1 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and 12 the Legal Chronicle August 30 1940 Rabbi Sperka will devote his John H. Schneider Candi- Rabbi J. S. Sperka Y.P.T.C. Delegation With the Jewish talks to a discussion of Jewish date for State Rep- To Speak on J.N.F. National Fund accomplishments, To Camp Conclave War Veterans resentative Program on Saturday especially in their relation to the Delegates to the National Fed- It is proper at this time to income derived from the sale of John H. Schneider, candidate eration of Temple Youth camp stamps in synagogues during the compliment The Detorit Jewish Jewish National Fund to Provide for State Representative, declares conclave to be held at Camp High Holy Days. Local Organization With Lake of the Woods, Labor day Chronicle for the Americaniza- Mr. Hordes, who is vice-presi- that it is of the utmost import• week-end, are Miriam Savage, tion program and its fearless at- Speakers ance that Mich- dent of the Jewish National Fund igan have a pa- Lee Waldbott, Henry Cohn, Rich- titude of attacking the enemies in Council of Detroit, and is in William Hordes, who is triotic legislature ard Brawerrnon and Hanley Ros- of our Democracy. charge of organizational and ed- charge of the special Jewish Na- sitting in Lans- enberg. tional Fund radio broadcasts, ucational work, states that the Speakers at the various round Due to the efforts of the Sub- ing when t h e conducted during the Jewish Ra- Council will be in position to table discussions will be Dr. Louis versive committee the newsboys man y details dio Hour on Station WMBC on provide speakers and programs concerning t h e Mann of Chicago, who will speak selling Social Justice and shout- Saturday evenings, announces for organizations during the fall state's share in on "Why Then Religion"; Dr. ing anti-Semitic lies were stop- that Rabbi Joshua S. Sperka will and winter months. Organizations the national de- Arthur Zukerman of Lansing, ped. This required cooperation desiring to take advantage of be the speaker this Saturday, at fense prepard- Mich., who will speak on "Pal- with the authorities. this service are asked to com- 9 p. m., as well as the next Sat- n e s s program estine—Its Problems and Prom- municate with Mr. Hordes. urday evening. We compliment Ben Cowan, comes before it. ise," Miss Marjorie Penney of The delegation Philadelphia, who will speak on state liaison officer, for the fine that Detroit and "Minority Group Animosities: work he is doing in the forms. Wayne County How Shall We Overcome Them?" tion of new posts throughout the sends to this leg- Rabbi M. Pekarsky of Northwest- State. Flint, Lansing and Sagi- J. H. Schneider islature must be ern University, whose topic will naw Valley posts will soon he or- a truly public- be "Personal Problems of Jew- ganized. Members of these posts minded group of citizens, Schnei- ish Youth," Rabbi Harry Pastor are planning on attending the der contends. of Peoria, Ill., who will speak national encampment, which is the culmination of each year's ac- Mr. Schneider is an attorney on "Jerusalem and the Joads," tivities. This 45th national en- and former Circuit Court Com- Rabbi Eric Friedland of Pontiac, campment is now in session in missioner. He now is seeking Mich., who will discuss "Chris- Boston. one of the 17 nominations for tians and Jews," Rabbi Eugene State Representative from the J. Sack of Philadelphia, who will The preamble to the constitu- We sincerely endorse our comrade-at-arms, Captain First District and is stressing the "keynote" the conclave with a tion of the J. W. V. of the U. Allen G. Ludington, a fellow member of the Offi- sermonette each of the three need of a patriotic legislature in S. is as follows: "We, citizens mornings on "Temple Youth Goes of the United States of Amer- an active campaign. cers Reserve Corps of the United States Army, for Forward." ica, of the Jewish faith, who His platform is that of mili- re-election to the State Senate, 4th Michigan Dist. Afternoon activities of the served in the Wars of the United tant Americanism, the safeguard- ing of constitutional rights, and conclave will be at the discretion States of America, in order that we may be of greater service to rigorous opposition to all un- of the 110 or more delegates. Captain Harry S. Berman Lieutenant Morris I. Goldin our Country and to one another, American and subversive groups. Captain Morton Hack Lieutenant Morris W. Glass associate ourselves together for He advocates a strong centralized Fenner Candidate Captain Sidney L. White Lieutenant Harry Landsman the following purposes: To main- control over the state's taxation Lieutenant Lawrence Burger Lieutenant Nathan Zumberg tain true allegiance to the Unit- For Re-Election income and its expenditures, de- ed States of America; to foster claring that as Americans are Lieutenant Jack Drapkin To State Senate and perpetuate true American- calmly facing the huge cost of national prepardness they are en- Clyde V. Fanner is a candi- ism; to combat whatever trends titled to have every tax dollar date for re-election to the State to impair the efficiency and per- manency of our free institutions; handled without waste of any Senate in the 18th District. sort. Mr. Fenner was the author of to uphold the fair name of the Mr. Schneider was born in De- the bill to strengthen the law Jew and fight his battles wher- — for His troit in 1904, educated in Detroit which removes constant abuses ever assailed; to encourage the schools, including the Detroit of the use of the word "kosher" doctrine of universal liberty, Ability Junior College and the Univer-. in the sale of meats and other equal rights, and full justice to all men; to combat the powers sity of Detroit, and is a graduate food. bigotry and darkness wher- of the law college of the Univer- His measure, known as Senate of — for His sity of Michigan. He earned his Bill No. 456, was patterned af- ever originating and whatever own way while acquiring his ed- ter the law in force in New their target; to preserve the Liberalism spirit of comradeship by mutual ucation and has been a success- York state. helpfulness to comrades and ful law practitioner for more —for His than a dozen years. In 1936 he Ben Hecht will hold the quad- their families; to install love of was elected on the Democratic ruple job of writer, producer, di- our Country and Flag and to Tolerance ticket for a short term to fill a rector and member of the cast of Promote sound minds and bodies vacancy as Circuit Court Com- his next movie, "Before I Die." in our members and our youth; to preserve the memories and —for His missioner, serving with distinc- records of patriotic service per- tion to the end of his term. tic Club and the Lawyers' Demo- formed by the men of our faith; Experience In 1938 he was the Demo- cratic Club. He also is a mem- to honor their memory and shield cratic nominee for State Senator ber of the State Bar of Michi- from neglect the graves of our in the Eighteenth Senatorial Dis- gan, the Detroit Bar Association, heroic dead." —for His trict, making a strong run and the Detroit Lodge of Elks, No. Sincerity losing only by a narrow margin 34, and the Oddfellows. in this normally Republican dis- Mr. Schneider is Past Noble Thelma Spear, former wife of trict. He is a member of the Grand of Palestine Lodge, inde- Ludwig Lewisohn, is devoting her Wayne County Democratic Com- pendent order of Oddfellows, No. time to the Roosevelt campaign, YOU SHOULD ELECT mittee, the Free Silver Democra- 452. as a volunteer worker. Senator Allen G. Ludington John W. Gilmore State Commander, American Legion in 1933 CONGRESSMAN DEMOCRAT 13th District WARDS 1-2-3-4-6-8 and City of Highland Park "Preserve the American Way" gtilliiimannumionnirdnisinimicannummonsimminnommiamenimunnummunumnimunin RETAIN Frank Day SMITH as Circuit Judge For Wayne County • Congenial, Fair, Judicious and Able CONTRIBUTED BY JEWISH FRIENDS Purely Commentary (Continued from Page 5) lates the following episode about the composer and song writer whose words and music are on the lips of practically all Americans today: "Thirty-five years ago Prince Louis of Battenberg visited this country. One of the things he did here was to go slumming. Down to the Bowery and to Chinatown went His Royal Highness, accompanied by his party as well as by reporters. Among the places at which they stopped was Salter's Pelham Cafe, a saloon and dance hall at 12 Pell Street. Its proprietor, called Nigger Mike because of his swarthy complexion, refused, with a grandi- ose gesture, to accept payment for the liquid refreshments which his guests imbibed. Whereupon the English nobleman handed a tip to the singing waiter who had served them. Not to be outdone by his employer, the dark-haired youth of 17 also refused to accept any money. "One of the reporters, in writing his story, described how the warbling Ganymede has spurned royalty's largess. "The other day, whe n Irving Berlin donated the royalties of his song 'God Bless America' to the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts, he named Herbert Bayard Swope as one of the trustees of the fund. The chances are that when he did this his memory was stirred, for he was the singing waiter and Swope was the reporter who gave him his first newspaper notice." It is no wonder, as Wolf writes, that "senti- ment plays a large part in Berlin's make-up." Without sentiment, without the gratitude he feels for America, "God Bless America" would not have been possible. • Criticism and Defense of Irving Berlin In a recent sermon in the West End Collegiate Reformed Church in New York, the Rev. Dr. Edgar Franklin Romig expressed the view that present-day Americans use God's name too read- ily and criticized Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" as being "mawkish". Whereupon the eminent editor Herbert Bayard Swope wrote the following defense of the song-writer and his song in a letter to the New York Times: The Times of July 29 carried a story headed: "Songs Such as 'God Bless America' Scored by Dr. Romig as 'Mawkish' 'Doggerel.' " I have no right to quarrel with thendRe ays . a Dr. Romig's opinion, but I have an equal right to express an opinion of my own. Per- haps this right gains weight by the fact that I am chairman of the "God Bless America" Fund, on which my associate s are Gene Tun- ney and Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, the fund owning all the royalties flowing from the song. These royalties, which amount to approximatel y $50,000 already, have been do- nated to the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts. Irving Berlin, the composer of the song, ha s known tragedy and misfortune. As a child in arms he was a fugitive from perse- cution in Russia, finding in America a haven of refuge and hope. I am one of those who think he has reached the heart of America through his song. Certainly he poured his own heart out in "God Bless America." This song, by the way, has never been generally released. Its present astounding popularit y is due to the spontaneous manner in which Americans have made the music their own. Mr. Berlin felt this song was an expression of his gratitude to America, and that is why he has divorced himself from all proceeds. In simple style he has brought tears of affec- tion and the thrill of patriotism to millions of his fellow-Americans, who sing it, I dare say, with greater avidity than they struggle through "The Star-Spangled Banner." That, of course, remains—and always will —our national anthem, but when the Re y. Dr. Romig says, in reference to "The Sta ,-- Spangled Banner," that it came out of Or hearts of men who knew what it was tii sacrifice for America, I wonder if he wa" referring to the melody? That, as he should know, was a ribald drinking song bearing Ow title "Anacreo n in Heaven." I wonder why the Rev. Dr. Romig, with so much to engage his clerical attention, chose to pick on "God Bless America". Mr. Swope's statement merely echoes the es- teem in which Irving Berlin is held by the grea t masses of the American people who have accepted his song as an expression of their own sentimenN Leave it to the people to show affection. They de it spontaneously—as in the instance of the accept- ance of Irving Berlin's patriotic song.