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does the government mean
by 'Ito.; the Jewish voters in this
A promise was made to the
wh;ili• of the Jewish religious com-
munity (the phrase Jewish people
be used in Hungary) and
mug not
the promise has not been kept.
There are no anti-Semitic parties
now in Parliament and anti-Semi-
tic titling among the Hungarian
pul nit at large has practically dis-
apenated. What does the govern-
Inc t fear? Why does it not abolish
the numerus clauses law?
lu the fact of all these questions
the government maintained a dis-
creet silence. You ask your ques-
tions, it said to all practical pur-
posa, and we will lie low and say
nothing. We.refuse to be drawn.
Things went on like this fur a long
time The government was ob-

To Convene In Geneva Aug. 22-24

Jewish Delegates Will Meet In Zurich Before Convention
to Discuss Problems of Peculiar Interest to
European Jewish Minorities.

From Aug. 22 to 24, the Third eyes; Macedonians of Jugo-Slavia
Congress of National Minorities with white turbans and broad gir-
trousers, resembling the
dler
will take place in Geneva. In this
clothes of women; one also sees
congress delegates of about 40 tall and thin Croatians of Italy
European national minorities will and Austria with red caps on nar-
participate, representing almost row heads from which glisten
50,000,000 people that are dis- small sharp eyes; Ruthenians with
tribute(' over various European heavy shirts flowing over their
countries, and who tight through trousers; and one naturally sees
the tribunal of the congress for Jews of various lands, who gather
their national and cultural rights often, at the Vienna central of the
within the bounds of their govern- international minorities move-
ments, and fur equal rights with meat, for various conferences.
the national majorities. The bureau which prepares for
Before the Geneva Congress of the forthcoming congress is lo-
viou..ly hoping that the Jewish National Minorities, a conference sated in Vienna. The organizes
deputies would get tired of asking of the Jewish minorities of all the of the Congress of National Mi-
ques:ions and getting no answer European countries will take place norities, Dr. Amends, a German
and in the end they would shut up.
in Zurich, called by the initiative of Estonia, gave out the most im-
One of the Jewish deputies, how-
of the American Jewish Congress portant information pertaining to
vier, Dr. Bela Fabian, is a very and the Committee of Jewish Dele- the work of the minorities organiz-
stubborn person and he refused to
gallons in Paris. The Jewish con- anon up to the present time, as
shut up. And when he saw that
ference will undoubtedly consider well as he program pertaining to
putting questions was no use he
the measures of the general con- the coming congress.
hit on a better method and put a
gress of national minorities and
The congress will be opened in
formal motion and demanded a di-
will help in its presentation of not Geneva on Aug. 22 with an ad-
vision on the proposal that the gov-
only the specific problems of the dress by its president, Dr. Willson,
ernment should immediately pro-
Jewish minorities, but also in the Slovenian representative in Italy,
ceed to abolish the numerus claus-
es law. There was no way out for entire question-complex appertain- who will report on the condition
ing to the existence of all Eu- of the minorities movement in Eu-
the government. This time it had
ropean national minorities, with-
to speak and to declare its attitude.
out any exception.
If it kept silence, it might lead to
Because it is, unfortunately, a
parliament adopting a formal res-
fact that the Jewish minority
olution instructing it to abolish the
comes to the present minority con-
numerus clauses law and it would
gress with the greatest number of
have to carry out the instructions.
experiences in the field of national
The plan worked. The govern-
oppression, it is enough to men-
ment was caught in the trap. There
tion here the unbearable political
was no way out. And the govern-
and social injustice allotted to the
ment had to declare in effect, that
Jews in Roumania, who have be-
actually there is no obstacle to the
come subject to every holligan,
abolition of the numerus clausus
every drunken "student" who
law, except the fact that the gov-
seems to have received an unwrit-
ernment does not wish to abolish it.
ten privilege of Jewish blood, of
The Minister of Education, Count
Jewish property, and the honor of
Klebelsberg, said it would he neces-
sary to wait until the Hungarian Jewish women.
None of the national minorities
Christian middle class was better
in Europe find themselves in such
placed economically, and would no
a frightful condition and the con-
longer need to fear the competition
gress prepares therefore to inves-
of the Jewish university-graduates.
Asked how long this might take, he tigate this painful problem with
replied that it was impossible to fix the necessary thoroughness and to
a date, but that the longer the Jews permit the wide international opin-
kept quiet the better it would tie for ion to look into this Gehenna.
This undertaking is not an easy
them. Deputy Fabian's trick would
one, because the only important
cost the Jews another year.
So the abolition of the Hungarian factors who could have led the I
numerus clauses law must wait fight at the congress against the
till the coming of the Messiah. A present anti-Semitism in Rou-
motion in Parliament by a Jewish mania, the Roumanian Jews them-
deputy means adding another year. selves, will not participate in the
And if we want something more present congress. They, the Rou-
definite, we may take the statement manian Jews "Shtadlonim" (me-
which was made by the "father" diators), still cling to the strange
of the numerus clauses law, en- illusion that the government itself
tity Stephan Haller, who followed will "sooner or later"—who knows
his successor in the ministry of ed- I how much later?—"take the nec-
ucation in the debate, and made it essary precautions" to pass a dec.
his task to explain in detail what laration to let the Jews alone pro-
Count Klebelsberg meant. He re- sided that they will promise not to
turned a little while ago from a be "friendly with the Bolshevik."
visit to the United States of Amer- And at any rate, these "Shtadlo-
ica. So he started off by telling nim" believe that "foreign" Jews
Parliament that in America the must under no condition interfere
same sort of thing was being done with the problems of the Rou-
and that the Jews were being treat- manian government and of its
ed there exactly as in Hungary. "own" Jews.
Because of this point of view,
Worse, in fact, because the Hungar-
ian Universities do it openly by the Roumanian-Jewish politicians
now
stand thoroughly isolated, not
means of an act of Parliament,
while in America it is being done only in the Jewish minorities
'erectly, against the law. Besides, movement, but also in the interna-
the Jews have the remedy in their tional movement of all the Eu-
own hands. Let the Jews, he said, ropean minorities who are now
engage no many Hungarian Chris- united in one solid front to fight
tians in their businesses that there for their just national demands,
should he no unemployment among with the greater chance for suc-
them, and then there would he room cess.
This united body of the national
for the Jews. Also let the influen-
tial Jews abroad, meaning the Jews minorities is composed of the Jews
in France, Britain and the United of Poland, Lithuania and Czecho-
States, carry on a campaign for re- Slovakia, together with the Hun-
vising the Peace • Treaty so that garian minority in Jugo-Slavia; the
Hungary's pre-war territories Danish minority in Germany; the
should be restored to her, and then German minority in Italy, Estonia,.
there would be room there fur more Poland and Roumania; the l'olish
Jewish lawyers, doctors, engineers, minority in Germany, Lithuania,
Czechs-Slovakia; the Czecho-Slo-
and so forth.
The government allowed this ex- vakian minority in Austria. And
planation to go without comment this political co-operation amongst
and silence is taken to mean tacit the • various national minorities
consent. So the Jews of Hungary will, undoubtedly, have its effects
know now that the Messiah they upon the conduct of the majority
have to wait for is not the Jewish nations towards this or that na-
Messiah but the Magyar Messiah. tional minority.
They have got to wait for the next
It is to be taken for granted that
war, in which Hungary hopes to the l'olish minority in Germany
wrest hack her lost territories from will, fur its own good, try to in-
czecho-Slovakia, Austria, Rouman- fluence the Polish government for
ia, Italy and Jugo-Slavia. When the good of the German minority
that happens, it is possible that in Poland, in order that they
count Bethlen, who hopes to live should be able to demand the same
long enough to see thin war, will national-cultural rights in Ger-
effect a reform om the numerus many. From this mutual :tid prin-
clauses law which will permit an ciple, that benefits all the national!
increase in the percentage of Jew- minorities who, in their own birth-
ish doctors who will be allowed to place, represent the majority, the
treat Slovakian or Roumanian pa- Jewish minorities will naturally
tients in the new Hungarian Em- benefit (though they are nowhere
ire
belonging to a majority nation) in-
If it were not an tragic it would solar as they will now participate
be a fit subject for a comic paper, in the international struggle of all
st bitter commentary on the human- other European national minort
ity of the twentieth century, con- ties.
stitutionalism, Wilsonism and the
This natural solidarity between
League of Nationsism.
the Jews and the other national
One can fight against tyrants, minorities will at the same time
one can outwit diplomats, but one become the strongest and most ef-
Is helpless against two Hungarian fective protection against the pre-
Counts who go about with their vailing anti-Semitism in the sari-'
League of Nations credentials in ous European countries. As an in-
their pockets and fool the whole teresting example, we have the
world with fine words about liberty combining of the Jewish and Hun-
and democracy and civilization.
garian minorities of Czechs-Slo-
Woe to the culture of a country vakia at the last congress of ne-
which keeps its schools closed tional minorities, which brought
against a section of its student us the explanation of the lIngarian
youth. Woe to the League of Na- Premier Graf Botlin that the nu- I
tions which has people like Bethlen merus clausus in Hungary ia noth-
and Klebelsberg among its mem- ing more than a passing phenome-
bers. Very likely if their ancestor non that will soon disappear—an
Attila the Hun were alive today, explanation that, it is true, has no
he would he a member of the great political significance, but it
League of Nations. And indeed, is, nevertheless, as aforesaid, of
it is very possible that the descend- exemplary significance.
ants of Attila need culture and
For it must be remembered that
schooling much more than do the the Congress of National Minori-
descendents of the author of Ee-
ties, RA a permanent international
elesiantks or of Proverbs.
political institution, is now only at,
leoperisht hr J. T. A., 1927).
the very beginning of its develop
molt. The first initiative group
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CANNOT READ, WRITE resenting only 13 minority groups.
Today, after less than two years
LONDON. — 1.1. T. A.) —That of open political activity. the Con-
tine of the leading theatrical man- gress of National Minorities has
agers in England, Joseph Leopold become a prominent international'
Sacks, who produced many plays, event to be reckoned with the
some of which scored great sue- world over, and is already begin-
ceases, is unable to read and write, ning to receive greater attention
was disclosed during his examina- from the League of Nations.
The Congress of National Mi-
tion in bankruptcy proceedings
norities, as a permanent institu-
here.
Sacks, who for some time was tion, is looked upon as a Small
manager for Sir Harry Lauder, League of Nations. Here, repre-
was born in Russia in 1881, emi- sentatives of small national greups
grated to South Africa at the age convene, more or less prominent
of 9, became ■ circus clown and Europeans and Asiatics, whom one
started his career as theatrical recognized immediately by their
exotic and foreign appearance.
manager at the age of 19.
One can see amongst these.

Receive no favors from an ignor- Danes with white hair and sharp
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rope in general, and about the r
540 JEWS ELECTED
condition of individual minorities
TO POLISH COUNCIL
in other countries.
Dr. Leo Motzkin, president of
WARSAW. — (J. T. A.) • -
the Jewish Delegations in Paris;
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The results of the municipal
Dr. Robinson, the Jewish repre-
Saturday Morning Services:
elections in seven districts of
sentative of Lithuania; Professor
Poland, constituting about half
Lazerson of Riga, and others, will
"Metropolis" will be the subject .1
discuss the questions of equal
of the country, are 110W avail-
of Rabbi Leon Fram's sermon Sat- I /
rights of the minority languages
able.
entity, Aug. 6. Services begin at
The l'olish Right parties ob-
in the schools, in the courts and,
10 o'clock Hr.:. are held in the
tained 4K0 seats and the Jewish
in general, the economic and legal
Brown Memorial Chapel.
phases of the minorities-problems;
midtile-clhss parties 402. This
figure includes 276 seats for the
questions of social aid and of spe-
The Library:
cial international protection for
national bloc, 19 for the sepa-
A mong the new books added to
the national minorities who find
rate Zionist lists, 55 for the
the temple library is "At the Foot
themselves, for various 'reasons, in
Orthodox, 12 for the Democrats
of Sinai," by Georges Clemenceau.
unusually bad circumstances —
and 40 for the Artisans.
It is a book of short stories by the
such, for instance, as the Jewish
The Polish Social Democratic
great French weir premier, written
minority in Roumania. Besides,
party obtained 371 seats. The
at the time when, through the
there will be discussions about the
Jewish Socialists total 115, in-
Dreyfus case, he became interest
danger to international peace be-
luding 43 of the Left and Right
ed in Jewish life.
cause of the opposition of the na-
Poale Zion. The Jewish Social-
tional minorities as well as the
ist party Band obtained 72
Attention College Students:
sovereignty of the government and
seats.
Mrs. Douglas Brown, chairman
the rights Of the minority pertain-1
Sixty - eight towns elected
of the student welfare committee
ing to organization.
1,597 councillors. This number
of the Sisterhood of Temple Beth
The present congress, Dr. Amen-
includes 540 Jews, or more than
El, requests that all students who
says, will have specifically im-
one-third of the total.
!expect to attend any college or
portant significance for the future
I university during the coming year
development of the entire minori
send the following information to
ties movement—and this was well
It E It i. I N.— (J. T. A.)—The !her at 3324 Cortland avenue, in
understood by the American Jewry
order that they -nay participate in
who have called •: Iconfer- Moscow Hebrew Theater Habimah
student welfare work throughout
ence on Aug. 17 to discuss the will play in Jerusalem in the open
air during the next Passover. The the country: Name, address, col-
rights of Jewish minorities.
performances will be given on the lege or university and residence
'lie where the permanent Habi- address at college.
mob Theater will later be erected.
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the removal of his office to 624- tine will stimulate tourist traffic in teems not nature in its greatest
, that country. care a nil its highest achievement.
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