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may lie ranked with the malefactor:. It is our opinion that because
in the pat, Jews as a class have been so anxious to preserve their t

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last to intercede in behalf of their fellow Jews. Because one is a
Jew, he should live his life upon a higher moral plane than others.
Because one is a Jew, he should observe every jot and tittle of the ,

laW and not put himself into a infeition where, justly or unjustly', he

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only of their own misdeeds. In such cases, Jews should be the very

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good name, and have interceded for those• who deserved no inter-

cession at their hands, criminality has unduly increased among cer-

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. The Red Cross Drive

escape the penalties of their crimes just because they are Jews,

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the duty of their brethren in faith in every possible instance to bring
them to justice. The good name of oaf faith will be preserved not .1 7',

by keeping. criminals out of jail but by so raising the standard of life t
alining our people that the number of criniinals will he minimized.

A few things need to be said in regard to the Red Cross Mem-
b•rship Drive which begins On NIonddy next. Anyone who imagines

A Step Toward Unity

that this drive is not to be an intensive one is utterly mistaken.
The . propoed federation of Protestant churches, preliminary'
Anyone \vim holds to the opinion that because of Detroit's mag- steps for which were taken at the Philadelphia Convention held last
nificent response to the Patriotic Fund, no further effort has to be week, has been denominated by the Rev: Wilbur Chapman as the
made in behalf of the American Red Cross, needs to he 410-ninety greatest forward step since the Reformation. -About one hundred

delegates, including several bishops and representing nineteen Prot-
The fact is that this dive is to lie as aggressive, as intensive. estant denominations, have agreed to discuss the possibility of a
and as all-embracing as any drive fur relief purposes that has yet merger, and this in itself is a long step in advance.
Concerted action On the part of any of the great religious
been made in our city. To this end, the help of every man, woman
and child in the community, both as worker and as contributor, is denominations is a thing to be highly desired, and lt stands to the

set right.

discredit of Christianity' that so many' sects fundamentally in agree-
imperative.
It is true that under certain rules devised by taw directors of the ment uu ith each other, should so long have stood apart because of
Patriotic Fund and approved by , the local Red Cross Committee, minor credal differences.
contributors to the Patriotic Fund will automatically become mein;
Such a church union of the Protestant denominations might, On
hers of the Red Cross Society. But recognition even on the part of the other hand, tend to an even sharper cleavage with Catholicism,
those who have thus contributed entails a formal enniIhnent accord- though it would be hard to conceive how that could be brought

ing to a definite procediire. Such enrollment will demand hosts of

about. Heretofore, Ive have pointed out tlu44 the intolerance of
tvorkerk and only slackers will decline to serve.
Protestant for Catholic and of Catholic fur Protestant is less under-
However, in addition to those who will tints automatically' be- standable and perhaps less forgivalite than the hate which through
come members of the Red Cross Society are many thousands—per- the ages has been visited by Christians upon Jews,
haps hundreds of thousands—of men, women and children in the
On the other hand, every step tOward religious unity on the
City of Detroit \vim arc not contributors to the Patriotic Fund and part of any great group of denominations may not he without its
who must la enlisted among those u•ho shall stand hack of the Min- influence for good upon the larger religious world. Once those
istry of Mercy which the Red Cross Society represents. It is not whose differences have been comparatively minor have come to-

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Seasons Oreetinqs

Wm. Livingstone

to overstate the truth to say that it should not merely be a pride gether and they have realized not only, the joy but the actual advan-
but a sacred duty On the part of every man and Neuman, not only to tages of close co-operation, they maybe spurred to reach out their
enroll themselves but to see that every member of their household hand in wider fellowship and to attempt to : create a better under-

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from youngest to oldest has a place upon the membership roster of standing even with those whose differences seemed to be beyond.
this organization.
the possibility of reconciliation.
It passes imagination that there should be a single person in
The success or failure of thisvroposed merger of Protestant
whose veins runs the blood of true Americanism, not to say , of real churches will be watched not without a large measure of interest by
humanity, who knowing what the Red Cross has done to relieve the Jews: While among its, there are no such differences as - are

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suffering during these years of the world's agony, should have to be comparable to those that divide the Christian sects, we cannot blink
persuaded of his duty in this matter. Soldiers have bled and died the fact that Orthodoxy and Reform in Judaism stand further apart
for freedom. Hosts of American men and women have suffered ' than is to their mutual good. There arc many' points on which Jews
and sacrificed in the holy cause for which we fought. But neither of all shades of opinion 'Ilya d lo
o well to stand together. An over-
the heroism of the battlefield nor the sacrificial service of those who emphasis has perhaps been laid on differences and we have not
remained at home has upon it a - spirit of truer consecration than the always stressed sufficiently the points that all Jews have in•common.
work of that noble band of men and women whom pure love for If Protestant Christians can feder4te their interests, perhaps the
fellowmen sent into the front lines to case the pain of the wounded tine may come when all Jews may be able in a large way to do the
and into the desolated homes on this side of the waters to bring same. At least, it is to be hoped that the day' will•not be distant

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Peter Kehoe

comfort and cheer and help to those whose hearts were broken

when Jews, whatever their wi.r.ticohir shade. of religious interpreta-
though their lips tittered no word of complaint.
tion, will recognize that the fundamental of Jewish faith are the
Ask the soldiers who saw their comrades fall and they will tell same for all and that in the last analysis, lie old rabbinic phrase is
your with tears in their eyes of the courage and the unflinching
tree, that "all Israel are brethren."
heroism with which the agents of the Red Cross carried their work
of mercy into places where stalwart memcould not go without terror.

Ask the men who have served in the Nledical Corps and they will

tell you that but for the nurses sent out by the Red Cross, thousands
of men happily restored to life and usefulness would speedily have
gone down to death. :\ sk the boys themselves who have come back
after having been wounded in their light fur freedom and they will
tell you what angels of ,,,crew Were sent to them by the Red Cross.

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Detroit Mobilizes 1 0,000
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In War and Peace.
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must go on, with the help of our
their boys over there, and they will tell you how amid their lone-
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Detroit Jewish and Gentile people. •
someness and their despair, the Red Cross has extended to them the
all and for
de vi the name
\Vhen one thinks of what the great
hand of friendship and of. help, brightening the darkness of their'
ma
the sake of all
organization has done with our aid,
merely
fur
their
material
needs,
but
also
bringing
relief
not
mere
And
yet
each
one
who
helps.
if
he
and
the iid all .\ inerica. and what
days and
has special thought, perhaps for it has yet to do, it is no wonder that
assuagement fur the i r anxieties and femurs.
soldier in France, or in canton-
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the work has been undertaken by the
Nor must it be believed that the work of the Red Cross either some
in
sea, or Detroit committee with such intense
mu"' fur some
the
sailor
Will
he
completed
With
the
conclusion
of
peace.
here or oyerSe as
someone i l l] hospital, he will know and looming zeal. .\ great enlistment
Both here and overseas, its merciful work as related to the great
week is surely before us.
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The officers of the Detroit Chap-
forms. Indeed, sue t tool' e Pin g all he is helphig that
world war will have to continue in many and var
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ter, .American Red Cross. are: Gus-
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if
the
hearts
of
some
of
our
begin.
there are those who !Alley(' that its real work is only about to
Jewish people ane especially sawed tavus D. Pope, chairman; Joseph It
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Nor let it he forgotten that the Red Cross Society was not horn with at
on from some re- Schlottnatt, vice-chairman; Ralph H.
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stress
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theni or their fa- Booth, vice-chairman; Cooper Wood.
giornei tt f ta rit:tiltf
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t tt 2i.ati
the beginning of this war, but in every period of human
tilers,
they
can
also
know
that
in
secretary: Emory \\'. Clark, Treasur-
in ever• title of human sutiering, it was ready at hand with its splen-
d0inv this great work tiny are er;
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did relief measures. In fl ood an d , art iniiia k,.. i
strengthening
The roll- call campaign is iii charge
the agencies which will
hurricane devastated vast areas of our territory and w h en lire ate bring relief and
comfort to that ilis- of the following chairmen and lead-
its way through forests and through cities, carrying destruction in tans corner of the world!
cos: Emory \V. Clark, general chair- X
These are the thoughts that are man: David A. (Stows, campaign
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its Wake, the Red Cross Society was ready at hand ter feed the
stirring the Jewish people today. manager; Ernest \Vetmore, campaign 0
hungry. to •clothe the naked, and to care fur the • sick and the Thousands of them will be display-
treasitrer; NI rs. Russell . \ . Alger,
wounded. It has been hum•nity's Angel of Mercy, and that it shall ing the Red Cross eerier flag Mon- chairman woman's ivork; J. \Vatter
day because they are already mem- Drake. county work; \Vard Ch oa,
continue to be through the years that lie before.
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\Vim then shall be so niggardly, so mean, so little in his.own bers of the Patriotic Fuud.
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Breitenbach, toklicity chairman; Mrs.
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eyes as not to want to give his help and time and energy and Money
Others have to add other members Frazer Whitehead, chairman distrilm- .I
service
as
on
new
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to the forwarding of this noble cause? The call this week is ad- of their family in order to bring in lion: Witter Peabody., factory work; '-'
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Let•none fail a 1011 per cent membership. Still Mrs. \\'m. H. Spicer, chairman of sup- .:/.: Make ....' Model Year CyLiCondition Pesc i Mlles '!Price's Remarks
dressed to every man, woman and Child in .\IiieriCa.
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other individuals may come into the plies; Wm. J. Norton. assistant cam- 0
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to put his name upon the honor roll.
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"present" in the roll call.
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not run
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\\lien they base entered. they may campaign consists of: Geo. Bahl,
Tour
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Hupp
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feel from now on that they.are help- Howard A. Coffin, I'. Dailey. J. \V. it
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Jews in penal institutions fur interference With the authorities in m T ur,e ii:loialarrte.::.hr,:),,,
nought, F. C. Hayden, Paul King, G.
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make
him
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their behalf. As a rule, these letters are turinforced by appeals from hership will
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in bringing foo•'. and clothing to the Gregor, \Vitter Peabody, Henry Rus-
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friend.: and relatives \rho seem to imagine, as one good co-religionist
stricken nations.
sel, II. F. Stephenson, A. G. Studer, X
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Demont';
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'wrote us recently., "a jail is no p lace fi n' a Jew."
The dollar each one pays for acne Edw.
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Edw. Walker, \Vim \Volker.
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nes t „ , or aid and comfort given to our sof-
(..s.iones
The district majors are: Nliss J. Is-
himself,
w.to
a Jew who does not behave
him
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we have soldiers.
who breaks the' laws of the state ur the country. It is undoubtedly die ' s ' as long as
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For the Ivor is not over for some of
Jews
that
justice
frequently
miscarries
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the
case
of
true
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others. Now and then, even, instances have been vet- died wherein coin!) and tent, in hospital and on
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