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VoUinic VI — No. 2(j
coi.uMiujs, orrio, Deckmi',i;r 7.1923
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CHARGES IMMIG. BUREAU WITH RACE DISCRIMINATION
Former Congressman Siegel De¬ clares That the Bureau Favors . Nordic Peoples
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SAYS SUCH FAVORITISM WILL BE BAD FOR PARTY
NEW YORK. —"The effect of tliLs upon luiiidrcds of thousaiuts of loyal ReiJublicaiis descciulcd from otlier than the Nordic r.ices can well he imagined anil it pnts onr party on the defense in a m.inner that cannot fail to he disas¬ trous."
This frank warning concludes a let¬ ter to President Cooiidge, written hy former Representative Isaac Siegel, urg¬ ing that the Iiand of mercy he extended to those immigrants held at Ellis Island because the quota was exceeded.
Congressman Siegel .declared the im¬ migration law is heartless,and inhuman and openly charged racial ¦discrimination in'i favor of Nordic people on the part ofi the Bureau of Immigration in deal¬ ing with the recent emergency at Ellis Island. , Mr. Siegel was formerly a mpmbcr of the House committee on im'- mjgration and has long been regarded as; an authority on the subject of im¬ migration.
In accordance with the decision of the executive committee of the .American Jewish Congress, which met Sundyy afternoon, Nov. 18, at the Hotel Penn¬ sylvania, a delegation representing the Congress appeared before Secretary of Labor Davis in Washington, D. 'C, Tuesday morning, Nov. '2{\ to inter¬ vene 'in behalf of the 700 Jewish immi-
. grants who have come here on the Majestic and on the Belgenland and who are threatened with deportation on account of the exhaustion df th(i'annual
¦   quota for Russia.
The committee was made up of Con¬ gressman Nathan, -D'.' 'Pcrlman, '•' Joseph. Barqndess, 'Congressman' Samuel .Dick¬ stein,'; Adolph Stern, acting grand mas¬ ter, and-Milk L. UoUahdet, ^cand:scc-'
. rctarir'of tlie I.O. B. A., State Senator
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MORGENTHAU HON-
ORED IN SALONIKl
SALONIKI, (J. T. A.). —Ik-iiry Morgenthau, who is here on a mission in connection with the Near East relief, was given a reception hy (Jovernideiit! representatives. "The Jewish commu-1 tiity, loo, arranged a welcome for Mr. Morgenthau, the B'n.ii B'rith lodge here giving a dinner in his honor and tho Kehillah a .separate reception
Mr. Morgenthau told the representa¬ tives of the Jewish community that he was interested in gathering information concerning the position of tho Jews in Saloiiiki,
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'^.'"RichJnlis,"executive secretary of the American Jewish Congress. Present also Was Isidore Hirshfield, represent¬ ing the He'brew Slieltering and Immi¬ grant Aid Society. The representations in behalf of the immigrants who made the long trip from Russia in full expec¬ tation of lieing admitted and who.se de¬ portation would involve the most awful hardships, was made by Congressman Pcrlman, Mr. Barondess, Mr. Weinberg and Congressman Dickstein. Secretary Davis promised that every consideration prompted by humanity would be given the immigrants. He said that he would give his final decision at ¦'? o'clock in the 'afternoon. When the delegation re¬ turned at the appointed time, it re¬ ceived the information that special coii- sideration would be given the cases of immigrants whose return to Europe in¬ volved the greatest amount of hardship, that each case would be judged sepa¬ rately on its merits, stating further that it would he contrary to law to admit the immigrants as a body. The matter, it is understood, is now in the liamls of the President and that appeals arc be¬ ing directed to him from conunuiiitics all over the country, requesting a spe¬ cial dispensation for the interned im¬ migrants, *•
American Jewish Congress Takes Action With Regard
To Anti-Semitic Outbreaks
Also Takes Action on the Immigration Problem —Will Ask That
the Immigrants Be Permitted to Enter the Country Under Bond
or Parole — Jews of Bostoii Receive Severe Criticism.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF ,CONGRESS
WILL GO TO WASHINGTON, D. C,
Daniel P. Hays Prominent Benefactor Is Deadln^ew York
Was Rated as One of the Best
Lawyers in the Great
Metropolis
NEW YORlCo, T, A.).-Daniel Pcixetto Hays, one of the best known members of the Nevv York City bar, who at one time or another had been con¬ nected with nearly every Jewish charity in the metropolis, died at his home, dfiO West 8Cth St,, on Saturday, after a short illness, at the age of (W. Mr. Hays was senior member of the law firm of Hays, Hershfield and Wolf. lir. Broad¬ way. He was a member of an old Jewish New York family who have lived in New York Cily atid Westchester County for nearly 200'years. He was a great-grandson of Mendes Seixas, one of the founders of Columbia College. His great grandfather sold cattle to Washington's army.
He was a grandson of Dr. Madur Peixettov at one tiiiic President of the New York Medical 'Society. His pa¬ ternal grandfather was Benjaniin E. Hays, who gave to the town of Mount Pleasant the land for tiie site of its first High School.
Mr. Hays was Chairman of the Ex¬ ecutive Committee of the Isaac N. Wise Centenary, New York Campaign. The campaign was launched throughout the- country,in' IM^to raise $300,000 for the furtherance of the work of' the Union ol' American Hebrew Cougfcg^itions and the. Hebrew Union' College in Cin cinnati.- -'> •¦' "'•.., - ,1..'.¦ ,.,,;-, .ypaniel. -Pei'CEtto };Ha'y'*i J.»Lafc/,-triiii";;af,
NEW YORK. —The executive com¬ mittee of the American Jewish Congress hold its first nieeting since the recent sessions at the Pennsylyania Hotel, Sun¬ day afternoon,  November  18.
curing of relief for the interned refu¬ gees were considered and it was liually decided to send a committee to Wash¬ ington, •headed hy Dr. Wise, which will intercede with the department of labor.
Dr. Stephen S. Wise, president of thc'^ud if no satisfaction can be had from Congress, presided over the meeting, ^his, source, the cpmmittce will appeal which Was largely attended, members j,directly to President Cooiidge, who has of tho committee being present from aill already made known his sympathy for over the United States. Uhc Jewish people.
The mcetinj; concerned itself most virith tlie situation which has arisen in Germany and  other centers  of Jewish
The committee, which will include jjoseph Barondess, vice-president of the American     Jewish     Congress;     Louis
population   in   Euroi)e,   where   marked 'X-ipsky, honorary  vice-president  of  the
Pleasantville, March 28, 1854, the son of David and Judith S. (Peixetto) Hays. He was graduated from the Col¬ lege of the city of New York in 1873 and was awarded aU LL. B. degree by the Columbia Law School in 187,'i. He was married on April 7, 1880, to Rachel Hershfield, daughter of the late Aaron Hershfield, descendant of another old American Jewish family that traced its origin back to Revolutionary times.
He was Treasurer of the Harlem Federation for Jewish Communal Work, Trustee of the Jewisli Publication So¬ ciety, Governor of The Judaeans, Presi¬ dent of the Young Mcn'.s. Hebrew As¬ sociation, Jewish Theological Seminary. At various times he had served as a member of the boards of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, Mount Sinai Hospital, Home for Aged and Infirm Hebrews, B'nai B'rith, the Educational Alliance and the Guild for -^Crippled Children with a school in Montgomery St.
He was President of the Harlem Dem¬ ocratic Club, a delegate to a number of Hemocratic State Conventions, Presi¬ dent of the Municipal Civil Service Commission of New Yftk City, a mem¬ ber of the Lawyers' Club. 'Mr, Hays is survived by his widow, five daughters and a son.
anti-Semitic demonstrations have re¬ sulted in pogroms, sabotage and other forms of violence which have made more insecure than before the plight of European Jews.
Dr. Wise reported to the committee the steps which had already been takch with a view toward protecting the rights of the afilictcd Jews. Immediately ,j it appeared that the situation was growing out of hand correspondence was entered, into with the German embassy in Wash¬ ington, D. C, and Secretary of Statd Charles E. Hughes. Favorable replies', were reccive<l from both. ' ,     S
Dr.   Wise   madfe   the   announcement'
Congress and president of the Zionist Organization of America; Bernard G. Ricli.lrds, executive secretary of the .A.nierican Jewish Congress; Senator Benjamin Antin, and Adolph Stern and Max L. Hollander, acting grand master and grand secretary of tho Independent Order'B'rith Abraham, will be presented to "the oflScials of tho department of jabor by Congressman Nathan D. Perl- man, who will appear before the depart- njent iit his capacity as United 'States CongrtsstAan from the fourteenth New Y^ork district.
' ^Thc committee will ask that t'he im- J^migrants be permitted to enter the conn-
that an officer of the Anierican Jewisf^ ;try, under   bond   or  parole,   following
Congress was at present on his' way t{\ Europe where he would 'confer with'' prominent Jewish committees with, '^. view toward dealing with the situation; arising out of the recent disorders i^.~ Berlin, Bavaria and other places. - f; ' The situation in which about 800 Rus*! sian immigrants have been invoived bjrj- reason of the quota inuddl^^ at 'Ellis^ Is.J land and, other ports of "entrj;; was-tisi| subject for long deliberation of-'-the con%, mittee.  ^Various suggestions for the s^   ,''
Dr. Landman Rebukes
Klan Intruders at War Heroes' Monument
which relief action will be sought at the next, icssion of congress, when an at¬ tempt, will be made to have the admis¬ sion of'the immigrants made permanent •loir, reasons of humanity. ¦¦ ' -.Orgauization matters, looking, for ward to; thf.jfprmation of a large number of additi(>ii!>rCongress "jcomniitt'eeii through¬ out, tliC; country,' ,wcre discussed. As 'a step' in. this "direction- it was' decided to li6]d special 'meetings, of j-lie exccu- ; (COncluded [oii-page S,)' ,<¦'¦„'¦',
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Members of Klan Cause Disturb¬ ance at Dedication of Monu¬ ment   to   Nine  -Heroes of World War
DR. LANDMAN CONGRAT¬ ULATED AND CHEERED
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HENRY FORD DENIES HE AIDS
ANTI-SEMITES IN EUROPE
Ford  Motor  Conipany   Has  No  Knowledgre  of  Titus  de   Bobula, Manufacturer's Aide Asserts
SUSPECTS JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC
AGENCY OF COLORING REPORTS
NEW YORK (J. T. A.) —Reports that Henry Ford is financing anti-Semitic propaganda throughout Europe are denied in. a state¬ ment by H. M. Cordell, in Mr. Ford's office, replying to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency's recent inquiry concerning Mr. Ford's con¬ nection with Titus de Bobula, an American citizen, related to Charles W. Schwab, arrested in Budapest in connection with the recent Fascisti plot. De Bobula was referred to as agent and brothsr-in-law of Mr. For4.
Mr. Cordell's letter in which he accuses the Jewish News Agency of spreading reports that have their origin in "dishonest fabrication" is as follows:
"Extraordinary efforts have been made, your Agency being very active in them, to spread reports which would give circum¬ stantial color to the story that Mr. Ford is interested in anti- Semitic propaganda in Europe. We have quite a complete file of your various activities along this line.
"We now say to you that in no way whatsoever has Mr. Ford consented or assisted in any anti-Semitic program in Europe — nor for that matter, in any other place. The Ford Motor Company has no knowledge whatever of a Titus de Bobula. The whole story of any Ford backing given to. any revolutionary uprising tn any place is a dishonest fabrication, and we very strongly suspect that you know it."
NEW YORK, (J. T. A.) — Dr.'Isaac Landman, Rabbi in Far Rockaway, de¬ livered an impassioned denunciation of i the Ku Klu.x Klan who intruded into 1 tho ceremony at Codarhurst, L. I., where I a monument was dedicated to nine I youth.s who made the supreme sacrifice I in the World War. There were inter¬ mittent scrimmages as members of the American Legion tried to keep a Klan wreath away from tho monument and menbers of the hooded order tried to force it there.
Colonel Cornelius Wickersham, head of the local Legion Post and son of George W. Wickersham; C. C. .Adams and A. Adolburg and others prominent in the community, including many mem¬ bers of the Rockaway Hunt Clul), tried hard to ])acify the contenders. They had been first .sot at odds when a Gold Star mother whose son also was to be honored demanded that the Klan wreath be removed because hor son had not ilied for the tenets of its  faith.
The local policemen tried to qnell the outbreak by i)orsuabion, but tho fight was growing hotter when Colonel Wick¬ ersham climbed on the granite, base of the monumont and using that as a plat¬ form begged that lioth sides delist and .suggested that as a compj-omise the wreath hi; deposited with liim until the exercises were over.
Someone passed the tattere<l s>nnboI to him and the Colonel descending leaned it against his leg and started the ceremonies. After that things proceeded quietly until it came Rabbi Landman's turn to make the last speech. ,.
Tossing his overcoat to tbe lawn and baring his head, Dr. Landman stood silent a second before the monumont, then began:
"Fellow .'\mericans: Never have I spoken those words with such deep emo¬ tion as at tho present moment."
The voice of a young man named Wood suddenly burst on the assembly as he interrupted the speaker lo shout: ¦'My brother's name is on that monu- tiieiit; I want that Klan wreath put back there!"
Then Dr. Landman, striding to the (Conelmled on page 61
Howard E. Gill Addresses Local Council of Women
The   Chairmen   cf   the   Various
Committees Read Reports of
Their Activities
MRS. WEILER APPEALS FOR CLUB HOUSE MEMBERS
'•The Jewish people have a greater force for international good wil! thin any other people today. Why? Be¬ cause (1) their people are scattered throughout every country in tlu' world and (2) beoau.se thoy liave tiic most wonderful and inspiring history. Tl c rest of the world lociK-s to thorn . for philosophy, social customs and religion. It rests with them to lay the foundation of an international good will — pi-ace," asserted Howard B, Gill, associate se - retary of the National Council for Pre¬ vention of War, when he addressed tfie Council of Jewish Women at their rei;- ular meeting - on Tuesday afternoon, December 4th. Despite the rain a most representative gathering was pre^cit. Mrs. Jerome Kohn pro i 'ed.
Chairmen of tho var.ous committoos read reports ,which in turn wore ac¬ cepted as read. The afternoon's pro¬ gram proved to be one of tho most en¬ joyable of the year. Miss Harriet Gaines, violinist, daught.T of -Mrs Richard Gaines wlio appo^irs fifiiii t iro to time before the va-.ioiK Jewi-^h women's clubs of Crdumlms, reiiderod two beautiful solos which wore most en¬ thusiastically received by tiic audicnco, Mrs, Gaines played the iiiano accom¬ paniments. Quito entortaiiiing was tbe group of Trieiinial songs sang by the three delegates, Mrs Joronio Kolni, Mrs,- Simoii Lazanis and .Mrs. iCniost Jaros. Their reports it was, however, that crowned the afternoon's efforts. They appear verbatim 'at tho close of this article.
Mrs. A. R. Weiler ;igain made a ploa for the individual membor.ship of each member of tho Council to tho Cluli- house to be erected by the Federation of Women's Clubs. In tho absence of Mrs. Robert Lazanis, chairman of the committee on this membership drive, Mrs. Kohn announced the names of the women who will start a canii)ai.i>n for members  in tho very near  future.
CANADA TO LOWER
IMMIGRATION BARS
OTTAWA, (J.T. A.). —J. A. Robb, Minister of Immigration announced t<>- diiy, following a cotifercncc with west provincial delegates and transportation officials, th.it Canada's future immigra- tioii policy will mean a lowering of the liars to admit people of all nationalities able and willing to work. Only "cer¬ tain undesirables" will not be allowed, Mr. Robb stated. The Minister also asked the transportation companies to reduce steamship and railway fares for uniiiigrants.
''Voice of Jazz Has Replaced Voice of Jerusalem/' Zangwill
Writer and Publicist Makes His
Bow and Retires in Order to
Complete New Play
NEW YORK, —Israel Zangwill has returned to the "Ivory Tower of Art," With a long and caustic reply to his critics, according special mention to Prof. Richard Gottheil and his charge that Mr. Zangwill has outstayed his welcome, the writer and publicist has made his bow and prepared to remain in retirement iu order to complete work on his now play.
A formal letter appears in the New York Times and is dated from the Ivory Tower. Mr. Zangwill chai-gcs Prof. Gottheil with being rabidlj' anti- German.
Dealing with present world conditions and political questions, Mr. Zangwill says:
"As for your own Wilson, thoufeh hc- surpassod our- European politicians as much as your Presidents have surpassed our European Kings, you know his record. Elected to keep America out of war, he became the militant Mes¬ siah of the world, and when defeated by the Machiavellian politicians of Europ'e, he feigned to come back as a victor, waving a scrap of paper, as though one could combine the roles of Christ and Csesar. ' ;
"That is why I say the world must get other., "'sl^eersmcn if civilization is not,i;Q">hg,yer, .'-It rnusr set;k 'its guid; an'c^Jn>inenlof:fait|i"anjl vi'?i<Jti.., "The
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myself when the militarists were fren-
ziedly assuring us we had only to fight to the death to get perpetual peace still hovers over us, and everywhere 'preparedness' is concocting — for us elderly civilians fortunately, as well as for our wretched children doomed to be conscripted—media of death and torture beyond Dante's ghastliest dreams. But an orgy o"f oblivion hides both the dread¬ ful martyrdom of our dead and the still more dreadful future, and the voice of jazz has replaced the voice of Jeru- I salem.
I "Hence it was that 1 ventured to re- i mind the Jews of .-America, that this , hereditary prophetic voice might still j proceed from them for .America's and i the world's healing, that there might I even be a 'Jewish vote I' Unhappy ex- I prossion ! All they could think of — j oven thonifh I expressly added that I I did not mean a vote for Jews — was ! electing one another Judges or Senators I or Congressmen. Thej' do not seem to know — as<f°'I knew — liaving just filled up a  fonni of admission to jour
'^WILL NOT SAY THAT DEPORTEES MAY GO 10 CANA^," DAVIS
Secretary   of   Labor Davis  Will
Await Canadian Government's
Order Before Communicating
Decision
50 IMMIGRANTS TO BE
DEPORTED SATURDAY
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WASH1N;GT0N, (J. T. a.). —sec¬ retary of Labor Davis has refused, to communicate his decision regarding the departure of Jewish immigrants held for deportation and whom the Canadian Government has consented to admit un¬ til the re-opening of the Russian immi¬ gration quota in the United States,
Secretary Davis told the Jewish Tele¬ graphic Agency lie must first have be¬ fore him the exact order of the Cana¬ dian Government, of which he has not yet received ofTicial information.
"I must decline to commit myself as there are too many rumors circulatinij" co'ncernin!; the attitude of the Depart¬ ment towards certain classes of people," said Mr. Davis referring presumably to the recent report that he had given a verbal undertaking to allow the immi¬ grants to proceed to Canada if the latter would admit them. He stated, however, that he would take the matter up imme¬ diately upon receipt of the order.
.MO.\'TREAL, (J. T. A.). —A guar¬ antee that none of the Jewish immi¬ grants who are held for deportation' on Ellis Island and whom Canada is will¬ ing to admit will fall as a public charge on'Canada was given by the representa¬ tive of the Jewish Colonization Associ¬ ation here. The ICA in addition guar¬ antees that in case any of them will have to be deported she will bear the ' expenses.
The immigrants will be admitted as tourists on the understanding that each immigrant will be obliged to send in an application for admission in .theUnifed States as soon as- the new' "Rjussian quota opens. ^ Each immigrant will also have to pay an admission tax of $10.
NEW YORK, (J.T. A.^. —Carikda's   ¦'-'-
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be put on the Olympic tomorrow and deported. One hundred and forty ex¬ cess quota immigrants were similarly deported last Saturday on the Majestic. The representative of the Canadian Immigration Department on Ellis Is¬ land is understood to have been in¬ formed by his government of its deci¬ sion to admit the deportees. He is said to be in touch with Secretary Davis to secure bis permission for, the departure of the immigrants.
great country— that there are no Jews in America. Racially, that is. There are only Hebrews. 'Jew' connotes re¬ ligion and religion only. So 'llelirew' I obediently described myself, though tho immigration document confusedly in¬ structed 1110 that in replying 1 should take language and origin as the gov¬ erning factors, and I spe.ik Hebrew in¬ finitely less well than half a dozen other languages, iiot to mention my native fenglish. ' For. unlike Professor Gottheil, I was born in my country."
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SAYSfKUHN, LOEB & COMPANY
TO HELP HUNGARIAN  LOAN
Hungarian   Stat^ktnan  Decries  Attacks  on  Otto   Kahn  as   Guest of Hungafy,;^^3\^orking to Help the County
ANTI-SEMITISM DYING DOWN IN HUNGARY
FINANCE MINISTER AIDE DECLARES
I PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Ladies: —
I    An  African  of  (loculiarly  dusky  hue
was   haled   to   court  ono   morniiiK   for
I stealing  chickens.     Tho  judge   said  to
'' the clerk :    "Swear in the prisoner."
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LONDON (J. T. A.) — Declaring that apposition in Hungary to the participation of Kuhn, Loeb & Company in the proposed international loan for Hungary was "insignificant", a prominent personage intimately connected with Finance Minister Kallay said it was impossible, even in a country like England, to prevent worthless journals from expressing opinions when patriotism de¬ mands silence. .
Finance Minister Kallay is now in London conferring with the League of Nations Finance Commission which is considering the Hungarian loan.
The only paper to object to the part of tha Jewish banking house in the proposed loan was "Szozat", the Jewish Telegraphic Agency's informant declared. Anti-Semitism in general was fast disappearing and of official anti-Ssmitism he said there- was but little trade. Of 300 deputies in the National Assembly only 7 are "really" anti-Semites. One of them. Deputy Ulan, has been im¬ prisoned charged with high treason for the Fascisti plot.
The Hungarian Government, he said, is concerned in the con¬ solidation of the country, realizing the benefits to be darived from all sections of the population, discriminating against^ none. The anti-Semitic feeling in Hungary followed the reaction against Bol¬ shevism during th6 reign of which many Jews held high positions. The mass, of the Jews he declared suffered from Bolshevism like the rest, adding that he personally knew Jews who had been ex- ' ecuted by the Bolshevists. It is unfortunate, he said, that anti- BoJslfevist anger was vented against the Jews. But now, all this has died down and the anti-Semites have been left stranded since the great majority of the people ignore them.