The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-04
LOCAL ZIONISTS MEET.
ENTHUSIASTIC RALLY HELD IN
GUERNSEY HALL.
Rev. Levine of Wilkes-B and At
torney Isaac Allen of New
York Were Speakers.

A well-attended and thoroughly en-
thusastic meeting of the local branch
of the Associated Order Of Zionists was
conducted last night in Guernsey hall
Rabbi Levine. of Wilkes Barre, and
Attorney Isaac Allen. of New York
city, were the two speakers of the
evening and by their eloquence and fire
succeeded in arousing a great interest
in this society, the object of which is
to amalgamate all the Jews OF the
world into a great stock company,
which will ultimately buy Palestine
from the sultan of Turkey and use the
Holy Land primarily as refuge for
the oppressed Hebrews Of foreign coun-
tries. and finally as once more the
mother land of a great Jewish nation
The plan may seem at first a trine
QuiXotic, but 1t Is not expected that it
can be carried out for many. MANY
years, and its promoters lCok forward
to great future 10" the society. 1t
was born in Europe and there numbers
half a million members. III this coun-
try It has about fifteen thousand de-
votees, of whom Il third are in New
York.
President Morris Cohen, of the local
lodge, acted as chairman last night. He
first introduced Rev. Levine. who spoke
forcefully and elouuentlv in German.
He explained the purposes AMI general
idea of the organization, Nd declai ed
that the need of The Zion movement is
not felt as keenly Dy the Hebrews Of
this land of equality and freedom as il
is by the unfortunate Jewish serfs OF
Roumania and Russia.
Attorney Allen was then Introduced.
He told of the first attempt 20 regain
Palestine by force of arms, and its dis
astrous results. and argued that the
Holy Land can never be recovered by
any but peaceful means He referred
TO the present status of the race and
the wholesale anti-Semitic spirit per-
vading Europe. when the news of the
illness of the cZar of Russia was an
nounced," said he "the heart of every
jew palpitatedwit fear and trembling,
lest Nicholas. the kind and liberal,
should die and the lives of six million
Hebrews in Russia be jeopardized by
the ascent OF another monarch. Such IL
the present condition that the death of
one man may imperil the lives Of six
million people.
1T is the Jews mission" he con-
tinued, ito spread in the world the true
belief, to be the teacher Of man. But
must not the teacher enjoy the respect
Of his pupils? How can the Hebrew,
hated and despised, for instance. at
tempt to instruct the naughty Ger
man?
THE sultan of Turkey needs money.
The jew has il. Palestine has long
been the bone of contention among the
great powers, but none wound oppose
its acquisition by the Jews"
In closing his speech, Mr.. Allen re-
ferred briefly to the fact that Misses
Short and DeGraw, of No. 80 school,
We're accused of openly insulting and
abusing Jewish children under their
care. The two instructresses are al
legged to have told the children that
''the Jews were all liars and thieves" b"
This has resulted in q withdrawal OF
the majority of the Jewish children
from the school, as their parents will
keep them away until the matter has
been investigated by the board of con-
troll. before which it is to be immedi-
ately brought.