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THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

ECONOMIC FUTURE OF POLISH JEWRY

BY DR. JOSEPH TANNENBAUM.

Jewish trade in Poland is over-
in Jewish trade be drawn off, but it
crowded. So it had liven during the would increase the buying capacity
of
war; and this condition has become maorthousands and thereby improve
even more acute since its termination. the iidklmoinic status of the storekeep.
This must be borne in mind if we ers and merchants.
wish to improve economic conditions.
This construction plan is not only
Let me very briefly review the causes of great significance to the Jews of
for the overflow in Jewish trade, Galicia, but also has its appeal to
which are both political and economic Americans upon a purely economic
in nature,
basis. World commerce is living
Of the political implications of the through a great crisis. In the west-
boycott I have already said that the ern countries there is superabundance
boycott is a calamity for Poland it. of industrial articles of which the
self. It endangers her economic and eastern European peoples are greatly
consequently, her political independ. in need. But because of the depres-
ence. For her own interests Poland sion in money values it is impossible
needs the fruitful economic ability of for these countries to import any-
the Jews, and should, therefore, out
thing. What is more, there is the un-
and protect them. This is so logical. usual and unbelievable phenomenon—
ly self-evident as to foster the hope the countries in the greatest want of
that the new State will eventually supplies are actually exporting the
bring forward wise and patriotic little which they have to the lands
statesmen to promote a political pol- that have them in abundance. Tin;
icy friendly to the Jews even in face proves that the western nations espe•
of the black reactionary opposition. cially America, cannot compete with
The sooner that comes about, the the eastern, because the low value of
better will it be for Poland. And money does not enable the latter to
when the time will come in Poland buy, and they must content them-
when in the making of the laws of selves with all sorts of substitutes. So
the country, the interests of the the rich oversea lands arc being con-
whole people and not merely of one stricted by their own fatness while in
class will be considered, then the eastern Europe the people arc being
overcrowded state in Jewish com- maddened and demoralized by the
merce will be much ameliorated.
lack of commodities. It is this chaotic I
The main economic cause for the condition which is greatly responsible
overcrowding in Jewish trade is the fur the many social disorders and rup-
feeble development of other indus- tures from which the world is suffer-
tries. 'through unnatural, artificial ing today.
causation the participation of the
From still another standpoint are
Jews in industry and agriculture is these phenomena important. Immedi-
negligible—a situation which wise ately idler the political peace, a tre-
control and regulation could easily mendous economic struggle must en-
alter. Jewish political economists sile in the eastern European countries.
have long demanded it. A great part There lies the key to world com-
of the Jewish merchants must be merce, and whoever understands the
transferred to other vocations.
situation may use it to reap his share
How may this be accomplished?
of the golden economic harvest which
Now it could be done more easily must come. l'recisely for this reason,
than at any other tittle. The war and every country should strive to gain
its consequent effects have so dis- an economic foothold in this region.
turbed and ruptured Jewish trade, that Especially should this foothold be
it would not he difficult to introduce sought in Poland, which lies at the
thousands of business men into new door to east ern Europe, from which
fields of activity. Everything is now it is possible to project the sphere of
in the state of raw material which influence over the whole East.
may he used and applied in the build-
This foothold in Poland could be
ing of the new State and in its adapta- established through the building up
tion to modern conditions of life and of stabile industry. Of course, I am
production. This problem is closely speaking of a Jewish industry, be-
connected with the whole necessary cause the Jews have heretofore been
program of Poland.
the leaders in this field. They are
Let me illustrate: About IRMO Jew- now also quite capable of economic
ish homes have been destroyed in pioneer work in eastern Europe.
Galicia. Tens of thousands of Jewish ‘Vithout the Jews the economic life
families must live in holes cellars, of eastern Europe may not he re-
trenches or under the open sky. Many, vived, and whoever helps the local
very many are the victims demanded Jews also helps the whole eastern
by merciless insensible nature. They Europe may not he revived and who-
must pay their lives or health. If ever helps the local Jews also helps
American capital could be interested the whole eastern Europe, the world
in the rebuilding of these houses— trade, and his own country, because
and that is the object of the Galician those who are at present aided will
Commission which is now in America later be able to reciprocate upon the
—hundreds of thousands would be plane of world commerce.
saved from their misery. NVith the
If one should consider the future
beginning of building naturally all the of Jewish economic life in Poland
industries involved would be revived. front the position which I have out-
Most of these are in Jewish hands. It lined he would see that there is pos-
would mean that thousands of fore- sibility to lead Jewish trade in Po-
111C11, carpenters, bricklayers, mortar
land in the right paths to a happy
mixers, plasterers, painters, etc., now future. Success is then assured.
scarcely eking out a living as petty Through the direct aid of extending
merchants would leave commerce and credit, through supporting the Jewish
return to their own trades.
Co-operative, by helping to build on
The gain would be manifold in a large scale, Jewish trade could he
character. Not only would thousands given a new lease upon life and the
( f homeless Jews he provided with perplexing Jewish
economic problems
s teller, not only would the overflow solved.

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