Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-29
AREPLY TORASTER
The Zeitung Editor Wakes UP
a Polish Jew.
VIGOROUS DEFENSE OF TIE RACE.

A Few Remarks in Which There Are
Some 0dious Comparisons from n Pro-
hibition Point of yiew-Close of the
Milwaukee Roman Catholic c invention
The Resolutions Too LIBERIA for Bish-
OPP katzer-Poiitical Organic alton Eff
fected.
CHICAGO, May 29-The con gressional
subcommittee continued its behring's yes
terday and had before it Potter Palmer,
who concluded that he didn't want any
restrictions on immigration; Clas. Jones,
of Racine, who wanted the migrants
looked over by the consuls be fore they
started from their country; john Ander-
son, who sang the praises of the Swedes
and Norwegians; Staple f. Gordon
of Jefferson county, Wisconsin, W.
thought Europe was dumping her
insane and criminals into his coun-
try and wanted rigid restrictions adopted,
Charles X. futile, reporter, VINO seemed
to object to the English because they did
not Immediately begin to help run the
politics of this country, and several others,
most of whom were like Editor Raster,
of the Carpenters union of this city, gave
to part of the committee in private evil
dence that the alien contract law was be-
ing violated in this city
A Defender of the Polish lew.
But the most interesting witness was
Emanuel W. Beckerman, a young Polish
Jew, publisher and resident of Chicago,
who wanted TO say word for his country
and ha hinaSa1f N-iern
| and entertaining witness, and an able de
fender of his race and people. He said
there were 10000 Polish Jews in this city,
and every one could read and write. "Our
| religion makes it necessary for us
to be able to read and write, and
| there is no illiteracy among the Polish
Jews. Scorn has been cast upon US since
| this committee commenced its session
here, and want to say it is not merited.
Some Virtues of the Race.
1--WE are used to scorn and persecution,
| however, having endured it from almost
| the beginning of time, but don't propose
| TO sit quietly and see men like Herman
! Raster malign. insult, and spit upon us
| All of our people are well to do. There
are no Polish Jews in the almshouses the
| hospitals, jails, or penal institutions
| Never in the history of this state has there
! ever been Polish jew in the penifentiary
| at Joliet. None of us is a public charge
| We bear our share of the burdens of gov
| eminent, pay our taxes, educate our chill
| dren, worship God and believe in high
| plane of public and private morality, and
| IL is hard to hear the editor of I ne Stats
| Zeitung speaking of us as the of scourings
| of the earth.
| Not of the Hyphenated Kind.
Il want to make the assertion here that
of the twenty-five miles of saloon frontage
| in Chicago fully twenty and half
miles are owned and controlled by Ger
man-Americans. And right here | want
| to say you never heard OF US calling our
selves Polish-Americans or Hebrew Amer
| leans or anything of the Kind. As soon rs
we get here we become Americans. We
care not for Poland. but love America, the
| land of our choice where the jew as well
as the Gentle can enjoy liberty of speech
| and opinion
| Would Bar Roman Catho lies.
| In regard to the present laws the wit
ness wanted them changed so as to bar ont
| Roman Catholics He did not believe the
| consular inspection plan would do any
| good. There would be big Doodle in it, -
said Mr.. Beckerman ''and the consul would
| be hot after Doodle. The avera ge consul
| would issue an applicant certificate to
hell provided there was s. in il for him"
| There was one Immigrant, or would be
| immigrant, that no one said good word
| for and that was All Sin.