised for His artistic talent as an illustrator and After a somewhat long life in which and show their gratitude by deeds is Jewish War Relief and $1,200 for the cartoonist is well known as features of have seen many family interiors in not yet plain.—Hebrew Standard. a II 1 xstriotic (Irises in this city. He' Jewish Welfare Board. A great part of the credit for the startled the community last year with splendid organization and management his first poster depicting graphically of the campaign goes to two Jewish the condition of the suffering Jews citizens of Lansing, Joseph Gerson and abroad, and it was used effectively in Jacob B. Simon. Mr. Gerson was the Jewish War Relief campaign of chairman of the campaign committee 1917. His fame as an artist soon spread for the city of Lansing, his selection and his talent has been used for the !' being a tribute to his great ability and Liberty Loan, the Red Cross, the energy as an organizer and his pleasing V. M. C. A.. K. of C.. and now he is personality that marks him as one of drawing pictures with an irresistible ap- ennetert Lansing's most popular business men. peal for the U. S. , . It was mainly through his efforts that in the Radio divi The ewish Contribution to Modern Social Ethics Urging His Dismissal. The Board of Governors of the He- brew Union College at Cincinnati, at its meeting Tuesday, June 25, consid- ered a petition urging the dismissal of Prof. Gotthard Deutsch, alleging un- patriotic utterances, but it was denied by a large majority vote of the board, former Senator Alfred 51. Cohen, pres- ident, who presided at the session, an- nounced. "The allegations contained in the petition," said President Cohen, "were regarding certain matters which a few people evidently thought had not been brought before the hoard at its meet- ing last January, when the case of Dr. Deutsch was acted upon and the pro- fessor of history reinstated. "There was no inference that the actions of the professor since that time had been anything but loyal and his every utterance patriotic. ' It also developed that 1)r. Deutsch has two sons in the service, both vol- unteers, and that a third son, 16 years old, has applied for enlistment in the navy. "Dr. Deutsch's daughter, who volun- teered for Red Cross duty overseas, and was refused, is now engaged in welfare work in New York City along kindred lines to that of the Red Cross. I believe that every member of the family is in the service of war work except one. who is prevented by age." There was a large attendance of the board, including Rev. Joseph Silver- mann, New York City; Rev. Joseph Stold, Chicago; Rev. Charles S. Levi, 51ilveaukee; Rev. Nlax Heller, New Orleans, and Mareys 'Aaron,' P'tts- burgh. Correct Date of ,i the \Var Chest idea was adopted in eral months ago, Ingham county for co-ordinating all of the local rec patriotic fund drives. He was most that he be detail( ably supported by Mr. Simon, who is cruiting force so utilized in the ", also decidedly popular in the city. The Jewish community of Lansing is paign. Cozzy is at worl not a large one, but what it lacks in numbers is magnificently made up in recruiting office of he is doing a gres• real patriotic enthusiasm, for every Jew in the city able to contribute was on Kaiserism from tt the subscription lists with a substantial are so familiar tilt amount, thus proving Lansing's Jewry the Navy" are pt:. terms. at 100%, • —and every dollar you invest helps win the war as well as helping your future. Jew Heads British Army Corps In France Monash, Famous En- gineer, is the First Australian and Jew to Hold High Rank of Lieutenant-General. Sir John Nkomo!' Valley, one of. the 'names with which the Anzacs have enriched of Gallipoli Peninsula, was so called by the men of an Australian regiment in honor of tl\eir colonel. now Sir /oho NIonash, who has just been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General and placed in the command of a British Army corps iu France. The importance of this promotion is twofold. Sir John Monash has the distinction of being both the, first Australian and the first Jew to reach so high a position in the British army. The distinction is all the more not- able because he comes from outside the ranks of the regular army. His promotion has been won entirely by merit, personal qualities, and tech- nical abilities. Monash was born in isfelbourne, capital of the State of Victoria, and temporary capital of the Australian Commonwealth, on June 27, 1865, and is thus 53 years of age. After attend- ing elementary public school he re- ceived his high school education at the Scotch College, Melbourne, and then went to the- Melbourne Univer- sity, where he was graduated as a the geographical nomenclature ek4 Excu atom Through a clerical error on the part Of the entertainment committee of Perfection bodge, P. & A. 51., the ad- vertised date of the boat excursion LIEUT.-GEN. JOHN MONASH. of the lodge was announced for Sun. Bachelor of Arts before beginning to day, July 7. The public Is advised that the correct date of the excursion study civil engineering. He was a brilliant and industrious student and is Wednesday, July 17. finished his course with the highest honors. He wished, as a civil engin- BECOMES PETTY OFFICER eer, to he as independencas possible IN NAVY IN 3 MONTHS of lawyers and patent attorneys, and for this reason he studied law and Anained the degree of LL.B. A Great Engineer. With a brother of Mr. Justice Hig-. LANSING WAR CHEST DRIVE GIVES $6,200 TO JEWISH WAR FUND BUY Australian BEN FRIEDMAN. Before his enlistment in the Navy, Ben Friedman was one of the most prominent and hustling members of the Detroit Lodge, K. of I'., No. 55. As chairman of their entertainments and (latices he did wonders, and he is at present translating his energies into terms of service for Uncle Sam at the Newport, R, I. naval station. Ben has been a sailor since March 501, but it didn't take long for the powers that be at Newport to find out that he possess- ed more than average ability, and the announcement that he is now a petty officer in the commissary department was not surprising to his many friends in Detroit. Mr. Friedman is the son of Mrs. Anna Friedman of 201 E. Hancock St. He was formerly manager of the Atlas Floral Co. gins, !'resident of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, he established the firm of Higgins & Monash, one of the eading firms of its kind in Australia. Roads, bridges, railways, water sup- ply systems, and similar work largely occupied the partners. When rein- forced concrete came into vogue 'broad, they were the first to intro- duce it into Australia, and so with much else that was new in engineer- ing and machinery, for the firm was enterprising and full of the enthus- iasm of pioneers in a great country of undeveloped resources. Monash's fellow-engineers on two occasions elected him President of the Victor- ian Institute of Engineers, while the Senate of the University elected him to a seat on the governing body bf that institution. At an early stage he became inter- ested in military affairs, using his keen intellect and technical knowl- edge to acquire a grasp of the science of warfare. In 1887 he joined the Victorian State Militia and qualified as a lieutenant in the Engineer Corps, which was then commanded by Major Josephs, also a Jew, who was both an able and popular officer. Monash was promoted to captain in 1892, and to major in 1900. In 1901 the naval and military forces of the several States passed under the control of the Common- wealth Government, and Monash was raised to the rank of lieutenant- colonel in the newly,created national defense force. Seven years later he was made a colonel, the rank he held when the war broke out. Having a good knowledge of French and Ger- man, in addition to his many other qualifications, he was at once appoint. ed chief censor, but he held this po- sition only a few months because he Boris Ginsberg, Russian Jewish In- was eager to get a fighting job. venter, Demi. In Gallipoli Campaign. His chance came with the Anzacs. Petrograd.—Boris Ginsberg, the fa- Throughout the terrible ordeal of the Gallipoli mous inventor of sleeping cars, died campaign he commanded an in Petrograd. (Continued on page 4.)