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NEW PERCENTAGE IMMIGRATION BILL BEING DRAFTED
House,  Immigration   Committee
Receives Proposal to Cut Quota
to Two Per Cent
WOULD ALSO RESTRICT^ MONTHLY QUOTA TO 10%
WASHINGTON, (J. C. B.)—A'big surprise in the form of a totally unex¬ pected and dangerous move against im¬ migration was sprung last week when at the meeting of the House Immigration Committee, it was proposed by anti- Immigrationist members to reduce from three to two per cent, thc number of immigrants, admissible according to na¬ tionality, under tlic present immigration law recently extended to June 30, 1924.
If adopted, this would mean that-over 115,000 imiTiigrants .would be cut off from admission. In other words, one- third of the total of approximately 2.50,- 000 admissible under the present quota scheme during the entire year would be barred.
Proposed Amendment
This move was made in the form of a proposed amendment to be embodied in the Ship Subsidy bill now under dis¬ cussion by the Immigration Committee in connection with thc provisions therein contained that fifty per cent of all immi¬ grants should be carried on ALiic^i^ican ships;
The .reason advanced by the advocates of cutting the percentage from two to -three per cent, was that if Congress passed the American ship proviso, the American steamship companies would use their influence in Congress to secure more liberal laws, and otherwise en¬ deavor to stimulate freer immigration. If, however, the percentage were cut, it would discourage the companies from making such attempts.
Real Purpose Plain      '
The real purpose is plain, however; immigration opponents are merely utiliz¬ ing this argument as a pretext- for strik-^ -ing-a serious blow against even the pres¬ ent restrictive law in order to-hurt still
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HAPGOOD SAYS
Of Jewish Problem—"Is the Con-
summation of the Gospel of
Democracy."
GREAT OPPORTUNITY
CONFRONTING JEWS
JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY CAMPAIGN IN N. Y. PROGRESSING
NEW YORK.—Appeals in behalf of the Jewish Theological Scmhiary were made by twciity-fivc Rabbis, throughout New York, in their respective Congrega¬ tions on thc second day of Shcvuoth. Thc Administrative Committee is prac¬ tically assured of having thc New York quota of -1i-jO,000 raised during thc month of June.
Annual subscriptions of various amounts are daily received by the com¬ mittee. Thc largest check received last week was for $1,000 (anonymous), as a result of an appeal made by Rabbi Israel Goldstein of Congregation B'nai Jcshu- rua. Encouraging reports and contribu¬ tions are being received from all over thc country. Appeals were made on Shcvuoth in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, De¬ troit, Chicago, Louisville, San Francisco and many other communities.
$80,000 More Allocated
For Reconstruction In -
The Land of Latvia
Latvian Jews Pk1a.on^ the First
Upon Whcni the War Visited
Its Horrors
HOUSING SHORTAGE
IS VERY ACUTE
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Em. Berliner Imenk Something Else
Brilliant Jewish Inventor Ad«ls Flying Machine .to His Achievements in the Microplionc and Telephone Trans- mittqr — Remarkable Career of Washington Jew is Cause of Unusual Discussion
By MAX RMOADE (Specially written for thc Oilio Jr.wisii Ci'iRONin.r.)
"In the fight of the Jewish people for a broader life. Ford is of importance only as a symptom arid owing to the size of the weapon which hc can wield. He represents the negative side of the Jew¬ ish question, and neith'er he nor my cru¬ sade against him compare with the con¬ structive side of it,, which is represented by the movement to restore the Jewish Homeland in Palestine. Zionism pre¬ sents the consummation of the gospel of democracy. It is the best, noblest and most uplifting conception of liberalism and freedom."
In these words Norman Hapgood sum¬ marized his .views on the anti-Jewish activities of Henry Ford and thfe move¬ ment for restoring the Jewish Homeland in Palestine.
Deep Interest
Mr. Hapgood declared that his interest in the success of the restoration of the Jewish Homeland was even greater than his desire to drive out of American life such reactionary and baseless propa¬ ganda ^,s Henry Ford has been duped into conducting. In answer to a ques¬ tion, Mr. Hapgood recounted the be¬ ginning of his interest in exposing the Ford propaganda.
'"Not long ago," he said, "at a luncli eon at the University Club, thc question of liberalism in- its original sense came up in the course of the conversation. Among those present was the head of the Kussian government in Omsk after the revolution and the head of the foreign affairs of Russia under three adminis¬ trations. We talked about public opinion in general, then we talked about Ford, and speculated on why he carries on his -crazy campaign. We were all aware that anti-Semitism has always been the hand¬ maiden of reaction, stimulated by des¬ potic government. It is alvi^ays the ex¬ treme right which is anti-Semitic. One of the men said he had seen in Chicago a check drawn by Ford to Boris Brasol
CzaWst Agent
The latter had been a secret service agent under the Czarist regime and was (Continued «a p«g« »
Npw YORK.—Ho\V the Jewish pop¬ ulation of Latvia, which before tHe war totaled approximately 157,600, has been reduced by over one-third is revealed in reports from thc Joint Distribution Committee's representatives in that coun¬ try, on the basis of which that body has just been allocated an additional sum of $80,000 further to stimulate the splendid efforts which are being made by the sur¬ vivors to return to a self-sustaining basis.
,Among the First
The Jews of Latvia were among the first of all Europe upon .whom the'war visited its horrors. Hardly had the -first great, German offensive against Russia been-launched when by (7?;.w'stjc; ukase t,
'^''^'^f^^f^S^wm^^t^t^fS^' inces Of Lifland, Courland and Letgallen, which were directly in the path of the devastating, legions led by Hindenburg and Mackcnsen.
Almost en masse, these exiles joined that cortege of Jewish refugees which wended its tragic way across Russia, through bloody Ukraine, to Constanti¬ nople, even across Siberia as far east as Harbin and Vladivostok. When in the summer of 1917 they were at last per¬ mitted to return lo the scene of devas¬ tation which they called home, thousands of them, victims of hunger, cold, typhus and all of the horrors which accompan¬ ied them in their plight, tens of thou¬ sands had perished. According to a re¬ cent census, the present Jewish popula¬ tion of what is now Latvia is 100,000, of whom 30,768 are in Riga. 12,770 in Dwinsk, 10,000 in Libau. The signifi¬ cance of these figures is brought out in a report by a J. D. C-worker on housing conditions in Latvia.   He writes:
WASHINGTON, D. C—Emile Ber¬ liner, famous millionaire Jewish inventor of the Microphone or telephone trans¬ mitter, a leading Zionist of this city, ha.s announced that hc and his son, Harry A. Berliner, have invented a Helicopter fly¬ ing machine for experimental purposes, capable of rising ten feet perpendicularly from thc ground, and of accomplishing a forward movement.
Thc Berlincrs are confident that their machine, on which they have been work¬ ing for nearly twenty years, will prove to be a practical success.
Announcement of thc work of the Jewish inventors was made after Lon¬ don authorities had denied reports that Louis Brannan had perfected a helicop¬ ter and captured thc prizes offered by the British Air Ministry. Brennan, ac* cdrding to cable despatches from'Eng¬ land, admits that his machine has never been tried, and in fact, has never',been taken from the shop in which it is being built.
Great Expectations
Though the Berliner machine has only attained an altitude of 10 feet in experi¬ ments, the inventors assert that it will go up to any desired altitude, provided the motors arc strong enough, which has been the chief difficulty. Thus far they' have been unable to obtain a sufficiently powerful motor, the one now in use be¬ ing only 110" horse power. With a ISO horse power motor the Bcrliners believe that the ultimate in perfection will be reached. .
Such a powerful motor is now < being built for government departments, and the Bcrliners say that they expect to ob¬ tain one of these for installation on their helicopter.
¦Perhaps the greatest'step which hss-
clUinjly new and will startle scientists.
^riic elder Berliner first took up the pfjohlem of the helicopter about thc time tl|e Wright Urothers succeeded in flying.,
^ftcr working on the machine for yuirs, Mr. Berliner became ill and.was ffjirced to suspend his activities in 1914. When his son, Henry, graduated from Cornell University in 1918, the father en- ttpstcd him with the work of perfecting tiVc helicopter. . '
Interesting Charact%r
Emile Berliner is probably one of the Ti'Cit interesting Jewish characters in this Country. '
'JComing from Gerrtiany to the United States 'as a poor boy hc worked in ordi¬ nary positions, including shop clerk and bundle wrapper, first in New York and tl.ieft in Washington, where he ultimately made his home. In Germany he had b(f£a brought up in an orthodox home a kI was well versqd in Hebrew, i iWhen he first came to New York he tiji^ht in the Sund,-iy School of Temple ^jl^anucl under the late Rabbi Gustav theii, father of Professor Richard frittheil of. Columbia University. Equip- pth with only a scant secular schooling, Berliner sought learning by way of self li'
PALESTINE MANDATE IN PRESENT FORM OPPOSED IN HOUSE OF LORDS   »
LONDON, (J. C. B.)—Notice has been given by "Lord Islington that he will move in the'IIou.sc of Lords that the Palestine Mandate in its present form is unacceptable hcciusc, he main- tahis, it violates thc pledges Britain made to the people of Palestine and is opposed to thc sentiment and wishes of thc majority of the inhabitants of the country. Lord Islington propoosed that acceptance by thc League of Nations of the Mandate be postponed pending the modifications he regards as jiecessary.
Simultaneously, S. Joynson Hicks will move in the House of Commons that thc Mandate, involving financial and other responsibilities^ be first submitted to Parliament for approval. Contracts entered with Engineer- Ruttenberg re¬ garding the electrical concession sJiould he-referred to a'select committee for consideration, Mr. Hicks will demand.
CHICAGO JEWS ACT ON PRES. OBREGON^S OFFER TO SETTLERS
Joint and American Jewish Com¬ mittee to Be Asked to Aid Project
MISSION TO GO
TO MEXICO SOON
U. S. Government Donates Plot to L. N. Levi Hospital
Report of Hospital Gives Detailed •   Account of Institution's
$25,000 FOR NURSES' HOME TO BE RAISED SOON
This*Tias been the stumbling block to 11 who have worked on such machines. Berliner asserts that in their machine this difficulty has been completely over¬ come.
One Difficulty The "one difficulty which still remains, and upon which Henry Berliner is at present working and hopes to elimihate shortly is that of effecting a safe landing from high altitude, but he hopes to have a landing device shortly vvhich will'be
p. His mind naturally inventive and S Ssntific, he picked up one day, a text- 1' pk on Physics at a second-hand book il pre; his career as an inventor is trace- 4|le to that beginning.
'"'"      Comes Forth With Idea   .
;-At first, all of his friends ridiculed be young inventor, but finally, just after Mexander Graham' Bell amlounced his ¦efcphone invention, Berliner canie-forth
ith his idea of the Microphone, with-' ,)Ut. ,)?^ich' Bell's invention would have [jpe&ripj little value, since it could only :0j3imuhicate sound over the distance ojE dt.V],.fekA ,,'Berliafir. .made .tiosaihli;
NEW YORK!.—The eleventh annual report of the Leo N. Levi Memorial Hospital, Hot Springs, Ark., has just been published, and gives a detailed ac¬ count of the activities of that institution for thp year ending'March 31, 1922. The report shows that the hospital treated 752 patients, who remained in the insti¬ tution 13,374 d.iys, or on an average of 18 days each, at a cost of $^3.20 per patient, or $2.40 per day per patient. In addition, the clinic of the Leo N. Levi Memorial Hospital took care of 4,500 persons dur¬ ing the same year. These patients came from every section of the country. Of th^ J52 patients treated, in the hospital prope?; ^'ttl were cured, 284 improved, 15 died.j,;..».|V«eceipts for thc year were §.12,0|>^,^^ iJA-On	
to 1
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ipon priHiimsen bni^wluchvaiy heir al»Uty and
nothing more nor less than thc Micro¬ phone on an elaborate scale, and it is what makes'possible present radio talk¬ ing. Berliner is also thc inventor of the disc graphophone record, which was an¬ other revolutionary accomplishment.
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Dr. L.K. Frankel of N.Y. Am. Jewish Congress Heads New European   Considers Jewish Jewish Commission    Emigration to Mexico
Public    Statement    Issued   An¬ nouncing an Exhaustive Investigation
Which WUI Study Jewish Condi¬ tions in the War-stricken . Countries
Housing Shortage
"If the entire Jewish pre-war popula¬ tion of Latvia had returned the housing shortage would be even more acute and the task of reconstruction greater. But many have not returned — many will never return. Dwinsk, for example, con¬ tained before the war 40,000 Jews. To¬ day it lias less than 15,000. " Not all of thosc who have not returned have per¬ ished. Some have, made a home for themselves elsewhere and others are prevented from returning because their documentary evidence of previous resi¬ dence is deemed insufficient by the gov¬ ernment.
But even so the task of reconstruction is appalling. In the province of Dwinsk 1,920 private buildings were destroyed and 101 communal buildings, such as synagogues and schools; in the province of Letgallen, 1,124 private buildings and 92 communal buildings. Lifland fared best, wiWi the destruction of only 10 communal buildings. The sum total of destruction in the three provinces is 3,GG1 private buildings and 203 com¬ munal buildings.
Previous Ezpondituros
Previous expenditures by the Joint Distribution Committee for relief and reconstruction in Latvia have amounted to 16.000,000 Lettish roubles. Of this sum 9,000,000 roubles were paid over to various loan organizations, 2,700,000 roubles went for immediate relief, 1,- 700,000 roubles for orphan care. Other large sums were spent for medical aid and sanitation. Of the |80,000 just allo¬ cated, (60,000 will go to the credit loan organization of Latvia, and (20,000 for [the trade schools in Dwinsk and Riga.
NEW YORK.—Headed by Dr. Lee K. Frankel, third vice-president of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a commission of leading Jewish business men, scientists, bankers and social work¬ ers will sail for Europe, Tuesday, June 20, on the Berangaria to study Jewish conditions in the war-stricken countries.
NEW YORK. —A proposal from the Mexican Government to receive Jewish emigration from Eastern Europe has ben taken up for consideration by the American Jewish Congress, of which Mr. Nathan Straus is president and Dr(. Stephen S. Wise is chairman of the ex¬ ecutive committee, and special committee
The other members of the commis-l^hich has beeii appointed to investigate
ssion, appointed by Louis Marshall, pres ident of the American Jewish Relief Committee, are David A. Brown of De¬ troit, who was national chairman of the recent war relief campaign which raised $17,000,000; Dr. Milton J. Rosenau, pro¬ fessor of preventive medicine at Har¬ vard; David M. Bressler, chairman of the New York City campaign that raised over $4,000,000; Mr. Morris Wolf, prom¬ inent Philadelphia attorney,' and Herbert II. Lehman, New York banker, chairman of the Reconstruction Committee of the Joint Distribution Committee, who is al¬ ready in Paris.
Thei- commission, which was estab¬ lished at the "Victory Conference" of the American Jewish Relief Committee at Detroit on April 9, will study at first hand the further need for palliative re¬ lief among the 300,000 orphans and 400,- 000 refugees, and to what extent the $50,000,000 raised prior to the last cam¬ paign has started the Jews of Europe on the road to rehabilitation, reconstruction and self-support.
Reports from the Joint Distribution Committee workers in Europe indicate decided improvement in many sections of Europe, particularly Poland, Lithu¬ ania, Latvia and Roumania, but, on the other hand, thetre is extreme juiTering and'a great need for palliative relief among 4,000,000 Jews in the Ukraine and Soviet Russia.
this offer, has issued a public statement calling upon the Jewish public not to pass judgment upon the project before all ¦ facts have been ascertained, and warning Jewish communities abroad against the danger of premature action
The Statement
by the special
.T^i the   expenditures   $41,-
01 'mindii' the' oppoftututy lor expressing themselves.   The Jews happen to belong to one of the two most interesting peo¬ ples that ever existefb/iAlatiO'fi'aiiJ'is ^.—y.icu=-'partly   by   the  Independent Order of (he B'nai B'rith and partly by subscriptions from charity organizations and generous individuals.
The officers of the hospital are: Emil Nathan, St. Louis, Mo., president; Dan Daniel, Little Rock, Ark., vice-president; Rabbi A. B. .Rhine, Hot Springs, Ark., secretary; Gus Strauss, Hot Springs, Ark., treasurer.
The Leo N. Levi Memorial Hospital is a free institution strictly and admits no pay patients. It is open to all who are luiable to pay, whether members of the B'nai B'rith or not, and who are in need of the special treatment afforded by the institution in connection with the hot springs bath with which, the hospital is provided. Patients are admitted only, upon applications indorsed by their charity organization or local B'nai B'rith lodge; and must be provided with return transportation. Application blanks may be obtained from the secretary.
Ground Donated
The United States Government has just donated-a plot of ground 150x150 which adjoins thc hospital site. The in¬ terstate conference of the Southern sec¬ tions of the Council of Jewish Women has undertaken to raise in the near fu¬ ture the sum of $25,000 for thc erection of a nurses' home, which the- hospital needs urgently, and there is no doubt that the council's, enterprise will be crowned with success.
CHICAGO, (J. C. B.)—An organiza¬ tion to be known as thc Mexican Jewish Colonization Associ.ition has been launched here following the publication of President Obregon's letter to Paul W. Rothenberg, offering- facilities for the settlement of east European Jews in Mexico.
Thc new association, it is learned, will be a closed corporation, without stock, and is to be incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois.
Prominent Leaders
Leading in this movement are Judge Joseph Shulman, Paul Rothenberg and Assistant District Attorney Rittman. 'A group of five Chicago Jews, including Philip Ginsburg, publisher of the Jewish Courier, will leave for Mckico within a weelc They will be accompanied by ag¬ ricultural, geological and industrial ex¬ perts. After looking over the ground, it is planned to complete the arrange¬ ments with the Mexican governmcnt.- Jewish organization, .notably the Joint Distribution Committee and American Jewish Committee, it is .said, will be asked to .lend their aid to the Associa¬ tion.
Schlaimer as Head
The Association's mission to Mexico, it is understood, will be conducted by Senator Schlaimer of Arizona, a friend of President Obregon's.
Many well known Chicago Jews are evincing great interest in the project, persons close to the initiators say. Julius Rosenwald, millionaire philanthropist, is believed to be interested tut awaiting the outcome of the proceedings at Mexico City- Fifteen thousand dollars for initial Ex¬ penses of the mission will be raised, it is expected, -at the- meeting of the ncwly- '*^^'" formed   Mexican   Jewish, M^olonization
numoer ot t),uui/,r"TVinntroing.'" Poland waiting to embark/4-
i^7^'£^fill3 JEWS LIMIT AT HARVARD WILL' HELP THEM
Says It Will Combat the Increas¬ ing Tendency to Anti- Semitism
ANSWERS A. A. BENESCH,
A JEWISH GRADUATE
The statement issued committee is as follows:
"At a session of the executive commit¬ tee of the American Jewish Congress held on June 4, 1922, a press report was submitted to the effect that an offer of territory for settlement had been made to the Jews of Eastern Europe by the government of Mexico. Whatever be the basis of this report and the merits of the proposal involved, it behooves us to take counsel and to consider carefully all aspects of the project before any steps are taken.
"Until this report shall have been thoroughly investigated and the nature and character of the possible opportunity exhaustively considered, it is our duty to ask our fellow Jews throughout Euro¬ pean and other lands to suspend action and even judgment with respect to the entire matter. Until such investigation shall have ben completed nothing should be done or contemplated by Jews any¬ where with respect to the utilization of
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Polish Jews Oniose New Elec¬ tion Ordinance
.WARSAW, (J. T. A.)—The pro¬ posed election ordinance which, if car¬ ried into effect, would deprive the Jews of their proportional representation in the Sejm, was denounced ab thc plenary meeting of the Jewish National- Coun¬ cil, attended by representatives from all parts of Poland. Sholom Asch, the author, and George Halpern, noted Russian Jewish financier, were among the guests attending the three-day ses sion.
The National (Council was instructed to endeavor-to secure an amendment of the ordinance, and if unsuccessful, to consider the desirability of forming a bloc of all minorities interested in main¬ taining their own representation in the Sejm. The Council was instructed fur¬ ther to negotiate with representatives of all national Jewish parties with a view to the formation of a single ballot, party representatives in the Sejm re mains unaltered.
(Special to Ohio Jewish Chronicle) CLEVELAND, June 19.—The text of correspondence between President Low¬ ell of Harvard and A. A. Benesch, a local attorney, on the question of race discrimination was made public here to¬ day. On June 7 Mr. Benesch wrote to President Lowell as follows:
'"My Dear Mr. Lowell: In common with other Jewish graduates of Har¬ vard, I was, astounded at the official statement' issued last week with refer¬ ence to the restriction of enrollment. Even had thc statement no especial mention of students of the Jewish race, it would have , been objectionable be¬ cause of the undoubted implication. Con¬ taining as it did, however, particular reference to the, Jews, it is tenfold' more objectionable because of the direct suggestion made to those who might not otherwise perceive its purpose.
Utterly Impossible
"It is utterly impossible for me to comprehend how an institution if learn¬ ing which has throughout its history received contributions from men of all religious faiths and which has enjoyed an enviable reputation for non-sec¬ tarianism can even contemplate, the adoption of a regulation obviously de¬ signed to discriminate against thc Jews. The late Jacob H. Schiff for years maintained a deep interest in Harvard and was loyal to Harvard's traditions. Do you think ihat he would remain silent, were he alive today, in the face of such action on the part of the uni¬ versity authorities?
"Felix Warburg and other eminent Jewrs of New York City.and elsewhere were liberal contributors to the Har¬ vard Endowment Fund. Are their feel¬ ings not to be considered?
More Than 20 Years
"I am a graduate of more than twenty years', standing. I have contributed to¬ the Endowment Fund and am con¬ tributing now annually to the Scholar¬ ship Fund established by my class, the (Continued oh page 6)
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