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CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, OHIO
THE JEWISH CHRONICLE
MICHIGAN'S. JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION
VOL. IV. NO. 16.
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1918.
Messrs. Schiff and Straus Jewish Soldiers Win
Protest Plan to Summon
Undying Glory in
And-Zionist Conference
Every French Fight
ALBERT STRAUSS TO
SUCCEED WARBURG
ON RESERVE BOARD
Movement Fostered by Rabbi "The Hospitals Show It—Their
Philipson of Cincinnati Courte-
ously but Plainly Disapproved
by Both Philanthropists.
Comrades Declare It," Says
Congressman Siegel of New
York.
NATHAN A. KOMER
IS YOUNGEST MAJOR
Detroiter, Highest Ranked Jewish (MG.
Able Banker Likely to Be Named for
cer, Appointed Commander of
Full Term of Four Years.
First Battalion.
\\
it ■, n
hile no coll.
i s availabl e. ewiiig to tilt ab.
!secretary- Mc.\floo . , titre is
,triers ; , xdtt tation that the
ha, been made to ill the vacancy' on
the Federal Iteserse Board caused by
\ \\ 1 IIIlis -Cougres•mau Isaac
the retirement it the end of his term
NE. \\
OR k•M
j - r•
-lab
en
jj, . tste,te l. ot New York City. member „j ser,ics. of p
at ,' NI . kVarb urg.
th•
authorized the /moist
jj oft
'
(It j,,,,jas
Si hill
Hie place made vacant by the re-
cnnizanou of America to publish. his
\Vellare F nosed, has just re- tirentent of Mr. \Varltiirg probably
reply to an imitation to patio:mate
ranc , with mats ,
or will be filled by the appointment of
Capt. N. \. Kouur, son of NIrs. R.
I.. Konier, of 21,1 East \Varren ave-
nue, has been promoted from the rank
of Captain to that of Nlajor in the
U. S. .\ riny.
But twenty-five years old. Nlajor
Korner' is one of the youngest nom
of his rank in the service. Ile has
been assigned as instructor at Camp
Gordon. Central Officers' Training
Per Year, $2.00; Copy, 5 Cents.
Co-Operation Against Offensive "Jewish
Comedy" Pledged to Detroit Committee
By Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Picture Soon to Be Shown to 8,000,000 Spectators Throughout
Country Found Objectionable by Anti-Defamation League, but
Protest Brings Immediate Elimination of Objectionable Portions.
"We Are In Entire Accord and Sympathy With Yciur Work," De-
clares Official of Corporation, Issuing Order for Correction of Film
Throughout Country.
VIENNA JEWS CRY
OUT AGAINST PLOT
OF ANTI-SEMITES
Strong support of the work of the
Anti-Defamation League of the IFItai
Itrith is avowed by C. C. Burr, of the
Camp, and is commander of the
in a conference which (Trial!' reform IN. courage told accomplishments of \lbert Strauss Of the banking tine of
rabbis. including Dr. David Philipson. . hors . ,
Famous-Players Lasky Corporation,
First Itattalion, a unit comprising
t
ss is
won the %liftman J . ,,,„f \\.•
& ( . 0 j o f N ew
,•
many Michigan youths training for
in ordering changes in a recent com-
of Cinci n nati. hate planned to can
r xpeoitionary Forcer:.
York.
order to organize an opposition to the
commissions.
Action Taken In Parliament on Cen• edy release after a protest front the
baltIe ironts, hospitals and
NI, Straits, will tene fur t h e i nn
Zionist movement.
Detroit committee of the league.
Major Koster was a member of the
sorship of Report of Persecution.
trainin
g
'
mi
n
i
'.
Cini
gr
e".1
"an
'iegel
term
of
four
,-ar.
His
selection
is
In his letter Mr. Schiff announces
first class graduating at Fort Sheri-
In their protest. the Detroit com-
that he has ceased his opposition to met thousands of American fighters due to his standing as a banker and dan, where he received his commis-
mittee had the warm support of
I passed through a variety of inter-
\ '1 EN NA.—The growing uneasi-
man of administrative ability.
the Zionist movement, the success of
sion as First Lieutenant. Ile was
Gleichman, managing director of the
csting experiences. \\'itli Itablii
Hess of the Jewish population of Aus-
If. Federal Reserve act provides that of promoted to a Captaincy
which, he says, will Moe the most ,• ,•
,
in six
Broadway-Strand theater.
Milton
11, e.nelow.
Jacob K o h n and the the members appointed by the
trig with regard to their position is
h ealthv and re fres hing effect upon
months.
resiiiniinn Alexander is chairman of the coin-
Julius
• he
shown In the following
""
eon'i- President at least too shall be per-
He describes the plan
entire Israel.
,
inittee
.
and
his
associates
are
Rabbi
tions aitimeg the Jewish members of sons experienced in banking or
which ha. been miaminmhly a d opte d
to oppose it as nothing less than pre-
Leo NI. Franklin and \ ttorney Louis
JEWISH ATTORNEY
the .\amen Expeditionary Forces fi nance.
by the Council of the Jewish Conn-
posterous. His letter follmvs:
with a Niew of itstahltshing the work i
RAISED TO BENCH munity of Vienna, and to which over James Rosenberg.
It is expected that the announce-
Bar Harbor, Me., Sept. 5, 1918.
The comedy lihn which caused the
of the Jewish \Velfar• Board over - mein of the new appointments to the
NI ENI I'll IS.—Judge Israel II. Peres 400 communities in .Mistria hate sig-
on:
NIr Dear Dr.
seas.
protest is entitled "She Loved Him
Rosette It.,ard will be made soon has been elected Chancellor of C han, " 'hell their assent:
Replying to your cominunica•
Plenty: "
In the course , of it too
.\ report of the Commission work after the return of Secretary Mc:\ cloo eery Court No 2 of Shelby t °mar . l
It the name of all the Jews repre-
lion of August 311th, I regret I
abroad has been submitted by Con- front his tour of inspection of the rail- Tennessee. lie is the first Jew to be seated by it, the Council of the Jew- coineffians are area setting fire to a
, aljnot s e e Illy Way to give per-
gresstnan Siegel to the Executive rnad, of the
milt (?I clothing, while the "Jewish"
elected to the bench of Shelby County. ish Community records its most sot-
mission for my name to be used
Committee of the Jew ish \Velfare
emit protest against the laxity of the proprietor hovers in the background.
in connection with the call of the
Board.
Mr. Alexander wrote a letter to the
authorities in tolerating during a
conference in opposition to the
The Commission organized Rosh
number of months past the carrying film corporation, in which he pointed
Zionist movement.
Hashanah services and arranged for
on in Vienna and throughout Austria out that the type of low comedy which
I believe I hate already hereto-
receptions for the Jewish fighters in
of a systematic agitation the avowed has been slowly driven from the legiti-
fore explained to you the reasons
French homes and synagogues on
object of which is to inflame the mate and vaudeville stage should not
which, scum after the outbreak of
their MI% day f lirl, 'u g h,
Christian population and provoke be permitted to get a foothold in the
the 'Russian revolution. have in-
In a statement giving his general
motion picture indusry.
them to excesses against the Jews.
duced me to change my former
impressions acquired during hits stay
NIr. .11exander then suggested the
attitude toward the Zionist tome-
- The Anti•Seinitic agitation has
in Franc,. he said:
nient and I hate since become
reached its climax in \Vest Germany diminution of certain sections of the
\ fter a tits-week tour of the
more and more convinced that it
and in the so-called 'German Conven-
camps iii France. and having met
The reply of the corporation offi-
was in the best interests of our
tions' (Deutsche Volk-tagel, in the
thonsands of boys of all faiths, and Joseph L. Tepper Discusses Amusing Blunder by Which Creel
people that I did this.
course of which the assembled crowds cials was prompt and frank and cor-
after receiving opinions of men in
Was
Coupled
with
Baruch,
and
Mistake
Was
Repeated—
dial.
C. C. Burr, who wrote to Mr.
Greatly more than I did when I
were directly incited to pogroms
command, including General Pershing,
Creel is Broad Irishman, Friend of Jewish People.
first ceased my opposition to the
against the Jews—a proceeding which, Alexander, declared:
it gives tile great pleasure to be able
We are in entire accord and
Zionist movement. do I feel now
in view of the heated state of the pub-
to say that tom buy , have performed
sympathy with your work, and
that the creation of a Jewish
lic mind, might easily have led to
remarkable and most extraordinary Necessity for Clear Information ton ic laws. thereby insinuating that
deplore the carelessness which
Home Land in Palestine is 'nos)
serious consequences."
deeds in every battle which has taken
a menace to society and
in Public Mind and Press Dis-
,J ew
might give offense to anyone.
desirable.
The resolution goes on to declare
ought not to be tolerated.
place s o far One has to isit the
The eliminations recommended have
I am very much afraid that con-
patches Pointed Out as Best
hospitals, and there learn from the
The writer of the article instanced that the Jews of Austria have done been ordered in all the releases of the •
ditions in Itissia. Poland, Rou-
for Interests of All Faiths— NI orris Ilillqiiit and Rose Pastor their full share in hearing the burdens
boys of every faith what our boys
film throughout the country.
mania, Austria, perhaps even Ger-
have done under fire. The morale is
Jewish Anti-Bolshevik Mar- Stokes as such types. Forthwith. a of the war, and that all the charges
.1s the result of the prompt action
many and elsewhere, are such that
brought
against
them
.
by
the
.1nti-
extremely high, and the one spirit
very strong retort was made to that
of the company in response to the De-
tyre Praised.
the outlook for the Jews there—
which dominates them is that-of ob-
charge by !sir. Loins Nlarshall of Semitic agitators are groundless.
troit protest, audiences estimated at
and these form a vast majority of
taining quick and certain victory.
The following interpellation was in- 8,000.000
Nett' York. Then the writer of that
will see a picture freed from
the Jewish population of the
- For the high flolydays twelve of
ASflINC;10N- From tinot. jute. .'irature, realizing that he wrist a little troduced by 1)r. Straucher (supported *Imre:Oral& allusionN'annuggeitioilsJjj
world—b, far from being a favor-
the synagogues in Paris opened their memorial nations displayed a tend- too far even for the anti-Semitic by a number of non-Jewish deputies)
calculated
to inspire prejudice in the
able one and that for reasons
doors, and in all the camps and cities rimy to claim credit for giving to the "Life," tried to make amends by in the .Austrian 1,ower House regard-
minds of the unthinking.
which would lead to far to it
in France the boys attended ser, ices. world great men and for their ser- pointing out the constructive genius ing the suppression by the censorship
The committee feels that this action j
into here, but which by all those
The Jewish Chaplains of the .11neri. vices to humanity and, thus, for pro- of the Jewish character, and, strange of an account in the "Joilische Zei-
on the part of the Famous-Players- i
who want to use their et c , , can
can, Itritish and French forces con- nutting the growth Of civilization. enough, for his types picked George tong" of July 14th of it serious .Anti-
Lasky Corporation sets an admirable j
be well seen, considerable unhap-
ducted set- % ices, and Dr. Jacob Kohn
This excessive zeal on the part of Creel, head of the Bureau of Public Jewish outbreak in Jaroslav, Galicia: example for other producing compan-
piness. if not suffering, k likely in
onftiated at the headquarters of the different peoples gave rise to amusing Information, and Bernard Baruch,
"
\Ve
venture
to
ask
whether
Your
ies
to follow.
store, in the countries I have
. \ inerican Expeditionary Forces and disputes relative to the descent of Chairman of the \Var Industries
Excellency is aware that the censor-
named. for the Jewish population.
Dr. IL G. Endow at a point near the some notables. .111 instant-, is that Board.
ship proceeds in the most arbitrary
.\ merican Israel alone, in co-
DR. D. WEINGARDEN
front.
of Henry Hudson. the discoverer of
and irrational fashion, withholding
operation with its English and
True to "Life."
" \Ve have much to be proud of in the river that bears his name. Ile is
ENTERS U. S. ARMY
harmless passages the prohibition of
French co-religionists. is in a po-
what has been achieved and accom- variously claimed by England and
It is not altogether clear where the which does much more injury to the
sition to effectually help this pro-
AS A LIEUTENANT
plished. and the boys 'Over There' Holland.
enlightened writer of "Life" got the public inten.l than would their pub-
posed creation of a center when
look to a united .1merican Jewry to
This tendency is probably more informatio n that (t ee d was a inem b,,, lication.
the Jew, forced out by impossible
help the Jewish \Velfare Board in pronounced in the case of the Jewish of the t. -hose!'
Race inasmuch as
'711e article in question is an a•-
conditions under which he may -
what it is about to do for them, both people than others.
Perhaps it is everybody. including Creel, knows count .4 Anti-Je•ish excesses which,
have lived in the diaspora, shall be
abroad and here."
perfectly natural. for we have so that lie is
fine a specimen of an in spite of all measures of the Aus-
able to go with the -assurance that
often been put on our defensive. In Irishman as the Emerald Isle ever
trian censorship, are known every-
he shall Mid very sympathetic sur-
RABBI ADMITTED
fact it seems to me that our inborn proilticed.
wh•re in Austria and abroad also.
roundings and conditions under
daily
attitude
towards
all
things
and
n
tit
presuma
bl
e
t
h
e
TO NEW YORK BAR
•
which he and his posterity shall
"The procedure of the .\ ttorney-
all peoples is always apologetic.
orator got this information from the General creates the imiiression that
N F. \V A It It K — Rabbi Samuel
be willing to live.
XVII.
of
Its
has
not
had
the
nlortif
-
same,
reliable
source
where
"Life"
Commissioner of
pu ty
There can he no doubt that the
Buehler, De lu
the \ tistrian authorities by suppress-
ing experience to he condescendingly : scribblers usually get their informa-
Charities, and former Chaplain to
success of these endeavors will
ing flu, news desired to show its ap-
told by some of our well-im•aning , limn concerningj, , „. ,.
Sing Simi prison, has been admitted
hate the most healthy and re-
pro, al of or 111 screen these incidents
Lentil, friends that "some of their
freshing effect upon entire Israel.
to practice law in the State of Nets
Hardly had the ink been dry on —a course eminently calculated to in-
hest
York. Ile recently completed his
triumis were
wherever in the world its mem-
"" ti that - Life's" apologetic rejoinder when jure seriously the reputation of the
"some cif the nicest people they not
course in the New Voids Viiiversity.
bers may be located and the prop-
one of our enterprising albeit reliable Austrian State for just dealing
were likewise Jews."
os•tion which you bring forward
murnalists seized the opportunity of towards all its stiMucls ..
The
clear implication, of course, be-
harmful.
In
%kw
of
the
fact
that
111;:t American Israel combine to
,
initiation of Creel into the
ing that this is the exception to the
Great Britain, France and the
oppose these efforts, is in my
Israel to write him up a- mi
rule and that the narrator wishes to
RAYMOND FOSDICK
other Hied nations through their
opinion, nothing less than prepos-
miracle him as a great Jewish-Eng-
flatter you by dispelling the general f
high officials. hate given assur-
terous.
PRAISES JEWISH
luh journalist it roujuuch"n with
impression
that
Jews
are
unworthy
of
ances for the welfare of the Jew,
Your imposition. in the nature
other eminent let, ish journalists.
WELFARE WORKERS
friendship
or
confidence.
in Palestine, regardless of the fact
of things as these have developed
Oi cour,w "Life's" statement con-
whether one is a Zionist or not.
cannot lie successful and will
siderably extenuates the cart lessuess
to oppose such a beneficent pur-
only bring forth bitterness. re-
11 ,, ver resent sne h ireti er. of the wriler and his falling into error New Group of Chaplains and
pose on the part of a section of
crimination and marked division
Other Aides Soon to Cross the
hon.
We accept it as perfectly and would he partially excusable if
our people can only be hurtful
among the Jewish people of this
uatura l
J ews s h ou ld a l was, s h e it did not disclose a too ready willing,-
Sea.
and show a lack not only of
country, which I am sure, is
regarded with suspicion and SIII11111nil Hess to accept error for the purpose
unanimity but of apprec . ation for
greatly to be deprecated.
LIEUT. DAVID WEINGARDEN.
ew i s h of exploiting a great personality as
to our aid a catalogue of J
these welcome assurances which
Ray mond Fostlick. Director of the
Relieve Inc. dear Doctor Philip-
Dr. David 1Veingarden• who some
celebrities
of
all
times
from
Moses
a
Jew.
should
recei‘e
the
gratitude
not
\Var Department Commission on
son. that I continue to have the
time ago had been commissioned as
Incidentally, the matter came to the
down to prove that it is within the
only of Jews as such, but as
highest esteem for you and I am
Training Camp Activities, who re-
realm of possibility for some Jews to attention of Creel and has occasioned cently returned from France. ex- first lieutenant t Medical Corps) in
Americans. for this first signili-
unhappy to feel that you are about
hate been great and virtuous and him some amusement. It is known plained the problem of overseas work the U. S. arniy. left last week to take-
cant and concrete move on the
to place yourself at the head of a
thereby lay the foundation for justi- and Creel was heard to say that as at a recent meeting of the •xectiti%e up his active ditties at Fort Ogle-
:tart of the .\ Hied nations to as-
movement which is certain to fail,
fication for the existence of the rest a broadminded man he is as staunch Committee of the Jewish \Velfare thorpe, Ga.
Mire freedom of iletelopinent for
as it should fail, and bring more-
Lieut. Weingarden is a son of Mr.
a friend of the Jews as the Jews ever Board.
of us.
subject nationalities.
over, hurt to the cause which you
He complimented the hoard
This, our friends the Zionists, per- had anywhere. But the only affilia- on its work in this country and paid a and Mrs. I. Weingarden. of Windsor,
"I do hope that Your commit-
represent in your ministry and to
(hit., and has been practicing in De-
haps. justly claim to be the natural tion he is known to have ever had tribute to Colonel Cutler.
tee will recall its proposed action,
which, as you know, I feel per-
troit for the past five years.
result of our life in the Diaspora. with the Jews was having done some
which to the extent it may enroll
sonally much attached.
•A report from the Overseas Com-
Two brothers of Dr. Weingarden
Pot as long as we still have an appre- publicity work in connection with
a protest, can only do harm. I
Faithfully yours,
mission w'as read at the same meet-
have been in service since the early
raising
relief
fonds
about
two
years
ciable
period
to
abide
in
the
Diaspora.
make this suggestion. yes, request.
(Signed) JACOB II. SCHIFF.
ing. Following the reading of the re-
stages of the war. One is with the
it is well to call attention to solve of ago. lint that is far from being a
not as a Zionist, as I ant not affili-
P. S.—With you I deplore the
port. plans were made for the depar-
Royal Air Force stationed at Toronto,
the humiliating, even though amusing. Jew bintsclf.
ated with that organization, but
grevions error the Zionist organ-
ture 14 a representative contingent of
Ont.. and the other with the Jewish
positions we arc often put in by our
as au .Nmerican and as a lover of
ization, of which I am not a mem-
Jewish welfare workers. The Jewish
Non-Jewish Rumor.
Battalion in Palestine.
hankering after celebrities.
our people.
ber, had made in its question-
representatives will consist of chap-
In fairness. it should be stated that
None of us should he backward in
"In every crisis of our history.
naire—sent to members of Con-
lains and lay workers, who will act in
in
this
instance
at
least.
the
rumor
of
glorying in the good work of a Jew.
from the clesteuction of Jerusalem,
gress, hut it would be a mistake
close co-operation with the other
BLACK HUNDREDS"
especially if he cheerfully and openly Creel being a Jew or descending from
there has always developed a fac- -
to endeavor the pouring out of
agencies.
Jews
originated
from
a
non-Jewish
MASS IN UKRAINE
avows
his
Jewishness
to
the
world;
tional few who have prevented
the child with the bath.
nor of acquainting the world with source. The only criticism that can
that solidarity so necessary to
Former United States Secretary of
be directed against the Jewish pub- U. S. HOLDS $1,200
Jewish talent and Jewish genius.
achieve beneficent results.
LENI BERG.— The Black Hun-
Commerce and Labor Oscar S. Straus,
But that is not the same as trying licist who accepted this as a matter of
"Do you wish Palestine to re-
who was also Ambassador to Turkey
LEFT TO SYNAGOGUE dreds in Ukraine have formed a
to force Jewish descent upon one who fact is that he did not verify that as-
main under the tyranny of Ger-
league. knowti as the People's Re-
and until recently Chairman of the
is not known to the world as a Jew sertion when he must have known
venge. which is directed against
mans, or. what is equivalent
New York State Public Service Com-
the
NF:W VORK --The $1.200 left the
and
who
himself
disclaims
it
merely
Jews in the first instance and also
that Creel was not generally known
thereto. under the subjection of
mission, has authorized the publica-
Jewish congregation of Levi-1, Uer-
because
he
happens
to
attain
either
to he a Jew.
their brutalized tools, the Turks?
tion of his reply to an invitation to
against the Bolshesiki.
many, by the late Morris Loewen-
temporary or permanent fame.
The purpose of your committee.
be one of the callers of a conference
There are, however, more culpable
The league has issued a manifesto
stein, has been taken over by A.
here is a case in point.
could it be successful. would hat e
to organize an opposition to the Zion-
instances of Jewish newspapers and
to its branches and supporters to
True to form, the weekly pi.l.lica• Jewish publicists. purely in the in- Mitchel Palmer. custodian of enemy
no other result than to further
ist movement. It is as follows:
keep a register of all Jews and their
alien property.
Lion "Life." some weeks ago made terest of newspaper sensation have
this most deplorable end.
"I beg to acknowledge receipt
Mr. Loewenstein made small he- friends: to intercept all telephone con-
an invidious attack upon Jews by made themselves ludicrous by at-
write you thus frankly and
of your favor of August 30.
versations between Jews; to record all
making the charge that the Jewish tempting to ascribe Jewish descent to guests to Temple Israel and the Ro-
emphatically because of my high
"Permit me to say that I regard
Jewish actions and to hold them-
mind, psychology and general tem- some of the most eminent Americans, man Catholic Hospital of this city,
the holding of a conference to
respect for you with the hope
selves in readiness for a day that
and left a very large estate to rela-
perament is very critical and destruc-
counteract the activities of Zion-
that you and your colleagues will
would be fixed for a wholesale mas-
ktives.
(Continued On Page Four.)
ists as distinctively unwise and
tive of constituted social and eco-
reconsider your proposed action."
■
George Creel, Roosevelt, and Other
Non-Jews Have Been Called Israel-
ites, While Famous Jews Have
Been Widely Regarded as Gentiles
Jewish Meekness.
sacre of our co-religionists.
I