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THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION
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CONSIDERS JEWISH
QUESTION SETTLED
!OLD JEWS NOT CONTENT
WITH NATURALIZATION
By LEO WOLFSON.
NEW LEADER OF GREATER PISGAH LODGE.
RABBI WISE BECOMES
UNION LABOR ORGANIZER
Johnstown, Pa.—Rabbi Stephen S.
Wise, of New York has volunteered
his services to the National Commit-
, tee of the Ameriran Federation of
Ad-' Labor for the unionizing of the steel
Premier, Bratiano,
mits Jews Treated Unjustly in ,
His Country—Offers to Recti-
fy Wrongs if Let Alone.
'Illumanian
Per Year, $2.00; Copy, 5 Cents
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1919.
VOL. VI. NO. 6.
JEWISH RELIEF IN POLAND- MUST
BE CONSTRUCTIVE, SAYS BILLIKOPF
Returned Investigator f o r
PREMIER REFUSES TO
SIGN TREATY BECAUSE American Relief Committee
OF JEWISH CLAUSES Expresses Demand for Occu-
i" dustr Y .
The Johnstown NI ill Workers'
Council is asking for the first speech
by the Rabbi at an early date, ac-
cording to announcement made today
by Secretary W. Z. Foster, of the
committee. Samuel Gompers has ac-
celoed the offer of Rabbi Wise.
London—The Roumanian Premier
Bratiano left Paris because of his re-
fusal to sign the treaty with the Al-
lies containing guarantees for Jews
similar to those contained in the
treaty signed by the Polish Premier
l'aderewski a few days ago. It is not
known whether he went to consult
with the Roumanian king, and will
return in a few days, or whether he
will refuse to come back to Paris un-
till the clauses containing the Jewish
CONSECRATE CLOVER
HILL PARK CEMETERY
OF SHAAREY ZEDEK
pational Restoration—More
than Food Required.
GIVE THEM A CH ANCE TO
HELP SELVES HE PLEADS
Assistance Should be Given by
Paris, June 25-1 just Interviewed
Establishing Loan Agencies,
the Roumanian Premier Bratiatio re-
garding the Jewish question in Rou-
Supplying Building Materials
mania. The Premier stated in the be-
and Ships—Relates Destitute
guarantees, to which he objects, will
ginning that he considers the Jewish
be eliminated.
question in Roumania completely set-
Condition.
Under conditions of ideal weather
tled by the last decree issued by the and with most impressive religious
Roumanian king naturalizing all the ceremonies, Clover Hill Park Cem-
New York—Jacob Billikopf, who
'lathe Jews, all Jewish men who ser-
returned from Poland last week as a
etery of the Shaarey Zedek Congre-
v ed in the Romanian army, their wid- gation was consecrated on Sunday
personal investigator for Felix M.
ows, children, as well as children of
Warburg and other members of the
afternoon, July 6th. Several hundred
people who reside in Roumania, (this
American Jewish relief committee and
people witnessed the formal dedica-
includes those residing abroad, who
associated bodies, said that feeding
tion of one of the most beautiful and
have parents in Roumania).
the 3,000,000 starving Jews in Poland,
ideally arranged cemeteries in the
Bratiano expressed the hope that
country. The event is one of great
Dismissal from an important posi- thoGgh essential, will not go far to-
from now on the relations between
communal importance in Detroit as
tion is the penalty paid by an indus- ward restoring them to their normal
the Roumanian Jews and Gentiles
Clover Hill Park Cemetery relieves
trial expert for the publication of an condition until measures are taken to
would be more friendly than ever
a situation in the city that was rap-
article defaming the Jew. In an ar ' return these people to their former
ADOLH FINSTERWALD.
before, and that the Jews would be
idly becoming very serious owing to
tide entitled "Wise Hiring Elimi occupations in so far as that is pos-
the connecting link between all the
the great growth of the population
AI r. Finsterwald was installed as President of Pisgah Lodge, No. 34, nates Firing," published in the Jul y sible.
Jews in the annexed Roumanian ter-
within the last few years.
Independent Order of B'nai Ilrith. at the meeting held last Monday even- number of the "100% Efficiency Hag •
"American Jews who desire to aid
ritories. The Roumanian Premier
Cantor Minkowsky of the Shaarey ing. His election to the leadership of the largest Jewish fraternal and azine," which has a wide circulatio " their co-religionists in Poland must
still resents bitterly the inclusion in
communal organization in Detroit is a tribute to his unswerving loyalty to among industrial executives through - do more than feed them," he said
the l'eace Treaty the clause giving Zedek Congregation opened the cer-
emonies with an appropriate prayer. the cause of Judaism as evidenced by his activities on behalf of the B'nai out the country, John B. Lyon, In "We are spending $1,000,000 a month
powers of supervision to members of
Brith Order. Mr. Finsterwald is a member of the Board of Directors of dustrial Engineer of the Corticell d to feed them, but that is not enough.
the League of Nations, over what he He was followed by Mr. David W.
It is only deepening their problem of
designates as the interned affairs of Simons, President of the Congrega- the Cleveland Orphan Asylum which is maintained by the I. 0. B. II. His Silk Mills, of Florence, Mass., lai
tion,
who
reviewed
the
history
of
the
work for this institution and his liberal contribution to the furtherance down the following rules to employ
poverty. The American people must
small nationalities. He made it clear
and f many other Jewish communal and civic enterprises mark him as one crs for the hiring of efficient labo 1 ",:i assist them in establishing loan agen-
Jewish
community
in
Detroit
that he does not consider it right for
o
"Hire only those between 18 an
cies, in supplying them with building
outside powers to look after the treat- traced the development of its burial of the leading Jewish citizens of Detroit.
Other offici•rs installed last Nlonday are Vice-President, Leon Gold- 35."
materials and shops, in fact, to give
ment of the minorities by such coun- facilities from the time of the first
,
smith;
Treasurer,
A.
Lapin
Cohen;
Secretary'.
1.
W.
Jacobs;
Assistant
Mon-
plot
on
Clime
Street.
He
pointed
"No
negroes,
JEWS,
or
Turks.'
them another start in the world."
tries as Roumania and Poland. lie
"No cripples, consumptives, or
In an interview at the headquarters
believes that this will create ill feel- with pride to the earnest aim and itor, David Nlaryrnont; Warden, Henry Marks; Guardian, Charles Ros-
onitor, Morris Garvett.
weak hearts.' of the American Jewish Relief Corn-
ings between the nationalists and the ambition of the members of Congre- enthal:
Over
one
thousand
Jewish
citizens
of
Detroit
are
enrolled
as
members
gation
Shaarey
Zedek
ir,
providing
"No
women
who
paint
or
dress
minority in these countries which will
mince, 15 East Fortieth street, Mr.
be subject to such supervision by the the community with a last resting of Pisgah Lodge. It is one of the largest Jewish fraternal lodges in the flashily."
Billikopf told a story of the suffering
"No men who drink or swagger.
League of Nations. He suggests that place in the midst of beautiful sur- country. A membership campaign for the second "1,000" is planned.
Jews in Poland, where he spent six
The article seas promptly taken up weeks. lie visited Warsaw, Lublin,
the Jews protest to the Allies against roundings, with assurance that it
by NI r. Milton NI. Alexander, chair- Lemberg, Cracow, Vilna and a large
"alien interference in internal Rou- will for a time be maintained as a
source of comfort and sacred at-
man of the local Anti-Defamation number of the smaller communities
manian affairs."
tractiveness to those who are left
Committee, and referred to national and obtained an idea of the urban
Jews Not Wholly Satisfied.
behind.
headquarters of the League. The and suburban conditions. Speaking
Rabbi
A.
Ni.
Hershman
delivered
following communication from Mr. L. of the conditions in Vilna, he said
I pointed out that the Jews are not
Lashman, Secretary of the national they wire typical of conditions in
quite satisfied with the latest law de- an address on "NI odern Cemetery
cree dealing with their naturalization, Ideas," in which he expounded the
Anti-Defamation League, to the lo- other sections. Vilna had been taken
which
a
Jewish
commun-
y
a
I
,
Or U
cal committee is self-explanatory of by the Germans, later occupied by the
and that while he, the Premier of the fn
country, speaks in such friendly terms icy could possess the most modern
the prompt and conclusive results of Bolsheviki and then retaken by the
of the Jews, thousands of Jews burial plot and conform to the Jew-
a just prote st:
Poles.
ish
ritual
at
the
same
time.
An
ad-
of the Administra-
throughout the country are court-
e
At a meting
Urges Constructive Relief.
martialed for alleged desertions from dress was also delivered by Rabbi
Lion Committee of the Anti-Defama-
the army, and punished in a manner. Judah I.. Levin, who expressed his
(ion League held last Tuesday aft-
During the way, he said, the Jewish
which, to say the least, is very cruel. sincere appreciation on behalf of oth-
ernoon, there were present Mr. B. T. population of 80,000 in Vilna was re,
I called his particular attention to the er congregations in the city for the
Mast. General Manager. and Mr. H. duced to 45,000. Some of the people
cruel injustice of the death sentence beautiful plot that had been opened.
P. Gould, President and Editor-in- left before the German occupation,
of the Jewish soldier, !trig Ciobotaru, Rabbi Hershman *. closed the cere-
Chief of "100% Efficiency magazine" but the depletion was in a large meas-
found guilty of the charge of deser- monies with prayer.
to us a pr epared ure due to deaths caused from typhus
They presented was
Clover Hill l'ark Cemetery com-
tion upon the testimony of a man who
anisl
mou y a
apology which
and stariation. In preparing a budget
was arrested by the order of the court prises over 50 acres of dry. cleared
cepted by the members of the com- as to the needs of the 45,000 Jews, he
I oiirteen•Nlile Road east
martial in connection with the testi- lam Ion the
mittee. This apology will appear in said the starting point was made from
mony in Ciobotaru's case by order of of Woodward Ave. The land lies in
the July issue of that magazine facing the conditions as they existed. The
the President of the court martial, Troy township. Oakland county, and
By LOUIS MARSHALL
the title page.
figures showed that 20,000 inhabitants
who said that his testimony was ob- was purchased by the congregation
"You will also be interested to were receiving relief that is barely
viously false. I asked for Ciobotaru's in 1918. It is excellently situated. be-
Nothing thus far accomplished by the Peace Conference exceeds . a no w that Mr. John B. Lyon, the enough to keep them alive.
immediate release and for a general ing within walking distance from
which author of the objectionable article
The monthly budget in Vilna, as
amnesty for all alleged military Jew- Woodward Ave., conveniently acces- in importance the Polish treaty signed in Versailles, Saturday,
has been discharged by the Corticelli made up after conference with the
ish offenders. Bretiano admitted sible over good thoroughfares and is the first of a series of conventions for the new and enlarged States
Silk M ills."
leaders in the town, showed that 1,-
numerous Injustices against Jews he lines of travel and is in the midst of of Eastern Europe, intended to protect all racial, religious and
800,000 marks would have to be spent
said however, that he was trying to a most beautiful suburban section.,
in supplying just the elementary ne-
correct them. He promised injuiry The ground is self-drained and roll-1 linguistic minorities.
JEWS
Charter of Liberty.
cessities. By assessing those that
A
in Ciobotartt's case, and said he wool
ing, presenting ideal conditions for
were able to pay 40 marks each it was
of
the
German
treaty,
in
the
first
instance,
stipulates
give consideration to the request for cemetery purposes.
Article 93
found that the town could furnish but
amnesty. He ordered the Minister of
The first funeral held in the new for the execution of such a convention by Poland, and similar articles
100,000 marks, and the remainder
Interior to give me every opportunity cemetery took place on Thursday are contained in the projected Austrian treaty. The stipulation is
would have to come from relief or-
to investigate conditions as they af- last when Adolph Blumberg, a prom-
carried
into
effect
on
a
separate
covenant
which
Poland
has
entered
ganizations. If large sums are not
fect the Jews. Before leaving, he ask- inent Jewish resident of Detroit. was
the
signature
of
the
erman
treaty,
with
the
raised for constructive relief the prob-
ed me to call his attention to unusual taken to his last resting place.
LONDON.—The "Alaiiciieste
into concurrently w German
it
lem will be a perpetual one, in the
sentences and said he would do every-
United States, the British Empire, France, Italy and Japan. It is
iardian" published an editorial i
thing in his power to try to correct
literally a charter of liberty, in the final act the emancipation of ,, , ', 1 hich the attention of the Englis • opinion of Mr. Billikopf,
Boris Bogen, a member of the
them.
those who for centuries have been bereft of elemental human rights. go vernment is called to the tnassa American Jewish Relief Committee,
e of Jews in Ukrainia and in th
It admirably supplements the covenant of the League
. . of Nations cr rritories now occupied by Ko Ir is due here in about a month with a
complete program on which he has
by removing one of the most constant, persistent and trrtt:ttin j., caus es chele and Denikin.
s of jus -
i
The "Guardian" estimates from tl to been working for a long time. It is
for discontent and controversy. It recognizes the prnciple
ss expected that the beginning of the
reports
received
by
it
that
no
le
lice and absolute equality, and destroys forever the vicious idea that
h- drive for constructive relief will date
LONDON.—A feeling which can majorities may degrade minorities. obligations as fundamental laws. than 1003100 Jews have been slang a
from the return of Dr. Bogen, who
very justly be called a great fear ex- treat them as inferiors, withhold from with which no law, regulation or of- tered in these territories without nd has gone over the ground thoroughly
fists among the Jews here in the mat- I them the right of participation in the ficial action shall conflict or interfere, single word of protest or reprima he and who will bring back with him a
The Zionist District of Detroit an- ter of the ratification of the treaty political and industrial activities of and over which no law, regulation or from any of the great powers. T
ng comprehensive plan of operation.
nounced the election of the follow-
their countrymen. and make them the official action shall prevail. newspaper addressed the followi
1 words to the government directly
ing candidates to represent this city between Poland and the Allies con- I
Orphanages Overcrowded.
Free Religious Worship.
raining the Jewish guarantees. As is objects of oppressive and exceptional
c-
at the twenty-second annual Zionist
Just before he left the Jewish Re-
known, this treaty will not come in- laws and regulations.
Had
nothing
' 'The Alf cannot deny their r
2—Poland
undertakes
to assure
convention to be held at Chicago
and complete protection of life sponsibility for these slaughters b e-
cause they supply the weapons a nd lief Committee had set up milk sta-
September 14 to 18: Mrs. N. E. Ar- to effect in spite of the fact that Pad- , else been achieved in Paris. the an- full
iti,i,h, taili d t annatt s, , 0 nv:iit I; -, ammunition to the anti-Bolshev ist lions where 20,000 glasses of milk
o t o n all inhabitants,
liiil si
onstam. H. Goldberg, Dr. W. W. erewski signed it. if the Polish par- nouncement that henceforth the a and i liberty
•
•
tient
should
refuse
to
ratify
it.
In
I
rights
of
the
minorities
are
to
be
pro-
out
which permitted these m as- were distributed daily. The soup
Kahn, H. Schuldinger, P. Slomovitz. fiat-
language, race or religion. All the armies,.
kitchens are feeding about the same
J. Spatter. Miss Sarah Wetsman and view of the latest dispatches from ' tected and safeguarded alone would
sacres.
number. In the food lines Mr. Billi-
Poland concerning the fury caused , have been evidence of a memorable inhabitants of Poland shall be en.
M. H. Zackheim.
war d marc h o f e i v . titled to the free exercise, whether in
ek.
kopf
saw from 1,000 to 1,200 men and
by
the
tre
sty
containing
the
Jewish
advance
in
the0„
The nation-wide Zionist election
women who before the war were self-
was conducted simultaneously in 352 guarantees. there are good reasons to ilization. It enshrines in the law of public or private, of any creed or re-
believe
that
if
the
treaty
is
finally
nations
the
eternal
principles
of
hu-
ligious
belief
whose
practices
are
not
lie
respecting
persons who did not know
cities in the United States. New
The New York Jewish Daily, "T
York city will have the largest dele- ratified it will not be until after a man liberty that constitute the dis- inconsistent with public order or pub- Day." has published the followi ng the meaning of dire poverty. Mothers
re- in the milk line carried babies who
gation, approximating 400 delegates. vigorous tight in its favor. . tinctive feature of American consti- lie morals.
3—Poland admits and declares to cablegram from its London cor
At the same time prominent P° 11 ' tutions, by ineans of which, despite
seemed to be a year or two old and
Boston and suburbs will have a dele-
be
Polish
nationals.
ipso
facto
and
spondent:
ticians
figuring
on
Poland's
anxiety
to
divergent
racial
elements
in
our
pop-
re- who were really four or five years old,
gation of 60, among those elected
"A dispatch from Vladivostok
without requirement of any formal-
ion but unable to walk because of starva-
Tieing Justice Louis I). Brandeis and show the world that there are no ulation, we have become in fact as ity.
the German. Austrian, Hangar- ports that a strong pogrom agitat is tion. All the orphanages are over-
grounds for charges of anti-Semitism well as spirit, a homogeneous pstri-
Jacob Deliaas.
fan or Russian nationals habitually I is going on now in Siberia. It gait crowded. Thousands of children are
in
Poland,
are
of
the
opinion
that
otic
and
just
nation.
Although Rabbi A. M. Hershman
resident at the date of coming into very often led by the official or 111- being sent to the country every week
i
received an almost unanimous vote Poland will affix its signature to the
Recognition of Minorities.
force of the treaty in territory which of the Omsk government. The ich in connection with the fresh air work
after some little time will
to head the Detroit delegation at the treaty
have passed. e have long W appreciated what at is 'or may he recognized as forming Siberian Jewish Conference, wh
nst of the organization.
convention, he tendered his resigna-
Dr. Dillon, the well known con- last is to enter into the conscious- a part of Poland. also all persons of , was held in Irkutsk protested agai
Motoring out to the Polish-Bolshc•
the
tion at the meeting of the executive
servative journalist. -stated yesterday ness of all people, that the true pur- German. .Nustriati, Hungarian or the articles which appeared in or, vik front, Mr. Billikopf said that he
committee held last Monday. Rabbi
that neither Poland nor Roumania - pose of government cannot be real- Russian nationality, born in said ter- official paper, the 'Russian Warn en- found between the two lines of the
Hershman gave as his reason for the
will carry out the guarantees for mi- ized until majorities look upon minor- ritory of parents habitually resident which is published by the Omsk g nly armies several thousand women and
resignation his poor health.
nority rights even if they should sign , ities as their equals before the law. there, even if at the date of the corn- teal staff. These articles had ope on- children unable to reach either terri-
.\ pre-convention conference of the
it under the compulsion of the Al- whereby this series of treaties, to ing into force of the present treaty incited to pogroms. One corresp horn tory. The women were living on
Detroit delegates will be held sonie
which in turn Poland, Roumania, they are not themselves habitually dent writes: 'A Russian officer w
ade soup prepared from grass. Nurses
time before the convention to de- lies. He bases his opinion on the Czecho-Slovakia, Jugo Slavia, Greece,
resident there, and also all persons I heard speak in Vladivostok in
cide on the important issues to be fact that these points interfere with Austria. Bulgaria and eventually Rus-
another State. no secret of the fact that he is s eek- and food were sent to their aid just
of
the
sovereignty
of
those
two
coun-
not
born
nationals
The
before he left.
brought up at the convention. Jus-
or the States which are to be Adequate provisions are made giving m g revenge upon the Jews.
In an orphanage at Vilna he said
tice Brandeis announced that he will tn 'cs. It is a mistake to think, he
agi-
says, that President Wilson accom- erected within its former territory all persons within these categories,' Holy Synod of Omsk is openly tion that he saw a group of sixty or sev-
be back from Palestine in time to
I are to become parties. these new or who are Jeer 18 years of age, the . tating for pogroms in co-opera
plished a lasting work.
s
of
enty
children squinting and blinking
attend the Chicago convention.
enlarged states Of Eastern Europe right to choose Polish for any other 1 with the general staff Hundred
iests arc sending out inciting let- their eyes. The physicians informed
r
voluntarily recognize that not only nationality
which may be open to 1 p
, tern against the Jews whom the y ac- him that they were suffering from
they themselves, but the entire civil-
POLE SAYS POGROMS
TO EXPEL RUSIAN
world are directly concerned in
Equal Before Law. cute of the breaking down of Rus- what the Germans had called "hunner
krankheit" or "hen sickness." He ex-
JEWS FROM POLAND ONLY JEWISH PROPAGANDA ired r •in out the great concepts of
' sia."
4—All Polish nationals shall be
plained that lack of food resulted in
,
human equality and that the enforce-
London.—The anti-Semitic Morning
equal before the law and enjoy the
partial blindness for the children,
PISGAH LODGE NOTIC E.
LONDON.—:\ hill is soon to be Post publishes a statement in today's ment of the principles declared be- same civil and political rights, with-
that they were hardly able to see dur-
introduced in the Seim for the ex- issue by the Polish press agent, Zuk- comes the subject of international out distinction of race, language. or
There will be a regular meeti ng of ing the daytime, but were able to see
pulsion of all Russian Jews from Po- skarshowsky, to the effect that no cognizance.
Differences
in
religious
extent at night. The
Various stipulations in the Polish religion.
Pis gah Lodge, No. 34, Indepe ndent to a greater
land. About 60,000 Jews ate likely massacres on Jews occurred in Po-
creed or confession shall not preju-
t the physicians hope that proper diet will
to be affected, most of whom have land and that all reports of such mas- treaty manifest the exalted ideas dice any Polish nationals in matters Order of B'nai Brith, held a
which it formulates, and which are
ngs , a j t til2y5 B14r tohadawtay7:37 Mon- restore the children to normal con-
doadyg revreonoim
been living for decades in Poland. nacres were simply sent out by
relating to the enjoyment of civil or I
P. M. dition. The equipment of the hos-
speak Polish and have taken a great Zionists for the sake of putting the expressed in substantially the follow-
Members are urged to be on ti me. pitals in Poland are bad, he said.
share in the industrial development new Polish government in a predica- ing terms:
(Continued On Page Four.)
1—oland recognizes these several
of the country. Expulsion orders
ment.
have already been served on 900 Jews.
DEFAMATORY ARTICLE
REPUDIATED BY FIRM
AND "1007" 0 MAGAZINE
POLISH TREATY A CHARTER OF
LIBERTY, SAYS LOUIS MARSHALL
"Had Nothing Else Been Achieved in Paris, the Announce-
ment that henceforth the Rights of the Minorities are
to be Protected and Safeguarded alone would have been
evidence of a Memorable advance in the Onward March
of Civilization."
OF JEWISH DELEGATION AT PEACE
CONFERENCE DISCUSSES TEXT OF TREATY
SLAUGHTERED
UNDER KOLCHAK AND
DENIKIN IS CHARGED
Detroit Zionists Elect
Delegates to National
Convention at Chicago
ENGLISH JEWS FEAR
POLISH PARLIAMENT
MAY NOT RATIFY PACT