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THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION
VOL. VI . NO. I.
FELIX M. WARBURG
HEADS NATIONAL
JEWISH CHARITIES
Many Delegates Volunteer as
J. D. C. Workers for Relief
of Jews in Europe.
192 ORGANIZATIONS
ARE REPRESENTED
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.—The
1919 meeting of the National Con-
ference of Jewish Charities began
here on Tuesday, May 27th, and con-
tinued to June 1st. There were
idiom 300 delegates in attendance
representing 192 philanthropic organ-
izations.
At the closing sessions Mr. Felix
NI. Warburg, of New York, was elect-
ed president to succeed Mr. Fred NI.
!hazel, of Detroit, Mich., who led
the organization during the last two
years and who has been one of the
most valuable influences in the na-
tional association. ()thee officers
elected are: Morris D. Waldman,
New York,' First Vice-President;
Julius Goldman, New Orleans, Sec-
ond Vice-President; Louis M. Cahn,
Chicago, Third Vice-President; Boris
D. Bogen, New York, Secretary; Sid-
ney Fritz, Cincinnati, Treasurer,
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1919.
GREAT POGROM PROTEST
MEETING IN PARIS
J. W. B. Proud of This Picture.
Paris.—This city last week uttered
its vigorous protest against the pog-
roms against Jews in Poland. At a
great meeting which was attended by
over 3,100 persons resolutions were
taken strongly condemning the ac-
tions of the Polish Pogrotnists.
Among the speakers were two mem-
bers of the French Chamber of Dep-
Nlessis Nloutet and Gide, Dr.
N. Sirkin, Dr. Leon Reich of Lem-
berg and others, who in eloquet
speeches condemned the Polish atroc-
ities.
NIT-. Louis Marshall. chairman of
the Jewish delegation at Paris, was
the mail speaker at this mass meet-
ing. In the course of his speech, \1 r.
Nlarshall stated that the Jewish pur-
poses will be achieved before he
leaves for America, and that the
Peace 'Treaty will contaM guarantees
against pogroms. Mr. Marshall also
vigorously attacked the Polish gov-
ernment's attitude toward the Jew-
ish massacres.
Per Year, $2.00; Copy, 5 Cents
RUMANIA TO REOPEN
CITIZENSHIP TO JEWS
DENIES JEWS SEEK
TO INJURE POLISH
GOVERNMENT
Official Announcement Foresees Final
Settlement of Jewish Question
Under New Laws.
liUt . 11.11:1.1S1 ,- .\ deuce has been
issued inoilo)ing previous laws relat-
ing to the naturalization of Jews in
Rumania, it was announced by the
Felix Warburg Says Protest Meet-
Rumanian l'ress Bureau today.
Jews desiring to acquire rights as
ings Are Not Meant to Stir
Rumanian citizens, according to the
Prejudice of Americans.
announcement, "will only have to ex-
press the wish in proper form." The
— —
Jewish question, the bureau says, is TELLS HOW JEWS HAVE
thus "finally settled:"
—
Jews Will Go To Palestine
Under All Circumstances,
Says Dr. Chayim Weitzman
ADOLPH KRAUS AND
JULIUS ROSENWALD
PETITION WILSON
LONDON--The Conference of
English Zionists gave a great ova-
tion to Dr..Chayint Weitzman when
he said that he made it clear in very
responsible circles that no matter
what may happen to the Zionist
claims upon Palestine, the Jews will
in any case emigrate to their ancient
homeland. This firm attitude on the
part of the Zionist leader aroused the
Convention to the highest pitch of
enthusiasm. All the delegates rose
from their scats and cheered Dr.
Weitzman for several minutes.
Ilr. Weitzman's speech followed a
vote of confidence given unanimously
by the Conference to the Zionist
leaders. He repeated his assurances
that the Zionist prospects are excel-
lent but at the same time he let it be
understood in influential circles that
the Jews are decided upon settling in
Palestine even if the Zionist claims
should not be recognized. Dr. Weitz-
man also dwelt on the difficulties
which the Zionist leaders in l'aris
are continually encountering. Ile
claimed that every movement of
theirs was being spied and every ac-
tion of theirs wrongly interpreted by
enemies. These obstacles Dr. Weitz-
man explained are being created by
Jews and Arabs, who are instigated
by Jews.
Thus far the Conference has re-
ceived pledges amounting to 5450,000
toward its half million dollar Restor-
ation Fund. ft appears likely that the
English Zionists will raise much
more than this sum.
HELPED POLISH PEOPLE
New York:—Felix NI. Warburg,
Chairman of the Joint Distribution
Committee of American Funds for
Jewish War Sufferers, issued a state-
ment deploring the assertions of Pol-
ish representatives in this country
that the Jews, in protest against mas-
sacres, are seeking to prejudice Amer-
icans against the new Polish Govern-
ment.
"It is to be regretted," he said,
"that after successfully starting co-
operation between the Poles and the
Jews residing in the United States. the
protest meeting of the Jews against
the pogroms which have taken place,
in the desire to prevent further ones,
appear ill the papers as an attempt by
the Jews to prejudice Americans
against the new Polish Government.
"Naturally the Jews are deeply in-
terested in the welfare of their co-
religionists, of whom about 5,000,000
are now living in the new Poland.
Everybody must know that to excite
unfriendly feelings on the part of
Americans against the Polish Govern-
ment would be criminal, as it is bound
to react unfavorably against the Jews.
What these protests mean is simply
an earnest pleading that every possi-
hie step, official and unofficial, be
taken by the new Polish Government
to prevent outbreaks by an excited
populace, which, feeling its new
strength and old prejudices may, if
not held in check, break loose when
not watched. That is all we hope for.
;his photograph illustrates one of the many "unique" seders held for our
soldier boys during Passover. It was taken at the Nlichigan Central station
in Detroit during the now famous "Pullman Car Seder" under the auspices
of the Detroit Jewish Welfare Board. Prominent in the picture are Fred
CHICAGO—Mr. Adolf Kraus,
M. Butzel, chairman of the local J. \V. B., and I. W. Jacobs, secretary of
President of the Independent Order
of Irnai B'rith, and Mr. Julius Rosen- the Detroit branch.
wald, Vice-Chairman of the Ameri-
can Jewish Committee, have sent the
following cablegram to President
Wilson:
His Excellency, Woodrow Wilson,
Protest Pogroms.
President of United States of Amer-
ica, Paris.
The convention adopted a resolu-
John F. Smulski published his
tion calling upon the Secretary of
State to strive to influence the au- cablegram to you, therefore, this re-
thorities of Poland and Rumania to ply.
Says Polish Papers Suppress Reports—Protests From Sweden, Inter-
Mr. Smulski, on behalf of Ameri-
put a stop to the massacres of Jews
pellations in British Parliament, and Other Protests
in those countries and elsewhere in can citizens of Polish blood and or-
Are Not
on Idle Rumors.
Eastern Europe. Seco.tary of State igin, says concerning the charge that
Lansing was asked to institute an in- his countrymen are mtirdering Jews,
quiry into the reported outbreak and "We know these stories are false,
New York.—Nathan Straus, honor- ization; a question that concerns not
adopt necessary measures to obtain for the men against whom the crimes ary president of the Committee for only the Jews, but the civilized world
the safety and rights of the Jew in are being charged are our brothers the Defense of Jews in Poland, re- at large; outrages against which all
and fathers."
those and all other lands.
plied to the assertions of hi. Gorski, civilized mankind should immediate-
This is merely his statement; he director of the l'olish Information ly protest.'
Messages of thanks were sent to
Co-operated With Poles.
Herbert Hoover for his work in sup- offers no evidence; on the other hand, Bureau, and M. Smulsky, president
English Parliament Action.
"John F. Smulski, President of the
plying war stricken countries with we have in our possession names of of the National Polish Department of
"Only on May 25, a large protest
National Polish Department in Amer-
food supplies, and Dr. Boris Bogen, numerous victims of those who have America. that pogroms in Poland meeting was held in Paris by the So-
ica, whose cable message to !'resi-
been massacred.
who was commissioner to Poland.
were non-existent and that "merely ciety of the Rights of Man against
dent Wilson appeared in today's pa-
Reliable
reports
have
reached
us
An appeal for volunteers to join
hearsay" was not sufficient to start the pogroms in l'oland. Everybody
pers, will bear me out that from the
the field force of the National Jewish of hundreds of Jews killed and burn- the stories on their rounds. Mr. seems to know in Europe the facts
very first moment, even before the
Charities to save 800,000 homeless and ed alive in Poland, thousands wound- Straus, in his reply, issued through about pogroms which are so abso-
Polish Government was recognized
orphaned Jewish children in the de- ed, and hundreds of thousands pil- the committee, said.
lutely unknown to the Polish repre-
by the Allies, the Joint Distribution
"We fully understand M. Gorski's sentatives in this country. On May
vastated zones of Poland and Ru- laged and their homes ruined. It is
Committee started co-operation in a
mania, by Felix hi. Warburg at the feared that a war of extermination and Mr. Smulsky's consternation. It 22 the English government was inter-
most tangible form, namely, in join-
is hard for a Polish patriot to learn pellated in the House of Commons
annual convention of the organiza- is planned.
ing with the Polish committee under
Lord Parmoor of the English than savage atrocities against a part
tion resulted in the enrollment of
Mr. Hoover's guidance in the ship-
by Colonel Wedgewood, Mr. Shaw,
House of Lords, on April 11th, 1919, of the population are committed on
scores of members to go abroad.
and Mr. Kelly regarding the pogroms
New York—The Federation for the ment of foodstuffs on the Westward-
in addressing a meeting in London, a large scale in regenerated Poland.
Ho,
which started on its first voyage
in
Poland.
Mr.
Harmsworth,
under
$20,000,000 for Relief.
Support of Jewish Philanthropic So-
commenting on the Jewish massa- Yet there are conditions where even
secretary for foreign affairs, replied cieties of New York City announced on Jan. 26, 1919. I expressed to Mr.
The recruits will work tinder the cres in Poland said in regard to them, One's love for his fatherland should
Smulski
then what I feel today, that
that the attention of the government a donation of $150,000 from Adolph
direction of Dr. Boris Bogen, Execu- "a blot on the face of civilization," not overpower his love for the truth.
had been called to pogroms in Poland Lewisohn, the banker. The contribu- in establishing this method of distri-
five Secretary of the organization, "a question that concerns not only . News Suppressed in Poland.
and Lithuania, and that the govern- tion was forwarded for application to bution, where Jew and Gentile in Po-
now in Poland. Mr. Warburg said the Jews, but the whole civilized
'"Not one single pogrom!' • • • ment had instructed its representa- the united building fund campaign land alike were to be fed and helped,
it was necessary -to provide new world," "outrages against which all
we were laying the foundation for a
NVe understand why Messrs. Gorski tive in \Varsaw to make the presenta- soon to be launched under the
homes and reclaim destroyed farms civilized mankind should immediate-
new and happy Poland, and I have
and Smulsky were led to make such tions to the Polish government.
auspices of the Federation, and mark- no reason to change my opinion in
and communications. Typhus, he ly protest."
"Mr. Gorski cannot conceive the
statements. The Polish press which
ed and observance of Mr. Lewisohn's that regard.
said, was exacting dreadful tolls be- , American citizens, irrespective of
is published in Poland contains no protests of the Jews in this country seventieth birthday celebrated last
"Nor has our plan of action in any
cause of lack of food and medical religion, who stand aghast at the
reports about pogroms. This is due otherwise than an attempt at 'dis-
Tuesday.
way been changed by the unfortunate
service. The national organization ' brutality directed against l'olish
to the fact that the Polish authorities crediting Poland.' The fact is that the
The campaign will be modeled occurrences which are reported to us
last year raised $10,000,000 for this Jews, have no desire for vengeance.
suppress such papers as contain news Jews in this country are anxious to after the Liberty Loan campaigns. upon good authority, as for instance,
service and this year it is intended They wish all the people of Poland
of pogroms. Only the other day the see a free democratic Poland. \'e The city will be platted and tennis of the one in Pinsk. We have, since the
to double the sum. and Roumania happiness and pros-
Lziennik Novy was suppressed in wish to see l'oland flourishing, be- men and women will have charge of first shipment, joined in a second
perity. They ask merely that the
\Varsaw for printing a report of the cause we believe in the principle of
Story of J. W. B. Told.
different territories. The duration of shipment on the Westward-Ho, on
butchery of Jews be stopped and
massacres in Lida. The Polish Tele- self-determination of small nationali-
Describing the Jewish Welfare that justice be accorded to them in
the campaign and the total sought which we sent 1,000 tons, consisting
graph Agency is in the hands of the ties. for which we fought in the
have not yet been decided upon. A of 500 tons of milk and 500 tons of
Board as a war-created blessing for those lauds in which it is denied them
l'olish authorities. This is why only World War hand in band with all
committee has been appointed to cottonseed oil, besides about $150,000
fighting men, Mortimer L. Schiff of in precisely the same manner and to
scant pogrom news reaches this coun- forces of democracy. And we wish
worth of clothing. The papers, no
New York told the Conference the same extent it is accorded their
to see Poland happy for the sake of work out plans.
try through Polish channels.
Mr. Lewisohn, in addition to being doubt, have misquoted Mr. Smulski,
Tuesday that the distribution of 60,-; neighbors.
"Fortunately for the truth, no bar- 3,000,000 Polish Jews whose lot is in-
as
we have not received space from
an official of the Federation for the
POO prayer books and 1003100 Bibles I
ADOLF KRAUS.
riers are high enough in modern separable from that of Poland, and
Support of Jewish Philanthropic So- anybody free, but as we paid before,
JULIUS ROSENWALD.
was linty a small part of its work,
times to conceal a widespread move- whose hearts and souls cling to the
we again expect to pay, full freight
cieties in New York City, holds many
The Jewish Welfare Board, Mr.
ment, such as are the pogroms. From Polish land. \\'e do not want to dis-
and expenses for landing our share
other similar posts, among them be-
Schiff said, organized 462 cliiks with ZIONISTS TO ELECT
the testimony of men and women, credit l'oland. The Jews of Poland
of the cargo on the other side.
ing president of the Hebrew Shelter-
25,000 members, to create poptdarlir-
eyewitnesses, who escaped the po- have lived there for centuries, and
$5,000,000 for Polish Relief.
ing and Guardian Orphan Asylum.
terest in its work, gave 60,000 lec-
grom inferno; from official represent- think of Poland as their native land.
tures which were attended by 150,-
"Not counting the large amount
June 29 has been selected as the atives in Poland, JiTws and Gentiles; The Jews of Poland are not opposed
1(0I persons, gave away 7.000,000
BRITISH JEWS PROTEST.
sent previously, this year alone we
352 American from unbiased press correspondents to the l'olish people; they love and
sheets of paper and 5,000.000 envel- date on which Jews in
have spent nearly $5,000000 for relief
cities will elect delegates to the an- who visited the scene of pogroms; cherish the high achievements of l'o-
opes to soldiers, held 8,000 religious
Committee
of
in Poland, which is being supervised
LONDON—The
lish
art,
literature,
culture.
The
Jews
nual convention of the Zionist Or- from reports of official investigation
services attended by 300,01)0 persons,
ganization of America, it was an- committees established in the places of Poland have largely contributed Deputies of British Jews and the and distributed by the American Re-
distributed 100,000 books and 150,000
nounced this week. The convention that were visited by mass barbari- to the work of the Polish national Anglo-Jewish Association have sent lief Commission in Poland, on which
magazines among the soldiers and
a telegram to the Council of Four our representative, Dr. Bogen, is do-
ties; from reports of various social genius.
sailors, and supplied 4,000.000 packs will be held in Chicago on a date yet
expressing on behalf of British Jews ing everything in his power to reach
welfare organizations working in Po-
No Harm to Poland,
to be announced.
of cigarettes.
"horror at the continuance of the the needy, regardless of their relig-
It also was announced that on June land; from an interpellation in the
"The Jews of l'oland, though
It supplied 34 Jewish chaplains for
cruel
pogroms against the Jews of ion.
29 more than 150.000 Jews will par- Polish Diet, we have gathered exact speaking their own language and sup-
fighting regiments and with the war
"A personal report of this satisfac-
ticipate in a referendum regarding the data as to the Polish pogroms. We porting their own cultural institu- Poland."
over still has 146 men and women
The message urges the allied and tory co-operation has been brought
progressive policy adopted at time have names, places, addresses. W'e tions. have taught their children to
to us by Dr. Haim Well Davis of
busy with the American troops in
associated
leaders
at
the
conference
Zionist convention last year toward can furnish all this to the Polish rep- love Wicklewicz and Sienkiewicz, Or-
Europe, one of its outposts being in
"to use their best endeavors to put Chicago, a Major of the Red Cross
ownership of land and public utilities resentatives here.
zeszko and Konopnicka, and national
Cohlenz. Community branches are
an end to the murders and outrages Commission, who returned recently
and control of industry. To deter-
Cites "New Republic."
Polish heroes and the national l'olish
directly from Poland, and while he
to be maintained in all large cities to
and punish the offenders."
mine Zionist opinion in advance of
'Mr.
H.
N.
Brailsford,
the
British
martyrs.
To
discredit
Poland.
to
has confirmed the outbreaks against
aid the boys, regardless of religious
the convention, the delegates will scholar, who visited Poland, and harm Poland, would mean to harm
the Jews in various places, by photo-
belief, after they are demobilized.
hold sectional conferences during writes in The New Republic, under the Jews of Poland. The only wish
graphs and his own statements, he
Pleads for Chronic Dependents.
July and August. in Boston, Cleve- the date of March 30, 1919, in an ar- of the Polish Jews, as of the Jews all
has impressed us with the terrific
Dr. S. Wachsman, executive of the land. Louisville, New Orleans, Minne- tole 'Poland as Barrier': 'It is, I am over the world, is that Polish Jewry
need which still exists, and urges us
1lfontefiore Home in New York, de- apolis and San Francisco.
to continue at full speed on the path
afraid, no exaggeration to say tl- at be allowed to live side by side with
I'AR1S—A special commission on
clared that there was need of more
the whole of Polish society in all their l'olish countrymen, to share the Jewish rights, composed of represen- of salvage of the terribly suffering
sympathy with the sufferings of the PEACE DELEGATES FOR
classes is now deeply impregnated burdens, the responsibilities, but also tatives of England, the United States, humanity, irrespective of creed, which
is clamoring for America's help, of
chronic dependents on charity, as all JEWISH NATIONAL RIGHTS with anti-Setnitism. There were po- the rights of citizens of a democratic,
France and Italy, has been appointed
had indicated a desire to learn a vo-
groms in many l'olish towns in No- free and humane Polish common- by the Supreme Allied Council. Its which we will try to obtain our shar-.
"We will try to obtain our share
cation whereby they could contribute
vember,
happily
without
many
deaths,
weattn.
lf,
however,
bands
of
rob-
Paris.—The American Jewish dele-
M. lierthelot, the from all corners of the United States
toward their own support, if they gation recently conferred with sonic save at Lemberg, where, with the par- hers awl murderers are let loose on Chairman is to be
noted French statesman.
and we hope that the Polish Commit-
child not entirely care for them- of the most prominent personalities ticipation of Polish troops, eighty them, if the Polish authorities coon-
Andre Tardien, one of the French tee, which 110 doubt will continue its
selves. He found the lack of sym- at the l'eace Conference. They as- Jews were killed and part of the tenance outrages and the Polish mili-
delegates to the l'eace Conference, efforts, will also be successful in ob-
pathy depressing upon the depend- sured the delegation in most em- Ghetto burned.' Mr. Brailsford did tary forces commit them openly, it is
last week received Judge Julian W. taining large responses from those
ents. Occupational training should be phatic manner that the Jews will re- not make a special study of pogroms the right and the bounden duty of the
the
made a feature of all Mstitutions ceive equal national and minority in Poland; he has not witnessed the Jews here and abroad to call the at- Mack of Chicago and Mr. Loins not of the Jewish faith, so that
recent wave of barbarities; yet even tension of the world to such unspeak- Marshall of New York, who laid be- whole l'olish relief situation may be
which were engaged in lo4ing after rights.
improved through our joint efforts."
chronic cases among invalids.
After considering the advisability he knew• of things everybody knows able horrors, and no official or semi- fore him the conditions and guaran-
t o h fte ic m ial denials will be able to stop tees which must be included in the
in Poland.
Peace Treaty in order to insure the CLEVELAND JEWS
Child-Placing and Institutional Care. of holding an international Jewish
"While Messrs. Gorski and Smut-
congress the Conference of all Jew-
"in face of these facts. Mr. Smut- rights of the Polish Jews.
Ilr. Ludwig Bernstein, for 16 years ish Delegations now in Paris decided sky seem to know nothing about po-
MARCH IN PROTM
superintendent of the Hebrew Shel- to postpone the holding of such a groms, all of Europe is astir with ski's fears of 'racial antagonism be-
Prince Max of Baden, the former
tering Guardian Society at Pleasant- congress for a more favorable time l'olish atrocities against the Jews. mg fomented in America between
C I. E V E I. A N D—With muffled
ville, N. Y., and now director of the than the present. It was, however, The Swedish Peace Committee, the Jews and Poles, which he so humbly German Chanctllor, at a meeting in
strongly protested against drums and with every marcher wear-
National Bureau of Jewish Social decided that a committee shall inves- Archbishop of Sweden, the govern- yet so threateningly puts forth in his Heidelberg,
pogroms in Poland and Galicia. ing black bands or mourning gar-
the
President
Wilson,
must
e
Research, discussed the importanc
tigate the question, prepare the ma- meat of Norway, the Dutch senate message to
ments, approximately 50.000 Jews
of establishing standards of child terial and later on render a report on sent appeals to the l'eace Conference, have but slight effect. Racial antag- In the course of his speech, Prince
to the English and French govern- onism cannot be created by the fact Max said that the great powers paraded through the downtown sec-
care, both in the institutions and in the subject.
tion
of the city on June 2, in protest
ments,
asking
them
to
interfere
and
that
Jews
here
appeal
to
their
gov-
should
have
demanded
from
Poland
The Socialist minister of Belgium,
the homes in which children are
all those to the reported anti-Jewish persecu-
placed. It is far easier to control M. Vandervelde, is among the l'eace stop pogroms in Poland. Gatherings ernment to stop pogroms. We are that it arrest and punish
cution
in l'oland and Galicia.
and govern the conditions of child Conference delegates who have given of indignant citizens recorded their not against the Polish people, nor guilty of making pogroms.
Many stores and factories were
care in the large institution than it their promise to support a Jewish indignation over the Polish atrocities. against the I'olish land. We are
dark closed, the Jewish working people ob-
is in the private home in which a homeland in Palestine and Jewish na- We will mention only a large gather- against Polish pogroms. Mr. Smut- the atrocities committed by
ing of religious circles under the ski and his fellow-patriots of l'olish forces in Poland. Let them join our serving a half holiday of mourning.
dependent child may be placed. But tional rights.
A mass meeting was held in the
chairmanship of Prince Bernadotte, origin are eager to avoid racial an- protests, join the protests of every
the important thing, urged Dr. Bern-
PISGAH LODGE NOTICE.
were
brother of the Swedish King, and a tagonism between Jews and Poles; democrat in the world, and they may evening at which resolutions
stein, is that standards should he
There will be a regular meeting of gathering of 40,000 citizens in Lon- let them not blame the Jews for their rest assured that this will strengthen adopted calling upon Congress and
created so that there might be defi- Pisgah Lodge. No. 34, I, 0 .B. B., held
don, presided over by Lord Parmoor, pain at being brutally tortured and the bonds between Jews and Poles l'resident Wilson to bring interna-
nite methods of measuring the qual-
on who characterized the Polish po- murdered. Let them stand up as lib- more than any attempt at concealing tional pressure to bear against a re-
ity of the care given the dependent at the lodge rooms, 25 Broadway,
currence of the reported massacre.
at
7:30
p.
m.
roms as 'a blot on the face of civil- eral-n inded Americans and denounce the truth."
Monday evening, June 9,
NATHAN STRAUS REPLIES TO
ASSERTION OF POLES THAT
POGROMS ARE HEARSAY
Based
Adolph Lewisohn Gives
$150,000 To Charity On
70th Birth Anniversary
Allied Council Appoints
Commission on Jewish Rights
child.