A mericas ffewisk periodical Carter Michigan's Only Jewish Newspaper Printed in English CLIFTON AMU* • CINCINNATI 20, OHIO TR- EbETROIT LWISR HRONICLE GNI:VN°Ph"nle' 8-3-2-6 MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION VOL VIII. NO. 26. FIRST SERMON BY 0) ASSISTANT RABBI IS GIVEN NOV. 14 r DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19, 1920. Holds Service Here Death Ends Career ) Of Jacob Wertheim Large Contributor to Jewish Char- ities; Active in War Savings Plan. Declares Basis of Judaism Lies in Conduct, Not Code; in Deeds Not Dogmas. ARTICLES AND BELIEFS CONSPICUOUSLY ABSENT llenry J. Berkowitz of Cincinnati, selected as assistant to Dr. Leo M. Franklin, following his graduation from the Hebrew Union College, de- livered his first sermon, "Judaism—a Program for Life," at Temple Beth El, Sunday morning, Nov. 14. Mr. Berkowitz took as his text, "In all thy ways thou shalt know Him." (Prov. 3:6). The Jew, he declared, stood often confounded when asked for the arti- cles of his belief. for the reason that Judaism is, primarily, based upon con- duct, not creed; Jews must perform their religion, not codify it: they must act it, not confess it; live it and not memorize it. Unlike the Christian Church, Jewry has no Thirty-nine Articles of Beliefs, no Westminster or Augsburg Confes- sion. It is ungoverned by the pro- ceedings of any apostolic council. Opens Discussion. "To say that we have no creed is erroneous. But to say that we have a creed opens the way to endless dis- cussion," said Mr. Berkowitz. "Dare we take for our guidance the bulky tonics of the ancient Talmud, full of legalistic twistings and abstruse law codes? May we consult only the Shulhan Aruk, the work of one Jew, who, because he could put the Tal- mudic Law into a handy edition won popular favor even to this day? Can we quote the thirteen articles of the philosopher Maimonides and say that they are the things that a Jew be- lieves?" "No, we cannot, for we will find a whole group of equally earnest Jew- ish thinkers of the past who reduced the Maimonidean code to only five beliefs and even to three! Do not these old dust-covered volumes speak eloquently of the attempts that Jews have made for centuries to give some definite things which they can repeat when asked point blank, 'What do Jews believe?'" "Our text, in poetic form, gives the single answer to this dilemma. 'In all thy ways, thou shalt know Him' means only that 'In all thy life thou shalt know God is there' and in that reali- zation we accept the responsibility of righteous conduct. We worship God by right living, not by rote for- mula." RABBI ABBA HILLEL SILVER. MEMBERS OF PISGAH LODGE GIVE $5,400 Community Fund Benefited By Contributions of 120 Who Attend Men's Party. Five thousand, four hundred dollars was pledged to the Detroit Commun• icy Fund at the "Stag" given by Pisgah Lodge, No. 34, I. 0. B. B., Monday, Nov. 15, in its club-rooms, 25 Broadway. Contributions to the Fund began to pour in following a stimulating ad- dress by Louis Cohane, a volunteer worker in the campaign. The amount pledged represents the subscriptions of only 120 members. Mr. Cohane explained the workings of the Detroit Community Fund which this year will care for 61 local institutions and charities, The con- solidation of money-raising efforts, Mr. Cohane showed, minimized the overhead and saved the citizens of Detroit the annoyance of recurrent appeals. Of the $2,560,000 that the Fund hopes to raise in the third an- nual campaign. approximately $80,000 will he used for distinctly Jewish pur- poses, Mr. Cohane stated, the United Jewish Charities receiving $79,859 and the Fresh Air Society, $9221.71. The Joint Distribution Committee will also he provided for in the $500,000 budget allowed for the Foreign Relief work. . Great erOusiasm was manifested at the disk of Mr. Cohane's talk. The amount pledged was subscribed within a •few minutes. Individual No Pithy Sentences. subscriptions by members not present at the meeting will more than triple "In all our ways we are commanded the figure it is thought. to know Him, not man-made dogmas concerning Hint. This is the thing Dr. I. Kaufman Speaks. which makes Judaism unique. Surely A feature of the evening was an in- our literature leaves us no doubts as teresting talk by Dr. I. Kaufman, of to what constitutes right living. It is the Jewish Publications Society. Dr. the same for all Jews. There is a Kaufman discussed the anti-Semitic common fixed, immovable standard artciles appearing in Ford's "Dear- of, right conduct which is the most horn Independent." He termed them powerful dogma of all. Granted that a menace to American Jewry and it is not formulated in pithy Sen- urged steps to combat them. tences, easily memorized. Yet there A program of entertainment was ar- is no latitude allowable in a definite ranged by Leon Goldsmith, chairman and prescribed type of moral life." of the entertainment committee. I. "Those who say that Judaism is, Leonard Braun, director of Pisgah for them, open to the greatest breadth Lodge Glee Club, sang ''Eili, Eili." of interpretation must mean that they A light lunch, soft drinks and smokes are granting themselves too much If- were served. cense in the type of life they are lead- ing. Since Judaism is a religion of conduct and not of creed, it becomes doubly hard to be a true Jew." "l'erhaps that is why our rabbis made the outlook so unpleasant for those who wished to join the Jewish fold. They knew' that it was difficult Will Speak on "The Jew'. Th•nkegiv- for a man to say to himself, 'My life ins" at Morning Service; to is in my hands to do with as I may. Young People in Evening. If I steal, if I murder, if I commit all the crimes in the calendar, 1 ant blaspheming God and declaring open- l'rof. Max L. Margolis, lecturer on ly that I am heretic. I am respon- Bible literature at Dropsie College. sible for my acts and as I live so is Philadelphia, will he the speaker at the allegiance I have to my God.'" the special Thanksgiving service to Judaism Harder. TURKEYS TO BE GIVEN AT B'NAI BRITH CLUB CARD PARTY, DANCE Thanksgiving turkeys of the pre- war variety will be distributed In Prizes at the special card party and dance to be given by the B'nai Brith Club for members only and their ladle. next Tuesday evening, Nov. 23. Mr, Jack Langer, chairman of the Entertainment Committee, Is exerting every effort to make the evening an enjoyable one. rinses orchestra will furnish the music for the dancing. Wilfred Gold- man, member of the Pisgah Lodge Glee Club, will entertain with popular Wig bits. Founded Big Cigar Firm. Mr. Wertheim was the salesman and head of the firm, disposing of the output. Mr. Kerbs was the factory manager and tobacco buyer. Schiffer (Continued On Page 4.) SEEK FUNDS FOR MEDICAL AID OF EUROPEAN JEWRY Detroit Society Plans Dries for $10,• 000 Nor. 23-Dec. bj Has Collected $1,500. Represent. Jewish Community at Nine, tecnth Annual Service Jews of Detroit will be particularly interested in the nineteenth annual community Thanksgiving service which is to take place at Orchestra Hall next Thursday morning, because of the fact that the sermon is to be delivered by Rabbi Abbe Hillel Silver of Cleveland. Rabbi Silver is recog- nized as one of the foremost plupit orators in this country. He is a very keen thinker and a leader in the civic and communal affairs of his city. The community Thanksgiving serv- ice, which is now itt its nineteenth year, was started by a small group of liberal clergymen of whose orig- inal number Rabbi Franklin is the only one still resident in Detroit. The service as usual will be participated in by representatives of the various 're- ligious denominations. As it is expected that Orchestra Hall will he filled to Its capacity, it is suggested that those wishing to at- tend the service should come as promptly as possible, for the service will begin promptly at 10 a. m. The general public is cordially invited. , CHALLENGES FORD TO START INQUIRY Editor of American Hebrew De- mands Proof That Race Aims To Rule the World. NEW YORK—Isaac Landman, edi- tor of The American Hebrew,, made public here a challenge telegraphed to Henry Ford demanding an investi- gation of the charge that a conspiracy exists "to establish a Jewish imperial- ism the world" and a publication of the findings. The American Hebrew offers to defray the expenses of such an in- vestigation conducted by detectives named by Henry Ford, provided the detectives are approved by the Chief of the Secret Police of the United States. The publication agrees to hind itself to obtain publication of the report in 100 leading newspapers, provided that Mr. Ford makes a re- traction in The Dearborn Indepen- dent, if the charge cannot be substan- tiated. The charge is as follows: You allege that there exists a con- spiracy "to establish a Jewiph im- perialism over the world." You state that "if such a program of world imperialism exists today it must exist with the cognizance and active support of certain individuals, and these individuals must have some- where an official " You assume that your allegations and statements are true, and all the articles that have appeared in your publication have been based on these assumptions. American Jews have no knowledge of such a conspiracy, are entirely out of sympathy with such a cause, would oppose it with every means at their command. If you can prove your assertions, the Jews of America will help you to fight such a conspiracy. They will even accept your leadership in this matter. The American Hebrew makes this offer to you: We will raise and place at your dis- posal a fund, adequate in size, to de- fray the costs of engaging the serv- ices of the world's leading detectives. to unearth this conspiracy and bring to light the conspirators. The de- tectives you select, however, must be approved by the Chief of the Secret Service of the United States govern- ment. We agree to publish the findings of this investigation in 100 leading daily newspapers of the large cities of the United States, provided, however, that true copies of the original report be furnished The American Hebrew. Should the investigation fail to sub- stantiate your charges: 1—That a Jewish world-imperialism exists (locating its center); 2—That certain individuals have cognizance of it (giving their names); 3—That certain individuals are ac- ively supporting it (specifying their nets); and 4—That there is somewhere an of- icial head of this world-imperialism 'exposing hima mu agree that you will publicly admit hat you are mistaken and will reveal he influences brought to oear on you publish the articles in your paper. The Jews of America demand that nu either prove your assertion, con- eetely, or admit your error. We hope you will accept this chat- ^nge. At a meeting of the Jewish Medical Relief Society, a newly organized body, held at the residence of Dr. M. Benmosche, Thursday, Nov. 11, plans were formulated for the launching of a $10,000 drive for funds to purchase medical and surgical supplies for the sick in Russia, Poland and Ukrainia. The drive will begin Nov. 23 and will end Dec. 5. The Jewish Medical Relief society was organized a few months ago and is composed of Jewish doctors, den- tists, druggists and nurses. The so- ciety meets every Thursday at the homes of its members. Dr. Ben mosehe is president, L. J. Small, re- cording secretary and Morris Schech- ter, financial ecretary and treasurer. The society, which is operating in- dependently of any other foreign re- lief agency, has already collected $1,500 for its purpose. An Ultimate Purpose Committee appointed by Dr. Benmosche and composed of Dr. L. Altschuler, Mor- ris Schechter, Mark Mitslikun and Dr. Joseph 11. Kass, has been instructed to determine the most expedient and efficient method of purchasing the supplies and transporting them to foreign countries. Whether they will be purchased in this country and be given at the Shaarey Zedek shipped abroad or the money simply synagogue. Thursday morning, Nov. forwarded for the same purpose has 25, at 10:30 a. tn. not yet been determined. The com- l'rof. Margolis has chosen for his mittee will report at the next meet- subject "The Jew's Thanksgiving." ing to be held Thursday, Nov. 18, at A special musical program will be the residence of Dr. I. B. Goodman. randered by Cantor Minkowsky and The society has pledged its co-op- his choir. The public is cordially in- eration in the consolidated drive of vited. the Federation of Ukrainian Jews of Prof. Margolis is also scheduled to klichigan and the People's Relief for address the Young l'eople's Auxil- clothing and medical supplies to be- iary of ShaarevneZcedek attvheirregular gin Nov. 23. Wednesday, ' I da y. No 24, , Men he will lecture on "The Truth About MIZRACHI MEETING AT Jews and Judaism." THE. AMERICAN HEBREW. BALTIMORE SUCCESSFUL The Auxiliary meeting begins at Isaac Landman, Editor. R:30. In additibn there will be an Mr. Landman issued the following unusual program of entertainment. One of the most enthusiastic and tatement with his challenge: Successful conventions in the history "The time for equivocating has of the Ntizrachi organization was con assed. Effective action must be tak- eluded Thursday, Nov. II, following to put an end to anti-Semitism in three-day session at Baltimore, ac .merica. cording to Rabbi Judah I.. Levin "The only head that has lifted itself member of tbe Executive Board, wit, igh enough to attract real attention was in attendance at the meet. that of Mr. Henry Ford of Detroit. Representatives were present frost Jewish Spirit Intensified With Rabbi's "The American Hebrew places be- every ld izrachi branch in this coun • are the Jews of America a definite Gaming, Is Report. try and abroad. Dr. I. Epstein, o an to counteract the baneful effects The Hague, Holland, a into c Mr. Ford's anti-Jewish propaganda The Detroit friends of Rabbi Sam- the National Fund Committee, an td to reveal its source. uel S. Mayerberg, who until recently one of the outstanding figures at th 'It takes the form of a challenge— challenge which, if accepted, will was Assistant Rabbi of Temple Beth convention, emphasized the necessit .ove conclusively that Mr. Ford's El of this city, will be interested In of acquiring land in Palestine wit' out delay. He was supported in It atements are patently untrue—prob- reports coming from Dayton, 0., the fly vicious, malicious, if not crimi- stand by G. Bublick, .editor of tl seat of his new pulpit. "Tageblatt," in a report of condition Rabbi Mayerberg is reported to "Accompanying this statement is in the Holy Land. Steps were on have capacity audiences at all of his lined for a land campaign to be he e concrete way in which it is atte- 7riday night services where he by by every Mizrachi society in the U. sted that Mr. Ford be called to ac- ant. begun a series of sermons on "A Rabbi Meyer Levin, of New Yor' 'Every Jew in the world knows that Modern Application of the Ten Com- was elected president of the nation e assertion of a worldwide Jewish mandments". organization. Rabbi Levin of th .tion is a damnable lie invented by A Men's Temple Club has been or- city was re-elected on the Executi• nspira'cy of any kind arra , nst any 'tanked by Rabbi Mayerberg in the Board. Rabbi Aishiskin was nom, cation is a damnable lie invented by Dayton Temple with a membership on the Propaganda committee. e anti-Semite. It is nor bet ef that Other Detroiters who attended we of over 100. Bible classes and normal e disinterested sag- I. Levin, president of the local orga classes bare also been successfully est and the wide publication of the izatien, Rabbi Thumin, Rabbi Aisl dings 'will nail this lie for all time. started. A general re-awakening of skin and L Dann. we fight in the court of American Jewish interest is said .to be felt A complete report of the conve blic opinion we are assured of fair throughout the Jewish community of tion proceedings is printed elsewhe a square deal and an honest vet.- Dayton. in this issue. ict." MARGOLIS, DROPSIE COLLEGE LECTURER, AT SHAAREY ZEDEK "Such statement is much harder for a man to make than to have him say, 'I accept the dogma of a Savior who lied to save all mankind from sin. believe in Him and on my deathbed I will acknowledge His sovereignty. and although I have broken the ten commandments repeatedly in my life- time, yet my evil conduct is wiped out solely because I believe.'" Mr. Berkowitz declared that "we dare not use the Temple as a mask, and attendance at its services as .a substitute for religious practice. We can not come into this place of wor- ship with the consciousness of a life outside that is full of absolute denial of those things for which the sanc- tuary stands." One of the largest audiences of the year attended morning services to hear Mr. Berkowitz, who will return to Detroit from time to time until his period of graduation, to acquaint himself with the needs of the com- munity and his future duties as as- sistant to Dr. Franklin. NEW YORK—Jacob Wertheim, for many years one of New York City's foremost Jews, died at 9:30 o'clock, Sunday morning at his home, 182 West Forty-eighth street, in his sixty-second year. Mr. Wertheim had been ill for several months. He would have been 62 years old tomor- row. He retired front business in 1913, but continued to take an active part in many charities, notably the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies and the Joint Distribution Committee. Mr. Wertheim from a humble be- ginning became the head of the larg- est independent cigar manufacturing concern in this country. He also had an active share in the development of the automotive industry And at one time was a director of the General Motors Corporation. He was born in Hartford, Conn., the son of Baruch and Henrietta Wertheim, both of whom emigrated from Germany in 1850. Ilis father soon after became a hide merchant in New York City. Jacob attended the public schools of this city and when fourteen years old started out to make his own way in life. Ile cast about for several years to find the oc- cupation which suited him best, leav- ing one job after another as unsuit- able. Friends yesterday related that at the end of a trip across the conti- nent Mr. Wertheim found himself in San Francisco with but $25 in 'his pocket. After working there was a short time lie returned and opened a tiny cigar store at Third avenue and Fifty-fourth street with his brother, Solomon, who later succeeded his father as a dealer in hides. Jacob made the cigars which were sold in the little shop. Then additional work- ers were employed, and in due time hr formed a partnership with the late Walter A. Schiffer. Soon he effected a series of consolidations, the first of which was the bringing in of the firm of Kerbs & Spies on Jan. I, 1889, forming the firm of Kerbs, Wertheim & Schiffer. RABBI SILVER WILL TALK THANKSGIVING Per Year, $3.00; Copy, 10 Cent. Envoy Pledges Aid To Jews in Poland Prince Lubomirski Admits Per- secutions, But Says Death Penalty Is Exacted. NEW YORK.—A conference be- tween representatives of American Jewry and I'rince Casimir Lubomir- sky, newly appointed Polish ambas- sador to this country, relative to al- leged persecutions of men and wom- en of the Jewish faith in I'oland, has taken place, at the request of the am- bassador, at the \Valdorf. For the first time, a l'olish official admitted that Jews in that country have been maltreated by citizens and soldiers, but the ambassador added that his government was so anxious to end these conditions that already l'olislt soldiers have received death penalties for their treatment of Jews. The men who talked with Prince Lubomirski were Judge Julian W. Mack, Louis Marshall, Rabbi Ste- phen S. Wise, Morris Rothenberg, Gedalia 13ublick, Judge Gustave Hart- man, Bernard G. Richards, Jacob Ginsberg, Solomon Bloomgarten (Yelloash), and William Edlin. With the ambassador was Stephen Grotow- ski, Polish consul-general in New York. Would Carry Out Treaty. The Jewish delegation made an earnest plea that the so-called minor- ity treaty promulgated on June 28 and confirmed by the Polish Diet be carried out. To do this they deemed the following action to be necessary: "To issue immediate orders to the Polish army forbidding attacks upon the persons or interference with the property of Jewish inhabitants in Poland. "To issue similar proclamations ad- dressed to all civilians and to take such measures as shall bring the same to the attention of the entire public. "To prohibit the display or dis- semination of all posters, signs and placards and flue circulation of all newspapers and other publications that may incite or tend to provoke at- tacks upon the Jews. "To take such measures as shall be necessary to enforce the several pro- visions of the Minority Treaty, a especially such as guarantee the ra- cial, religious and linguistic minorities of Poland freedom from political or economic discrimination. "To take especial precautions dur- ing the period of demobilization of the army to prevent excesses against the Jews." After the reading of the resolution by Mr. Rothenberg, a discussion took place lasting a few homers, in which the Polish ambassador gave the dele- gation assurances of fraternal good- will on the part of his countryman toward theirs. . nd RESENT ATTEMPT TO PROSELYTIZE JEWRY Leaders Unite in N. Y. in Blocking Presbyterian Programs. NEW YORK—Leading Jews of America united during the week here in protest against the announced pro- posal of the l'resbyterian church to undertake an evangelization campaign among the Jews of this city. Through the Unicn of American Hebrew Con- gregations, a national organization of Jewish synagogues, whose New York headquarters are at 24 East Twenty- first street, they issued a statement, calling upon the Jews here and throughout the country to reply to the attempt to convert them, by strengthening their allegiance to their own religion and supporting its in- stitutions more vigorously than ever before. The fact that the Presbyterian church has nearly $200,0(X) available for Jewish proselytizing while the L'nion is at present endeavoring to raise $3,500,000 in ten years for a fund for revival of Judaism among Jews, is stressed in the statement, made on behalf of the Union by J. Walter Freiberg of Cincinnati, president of the Union of American Hebrew Con- gregation s. DRIVE STARTS FOR UKRAINIAN RELIEF Jewish Federation and Allied Or- ganizations to Seek Cloth- ing, Medicine. incited to action by the tales of suffering of their Jewish brethren in foreign lands, the Ukranian Jewish Federation will begin an intensive drive for clothing and medical sup- plies, Sunday, Nov. 21. They will be assisted in their campaign by the People's Relief and the Jewish Medi- cal Relief Society. A mass meeting will be held at the Labor Lyceum Sautrday, Nov. 20, for volunteer workers to perfect the plans of the campaign. The city has been divided into districts, ac- cording to Henry M. Abramovita, chairman of the campaign committee, each district to have its captain and workers who will canvass their neigh- borhoods thoroughly for contribu- tions of clothing and medicaments. Volunteers will meet Sunday morn- ing, Nov. 21, at 9 o'clock, at Ettinger's Income of British Institutions Drained By Appeals for Palestine. SYSTEMATIC SPREAD OF ANTI-SEMITISM IS SEEN By Hon. Leopold Spero. (London Correspondent, The Detroit Jewish Chroniele) LONDON.—Without prejudice it may be wondered whether the Zion- ists are not overdoing their appeals. The various Palestine Restoration Funds with their off-shoots for the relief of our oppressed brethren 41 Central Europe and their transfer to the national home in the Holy Land, have an emotional appeal both to the foreign and acclimatised elements which the important communal chari- ties lack. And yet it is grossly or(- fair that the work which the Board of Guardians, and the various homes and orphanages which are kept up by the charitable subscriptions, and which for the past two generations have preserved the social credit of Jews in Great Britain, should find suddenly that all the income upon which they had grown to rely is be- ing drained away by the appeal of Palestine. These are days when peq- pie are .very careful of their money, even when it comes to giving to good works. Again and again recently co- religionists have left a statement in their will, explaining why they have made no charitable bequests, the ex- planation being that they have given willingly and freely during their lives and could not afford in these days of heavy taxation and expensive living to penalize their own families. Pity the Poor PhUantropist. But, of course, it is this very in- itt the cost of living which crease adds a further difficulty to the dis- tracted philanthropist who is trying to carry on double the work he did before, with double the expense, and without any increase of income. There is still no response to the S. 0. S. of the Board of Guardians., Those who would give, apparently have nothing; those who have to spare, are keeping it. It is rightly being said that if the work of the Board of Hall, 614 St. Antoine street, corner Guardians, which has shouldered for of Brady street, and from there will leave in automobiles and trucks to the districts assigned. • • A special canvass of , the business districts will - take place Tuesday, sixty years the entire relief of the Jewish poor, is allowed to lapse for want of funds, • new cause for J3rit- ish anti-Semitism will be created; The Zionists have a great task Wednesday-and Thersdayi Nov. 23, before them, but they must not be 24 and 25. The drive. in the reef Envoy Promises Changes. in too much of a hurry. They can The Polish minister later made the dential districts will continue indefi- congratulate themselves on a new re- nitely. M. Shetzer is in charge of cruit who now appears upon Zionist following statement: "I endeavored to make clear to the conference that for nearly two years, owing to the war with Soviet Russia, an abnormal state of affairs has ob- tained in Poland and that such things as those of which these gentlemen complain were held by the govern- ment in deepest reprobation. Now that peace has Castle to Poland my government, in accordance with its traditional good-will to its Jewish citizens, is sure to put forth every endeavor in order to prevent any ex- cesses and indignities against the (Concluded on Page 5) = the business district, while J. Schnei- der will superintend the collections in the residential neighborhoods. The need of volunteer workers ano of automobiles and trucks is empha- sized by Mr. Abramovitz. Contri- butions may, be brought at any time. to Ettinger 's Hall, 614 St. Antoine street, or will he called for if a re- quest is phoned to Cherry 6000-J or Cadillac 2061. Cash donations for medical supplies May be sent to the treasurer of the Jewish Medical Relief Society, M. Schechter, of Schechter's Pharmacy, 477 Hastings street. At Home With Sammy ■ Little Chess Wizard Amazes Visitors By M. F. Seidmann. EW YORK—It is not a fairy story or pure newspaper talk, • out the real, earnest truth. It is the story of a genius in the little body of Samuel Rzeszewski. I did not believe it at first. I was under the impression that newspaper reporters must have exaggerated a great deal. I thought they might have reduced his age and exaggerated his work, and in such a manner cre- ated the impression of a wonder child, a great child genius. Now lie is with us in America. I saw him and observed hint and I must apologize for my previous skep- ticism. Before I went to see hint, I met the well known chess master, Charles Jaffee, who told me that he had al- pert players of the first rank and mag nitwit-. Given any chess problem which an expert player could no solve in less than 15 or 20 minutes the wonder-child will solve it withou difficult) in two or three minutes a the most, and add his own variations to it. "Ilis blind games are wonderful. Ile plays quickly, originally and with platforms regularly. This is Sir Al- fred Mond, the war millionaire alkali manufacturer of South Wales, and political chief of the great Department of Works which acts as a sort of housekeeper to the Crown. Sir Al. , fred's father, the famous German analytic chemist Ludwig Mond, was born a Jew, but was converted. His sons Alfred and Robert, the latter one of the most eminent men of science in this country, the former one of its keenest business men and politicians were brought up it the Christian faith. Lady Mond is a Christian. Until fairly recent years, when his political opponents on the Conservative side thought that he was heating the all-British drum too loud- ly for one of his origin, Sir Alfred gave no public acknowledgment of Hebrew birth or any hint of Jewish sympathies. Lately, however, having been subjected to a certain amount of vulgar personal criticism and abuse of his race, the First Commissioner of Works has begun to feel reaction towards Judaism, and within the list year has come out openly as a cham- pion of the Ziorist cause. claiming his Jewish nationality even though he has no claim to admission to the Jewish religious fold. Sir Alfred has opponents as well as supporters among the Jews, but certainly the Zionists will not reject so powerful an adherent. Yet it is curious how general the acceptation is that the genuine cause of his new adherence is those very personal attacks uppn hint which have been made by those who regard his Jewish descent as' a disqualification for the full capacities and privileges of British citizenship. Here is an ancient moral brought up- to-date for those who can read it • ts • • PROPAGANDA AND ANTI-SEMITICISM. The decision of the Board of Depu- ties of British Jews, which defends the cause of oppressed Jewry through- out the world by representations to the British Governmees through its Foreign Office, besides taking up the domestic cudgels against such of our fellow citizens as are too fond of dis- sembling their love for us has decided to establish a press 'agency and a publication department to deal with what they regarded as the perilous INTERESTING REPORTS OF RABBI MAYERBERG COME FROM DAYTON, 0. investigation we BELIEVES PRESENT NEEDS OF CHARITY HURT BY ZIONISTS growth of anti-Jewish propaganda in this country. Opinions are divided as to the wisdom of this course. Since the war there have grown up a num- ber of gutter publications supplement- ing the old British anti-Semitic press. The latest of these is called "Plain English," and is a literary weekly (Continued On Page 4.) Underwood and Underwood ready met the boy. Jaffe spoke of little Rzeszewski with a great deal of enthusiasm almost the enthusiasm of a young poet over his lany-love, Ile described to me the wonderful con- tributions of the young genius to the theory of the royal game. Here is his statement: Shows Remarkable Ability. In the, game of chess, Samuel Rzeszewski shows remarkable ability. his own peculiar ideas and sugges- tions. A few minutes will suffice for him to find the hardest move and the most complicated position." . After this statement, we went to SWISS PEOPLE DECIDE QUESTION OF SCHECHITA PARIS.—The Swiss government is preparing to take a referendum on the disputed question of "Shechita" (the Jewish ritual form of killing ani- mals), according to a dispatch from see the wonder-child. Zurich. Considerable opposition to We found him as he was playing the Jewish form of killing has been with a little friend of the family, who raised and the government has been came with him from Poland. Samuel called upon to suppress it, a number R ski was engaged in knocking of leading men of science and learn- He surpasses in his mastery of the down his friend, jumping around and ing have publicly declared that they upon him and shouting that he would favor it, and the government has de- game not only other players of his cided to leave it to the decision of own age, but the wisest and most ex- (Continued fen rage the people.