New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

deepest and most Ias~ing cleft between opposing
factions % one race may be brought about
To understand why such q deep and vital struggle
should be caused by the Hebrew drama II is neces-
Eary 10 glance for z moment AZ the history made
IN America by the Jewish people one OF the best
known citlzels q the East Side. in reviewing q
hEt-- % his people in America thus characterZes
the source q the present conflict. He said:
III ls ID reality only twenty years since the
East Side became what IL is II then that
the first rush Of immigration followed the uaassa-
cres ir EIzabetlgrad. ID Russia. In that time the
Easr SIDE has gone through many crises. but you
may fairly divide its history into four periods IN
TIE earliest days socialism was the religion Of the
people. and that was the age OF agitation. To
The minds OF the people OF the East Side II looked
i Existing systems would be swept away. The
E0cialstlc leaders from their platforms Numbered
a. The Cap'talstic elements and painted IN glow
ing ccl0-= socialistic regime few years passed
and people found their leaders had not
br0ug- 10 that land OF milk and honey
they r0rrised, that the hopes they had held
out 10 them were not realized. and they turned
from -aeir leaders. and the age Of agitation was
over
There followed z period Of education. For five
years mere. through rapidly increasing newspa-
pes. through lectures. through wide reading. the
NGst and last growing East Side community were
tnsrurred iu the socialism they had hitherto been
Taught by their leaders from the platform. And
YET even this education was unsatisfactory. and
sure increased its strain as thousands Of imni-
grants poured iu from Russia and Rumaaia, and
Nls 1.scorEeut found its expression in Zionisn.
lie gospel o. Zl0rls1l was more racial than the
b'l-a-is-c creed thar preceded H. II was
rover and more .1ufessedy religious, and the
eI7en- u return Palestine did not appeal with
es-a- force 20 All members q the community. il
s1--1' -A fact t-F converts ia the working class.
= mas Been sa- that the three great factors Of
4@--oA are the platform the pulpit and the
- AZ socialism the last Side community
@ through the platform stage. II Zionism
a. +--E'' era a-d finally came the real dramatic
q - - which lncerlies the present warfare
- inherent cults Thus YidGigb drama was
r.o5r .. IAN = character 10 the two great Pc
ZfC-ss.f. S-7-eceG a. The sOcial.stic and the
Gel - NE drama the realistic playwright
az E1rt.l5-s ~---siFely wiki economic problems
slsr.re s- - -lElIes- CAPITAL ard labor
sz.,-t.-t' : a ana labor WIS always wrong. The
---o-S-.- element tarnss =. - -
= - - S'sseztsrion q OLD glorious incidents
-.--.- -e-igs and ths.s rts realistic ana the
romantic orEEaas we're crs.,.s.. ~ a. '-'
The realistic drama ~ -.
uou,ar - -. - - nc labor. The urob,euo OF
--'@- - AeE relation 70 ~. - =
~l-~- -here are many uls--. =, @-l-e -aIi---4a'
N-S----- OF Ire rights q -. -, 80 1So-+ &c
49, VIE or the ciGerenoe - = - GO 80
49, 4oN-fe the Dal ane IT, %
---A were Presented 5ealinK 49, - . as
c. 80 % NE -ntern,arrlaee ~ 80 or5
n 49,. - 49, nan Is Identified IN ne r,t-.4s
- peop-e oi me East Side v,tt - "a
80 -l drama as its creator ara - IL i--~iS"
- ''illn- In Got. Meusch ma = 49,.
'''iaiH has presented Tho fot,. +e-4e4
80 LAe Jewish .-saulo. " rte ,,.-..4 Ni' ana
-. Sang leIi-ig- The problem - -.-, "oii'
E--loiced marriages u early and
- me Tine when This draus-,o a.,,.,..-.
s---'. lie people az tbs East slds