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that the greater the material achievements, the greater
will be the political successes."
Which brings us back home to the more important,
if less pretentious, labor of money-raising. Congresses
may meet, factions may wrangle, leaders and Execu-
tives may come and go, but the slow, drudging work of
pledging and paying must go on without a moment's
pause. Let us remember that it was only as the colonies
of the British Empire developed economically that they
succeeded in gaining their present political autonomy.
Palestine can be no exception to the rule. "Money
talks"—and with more convincing eloquence than the
Revisionist orators.
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September
16,
1927
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Revision Without Revisionism.
If the convention of the Zionist Organization of
America in Atlantic City last June was, as we charac-
terized it at the time, the battle of Mishmash, the fif-
teenth Zionist congress in Basle was the battle of Arma-
geddon. But, like the American convention, it was a
Pyrrhic victory for the administration. Weizmann won
the battle but he lost the issue.
It will be clear to anyone who reads carefully the
text of the resolution of confidence printed on this page,
that it expresses confidence, not in what the Weizmann
administration has done in the past, but in what the
Weizmann administration is instructed to do in the
fature. It is not an endorsement of the past. It is an
expression of hope in the future.
When we say that Weizmann won the battle but
lost the issue, we must remember that Weizmann's
issue was not so much a defense of his past policies as
a promise of future policies—some of them quite dif-
ferent from those he has pursued in the past. He was
not seeking the endorsement of the congress on the
basis of his record but on the basis of his future plans,
Point by point he yielded to the arguments of the opo-
sition—yielded only so much as was necessary to dis-
arm them of their most logical contentions and thus
absorb their power over the congress. In doing so he
proved himself a political tactician whose equal is to
be found only at the green baize tables of Geneva or
The Hague. It was a masterly piece of political gen-
eralship that should win him the respect of even his
most unmerciful foes.
So far as the endorsement of the Jewish Agency is
concerned, the action of the congress was a foregone
conclusion from the beginning. Even the opposition
confined its hostility to the Agency to a demand that
non-Zionists should have a voice only in the economic
and not in the political policies of the organization. To
its basic principle they offered only a luke-warm loy-
alty, it is true, but they were not disposed to take a
futile stand against it.
In the case of the other great issue involved, the
participation of the mandatory power in the upbuild-
ing of the National Homeland, the administration
yielded to the criticisms of the opposition. It will be
recalled that in the general debate on this issue the
opposition was not alone in demanding a more vigor-
ous attitude towards the British government. Friends
as well as foes of the administration urged upon Weiz-
mann the necessity for such a policy. On this point it
can not be said that Weizmann yielded. The Pales-
tine mandate has not given us all that we desire and
which we are entitled to expect," but political suc-
cesses must be preceded by material achievements.
That was all that Weizmann was willing to concede
on that point. But, reading the resolution of confidence,
we note that the congress was willing to grant the oppo-
sition somewhat more in this connection than Weiz-
mann was willing to grant. The resolution of confidence
begins by agreeing with Weizmann that,
That Steuer Sensation.
When people who are placed in responsible posi-
tions are faced with the necessity of choosing between
two courses of action—one commendable but fool-
hardy and the other inevitable—we can hardly blame
them for choosing the inevitable course.
That was the situation in Poland as the J. D. C.
found it in the early days of its foreign relief work.
How this situation was brought about and what made
its course of action—its methods of distribution—inevi-
table is fully explained in the statement given out this
week by the J. D. C., the full text of which appears in
this issue of The Chronicle.
It is all very well for Deputy Gruenbaum to pull
Mr. Steuer's sleeve in the lobby of a Zurich hotel and
pour into his ears the after-thoughts of I-told-you-so
criticism. But it is quite another matter when the same
Mr. Steuer, returning to New York, repeats this lobby
gossip to the press.
Granted that the inevitable thing is not always the
most desirable thing to do. It seldom is. But to repre-
sent the inevitable course as the deliberate choice of
the J. D. C. officials is to distort the facts. The alter-
native in this case meant the certain death of thousands
of famished and destitute families in eastern Europe.
Would Deputy Gruenbaum, or, for that matter, Mr.
Steuer, have preferred this alternative?
Nothing is easier than to criticize people for doing
what they were forced to do, even against their wishes.
But it is nothing short of ingratitude to imply that their
action was the result of stupidity or inefficiency. As the
statement of the J. D. C. declares. the men in charge
of the distribution of the funds adopted the methods
criticized by Gruenbaum "with their eyes open." They
saw the possible consequences from the beginning but
they also saw the inevitability of their course.
It might have been the part of wisdom for some
newspapers, especially the Anglo-Jewish newspapers
who ought to know better, to withhold Mr. Steuer's
charges from publication until the reply of the J. D.
C. was forthcoming. The Detroit Jewish Chronicle
adopted such an attitude towards the "Steuer sensa-
tion" and it has no reason now to reproach itself on
being "scooped" by its contemporaries.
The mandatory power during this commencement
period has restricted itself to establishing order and a
working administration. safeguarding security and thereby
creating two fundamental conditions for the sound de-
velopment of Palestine.
But it does not stop with the comfortable assurance
that "a new period of greater political work will ensue"
only after "the situation will be consolidated." Having
granted so much to Weizmann it goes on to say that,
The fifteenth Zionist Congress in session assembled at
Basle regards it, nevertheless, as necessary to emphasize
that the I'alestine administration's passive attitude toward
Palestine Jewry and the achievements of the Jewish people
is in accordance .neither with the spirit nor with the letter
of the mandate. . . . The mandatory power has not given
sufficient aid either to the settlement work or to the cul-
tural work of the Jews.
While the resolution recognizes "with apprecia-
tion" the Palestine government's recently increased
interest in Jewish colonization, it sees "with regret"
that there have been cases recently where "the admin-
istration violated the basic interests and even the
respect of Palestine Jewry." Then follow ten demands,
notably "to speedily carry out the provisions of
. Article ,
6 of the Mandate concerning the granting of state lands
for Jewish colonization," "proper appropriations to be
made from public funds for the medical and sanitary
requirements in the districts inhabited by Jews," anti
certain tax exemptions.
In expressing its confidence in the Executive, the
congress "urges it to present these demands anti to
defend our vital interests and our guaranteed rights."
It will be clear to any impartial observer that the
opposition played a bigger role in the congress than
that of a minority group. The hand of Weizmann is
visible in the resolution of confidence but its voice is
the voice of Jabotinsky.
There is no doubt but that the ten demands made
by the congress would, if they were granted by the Pal-
estine government, materially improve the situation.
It is also reasonably certain that so much of the policy
of Revisionism as found its way into the resolution will
also redound to the advantage of Zionism. Yet, with
all that, we cherish the conviction that wisdom was
with Weizmann when he laid clown, as the bed-rock
foundation of his policy, the view that "the political
success of the work of the Zionist Executive will be pro-
portionate with the Zionist achievement in Palestine,"
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Resolution of Confidence
In Weizmann's Leadership
I am too busy just now to loaf around a court room
to defend myself against a libel suit, so I must be excused
from giving details concerning the rabbi in one of the
cities of the Northwest who "plays golf on Saturday,
dances on Friday night and eats 'chaser.' " My cor-
respondent, who invites me to discuss this "treifa" rabbi,
has undoubtedly the best intentions, but he can easily
understand what I am likely to let myself in for if I
accepted his invitation. I imagine that the situation con
very easily be corrected locally.
Well, I see that my friend Walter hurt is still conse-
crating himself to the job of trying to make this old
world of ours a decent place to live in. It's a man's
sized job all right. Especially when we have so many
theologians and so many creeds to real with. his newest
venture in the direction of trying to influence men to
live together like civilized beings instead of like bar-
barians is the launching of a magazine to be known as
"The Gladiator," a journal of civilization. It will be
devoted to promoting goodwill and a better understand-
ing of the social relationships. It will deal with a wide
range of subjects. One will appreciate just how diversi-
fied its contents when it is announced that George Ber-
nard Shaw, II. G. Wells, Clarence Darrow and Random
'thoughts will be found in the same issue. I consider it
a privilege to be found in such illustrious company and
to be able to contribute something to break down racial
and religious barriers that divide the human family. Mr.
Ilurt deserves well from the Jewish people of this coun-
try and I do hope that his new magazine will be gener-
ously supported by Jewish readers. That is the least
American Jewry can do to repay one who has devoted
his life to championing its cause from the Gentile side.
If Mr. Hurt will advise me of the subscription price of
the magazine and where subscriptions may be sent, I ant
sure he will receive the fullest co-operation of the entire
Jewish press of the country.
Zionism In Russia.
When the Conference on Minority Rights convened
in Zurich one of the first things it did was to pass a
resolution of protest directed against "the persecution
of Zionists and Zionism in Russia,"
When the fifteenth Zionist congress convened in
Basle one of the first things that came up for discus-
sion before its actions committee was a demand for a
resolution of protest against "the persecution of Zion-
ism and the Hebrew language in Russia."
What is the purport of these resolutions of protest
and what are the facts of the case?
We have taken pains to inform ourselves by corre-
spondence with the most reliably informed authority on
the subject, a man who knows more about the facts of
the case than any other man, having lately returned
from a long stay in Russia where he filled a position of
great authority.
From this authority we learn that the Zionists who
were arrested there were not arrested for the reason
that they were Zionists but because they were, in one
way or another, connected with the Menshevik and
Social Revolutionary parties, which are considered
counter-revolutionary.
This, it seems to us, is an important distinction. We
have a corollary in certain arrests and subsequent
deportations that were made in this country during the
war. Some of the men who were deported were Jews
anti, at the time, there was a hue anti a cry in some
Jew ish circles, that these men deserved the intercession
of the Jewish community — that they were being
deported because they were Jews anti therefore unde-
sirable aliens. The fact was that they were being
deported, not because they were Jews, but because
they were, in the opinion of the department of justice,
revolutionaries against the state, evaders of the draft
and obstructors of the war.
We cannot sympathize with the Soviet Union for
its imprisonment of political dissenters. but neither can
we share the view of the Zionists that the Soviet Union
is singling out Zionists for persecution.
A similar statement of the facts can also be made
with reference to the alleged persecution of the Hebrew
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language.
means of religious instruction, says our informant.
Religious instruction is against the law of the country
anti affects Jews as well as other groups. As a matter
of fact. however, our informant points out, this prohi-
bition has not been strictly enforced—an old failing of
legal prohibitions whether of the mind or the body.
A number of books have been published, such as
the Sidur and Churnish, and were legally printed by
some of the congregations. The contention of the Soviet
government is that the real language of the Jewish peo-
ple is Yiddish and not Hebrew and there is absolutely
no discrimination against Yiddish. In the Jewish dis-
tricts the courts and official government business are
conducted in Yiddish. In one district in the Caucasus,
where the Jewish people do not speak Yiddish, there
is a Jewish school where instruction is carried on in
Hebrew.
In view of the fact that the Soviet Union of Russia
has been friendly anti helpful to Jewish colonization
more than any other government in the world, it ill
becomes any Jewish body to direct protests against it
charging persecution without first making sure of the
justice of its complaint.
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I am glad that an outstanding Christian occasionally
relieves me of the burden of answering fool-statements
regarding, the Jews. In this instance, the Rev. Dr. Samuel
Parkes Cadman, one of the world's most influential lead-
ers of Christian thought, is the person to whom I am in-
debted. Along conies this question:
"Do you think that the Jew is largely respon-
sible for dirty politics, dirty business practices,
dirty plays and dirty novels? I admire your long
suffering, but in this case confession is good for
the soul."
I do net very much care for the business of
the pot calling the kettle black. But your ques-
tion almost necessitates it. True, the Jew pro-
duces his quota of foul minded and unscrupulous
persons, in which undesirable respect his Gentile
rival is a formidable competitor.
Yet, so far as I recollect, the Jew did not fig-
ure very largely in the recent oil scandals nor in
the conscienceless robberies of the war veterans'
hospital supplies and funds. Certainly he did not
write all the most salacious and contaminating
plays and novels we hove to endure or the ma-
jority of them. The tabloid press, which supplies
Demos, are not his.
Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Ilosea and Amos and the
gospels and epistles of the New Testament. Every
one of these was the product of a Jew; and while
lastingly superior, they are by no means solitary.
Study them and all else worthy which is trace-
able to our Hebrew brethren from Moses to
Spinoza anti from Miriam to Mendelssohn. They
may adjust your ill-balanced outlook anti rein-
force your justice and charity.
Max Steuer certainly threw a bombshell into Eu-
ropean Jewish relief. Steuer is one of the best criminal
lawyers in New York and is considered an excellent
judge between a sheep and a goat. Mr. Steuer says that
he received information that only 60 per cent of the
money sent abroad prior to 1925 was distributed. The
remaining 40 per cent disappeared through some financial
hocus-pocus into Polish bankers' pockets. But worse
than that is the statement that even the 60 per cent did
very little good. It looks very much as if an investiga-
tion is in order and it should be ordered one-two-three.
Unless this situation is cleared up, Jewish relief will have
a hard road to travel for sonic years to come. And in-
dignation with Mr. Steuer because of his remarks is just
a waste of time. What's needed is to look the worst in
the face and see if it's as bad as it's represented, to be.
That is a great honor which has been accorded Judge
Benjamin Cardoso, Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals
of New York state. President Coolidge has invited him
to become one of the American members of the Interna-
tional Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague,
commonly known as The Ilague Tribunal. Oscar Straus
was a member of this tribunal until his death a year ago.
In appointing Judge Cardozo, the President will make no
mistake, as Cardozo is undoubtedly head and shoulders
above any judge now sitting in New York state. He has
a remarkable legal mind. Ile is also a man of unusual
character and is indeed a credit to the Jews of the
United States.
(c) TO release the new settl•-
The resolution submitted by the
ments during the first year from
io
political committee and adopted by
he
payment of the osher (tithe).
the fifteenth Zionist Congress read t
as follows:
(d) To replace the tithe by a
definite annual payment until the
ttici•
The upbuilding work done in
Palestine under Zionist auspices I and tax system is reformed,
for decades, especially since the is-
(e) To exempt the new factories
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suance of the Balfour declaration,
from the occupation tax for 10 to
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has created the foundation for the
15 years.
Jewish national home and thereby
(0 To speedily carry out the
the mandatory power as well as
provisions of article 6 of the man-
14
public opinion of the world have
date concerning the granting of
been shown that the Jewish people
state lands for Jewish colonization.
are capable. of performing the task
In cases where the border litres be-
and are determined to justify the
tween state and private Komi t y
grave responsibility imposed upon
are doubtful, those parts of state
it by the mandate.
lands which are beyond dispute
should he allocated anti the re-
The mandatory power during
mainder
held over for later deci-
this commencement period has re-
sion.
stricted itself to establishing order
(g)
More active suppOrt by the
and a working administration,
government for trade and industry,
safeguarding security and thereby
especially
through the creation of
creating two fundamental condi-
better opportunities to develop new
tions for the sound development of
industrial undertakings.
Palestine.
( h) To effect labor l eg i sl a ti on i n
The fifteenth Zionist Congress in
order that the rights of the workers
session assembled at Bashi regards
be legally secured, especially a
it, nevertheless, as necessary to em-
standard of wages, an right-hour
phasize that the Palestine admin-
day, and the protection of women
istration's passive attitude toward
and children workers. The govern-
the Yishub (Palestine Jewry) and
ment should also participate in the
the achievements of the Jewish peo-
costs of 1111 approved method of so-
ple is in accordance :wither with
cial
insurance in favor of the eco-
the spirit nor with the letter of
nomically weaker sections of the
the mandate. The great value of
population.
L
the Jewish uphuilding work in Pal-
(i) A more proportionate en-
estine, which is serving the whole
gagement
of
Jewish
workers
at
the
country economically and culturally
proper wage rates on government
is no wise sufiiciently acted up to
undertakings, including the rail.
by this attitude. The mandatory
ways and government public
power has not given sufficient aid
works. A fair wage clause should
either to the settlement work or to
be made a part of all government
the cultural work of the Jews. The
contracts.
elementary citizenship require-
(j) ('roper appropriations to be
ments in the fields of education,
made from public funds for the
health, etc., of Palestine Jewry
medical
and sanitary requirements
have not been satisfied by the Pal-
in the districts inhabited by Jews.
estine administration to the same
The
fifteenth
Zionist Congress
extent as it has been for the other
expresses its confidence in the exec-
parts of the population.
utive
and
urges
it
to present these
With appreciation the fifteenth
demands and to defend our vital
'Zionist Congress declares that the
interests
and
our
guaranteed
Palestine government has lately
rights. The executive is further in-
been interesting itself more strong-
structed
to
demand
that the gov-
ly in the affairs of the Yishub. It
ernment, in effecting current pro-
gave assistance in more eases re-
a.
grams for public works, take into
cently. The congress, nevertheless,
consideration the state of the labor
finds itself compelled to establish
market and give the Zionist Organ-
regretfully that no basic change in
ization every support in securing
the mandatory's system is yet ob-
credits for upbuilding purposes, es-
servable regarding active assist-
pecially for amelioration works in
ance in the upbuilding of the Jew-
the undeveloped agricultural areas.
ish national home. This is shown
The congress recognizes the value
by various measures and ordi-
for public opinion in the executive's
nances lately promulgated which
information
a n d enlightenment
are designed to hinder the develop-
work done in the circles of the
ment of the Jewish settlement.
League
of
Nations
and through the
With deep regret the fifteenth
establishment of pro-Palestine com-
Zionist Congress points to cases
mittees
in
various
countries. The
where the recent practice of the
fifteenth Zionist Congress hopes
administration violated the basic
that
the
executive
will
continue and
rights and the vital interests and
extend this work in Europe and
even the respect for the Yishub,
America
and
in
the
Arab
and Mos-
such as the question of the frontier
lem world.
defence force, and the attitude of
The fifteenth Zionist Congress
the mandatory power toward the
regrets that the Palestine govern-
Jewish holy places.
ment has formed a frontier force
The development of the Jewish
without taking into account the
people's uphuilding work in Pales-
urgent representations and just de-
tine demands active support and
mands made by the Jewish settle-
the participation of the Palestine
ment, thereby violating the rights
government in the spirit of the
of
the Yishub. The congress de-
mandate by creating special condi-
mands that the Jewish Yishub be
tions and facilities for the settlers
represented
according to its just de-
during the early period of their
mands and requirements for the
work. The economic development of
safe-guarding
of its national and
the Yishub (Jewish settlement) de-
religious interests. The congress
mands especially the follow re-
demands
the
participation
of Jews
forms:
according to their strength in all
(a) A reduction of the werko, the
police,
security
and
defense
forma-
occupation tax payable by the pur-
tions in the country.
chaser.
Palestine
citizenship
is
a
funda-
(b) A reduction of the costs of
mental national duty and the con-
the kushans (land deeds) and that
gress demands that every Jew liv-
this should not be based on the pur-
ing in l'alestine accept this duty.
chase price.
Some of my readers won't even let me select a com-
panion for a vacation without uttering a protest. Some
weeks ago I said that I would like to loaf with Lewis
Browne, the author, at the McDowell Colony, in Peter-
boro, N. Now comes a friendly critic from Newark,
N. J., who asks:
Allow me to ask you, who is a great admirer
of Lewis Browne, how as a faithful and loyal Jew
in Israel, and holding the admiration of your fel-
low Jews, you could be so anxious to be in com-
pany of one who calls King David a "Robber
Chieftan" and King Solomon a "fool."
There are a great many persons who hold correct
opinions of many subjects, including those of religion,
in whose company I wouldn't spend a minute's time.
There are other factors in choosing a companion for a
vacation jaunt than historical accuracy. Even Democrats
and Republicans have been known to enjoy each other's
society. Lewis Browne is a very, very interesting per-
sonality, and while I by no means agree with all he says,
he is wonderful company. However, I am always in-
terested in knowing that my readers keep a watchful eye
on my movements.
•
Only after being appointed an honorary member of
the Committee of the International Press Exhibition did
I discover just how ninny Jewish publications there are
in existence. There are about 4,000 newspapers and
periodicals published in 30 different languages. About
650 in Hebrew, 1,500 in Yiddish, 500 in German, 500 in
English, 100 in French, 200 in Russian, 100 in Judi,
Spanish, 50 in Polish, 50 in Hungarian,
51) in Dutch, 30
.
In Roumanian. 30 in Arabic and 30 in Italian.
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Throughout the Jewish communities of the country
there is a marked increase in the sale of Lincoln cars.
which indicates that our co-religionists in a spirit of
Christian forgiveness are holding out the olive branch to
Mr. Ford. For many years it was painful to witness the
bravery of many of our fellow Jews in courageously re-
sisting the temptation to purchase a Ford car, and now
it must be a great relief to them that their period of
sacrifice is ended.
•
The Zionists must really show a little more forbear-
ance toward each other. I do not know. of course. all
the details of the trouble that took place at Basle, which
resulted in Dr. Stephen Wise walking nut of the confer-
ence and going to Paris. He probably felt perfectly jus-
tified in his course. But, unfortunately, these bitter con-
troversies create an unfavorable impression upon Jewry
at large. Dr. Weizmann seems to have been the storm
center throughout the entire congress, yet he always im-
pressed me as being a man of good sense and not difficult
to work with.
It is interesting to observe the extension of Jewish
influence in the field of athletics. Prize fighting and foot-
ball seem to be the only fields in which the Jew has ob-
tained any degree of prestige. In golf the Jews have
contributed no great player, but there have been some
great track athletes. However, the two little Zitenfield
girls, who attempted to swim the English channel, will
sooner or later add to the glory of the Jewish name in
the world of sports.
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[ Jewish Press Unanimously
Condemns "Steuer Sensation"
Jewish Daily News.
The Yiddish press is unanimous
in its criticism of the accusation
and later modification of his charge
by Max D. Steuer with regard to
Jewish relief funds sent to Europe
prior to 1925.
An Irresponsible Sensation.
Mr. Steuer is a great criminal
lawyer. Ile is learned and knows
how to differentiate between facts
and talk. Ile knows the principle
of evidence. He knows that evi-
dence from third-hand cannot be
accepted and even at first-hand an
able lawyer must look for the mo-
tive of the witness. Now, Mr.
Stotler, the lawyer, did not take all
this into consideration. Ile had
heard something and Made a sen-
sation of it. Ile forgot that Gruen-
haunt was here not long ago and
had he really had a case he could
have made it public when he was
here.
Sir. Naundierir is a man who
often writes short stories which
may be good and which are some-
times n ot so good, but his author-
ity as a social worker and cham-
pion of truth is not yet established.
Mr. Steuer should have been the
last man to take hotel lobby and
cafe talk and ((tier it as facts.
However, there was, as Shakes-
peare said, a method in his mad-
ness. There was a reason fur Sir.
Steuer to make this sensation.
.
Steuer was a delegate to the con-
ference on Jewish rights held in
Zurich. All the great Jewish or-
ganizations, rightly or wrongly, re-
fused to participate in it. The con-
ference was greatly excited over
this and it was necessary to hit
back.
Mr. Steuer has simply excludel
himself from the role of a Jewish
communal leader. Such accusations
are not made by a man of respon-
sibility without the slightest evi-
rlence but only on the basis of what
he heard from Gruenbaum and
Naumberg. The Jewish public will
know in what light to take suet,
wild assertions.
Jewish Morning Journal.
A Good Lawyer's Bad Cue..
The ever dissatisfied and always
revolting Deputy Isaac Gruenbaum
of Warsaw has had a talk with our
well-known Max D. Steuer in Zu-
rich. Gruenbaum pumped into
Steuer the old and 100 times re-
peated assertion concerning the
losses suffered by American relief
work through the changing rates of
exchange of the Polish currency.
At home, Mr. Steuer is too busy
with his professional and other du-
ties to he informed concerning
everything which was done and
which is being done in the large and
wide-flung relief work.
However, in the mild climate of
Switzerland where a rest could be
easily taken from the "fight for
minority rights" on a battlefield
where the enemy was absent, the
old story was told the American
jurist as something new. The
American inrict cominv home Iyave
out the story as good currency. It
is. therefore, natural that Mr.
Steuer should have to apologize fur
the had case which Gruenbaum
gave him.
The Day.
Irresponsibility.
Mr. Marshall is absolutely right
in his attitude. Mr. Steuer makes
himself only ridiculous and to a
high degree irresponsible when he
attempts to place anybody under
suspicion for that unfortunate time.
On the other hand, Mr. Steuer
prates that he knows very little
concerning Jewish affairs and Jew-
ish relief work in particular. Be-
ing anxious to get out of the great
mistake he made, he tells a story
that certain Polish Jewish repre-
sentatives in Zurich have talked
with him concerning a plan to col-
onize Polish needy Jew's on the land.
That plan may perhaps be all right
and we have nothing in principle
against it, but it has no connection
with the questien.
What remains to he hoped is that
Mr. Steuer's irresponsibility will
not cause any harm to Jesiish re-
lief work in any form.
Knowledge without sense is two-
fold fully.
Fear is the alarm clock of seep-
ing memory.
There's always a floating piece
of wood to help a blind tortoise.
Jealousy knows no loyalty.
lie who anticipates his good
fortune risks it by his presump-
tion.
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