THEVerRon;frxisn(AIMNictr. PAGE TWO Z S. S. k ."1_ ,!."-`..z`?k4111.4` Z" ... . k UNDERSTANDING OF U. S. JEWISH LIFE NEEDED, SAYS ADLER . "good Furniture is not expensive" (Concluded from Page One) greater insistence of Manuel Joseph. son, the then president of the Phila- delphia congregation, caused the honor to fall to Philadelphia. The other congregations had agreed to the plan, but so much time was consumed in the correspondence, and the weather being hot in August, and for other reasons, Washington went to Newport. The Newport congrega- tion, of course, could not refrain from seizing the opportunity of pre- senting an address to Washington upon their own account. The con- gregation in Savannah, Ga., fearing that they were being overlooked, drew up a separate address and sent it to Washington by the Georgia dele- gate in Congress. The Charleston congregation, not to be behindhand- ed, prepared its own separate ad- dress, but in the meantime the joint address had been agreed upon and was presented to Washington on be- half of the four congregations of Philadelphia, New York, Charleston and Richmond. I am narrating this to you, not be- cause the anniversary of the "Father of His Country" is so near, nor be- cause it is my intention to make this an historical address, but to indicate that more than a century and a quar- ter ago, with only six congregations and a Jewish community reasonably likeminded, it was still found neces- sary to present three separate ad- dresses to the President of the United States and, of course, to put him to the trouble of making three separate replies. John Carver Suite Solid Mahogany with Mahogany Interiors T HE quaint beauty of early American furniture has never been surpassed, and the John Carver design in bedroom suites stand out prominently as an example of the period. The Damascus Incident. , The suite here shown is made of solid mahogany with mahogany interiors in the early American style, which was largely influenced by the English designers of Colonial times. The four poster bed, the bureau, chiffonier and boudoir desk make a very graceful and appropriate fitting for the guest room. Price, including Desk Chair, $325.00 Petroitrintniturehops at .Tiopelle Vitra: Visit our permanent Better Homes Exhibit. Three complete floors-108 rooms. ITi et IT VI V T sTriT I Tier so T T IT/ Tt 'It/\T sT S 51. sr Tr NT LEE MACHINERY CO. New it T i Tr IT err Vr 51—N sir \ St ROUMANIAN STUDENTS' ASK JEWISH AID FOR ULTIMATUM TO KING BOMB WRECKED PAPER MACHINE TOOLS For Sale or Rent and Used. BUCHAREST.—(J. T. A.)—Pre- sentation of a memorandum, which is virtually an ultimatum, to King Fer- dinand with respect to the Jewish situation was decided upon at the general congress of Roumanian stu- dents. The students demand a plebiscite on the question, to be accompanied by new elections. It is further de- manded that the government publish the result of this plebiscite, the stu- dents threatening they will resort to acts of violence until these demands are granted. Northway 5663 439 THEODORE DODGE SEDAN Good paint, tires and general ap- pearance. Wire wheels, spot light, etc. A light car at a right price. REO DETROIT BRANCH THE HOME OF GOOD USED CARS 4104 Woodward at Alexandrtne Glendale 3176 CRACOW.— (J. T. A.) — Nowz Dziennik, whose editorial rooms have been wrecked by a bomb hurled by an- ti-Semitic students, appeals to the Jewish population to help in the re- building of their offices. Ilappy is he who fears God when in the prime of life.—The Talmud. A The Myth of the Stadlan. SOLOMON BROS. CUSTOM TAILORS "Best and Snappiest Clothes at Moat Reasonable Prices." GIVE US A TRIAL 502 Breitmeyer Bldg. 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J• KAUFMAN 1402 Broadway Main 1398 Special Notice! Card Party The Congress "Demands." An examination of the list of dele- gates to that congress will show that with few exceptions the line was closely drawn and the congress rep. resented the foreign-born Jews in the United States, the native-born Jews in the main declining to take part in it. Much has been claimed for this congress and the success of its "de- mande—a favorite term in those days. But it can be said with com- plete accuracy that the principal point upon which the congress insist. ed, namely, the demand for national rights, was rejected by the Confer- ence of Versailles, while the remain- der of the minority clauses had been proposes! and agreed to by Jewish or- ganizations in America, England and France before the congress was ever held. The real history of the effort in Paris has not been written—maybe it will be a long time before it can be written or should be written. The public has, however, heed fed with propaganda in the form of history, notably in the book of Dr. Kellen, which in certain matters of high im- portance shows a lack of knowledge or distortion of the facts. Now, my object in reciting this is not at all for the purpose of stirring up feeling or causing a revival of an- cient quarrels, but solely in the hope that the past may point a way to the future. Given by The Ladies' @Auxiliary of the B'nai B'rith (I. 0. B. B.) Tuesday, June 12, 1923 at 2:00 o'clock, P. al. at the Talais de 'Dance Prizes Aefreshments Take Jefferson avenue Pus or Street Car The myth of the Stadlan in early America which had been invented by As the ocean never freezes, so the journalists, demagogues and pseudo- gates of repentance never close. historians is thus dispelled in the cold The Talmud. light of the facts. We were free, -open, disunited and reasonably inef- fective. It is true that we have pro• gressed somewhat since that time. There was founded in 1859, this time as the result of the Mortara incident. the organization known as the Board of Delegates of American Israelites, which for a period of 25 years did act, and apparently was permitted to QUICK ACTION DRAKES act, as the spokesman of the Jews in this country in matters which they EXTRA LARGE AND EXTRA SAFE had to bring to the attention of the Federal government. When the Union of American Ile- In the construction of Dodge Brothers brew Congregations was formes!, this Motor Car, every consideration has Board of delegates was gradually ab- been given to the owner's safety. sorbed into it, and for a time at least continued to act in a representative This is particularly evident in the capacity. But this board gradually became a hoard only in name—it did brakes, which, with their 14-inchdrums not meet and its affairs came, also for and VA inch lining, are appreciably personal reasons, to be mingled with larger than the average. The extra those of the Independent Order -surface thus provided develops greater B'nai B'rith. A feeling subsequently friction when the brake bands contract arose that this board and the Inde- pendent Order B'nai B'rith no longer over the drums —and it is this friction represented a considerable group of which stops the car. the Jews of this country, especially the overwhelming majority on the At- Connecting levers are designed to lantic seaboard. transmit the maximum of power with Great Medley Produced. Cloth and Sport Coats $55 to $65 Values Reduced to Sweaters Th$ I may be permitted to give another incident which re-enforces the point. In 1840 there arose an incident in Damascus which stirred the Jewish people throughout the world. In February of that year the charge of ritual murder was brought against the Jews in Damascus. A number of Jews were imprisoned and frightfully tortured, riots occurred in the city and synagogues were pillaged. News traveled slowly in those days, but the Jewish citizens in New York held a meeting on Aug. 19, the Jews of Richmond, Va., sent a letter on Sept. 4, and other documents of like na- ture were forwarded to the President of the United States asking him to use his good offices on behalf of the persecutes! Jews in Damascus. No effort was made to ascertain at the seat of government whether any ac- tion had been taken. Replies were received to these communications en- closing dispatches signed by the Sec- retary of State on Aug. 14, 1840, 10 days before the earliest communica. lion was sent from New York, direct- ing the famous Egyptologist, James Gliddon, our Consul-General at Alex- andrai in Egypt, to intervene on be- half of the Jews. I cite these two instances to indi- clue that it could not have been a question of large numbers, nor di- versity of origin, which prevented the small number of Jews in those days in America from uniting for the pur- pose of bringing a matter to the at- tention of the government. one important matter—the denuncia- Silence is the fence round wisdom. tion of the Treaty of 1832 with Rus- —The Talmud, sia, which involved a fundamental Without law, civilization perishes. American question in that, under the tyeaty, Russia claimed the right to —The Talmud. discriminate among the citizens of the United States with regard to the viseing of their passports. This ac- FORD SEDAN tion had apparently one one or two Good tires, paint, etc. Mechanic- dissenting voices among all the Jews ally good. Liberty starter. of the United States. Matters drifted along until the REO DETROIT 'BRANCH THE HOME OF GOOD USED CARS outbreak of the World War, and then 4104 Woodwardat AlemArine an endeavor was made to bring about Glendale 5176 a conference of all the existing Jew- ish organizations in the United States, national in scope, with a view to securing some sort of United ac- "Nothing tion in the grave questions affecting Compares with Chevrolet." the Jews of the world which it was foreseen must arise during a conflict involving the whole of Europe. That attempt failed. As one who participated very inti- mately in the negotiations, and who ABRAHAM H. MAX can now look over the eight years Selling for which have elapsed since their fail- HAMTRAMCK CHEVROLET ure, I can say. as a matter of cold SALES CO. judgment, that the refusal of certain organizations to enter such a con- 11440 Jos. Campau ference has been fraught with evil Business Phone: Hemlock 8566 consequences to the Jews of America, Roc Phone: Hemlock 731.W of Europe and of Palestine. There III ,, was a time during the early period of the war when it would have been possible to unite all the Jews of America in behalf of their brethren throughout the world. That oppor- tunity was lost on the plea that the organization which proposed it and the methods which where followed were no sufficiently democratic. though I may be allowed to doubt whether this was the real reason. There was instituted, in its stead, an instrument called the American Jew- ish Conr2ss, which did not succeed in uniting the Jews of America, al- though some of the leading Jews in America took part under the pres- sure of the war atmosphere. the minimum of effort. The slightest pressure on the brake pedal has an immediate effect. This pressure is distributed evenly between the two rear wheels by a highly efficient equalizer, which prevents skidding „ because it retards both wheels ilyiriW "t1 simultaneously. For there had grown up in the meantime many other Jewish organ- izations whose operations extended over the whole of the United States, and other fraternal orders whose membership far exceeded that of the original fraternal society, the Inde- pendent Order B'nai B'rith, came into existence. A union of Orthodox congregations, was founded., The growing Jewish immigration estab- lished federations according to their lands of origin, the various parts of Russia, Poland, Galicia, Roumania, etc. A natural spirit of each desiring to have its own organization promi- nent in Jewish affairs produced a great medley, not always harmonious, which expressed itself through the newspapers and to the government, in all manner of affairs. It was to cor- rect this, or to obviate it, so that Jewish affairs might not become a nuisance to the government and to congress and to the state govern- ments, that the American Jewish Committee was initiated as a clear- ing-house for all these organizations, with the specific object of safeguard- ing the rights of the Jews. It grew out, in a way, of the Kishi- nef massacre, and the emergency steps which had been taken hurriedly to bring together a group to meet the needs of that great disaster. These steps were successful, but the men who took part in them declared that they never again would individually assume such a responsibility. The sole purpose of the American Jewish Committee was to Secure a representative body which might, when occasion required, speak for all Israel in America. And the brake hands grip evenly all around the drums. This protects the lining against irregular wear and enables the driver to stop quickly, quietly and safely. THOMAS J. DOYLE JEFFERSON M DIENS ED6EWOOD 4460, RETAIL BRANCH a922 C Only Partial. WOODWARD GLENDALE 7117 Z. That attempt has met with only partial success. At the outset a num- ber of prominent organizations did join, and their delegates were mem- bers of the executive committee, but some of them withdrew, probably either fearing that their indepen- dence of action would be limited, or that when action was taken their in- dividual organizations might not re- ceive full credit. Nevertheless, the American Jewish Committee is the authorized spokesman of quite ■ number of national Jewish organiza- tions. Still, co-operation was secured in BRATIOT MOTOR CO:.MID-WEST MOTOR•CO; 7753 BRAND RIVER LINCOLN 1172 BARFIELD 7100 NORWOODWARD MOTOR CO. 1115 WOODWARD NORTHWAY 5783 1226 GRAT I OT