A merica lavish Periodical Carter CLIPTON ATINUI • CINCINNATI 20, OHIO ii cPuritoi rjEwtsif 01 kwICLG JEWS MUST ACT AS MEDIATORS IN NEW I PROGRAM FOR EAST (Continued from page 1) MF:ALM TAUS PAGE THREE P-3111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111Ii i i I I I I I I 1111111111111111111101111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111113 Th. eau.. .1 Tuberculosis. (Specially {Written for The Chronicle by tioeletyl the Stalmonide ■ takes heart when he reasons to him- It was in 1882 that l'rofessor Koch, self from Obvintli Signs that the Jew does not need to be taught anything now dead, of Berlin discovered the about the value of modern progress, germ of tuberculosis. Even long be- the importance of hard work and fore this time it was more or less good government, of respect for law generally known that tuberculosis and disciplined strength which the was a contagious disease, but, like all West has shown to lie essential for h uman knowledge in the early stages the proper constitution of a inodern ' of it:cognition and development, many state. But in so far as the East de- erroneous beliefs crept in that tended cider to reject in its new found free-It o keep p e ople in ignorance of scien- dom all Western counsel tactlesslyltific truths, and which, as in all such offered in the spirit of a dominion instances, were the causes which re- that is now a thing of the past, the larded t he scientific management of Englishman hopes that the Jew, who the prevention and cure of this dread- has in him from long ages the VriS- ful malady. Even the discoverer of dons and understanding of the East,' the germ, Professor Koch himself,' will apply it to the c reation between ! was under the erroneous impression, Great Britain and her white do- and acquainted the world with this minions on the one hand, and the impression, that the germs of tither- i great native dependencies on the !mitosis found in the milk or meat of other, an example of friendly union cows suffering with tuberculosis could East and West which shall make a not infect and cause this disease in stable new Empire out of the material i the human being. Science has proven I of that 'which is es-en at this moment I this to be false, and we now know passing away into history. that great caution has to be taken with the community's milk supply, • • • and the meat of animals found to be FORD'S MATCH SEEN IN infected with tuberculosis is or should JEWISH PROTAGONIST. You in Detroit are specially favored be The promptly condemned. greatest source of danger of by living under the protective shadow contracting tuberculosis comes from the greatest mass produc- of one of in the world, and as inhaling the germs from dried sputum lion concerns or inhaling the grins directly from a Jews 1 know that you now have a special interest in noting that Mr. tuberculosis patient in the act of talking or kissing. The seriousness • Heir y Ford has turned to an auxil- of promiscuous kissing cannot be too iary occupation, and is producing forcibly emphasized. Children born anti-Semitic lies wholesale. Which is of tuberculosis parents are not neces- why I should like to introduce your rarity born with the disease, as a Henry, for his better education and matter of fact are rarely born with it, enlightenment, to our Mr. Lucien but the child inherits a certain "lack Wolf. of rcsistence" to the disease, which, We Jews are not always adept in if allowed to develop and persist, personal controversy. Tin-re are cer- through neglecting to give the child tain retorts which cant be made to us its proper nourishment, an abundance by those who do not object to the of fresh air, and avoiding all possible controversial methods of the street contact with anything that might arab, and which leave a certain sting carry the infection, will inevitably despite their vulgarity and unfairness, single that child out as a victim. On or perhaps by very reason of these the other hand, children born of quite things. It took the Lord lice to put Sir Ernest Wild Chief in his Jus- healthy parents, if denied these essen- a . prerequisites of health, stand the t place on this very question of con- great possible danger of so having versational Jew-baiting in the Law their health undermined as to render Courts, but I doubt if even Lord them fit subjects for contracting the Reading has the precise courtly rapier disease, and, as for that matter, any thrust of the distinguished historian other disease. and scholar who today, finding both People seem to be afraid of fresh good argument and good nianners , on air at all times, and "night air' is his side, has made the Morning1 Post lose its temper so badly that all the especially considered a bugaboo. It editor can say is that Mr. Wolf has is i particularly harmful to sleep in a warm, stuffy room, and yet how lost his temper. many do. A more restful and in- , Jew i sh vigorating sleep coiner from passing nationalism, and meeting the it m night in a room where the air is ust tions of those who say that nt must continually circulating, night and day. contain the elements of a patriotism Warmth while sleeping should be possibly antagonistic to the welfare of provided by adequate bed-covering, the particular state in which any and not by artificial heat from stoves community of Jews is settled in full or radiators with all the windows shut citizenship, Mr. Wolf writes today to or only partially open. Draughts the Morning Post to tell the editor: should and can be easily avoided, and "Yon are obsessed by the "friendly" provisions made to prevent coverings hypothesis that the Jews everywhere thrown off during sleep. constitute a nationality of their own, In our next article we shall deal separate from all other nations, and specifically with the precautions to intent on aims inconsistent with the be taken by those having tuberculosis allegiance they owe to the countries of the lungs, with regard to the duty in which they live. Parenthetically, they owe to their relatives, friends I should observe that the inventor and and neighbors, and the precautions patentee of this amiable belief was a these latter must take with regard to gentleman named Haman, who came those having the disease. to a bad end in the spacious days of King Ahasuerus. • • • I do not be- lieve in your main hypothesis. I ettgiviatti Notes know that, so far as the Jews of this country are concerned, our patriotism is as good as your own. I am not a Zionist; I have always been an anti- One of the most successful of the Nationalist, and I have the weakness to think that my word is as good as community parties was given Wed- nesday evening In the form of a din- yours." Naturally, the editor of the Morn- ner dansant, 50 couples attending. ing Post does not like being caught Mr. Sam Rosenberg acted as toast- out. It puts him under the unpleas- master. The program which followed ant necessity of finding some reason the dinner was opened with selec- in fact for the continuous malice tions by an orchestra composed of against its which informs his columns and which never scruples to content Edward Seitner, first violin; Joe Sell- itself with_ what the sergeant said ner, 'cello; Willie Dembinsky, saxo- when better evidence is not forth- phone, and Miss Fannie Sehoenmil- ler, piano. Jay Leniek, assisted by coming. Sol Germansky and Sem Rosenberg, Will Interview Wolf. I hope very shortly to have the rang "Margie Grieving for You." Miss great privilege of interviewing Mr. Emily Oppenheim delighted the Wolf on this very question of pro- guests with her interpretive Irian°. fessional Jew-baiting, and can promise lug. The program concluded with a your readers a rare treat if he ex- vocal number by MISS Helen Gold- pands the subject. Meanwhile, for an stein. After the program the guests introduction you should know that were matched up for a grand march, Mr. Wolf ranks with all decent men led by Irene Phillipe and Alvin Weil. of culture as a fine linguist, a scholar- The party was in charge of a com- ly historian, and a journalist of rare knowledge and penetration. Born 63 mittee composed of Mrs. A. D. Phil- years ago in London, he was for nine- lipe, Mrs. M. Hirshberg, Mrs. L. Fink, teen years foreign editor of the Daily Mrs. L. Dembinsky and Miss Lilly Graphic, and for some time London Lenboff. correspondent of the Paris Journal. Complimenting Miss Ruth Thal, He is one of the greatest living au- one of the brides of the coming sea- thorities on Anglo-Jewish history, but son, Miss Lilly Levinsohn and Mrs. it is not in Jewish affairs alone that Harry Leniek entertained 12 guests his authority is recognized. Always persona grata at the Foreign 01fice,. at the home of Mrs. Leniek, Monday evening. he was an immense force for good in the days when the Czarism made the For the pleasure of her guest, Miss life of Jews in Russia and Poland a Emily Levine, of Ann Arbor, Mrs. I. hell upon earth. When the war came, Oppenheimm entertained eight cou- it found him still the protagonist of ples at her home on North Jefferson Anglo-Jewish citizenship, still anti- on Thursday evening last_ Nationalist, but yet so respected even Mrs. Louis Seitner and daughter, by the Zionists, whom he opposed, that they welcome his co-operation in Henrietta, have gone to New York. the work of securing the Charter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hirshberg are Jewish self-determination. The crown receiving congratulations on the birth of that work came when he drafted of a daughter. the minority clauses in the Peace Sol Germansky and Sam Rosenberg Treaty; and he is seen today, at a time when years of unselfish devotion entertataned week-end party at Kal- to our cause have almost cost him his amazon. sight, as an essentially noble and A dancing party was given Sunday courtly example of the best that the evening at the Lincoln club by the Jew can bring to his citizenship. Congregation 111'nal Israel. There There is no man who commands greater respect among Jews and Gen- were ninny outof.town guests from tiles in England than Lucien Wolf, Flint and Bay City. and no man to whom a greater debt Miss Emily' Levine, of Ann Arbor, is owed by our brethren in lands of and Miss Caroline Levy, of Bay City, oppression. And if any qualities be are the guests of Mn, s I. Oppenhelm. singled out as reason for the position Jeff Berger, of Detroit, was the lie holds today, one would name them as hard work, scholarly diligence, guest of Miss Janet Rich during the and a courageous utterance always week. couched in words of moderation and Mr-n. I. Rich, who underwent on courtesy. operation, has recovered. Here is an antagonist who has been Mrs. J. D. Kellar and daughter, Be- too many for the Morning Post. I doubt whether Henry Ford would atrice, have returned from New York. stand much chance with him. REFORM BILL THREATENS JEWISH REPRESENTATION VIENNA—A measure introduced into the Roumanian parliament by the government and said to have for its aim the reform of the present election methods threatens to exclude Jewish representation. according to a dis- patch from Bucharest. It is the pur- pose of the measure to rearrange the voting districts so that the cites will merge with the country. Jewish or- ganizations in greater Roumania have telegraphically appealed to the pre- ni , er in secure the Jewish population with some representation by having the di•trichi 'n the larger cities appor- tioned in accordance with the location of the different nationalities Mr. and Mrs. A. Greenbaum have returned from an extended eastern trip. Joe Blumrasen woe the guest at the Thal home over the weekend. UNIVERSAL CLUB The Universal Club Is looking for- ward to a record breaking crowd at the dancing party to be given at the Majestic Ball Rooms, Woodward ave- nue and Watson street, on Sunday evening, Feb. 27, the ticket committee reporting that tickets are being die- posed of very quickly. be Roy Smith's orchestra will supply the music. An interesting program of entertainment has been arranged for the evening. For Gentlewomen 222 AVENUE WOODWARD Spring Styles Ready for Easter ITH Paris openings earlier than ever, and W VT Easter due in March, the season's smart tendencies are so well defined that we are able to present an unusually complete and authentic fore- cut of the Spring modes. 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ROBERT M. RYAN, Agency Manager W. A. SANDERS, General Agent JOHN T. WINSHIP, Supt. Michigan Agents Union Trust Building, Detroit, W. A. DAY President A. GLAZER, Rrepresentatives W. KEIDAN J 'Detroit Exclusive Caterers Weddings, Banquets and A I I Social Occasions For many years we have catered to the leading Jewish Social Affairs of the City. Recommendations may be had on request. No occasion to small or to large. We decorate homes and halls with Natural and Artificial Flowers. Phone us for quotations. Detroit Catering & Decorating Co. M. k PEREIRA, Manager. MAIN 3777—HEMLOCK 5654 125 RICHTON AVENUE. iismems.smscsamcsmsmscsocxwamstscw JEWS IN POLAND GO BACK TO THE SOIL WARSAW—At the initiation of M. Frcind, the representative of the Joint Distribution Committee at Bialostock, Jews of the district met at a confer- ence to discuss the problems of those engaged in farming. Reports showed that in that district and surrounding centers there were about 12,000 Jewish nICO31$363$M3i363063631 SSMS36 106%16%%1 CISSINSSNNWIMMILA farmers and the conference concluded that motement to go back to the soil is not a temporary effort but a definite desire to carry on as farmers. In the immediate neighborhood of Bialos- tock there are more than 60 out of 90 small towns in which the Jewish pop- ulations are chiefly engaged in agri- culture. In order that the farmers may be enabled to develop, and with he idea of helping others to turn to the plow and oxen for support, the to request the Joint Distribution Committee for the advance of a loan of I00 million marks. Warsaw—Members of the Polish government are understood to favor the demand of the Jewish deputies now being urged upon the government again to prosecute General Dalakbows itch for the numerous pogroms made by his forces. conference decided