• • • VcritotqcwIsn(ARONICIE PAGE FOUR V„.reir. •eir refR`'-'4. 0 NEW YORK LETFER In Czarist Russia, Imperial Austro-Hungary, Republi- can France, the sickening brood of sychophants have poured out their venom under the cloak of science and men.. ■• MIKNISAA • ••• •,.., ....., think this is a modern disorder the history of t I Published Weekly by The Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co, Inc. • 1 U the ancient world reveals the fact that Egypt, Assyria, Joseph J. Cummins, President and Editor Persia, Babylon, Greece and Rome had their expound- By D. LEONARD COHEN Jacob H. Schakns, Business Manager AIIIMINEMLIIIILIMILL111.11111X1.111141111L 161111,1 a1,111Z: ostrott, erg of the superiority creed. matter March I, 1916, at the Poatoffice at intered as s•(•••-•i... 11111). The middle ages were not exempt from the pesti- Mich., under the Ac t of March 3, Science of Dress in Theory and Prac Non•Zionist. Watch Zionists and lence of the fawning, cringing pivilege seekers, who RABBI AKIBA Ailments;' ant tice," "Children's Non-Pmtisan Conference With In- General Offices and Publication Building bolstered every popular prejudice in order to curry "Health and Beauty for Women." t t and Hope That Something Street West 850 Hi Chronicle Tangible and Constructive Will By Stella Davidson in the Young Cable Address: favor. favor. And today, when their boasts are examined Telephone: Glendale 9300 Come from Invitation to Non-Zion• London Office: Judamn. with the objectivity and dispassion which the death of THE PRIZES bits to Participate in Llpbuilding of 14 Stratford Place, London, W. 1, England _ _ Y r many centuries give, one can see how idle and falla- Homeland Through the Jewish $3.00 Per Y ea r The small town was in great ex- 1 Agency. Subscription, in Advance By Eva C•minsky, E..t Tawas, Mich. cious these boasts or racial superiority actually were. is must reach this citement. It was to have a renowned Ethnologists and biologists with a genuinely scion- ■ tion all correspondent* and news matter To I nsure bli puc, eek. office by Tuesday •vening of each. 1924, Jewish Telegraphic visitor, and it was putting forth all (Copyright, Jack Leitberg slowly entered the title viewpoint, and with the desire to ascertain the Agency.) correspondeure on subjects of interest its energies to give him the proper re- , „. —t— The Detroit Jewish Chronicle ine-itn una- great musician's hall. where a group as Indorsement o facts, like Boaz, Lowie, Goldenweiser, Veblen, are una- to the Jewlah people, but disclaim. responaibility for — eeption. Ile was a learned nian, to of peace, beautiful in the of boys about his own age, some •lews ”pre•aed by the writer.. le to find anything in the anatomy, culture, to psy- whom thousands flocked with their glory of its brilliant whiteness, younger, some older, had already Adar 24, 5684 b chologies of the Nordics on which to base any assume iv hovering over the Zionism camp, perplexities,—not physical ills, nor February 29, 1924 yn — gathered. They were waiting for the business difficulties, but the most im- seeking an alighting place. The gym s tion of racial superiority. judges to come, and .1 ack set down ' ortant doubts,—those thosee moral of peace has been e of th - doubts, bol o. The Agency Conference. In spite of all this, the Johnson bill, which has al his old, worn violin ease, took a seat, circling and circling from a 'nature, How to live. well, in a o d- ready been reported out of committee, and recom- bled months and The Agency Conference called by Louis Marshall and waited, too. The youth beside in an ever narrowing once with God's la ws, 'was theeesur b- mended for passage by the majority, is based upon this f 0 r e cie e , . ily m l an and _tired from its en jest uppermost in their minds. was held in New York February 17 and 18, and some him turned about with a smile on his ong flight, peering with a t And at last he came Akiba, the sun supremacy. Congress- and definite, though not tangible and material results have theory of Nordic superiority face. seeming hopelessness through the of Joseph, heralded far and 'near - as htin it, g a wonderful teacher and student. "You here, too, Jake•l" he queried, an ali n g g ng men Dickstein and Sabath have already filed their mi- sptloarcm darkne ae rnichnnte ss for sa e, the ;li been achieved. rather sarcastically. The boys called - Zion duet( - Crowds gathered to see him, and nority report objecting mainly to the discriminatory The Conference was attended by Zionists, non branch him "Jake," but he had been given the way back to camp, the olive peace among them, a shabbily-dressed wom- view expressed in the bill, approving the theory of no longer in its beak; there is iota and even anti-Zionists. These groups were able to name of Jack by his own mother. an, her face lit up with enthusiasm, a ahead The clouds of dissension are unanimous decision on the need of creating Jack looked at the boy beside him, pressed her way forward. But alas! Nordic superiority. reach a being shunted over the horizon by a .eak, and was pushed - ,xt a sharp retort was on his lips, but he Many who are in favor of immigration regulation corporation for the furthering of Palestinian develop kindly wind, the sun of hopefulness changed his mind and said nothing. sthsedcwii sv ttt . i n'a- One incident at the Conference indicated more have expressed unqualified opposition to the Johnson ra•evres litimg lhen;;;u, p(fi‘ne athepe,oupeleanwd ho The other youth, Allen, went on talk- t a ime' w'alkin'g ' arlo'nfl g ,erfolito14 byAhul ment. beds of his pupils, who would nut ing gaily, "want to cop the prize, bill, because of the fact that it creates racial problems their wonted days of peace. willingly miss one moment of his com- return .lakey? Youre one of the worst mu- whole volume, the a and national differences among us which are calculated clearly and significantly than could panionship. The eyes of the great sicians I ever did hear. Look, fellows, to (10 a great amount of mischief and cause endless h temper of the non-Zionist as contrasted with the Zion- man were searching the crowd, seek- Non•Zionists Accept Olive Branch. Jakey the Jew is going to cop our r of tiiodffin e g ing someone, even as he returned the grand prize! Oh!" he finished with a T,plaErtrciiipvaetibornanmchth‘se.auspablu isturbance. let. until at last he saw the t greetings; make-believe sob. Those who are in favor of unrestricted immigra- Lee K. Frankel, a non-Zionist, asked some pertinent, woman. He thrust aside those Palestine, an opportunity given to The boys began to crowd about lion, find this bill offensive and odious, and have an who barred his way, and clasped her direct questions of Weizmann, and was answered Zionists to work alongside the Jack, whose face was very pale, but non " not prod my to his heart. added reason to continue the agitation and protest Zion ists oxtas sttheen;Jteewlsahe evasively and with the pitiful appeal, "Do sot n s through stern and determined. Jack N' RS be- Surprised, his pupils looked at him. have - ginning to say something when the non - Zionists h until some measure of sanity on the subject of race re - conscience." Akiba turned to the people, presenting ed the olive branch; they appear • master mime to inform them that it the woman as if she were "queen: ' The objective, critical, practical realist as s turns to the American people. ready to co-operate. The acceptance was about time for them to begin. is by no means final and there re- ••m y wife, to whom I owe everything Utopian for an account of his stewardship and does not "You must do your best, your very mains be I am and have. But for her sacrifices, made. yet But the it is final a ray decision of hope, to the of the work, but is best," said the noisier, Who seemed • I would still be an unlearned boor." receive a detailed accurate report very nervous, "for remember, boys, Another Jewish State. reat erated conscience li Ile spoke truly, for the g first bright ray after lung years of begged to leave a troubled and lac the best player gets the grand prize MIS married and a father, before he and non co operation.. Synchronizing with the Agency Conference in New unconcern of five hundred dollars and a free 8 really began to study. Ile had passed alone. The non-partisan conference to trip. Also we must be through by Men who feel intensely, see glorious visions, dream . negotiations with the cons i( ler his fortieth birthday, when, at the blems, called • Palestinian problems, ei, I: . 0 ppe irohya; p sly es odnii,e1 , continued and most earnest solicita- Utopias with supersensitive consciences, have been the York, word comes from Russia of by a committee headed by Louis Mar- c 'ha e to si Vi ° 1 le oat Kit aa" choos forerunners of every great achievement of the human Soviet government for the establishment of an Anton- shall and including Dr. Cyrus Adler lion ■ of his wife, whose father had not expert so many to try or we would omous Jewish state in Crimea. been a learned man, he begun his edu- and Judge Horace Stern of Phila. when . mee net,sm hv o a v u e gn,: a ,e ,i ,e;• atrhiea nleg spirit in every line of endeavor. But in every great delphia and Col. Herbert II. Lehman The land in question comprises an area of 14,00,0(10 e nNi 17r y our Enthusiasm conquers any and all of New York, which met Sunday, Feb. cation. - movement, the Utopian's dimly seen, earnestly desired position, for you must look well to the desiattin (a desiattin is over two acres) with a popula handicaps. and despite his late begin. Astor, Nneew hYc Jle tA., s,tfo pii in nw the ( audience. Also don't be nervous," he goal has not been obtained by the founders, but by tion of 1,000,000 Jews. There are no natural physical wa s nn event nine, Akibi a knrt ani d Idovse,d, many to tintel ethem in a tone, which made them - it re:- 'h a those who had the capacity to do the practical work, well, torical significance, althoug e which would interfere with agri nervous than before. it, msonetha' t men Len° for the weeks of the immediate st antages against the dos - obstacles to overcom ' : ' and ite lnt ow „ Now, we will start at this side of and were able to weigh the adv ton or manufacture, while the Black mains gave up their lives for it,—that to him culture, transportai future to say whether or not that sig- advantages, the profits again the losses. owing in large measure, our price- the line. Roland, go first." Sea would enable them to establish foreign trade and nificance will be one for good. . is Jack Leitberg was the very last less heritage of culture and learning. As long as the Palestinian movement was based relations. But the days of his glory were fol. alestine a Condition. person on the other side of that line. P upon mere sentiment, historic traditions, the desire to • hay • cime us a towed by others of deep, cruel gloom, • • would t , v o ( nut take from If by any chance the Soviet government should . you to la h are Ail I per h aps th e.) St w E s ask of the burden, a us part escape the miseries of European discriminations and the master s wor d s kept ring - for all favor the plan as outlined in the memorandum submit never lessened. Israel hail been srotl,awn;lw kee fee altt tired tahna(t1 of the responsibility," Dr. Weizmann thou di 'a the courage and optimism of hatreds, it was an Utopian movement, and those with , tell by Bragin, it would be a genuine advance in the told the conference. "Now the time Akiii" overwhelmingly defeated. Where her nyt" hAsner i ii " charitable impulses, and nationalist feeling responded •ns rhreinet•is, great audience was Jennie, poor lit- solution of the Jewish problem in Europe. All who are Templie.i l iad Is,t(tseslihihneatwhe.. to the call for help. But in the final analysis, no stable, tie Jennie, who with tears in her eyes seriously interested in the practical solution of the Jew - for the eJewwit:se"oftt tiivitstuict(liusile termy ptroopdeer- et her religion. ;tin t for n that forgg l, uch a foundation toY o, ty ' like upon a course of action to- io force lor hadhugged ieJa esttn, w treyn healthy culture was ever built upon. immens e ish problem will surely embrace this opportunity and termine But God made men fur the test with ln o ger a them e ttyhaerodr P anceo.o . it fortune. What would Jennie say, that confronts and with such materials. lt iontso but "condition d will not interpose factitious and sentimental objections. h Who will dare say that all the Palestinian move - tlhdereN whis is n no,t,,tintl i e Y . . The time for talk has ceasei the staunchness and heroism tch•NaTtneatte; th(eouhgihnt, Jack, From present indications, the greatest opposition will, us. . briber or torture. Akiba taught the and the time for action is now ap- meats and organizations up to the present had not the f en t: no doubt, come from those who are seeking the re - es - Laws, as did many of our brave an elL aarl I these ti ore Glee ? a e Vis ' io' n 'i see before could si: tinge of charity, and consequently the appeal could be castors, in the spirit which faeces .cer- pie, ale's thin little face and the tears e' lo Lul nge ls r war tablishment of the Jewish Homeland in Palestine. We P a r ana te c. h s ! n I g e*t *a • * no le tain death for the sake of a princi streaming from her eyes. And then made only to those who had a fellow feeling with those words." So Mr. Marsghall addressed say this advisedly, despite their assurances of co-oper- the assembly in opening the confer- and died a martyr to his convictions. her words cane back to him: "Jack, I who were trying to create this self-sullicient, legally ion, he bore please go. For my sake, please. I W ith a osmhielereiohnlehtiso face, mention, ence. anon to the contrary. and t secured home for Jewry in Palestine. The conference responded as it was will come to hear you play. I will This country is already built up, and needs only , who had ordered these tor- every minute, and Gust The Agency Conference took the first long step hoped it would respond to this offer tTr et - my? t ntis P„.74y, elp Y.011, further development of industry and the exploitation of turns, were surprised into the excla- iburauh, this opportunity h I from Utopia to Reality when it recognized the need for Ill n from little motion, "You must he a sorcerer, oys were burden. it thaeolgie 1' ' •"`t. • taking their turns, Th ' b The talities natural resources. One million Jews are already there ( t io f s re . . the the creation of modern, business instrumentalities otherwise this and now otherwise how could . you endure coup whether the ., there were only three before who know the laws, language and customs of the smilingly?" To which Akilia replied, idealistic Zionist viewpoint or from thte wan,eoz through which men could be settled, industries built, hi t.,8.:,•nity. Ihi) (r•ewlii irnd, iku•ftt tini • 01 always understood what it meant motive which weafsteo try, and therefore no radical or drastic changes are re - tehxep colder o nl y irrigation developed and homes constructed. meet- da i y - is m expressed during the ditt If there would be tiMe if he aollloreve God with all Now that the point has been reached where the quired. These things may seem unimportant and in ofspeakers. t ing by a majority of i; fs h.7:,,r1a,,Inlowt iell 'ngy. could but play if only for Jennie's consequential to the dreamer and visionaire fired by a summed up as follows: me how could love Him with all my swaalese!r}ilnogwieirhltlohtrei,ltuarkz;e1,0ahnlyd Jim Mandate and Palestine can be viewed objectively, experience This r 1, , ,,, i , , , R tee oar might. My life is passing, But Ihstill calmly and without passion, where light is preferred to great enthusiasm, but those who have any we want it or not. agT'rey'cLhiestttitan Shrenhaedy;ir(oVeAardoinerF'..1,o,l;etnu e before him! If the n. would be time! sid,,n (' in colonization, know how difficult it is for men to tear h t? heat, it can be said without hesitation, that the only world looks on to see what we will ' But what if he were the only one lef themselves up by the roots and migrate to a land con - do with Palestine. Let us take part I L ord 1 °Y our God, (( I , the . I . ord is . One.) With If that happened, Jack knew that he way to get preferment front Britain in Palestine is not ' I the th 'm- in the agency; let us do everything rd, his soul joined im- would just cry—not because he would the last w by appeals to our own ancient rights, but by our own fronted with hardships and obstacles which beset all possible by Palestine; let us show the sure to lose the prize but because pioneers. In this connection one significant fact must world that we are not lax in the fah mortals. philosophy, the modest of he Jennie, his ambitious 'little sister, present accomplishments. the tendencies of modern life is fillment of its expectations of us." the truly great, was expressed in — be borne in mind When the Jewish population is numerically on a WOJuilnd, be grieved. these words, "Take thy place a few Walter left the parity with the Arab population; when Jewish Indus - away from the land and toward greater urbanization. Admixture of Idealism and Realism. seats below thy rank until thou art room. Jack returned; began to tremble. Soon The agrarian culture has given way to the industrial a , ,fe i it , "NOES it matter whether the good bidden to take a higher place: try, finance and agriculture equals that of the Arab, turned and Jack heard Walter had re v :ice whisper- 1 that will come to Palestine from is better that they say to . thee, ono t - ' cracking .( there will be no need of sentimental appeals, special since the breakdown of feudalism. th • i masters' up higher," than they bid thee. 'Go a complete co operation of all Jews • ing to him, "Five minutes more; pleadings. strained constructions for British as well as • in periods of exceptional stress as recently expert- arises from an idealic, traditional down lower.'" make the most of it." And Jack went enced in Russia, we find a temporary break in the pro - love for the homeland, or whether a . - — up onto the stage. His heart was Jewish consumption. comes from an admixture of this singing; his eyes searched the room cess With the practically complete paralysis of Indus- It is a truism that men follow the line of least re- : in Russia the city worker unemployed and hungry, idealism end the desire to show the FAMOUS JEWISH MEN AND for Jennie. He did not see her, but sistence, and except in time of stress and great excite- i been Russia, e Je Jews s ha v e ace • n try world that t the WOMEN he knew she was there. returned to the land and agriculture, but this process tried and not found wanting? And ment, the line of least resistance is consistent with the The judges were deciding who the — the strange part of it is that behind winners were to be. The boys waited will be reversed with the return of normal conditions instincts of self-preservation and self-advancement. It Ada Sarah Bailin, Noted Journalist even this colder realism there is a cer- nervously, each believing that he could s that these instincts of the non-Zionist members as h and Writer. h tain measure of idealism tat in that tin hy' app court t ry. do better if he had another chance. acv ' The modern centers of culture in Europe and Amer - long struggled for ex p ' of the Agency were reached. If such be the case, then The winners were announced: t'n thsemannasnwderwtilot soon find its outlet i in James Etlington, first prize, $500 Journalism has always attracted a kit are industrial and not agrarian. and those who have the (lay of Utopia, necessary and useful as it has been, n i s t st, o t o a IslhoJreowiso, annono'sz i ocall D tzti,ro. and free trip; Walter Jones, second - number of women who looked upon enjoyed the complex and varied life of industrial civ is past, and the day of the practical is close at hand. prize, $500; Allen Warren, third this profession as one of the best r ding of the ancient home- (ni 0 1 sptlJ 1N e uisz il m If the Agency Conference actually carries out the ilization are very reluctant to return to the simple dull prize, $300. mediums through which welfare work Others who played well were: plans for which an earnest has been given. it will mark life of an agrarian culture notwithstanding all the ro- lane Jewish Agency and the pro- could be carried on. Among such Harry Mayne, Howard Smith and women was Ada Sarah Bailin, who mantic appeals made by poets and land speculators on a day in the life of Jewry as far reaching ;Lod momen- $6,000,000 • Year Needed. Jack Leitherg. This was the judges' was burn in London, England. She THE tous as the day on which the Balfour Declaration was the beauties of the farm. decision. co-operation in it by only hope for good which went out resceived her education at University I jected But when Jack was leaving the This state in the Crimea, if realized. will be a haven ( (ollege, London, where she obtained published. American non-Zionists was not the building with Jennie clinging to his - in Hebrew and German. and refuge for all the oppressed Jews of Europe, inas arss arm, and feeling proud that his play- ' herself to the subject of . s• She. h devoted from that conference at the Hotel ing had been noted, a man touched much as it will not necessitate any abrupt irruption in years Astor. There was also discussed the sanitation and his arm, saying: "My son, you have Nordic Nonsense. lee- their lives, habits and occupations. t:na(nti f r th a ft; Tr. ears ,et organization of an investment car- a talent for playing. It must be de- ettletneY. r estS r itei l • i t a capitalization of from As long as the Nordic nonsense was the rallying ,Mrs. Bailin 'especim a One objection raised against Crimea, invalid from porotion veloped. I myself will furnish the self in the hygiene 'of childre tn and $2,000 ,00 0 to $5,000,000. Dr. Rupin money, and you will one day he a cry of the Ku Klux Klan. no special attention was given our point of view is that it has been the battleground of led , n al entilt „4(tivarz sum. Such a n th ea produced suggested the latter tiai great musician." And he accompa- ' ' it. Many even laughed at it as part of the baggage of I( political rivalries between Poland and Russia. This Mo th ers' corporation, if founded—and the nied them home. h e d iFiy w ' f 'jr f la 7low yththna to.! et will be r foundedis same objection can be consistently urged against any is stall ' current and an infantile, bumptious organization. So, even though he did not Will a an illustrated journal " wish came true. When, however, the Nordic nonsense enters into piece of land in the world, and even the worst incura - b right er anticipation prize Jack's greatest with feminine matters in gen- lenevt'isnh- I thYe dealing • I•n • with 7' • He would learn to play. Jennie the deliberations of Congress, and upon it is based the wiro irk an inestimable real. Other works whkh Mrs. Bailin ble perennial optimist. suff ering from the illusion of na- tainly did not cry, and Jack was very' e published are "A Hbrew Gram - latest draft of the new immigration law. it becomes a tional benevolence and disinterestedness must have be nefit to Palestine. . It would permit has happy, for both felt that Jack's st'a'y mar with Exercises" written with the of investment in essential industry all prizes. the best was serious matter, merits careful consideration and thor- fortune cured by the treaty of Versailles. of assistance of her brother and "The t and r e. ottr,e ,b4nogeoi tdh ie„.n,uom the present writing, there is no "Fool's Paradise" _ ough examination. Debentures and bo tnds ton five on this planet. Everywhere diplomats, statesmen, in- land. AS long as racial discrimination, blood superiority times or even more than five times i indemnities theories were advocated by the fanatical, ignorant and eu t dustrialists are exacting the last penny in n( n at n of wcapitalizationn ee loaned bigoted nationalists as a result of the post war debacle. e nsu e and annexations, and should the Soviet government ac- like manner, a manner in a business it was felt that it was a mere passing phase and would cept the proposition of the memorandum to enable the fitting the magnitude of the plan. It I walked where grass grew wild and streets as yet pass away as have many disagreeable war and post- t j,ioictcuorne. Jews to establish an autonomous state, it will, no doubt, rtheqo uri erLs. os ltlittlf)rimifiligioinoantiotnol ao Were barren, and a rude wind slapped my face, war excresences. But when it finds support among men have strings attachtql to it. That fact, however, should Terencethat $6,000,000 a year are On either aide stretched vast, untrammeled apace; who are accepted as anthropologists and ethnologists, in no manner militate against the acceptance of even required for Palestine; 82,500.000 The moon lay high; a silver coronet. the situation becomes critical. From a genuinely scien- such a qualified autonomy. for social work, an investment which will not pay interest in dollars and tific point of view. this whole Nordic superiority com- cents, but nevertheless an essential I thought' I must extol the plain's delights plex is based upon humbuggery. arrant stupidity, smug invest- investment; $ 2,500,000 for invest- Where no convention binds, where life is void The Strassburg school of dancing, advertising for t loans to industry, which ment self-deception. of approxi- Of jealousy, where no man is annoyed pe u r a ntin should r e turn In our age the stamp and approval of science puts a high school girls to teach (lancing makes it plain that en cent. fi "gentiles only" need apply. Jewish mothers should be * *mately By artificial days or lurid nights. subject in the category of the sanctified and infallible. Dr. Ruppin proposed that the Ke- elated. ren Ilayesod supply the $2,500,000 That is why the situation is gravely dangerous. for expenditures which can bring lit- And then I reached a thoroughfare, all rife Lothrop Stoddard, Madison Grant. and even the tle tle or no monetary return and that With laughing groups exchanging quip for quip biologist, E. G. Conklin advocate and ap - Edsel Fordhowin ss signs of ' being a level - headed man ' the remaining sum of like amount be ' ' ' , supplied through the proposed invest- I thought: I must extol c ompanionship, prove this theory of Nordic superiority, consequently Edsel took his name off the roast head of the Dearborn ment corporation. And rant against the country's empty life. all racial discriminators take much comfort in and are Independent. Agreement in Sight. elated over these confirmations of their prejudices. k on Karen Hayesod, the rock invest- So, torn with praising throngs or fields to roam, These Nordic apologists are not a new phenomenon ionist Organiz T which the Zionist The Philadelphia Jew whose name was formerly I buttoned up my coat and hurried home. i n th the history s des. o y of man A decade ago the theory of 20 in 1920. seem Kabachnik (or something like that land now Cabot of America split what the Mack-Bran- Teutonic supremacy found many able. scientific advo- tined to become di c EMANUEL EISENBERG. should be exceedingly careful lest he develop a N or cates in Germany. Every European country has its in (Continued On Page 8.1 tellectual prostitutes who pander to the dominant race. complex." But what's in a name! pfflpE1110111 EWISII ftRON1 91{ W.APS• (.Torner A "°vE - — - - — - - - - - — - - — ti -,0 - LE PENSEUR th - ev--A.neren-