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MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION

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December 10, 1920

Tebet '1, 5681

Mark Twain Outdone:

That classic American humorist—Samuel L. Clemens—better
known to his readers as Mark Twain, will henceforth have to take a
second place among the fun makers of America. Ile has been de-
throned for all time from his position of priority among the humor-
ists by no less a man than the Rev. Harry L. 13owlby, National Secre-
tary of the Lord's Day Alliance. Those who have read Mr. Bowlby's
program for the restoration of the Blue Laws in America will have no
hesitancy in agreeing to this. Truth is, what he says is as funny as
anything that we have had the privilege of reading since the war
began.

His program is very simple. He and the gentlemen allied with
him, propose by legislation to close baseball parks, golf links, motion
picture and other theatres, concert halls, amusement parks, bathing
beaches, and so forth. They shall also make taboo golf, tennis, base-
ball, football, and other sports even if purely amateur and void of
financial cost to those watching or taking part in them, because they
set bad examples for children who otherwise might be content to go
to Sunday School.

--Nor is this all. They shall restrain the sale of gasoline for plea-
sure automobiles and make Sunday automobiling a crime. Of course,
horses, the few that yet remain, will have to enjoy the Lord's Day
in their stables. Excursion steamers on Sunday will absolutely' stop
since they are unnecessary to the moral welfare of "Christian Amer-
ica." To be sure, it will be a crime to publish or to purchase a news-
paper on Sunday and if a man wishes to visit his dying mother or
father in another state, no trains will be available to carry him.
But the peak of the joke has not yet been reached. It is to be
found in the following paragraph which we understand is a literal
quotation from the new humorist of America. It refers to the Jews.
Mr. Bowlby with straight face has this to say:

"The Jew will have to observe our Sabbath. As a matter of fact,
he might just as well, because Saturday is not, after all, his Sabbath.
He is wrong by the revised calendar. Therefore, it will work no

hardship for him to attend his synagogue on the same day we attend

our churches."

"Why on earth do Christians want to proselyte Jews? Have
the churches such a surplus of energy, and is the work of relig-
ion so nearly done in the world at large, that the synagogues
must be invaded and transformed? Here is the Presbyterian
Church, for example, appropriating $200,000 for Jewish prose-
lytizing in New York City, and placing a man in the field for
the doing of this one particular job. What wonder that leading
JeWs throughout the country arc protesting against this pro-
posal ; and that the Union of American Hebrew Congregations
has issued a formal statement, calling upon the Jews to reply
to the attempt to convert them, by strengthening their alle-
giance to their own religion and supporting its institutions
more vigorously than ever before! For ourselves, we are free
to say that this proselytizing of Jews by Christians impresses

its as a piece of colossal and shameless impudence. If the
Presbyterians have got $200,000 that they don't know what to
do with, we respectfully suggest that they use it for the con-
version not of Jews but of Christians in Christianity. Religion,
like charity, begins at home! \Vhen the Christians have got
something more to show for their faith than indiscriminate
greed, hatred and slaughter, they may lie fit to talk about bring-
ing this faith to other tieople—but not before!"

Pity the Children of Europe.

Although the Detroit Connnunit y Fund has set aside the sum
of two hundred thousand dollars in its budget to take care of the
starving children of Europe, there will be many in this great and
prospe,rous city among the contributors to that Fund who will feel
it a privilege to give special contributions to the fund of forty mil-
lion dollars which it is claimed by Nlr. Herbert Hoover will have
to be raised in this country if even a portion of the starving children
of Europe are to be saved alive.
Words are all too feeble to picture the condition of the children
of the Old World orphaned by the war, and for the past six years
pitifully underfed. inadequately sheltered, and with scarce enough
clothes to cover their nakedness. To many hundreds of thousands
of them, death has already come as a blessed relief. Yet other thou-
sands will inevitably perish before the blasts of the oncoming winter.
But it is possible through the generosity of American men and
women to restore to health and social thousand. — per -
haps many hundreds of thousands—of these little children whose
hands arc stretched out to us in an appeal for pity and who without
our aid must inevitably go down into the valley of the shadow.
God knows that the war has already compelled sufficient sacrifice.
Must these thousands of children's lives be added to the holocaust?
Must children pay the price of the sins of the nations? Must little
boys sail girls be laid upon the altar? We who have been blessed
with abundance can at least miffimize this sacrificial offering. Surely
when the appeal is made to us. we shall not turn a deaf ear. We
have already given much. We shall give more. If through our giv-
ing, a single child may be saved, we shall stand justified before our
conscience. But if through our failure to help, a single child shall
become the victim of starvation and death, hose shall we give an ac-
counting of ourselves to God and conscience?

JEWRY OF ENGLAND
SHOWS INCREASING
RELIGIOUS LAXITY

(Continued from

rase One)

Even in these days when anti-Semitism is on the rampage am
when the Jew is made the butt for all sorts of petty persecution, one
cannot read the above without regarding it as a first class joke
Surely even one so utterly devoid of imagination as r. llowlby nms
be, if for a moment we would believe him to take himself seriously at
all, or one so unacquainted with the American spirit, as he must be
if he believes what he is reported to have said. must understand tha
in America there still remains to men and women. th•• Constitutiona
right to practice their religion unhampered and unhindered by the
few bigots who would throw to the winds every consideration of per
sonal liberty.

ashamed of themselves, and a little
Tess satisfied with the manner of their
lives at present. Although it is said
that 80 per cent of the Christian peo-
ple in this country do not go to
church, it is admitted that there is a
they interest in religion, and that in-
terest could be kindled into a ilame of
enthusiasm by the right hands. Any
attempt, even a garish and sensa-
tional attempt, made by a Jewish mis-
sion to re-create Judaism in Great
Britain would command the immedi-
ate and complete support both of the
It seems that the success of those who carried through the Pro
government and of the various Chris-
hibition Amendment has gone to their heads and now they want It tian sects, There is no fear that it
take all the joy out of life. To be sure, Mr. Bowffiv ,ay, that a might bring ridicule upon its pro-
'That is why one feels that
present they have not included an anti-tobacco law in tle.;1-
—1,1ething bigger ought to be under-
though he does not really see why anyone should care 1 snaike a
than these little reforms. 'file
Tres t. Ile does, however,believe that a censorship shoffid be place,
mils question, is who will be bold
to challenge the merit of
over such galleries as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, fin- he wa.-
thodoxy which can scarcely now
put to the blush—poor, clean-minded man that he is—when he wen
keep its head above Water, and yet
through that gallery. All of the nude statuary must be clothed.
claims to veto all advance and charge
But really, Mr. Bowlby is not so narrow as stone people mid it with disloyalty to the spirit of
Money is to lie spent freely
imagine. He is giving a %vide leeway to those who do not wish ti
enough, if it can he raised, upon re-
spend all of their Sunday in church and in prayerful worship. I I
l'eions education, upon the training
would have no objection to ''people walking on Sunday in the country of leachers and the development of
or reading good books or indulging in healthy conversation." Nei• '4outlay classes. But the money will
he wasted if it is not used to bring
anybody who would find fault with such a program of diverting en
tertainment on the Lord's Day must be a prude indeed. !fail theie these teachings into line with modern
conceptions,

fore the Rev. Ilarry I,. Bowlby, National Secretary of the Lord'
Day Alliance ! Mark Twain will please step into second place."

"MORNING POST" SEES
PALESTINE DISRUPTED.
By the time this letter reaches you

\ Vhich is why the Morning Post is
"telling."

Palestine in Chaos, Says Post.

The wish is father to the thought,
the cooks are spoiling the broth, the
grapes are sour, everybody is talking
to the man at the wheel, and red ruin
and the breaking up of laws are
already on the progrant. The Morn-
ing Post has taken so many mixed
and inconsistent attitudes about our
essential and original sin, whether as
international, capitalists bent upon
taking the gilt off the gingerbread, or
as Bolsheviks undermining the gin-
gerbread which supports the gilt, that
it is rapidly qualifying for a big cir-
culation amongst those who like a
grotesque and lunatic humor spiced
with 311 occasional puzzle competi
tion.
If the Zionist leaders were a little
fuss inclined to look for the tin cal
that is going to be tied on to their
tail, there would not be so lintel
cause for anxiety. But these gentle -
men unfortunately are just a little hi
short of temper and careless of
spet•ch, and are not content to res
upon their confidence in the British
government to keep its word. The
fact is that Palestine, like everything
else, will all come right in the end.

EASTERN JEWRY IN
GERMANY IS FACING
PERILOUS POSITION

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of the Eastern Jew." by the well
known author Arnold Zweig. to wind
Hermann Struck has contributed lift
of his famous types of Jewish head•,
has attracted a great deal of attention
here.
The hook originated in Lit huania.
where both artists, a, German sol-
diers, had spent some considerable
time during the war. lu reviewing
the book at length, the German press
declares it to be a tine vindication of
East-Ent opean Jewry. and the most
convincing reply to all anti-Semitic
calumnies. The book is published I, •
the Welt-Verlag, of this city.
The "Zentral-Vereiii 1) e it t c c lu e r
Staatsburger Judischen Glaubens
(Central Association of German Citi-
zens of the Jewish Faith) has left its
members free to participate in the
Karen Hayessod movement, if they
so desire.
Judischei
der
"1'erband
The
Jugendvereine" (Jewish Young Folks
Association) is likewise disposed to
recommend participation in the Karen
Ilayessod.
The conference called by th e
"Deutsche Israelitischen Gemeinde
bend" for November, at which it was
proposed to discuss the question o f
organization of all German Jews, wa.
postponed till the end of January
Some difficulties have arisen in regard
to the participation of the larger corn
but it is hoped these can be

JEWISH WOMAN'S CLUB
HEAR TALK ON PRISON
METHODS BY STUTSMAN

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THE MACCABEAN

Superintendent of Detroit House of
Correction
Discusses
Penal
Science—Fine Program Given.

Dr. J. a Stutsman, Superintendent
of the Detroit House of Correction,
speaking before the Jewish Woman's
Club at their regular meeting Mon-
day afternoon at Temple Beth El, die.
cussed the advances made In prison

methods within the past century, ex-
plaining the modern developments In
social science along constructive
lines and pointing out ways and
means of combating and eliminating
causes of crime, through the process
of awakening the conscience on the
part of those charged with crime, and
tracing the underlying causes.
Dr. Stutsman declared that Inas.
much as society is charged with the
responsibility of the criminal—indus-
trial injustice being the rout of the
evil—that It behooves society to
evolve better methods of obtaining
justice. Ills showed that crime was
on the wane despite the fact that the
population has so greatly increased.
The speaker discussed at length
the Ite• system that wits being hunt-
tales' us a possible meatus of reduc-
ing crime—that of taking men to a
950-acre farm near Plymouth where
offenders work at road construction
and building. Here men are placed
on their honor and work without
guards or locks.
In the Detroit Rouse of Correction,
Dr. Stuteman explained, every effort
Is made to rehabilitate the men and
women who come under their notice
In furnishing them with an environs
meat to stimulate their Initiative, to
Inspire confidence in them and In
that manner give them possibilities
of aeltexpression.
Reports Given.
Many important reports were given
by various chairmen of committees,
Including Budget, House, Governing
Board, home Economics, Public
Health, Educational, Program, Press
and Religious. Mrs. Sidney Weinman,
chairman of the Religious committee,
spoke of the Friday evening services
at the Jewish Woman's Club House,
of the kindling Of the Sabbath
Lights, singing of hymns and the
leading of services from the Bible.
Tile Jewish Woman's Club is coop-
erating with the Health Department
in having a member on that commit-
tee for the unemployed. under the di-
rection of Mr. Perry Ward, Labor
Commissioner.
A Parliamentary Law study class
has been formed, with the well-
known Parliamentarian, Mrs. Emma
A. Pox, as leader. This class meets
at the ('lub (louse, 45 Rowena street,
on Tuesday morning. A class in So-
cial Service Is in the process of form-
ation with Mies Blanche J. Hart, Ex-
ecutive Secretary of the United Jews
lab Charities' in charge.
Channukah Celebrated.
The feast of ('hannukah was also
fittingly observed by appropriate cere-
monies. Mrs. Harry L. Jacobs, chair-
man of the Penny Lunch committee,
called for volunteers to assist In this
work, hours for work being very short,
merely mornings from 9 to 10:30. It
is interesting to note that five hun-
dred and fifty bottles of milk are
used In the kindergarten class. Mrs.
Jacobs reported that a class of mai.
nutritious children were getting filth
every day through the generosity of
Mrs. Hannah Goldberg,
Mrs. Samuel Stearns, In charge of
the sale of seals fur the benefit of the
Tuberculosis Sanitarium, stationed In
the Penobscot building, reported that
her committee headed the sale of
stamps in that °Ince building.
Miss Theodosia Eldridge, the well-
known violinist, contributed several
pleasing violin selections to the mu
steal program.
Playlet a Success.
"The Hypnotic Professor," a play-
let In two acts presented under the
auspices of the Jewish Woman's
Club, Wednesday. Dee. t , at the Fed-
eration ('lub House, was acclaimed a
success by a delighted audience.
Mrs. Jacob Nathan, Mrs. lierman
Rosenhealn. Mrs. Sol M. Cole, Mrs.
Manfred Goldstone. Mrs. Samuel
Mendelson. Miss liAlth Weisman, Mr.
Barry Z. Brown, Dr. B. It. Welling
and Mr. Joseph Bing took part in the
cast. The playlet was given under
the direction of Mr. S. M. Cole.
The sketch was followed by Mutes

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Whether of Fate, or by the hand of man,

His hallowed soul glows still the ages throng!.

Their flux the body changes, hue on hue,
But, brooding I vanese or quick Anledean,
His heart must answer to the Yaweli-elan

When thrills its call

the earth or cracks the btu
I I is spirit leaps onto the fray anew,
As when he shamed Olympus with his ban.

Not his is it to lag in the world-war
Nor to question whether he live or (lie,
And though his soul and sense red strife abhor,

Ills task forever is to purify,
Behold the standard that of old he bore
Hash like the sun into the clouded sky.

— Horace

Americanism of the Christian, as well
as to the Judaism and Americanism
of the Jew'.
True Christians and
genuine Americans will not be misled.
To them Jews can confide and look
for the ultimate triumph of the true
and the right.
"Genuine Christians must be in
sympathy with the Jew and the Jew
must feel himself as brother to the
Christian," said Rabbi Lyons. "\\'e
have more in common than we have
in difference. Our differences are ex-
pressive only of our individuality. We
Jews in American life have a claim
on our Christian brothers in this
problem. I'Ve have the right, and if
we properly ask for it, we will have
the co-operation of our Christian
brothers. ‘‘'e must face the problem
together from the standpoint of
Americanism. 1Ve need each other.

No Fear of Antagonism.

"I am not fearful of this wave of
antagonism against our people," the
speaker said in conclusion. I trust
implicitly in the fairtnindedness of
this American people. I believe when
the common sense and the conscience
of people of America collies to assert
itself, we shall he able to stand still
and see the working out of the
problem.
"What we need in American life is
an expansion beyond the realm of

M. Kallen.

pc•achnient into the sphere of prac-
tice. Brotherhood must cease to be
a preachment. We are confronting a
world teeming with problems that call
for the pooling of our resources
to
face and to solve them, and I want
to see an Americanism so united that
it presents to the rest of the world
an example that shall be inspiring in
its influence::
Addresses B'nai Brith.
Rabbi Lyons addressed a large class
of initiates of Pisgah I.odge, No. 34,
I. 0. B. B., at the Temple in the
afternoon. In the evening he spoke
to the students of Ann Arbor on
"Culture and Prejudice."

DR. BOGEN CRITICIZED.

IVARSA1V.—In a special article
published in "Der Moment;' the new s-
paper, analyzing Dr. Bogen's defense
of the Joint Distribution Committee
at a conference with members of the
press last week, states that Dr. Bo-
gen admitted every accusation, and
merely attempted to shift the blame
1111011 Ill• shoulders of others. Further
instances are cited in the newspaper
of delivery of remittances after three
months at the lower rate prevailing at
the time of delivery rather than the
actual rate at the time the remittances
were made.

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soon thing may have happened to the
works in Palestine. The Morning
The statement recently released by the American Jewish Com Post, which does not love us, has
We Operate Our
mitee in regard to the campaign of hate and vituperation that has hien publishing a series of articles
Own Finish Mill
oil the Palestine situation from its
•
been let loose in this and other countries against the Jew, is
special investigator, in which preju-
thoroughly dignified, dispassionate, calmly thought out document dice is allowed very cleverly to mas-
and one that must carry conviction to those who read it. Prejudice querade as friendly candour, and in
which the writer, ptefacing what he
and, partisanship play no part in its form or content. It is a calif
has to say by saying that it is the
clean statement of facts. It contains no assertion behind whic
speech of interested parties who do
there is not substantial and easily obtainable evidence of truth. It not wish a Jewish State in any cir-
We carry in stock
We can deliver to
does not deal in vague generalities. In this. it differs diametricall
cumstances, gives you such a long
at all times a large
Arab
or
Syrian
tirade
about
the
you the proper
from the malicious outpourings of prejudice to which it is an at -
quantity
of
doors
swer. The falsehoods with which they abound on every one t I danger of holy wars in the future if
selection of floor -
the Jews desecrate the sacred shrines
in a variety of
their hundreds of pages, it meets with a clear, concise, definite state- of Jerusalem—an event which is taken
ing to give the
styles, built to har-
ment of provable truth. Their malice and their stupidity, it pract - for granted—that by the time you
cally ignores. It recognizes the fact, to be sure. that one totall • Lave reached the end of his para-
monize with al-
best finish, appear-
ignorant of history is inspiring the writing of this perversion of graph you forget that he is quoting
most
every
in-
ance
somebody else:
and service
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history, though because of his own limitatons, he cannot in anv
"Whose untutored mind
terior.
there arises an individual who be-
to your building.
manner or degree sense the extent or the significance of the mischief
Sees God in clouds."
comes the crest of a wave of a cer- at
Briefly having finished for the time
he is doing. But after all, he is only an incident and nothing but
tain tendency because he has the a
ith the exposition of its desire and
the fact that he is possessed of fabulous wealth makes his stupendous
means to lift himself into such
hope that Jews will clear out of
ignorance a source of danger.
prominence. Such a being becomes A
Western Europe, it now wants to
a mechanical manikin with a screw 6)
The statement sent out by the American Jewish Cionmittee i t clear them out of their chance of an
loose. Andjust as a certain kind of
the name and under the signatures of a number of nationalJewis
independent state. Of course, the
at
an
automobile rattles to thedisgust
qrganizations has no other object than to put the truth fairly an I Morning l'ost puts different commis-
of bystanders, so does a mechanical
sioners upon its different hobbies.
squarely before the American people. By doing this. it has rendere I But the result is to leave us like
manikinmake a certain kind of noise,
AC
Miller
a considerable service to the Jew of America. But even greater Socrates in the comic play, suspended
especially when he has the means to
lubricate the machinery."
has been its service to the non-Jew, who as an American, is above in a basket midway between heaven
The problem of the attack on the
all committed to fairness and the square deal. The statement it and earth, not to speak of the devil
Jew touches and concerns Jews only.
and the sleep sea. The latest news
itself could not take up in detail every petty, false. and maliciou. to hand is that the Balfour Declara-
by implication. the speaker stated.
"In a larger sense," he said. "it con-
charge made against the Jew, nor could it deal with the unnumbered tion may be upset. The Morning Post
Vinewood Ave.
e.
d G. T. IL R.
half truths or shall we better say—half lies—with which the articles says of the Balfour Declaration that Jewish Regiment Will Be Mobilised to cerns all American citizens and more
particularly the Christian element. It
it
must
mean
one
of
two
things;
defamatory of the good name of the Jew abound. It has dealt witl
Form Guard of Honor.
is
an
insult
to
the
Christianity
and
either it is to be taken literally and
the larger issue but assurance may be given that as the need arises its saving clause about guarding other
JERUSALEM—Men recently re-
every charge will he dealt with and insofar as it is false. its falsity interests neglected, in which ease the
cruited for the new Jewish regiment
will be established beyond the peradventure of a doubt.
minority of Zionists will eventually
were mobilized on December 5, and
turn out the huge majority of Arabs.
formed a guard of honor at the wed-
Moslem and Christian; or the saving
clause is to be all-important and the ' ding on December 6 of Edwin Samuel
Jews are to have no ell0Te of a home- son of Sir Herbert Samuel. High
Among the religious publications of this country, none is more land in l'alestine than they have any- Conimmissioner for Palestine, and
fair minded and none is more sympathetic with the appeal to justice where else; indeed, rather less, by rea- bliss Hadassah Grazolovsky of Jaffa
Six hundred guests were invited to
and fair play than is Unity of Chicago. This Taper which vas son of that vague menace which is sup-
posed to he an inseparable part of their the wedding, which was held in Gov-
founded many years ago by the late Jenkin Lloyd Jones and is now presence and personality. That the ernment House.
edited by John Haynes Holmes and Francis Neilson, has as its Jews may gradually and by their very
motto "Freedom, Fellowship, and Character in Religion." To the personality create a prosperous and
Soldiers Mode to VOna.
powerful state out of the semi-desert
spirit of this watchword, Unity is always true.
LONDON—The Kovno correspon-
which Turkish misrule and Arab indo- dent of the "Times" reports that large
We are therefore not surprised to find in the editorial columns lence made of Palestine, is a possi-
numbers of Polish soldiers are flock-
of a recent issue, a paragraph which because it strikes the nail so bilky which the Morning Post will ing into Vilna. The correspondent
FOR TODAY OR TOMORROW
squarely on the head, we feel it a privilege to reproduce herewith. not accept. Their commissioner states that the only way to ensure
-
BUT
We ourselves had something to say in our last issue about the at- thinks that Sir lierhert Samuel is. as an impartial plebiscite. lies in the
BUILD
FOR THE
far as he was able to see, not a pick- withdrawal of Zellgouski's forces
tempt of the Presbyterian Church to begin on a wholesale scale,
a pocket, and that his subordinates of upon which the League of Nations
campaign of conversion of Jews to Christianity. The sentiment ex- the Jewish faith have not yet been most
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insist. Pending the deesion of
pressed in our editorial is identical with that of Unity. But because caught taking bribes or running the plebiscite an administration
ZLEADING
it emanates from a non-Jewish source, we believe that it re-enforces around bent on pillage and arson. At should be chosen from representa-
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ran
the same time. as Bernard Shaw tives of the Poles. the Lithuanians,
our position:
IS follows:
would say, "You never can tell." the Jews and the White Russians.

The Statement of the American Jewish Committee.

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