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SKETCHES PRESENT
ZIONISTIC POSITION
OF JUDGE BRANDEIS
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(Continued from page 1.)
Marshall, Rabbi Silverman and a host
others. There appears to be more
actual sympathy in the non-Zionist
camp with the movement today than
(Copyright, 1921. BY Chas. II. Joseph.)
ever before in the history of Ameri-
can Zionism.
Whet would you think of a man who spent half a million dollars a
Enroll U. S. Support.
year enlisted • corps of secret service men, hired an editor without
As regards the importance of Bran-
conscience, and bullied and coerced his agents into villifying, insult-
deis
because
of his possible political
• ing and defaming the name of • people, and then after two years of
aid, the American organization seems
this crazy mudslinging stop suddenly and with the smile of an evan-
to have been able to secure signal
elist, hold out his hand to that people and sm. "I only did it because
recognition and an assured position
g I loved you" and "you are the only people who have sufficient vision
with the 'government right at the out-
bility to help me out in • financial plan I have in mind"—so "let
set, not only without the aid of Bran-
and a
bygones be bygones"?
deis, but all those whose particular
• ■ •-•
forte was reckoned in the political
I ask you, what do you think of such • man? Henry Ford has
field—Frankfurter, Judge Mack. Not
hoisted the white flag of surrender. He bas scrapped all the anti-
only has President Harding made a
Jewish articles and through the mouth of his pre. agent he notified
remarkable pronouncement of corn-
orld, tired to death of his silly nonsense, that after this month
'
plate support of Zionism and been
w
the would
he
cease his attack on the Jews. What brought this change of
With over as a reliable 'friend of the
heartabout no one knows except Ford and those close to him. There
movement, but the controlling forces
ccounting for the vagaries of mich a mind, And if Ford
of the administration in Congress
is
no a
imagines
that the Jews of this country are going to build a bonfire
have ben definitely gained for corn.
elebrate his sudden switch from his avowed policy of continuing
plete co-operation with Zionism in
c
and
his defustiom for • period of five yeti., he is sadly misteken. He
every way. And the State Depart-
an
n apoligy to the Jewish people of this country. He has grossly
ment is today manifesting more ac-
owes a
women and children. He has sowed the seed
men,
tual in ter, t in and friendship with
libeled and insulted
eighbor against n eighbor, set ceeed against
Zien 0.in than ever before.
of discord, tried to set n
creed, in the poison of prejudice in the minds of millions of pen-
Th. fact that the fat mer leaders
ple. He has sung the hymn of hate, and if he imagines for a minute
have withdrawn from responsibility
we are going to any "thank you" for stunning this shameless perform-
as
officers seems to have furnished
name
ance that has stamped him as an erratic ins ividilal and made his
no appreciable impediment either :a
e
a byword among all peoples, he is a bigger fool than he is paintd.
the enlistment of new fercos amongst
-•••■ •
American Jewry nor in securing an
may think all this harsh comment is unnecessary. It isn't on
entry into political quarters.
Some
the part of any one who has any self-respect. We know what made
Suspicions Aroused.
Ford stop. It was because the public refused to read any longer his
Were Zionists convinced that the
miserable trash. That's the reason. Why, men in some of the cities
oily ground of difference between
couldn't give away the Dearborn Indenendent. I challenge Cameron
Mr. Brandeis and the present admin-
to show • sworn statement of paid circulation. I challenge Cameron
istration were financial policy and
or his circulation manager to show the total circulation, including free
technique, Mr. Brandeis would have
copies and copies that men were coerced into receiving. The American
• retained to a certain extent the confi-
public wouldn't stand for that sheet any longer, nor for his infamous
dent, and affection of the Jewish
c•maign. And it may be that some one finally hammered that truth
public. But the injection of the un-
p Ford's he•d. I predicted this months ago. Week af ter week I
explainable bogey proposition—"Di-
into
commented
on the fact that the paper had seen its best days, that
aspora Nationalism"—has aroused a
the public had stopped buying and that if Jews quit he wouldn't have
great suspicion and fear in the hearts
any readers. But the end came sooner than I expected. Regardless
of Zionists. In the first !dace, they
of what statements Ford makes, regardless of what money he has, he
find it impossible to understand how
has blackened his name and stands condemned before the thinking
Brandeis, in 1919 the leader of the
Jewish Congress movement, who
world as a breeder of hate.
broke with the reform group over
the question of national rights for
But I am not going to close this subject until I hear from Herman
the Jaws where they were entitled
Bernstein. Henry Ford has made serious charges against him. And
to these rights (everyone remembers
it is incumbent upon Mr. Bernstein to answer. Ford states that Her.
the famous conference at the Astor ,
man Bernstein on board the peace ship vsve him the material upon
on Sunday, July 16, 1919, where he
which were based the articles that mmeared in the Dearborn Inde-
pendent. That Bernstein was the one person responsible for giving
insisted on a bold proclamation of
this principle) can in 1921 raise that
him the idea of • world conspiracy on the part of the Jews.
same principle as a pretext for disa-
gremeent with the World Zionist
I don't know what Bernstein said or didn't say, because I wasn't
tat leadres. Yesterday he was a cham-
statement to the Jews of
there, but I think that Bernstein owes ■
pion )if national rights; today he is
the nation.
a pronounced opponent, when that,
even has never been brought forward
I was interested in the very significant anecdote told by General
as an issue platform, or suggestion by
Grant's granddaughter which is going the rounds of the Jewish press.
those with whom he quarreled, who'.
Baron and Baroness Rothschild wanted an invitation to attend a re-
had quite enough on their hands with
ception given by Prince Metternich in Vienna (of course many years
n
the strictly Zionist problems.
ago) and the princess
for th
ss was urged to intercede with the price
ims of the
Is the real reason for the amazing
Rothschild.. In her enthusiastic presentation of the cla
and unlooked-for developments be-
Rothschild. for the honor she said: "While they are Jews, they are
ginning with the issuance of the
different; why, they don't invite Jews to their parties." "Indeed,"
-memorandum" merely the exhaus-
answered the prince, "if they don't want Jews, why should I?" And
tion of Brandeis' newly-acquired zeal
the matter was dropped. There are some Jews who delight in show-
in Jewish affairs and Jewish life?
ing their distinction by holding aloof, socially, from their brethren
Was tar carried off his feet by a sud-
and who seek invitations and scoial recognition from non-Jews. I
den and profound attraction for Zion-
hope they some time receive the same rebuff these Rothschild. did.
ism, only now to experience a reac-
tion, a reaction which extinguished
Sir Paul Dukes, the famous head of the British Secret Service in
the spark of awakened Jewish con-
after the downfall of the Kerensky government, and who has
sciousness, that had been dormant
Russia
paid another visit to Russia, arrived in this country last week and
for so many years? than Brandeis,
the New England Yankee, overcome
shocks on with the information that Trotsky the Communist, Trot sign
Brandeis, lierzl-like servant of his
that hangs on the wall: "Trotsky, Sisnovsky, Mmalov, Snahunovsky
people? Did this reaction create in
Brandeis (and his intimate col-
& Co., Metals, Chemicals and Leathers." So here we have our "com-
munist" prophet and leader transformed (ouickly as Dukes transform.
leagues) a sudden unbearable abhor-
himself into a peasant with one of his remarkable disguises) into •
rence of the red-blodded Jewishness
of Ussishkin or Weizmann to such an
capitalist. Oh, Trotsky!!
extent that Bandeis and his colleagues
You have read Kenneth Roberts' articles in the Saturday Evening
had to insist upon the control of
te•
World Zionism, without acceptance
Post. Recently he gave testimony before the immigration commit
ason
of office or responsibility?
at Washington and took the opoortunity to .y that the only re
"Our Silent Leader."
he could find why Jews wanted to leave Poland was "because business
These are some of the questions I _
was rotten." That any of them were fleeing because of unfavorable con•
R be
have found troubling many Zionists.
diom, •ntmonism, persecutions; none of these causes had
orts
rom an
it
But, on the other hand, this may be
ev er heard of, while in Poland. And he said that he heard f
not true—perhaps the whole sad and
American doctor in Antwerp that the only way the Polish Jew could
puzzling affair would have been en-
be handled was by knocking him around, bawling him and treating
tirely averted if Mr. Brandeis had not
him all in all "rough house," because they can't be treated in any
pusued a policy of conducting his
other way—so said the worthy physician. Now I can understand why
leadership from the recesses of his
the Saturday Evening Post was so anti-immigration, •nti-Mien and
study in the Stoneleigh Court apart-,
anti-Jew in its editorials on immigration. If they get their inform.•
ments in Washington, relying entire-,
tion from Roberts, they can only write one way.
ly on information supplied him by
riddle to solve.
subordinates and associates of a very
A reader down in Jacksonville, Fla., sends me •
restricted group, and remaining com-
In • recent issue Walter Hurt write this statement:
pletely out of direct contact with the
movement itself. Who knows but
most fur himself, for his peop!e and for
"The Jew that does
what the phrase "our silent leader"
humanity in general, is he who, while himself never forgetting
holds the entire explanation for the ,
he is a Jew, allows others to forget it."
events leading to the decision of the
ing
Cleveland Convention. We must as-
The reader says: "Those last five words did it. After
reading
sume that Mr. Brandeis and his col-
c ou
them I could not decide whether to agree or to disagree. I
leagues desired to achieve success in
agree without finding something to disagree, nor could I disagree
the position they took against the
without findnig something to agree." So I am asked to interpret the
World leaders. In view of the tell-
thought Mr. Hurt had in mind when writing these words.
ing defeat they suffered at Cleveland,:
one wonders whether it was really
I could exercise the wisdom of Solomon by deciding the question
Brandeis who was responsible for
should be answered by Mr. Hurt (and I am really suggesting it to
such poor generalship or others,
r egularity and is sure
whose
names are still bound up in
Mr. Hurt, who I know reads this column with
can add • word that may throw songs light
the yet untold true story of the real
to see this), but perhaps I
on the subject. To be brutally frank, I think Mr.
Hurt
wanted
to
reasons of the break.
c onspicuous; that he
Ilan Mr. Brandeis definitely made
comey the thought that the Jew is emotionally
is inclined to be oriental in his display, and rather assertive in his
up his mind to permanently confine
attitude toward society. Furthermore, he perhaps thinks that the Jew
his Zionism to the half-philanthr..pic,'
should be more of •n msimiltionist
(this i• what I interoret Mr.
half-business enternrise of the Pales-
a
nec sssss ily mine). He thinks that the
tine Development ('uoneil, or will he
Hurt's views to be, mid are not
co nstantly making of
time back some (lay to his old self.
Jew should not be so sensitively a Jew and be
step forward and in a courageous and
his Jewishness an issue. I am anxious to hear from Mr. Hurt how far
frank manner becoming his high at
afield I have gone.
tainments and the Zionist vow). he
has taken before the whole world in
dvanced the rather unique idea of re-
his public utterances, restore himself'
Rabbi Nathan Kra. has a
moving the "miracles" from the Bible and publishing them in a sepa•
into the confidence of his fellow Zion-
rate book as folklore. This Men, he feels, would attract large nom-
into? Judging from the silence of
hers of thinking men and women who have become indifferent to Bible
the present leaders of the World and
reading and religious study became some of these "miracle tales"
he
the American Zionist Organization, it
ational views. lf, in other
would appear that it is Brandeis and
t ck
wor d s, b a
are to them so opposed to their r
so to weak, in
t wou ld bri
tr
Bible were to become "rationalized;'
, his colleagues upon whom rests the
many who ha. become alienated. Well, everything has been ied
to
would
responsibility of taking the initiative.:
get the Jews to rend their own book; maybe this New Thought
The former apparently take the view
that they have nothing to apologize
be worth thinking about.
fur and that the Zionist movement,
having progressed and flourished be- I
The Jewish Chronicle of London celebrated its eightieth •nni-
I fore the entry of Mr. Brandeis into
y• This is an unusual record. Some day an editor of • Jewish
the movement (and even after the
newspaper may celebrate 80 years in service. If he does, he will surely
ition. The editor of • journal such this
loss of a Herzl) is and will continue
yal r
' to accomplish the task of its destiny i
cannot hide under the cloak of annonymity. The lynx-eyed member.
—the winning for the Jewish people
of the community find no difficulty in ferreting him out and either
of Eretz Israel.
verbally or by correspondence expressing their opinion of him mid his
d ii
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WOODWARD AVE
GAAS. -H-.
Paper.
Chicago must be • wonderful city. Krasnmhenkoff, the first presi-
dent of the Siberian Republic, used to be • painter in Chicago, and
Knot Hamsun used to be • street car conductor there, and Selfridge
used to be • merchant there. But Kresnochenkoff is the only one
of
ined
During thewar one might have i
maghack
the three who is • Jew.
there. Gett ing
that the kaiser and his family had co
r esident of the Siberian Republic
to
to Russia, from what I hear, the P
is going to be a great power in Russia and will reflect credit upon the
Jewish name.
LINDSEY PLEADS IN
BEHALF OF YOUTH
(Continued from page 1.)
of honor when one swerves from this
law and "attaches" on a member of
the gang.
The Girl Problem.
The judge said he was interested in
the girl problem because the girl is
not treated equally with the boy by
aociety. He urged the establishment
of bureaus in cities where girls may
take up their affairs and problems in
confidence.
Judge Lindsey said the uniudicial
Mother many times makes a liar out
PUBLICATION SOCIETY
WARNS OF MAN WHO IS
MISREPRESENTING BODY
Israel Dobsevage, western represen- 1
tativ •of the Jewish Publication So-,
ciety of America, this week issued a''
warning to the Jews of this vicinity
that a man by the name of Samuel I.
Broder, formerly employed by the
Jewish Publication Society, who was
discharged in June, 1921, is traveling
of her child. Conditions in the home. here claiming to be a representative
are of the society and obtaining money
automobiles, dance hallo, 'i/17.0"
under false pretenses, forging checks
the main causes to which he attributes
and other items.
0
•
Is
an-
,
the disanpearance
According to Mr. Dobsevage, one of
nually. The correction, he says, should
the methods used by Mr. Broder is to
be in the home, in the attitude of the
come to responsible Jewish people and
parent toward the child.
The fudge pleaded for lest; reme- state that he is an ordained rabbi,
that he has just lost his pocketbook
dies--less systerna—less censorship—
and asks for • loan. Mr. Dobsevage
less reform, and more heart-to-heart
state/ that neither he nor the Jewish
contact.
Publication Society will be responsi-
His talk, lasting two hours, wag lib-
erally interspersed with humoroya ble for any obligations that the man
with undertakes. The public is also ad
contacts
anecdote; of intimate
juvenile "gang" in vised that if the man is caught, he
members o
S. Welt, presiden' should be held for the police, notify-
Denver. Mel
ing the Chicago rtfl:e of the society,
of the Men's Temple Club, introduced
17 North Wabash avenue.
the speaker.
'hie marriage t a' Miss Sara Lensing,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Less-
Mg of Highland Park, and Lawrence
Titlebaum, son of Mrs. Delia Title-
baum of Brush street, was solemnized
in the presence of the immediate fam-
ily Wednesday, Dec. I, in the parlors
of Hotel Statler. Rabbi Leo Si.
Franklin performed the ceremony.
The bride wits lovely in a gown of
brown lace and chiffon and carried a
shower bouquet of bride's roses and
valley lilies. Dinner was mimed to
16 guests at a table effectively deco-
rated with Columbia roses. Mr. and
Mrs. Titlebaum are at home at the
Parsons apartment.
Fs
SHALIT•GRIESMAN
Mr. and Sirs. II. Griesman of To-,
ronto, Ont., announce the marriage
of their daughter, Nita, to Carl II.
Chant sun nt
aqd Mrs. I.. Shah*
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