New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-31
REJECTED BY THEIR CORELIGIONISTS.


POLISH AND RUSSIAN HEBREWS REFUSED ADMTs-
SION TO THE B'SAI B'RIrH IN CONSEQUENCE OF
THrIR FILTH. SUPERSTITION AND IGNORANCE.
As already mentioned in dispatches from
Chicago, the motion to grant charter to Polish He
brew Association WAS rejected by 40 .Otcs against - AZ
tho meeting the Grand Northwest Lodge OF tie BHa
Birth held in that city few day aco. This measure
which virtually excludes the Polish Hebrews throughout
the United states from memberships the 'rl'r ~ the
Bna, Birth is considered an event OF great Importance
hy Jewish people. A TRIBUNE reporter talked on TN
subject with UIcnr.w who has just arrived ir"n Oh
cago and who took prominent 2nrt In tue conference
IL. which the adverse decision was reached.
81 think we have every reason to congratulate our
selves Oh this result be saiG II answer to the reporters
questions; Tor hadthc Polish element once obtained
foothod the 4 mai Brn there Is no kro"lEG TO WHAT
extent the Order might have dcccnrraieL'
a. Was the discussion preceding the vote animAteiP
"V,rv much - indeed, and at one time many Of ~
feared that the w0Gid be adopted II r"nl"mDer
rightly H. e. Mitchell. ~ Chicag". brsan IN" proceed
ng- by submitting report of the minority iaN"rhS the
admission OF POLISH Russian and Lithuanian Hebrews
10 the order. This followed by debate Oh the mt
lion offered by Henry Grecncbaum and Joan Graham OF
Chlcayf 10 authorize the organ cation of new lodge
composed OF Hebrews ofsthose nationat"s IheTc
Hebrews hal already formed society. AMI al they
askcd was that should he recognized NJ new chapter
or lodge o. the Bnn Birth. Tho Central Committee had
refused lt y, HuNi-lIS i'Ih hPI'J
for admission the different lodges II they were SUI
determined to belong the order. But they were not
- b, dssupdcd from their efforts TO obtain separate
charter and ia" motion Inrnon"d WAS the result In
the course debate the clerk read number ~ rcso-
buttons eInnnaiug FROM the various chapters of the
Order some advocating and some attacking thn notion
Then C. Solomon, 81 Chicago took tie stand. and ~
ur,st himself ~ strongly against the project ot nc"
joratins Polish aud IN sian Hebrews h'S reasons
were that A. cas-, he considered them Ignorant: I'M
ciy,lzed ana sup, r-iitou- 10 supr'i" ctfr'r M'l
q, ~ agreed win h,m iu tins fcsI'ct can 'u'' you
Mr. rugc next ui,le speech lh tir Sdtr FtI t"' ~"
whIcl Mr. Mitchell siokr AZ ir','h III 'W'ol 9. nv ~
i,c Nr itlch. prominent Milwaukee IL Di""' h'or
Great !hpl,.--On on rs al 10y piui "'i.E Wv ',,li"S
ana Russian jews. Wien they have nd th'ms N,s y.
th nlih gnJrInc" ANA >up r-i'iit u" s!'' ~. ~,
yll m lime enough give thrlna C.dflc Dh lh' "lh'
nnnd must nck"Owirisc tia son" pow W II lh W.
wrrr ,-rd behalf Of tne 2Fl c. some 81 IT. dl'"c"t
.c med ttt the urliiin+rs were good, rrWriir ana
nui.cst ciI-ns; that tac means oi tlIuHhhG l"
1ping thcm~ Ives dbdrr tue car" "f III" u MAJ Ii'n
,h,u,, no more Withdrawn from them t'an hl-l''e
,,,r ~, was n,rrny.in,lrd ri, iu.cc. Henry
GrrruclinIn who made the motion, udut very "'h
speech ~ the close Of IN" sc~SlOu In whrl no summer
~, an he arguments and read i.bcr ~ letters fr -
uroin, nt jewish citizens approving the lhroIpolon
ln, wncn he ~ kcd whether tno conference Intended T."
m,,g,r,in another jewish persecution. III Thought hr
wts ring "A htlr too far, IEd his voice was "imrst
drowned N muriunrs Of dlsapprohhIlAh N@,hF IEPl
Enssnn aud Lithuanian Hebrews were ultra Orthodox
PERSONALLY unricdn, aud 81 rcputlN" thtrIl"t4 a 'hh
H." question Of accepting tncin ~ he Fraternity ih2nh
he i, 10 tnr lodges No dccls.Ou reached thai dy
bu tho following morning, Oy voin oi 10 To- ~ tnp
NOTION wa- defeated; nd repeat "c have every reason
TO nc satisfied with the result" ,.
is that the general opinion among Nc1rcwe III tis
city g. -. , A.. ,,.,i,h
A. FAR Gs am aware IT Is We recognize the f"I'n
and Pu-3an H. Urcwg ~ cO"clSl0nS'S, nut We 80 NJ.
consider uui selyc, bound to tLbo th"m up IN oar id
order under the present Circumstances Cehthils oi
oppression am tad treatment tvc ~ depraVod 80 iI
v,trd tlIcu both MOI ALI and intellectually that VI"
-hUul uuy he the sufferers were wn to act o'h'rw,'
In srile OF apparent ostracsin however 40 pains
win be spared, as proposed 1T the cO-erehc' lh en
hshirn and instruct these poor people; ana when y hc
I'm n.tutInns and American example haV9 done tl'H
work the question which has just been a;ltGtcd wan pe
recon .dcrrd ana will receive solution III accofu"nco
with tho ClTcuuistanCes.'