• PAGE SIX THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE We take it for granted that those who framed and sponsored this i ISIEMEMIZIEMENEENEEMEMEMEIMEIMI Iti T resolution were sufficiently statesmanlike to study in all its phases MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION Eit he legal possibility of carrying out this threat, for—for our part— 5! ■ Published Weekly by The Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co.. Inc. we do not like to put ourselves on record in any cause, no matter low praiseworthy it may be, unless the plan we sponsor is measur- . President - - JOSEPH J. CUMMINS ably possible of execution. Unless this be the case, we are wasting 6 ...„3 ~ }- Secretary-Treasurer NATHAN J. GOULD - STEINWAY ammunition that we may require at some other time and in sonic 4" STEINWAY M, E . 42 DUO-ART ei! Mitered as second class matter March 3, 1916, at the Postoffice at Detroit, grave necessity. GRAND ) .L. For our part, we have no question that every man who is proved E-4- Mich., under the Act of March 3, 1879. REPRODUC- and guilty as a profiteering landlord or as a gouger of the poor in any :11 _,, ING :IA UPRIGHT Offices, 1334 Book Building orm is by that token unworthy of a place in the great Brotherhool zg PIANOS PIANOS of B'iiai B'rith, or, for that matter, in the circle of decent society. Telephone Cherry 3381 L io " . GRAND 1-0 We wish it were possible to exclude such men from all organizations and $3.00 per year in which upright manhood is a factor of eligibility and to expel them Subscription, in Advance .51-!. PIANOLA .* UPRIGHT from the ranks once they had been admitted. Indeed, we are firm bti PIANOS publication, all correspondence and news matter must reach To insure MODELS 'n the conviction that such persons should be ostracized from society .1 ■ 41 this office by Tuesday evening of each week. Editorial Contributor --a thing that could be easily done if all of us had the courage of our RABBI LEO M. FRANKLIN convictions. • 4 41 , „se Inasmuch as the Lodge has passed so strong a resolution—and 1 4! The Jewish Chronicle invites correspondence on subjects of interest to the Jewish people, but disclaims responsibility for an indorsement of the we repeat that we are glad it has clone so—we are particularly anx- views expressed by the writers. ious now to have it translate its resolution into action. We have no doubt that in an organization numbering well night 2,000 men, there lyar, 26, 5680. Friday, May 14, 1920, must be at least a few who are guilty of the wicked profiteering !Li which has made life unbearable to thousands of men, women and children in a community like this. If such there be, let them be Student Day in Detroit sought out and let the resolution to expel them from the ranks of the On Sunday of this week, Detroit Jewry in general and Temple Lodge be carried into effect. In this wise, the legality of the con- +1 down through all the years—and in every country Beth El in particular, will have the high privilege of acting as host templated action may be tested. Even if high authority should the world over, one instrument has been preferred to hundreds of Jewish students now attending the University of prove that, under the law, the full intent of the resolution cannot be • above all others— Michigan and other institutions of learning in the state. To have carried out, it would none the less serve to bring these conscience- within our gates the young men and women who because of their less fellows into the limelight, and it would heap upon their heads special training are likely to become the leaders of the civic and that disdain and derision which assuredly they deserve at the hands religious life of their various communities, lays upon us a real of their fellows. obligation. We should make these young men and women feel that And that this may be the case, we urge upon tenants and others We are deeply interested in them, in their work, and their ideals. who have suffered at the hands of men, if there be any such, who Because it afforded, as did not other instrument, a We should make it clear to them in every possible way that it is have gained admission into the ranks of the B'nai 13'rith, to report means through which musical genius could attain to our conviction that upon their whole-souled co-operation and help. their names cued their offenses to the officers of the Lodge. will depend the outworking of the Jewish life in the years to conic. \\'e do not for one moment question the full sincerity of the :: sublime heights of expression, made it the choice of To them, let it be emphasized, we shall naturally look to leadership Lodge in passing the resolution that it has. It has expressed its ■ ■ the great pianists of the past. within the next few years. Therefore, anything that may lie within conviction in this heinous matter clearly and strongly. But will it It is this same marked pre-eminence which makes our power to do to stimulate their interest in the best that our have the courage of its convictions? We believe, we hope, it will. religion stands for, we must not only be willing but very eager to do. it the choice of the great pianists of the present. Until a very few years ago, students attending such an institu- NI It's exquisite and distinctive beauty of tone; it's surpassing tion as the University of Michigan, situated as it is in a town with The Church and Public Education !--4!perfection of action; of workmanship; the unequalled length of absolutely assured through this illustrious Instrument, a very small, indeed almost a negligible resident Jewish community, W I service cause it to be held in highest esteem by the home musician no less Traditions die hard. Apparently put into the discard, they pop Were in effect cut off during the four most important years of their than by the celebrated artist. life from contact with Jews and from influences essentially Jewish. up serenely every now and then to the annoyance of those who had Consider the satisfaction and pleasure for your own home in At our great State University, fortunately, this condition has been believed them dead beyond the point of resurrection. So it is not • having a STEINWAY there with the greater beauty of its music. • very largely counteracted during the past several years through the greatly to be wondered at that at the convention of the Methodist and its greater fame! Episcopaal Church, held in the City of Des Moines during the past organization there of the Jewish Student Congregation and of the Menorah Society, both of which from very different angles have week, the demand should again have been voted for the introduction been eminently successful in keeping alive the Jewish consciousness of the Bible and prayers at every session of every public school. So often has this issue been before the people of this country in of the student body and in implanting within the young men and one form and another, and so clearly have the objections to it been git women a sense of decent pride in their religious heritage. e z Catalog of Steinway Pianos mailed you upon request The movement inaugurated at Ann Arbor is happily spreading to brought forward by earnest and honest men who stand opposed to 26 STORES ,HEADQUARTERS many of the large universities of the country, though everywhere it it, that one would think it superfluous again to rehearse the argu- c- is hampered by a lack of funds. We know of no cause to which ments against the introduction of the Bible in our public institutions $ LP 243.247 WOODWARD AVENUE of learning. great-hearted Jewish men and women might more advantageously Surely it seems strange that the Jews who have given this great 1 : 4: is Other Instruments Accepted E We Are Exclusive Michigan give material help at this time than to religious work among the Bart Exchange Representatives students of our colleges and universities. To these. schools our book to the world, should be the ones called upon to lead in the W ; — young men and women go at the most crucial period in their spiritual battle against its use in the schools.. But after all, it is just because M unfolding. Getting their first taste of science and philosophy, they they love the book of their creation above all others, and just because EM INEEMEfiligiliEMEMEMESEINESEMIDEIEN 111 are likely to believe that there is a conflict between the teachings of to them, religion is the very soul of their being, that they find it the synagog and of their secular schools, with the result that they inevitable that they should take up this tight and carry it on, if need will attempt to read God out of their universe and to rest satisfied he, to the bitter end. We hold that the introduction of the Bible its the schools would be the first step toward a violation of the basic in a mere mechanistic and materialistic interpretation of life. If, however, during these formative years, young men and women American principle that Church and State must be separate and are shown that the conflict between science and religion is real; that apart. The State has no right to legislate for the conscience of its as a matter of fact, the nearer one approaches to the very heart of citizens any more than any particular form of religion has a right to nature, the more nearly is he brought face to face with the handiwork seek recognition or special privileges at the hands of the State. Al And the introduction of the Bible in our schools would tend of God, his allegiance to religion will in all likelihood be assured Os throughout his life. Now, this is the very end that is sought by the directly to such a condition. Without detailing what has been said Student Congregation at our great seats of learning. That they so often, it stands to reason that every individual teacher will inter- have been successful is proved by the fact that already among the pret the Bible according to her own religious traditions and predilec- younger leaders of the Jewish life in a number of our great cities, tions. We would have little respect for her as a teacher if she did are men who trace the awakening of their interest in things Jewish otherwise. And if it be urged that the Bible be read without com- to the influence exerted upon them by the religious services which ment, then we say that that is an evasion that would be unworthy our they attended during their college years. This influence can be of any school or any church. Moreover, only the fewest of our public school teachers are ade- further stimulated by nearby Jewish communities extending to the -young men and women far from their own homes, the assurance of quately prepared to present the Bible in any form to their pupils. For this, a very special training is required. The whole agitation deep interest in their well-being and their work. The Annual Student Day in Detroit has been established largely for Bible reading in the schools is, we hold, only a veiled attempt to as a means of giving this assurance. It is an institution whose introduce sectarian teachings in our public institutions which are possibilities are so great for good that it should be adopted by every supported by the taxation of all the people, and as such, must be kept Woodward Avenue commuuity within comparatively easy distance of every great school free from sectarian bias. As a matter of fact, this attempt on the at John R Street part of great church bodies to use the public schools for their propa- where considerable numbers of Jewish boys and girls are in attend- ganda is a confession of their weakness. If their own Sabbath ance. schools were properly organized, they would not have to encroach upon the already too limited time of our public institutions. Let •"Humanizing' Religion them study the problem of religious education. Let them train the The readers of the Jewish Chronicle will recall that several weeks teachers for their Sabbath schools. Let them pay them adequately All departments of the business ago we published in this column some correspondence bearing upon for the responsible work which they are supposed to do with their will be conducted upon the second the request of the World Alliance For International Friendship children. Let them hold them to high standards, and then perhaps it will be unnecessary for them, in order to foster their own cause, floor temporarily, until the altera- Through the Churches, for our co-operation in the matter of estab- lishing, through the churches, a greater degree of international to flaunt the rights of others. tions are completed. Moreover, let the homes of the church peoplelie1ruly religion- friendship and good will. In our editorial we called attention to the fact that, inasmuch as the Alliance had apparently attempted to ized. Let the parents have that proper influence over their children "Christianize international relations" rather than merely to purify which they should have, and the problem at issue will be greatly them, that it would be utterly impossible for the rabbis to join in lessened. And finally, let Christian preachers preach less of the Please use the front elevator. ill such a movement. Our letter, we believe, was courteous but strong; hereafter and more of the life that is; less of creed and more of deed; and it is not unlikely that they will wield a sufficient influence over respectful but clear in its statements and implications. We have received in reply to our communication an equally gen- the young of their congregational households to be sure of their erous and clear statement from Rev. Henry A. Atkinson, General allegiance. If in the time at their disposal they do not succeed in implanting Secretary of the World Alliance, in which he makes clear that the term used in the letter was a most unfortunate one and that it was within the minds and souls of their children a proper religious con- not intended to be interpreted in any narrow sense. Dr. Atkinson sciousness, then let them form their own parochial schools—to says among other things: "We had no idea of making this appeal which in spirit we stand opposed as much as anyone—but in heaven's JEWELERS in a narrow sense but used the term in the broadest possible way. name, let them not try to use our public schools for propaganda that One of our tasks shall be—we hope—to make such a term as 'Chris- is essentially sectarian. tianize' mean in a much truer sense than it has ever meant before— 'humanize.'" We believe that it is due to Mr. Atkinson and to the World erireZz irS.".0.7 Nmoz .a.„11.&31 Alliance for International Friendship Through the Churches, to make clear to our readers the courteous spirit in which our criticism was met. We have every reason to believe in the full sincerity of Mr. Atkinson's desire "for the inclusion of all men of all faiths who MINORITY RIGHTS FOR JEWS IN SALONICA believe in the principle of international friendship and good will." The term used in the first correspondence of the Alliance was un- ATHENS—In the Greek Parlia- questionably unfortunate. Now that attention has been called to it, ment the Government declared itself \\O 1 I we are hopeful that the word "humanize" will be substituted for ready to grant the Salonica Jews "Christianize" in the succeeding correspondence of the Alliance and minority and national rights. The HOTTER BEST QUALITY — PROMPT DELIVERY that the way may be paved to a real co-operation among all the Government of Salonica has already ordered to negotiate with the THAN SUNSHINE • churches of all the creeds for the establishment of a true inter- been local Jewish community in regard to FAIR PRICES — ANY QUANTITY national friendship through the agency of the religious organisms this. During the Turkish possession this in this and other countries. - iillrril 1 III From the days of Liszt and Wagner and Rubinstein STEINWAY T : Grinnell Bros M r ,„ Now Open [11 New Corner arciairecroN, 1 81. . HARD COAL Backing Up Our Resolutions Pisgah Lodge No. 31, I. 0. B. B., is to be highly commended for the strong resolution it adopted at its meeting last Monday night anent the iniquity of gouging landlords and other profiteers in the necessities of life. In this resolution the Lodge has put itself on record as standing pledged to expel from membership in the organ- ization any member who may be found guilty of oppressing his ten- ants or indeed profiteering in any of the basic necessities of life. 111111k.„____ important Southern seaport had a population sixty per cent Jewish. The Jews occupied the principal position in the industrial and commercial life of the city. But since ,Salonica was taken by Greece the Jews were com- pelled to undergo much suffering and the city has been on the wane as a commercial center. Now the Govern- , meet wishes to please the Yitid'sh !majority . and to develop Salonica as a great industrial and commercial sea- port. l • U. F. S ▪ COAL PEG.0 S. PAT. OFF.. THE OLD RELIABLE "PITTSTON" COAL ORDER IT NOW EIW) NU FUEL 56U PPLY CO. Free Press Building Cherry 3860 A