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ion. It was the Self-Defense which
made it possible for the following, and
many other towns to be rebuilt: Vine-

J EWISH SELF-DEFENSE IN SOVIET
RUSSIA INSTILLS RESPECT FOR JEW
AMONG THE NON-JEWS OF UKRAINE

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That Its Abolition Would Have C•tastrophic Consequaeces
e Whole Jewish Population; Authoritative Statement
Bailed on Documentary Sources.

By BEN MOSE ZWI

Jewish Telegraphic Agency Correspondence from Moscow.

(Copyrighted, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 1923.)

The Jewish Self-Defense in the
passing through a period
Ukraine is
of severe crisis. its very existence is
for the first time imperilled. The new
regime in the Ukraine, which has
been striving, to bring about the forc-
ible nationalization of the whole of
dit life, has made a special attack
e
on everything that is Jewish.
It/kooky, who was till recently

president of the Ukraine, was a sin-

cere friend of the Self-Defense, and
protected it against attacks coming

from the Jewish Section of the Com-
munist Party, which regards the Self-
Defense movement as a dangerous op-

ponent.
The government furthered the Self-

VOTE FOR

Capt. John

Stevenson

FOR

COUNCILMAN

Self-Defense Indispensable.

Even today, when the government
has succeeded in organizing a strong
militia and extensive civil service sys-
tem, the Self-Defense is by no means
dispensable. In certain small places,
where the authorities attempted two
years ago to suppress the Self-Defense
the Jews immediately migrated to
towns in which they found a Self-De-
fense.

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Defense movement, because without it
the Bolshevist government (solid not
have maintained itself in many parts
of the Ukraine. The peasant popula-
tion was uncompromisingly hostile to
the government which did not provide
it either with iron goods or with cloth-
ing, while confiscating everything pro-
duced by the peasant in excess of his
actual needs. The peasant refused,
therefore, until the new economic ;od-
ic), was introduced, to grow more than
he himself required, and wherever he
could, he made common cause with the
bands, who at that time infested the
Ukraine. During these difficult days
it was the Jewish Self-Defense which
saved the towns from complete de-
struction by the peasant bands. When
an attack was made on one of the
small towns, even the Bolshevist offi-
cials fled to the buildings belonging to
the Self-Defense, because they felt
that they were safer there, This was
why Rakovsky not only legalized the
Self-Defense but even ordered arms to
be issued to it. lie could not, how-
ever, prevent the local officials, who
were frequently anti-Semitic, from
causing serious inconveniences to the
work of the Self-Defense and even dis-
arming its members in many towns,
despite the instructions of the central
government.

The Self-Defense has also engaged
in colonization work. Jewish refugees
who have returned after years of wan-
dering to their devastated native
towns, have been enabled to do no
through the Self-Defense. Armed
members of the Self-Defense visited
the towns and villages • in question,
worked for weeks in them carrying
out the work of reconstruction and
V then returned to the places where the
I refugees were waiting. Under the
protection of the Self-Defense, the
refugees were then brought back to
their homes. Members of the Self-
Defense armed ti the teeth marched
or rode before and behind the process-

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CHARLES
TREAT
BRAGG

FOR

Councilman

PRIMARIES OCTOBER 9th

Past President Detroit Board of Water
Commissioners.
Past Director American Institute of
Chemical Engineers.
Director Mining and Metallurgical En-
gineers.
Member Council of Associated Tech-
nical Societies of Detroit.
Member Detroit Air Board.

J. F. CRONIN

For

COUNCILMAN

I.—A Lifelong Detroiter.
2.—Business Man, Home Owner
and Taxpayer.
3.– Favors Economy in City Gov-
ernment.
4.—Fair Treatment for All.
5.—A Bigger and Better Detroit.

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Heroism of Self-Defense.

There are towns in which the elf-
Defense numbers 2,000 to 3,000 men.
Fights have taken place between the
Self-Defense and big bands, which can
without exaggenstion be described as
battles. The fearlessness with which
the Jewish Self-Defense has fought,
the heroism which it has displayed,
have made it feared even by the wild-
est bands. These bandits must not
he imagined as small groups. Many
of them contained thousands of men,
and were provided with artillery
with+ the Self-Defense does not puss-

the Pan American Petroleum stocks,
Standard Oil of Indiana and Califor-

nia, Royal Dutch, Shell and even Con-
dom look reasonably cheap.
"Cheap stocks on their merits are
!turns Bros., 'A,' Industrial Alcohol
and Stewart Warner."

The three prominent cantors, Zavel Kw•rtin, David Reitman and M. Hershman, who appear from left to
right, seated, on the photograph, have signed • contract for $100,000 to appear jointly in concerts in 50 cities
in the United States and Canada. The photograph shows them signing the contract which .1. Hyman (standing),
manager of the Allied Concert Bureau, 175 East Broadway, New York City, has prepared for them. The three
cantors will include Detroit in the cities where they •r• to make their appearance.

Although the Self-Defense is legal-
ized in some places, there has never
been a formal constitution of a feder- little town has not been aisle to im-
ation of all the Self-Defense organi- prove his position, because the co-op-
zations. The Jewish Communists erative movement is making it con-
have oppnsed the establishment of stantly more difficult for the small
such a federation, because they fear trader to exist. The financial burden
that the Self-Defense would then at- of the Self-Defense on the Jewish
tain a national significance. Never- population is consequently growing
theless, a conference of the Self-De- more difficult to bear. On the other
fense organizations was held in 1921 hand, the dangers confronting the
at Spola. There are in Kiev respon- Jewish population have been greatly
sible representatives of the Self-De- reduced. Formerly, it was necessary
fense, who conduct negotiations with to be on constant guard against bands
the government on all questions of- of robbers who took from the Jews
testing the Self-Defense. The names whatever they possessed. The Self-
of these representatives are Jacob Defense, at that time, was a matter
Rachlis, Chaim Rogowoj and Feld- of life and death need. Even today,
berg. Special delegates tour the prov- all Jews are agreed that the abolition
inces to supervise the work of the of the Self-Defense would have eatas-
Self-Defense. The membership of the trophic consequences for the whole
Self-Defense in the Ukraine must be Jewish population. A new outbreak
estimated at the very least at a figure in the Ukraine would find the Jews
exceeding 10,000. Military drill is at- again unprotected, and faced with a
tended regulaily. The Jewish popu- series of pogroms, which would ex-
lation in the towns is obliged to serve ceed in horror everything which has
in the Self-Defense which is maintain- hitherto been experienced.
ed by means of taxation paid by the
Jewish population. Although this
imposes a heavy financial burden on Evening Accountancy Class
the Jewish population, it is borne
Now Forming.
without demur. Each Jew pays on an
average front 15 to 100 million roub-
The Walsh Institute, Capitol The-
km monthly. Its a town of 25,000
ater building, is forming a class in
. Jews, the Self-Defense costs about
accounting and business administra-
eight milliards. The largest Self-De- tion which will receive instruction
fense organizations exist in the prov- evenings in the well known I'ace
ince of Kiev—in Boroslav, where out' course on these subjects. This is an
fn is total Jewish po ulation of about excellent chance for those interested
10,000 there is a Self-Defense organ- in accountancy to study under the di-
ization of 1,200 roan, and in Spoke, rection of certified public accountants
where there are 10,000 Jewish inhabi-
and lawyers.
tants and 1,200 men are enrolled in
the Self-Defense are collected by the
town authorities. The whole male Newman Lectures Postponed.
Jewish population betwasm the ages
of 18 and 50, is liable to serve in the
The course of lectures on psycho-
Self-Defense. The Self-Defense elects
analysis, auto-suggestion and con-
the officers, who conduct the whole structive psychology, which were to
work of the Self-Defense. Any Jew have been given by Dr. J. Austen
who refuses to serve is arrested. Ev- Newman at the Hotel Stotler under
eryone must stand watch at night at the auspices of the Psychology Pub-
least once a week. If an expedition lishing Company of New York have
is needed to protect a neighboring been postponed. The (late will be
town against an attack, or to pursue announced in the near future.
a band, every Jew capable of bearing
arms must take part. Even the Jew-
w
ish worker leaves his work in order to
join the expedition. The Self-Defense
of Boslav, Kirsun and Stablev were
once out for not less than six weeks
at a stretch on such an expedition, to
punish a band which had made an at-
tack on the Jewish population of Tag-
anschi.
Spirit Is Excellent.

lectures, founded libraries and in gen-
eral is waging vigorous war against
illiteracy. Even attempts at improv-
ing the economic position of the Jew-
ish population have been made by the

Self-Defense.

If

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rod, Licinka, Koschevzte, Stepanxe,
Mokra.Kaligorka, Stavischtsche and
Rischischtschev. The Self-Defense
left a detachment in each of these
places in order to secure the continu-
al safety of the refugees. The readi-
ness of the Jews to fight in defense
of their lives and property has in-
stilled in the non-Jewish population of
the Ukraine a feeling of respect for
the Jews, which was unknown before
the war. The peasant will not dare
today to lay his hands on Jewish Os-
sessions, and apart from a few insig-
nificant incidents, there have been no
•Maas made on the Jews during the
last two years—thanks to the exis-
tence of the Self-Defense.

Salaries are paid only to the com-
mandant of the Self-Defense, his dep-
uty and the head of the clerical des
partment. No one else is paid, and
those who join in an expedition must
provide their own maintenance. Yet
the spirit in the Self-Defense is ex-
cellent. The younger Jews show real
enthusiasm. Many of the organiza-
tions have now existed for over four
years, without having lost any of their
energy.
The
gy. members of the Self-Defense
are mostly workers and artisans. The
Jewish Communists wanted to restrict
and mhership to those belonging to the
trades unions, but the Self-Defense
has in practice become a general in-
stitution in which all classes partici-
mite. No class is excluded from the
Self-Defense. It may he considered
the only national institution in the
Ukraine, but not in the sense that the
Self-Defense contains many Zionists
among its members. The Self-Defense
is in fact the only institution in which
every class of the Jewish population
is represented. For this reason it has
assumed also duties lying outside the
purely military province of the Self-
Defense. In many towns, the Self-
Defense is conducting important edu-
cational work. Thus, it has establish-
ed classes and organized courses of,

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chases, for real money, of many of
our better class of securities, particu-
larly those of companies conserva-
tively managed, and whose future can
be measured.
"I am a believer in purchases, by
patient holders, of the good railroad
stocks, such as New York Central,
Illinois Central, Southern Ptelfle,
Louisville & Nashville, Atchison and
Southern Ity.
"Among the Motor shares, most of
which are cheap, I would select Gen-
eral Motors as the cheapest and as
the one whose future is most certain.
"Among the Industrials, I believe in
Car Equipment Companies, particu-
larly American Isicomotive and Amer-
ican Car A Foundry.
"Even in spite of the fact that I be-
lieve that it will be fully two years
before good conditions return to the
oil business, some of the oil stocks
are getting very cheap, and I believe

$100,000 CONTRACT FOR THREE CANTORS.

In many part of the Ukraine the

peasants have changed their hostile
attitude towards the Self-Defense. At
one time the peasants regarded the
bandits as their allies against the ha-
ted towns and the government. Soon,
however, the bandits, prevented by the
from pursuing their
Self - Defense

work of pillaging the towns, turned

on the peasants, who were given pro-
tection by members of the Self-De-
fense. In consequence, the peasants
are in many places extremely grate-
ful to the Self-Defense. The Bolshe-
vist officials even are compelled under

these circumstances to respect the
Self-Defense and no the longer the
Self-Defense exists the more it be.
comes the very center of the whole lift

of the Jews.
The Financial Difficulty.
In the provinces of Krementschug
and Tschernigov, where the control
is in the hands of Ukrainian elements
who are thoroughly nationalists, the
position of the Self-Defense has been
a difficult one. In Tchernigov, the
Self-Defense WAS disarmed in two
towns, Snohsk and Gsrochtia, although
in Gorodnia there was a terrible po-
grom. The members of the Self-De-

fense had their arms taken from them,
notwithstanding the fact that urgent
telegrams were arriving from presi-
dent Rakovsky, giving instructions
that the Self-Defense should not be
disarmed. In Krementschug, too, the
Self-Defense was disarmed.
The severe financial crisis, which
the Jews are experiencing in the small
towns at the present time, increases
the precarious position of the Self-De-
fense, menaced in any event by the
Ukrainization policy of the rpvern-
ment. Despite the New Economic
Policy, the small Jewish trader In the

JEWISH MAGISTRATE
IS FORCED TO QUIT

BERLIN.—(J. T. A.)—IIerr Bier,
secretary of the Praesidium of Bres-
lau, has been obliged to lay down his
of thrift on the part of the American office, following notice served by the
Reichswehr of Silesia they would have
people.

J. S. Bache Expresses Opinion
on Stock Market and General
Conditions of Interest to
Investing Public.

n(thing to do with him because he is
"This accounts rel y largely for the is Jew, according to the Berlin Social-
situati n which we find in Wall street ist weekly, Glocke.

Btu! added In this, far seeing students
of conditions in te with dismay and
uneasiness for the future the constant
demand and granting of increases in
wages; the settlement of every strike
in the interest of the strikers; the
cold shoulder shown to capital by de-
signing politicians, and the gradual
withdrawal of large amounts of that
capital from active participation in
the development of the country.
"In spite it all these deterrent fac-
tors, securities are very cheap, and
many, whose returns use assured even
under less active business conditions,
are selling on the bargain counter. In
view of the likelihood of a considera-
ble improvement in conditions abroad,
(wren though the return to sanity and
conservatism in that part of the world
may be slow, we have grounds fur
for general
business. These
hope
•
waves of pessimism are of frequent
occurrence and while this one seems to
be longer lived thnn usual. it will
come to its end, as did all similar

J. S. Bache, senior partner of the
J. S. Bache & Co., with Detroit offices
at 230 Penobscot building, who is also
a director in :32 of the largest cor-
porations in the United States, in-
eluding SI I a- Products Corporation
and Maxwell Motors Corporation of
Detroit, sends the following opinion
on the stock market and general con-
ditions which will be of interest to
the general investing public:
"New York.—While not pretending
to lie a close student of immediate or
local market conditions, I ant going
to venture a long distance prediction
on at irk mark, t conditions.
"It is to be deplored that the Ameri-
can working public has lost its incen-
tive for thrift. While 85,000 people
spent, with alacrity, $1,250,000 to see
a prize fight; while movie theaters
are crowded to capacity, while it is
estimated that 2,100 golf clubs are
running with full membership, and
movement s.
1,000 are in course of construction or
"Under these circumstances, I sin
expkitation and are being deluged
with applicati. ns for membership, a great believer in conservative par-

while department stores are doing the
business of. their careers; limited rail- re
road trains sit high fares crowded to
capasity and running, in numerous
seetions, , drawing rooms in greater
demand than single berths; and with
automobile companies selling to ca-
pacity—there seems to lie no money
for investment and investment teens-
ities are on the bargain counter at
enntm. us,. ntol at most unparalleled
returns on the money invested.
"It is true that the savings banks
of the cnuntry have increased their
deposits by vou,000,000 during the
mist year, very. much' of which has

FRENCH TRANSLATION
OF ASH'S WORKS LAUDED

PARIS. — (J. T. A.) —Reviewing

the Frent• translation of Shalom
Ash's works, a critic in the Libre
Parole expresses appreciation of the
talent shown in the French version.
The translation was made by M. Blu-
menfeld.
As to the work itself, the reviewer
rays it throws new light upon the
tragedy of Jewish life.

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SOLICITS YOUR VOTE FOR

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Primaries October 9, 1923

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