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freedom of the Greeks, of the Th
HENRY.MORGENTHAU --- 1 the
e
Hungarians and of the Chinese. He 1 he
ARTICLE ANSWERED is not speaking of the ideals for

l- irst Dr. Herzl
Memorial

which Theodore Roosevelt fought; he
(Continued From l'age One.
is not speaking the same language
(Tammuz, 5664, Recollections.)
not be mentioned here, but those who President Wilson spoke; he does not
represent the Americanism of W illiam
g ht Jennings Bryan and of the
are kbno n to thisto. generation
other
My
recollections are of the events
Col. Conde
mir's
well ewalluded
worthy Americans who have a true of that historic twentieth day of
work on the possibilities of Palestine vision of what this great republic, Tammuz, 5664—July 4, 1904—a day
is known to every student. Ballod, stands for and means in the constel- that has since become a sort of Tisha'
Aughagen, Nayratski and Ruppin lation of the nations. '
have written about Palestine in an
,, If Mr. Morgenthau had realized B'Ah among the Jewish people.
At that time the chief division in
aye
informati Ave and authoritative
.
the
of a genuine Ameri- the Jewish ranks on the question of
aronson, founder
•
wth can implications
Aaron
Zionism,
as advocated by Dr. Theo-
American Agricultural Experiment been guilty of the unfair
and un- ' dor llerzl, was between those who
Station, who died in service of the
American
attack
made
by
him
upon'
made
literal
interpretations of the
allies during the war, brought to the
the seven men who are now charged Biblicalprophecies of the coming of
United States accurate information with the destiny of carrying the bur- the Messiah and the followers of
with regard to the agricultural pos- den of Zionism, as being steeped in , Moses Hess, Dr. ',eon Pinsker, Dr.
sibilities of the land. None of these, foreign traditions. Ile himself is de- llerzl, who believed in the organiza-
men ever hinted that Palestine could rived from a
foreign land which by tion of the Jewish people through-
not be redeemed through labor and accident of history was at war with out the world into a body that should
sacrifice, which is all the Zionists us only recently. Ile certainly was strive for political recognition among
claim for Palestine. They do not unfair in speaking of Dr. Chaim the nations of the world to the end
claim that it is a fertile, flourishing
Weizmann, the scholar, the states- of legally securing a homeland for
country; nor do they any that it is man, acclaimed by the British gnu- ' Israel in Palestine.
an arid, sterile land. They simply
ernment and received here by the
Feeling ran high and opposition
that if Palestine were given the
political institutions president of the United States and by 1 VHS bitter, extremely bitter, between
per kind of
proper
vouchsafed
pro.
the
Secretary
of
State,
who
came
these
two armies in the camp of Is-
were
and the Jews
tection in the development of the here accompanied by that genius of rael. The Zionist was looked upon
country, the land could be made hos- science, Professor Albert Einstein, as as an A pikoros, an heretic, a what
if Dr. Weizmann were a foreigner not, Feeling in fact ran so high
pitable for millions of Jews who could who came here to meddle in affairs against the Zionist that the Jewish
there establish the nucleus for the
Jewish national home, out of which that belong exclusively to American nationalists failed to find social en-
would arise a revived Jewish civilize- Jews. This was an uncharitable act trance into the homes of the ultra-
and also taking undue advantage. One orthodox, literal interpreters, of the
lion.
suspects that Mr. Morgenthau bided Bible's Messianic prophecies.
Morgenth•u's Error.
his time to appear with his article in
But July 4, 1904—and since that
"One of the interesting phenomena the World's Work until both Dr. day every twentieth day of Tammuz
of our time is that persons qualified Weizmann and Professor Einstein had on the Hebrew calendar—the day on
to speak on one field of human en- left, because he feared to face them which world Jewry lost Dr. Ilerzl-
deavor gladly volunteer on occasion here, which may be a credit to Mr. found a united, mourning Israel, sad-
to pass judgment on matters that do Morgenthau's sense of diplomatic dened by the loss of a leader, sob-
not come within their sphere of prudence, but not creditable to the bing "Sir v'Godol Nofal"—a prince
thought or action. This was Mr. American sense of sportsmanship. and a great man has this day fallen in
Morgenthau's error in writing his or-
Insinuation Repudiated.
Israel. The breach between the ex-
Bele for the World's Work. But "Mr. Morgenthau insinuates that treme orthodox and the nationalists
there is growing up a discriminating the fund Dr. Weizmann was engaged was, at least for that day, healed.
reading public which understands the in collecting will probably be used for I was then only seven and didn't
difference between the genuine au- Zionist propaganda purposes but not understand much of what was going
thority who has the right to speak on for constructive work in Palestine. on about me. The folks had only a
a subject and the mere dilletaite. ' We repudiate this insinuation which few weeks before moved into the
"If Mr. Morgenthau were a student is unwarranted and uncalled for. The Lithuanian community of Lida (prov-
of history, he would not have made status of the Keren Ilayesod (The ince of Vilna) and I knew little or
the statement that Zionism is an Palestine Foundation Fund) provide nothing about the people or the place.
'eastern European proposal.' Zionism for the exclusive use of its capital Yet I felt as if I knew every one
had its exponents in every land where in the uphuilding of Palestine. The there; somehow I felt as if we were
Jews dwelt. It dates back centuries character of the trustees and the fact all a part of one, the hunchbacked
Some may be mentioned here. Bo- that the Zionist Organization is a Jew, the Jew with the long flowing
ruch Spinoza, the great philosopher, public corporation is the best answer beard, the women with their many
said that the Jewish question could be to Mr. Morgenthau's baseless insinu- colored shawls, the youngsters with
solved only through the re-establish- alloys. their peculiar trousers that were in
ment of the Jewish people on their
"It seems strange indeed that Mr. want of knees and seats—we were
own soil in Palestine. Benjamin Dis- Morgenthau should be practically all one, bound by a single tic and a
raeli, the great statesman, the foun- alone among Jews when it comes to single principle—all mourning the
der of the Imperial British Empire, a question which he regards as so loss of the same leader.
wrote about Zionism in a number of harmful to their interests. Certainly
Word came that Dr }feral was
novels. Ile was an ardent believer its politics cannot be so fantastic, its dead, and it spread like wildfire. Like
in the national destiny of the Jewish idealism cannot be so sterile, as Mr. a spontaneous forest flame, the sad
people and coupled the aspirations of Morgenthau asserts, if they are will- word was passed from mouth to
Great Britain with an assured lxisi - ing to sacrifice life and property so mouth, and equally as spontaneous,
Lion for the Jewish people in the generously in order to realize this without an attempt or a suggestion
Orient. George Eliot, in her world- ;dear)
of an organized effort, store after
renowned novel, 'Daniel Deronda,'
store, shop after shop, Cheder after
voiced the hope of a large part of
Cheder and school after school closed
,
the English people when she wrote DR. WEIZMANN WILL
one door after another, tacitly.
of the undying aspirations of the an-
SPEND YEAR IN U. S. mournfully, as befitted the great
dent Jewish people and her work did
hour of the loss of a national .hero
a great deal to awaken Jewish con.
who instilled so much of spirit and
(Continued From Page 1.)
sciousness and the sense of obliga-
desire for continued life into the Jew-
lion to the tradition hope. Adolph
All the members of the Greater ish nation.
Cremieux, a French Jew and a states- Actions Committee were received by
If there was a person in our com-
mit' of undoubted quality, had a President Masaryk of the Czecho- munity who had not heard of llerzl,
glimpse of the vision of Zion re- Slovakian republic; by Dr. Clark, the to him that day must have appeared
deemed through the labors of the British ambassador in Prague, and by as a Tisha B'Ab. No sooner was the
Jewish people. The first man to give a large number of prominent govern- word of Ilerzl's death spread than
concrete form to the political side of ment officials. Mr. Clark expressed there suddenly began a procession of
the movement was Moses tress, a Ger• his belief in the excellence of the bowed heads to the main synagogue
man philosopher, who was very active Zionist idea and that the tremendous of the city. Unorganized, without a
in German political life. Hess wrote difficulties with which the movement purpose, not knowing what they were '
'Rome and Jerusalem,' which made a was beset would be overcome. to do in the place of worship, the
deep impression upon non-Jews as On Thursday a secret session took Jews, young and old, men and women,
well as upon Jews. Baron Edmund place at which the Jabotinsky reso- boys and girls, mere children, all
to Rothschild, French financier and lotion favoring the creation of a Jew- formed the long wandering line to-
philanthropist, spent his wealth in or- ish Legion, was discussed. Much up- ward the school. There was no me-
der that the Jews might settle in Pal- position •aS in evidence, the meeting morial service on that day. The tri-
cstihe and there create a new center being a very stormy one. The reso- l bute to Dr. Herzl consisted of a
hased upon agricultural effort. It was lotion, however, was finally adopted.' spontaneously packed synagogue that
Theodore llerzl, the 1'iennese play- The committee determined that remained silent.
right and political writer, who organ- flier(• was to be no change in the
Most of these people had never
ized world Jewry and sent forth the date of the congress. Commissions seen Herzl, never heard him speak.
call, the response to which made Zion- were appointed to present a list of But in a way they all knew him.
ism a political movement. It was Dr. candidates to the congress for the Especially we youngsters knew Wm.
Max Nordin', also an Austrian, but a chairmanship of the congress and to For llerzl somehow embodied in lint
cosmopolitan by nature, whogave arrange the congress program.
the things that were holiest to us.
European prestige to the entire move-
Itosoff urgent the creation of a cum- llerzl was like a father to us. To
ment.
mission consisting of theoretical and us he was like a national hero who
Early American Zionists.
fought in our defenn and fell in
practical experts on colonization.
Bcd- battle. We
felt • ttatt way and acted
"These facts Mr. Morgenthau John Fischer, representing
the
might not have known, but he surely glen Zionists, mode a strong address that way, for soon after, when Tisha
might have refreshed his memory criticizing the present leadership of ll'Ab came round, we carved such
with regard to incidents in American the movement, but concluded with the words as wns never our habit to pro-
Jewish history, being a member of declaration that all differences of duce, out of the custom of the day.
the American Jewish Historical So- opinion would be waived and that the We were anxious for a battle, for
ciety. Mordecai Manuel Noah, the Belgian Zionists would work heart a continuation of the Ilerzlian battle.
American dramatist and statesman, and soul for the Keren Hayesod. Since that day I have attended
, many Herz' memorial meetings and .
a number of generations ago inde-
pendently came to the conclusion that PALESTINE ECONOMIC ' assisted in arranging for a number
them. And at every one the
the destiny of the Jewish people
COUNCIL REGISTERED of
realization came more and more
would bring them back to Zion and
he foresaw a direct connection l ie -forcefully of the truth of Dr. ilerzl's
own statement, made in Berlin on
tween a development of a Jewish set- lions',
' LONDON.—(.1.
T. A.)
Sir Alfred
member of the
British
cabinet, , b 8 1898: "I believe I may say
,
Clement in America and a rejuve- ' Sir Robert Waley-Cohen, James I ''''-'
-'
mated Zion in Palestine, American Rothschild, Sir Marcus Samuel, presi- to you that we have given something
ideals forming a bridge to eonnect . .. - to the Jewish
people: to the young,
of the Shell Transport I, om a hope; to the old, a dream; to all
ri- piny; Mr. Hirt, chairman of the Gen
wo. Emma Lazarus , the Ameau
Hirst,
men, something beautiful." These
can
the tpoetess, t he frien d of Thore
and Emerson, wrote some of the most , oral Electric CCompany of Great Brit- three—the hope, the stream, the beau-
3„ . ain and Albert Belisha, a prominent tiful—not only did not depart with
moving lyrics since the dav
— financier, are the ' si t mees of a Mem- .11erzl, but are still leading us on-
- s of
huda Ilalevy on the Zionistic
ideals
fli ward in the tloluth night toward the
of the Jewish people. In a series of orandum of Registration, today goll
o-
y- complete realization of Israel's life
articles which she contributes! to the malty entered
with
the
British
the
• , i
rnment, for the organization of t
P. S—Z.
American Ilebrew, she outlined
her e Palestine Fan
and these
&omie Council which is " ' ea "
views in a practical form
.ish A et R.
views in essence are similar to the to co-operate withthc. British
Jcw . Man. date SHIP COMPANY DEMANDS
recognized .in t he
views of the Jews in other countries ,
UARANTEES
r the economic G re-1 PALESTINE
Pa l est i ne, fo'
who provided a theoretical and philo; over
construction of the Holy Land. The
sophical basis for them.
VIENNA—(J. T. A.)—It is report-
has guarantee.
no share capital
and is first ed from Trieste that the Lloyd
'We resent the inference raised by limited
mited by
It intends
Morgenthau
of an implied
be- to
: finance the Ruttenberg plan for Steamship Company has refused to
tween
Americanism
and conflict
Zionism.
carry Jewish passengers to Palestine
He makes or tries to make it appear) zing
the irrigation
of of
Palestine
by Jordan.
Will- unless the Palestine Administration
the waters
the River
as if Zionism wants all Jews to leave!
w ill btain its funds from guarantees that all such passengers
their present homes and go to Pales- The council obtain
ou u a1s as well as from will be peacefully landed either at
individuals
tine. Because of this fear he Im- interested ndivid
an
Fund. i A Jaffa or Alexdria.
l'alestine F oundation.1
phones Zionists not to interfere with the
In a statement published by the (ti-
the financial success, the comfort end Board of Directors of the Council is
social position attained by the Jews to contain in addition to the above rectors of the company, it is ex-
in the United States. Zionism does metioned persons, two men nominat- plainest that the Arabs threatened the
not mean that all Jews should pack ed by the president of the World Zi- company's directors in Jaffa that if
Organization and two nominat- a single Jewish p assenger be land ed
op and leave for Palestine. Just as . , onist
there the Arabs would d estro y the
ed by the I. C. A.
there is no danger to Frenchmen liv-
Lloyd offices in Palestine and slaugh-
ing in the United States is the exist-I
ter the officers of any Lloyd ship that
ence of a France, no there will he SIR SAMUEL GETS
entered the Jaffa harbor. On learn-
no danger to Jews living in the Unted
MEMORANDUM FROM ing of this matter, the governor of
States if there exists a Jewish Zion.
called prominent Arab leaders
WOUNDED IN JAFFA . Jaffa
The real danger to the position of,
and demanded that the threat be
Jews here as in France or elsewhere , withdrawn. His efforts were not suc-
is not in the face of Zionism, but in' JERUSALENI. — (J. T. A.) — A cessful.
the growth of anti-Semitism, in the delegation sent by the Jews wounded
Nlajor Morris, chief of the Pales-
efforts of a Ford and of a London in the recent Jaffa riots waited on tine Immigration Department, has ad-
Morning Post. It is no coincidence High Commissioner Samuel and pre- vised the company to ask the Zionists
that anti-Semites both here in the ' sented a memorandum lo him detail- for guarantees because, he said, the
United States and in England join in ing the plight of those who suffered, government was not in a position to
their efforts to combat Zionism when from the disturbances. Forty of the give them.
Here in Vienna a m.-...,ement has
they see it Is to be realized through wounded are still in a serious condi-
the act of the League of Nations in tion in the hospital, while many of been started to launch a Jewish ship
approving the Palestine Mandate; and those who have been discharged are company which will run passenger
,
that these anti-Semites hail Mr. More not physically fit for work and have vessels
between Trieste and Jaffa and
genthau's article as an important eon- therefore become a burden on the H a ifa
demand-
community. The delegation
tributdon to their propaganda.
ed financial support for those wound-. ONLY HOPE FOR JEW
The Question of Americanism.

"We venture an opinion that the ed who are unable to work, and fit-
SEEN IN
Americanism Mr. Morgenthau speaks ting employment for those who are
about is in the parochial, shoddy, able to accept it.
QF, MASS
ASS EMIGRATION
'
superficial end obsolete foreign idea
—
of what Americanism stands for. Mr. DEMONSTRATE AGAINST JEWS I RIGA.—(.1. C. B.)—Mr. Kreinin,
—
Morgenthau seems to interpret Amer-
a
well-known
leader
in Russian corn-
WARSAW.—The local Polish ag•
ices opportunities as meaning merely
opportunities to make a good, corn- ency "East Express" reports that I munal life, has arrived here en route
I
P ose
tunable living. Ile leaves out of con- workmen of Ostrov,
rarest Jewish organizations in relief
sideration entirely the real American- demonstrations against Jews and Ger• I
Ism which involves the square deal, mans. Irresponsible elements have I for the Jews
of Russia. At an open
meeting he declared that Jewish corn-
al
fair play to all. He forgets the Amer- stirred up the populance to make
canism preached by the sturdy New pogrom upon the Jews and the house munal life in Russia is absolutely
was paralyzed, that Russian Jewry is dy-
England thinkers like Emerson, of a family called Greenberg
Thoreau, Garrison, the part played by plundered. Peace was finally rester- i ing and that he seem no prospect for
the United State. in the efforts for ed by the police. I the future except in mass emigration.

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