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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1919.

VOL. VI. NO. 4.

IMPERIAL RUMANIAN DECREE
GRANTS JEWS EQUAL RIGHTS

Belated Act of Czar Ferdi-1PROF. MICHELSON NAMED
COMMANDER IN NAVY
nand Declares All Native
Chicago, 111.--Prof. Albert A. Mich-
Born Jewish Inhabitants To elson,
head of the department of phy-
sits
of the University of Chicago, has
Be Rumanian Citizens.
been appointed to the rank of Com-

NEW TEMPLE IN LANSING
TO BE OPENED SUNDAY

APPOINTED BY WILSON HEAD OF COMMISSION
TO INVESTIGATE POLISH POGROM REPORTS

Lansing--The "t harry Zedek Con-
gregation," Lansing's new Temple.
will be opened SULIth) , J uly 6, with
fitting ceremonies.
The new 'dace rat worship is located
on South Capitol avenue, one c,f the
finest residential districts of the city.
David Friedland l• presidrnt of the
congregation.

RABBI CELEBRATES

90TH ANNIVERSARY

POLISH MERCHANTS
INITIATE BOYCOTT
ON JEWISH FIRMS

Active Campaign Being Carried

on in Hamtramck Under Direc-
tion of Polish Priest, Who Calls

Jews "a Plague."

mander, U. S. N. R. l'rofessor Mich-
elson served as lieutenant commander
- the I ■e■. \Vd- LOCAL ANTI-DEFAMATION
. N..1
N
eeletiro his Ono.
in he bureau of the ordnance of the
Ilant
LEAGUE INVESTIGATES
navyat 1Vashington during the war
tieth birth.tay anniversary. June 17, in
and was mustered out after the sign-
.\ tlantic City, where he has been re-
In spite of furtive efforts at se-
•ASIIINGTON.—A copy of the ing of the armistice. On the recom-
siding for the last five years.
decree emancipating the Jews of Ru- mendation of the Bureau of Naviga-
He has been reader emeritus of the crecy plans have been divulged dur-
ing
the past two weeks looking to-
mania has been received by the Ru- tion he was recalled to active service,
Keneseth Israel Congregation of
manias Legation, and its contents promoted and placed on the inactive
Philadelphia since his seventieth w ard a far-reaching boycott of Jew-
made known to the Chairman of the list. Professor Michelson was grad-
birthday, being associated with the ish merchants, inaugurtaed by Polish
Committee on Rumanian Affairs of timed from Annapolis in 1873, but he
congregation since 1865 as reader dur- business men of this city and Ham-
the American Jewish Congress. The resigned from the navy in 1880 to
ing the rabbinate of Rabbis David tramck.
The bad feeling that has resulted
document, as given out by N. H. La- conduct scientific research. In 1907
Einborn, Samuel Hirsch and Joseph
from the exposure of the Polish po-
hovary, Charge d'Affaires and Sec- he received the Nobel prize of $40,000
Krauknpf.
retary of the Legation, reads in part: for his scientific work.
He came to this country in 1854. grains is undoubtedly responsible for
"Under the Presidency of the Coun-
lie served as rabbi of the Pittsburgh this most recent movement. Acting
cil ofMinisters, Ferdinand I., by the
Reformed Congregation until he came on a call issued by a former Roman
to Philadelphia. He occasionally as- Catholic priest, styling himself Rec-
grace of God and the national desire
sisted in the services of the Atlantic tor of the Polish Catholic Congrega-
King of Rumania, regarding the re-
City congregation of which Rev. tion, NI. It. C., a meeting of Ham-
port of the President of the Council
tramck merchants was recently held
Henry NI. Fisher is the rabbi.
of Ministers and the Ministerial Sec-
in the church hall.
retary of State, at the Department
In issuing the call for the meet-
of Justice. under No. 815, in the year
ing, its sponsor. Rev. Fr. Mazur, re-
1919, we decree: ---
ferred to the Jews as "the biggest
"Article 1. All the Jewish inhabi- Committee of Experts Ordered
pest of the Polish Community." lie
tants of our old kingdom who are
By "Big Four" To Prepare
says: "The Jews are a plague which
adults and who have been born in
has been gnawing us for centuries.
the country or who happened to be
Series of Pacts With Newly-
The Polish business men are feeling
born in foreign countries of parents
Created States.
it and very often complain rightly
residing in this country, who have not
—
--
they must endure the competi-
been subject of any foreign State, are
Army Commander, Gen. Haller, that
tion of the Jews."
TO
GUARANTEE
SAME
hereby declared to be Rumanian cit-
Tells Troops They Will Be "Poland," he continues, "has felt
izens. and they should from today
RIGHTS AS EXIST IN U. S.
oil. enjoy all the rights accorded to
Severely Punished For Action them and is dealing with them as it
--
should. If our countrymen in the Fa-
citizens, if they manifest such desire
HON. HENRY MORGENTHAU.
PARIS.—Acting on instructions
Against Jews.
therland are treating the Jew rough-
by
they were
born in
R declaring
from that
the
Council
of Four, a special
ly, it is not without cause."
Rumania and that they have not en- committee of experts is drafting a
PARIS.•It is officially announced that President Woodrow Wilson has
In conclusion Fr. Mazur asserts:
POLISH
DIET
RESOLVES
joyed any foreign protection.
series of treaties with the newly-cre- decided to appoint a commission to investigate the reports of pogroms and
must act together, get near to
Soldiers in Favored Class.
TO CHECK DISORDERS 'Vie
ated states designed to protect mi- outrages against the Jewish people in Poland. The commission will consist
the people, explain to the people that
of seven members, headed by Hon. Henry Morgenthau, former United
"Those who have satisfied the mil- norities, and particularly to protect
the Polish merchants are giving
States Ambassador to Turkey. Mr. Morgenthau has been in Paris for some
itary law or who have been mobilized the Jews against discriminations of
PARIS.—Robert Lansing. the Am- good merchandise, that the Jews are
time in the interest of Jewish rights the world over. The commission will
for any of the wars since 1913, until race, language and religion, leading
erican Secretary of State, has receiv- cheating and that the Polish mer-
the present day, even if they were to disorders, riots and pogroms.
consist of two other Jews besides Mr. Morgenthau. The appointment of
ed
from Hugh S. Gibson, American chants are supporting the people's
minors at the time. also the widows
One of these treaties, with Poland, the commission is in accordance with requests from the Polish and Lithu-
Minister to Poland, the following in- cause."
and legitimate children of the de- has been completed. Others, with
anian governments and in answer to the messages to the Peace Conference
Already the effects of the boycott
structions issued by the Polish mili-
ceased in these campaigns since 1913, Rumania, Czechoslovakia, Jugoslavia
in behalf of the Jewish people of Europe.
tary authorities ordering the army to are making themselves felt, although
until today, need not make any affir- and the Ukraine, are prepared.
refrain from the persecution of civ- only in scattered directions. From
mations that they have been born in
The American member of the com-
the complaints that have been re-
ilians.
the country, and that they have not mince is David H. Miller. Among
"Soldiers, I have been told by the ferred to Milton M. Alexander, chair-
It
enjoyed any foreign protection.
Jewish population of this country man of the Anti-Defamation League,
that they
to obtain
the other members
are Viscount
Mor-
is sufficient
su ley,
for desire
Great
Britain,
and M.
Berthe-
that they have been treated by Polish it would appear that the indignation
the rights of citizenship, and they lot, for France.
soldiers
in a way which is in keeping aroused is the result more of popular
should express such desire.
The treaties are supplementary to
neither with the honor nor the great- feeling than of any actual commer-
"Article 2.—The widows and legiti- the German and Austrian peace
ness
of
the Polish Artily; that they cial injury done.
mate children, minors, of those who treaties, both of which contain arti-
Simultaneous with the nation-wide have been beaten, abused, and in-
It is said that the local campaign
"Hire only those between the ages
have made such declaration, shall be cies providing that the newly-created
Zionist
election
of
delegates
to
the
of 18 and 35."
jured; that their property us being de- is part of a nation-wide movement
considered as fully enfranchised: also states shall execute treaties guaran-
Annual Convention of the Zionist Or-
originating
in Chicago.
"No negroes, JEWS, or Turks."
stroyed.
the widows, the minors, and legit- teeing the minorities protection in
"No cripples, consumptives, or ganization of America, to be held in
"Such demeanor is unworthy of
mate children of those naturalized in- race, language and religion. The one weak hearts." t. hicago, September 14 to 18, the De-
Polish soldiers, who are servants of
dividually before the publication of with Poland has already, been sub-
J. D. C. ACCOUNTS FOR
"No women who paint or dress troit Zionist District will elect five
this decree. and whose children who 'flitted to the Polish Government, as fiashily." delegates from the following 12 can- a holy cause. All those guilty of per-
secuting any portion of the popula-
$6,702,658.88 SENT TO
are or were minors at the time of a preliminary to its signature.
"No men who drink or swagger." didates:
tion will be severely punished and
naturalization, shall enjoy all benefits
Guarantee American Rights.
Mrs. Noah E. Aronstam, J. Fried- court-martialed by my orders.
EUROPE FOR RELIEF
If you are all extensive employer of
of this decree.
One of those who assisted in draw- labor, these choice bits of advice on berg, 11. Goldberg, Rabbi A. M.
"Article .3. No question as to re- ing up the treaties summed them up hiring the right kind of employees Hershman, Dr. \V. \V. Kahn, R. Rah- THREE Jewilsh Chronicle McLog
New York—The Joint Distribution
'The Polish soldier is bound to dis-
ligion of the applicant shall be re- today as 'follows:
are offered you by John 13. Lyon, In- inowitz, S. Schnitz, P. Slomovitz, 11. tinguish himself by his good behavior, Committee of Jewish War Relief
quired."
"They guarantee substantially the dustrial Engineer, of the Corticelli Schuldinger, J. :waiter, Miss Sarah
so
as
to
leave
behind
in
the
hearts
of
Funds,
of which Felix NI. Warburg
After designating the questions to same equality and freedom of race,
Silk Mills, Florence, Mass., in an ar- \Vetsman and M. H. Zackheim.
be asked and answered by the appli- language and religion as we have in tide on "New Help Specifications" Zionists registered with the Detroit all citizens of the Polish State, inde- is chairman, has made public an ac-
pendent
of
nationality
or
creed,
an
counting
showing how a total of $6,-
cant, such as name, family connec- the United States. While it is diffi-
published in the June issue of "100% District will be entitled to vote for idea of the reconstruction of their 702,658.88 has been disbursed between
tions, etc., the decree announces there cult to frame any specific provision
three
of
the
candidates.
the
election
January I and June 9 of this year for
country.
is to be no special tax required for against mob violence, yet this usually Efficiency" Magazine.
According to the writer of the ar- to take place from 9 a. tn. to 4 p. m.
"1'o be read by all detachments now relief, principally of Jew's, but also
citizenship. The decree continues:
results from racial discrimination, ticle cripples, consumptives, weak Sunday, at the Shaare Zedek syn-
under nip command.
of Christians, in the stricken coun-
"Article 4. All those Jews who and, by establishing strict equality,
agogue. Willis and Brush streets, and
"HALLER."
tries abroad. The millions represent
have had their applications denied we hope to eliminate the causes lead- hearts, painted and flashy women,
at the Ahavath Achim synagogue,
drunkards,—and
JEWS(!)
do
not
General
11
alter
is
Commander-in-
contributions of Jews and Christians
under the decree of December. 1918, ing to riots."
Westminster and Delmar. The com- Chief of the Polish forces.
make good employees.
alike to the appeals and campaigns
have the right to make a new appli-
'rhe views of British and American
mittee in charge of the election con-
Chairman
Milton
M.
Alexander
of
Diet Passes Resolution.
made by the American Jewish Relief
cation in conformity with this de- Jews have been considered during the
sists ci P. Slotnovitz, chairman; J.
the
Meal
Anti-Defamation
League,
WARSAW.—The
Polish
Diet,
after
Committee, the Central Relief Com-
cree. The decree of December, 1918, framing of the treaties. which, how-
has referred this defamatory article Ehrlich. J. \Vetsman, NI. Burger and a debate on excesses committed mittee, and the People's Relief Com-
is hereby abrogated.
ever, are not restricted to Jews, but
J. Spalter.
to
the
national
organization
for
ac-
against Jews. adopted unanimously a mittee.
cil of Nlinisters and our Ministers, cover all races and religions.
motion presented by M. Daszynski,
Of the total sum $4,786,142.11 has
Secretary of State, and the Depart-
Louis Marshall, president of the tion.
expressing the conviction that such been spent for the lightening of the
PHILADELPHIA TO RAISE
ment of Justice, are hereby charged American Jewish Commission, has
excesses, instead of ending the dis- burdens of the Jewish population in
to make this decree public and see handed the President a memorandum JEW TO REPRESENT
$1,500,000 FOR RELIEF
astrous economic situation in Poland Poland, as reports have shown that
to it that it is carried out in full.
consisting chiefly of obesrvations by
OF
JEWISH
SUFFERERS
after five years of war, would increase Jews are not only there in great num-
FRANCE
IN
SECRETARIAT
"FERDINAND.
Herman Bernstein, who has made a
the general distress.
bers, but that their plight is worse
"MIHAIL PH EltEDYKE, President study of the condition of the Jews in
OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS
The resolution advised the popula- than in other countries.
Philadelphia:—Jew
oh
organizations
of the Council of Ministers.
the war-stricken countries, of alleged
here are combining forces in an effort tion to make every attempt to ward
The following shows the sums ap-
"D. BUZIA•GAN, Member of the ill-treatment of Jews, and of reports
PARIS.—At the permanent Secre- to raise in the Philadelphia district off the provocations of Poland's en- propriated by the joint Distribution
Department of Justice.
reaching Mr. Bernstein from refu-
emies,
who,
it
was
said,
were
trying
tariat
of
the
League
of
Nations,
$1,500.000
to
aid
Jewish
sufferers
in
Committee for the various nations to
'Given at Bucharest, Rumania, un- gees.
to take advantage of her misfortunes which supplies and funds have been
which will be directed by Sir Eric Europe.
der the Great Official Seal of the
Drummond, one of the two Secre-
A number of local business and pro- to compromise the gosernment. The sent:
State, in the year 1919, May 28."
taries for the French Government, fessional ;nen are interested. Among government, however, it continued,
Palestine,
Letters are attached to the docu- RED MOGEN DAVID STARTS
$4,786,142.77;
Poland,
willing to take energetic meas- $515,1810; Turkey and the Near East,
ment directing it to the attention of
DRIVE FOR $100,000 will be our coreligionist, M. .tan- them are Louis Wolf, Colonel Samuel was
ures
against
those
who
encouraged
tons. D. Lit, former Judge Mayer Sulzber-
the Parliament. and the approval of
$381„363; 1'ienna refugees, $200,000;
From the very beginning of the ger . Sanntel S . F e l s. Alf re d ..w . the exasperated population to com- Ga'xia. $200,000; Roumania, $155,000;
the legislative branch of the govern-
mit offenses against the .lews. If Po- Lithuania and Courland, $150,000; Si-
New Yurk.—The Campaign of the peace negotiations, M. Mantoux has Fleisher, Louis Gerstley, Ellis A. (u
fluent is attested by the signature to
American Red
Mogen
David
for
played
in the Council of Ten
a very bet, Horace
Hans. an
Jacob L. m-
Langs- land checked firmly all disorders pro- beria, $127,626.40; emergency fund,
it of the Prime Minister, Jon Brai-
emergency Lund of $100,000 to be used important role as interpreter, and he dorf, Ely K. Selig, Joseph Hag•dorn, voked by religious differences, the
$100,000; Czechoslovakia, $60,000;
tano.
re
for the welfare of Jewish legionatres has distinguished himself by the Inas- Dr. Cyrus Adler, Jacob D. Lit. Nathan resolution said, all citizens of what- Greece, $35,872.07; Jugoslavia, $35,000;
in Palestine and of their families in terl y manlier of his translations, both Snellenburg, Judge Henry N. \Vessel. ever religion and nationality, would
Japan, house in Yokohama, $20,000;
Decree Not All Inclusive, Says
this
officially
launched
at
a country,
reception was
given
to three
hundred from English into French, and from Colonel Benjamin 1Volf, Morris Daun- Ire assured of safety and equality.
Holland refugees. $10,135.75; Serbia,
Sufrin,
$8.500; Spain, refugees, $5,03; Italy,
N E \ V YORK. — Ex-Assemblyman volunteer workers for Greater New French into English. His knowledge enbaum a"d Jacob Teller.
Solomon Sufrin, Chairman of the York at hotel Astor. The task of of economic questions had previously i All money will be given the Aineri-
$4,000;
Switzerland, $3.000; Alexan-
This, UNITED JEWISH CHARITIES
l . ❑ Jewish . Relief committee.
dria, $2,509.55; France, Russian pris-
Committee of Rumanian Affairs of raising the fund by means of a na- brought hint high appreciation, for, ca1
the American Jewish Congress, said tional camaign in the 106 cities in since 1915, he has participated in all country has contributed already $30,-!
CAMP
OPENS
FRESH
AIR
oners,
52,000;
Denmark, $1,500.
p
I
the inter-Allied conferences in l'aris. 000.000 to this cause.
_
that he had received an ,fficial copy which
hich branches of the Red Mogen
. now London. Boulogne, and Calais.
M .
es t a bli s h, I is
tia ,., ----
b een established
Pogroms in Roumania.
of the decree from the legation at D av id have
Montoux, who has been present at all Colonel Harry Cutler Awarded
! One hundred tots of the East Side.
-`-
ay, and indications
i - . are
Washington, which he had brought ---
well under way,
hundred freshly-scrubbed young-
Distinguished Service Medal one
here to present to the committee last that the fund wfll be raised within a .the •" sittings
of
the
"Ten"
and
the
LONDON—The
Jews of three
seers who for months past have been
is certainly the man who
.
short period. Contributions have al- Five
—
weels.
dreaming of it, will next Tuesday cities in Roumania have suffered
"The decree means that 390,000 ready begun to pour in, among, them best knows, by reason of his profound
D. of
h —Colonel
Harry play in the glorious sunshine, dip in from l'ogroms. At Broilo, where
W asngto
hi Chain, an
nowledge 'of English, everything that
the Executive
k
Jews are to get equal rights and poi- a check for $111181 from Mrs. Nathan has been the object of the 'delibera- Cutler,
Committee of the Jewish 1Velfare the 15ke, ride in the boats, eat their sixty Jewish houses were plundered,
itical freedom in luinania," said Mr. Straus,
and where the synagogues and cem-
Sufrin. "We are somewhat disap- The needs of the legionaires and tions of the plenipotentiaries. Should fill and have the time of their young
i one day write on the labors of the Board, was awarded the Distinguished lives
ve gene rally, at the Fresh Air Camp eteries were desecrated. the victims
y
pointed Over the fact that the terms the conditions under which they ' l ieace
S
were chiefly the widows and or-
negotiations, this work will cer- ervice Medal last week. Secretar : of he Un ited Jewish Charities.
e
of the decree refer only to the old fought were graphically set . forth by
For weeks past applications have phans of Jewish soldiers who fought
‘nly prove curio' us and interesting. of War Baker Presented the medal In ,
kingdom of Rumania. This, it was speakers in Yiddish and English at tai
Arno- ng the writings of M. Mantoux the presence of adistinguished and- been pouring into the Institute's of- and died for Roumania. Several riots
Legionaires who '
,
explained to me at the legation, was the lintel Astor.
fice for permission to attend the also occurred at Rootzen.
.
due to the fact that it was not yet have recently returned from Pales- which have established his reputation,
high officials.
In of
a short
address Secretary Baker
In Bucharest, Romania's capital.
Crisis of fence
Next Tuesday the first one
me n . tioned: "TI
known by the Government of Ru- tine told of the exploits of the Jewish English Trade Unionism; "Through praised the work of C alone! Cutler a hundred will be taken to the resort the Pogrom was worse than either of
F
r
mania what additional territory may fighters, and described the conditions
the
others The Jews there imme-
A.
England," "The Indus- and the Jewish "elfare il°ard ' — under the supervision of Miss
be allotted by the Trace Conference, which they now are facing, boredom. C. al Revolution in England in the which he is the Chairman. The medal Brown and Mr. 1. Pearlman. E very diately thereafter issued a memoran-
.
.
ley trial
. was awarded, as the citation rea S,
and that, whatever this may be, the homesickness, and depression.
dum to the government. asking that
for "especially meritorious and con- two weeks throughout the summer it investigate the attacks and the
decree will ultimately extend to all urged that canteens and recreation Eighteenth Century.
months a new batch of youngsters.
rooms he opened in Palestine that
spicuous service."
parts of new Rumania as well.
approximately 100, will be taken to government yielded. It promised,
"Since 1878, Jews throughout the provision he made for the legionaires D EMOVSKI AT OLD TRICKS. i
the camp, which is situated at Stop in addition. to make good to those
PISGAH LODGE NOTICE
world have agitated and sought by upon their return to this country.
Jews who had suffered material loss
22. Lake Shore Drive.
i
every means to induce Rumania to Nisim Behar, representative of the
Arrangements for the comfort and in the riots.
'
of
on on.— n e
keep the promise made by that gov- Alliance Israelite Prancaise, who was
There will be a regular meeting of recreation of the children have been
ernment in the Berlin treaty of that one of the founders of the Jewish M. Demovski, a new organization has
year, to give equal rights to the Jews. legions then urged that financial aid been formed at Warsaw with the oh- Pisgah Lodge No. 34, I. 0. B. B. hold minutely planned by the two workers JEWISH NURSE AWARDED
Broadway, in charge. Among other things, a
legionaires to enable ject of developing the boycott of at the lodge rooms, 25
ROYAL RED CROSS MEDAL
Rumania was not then a kingdom, be given to the
lint the promise was the basis on them to colonize in Palestine. Eman- Jews in the economic and social Monday evening, June 30th, at 7:30 new electric washing machine has
m. ELECTION OF OFFICERS for been added to the equipment of the
which the treaty makers established much Hertz, Mrs. Charles A. Spivacke, , world. On the plea of combating p.
London.
—Miss Leah Rosenthal.
.
her as a kingdom. We believe this national president, and Henry Eiser. 1 Bolshevism, the boycott in the vil- the next term will take place. Nom!. camp:
Friends who are interested in the who served during the war as a nurse
action is the direct outcom- of the campaign director were among the lages and townlets has lately assumed nations will be received before elec.
tion. ALL MEMBERS ARE URGED Fresh Air Camp will be welcome with the Australian Light Horse, ha.
Stand taken by President Wilson, in speakers, and music was furnished by [ larger dimensions than ever before,
1 visitors. The drive along the Lake been awarded the Royal Red Crasa
and Platon l and the agitation against our breth-
for gallantry under shell fire.
I Shore Line is an excellent one
which he as.- ,^rted that minority rights Phineas Jassinow sky
,TO BE PRESENT.
1
ren
has
greatly
increased.
Brouoff.
of all peoples should be protected."

300,000 JEWS AFFECTED
MORE TO BE INCLUDED

DRAFT TREATIES
TO PROTECT JEWS

POLES GIVE ORDERS
TO STOP POGROMS

DETROIT ZIONISTS TO
CORTICELLI SILK CO.
OFFICIAL IN ARTICLE ELECT DELEGATES TO
SAYS "HIRE NO JEWS" CONVENTION SUNDAY