New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13

Go 10 would mean a LARGE and ultimately coH'-
plete immunity from the curse crime ana eos'
~ war. ~ relief from the strain OF an Easter"
question or a balance OF power, a Drelouhu' VI
q I.atin-Muscoyite alliance. 1t would mean
growth OF high spiritual aspirations and a step
forward to that universal happiness ana UNI
versal brotherhood which constitute the hope
Of mankind"
The Rev Dr. Isaac NJ. Wise. OF CINCINNATI
leading rabbi, president Of the Theological Seni
nary there and editor Of The 1sraelite' wrote
recently:
''Dr Herzl does not profess to d. religious
Jew. With most OF his followers he maintains
only to be Jew by nationality or race. lie mas
not the least intention to benefit judaism ne
is q politician. loyal and patriotic, no doup'' az
SO many politicians profess to he. ana WorKs u
set up a Judenstadt. not religious congresa-
ton at all. Religion is at present out OF the
question altogether Some Jealous Zionists
want the return TO Palestine as revival VI
Judaism, and hold also to DR.. Herzrs project
Romantic zealots cannot possibly do without a
number Of contradictions In their creed. religious
or political. The establishment OF a jewish
State In Palestine Is an impossibility In Itself.
and with the State laws Of Moses unimagina-
BILE The years OF release and Shemttah Sab
batIcal years. cannot we'll be reintroduced, but
the genuine Zionists must do 1t, as they have
proved few years ago The sacriiiclal cult
with the Aaronitc priesthood and the Levitical
ministration much the jealous Zionist must
admit. cannot be restored, can II In Palestine
be abolished according to the dogmas Of the
strict Zionsts and the whole orthodoxy You
would not stone to death the Sabbath breaker,
the adulterer. the blasphemer the false prophet
But In the Judenstadt In Palestine the laws Of
Moses would be in force and you cannot get
over It as orthodox Jews. The contradictions
between DR.. Herzl and the orthodox Zonists are
numerous they In every railroads.&c.
lover OF Zion. None can leap over two thousand
years Of history and commence anew where all
things We're left then"
DR. KOHLER OPPOSED TO IT.
One Of the first men to rise in opposition to the
Jewish State movement was the Rev. DR.. X
Koher and his words and those Of the Rev
Or. Isaac NJ. Wise have done much to lessen
the ardor OF the sentimental Jews. In PAM
phlet on the subject DR.. Kohler said:
Visionary schemes always have so much fas-
cinaton for the mind as 10 blind II against stern
facts | shall not discuss here the question
whether there will ever be any prospect for the
Jews to become sole owners OF the soil where
Chrstendom holds guardianship over its Saw
tours tomb and Islamism over those that sleep
M Hebron. Neither will argue on the possibility
OF creating a political commonwealth Of elements
so heterogeneous In language and character az
are the Jews Of the different countries Granted
however that the scheme were feasible. that lit
tie Judea would again be solely or chiefly inhab-
tied by her own children. and the various ele-
ments could be welded together into a national
unit with political aims and aspirations so to
become wha. the little kingdom OF Greece now
is-an insignificant nation. proud OF It's past
glory living a, the mercy OF the great powers
OF the earth. a half-Oriental. semi-cvlzed State,
the larger, the better and more enlightened part
OF which would have TO live outside Of Palestine
to be held IN jeopardy. as were once the Jews Of
Alexandria. by the surrounding nations-would
this actually be the realization Of the hope OF
the orthodox Jew? The Jewish State DR.. Herzl
has in view is TO be built on rurely socialstc
principles His land OF promise is the one that
starts on the seven hours labor plan. lie wants
A Jewish flag with seven golden stars. symbol
lzing-not the Seventh Day OF Rest. not the Sew
enth Year OF Release; such th-ocratic follies.
'Veleiaten. have place In this common
weal,h-but The seven hours Of labor day
He points out the danger TO Judaism, and says
that the establishment of the State would wipe
out the reformed" element Or. Kohler adds:
And for what purpose should all this danger
this crisis in the M, OF the Jews be provoked?
Is Il because our great representative ana scru-
pulously religious Jews long for the soil Of the
Holy Land, wish to live and 10 die on the terri
tory sacred by the grandest and Hottest remem-
brances? An no, Because We want 10 send
such % our brethren as are unsuccessful else
S,,1, mn 10 n
dumping ground for the undesirable elements ~
our people And this cOnhux OF Jews should
before the wide world represent the high water
mark Of Judaism and become the standard
bearer Of Israers mission, Is there anything
moro prepostsrous and absurd than this imagin-
able? Who would then. in the estimate OF the
nations be the real Jew? The Occidental Jew.
with his broad philanthropic ideals and aims. or
the lew shut up In his State and bound up with
his narrow. exclusive HebraIsm? We would
certainly not raise the standing of the jew in
any spiritual sense but lower II and lessen his
in the world
no: let the entire world learn that we abhor
the idea OF n Jewish State. our mission ever
since we have been singled out among the
nations as Gods chosen people Is TO live and to
work for the highest ideals OF mankind. for those
truths which the Church and the Mosque have
I'm part adopted from us. and which we have to
preserve In singular purity and loftiness-the
unity OF God and Of man. one love. one truth.
Justice and peace. This higher mission. for
which we have suffered and bled. and for which
we have still 10 suffer the servants OF the
Lord "a the Messiah OF the nations. we
abdicate the moment we become one of the many
girt with the sword and eager for
political glory OF our own.
There Is but one way for us American Jews
to pursue: Let the plans OF Jewish colonization
In Palestine be left in the hands OF such Euro
pcan Jews AS have the philanthropic and edu-
cational interests Of their brethren at heart.
and what we do TO encourage and support
them we shall all do OF one accord. But let us
In unmistakable terms protest against the in