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THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION
AMERICAN COMMISSION HEARS
JEWS AND POLES ON POGROMS
Completes First Week's lnves- KING GEORGE HONORS
AUSTRALIAN JEW
ligation at Warsaw—Attend
Service at Synagogue—Is
Cheered by Thousands.
WILL VISIT VILNA AND
OTHER TOWNS FOR FACTS
Warsaw—The Amerkan mission to
investigate reports of pogroms in
Poland has finished its first week's
investigation here, Hon. Henry Mor-
genthau, former United States Am-
bassador to Turkey, is chairman of
the mission. Other members arc
Brigadier General Edwin Jadwin and
Homer H. Johnson of Cleveland.
The mission held hearings for Jews
in the morning, and for Poles in the
afternoon. The commissioners made
it plain that they were not only in-
vestigatMg past events, but were
seeking information with a view to
improving conditions in the future for
the whole nation.
A monster throng, estimated at
over 35,000 people, assembled at the
big synagogue of which Rabbi Posen-
ashy is the head, to see the American
commissioners. The commissioners
attended services at the synagogue
at the invitation of Rabbi Posenasky.
The crowd was so large that it was
necessary for gendarmes to discharge
guns in the air to keep the people at
a distance so that the Americans and
party could enter the edifice. After
the service, a way was made with
great difficulty to the waiting auto-
mobiles, and the party rode off amid
wild cheering of the great multitude.
Ti m ' mission plans to visit Vilna and
other Polish cities which had figured
in news dispatches reporting out-
rages to Jews. It will make its gen-
eral headquarters at Warsaw.
The mission was named by Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson, as head of
the American Peace Delegation, in
accordance with the requests front
the Polish and Lithuanian govern-
ments and in answer to the messages
of protest. from Jews and non-Jews
throughout the world.
Per Year, $2.00; Copy, 5 Cents
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1919.
VOL. VI. NO. 8.
ROTHSCHILD TO GIVE
ARCHBISHOP DENIES
ATTACK ON JEWS LAND TO LEGIONAIRES
NENN' PORK.—Metropolitan Pla-
New York:—A special cable dis-
ton, Archbishop of Odessa and Kher- patch to The American Jewish News
son, who was reported by the New from London, said:
York Times and other newspapers
"'File vexing problem of the future
with having made veiled threats
against the Jews of Russia vhile ad- of the discharged Jewish Legionaires
dressing a meeting of l'rotestant has apparently reached a happy set-
Episcopal clergymen, has now issued tlement, and once again it is to Baron
a statement denying these reports of Rothschild that the Jewish people are
indebted. The Legionaires, who en-
his utterances.
listed in the United States, Canada,
Upon the day following his speech
and England, have complained bitterly
to Bishops Darlington of Harrisburg
that they have been left to shift for
and Talbot of Bethlehem, l'a., Arch-
themselves, and have expressed a wil-
bishop Platon's secretary read from a
lingness to remain in Palestine after
stenographic report of the speech the
demobilization as permanent settlers,
following utterance of the prelate:
providing they are settled on the land.
"I warn the Jews, woe Will be their
"It appears that their wishes are
future in Russia when a stable gov-
now to be acceded to. Bernard A.
ernment Is restored."
As the archbishop represents Ad- Rosenblatt, president of the Zion
mural Kolchak, now fighting the So- Commonwealth of New York. has
viet government, it is known that if seen Baron Rothschild at Paris and
the Omsk dictator can establish a the directors of the Jewish National
monarchy again in Russia, he will Fund at The Hague, with a view to
also re-establish the pale with its acquiring land in Palestine for the
Legionaires, and his efforts have been
rapine and butchery of Jews.
A dispatch from Ekaterinburg to successful. As a result of the negotia-
the Philadelphia Public Ledger last tions, Rosenblatt. accompanied by
week stated explicitly that the Bol- Walter Coates, left for Marseilles,
sheviki had "spared all religious de- where they will take ship for Palestine
to complete the arrangements."
nominations."
GENERAL SIR JOHN NIONASII
REAR ADMIRAL MARK HIGHEST
JEWISH NAVAL OFFICER, DIES
POLES READY TO GIVE JEWS
ALL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES
DENIED THEM BY RUSSIA
At Buckingham l'alace recently
King George invested Lieutenant
General Sir John Monash with the
insignia of Knight Grand Cross of
the Order of St. Michael and St.
George. General Monash was coin-
mander-in-chief of the Australian Ex-
peditionary Force during the war. Ile
is the first Jew in history to hold so
Poles Never Thought of Themselves as a Part of the Russian Empire;
high a position in the militar• ser-
the Jews do Consider Themselves an Integral Part of the Polish
vice of any country.
Dr. H. J. Olgin, Authority on Russian and Polish Affairs,
Points Out Basic Difference Between Former Aspirations
of Poles Under Russian Rule and Present Aspirations of
Jews in Poland.
Was First Commander of the
JEWISH GIRL IS FIRST
WOMAN PROSECUTOR "Maine," Chairman of Light
House Board, Saw 46 Years'
Service, Retired in 1910.
HONORED BY CONGRESS
DURING SPANISH WAR
MISS ROSE RoTtIENBERG.
The honor of being New York
County's first woman deputy-prose-
cutor has--fallen to Miss Rose Roth-
enberg of New York City, who re-
ceived the appointment from Dis-
trict Attorney Swann after an exami-
nation of a large number of appli-
cants. Miss Rothenberg was born in
Roumania 26 years ago. She grad-
uated from the New York University
Law School in 1914 and was admitted
to the bar in 1916.
JEWISH QUESTION
AGAIN RAISED IN
BRITISH COMMONS
BOSTON—Rear Admiral Adolph
Marix, U. S. N., retired, America's
roust distinguished Jew in naval serv-
ice, died suddenly last Friday at a
hotel at Gloucester, Mass., where he
was spending the summer. Surviving
are his widow, who was Miss (,race
Filkins, the actress, talented daughter
of a Brooklyn rabbi, whom he mar-
ried in 1896. Since his retirement in
1910, Admiral Marix had been living
in New York city and went to Glou-
cester two weeks ago.
Admiral Marix served on European
31111 Asiatic stations, and was Judge
Advocate of the Maine Court of In-
quiry. He was Captain of the Port of
Manila 1901-3, and Commander of the
U. S. S. Scorpion during the Spanish-
American War, being promoted for
conspicuous bravery. He was Chair-
man of the Lighthouse Board from
1907 until his retirement for age.
Admiral Marix was born in Saxony,
Germany, on April 14th, 1848. His
father, who is now dead, was a pro-
fessor of languages in Russia, and
after coming to this country was em-
ployed in the State and Treasury
Departments of the United States
His remains are in-
Government.
terred in the Jewish cemetery at Ana-
costa, a suburb of Washington.
Entered Naval Academy in 1864.
Young Marix came to America
while still a boy, and on September
26th, 1864, was appointed to the
United States Naval Academy, at An-
napolis, Md., from the State of Iowa,
.Necording to Dr. H. J. Olgin. au- l'oles developed a remarkable ability
graduating with the class of 1868, at
thority on Russian and Polish affairs, in opposing these encroachments on
the age of twenty. His advancement
their
liberty
and
happiness.
Con-
the treaty signed by Poland and the
Want British Representative on in the navy followed rapidly from step
scious
of
the
fact
that
the
schools
allied and associated powers marks
to step.
American - Polish Commission
the beginning of a new era in the evo- were the greatest medium for either
In 1869 lie was promoted to the
Adolph Freund, of Detroit, Direc- lution of the internal government of the growth or the death of their na-
rank of ensign, and in the following
Attack
Kolchak's
Treatment
of
tional
ideal,
they
took
definite
steps
the nations of Europe. Not the least
year was assigned to special duty on
tor for Over 40 Years, Elected interesting point in the situation is the to insure the former by boycotting all
Jews in Siberia.
the U. S. S. "Congress." From en-
sign he arose to master in 1870, and
Vice - President — Superinten- fact that the nation which has now Polish schools maintained by the Rus-
sian
government.
They
sent
their
July
15
the
ques-
bound iiself by treaty to guarantee
LONDON.—On
to lieutenant in 1872, after which he
dent Peiser Resigns.
the rights of racial and linguistic min- dikildren to educational institutions tion of pogroms vtivs—again brought was assigned to special service in the
-- unities is one which has itself suffered in Galicia, for instance, where they up in the British House of Commons. Judge Advocate General's office,
Cleveland:—"Cleveland Jewish Or- much at the hands of a former tyran- could study under native Polish in- Under Secretary Harinsworth, reply- where lie received the valuable ex-
structors.
ing to questions put by Commander perience which stood him in such good
Phan Home" is the new name adopted Meal power.
Kenworthy, M. I'., stated that the stead when later lie became judge
"The rights and privileges i'oland is
Jews Learned Russian.
for the' institution on Woodland ace -
government
had not vet received the Advocate of the Maine Disaster Board
nue. which for the past fifty-one years' o ffe ring to smaller linguistic groups
"At this point let me mention that
has been a home to thousands of boys in her territory today are very much this very subject of schools was no detailed renorts on the treatment of of Inqu iry, an appointment which was
and girls. and which is supported by the same as those which she had so small matter of dissension between Jews which the British minister to destined to make of him the chief
"100'7, Efficiency Magazine" in its the Independent Order of Icnai With.' long been denied while under Russian
the Jews and the Poles. The Jews Poland had been asked to prepare. character in an interesting chapter of
July issue expresses its regret upon
At the quarterly meeting of the rule." Dr. (tight said the other clay.
did not boycott the Russian schools A number of interim telegraphic re- marine history.
the publication of the article "Wise board held last week, at the Home, a "The l'oles, it must be remembered,
Commanded U. S. S. "Maine."
in Poland as rigorously as did the ports had been received, but the gov-
Hiring Eliminates Firing." which all;
resolution was adopted directing the had no sort of autonomous govern- Poles. There were two reasons fur ernment deemed it better to wait for
In 1893 he Was promoted to the
neared in the June issue of the maga- substitution of the word "Home" for mein under the Russian state. Their
Harmsworth
the
detailed
report.
this. First of all, the Jew in a good
of lieutenant commander, and
zine. The article, written by au in- "Asylum" in the old title, which was land was called the 'provinces of the
many instances could not afford to added that the government is asking rank
when the U. S. S. "Maine" was put in
dustrial engineer of the Corticelli Silk
Jewish Orphan Asylum." former Polish kingdom.' Their otli- send his children outside of the coun- whether the United States would per-
in September, 1895, it fell
M ills, of Florence, M ass., aroused a Members of the board are of the opin- vials, their army, their police, their
the Britivli commission
try for an education. Secondly, a mit a representative of
' storm of protest from the Jewish peo-
governmen t t o h e a tt ac h e d t o th e to his lot to be her chief executive
ion that the change should be made form of government, the whale ad- good many of the Jews living in Po-
officer. He served on the ill-fated
ple all over the country, because it
at this time owing to the fact that ar- ministrative machine, in fact, was en- land had immigrated into the country American special commission in
battleship (to which he had been
contained advice to employers of la-
rangements are soon to be made for tirely Russian. Moreover, the Rus- after they had been expelled from the land.
whether
transferred from the receiving ship
not
Jews
were
bor to, the effect that
A Eabeepatty M. P. asked
the erection of new buildings at sian government was openly hostile larger Russian cities; To them the
from the time she was
desirable employees.
Chem Farm. An advisory commit- to any manifestation of I'olish free- Russian language was but the least of the government was aware that Kul• "Minnesota")
until Janu-
The article was first brought to the
chak's government hall issued an or- first put in commission,
tee of six will lie appointed to attend dom. That, however, gave rise to the their troubles. They had been accus-
ary,
1898,
a
few
weeks before she ar-
attention of the Detroit committee of
to the preliminary work of preparing secret creed of Poland. The words tomed to speak it in carrying on their der conscripting all the Jews in its
harbor
and was
lint forbid- rived in Havana
the Anti-Defamation League through
far the erection of the new Home. 'Polska Niepodlegla,' Independent work in Russia. Their object was territory for the infantry,
The Detroit Jewish Chronicle. by Miss
ding
Jews
to
receive
military
coo•
blown
up.
Poland.
embodied
the
ideal
of
every
Two members of the committee will
primarily to attain an education for
was thoroughly familiar with the
Lillian Horowitz, of 974 Brush street,
missions, and also whether it knows' He
be named by the president of the true Pole.
their children. The fact that that ed-
the "Maine" and her or-
this city. It was referred to the na-
the propaganda department of structure of
Home, two by District No. 2, Iniai
ucation could only be attained in the that
Discriminations Against Poles.
government was direct- ganization in every detail; in fact,
tional office of the League at Chicago,
the
Kolchak
ll'rith, and two by District No. 6.
"'The discriminations against the Russian language was a minor draw- ed by members of the Holy Synod andiunder a former commanding officer,
which made a vigorous protest to the
The data gathered by this committee
back.
the' Captain Arent S. Crownin.shield (now
publishers of "100 1 , Efficiency Mag- will be submitted to the Grand Lodge Poles by the Russians were many and
"Let me emphasize lucre that the was issuing incitements against
' Rear Admiral, retired), he organized
harrowing.
Hindrances were put in
azine" and the officials of the concern
Jews,
at the convention in Cleveland in the way of I'olish acquisition of Rus- Jew had no desire to oppose the
the crew of the vessel, so many of
employing the writer of the defama-
wishes
of
the
Pole.
It
was
a
matter
Demands
Facts
on
Siberia.
'
whom were afterward sent to a
sian land. The Poles were not wanted
tory article. As a result (he Corti- 1920.
a
of
Russian
education
or
none,
in
in the Officers' Corps of the army.
The member also wanted to know , watery grave in the harbor of Ha-
Superintendent Resigns.
celli Silk Mills advised the officials of
They were allowed to enter, it is true, good many instances. Anybody who whether the representatives of the vana.
the Anti-Defamation League that the
The resignation of Rabbi Simon
is familiar with the drawbacks func-
In January, 1898, after leaving the
British government in Russia and Si-
author of the offending article had Peiser as superintendent and of Mrs. but their presence in great numbers
tioning under the Czar against the
"Maine," he was put in command cif
been discharged from its organization, Peiser as matron of the Home, were was discouraged by failure to promote
beriar had been instructed to take .
entrance of a Jew into a Russian uni-
the
U. S. S. "Scorpion." In March,
to
high
office
men
whose
ability
,
steps to prevent the persecution of
and the publishers of the magazine received and accepted with regret at
1898, lie was protnoted to the rank of
would warrant promotion. The same versity can fully appreciate the situa- Jews.
promised to write an apology for the
In reference to
tion.
Some
universities
allowed
a
5
Sunday's meeting.
was true of positions in the civic gov-
Harinsworth replied that lie had no commander.
article in the July issue.
the resignations, Rabbi Peiser made
per cent. admission of Jews; some 3
information in regard to the first and
The following appears in the July this statement in his report to the ernment. Outside of minor clerk-
Honored by Congress.
ships, no Pole could aspire to a posi- per cent., and some as little as 1V., second parts of the question, but that
issue of "100% Efficiency Magazine":
Commander 5tarix was, by act of
board.
tion. It was the old story of the op- per cent.
he considered the action attributed to Congress, advanced two numbers in
Rabbi Peiser was appointed super-
th e
An Apology.
pression of a distinct linguistic and
Kolchak as unlikely, in vie w: of
Polish Advantage in Industry.
two engagements at Manzanillo, July
intendent of the Home in 1913, to suc-
Last month a short contribution ceed to Dr. Samuel W'olfenstein. Prior national minority by an overpowering
"Politically, militaristically, educa- statement he made recently that the 1 and July 18, 1899, during the Span-
endeavoring to
from a mature engineer of long exper- to that time he was assistant superin- linguistic and national majority.
tionally, the l'ole was hemmed in and Omsk government is
ish-American war.
"The Poles, however, clung tenac-
ience was passed for printing by the tendent of the Home. He and Mrs.
The aim of guarantee to all the peoples in Russia,
When President Taft was Governor-
trapped in every way.
editor, in spite of a deprecating re- l'eiser will continue as superintendent iously to their language, irrespective Russia was to obliterate the fact that without distinction of nationality, of General of the Philippines, Commander
mark about several groups of Ameri- and matron until their successors arc of the fact that it put them in had the Poles were l'oles. With a sur- religion, complete equality before the Marix was a naval attache at the
favor with the Russian powers. So
cans. When reading it the editor
prising lack of psychology typical of law which will safeguard the personal islands, and 'a warm friendship be-
named.
great was their feeling on this point
failed to note the unfairness and in-
the Russian autocracy, it did not see welfare of all citizens. tweet' the Governor-General and the
Mr. Sol S. Kiser, of Indianapolis,
that it was considered a crime for a
No special instructions. he said, had Commander followed.
justice of the statement.
was elected president of the Horne l'ole to speak Russian within the that this very' suppression and oppres-
Leto sent to the British represents -
In making 400% Magazine an idea Sunday to succeed Judge Philip Stein,
sion would have the opposite effect.
Efficiency carries its reward, and
fives
in Archangel or Siberia in re- leis p romotion to the rank of Rear
exchange, a great deal of latitude is of Chicago; Mr. Adolph Freund, of boundaries of Russian Poland. What's
"During all this period of tyranny
allowed contributors in expressing Detroit, was elected vice-president; more, it was considered a degradation there was one field, however, where gaud to possible persecutions, since
followed. In the early part
opinions, but our aim is to prevent the Mr. A. A. Benesch was re-elected of the lowest sort for a Pole to ac- the Pole by virtue of his union with Kolchak's statement suggests
of
of he nineteenth century Uriah P.
appearance of anything unfair, unjust treasurer of general fund; Mr. Fred cept a position in the Russian gov- Russia was at an advantage. That such a course is unnecessary. Nerd- Levy was a Commodore in the United
ernment, and, by acceptance of the
or tin-American in its columns.
was in the field of industry. Poland less to say, he added, that the British States Navy. The title of Commodore
Lazarus, Jr., of Columbus, treasurer
\Ye take this occasion to publicly of the sinking fund; Miss Kate Weis, hated tongue of Russia, to forswear proved to be a better manufacturing representatives would always use has for many years been abolished,
the
ideal
of
a
national
Poland.
apologize to the groups mentioned in financial and recording secretary. The
country than Russia. What with its their influence in the direction indi- but at the tune was of more impor-
"Things came to a pass where the coal and iron ore districts, Poland cated.
the article, to the company the author following are the newly-elected direc-
twice than a Rear Admiral is today.
Pole
was
filled
with
a
burning
hatred
represented, and to our readers for
du stria!
With the exception, therefore, of Rear
tors: Messrs. Sylvan E. Hess, of St. for anything and everything Russian. soon developed important in
our failure to hold to the demonstrated Paul; Sydney G. Kusworm, of Day-
Lodz was one of them;
Admiral E. D. Taussig (who has just
centers.
policy of fairness with which these ton; Louis Borinstein, of Indianap- There was no discrimination in this Warsaw another; I'etrokow a third.
been retired from active service), and
hatred.
lie
abhorred
the
Russian
and all other groups of Americans
Commodore Levy, Admiral Marix is
St. Louis;
Textiles, metal products, and haber-
olis; Jacob Lampert, of
language
and
everything
connected
have been treated in every number of Rabbi David Lefkowitz. of Dayton;
dashery were the principal products
Arthur Brisbane, writing in the the only other Jew who has ever
with it. To him it was the very in-
our twelve volumes.—(The Editor).
these
manufactured.
The
market
for
Messrs. Benjamin J. Samuels, of Chi-
Washington Times. says: "The Pro- climbed to such a lofty height in the
carnation of Russian absolutism.
cago; Joseph Schonthal, of Columbus;
was Russia and the Ukraine. Lodz testants and Catholics of this country naval history of our country.
Schools.
Russification of
Admiral Marix was Chairman of the
cotton went to the Eastern Provinces
Isaac Strouss. of Youngstown, and
are, of course, a thousand times as
"Beginning with the twentieth cen- of Russia and competed successfully rich as all the Jews combined and I.ighthouse Board at Washington, to
Rabbi A. H. Silver, of Cleveland.
Vladimir and richer. Yet the Jews of this country which post he was appointed by Sec-
meeting
that
with
the
products
of
the
tury,
the
Russian
began
to
execute
reported
at
the
It was
while there were 274 cases of influ- with greater severity the program of Moscow mills. The same was true of have given to Protestant and Catholic retary Straus, of the Department of
enza at the Home during the epidemic, Russification of the Polish schools. the metal products that competed charities at least a thousand times as Commerce and Labor, but not until
Warsa•.—As a protest against the
That was one of the most tragic chap- with those of Nijni-Novgorod. The much as all the Protestant and Cath- considerable opposition on the part of
there were no fatalities.
Polish pogroms, the widow of Count
ters in the history of the country. towns of Berditczew. Zitonur, and olics have given to the Jewish char- certain naval officials was overcome.
Adam Krasinski has presented her
Throughout the entire system of others received millions of rubles ities. This is not written by a Jew, Several years ago he took an extend-
PISGAH LODGE NOTICE.
home in Warsaw to the local Jewish
schools in Poland, primary, second- worth of haberdashery manufactured as readers perhaps know, and is not ed trip through France, Germany.
community, according to a cablegram
ary, and university, the curricula were in Warsaw. It is to be borne in mind
of l'rotestants or Holland and England, after an offi-
received by the Zionist Organization
INITIATION OF CANDIDATES to conform in all details to the plans that Polish products were not subject said in criticism
cial inspection of the workings of the
Catholics. A man may do as he
lighthouse service in those countries.
of America, which reports also that will take place at the next regular of the Russian schools. The I'olish to tariff regulations such as governed
pleases. It is mentioned because it is
about 250 members of local Jewish meeting of Pisgah Lodge, No. 34, In- language was entirely barred; it was the importation of goods from Ger-
Retired in 1910.
truth and ought to put to shame those
Mon- not even optional with the pupils to
councils in eastern Calicia passed dependent Order o2 8 B' B rith, P.
for
instance.
The
conditions.
many,
Admiral Marix had a naval experi-
thal ignorantly and stupidly attack
:3 0 M. choose it as a secondary language. therefore, were ideal for the industrial
through Lemberg and Przemysl sev- day evening, July 8th, 7 at
the Sews, not realizing their good ence covering a Veriod of 46 years,
eral days ago on their way to concen- at the lodge rooms 25 Broadway. The instructors, the administration, and economic growth of I'oland, 2nd
qualities, hating them with the in- four years at the Naval Academy,
tration camps, having been arrested Candidates and members are urged to the subject matter, all were Russian.
she grew rich and prosperous.
herited hate of ignorance and preju-
by Polish military authorities. The be on time.
"Nurtured by this hostile attitude
(Continued on Page 4.)
The Detron Jenish Chronicle is the official
dice."
(Continued on page four.)
charges against the prisoners are not
toward their linguistic integrity, the
local organ Id Pisgah Lodge.
known.
CLEVELAND ORPHAN
ASYLUM CHANGEGS
NAME TO "HOME'
Commonwealth, Which They Regard as Their Native Land, Be-
cause of Over 500 Years Residence There.
Magazine Publishes
Apology for Article
Defaming the Jew
JEWS MORE LIBERAL TO
GENTILES, SAYS EDITOR
POLISH COUNTESS GIVES
UP HOUSE TO JEWS