THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
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THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION
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existence and for which there is no urgent necessity. At times, there
is a distinct rivalry between these various groups. Would it not be
worth while and of distinct advantage if there could be a Jewish Com-
munity Council composed of at least one representative from every
Jewish organization in the city? This. Council could meet at stated
times to discuss Jewish needs and problems in the community and to
devise ways and means as a unit to accomplish Jewish work. The
Council could be the ruling body in all Jewish activities; it could prevent
duplication of effort and might prevent many' disastrous undertakings
such as have been put before the community in the past.
It seems to us that the Jewish work its the community would be
lightened and systematized through this means as by no other. Let its
form such a Council and let us all work hand its hand for the common
good of not only Jews but for the welfare of the entire community.
To insure publication, all correspondence and news matter must reach
this office by Tuesday evening of each week.
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„RABBI LEO M. FRANKLIN - - P
THE WITHERING TOUCH
By Enoch Mebs
He sang a song. of sixpence, as he ambled on through life.
'Twos the only song he knew, but he sang it long and loud.
He learnt it from the mouths of babes, who prattled it away,
Little knowing in their innocence, what a wondrous song
'twould make—
Transformed by faith and ardor into a paean of sound,
For all the world to listen, as though 'twere strange and new.
The world then crowned him master, and seated him on high;
And you could not blame the man for grimly wondering why.
The story sadly ends here—for when the whole world heard
him,
is witiciamoval that we learn Ilan the American Jewish Relief ' All all its plaudits reached the skies, his silly song went soar.
Relief Unit in Poland
It
way to Poland. With conditions so•
s
Thl Jewish Chronicle invites correspondence on subiects of interest to Unit has at fzel started on its
Not becau s e he did not try. He sputtered, squirmed and
the Jewish people, but disclaims responsibility for an indorsement of the frightful, with human life hanging in the balance, with starving men,
choked,—
women, and children holding out their bawls in pitiful appeal to America
views expressed by the writers.
and the other countries, it is a relief to know that own, who have been At last he smiled defeat. Not he nor any man,
he be a superman, can feel the suffocating hands
Shebat 10, 5680 trained itt the work of distributing food and clothes and who know lam - Unless
Friday, January 30, 1920
Of Flattery and Inflated Pay, and yet withstand their wither-
to administer to those who have lost their hope, have at last gone to this
ing, necrotizing touch.
Charles F. Mirick
During the past week, there has passed away, one who stood out as a
commanding figure in the journalistic world. Charles F. Nlirick, for
• years Church Editor of the Detroit News, has left behind him a memory
which shall be keenly fresh for many years to come in all church circles.
s1r. Mirick chose as his ambition in life, the solidifying of the entire
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church community. He was interested in the activity of all church
organizations of no matter what creed. He fostered the work of all
churches and he gave to the public through the medium of his paper, an
exact account of what went on from (lay to day its religious groups. Ile
was fair and unbiased. Ile was easily approached and he was conscien-
tious in the dissemination of the facts that he gathered. Though a
successor nay be found for hint, the Detroit community will long miss
him and regret that at such an early age, he was called to eternal life.
1, The Chronicle extends to the bereaved family and the Detroit News,
its sincerest sympathy in the great loss which they have sustained.
SAMUEL S. MAYERBERG
RABBI ABBA HILLEL
SILVER TO ADDRESS
DETROIT JEWS FEB. 2
the shoulders of the citizens of
‘Wayne county who tolerate them.
"One thing which would do much
toward alleviating the distressing
problem before us would be the pass-
age of the court reform bill, which
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gives additional powers to the lower
We confess that - we' were rather astounded to read in newspapers of devastated countries of Europe, and courts and which provides a chief
recent date, that the City of New Orleans, suffering from a recurrence reported his findings in a series of justice to apportion cases and check
of the bubonic plague, has diligently attempted to keep this fact from platform lectures that took him to all up en the work of each judge."
becoming known to the outside world in general, because such knowledge the large cities of the country. Lead-
might deter visitors from attending the Mardi Gras celebration to be ers of Jewry represented at the an- CORPORATION COUNSEL
nual convention of the Union of
held in that city early in the spring. The charge is made that the Fed- American Hebrew Congregations last URGES MAYOR'S PLAN
eral government has been very courteous to the City of New Orleans in spring still thrill at the remembrance
AT FORUM LUNCHEON
permitting it to have its own way in suppressing the facts, so that the of Dr. Silver's address before them
on
the
"Reconstruction
of
Religion."
people outside of the city may not know what is going on therein.
Detroit Jewry may well look forward Asks for Support of Mayor Cousins'
We sympathize with New Orleans in its distress. We hope that its with keen anticipation to Dr. Silver's
Street Car Plan—Dr. H. M. Rich to
Speak Next Tuesday.
annual festival will lie a success. We trust that the conflict shall long address Monday night, which will
have been conquered and the city thoroughly cleansed of any condition mark his first public appearance in
Maintaining that Mayor Couzen's
which might spread the disease to any visitors who might chance to this city. He is sure to bring a mes- street-car plan satisfies the objections
sage eminently worth while.
come. But we believe that silence upon this subject at this time, when Prof. Morgenstern's Lecture Series. of those who opposed the Mayor's
the entire country is in grave danger from a spread of this disease, is
Due to the fact that the yearly lec- purchase plan last Spring, Clarence
E. Wilcox, corporation counsel, in a
nothing short of criminal and the Federal government should be taken ture series on the "Scientific Study forceful
address at the Iniai Brith
to task in its pussy-footing methods of handling this situation. If the of the Bible" given by Dr. Julian Forum Luncheon, Tuesday noon.
Morgenstern, of Cincinnati, in the
bubonic plague is prevalent in New Orleans, then it is the duty of our vestry rooms of the Temple, also urged the support of the city system
government to take immediate steps not only to eradicate the disease, begin Monday evening, Rabbi Silver that, through the passage of the
.ordinance, will be put up
but also to quarantine the infected area so that none may enter or leave will commence his address at 8:30 Castator
before the voters at the April 5th
p. m.
until the plague has been rooted out completely.
election.
Because the lecture to be given by
What difference does it make to the outside world if the Mardi Gras Rabbi Silver falls on the night on
No Other Solution.
is a success or not ? What do we care if the commerce of New Orleans which the lodge holds its regular
"Don't vote this plan down on the
is to an extent reduced for that short period of time? What do we care meeting, the president, Adolph Fin- theory that there is some other solu-
for all these things, \Own we balance against them the fact that all who sterwald, has called a brief meeting tion. It my opinion there 'isn't,"
to he held in the vestry rooms of the said 'Mr. Wilcox. "The question is
may go there, throw themselves open to infection from this most dread Temple at 7:45. All members of the not
'Is municipal ownership the best
disease? It is the duty of those who are chosen to protect the welfare lodge are requested to be present at proposition?' burls it the best prop-
and the well being of the people, to see that such news is given proper the short meeting preceding the lec- osition, all things considered?' The
ture.
voters of Detroit have said they won't
publicity so that none in ignorance may walk into this death trap.
give the I). U. R. a further franchise.
Let us hope that the powers at Washington shall no longer condone
The D. U. R. won't and can't lie ex-
this condition and that they shall awake from their political lethargy and JAIL CONDITIONS
pected to invest millions under a day-
SCORED BY RABBI
to-day agreement. Then what are
take steps at once not only to help New Orleans but also to protect the
you going to do?
IN
SUNDAY
SERMON
other people in the land.
"The present proposition satisfies
the objections of those who opposed
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the Couzen's purchase plan," AIL Wil-
to overflowing with unhappy men and cox said. It provides for more trans-
The announcement of a series of lectures to lie given be Dr. Julian women awaiting trial, our judges do portation facilities. It eliminates a
deprive themselves of their D. U. R.-city partnership, and it gives
*Morgenstern beginning February 2nd, at Temple Beth El, on the thetne not
lengthy vacations. the city a system not dependent on
"The Scientific Study of the Bible," will be hailed with delight by a
one inch of D. U. R. tracks.
Figures Mean Little.
great number of our co-religionists in the city. Dr. Morgenstern is a
Mr. Wilcox deprecated the sugges-
"Some time ago, a great daily news-
deep thinker, a man of letters, and one Nvho has devoted the greater part paper, known fur its integrity, tion that tinder municipal ownership
character,
and
high
standards,
carried
employes
lack interest in their work.
of his scholastic life to the study of Jewish literature, especially the
an article telling just how touch the "The people who work for the city,
Old Testament. lie ranks high among the modern Biblical critics who judges were away from their benches. I believe, are just as competent and
have done so much to re-interpret the Bible and through Nvhose writings, About one it was said that he was jfist as earnest as those who work
away 7(1 days. while another was re- for a private corporation," he said
avenues to exact Biblical learning have been opened.
Dr. Morgenstern, as a teacher, is unsurpassed in that he possesses ported to have been away h3 days. You don't get service from a public
The period covered was from Novena- utilities corporation because what is
the quality of thinking deeply and earnestly and yet making his lectures her, 1918, to November,1919. The primarily in their minds is the giving
so simple and untechnical that any one can grasp them. Undoubtedly judges were rather wrathy about the of the least possible service at the
those who have heard Dr. Morgenstern in his previous visits will attend insinuation that they were taking the cheapest price. A man in public life
the lectures of this series and it goes without saying that they will profit county's time to relax and have a is always under the searchlight of the
splendidly refreshing vacation. press. He is bound to do his best.
greatly by their attendance and that they will be given much food for
"Does anyone imagine, Mr. Wil
"The clerk of the court, intending
solid thought.
to deny the charge, informed the cox queried, if the city owned the
editor that one judge had been ab- telephone system and the service was
sent from the bench only 04 days and poor, that the people wouldn't see
the other 59 days. The judges can- to it that men were put in who would
not justify their frequent trips and make it satisfactory.
. Dining the past week, the Senate of the United States, by a vote co f pleasurable vacations by stating that
Citing advantages of the plan, Mr.
thirty - six to fourteen, passed the Kenyon Americanization Bill which in 12 months they have tried 22,279 Wilcox said that a city system would
would require all residents of the United States between the ages of cases. The figures are large, but be built at cost. The element of the
they don't mean nly,c11. If you go to cost of reproduction such as would
sixteen and twenty-one years, not mentally or physically disqualified, and court some .Monday morning and enter into an agreement to buy out
all alien residents between the ages of sixteen and forty-live, \vlio cannot watch the lumping of cases you will the I). U. R., would be eliminated.
speak, read. or write English, to attend school not less than two hundred notice how 20 or 25 men are brought The system would pay for itself in
up in a crowd. For instance, 20 or 311 years, it had been figured, he said.
hours a year.
peddlers are warned to get A 5-cent fare on 218 miles of track
Such a law is urgently needed and its passage will assure the spread more
licenses at once. the whole pro- would be sufficient to pay all ex-
of Americanism in America more certainly than any other means. While cedure taking only three or four penses and retire $500,000 worth of
the government is requiring its foreigners between the above stated ages minutes. Many such lump cases are bonds a year.
to learn to read and write English. it has done a very just thing in also counted aiming the 22.279.
Not Dependent on Gas Cars.
"To try such a large number in
The speaker explained that the plan
requiring that the native born shall possess the same requirements. It 12 months each judge would have
did
not depend upon the success of
has always seemed a bit ironical to -IN that we should demand that to dispose of 31 cases every day, the Ford gasoline car. The system
immigrants should learn and kit us how to read and write, when including Sundays and holidays. would be designed as an electrical
there arc so many thousands in America who were born here. %vho During each court day of six hours, system, but if the gasoline car proved
there would be five cases per hour,
cannot read or write their native tongue.
or one every 12 minutes. If you
The Liss• can prove effective. however, only if the git eminent sup- have ever visited a court room you
III many cities and small towns, will know that it takes longer than
plies the necessary schools for the
the local communities are unable to assume the burden which immigrant 12 mintes to select a jury, or to take
any kind of testimony whatever. So
education would place upon them. With such a law upon .sir statute I say the huge total of 22,279 cases
books and with city, state, and nation co-operating to give all the illit- doesn't justify a judge in taking va-
erate an opportunity to obtain a democratic education, the safety of the cations whenever he wishes.
Bubonic Plague and Commerce
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land of distress.
The American people have entrusted into their care, huge sums of
money to be spent by them for the necessities of life to be given to those
who so direly need them. Through the agency of this Relief Unit,
without question, relief will be given in a systematic and speedy way
and untold suffering will be spared many of our co-religionists during
the bitter cold and hardships endured by them.
While we are wishing them God speed, let its hold ourselves in midi-
IleSS to respond to any future calls which shall come to us, if the Relief
Unit finds that they need additional help. Let us keep our hearts awake
to the fact that though we dwell in ease and comfort and luxury, there
are millions who go without the bare necessities of life. And when that
call comes—if it does—let is respond to a man, nobly and generously.
Dr. Julian Morgenstern
The National Education Bill
American democracy will be established.
A Jewish Community Council
In Detroit as in every other large city. there are many community
agencies, man congregations. and many social organizations, all work-
ing along the same line and still all divided by distinct and hard demar-
cations. There is in this city at the present time, no unity whatsoever in
Jewish work. Each congregation assumes its task in its (mil individual
way, accomplishes its own results however meager, and seers to care
nothing whatsoever abmit the workings and activities of any other con-
gregation.
The innumerable charitable organizations work quite independently
of the United Jewish Charities: some establish orphans' homes, and
others advocate the institution of other activities which already are in
Favors Court Reform Bill.
"I have no objection to a judge
taking a vacation. Most judges
have very exacting work, but I to
most fervidly insist that. with the
jail crowded with human beings en-
dangered by disease. no bench should
he idle and no court closed. It the
judge must tie away, of if he cannot
clear his docket, then by all means let
a circuit judge, or several come here
to help. There is absolutely no rea-
son why this should not he done.
Our judges maintain that they can
handle the work. but in spite of their
assertions the jail is crowded each
day. Such conditions are criminal,
and the blame must be laid upon
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a suceess it would mean a saving in
equipment of millions of dollars. The
D. U. R., however, which has in oper-
ation 500 electric cars and has spent
millions in overhead and underground
equipment, will not be in position to
take advantage of the gas car.
Mr. Wilcox pointed out that while
the Plan seeks to dispose of down-
town congestion, all the re-routings
of the 0. U. R. for the past 15 years
have been made with the purpose of
continuing congestion of the campus.
"They have tried to force franchises
down Detroit throats by sentiment
created by such congestion," Mr. WI-
cox said.
Mr. \Vilcox cited instances where
workmen travel two extra miles to
cover one-fourth that distance.
"The street-car problem is primarily
the workingman's problem," Mr. Wil-
cox said in conclusion, "and this sys-
tem is designed for the benefit of the
workers."
Mr. Ilarry R. Solomon, who pre-
sided, in his introduction, traced in a
very interesting manner the various
transportation problems that have
confronted the citizens of Detroit
since the time of Mayor Pingree. His
address, brief though it was, showed
a keen understanding of the situation,
and served to clarify the address
that followed.
BULGARIANS CONTINUE
ATTACKS ON JEWS
Dr. Rich to Speak.
Dr. Herbert M. Rich, Staff Physi-
cian of the Tuberculosis Sanitorium,
and member of the Harper hospital
Stahl, will be the speaker at the next
Forum luncheon, Tuesday, February,
3, at the B'nai Brith club rooms, 25
Broadway. Through an error, Dr.
Rich was announced as the speaker
for last week. In view of the in-
fluenza epidemic that is again sweep-
ing the country, the topic chosen by
Dr. Rich, "Healthy Living," will be
especially timely. Luncheon begins
promptly at 12:15. Ladies are cordial-
ly invited.
SA LONI K A.—A
Reuter report
from Greek sources in Smyrna has
been rsceived at Salonika as follows:
"The\jewish inhabitants of Smyrna
express their lively satisfaction at the
sympathy extended towards them by
the Greek authoriti58.
A Jewish
newspaper denounces the extortions
made from the - Jews at Drama and
Cavalla i du
i Mg the Bulgarian invasion,
which h e recently been verified by
the Jew' h deputy at Salonika, Doctor
Coffinas. The paper emphasizes the
sincere sympathy of Greece towards
the Jews and calls attention to the
flourishing condition of the Jewish-
Greek towns of Volo, Trikkala, Lar-
issa, Corfu, Chalois, Prevesa and Ja-
nina.
"Another Jewish journal attacks the
Bulgars for the extortions already
mentioned, as well as for their habits
of pillage and destruction which, the
paper says, brand them as a people
unworthy of civilization. The sepa-
ration of Thrace, the paper concludes,
is the lightest punishment that can be
inflicted on Bulgaria which persecut-
ed all non-Bulgarian nations."
Polish President Entertains
Jewish Deputies at Home
NN'arsaw.—President Pilsudski in-
vited all the Jewish Deputies in the
Parliament, prominent rabbis, Jewish
social workers and leading Jewish
newspaper editors to the New Year
clebration at his home. Rabbi Perl-
mutter, who was among the Deputies
attending, made a speech in which he
expressed his good wishes for Poland.
CAPT. WRIGHT OF ENGLISH
COM'N. LEAVES POLAND
WARSAW—Captain Wright, a mem-
ber of the English Investigating Com-
mission to Poland, who remained here
Sir Stuart Samuel left for Eng-
Perfection Lodge No. 486, when
land, has now also left fur London,
where
he will join Sir Samuel and help
A. M.
F.
him in preparing the report on the
Regular Communication will be held Polish-Jewish situation which is to be
on Wednesday evening, February 4, submitted to the English government.
OFFICIAL LODGE NOTICES
1920, at 7:00 P. M.
C. K. SANDORF,
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Secretary.
Pisgah Lodge No. 34,
I. 0. B. B.
At next regular meeting of Pisgah
Lodge No. 34, I. 0. B. B. will be
held Monday evening, February 2,
1920, at 7:30 in the Vestry Rooms of
Temple Beth El. This is done in
order to permit the members of the
lodge to attend the lecture to be
given by Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver,
of Cleveland, Ohio, under the au-
spices of the Intellectual Advance-
ment Committee of Pisgah Lodge.
The business meeting will be short
and enable those present to attend
the Lecture which will start at 8:20
P. M., in the Auditorium of Temple
Beth El.
Dr. Herbert S. Rich, Staff Physi-
cian of the Tuberculosis Santiorium,
and member of the Harper Hospital
Staff, will speak at the next Forum
Luncheon, Tuesday, February 3, 12:15
P. M. at the B'nai Brith Club Rooms,
on "Healthy Living."
Detroit Lodge No. 55,
K. of P.
"The next regular meeting of De-
troit Lodge No. 55, Knights of
Pythias, will be held on Wednesday
Evening, Feb. 4, 1920, at their Castle
Hall, 533 Cass Ave. Big class of
candidate to be initiated. The First
Degree will be worked at three
o'clock on the afternoon of Feb. 4th
'and supper served at 6:30 P. M.
Other important matters of business
to be discussed.
N. S. SHELLFISH,
K. of R. and S.
ANTI-JEWISH POLISH
PRESS BLAMES JEWS
FOR ALL TROUBLE
Warsaw.—The severe crisis in both
internal and foreign affairs through
which the Polish State is now passing
is not without its serious conse-
quences for the Jews. The people,
incited by the anti-Semitic press, de-
clare that the Jews are responsible
for the difficulties arising both at
home and abroad. Although it is the
landowners, both large and small,
who are really answerable for the
unfortunate food situation, the Polish
papers make no mention of this fact,
and only the Jews are cursed and
persecuted everywhere as speculators
and profiteers. The diplomatic defeat
of Poland is said to be the result of
the influence of Jewish financiers and
Jewish advisors behind Lloyd George.
In Eastern Galicia the position of
the Jews is especially acute, and they
are harrassed on every hand. The
vexation of the Jewish officials, the
persecution of the Jewish Boy Scouts,
and the measures of economic pres-
sure which are imposed upon them,
are a daily feature of their situation.
As an illustration of the conserva-
tive tendency of the Polish Jews, it
is remarkable that, in spite of the
anti-Jewish attitude of the Liberal
parties, who are as strongly opposed
to the Jewish demands as are the
reactionaries, the Jewish masses are
supporting the l'rogressive elements.
The Jewish National Parliamentary
Club. though small holds none the less
a strong position in the Polish Cham-
her, being often the decisive element
in the struggle between Right and
Loft, which parties in the Polish
Parliament are very nearly of the
same strength.
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