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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1918.
VOL. IV. NO. 15.
BRIGHT YOUNG DOCTOR I "Industrial Dictatorship of U. S."
DAVIDSON, JEWISH
Charles M. Schwab Repudiates Bigoted
IS MADE A PROFESSOR
SCULPTOR, CREATES .
Is Established by Giant Power of
Advertising in Name of United States
MONUMENT OF MARNE
, Son of Beth David's
Early in C
Bernard M. Baruch in Washington
Shipping Board, Rebukes Offender
President Is Added to Faculty of
Woman Inserts Liner For File
Clerk, Requiring Applicant to
State His Religion—Matter is
Promptly Taken Up With the
Authorities.
Incident Results in Circular Sent
Out by Board, Warning All
Departments Against Drawing
Distinctions Because of Faith.
N EW OR K —About the middle of
July there appeared in the New York
Times an advertisement for a file
clerk, which was inserted in the name
of the U. S. Shipping Board, 115
Broadway.
As originally submitted the adver-
tisement contained the word "Chris-
tian," for which there was subse-
quently substituted the request that
applicants state their "religion" and
"nationality."
Upon his attention hieing called to
this matter by Mr. Louis Wiley of the
"Times," Mr. Marshall, as president
of t he American Jewish Committee,
took up the . matter with ,the Hon.
Bainbridge Colby, a member of the
U. S. Shipping Board.
In a letter to Mr. Colby, July 25,
Mr. Marshall said in part:
This is a matter of vital import-
ance. It cannot be blinked or dis-
posed of by the ordinary plati-
tudes. Mr. Hudson will of course
assevervate that he meant no
harm and that "some of his best
friends are Hebrews." Nor will
a rosewater reprimand fit such a
disregard of the very genius of
American institutions. Not be-
cause of any desire for inflicting
punishment, but for the sake of
example and the establishment of
a necessary precedent, this offense
should be followed by a dismissal
from the public service of the of-
fender, and the public should be
informed of the reason.
Mr. Colby's reply follows:
Dear Mr. Marshall:
Aug. 8, 1918.
When your letter of July 25
was received I referred it to the
• •• .Director.03enecel cf +be EllzerVr,
cy Fleet Corporation, Mr. Charles
M. Schwab, who in a letter re-
ceived yesterday, advises me that
the matter is receiving his per-
sonal attention, and that I may he
assured of a definite report on the
subject. Just as soon as I ant told
what action has been or is pro-
posed to be taken I shall be glad
to write you further.
Faithfully yours.
(Signed) BAINBRIDGE COLBY.
Commissioner.
The following letter was later re-
ceived by Mr. Marshall from Mr.
Colby:
My Dear Mr. Marshall:
Aug. 23, 1918.
The Emergency Fleet Corpora-
tion has sent a circular to its var-
ious department heads, of which
I send you a copy. From this it
appears there can be no mistak-
ing the disapproval with which the
corporation looks upon any intru-
sion of a religious test in the se-
lection of its employes. I beg
also to include a copy of Mr.
Schwab's letter to me on the sub-
ject. I sent him your letter, which
had his careffil consideration.
Yours faithfully,
(Signed) BAI NBRIDGE COLBY.
Commisiioner.
"France Aroused," at Liiinit of German
Drive, Will Repay Gift of Status of
Liberty.
Alma Mater.
Hr. Isidore William Towlen, son of
Current Opinion and World's Work Writers Study Vast Author-
ity of Son of German Refugee Who Became Millionaire at
Thirty-two.
Joseph Towlen, president of the Con-
NEW YORK—A generation ago gregation Beth David, has been ap-
France gave to America I3artholdi's pointed assistant professor of physi-
heroic Statue of Liberty to stand as ology and physiological chemistry at Modesty, Quietness, Irrisistibleness of Will, Mark the Man Who
the emblem of Freedom at the gate- the Detroit College of Medicine and
Yielded a Seat in the New York Stock Exchange that He
way of the New World. Now in Surgery.
Might Serve the Government Untrammeled.
turn, Americans are giving to the
The honor of this has come to the
Mr. Schwab Speaks.
Following is Mr. Schwah's letter to sister republic Jo Davidson's colossal y o ung and active practitioner at an
statue of "France Aroused, to bh unusually early period in his career.
Mr. Colby:
placed on the Battlefield of the Marne But it causes no surprise to those who
WASHINGTON—It is indeed in- the Los Angeles Times, he had con-
Aug. 8, 1918.
to commemorate forever the heroig have watched that career and have (cresting to review the personnel of tributed $50,000 in the 1912 campaign
My Dear Mr. Colby:
stand
for
Liberty
made
by
France.
noted
the
other
honors
Dr.
Towlen
national and international administra- toward the nomination and election
Referring again to your letter of
In making "France Aroused," a Co- has won. He is probably the youngest tive boards to discover the number of of President \Vilson: So, in fact,
Aug. 2 and also to yours of Aug.
figure
of
France
Belligerent,
lossal
medical
college
professor
in
the
en-
Jewish men actually engaged in the Baruch frankly told a committee of
7, and returning herewith letter
Jo Davidson, the great Jewish Amer= tire country.
immediate task of winning the war.
Congress.
front Mr. Louis Marshall of the
ican sculptor, seas inspired by the
Among them there is no liner speci-
"Colonel House and he
were
law firm of Guggenheimer, Unter-
suggestion of certain persons on this
men than Bernard M. Baruch, chair - brought together — House, the student
myer & Marshall, dated July 25,
side of the Atlantic that a monument
man of the War Industries Board. It of men and policies, and Baruch, the
regarding an advertisement of an
should be erected at Senlis, to mark
will be interesting, in this connection, student of markets and materials.
objectionable character which was
the
point
of
the
farthest
advance
of
to quote from Current Opinion where Each impressed the other and both h
placed in the New York Times.
German
arms.
hltiireis
impressed
the writer offers a vivid character through
As promised you in my letter of
Wilson,
n
The statue, which is twenty feet
sketch of this truly great titan:
I \l
c ‘o
Conotdw
V
McCombs
brso (chairman
when,
Aug. 5. I have had this matter
o f the
high, was made in Davidson's studio
"Keeping the hounds away from the Democratic National Committee), he
thoroughly investigated and beg
in McDougal Alley, New York.
treasury is one of his main duties;1 made their acquaintance.
leave to make the following re-
Mr. Davidson, who appears to have
port:
says Bernard M. Baruch, chairman of
There is evidence, in testimony.and
deserted Paris for all time, has set,.
This advertisement was placed
the War Industries Board.
admissions, that Colonel House, after
tied Himself during the last few year0
in the New York Times by a clerk
"The jolt—the 'grim, hard job'— Mr. Wilson's election, often consult-
in New York, where he has become:
in charge of the files in our New
assigned to this industrial strategist is ed with Baruch as to appointments—
one
of
the
most
important
of
the
York office, without the knowl-
more important than the personality financial amMintments notably. Then,
younger pillars in the temple of Ami'
edge or approval of our district
of the !nail who fills it. Its greatest presently came the war with Ger-
erican art.
supervisor, although it was called
importance lies in the fact that it is many, and Baruch was summoned
The selection of Davidson's inas=
to his attention later.
the most hopeful creation of all the into the councils at Washington. At
terpiece, "France Aroused," the gift
In a vast organization like ours,
past moves and shifts to produce one first he was given control of racy
of the American people to the French
it is sometimes difficult to pre-
essential element in a real war ma- materials, metals particularly.
Steel
nation, recalls the great distinction
vent occurrences of this kind, but
chine—that is, as Richard Washburn shares and copper shares in Wall
conferred on the Jewish poetess, Em-
it may be stated to Mr. Marshall
Child points out in the \Vorld's Work, Street had been among his special-
ma Lazarus, whose stirring sonnet
in most positive terms that this is
an office which is the center of fore- ties. And wise dealers in such secur-
was ‘engraved on the Bartholdi
not the policy of the corporation,
sight in mobilizing resources and in ities also investigate the industries,
Statue of Liberty in New York hart
as no refignition whatever of re-
making production and transportation the profits, practicable and possible,
hoc:
ligious ptinciples is considered in
keep in step.
the ore supplies, visible and invisible,
"Give me your tired, your poor,
the employment of our people.
"If the man who fills it is big and and so on. * • •
The person placnig this adver-
Your huddled masses yearning to
strong enough, he can make the mili-
Left Wall Sheet
DR. ISIDORE WM. TOWLEN.
tisement has been severely repri-
breathe free,
•
tary and naval plans become articu-
"No suggestion was made that he
The wretched refuse of your
manded and positive instructions
late
and
ready
to
speak
up
coherent-
Dr. Towlen has won many distinc-
withdraw from Wall Street, but he
issued to prevent a recurrence.
teeming shore—.
lie was ly in advance and say what they want
tions in his native town.
did withdraw. He disposed of his
Send these, the homeless, tempest
Woman Did It.
born in Detroit, educated first in our and why.
seat on the stock exchange for $58,-
tost, to me.
"lie can say the word and steel
Mr. Marshall suggests that the
grammar schools, graduated front the
00(1, ceased his personal transactions
I lift my lamp beside the Golden
person who inserted the adver-
Cass Technical high school, and then will move at his order, either to the
and gave himself up entirely to the A i
Door!"
took up his studies in the college army or the railroads. It is the same
tisement he discharged and a
Government and the defeat of the bar-
coal, copper, cotton, chemicals,
which has just added him to its
statement published as to why
barians. The judgment of the Ad-
FIRST OF SHAAREY
witli anything used in this sear.
this discharge was made. In view
faculty.
ministration was justified. Proof of
ZEDEK'S BOYS TO GIVE UP
"Umpire, Baruch might be called,,
of the fact, however, that the per-
While in college he was made a
the fact is found i9.his promotion by
son.who placed this advertise-
LIFE FOR DEMOCRAps member of the Alpha Phi Sigma fra- but dictator would be a better word, the'PF, Thident, Not much was printed
gir
the for never has an American b
winner
, tne,p(45 a, laiptua4i,t seenwto
teraily,..lie
tUMOtiqff....esI t‘, ec41,.1, uted - ,
that if we give Mr.I.larshairobr .
gOlifThieraTliiiit,-iMflit . g"oliiiiicrSii11174ftrcisserfte itSiitic
f an
Well-Known Detroit Young Man
brie fly and then lost in the great
assurance that the incident will
last May. During his student (lays he and material instrumentalities of the
events
of
Flanders
and Picardy. Yet
Killed
in
France.
not occur again, he should feel
Was for two years editor of the col- country. '
satisfied to let the matter rest as
lege magazine, The Lueocyte.
"Is (here need for more cannon and it was a matter of vital importance,
N. Harry Lamport, one of Detroit's
it is. While 1 agree with you that
shells? If so. factories must he built because Baruch, after the President,
popular young nien, of the Naval Air
her action was thoughtless, I be-
when Baruch gives the word, or old has become the most powerful man in
lieve a discharge in this particu-
factories must drop their usual lines the United States.
Service, was killed in an aeroplane
'But he is unchanged, comments
lar case would be too severe an
and take up new ones. The power of
accident in France, last Tuesday, while
the writer in the World's Work. His
action.
'conversion,' of changing from auto-
on port duty, according to a telegram
In this connection, I am attach-
mobiles or sewing machines to rifles smile is as ingratiating and his man-
from the Navy Department received
ing copy of a memorandum issued
and ammunition, is without limit, we ner unhurried as before. Tall, six
by his mother, Mrs. Ethel Lamport,
feet or more; lean, white - haired,
to the heads of all departments by
read, in the hands of this man.
990 John R. street.
Vice-President Coonley under
"Are supplies, such as coal and lum- though he is but forty-eight; his fea-
Mr. Lamport, who was 2 years of Writer of Inspirational Articles ber wanting? Baruch has power to tures delicately cut, he goes and
date of July 26, calling special at-
tention to the fact that religious
age, enlisted last April. F e the past
Wins New Honor in Long create new facilities for the produc- conies quietly, carrying with him al-
principles are to have no bearing
two months he had been s t itioned at
tion of both. He can say, 'Cut down ways an atmosphere of distinction and
Career of Distinctions.
whatever in the making of ap-
Painboetif, France. At the 'irate of his
that forest,' and axmen will go forth capability. Nothing of the bulldog
pointments.
quickly. Hills of virgin coal can be about him, no 'affectation of square-
mlistment Mr. Lamport was a mem-
NAME
IS
KNOWN
TO
ALL
I trust this will enable you to
opened at his command. If he uses jawness, so tiresome and common
ber of the firm of A. L. Lamport &
adjust the matter to the satisfac-
ENGLISH-SPEAKING this power bravely and decisively, and among financiers and industrial kings.'
Bros., 133 Jefferson avenue cast.. For
tion of all concerned.
Herbert Kaufman Named
Assistant Secretary of
Interior by President
If you wish, however. i shall
be pleased to see Mr. Marshall, on
the subject.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) C. M. SCHWAB.
Director Gensral.
A letter received by his mother Fri-
day, three days after he was killed on
active duty, gives a glimpse of the
objective for the entire city of Cin-
$15,000,000 NEEDED
cinnati is to be $250,000.
noble spirit of this brave Jewish sol-
FOR JEWISH WAR FUND
With such success attending Mr.
Billikopf's efforts there can be no
doubt that the $15,000,000 which is the
Director Billikopf Reports Great Open-
aim of the committee in 1918 will be
ing of Drive in All Southern Centers. fully subscribed.
Jacob Billikopf, Executive Direc- BRANDEIS TO ST. JAMES,
RUMORED IN WASHINGTON
tor of the American Jewish Relief
Committee for Sufferers from the
Washington—it
is rumored in well
War, announces his object this year
is to raise a minimum of $15,000,000 informed circles that President Wilson
to relieve the abject misery of 3,000,- contemplates appointing Supreme
000 Jews in the war zone. The Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis as
amount raised last year was $10,000,- Ambassador to England for the dura-
tion of the war, in place of Ambassa-
000.
Under Mr. Billikopf's directorship dor Walter H. Page, who tendered
towns all over the country have al- his resignation recently on account of
ready raised from 50 to 100% more ill health.
As the rumors have it, Justice Bran-
than they did in 1917. Although
drives arc still to be held in many deis will not have to resign from the
important cities, including Chicago, Supreme Court. It will be understood
San Francisco, New Orleans and New that he is to return to the United
York, upwards of $6,000,000 has al- State after the war is over.
If Justice Brandeis should be ap-
ready been raised.
Mr. Billikopf's southern itinerary, pointed American Ambassador to the
just completed, included Richmond, Court of St. James, the two great
Atlanta, Georgia; Montgomery, Bir- Anglo-Shicon nations will be diplomat-
ically united by Jews. Great Britain's
mingham, Nashville and Cincinnati.
As a result of his inspiration, Rich- Ambassador to the United States,
mond has arranged to conduct this Lord Reading, is also a Jew.
drive this month for $50,000. At At-
lanta, many prominent citizens SYNAGOGUE BURNING
IS TROTZKY'S THREAT
pledged the full support of the city
to the cause. As a direct result of
Moscow—The
president of the Mos-
his visit, Alabama will probably con-
duct a state-wide campaign with an cow Jewish Community received an
objective of $250,000. This is in line official warning from the Bolsheviki
with North Carolina, where a state government that all the synagogues
campaign resulted in subscrpitions will be destroyed by dynamite if the
of more than $150,000. At the dinner Moscow Jews will not cease being un-
which marked Mr. Billikopf s recep- friendly to the Trotzky regime.
The Bolsheviki compelled the He-
tion in Nashville the 100 people who
were present pledged $60,000 for their brew daily newspaper "Haham" to
community. At Cincinnati a small suspend publication, because it re-
group of men pledged personal con- fused to publish their proclamations to
tributions amounting to $175,000. The the public.
WORLD.
his ability, he will become, \Vashing-
ton is saying, one of the greatest
WASHINGTON—Herbert Kauf- characters of the war. Generals and
nent member of the Young People's
man, the famous Jewish journalist admirals will gain more glory, but
Society of Shaarey Zedek and took an
and author, whose inspirational ar- 'none will he entitled to more honor.'
active part in all social events.
(isles are eagerly read throughout the
How Baruch Came.
three years he was a student at Co-
lumbia University. He was a promi-
N. HARRY LAMPORT.
English-speaking world, has been ap-
"Baruch originally went to Wadt-
pointed Assistant Secretary of the ington as a member of the Advisory
Interior.
Commission of the Council of Na-
Mr. Kaufman thus comes to na- tional Defense. It was an experiment
tional honor in his native city, for on the part of the Administration.
he was born in Washington on March
"The other members of the com-
b, M8
178 ,
mission—Willard, Coffin, Rosenwald
r. Kaufman's distinctions came to
—wandered or faded. Baruch stayed,
him early in life. He graduated in
It is said that the
1893 from the Emerson Institute at sawing wood.
President did not give him favor ow-
\Vashington. When he graduated
ing to an irritation which he had un-
from Columbia University in 1898 he
intentionally established in Secretary
won the Lee medal for oratory.
Baker. lie had been a daring \Vall
Mr. Kaufman is now connected with
Street speculator and plunger, who
the New York American. His fa-
had come from South Carolina. grad-
mous "Weekly Page" is distributed by
uated at the College of the City of
syndicate through the United States,
New York, gone to work in a broker-
Canada and the British Isles.
age office, had become a broker him-
He has had an unusually brilliant
self, and then an independent oper-
career as a writer. lie has been head
ator.
of the Herbert Kaufman Syndicate,
"He was a millionaire at the age of
and American advisor to C. Arthur
thirty-two 'because he knew when to
Pearson of London. Ile was former-
buy and, generally, when to sell the
ly the American representative of
shares he possessed.' Also, accord-
William T. Stead. His work as edi-
ing to James R. Morrow, writing in
torial writer on the Chicago Tribune
and Record-Herald attracted wide in-
J. H. SCHIFF CANCELS
terest.
$40,000 MORTGAGE OF
His editorials, magazine articles and
HEBREW AID SOCIETY
poems have been collected in several
hooks. The titles of his books are:
The Hebrew Sheltering and Immi-
"Songs of Fancy," "The Stolen
Had I not gone through all this my-
self, I never would have believed it
possible. The navy makes the im-
possible a reality. A fellow finds here
that 'he can do anything, ha matter
difficult or dangerous the task, and the
great thing about it is that you do it
willingly and gladly."
The Young People's Society ihas
these words were not addressed to
me—they were addressed to the rep-
resentative of the United States.'
Over and over again I have seen
Baruch's patience and persistence
draw conflicting forces together, win
resistant personalities, save a situa-
tion.
Magic Hands.
"His hands are indicative of these
same qualities of flexible strength.
One who is interested in men and
their differences and similarities will
observe these hands because they are
more descriptive of Baruch than any-
thing one can find in his eyes. His
eyes look steadily and with constant
searching into yours, and tell little
unless a subject fails to interest him,
whereupon an additional film of in-
expressiveness drops over them.'His
eyes are the eyes of Wall Street; his
hands are the hands of an idealist."
"We read further that in his Wall
Street days Baruch depended largely
upon 'hunches' and is still using the
word. In fact, he uses it constantly
and, unless one knows also that Ba-
ruch feels less confident of 'hunches'
as a guide to a public servant than
as a guide to a rapid-fire investor, it
will bring on a chill to hear that he
has 'hunches' about the grimmest job
in Washington—that which is being
handled by himself and the War In-
dustries Board. His father, Dr. Simon
Baruch, was a Prussian by birth, who
was swept out of Germany on a tide
"The grant Aid Society of America, at 229
East Broadway, has received a dona-
tion of $40,000 from Jacob H. Schiff,
it was announced yesterday.
Ten years ago Mr. Schiff took a
Herzberg, of Baltimore. The present mortgage of $40,000 on the society's
Mrs. Kaufman was Miss Alta Rush, of property without charging interest,
with the understanding that if at the
Portland, Oregon.
end of that time certain stipulations
suffered an irreparable loss in the would be complied with, he would
release the society from paying the
death of Harry Lamport, who died as
amount of the mortgage.
he lived, nobly, bravely, unafraid.
The time expired, and Mr. Schiff,
Surviving are his mother, four being convinced that the society has
of ' Jewish emigration prior to our
brothers, Albert, Joseph, Samuel and satisfactorily discharged its duties, Civil
war and who distinguished him-
Max, and three sisters, Esther, Anna the receipt by it of the satisfaction self as a surgeon in
the Confederate
and Helen.
sof the mortgage followed.
army."
dier, of the cheerfulness with which Throne," "The Winning Fight,"
Dreamers," "The Efficient Age," "Do
he was "doing his bit."
Something, Be Something."
"As for myself," he writes, "I feel
Mr. Kaufman has been twice mar-
like a top. This opportunity that has ried. His first wife was Miss Helen
been given me to fight for my country
is the greatest experience of my life.
In short, this captain of many indus-
tries appears less of the industrial
tyrant than of the temperamentalist.
"'If he had to cut off a head, he
would be polite,' said one of his aides.
I watched him when one of the big
industrial leaders came in one day
and stormed at hint outrageously—
Baruch showed the gleam of fight in
his eyes but he is always patient. He
will take his time to win. He is skill-
ed in getting men over to his side.
He said on that occasion—'After all,