The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-22
WHY A "JEWISH PROBLEM"?
4 Learned jew Explains Why Jews Deem,
Themselves Forced to Meet 1t.

Themselves Forced to Meet IL.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str: What Is the
Jewish Problem, Why not Christian problem
or a gentle probem'," asks Cosmopolitan" in
THR Sun to-day. Why ask him In turn was there
a Cuban problem for many decades. troubling
many generations Of Spanish and American states
men2 Why is there yet in 1908 an Oriental prob
lem in spite OF the combined efforts" OF the rulers
and diplomats of Europe for more than 800 years
since its very beginnings may be traced back 10
the year 1905, when Palestine was overrun and con
quered by Seljook Turks7 Eight crusades n09S
127O) were undertaken by Christendom to deliver
the sacred places the Holy Land from the hands OF
the lnhde Turks, and still their soldiers are mount
Ing guard TO day at the tomb of the Saviour, the
holiest spot earth for every believing Christian.
In spite of Lepanto tl57D, Vienna ues9, Navarino
fls2D and Plevna tls7s the Turkish Sultan regns
still at the Yildiz Kiosk and his soldiers killing
Christian women and children by tho thousand.
while the christian "Emperors and Kings of Europe
quietly continue their little games on the political
chessboard. varying them with military man0uvrea
yacht sailing boar hunting and gala dinners. Why
Manchurian. Corean question: Why have We
still 1870 years after the Sermon on the Mount. even
In this great prosperous and FREQ country. social
problem"'
Cosmopolitan" and those who Wow things from
his standpoint may believe me when say that We
ish problem. II was imposed upon US: II u . sad
inheritance of the Past and can in 30 far, indeed.
more judioiously be called a., Christian. GENTLE
t ,hs f1enes Sross down IN
1891 the walls OF the French Ghetto: when 1913 and
1870 opened the rates Of the Aqstran snd
with genuine enthusiasm. The synagogue was
P1 Vo sna hf1 sss
sResss F f1e and English the place
Gar xii appied With less ss 'a
than his predecessors the Draconian antiJewsh
When Theodor Herzl and myself, from 1873 10
neither hoe
1urst, nor the phlologist dreamed ofdevotlng the
Dss of 70 sr iGqsn ns
been to crown his journalistic nrecr with the editor
in chetship Of one q the great vienns aan!ss The
vllle Dc Lumisre Paris where -, no was then living
induced him to throw In his lot with his unhappy
brethren, When met in 1881. for the frst time,
Inc room Of the famous French Assvrolosis, Jne,
oppcrs the present leader Of the llonLstlc move
Grafton Of the Jews told me point blank that was
absolutely wrong In always speaking in my books
Saoen 81 s.oss lfns Mis,os uas auisu,oesenWs
Jews have only one mission; to disappear entirely
me ShsF TINS s WAS
Of Herbs "Der JudenStaat." which since has BE-.
come the literary foundation OF political zIonlsm.
Nordau Vas hike HerzI ne Paris Correspondent Of
And HerzIs, Nordau', and my own evolution with
regard 70 our attitude toward the Jewish problem
wing OF West European and American Jcwry Leo
n Levi, president OF the independent Order B'nai
Firth and his associates, simon Wolf and Oscar l..
S n. se to the py
short time aro. that their names would become
household words In Israel and be preserved IN the
annals Of Jewish history. Jacob H. Schir probably
believed up to few years ago that bis personal
wouit BE limited to his charitable gifts: and now he
the great lnancier and railroad magnate. has had
70 enter into pGsm n,. Win The A9
Now that the prob em- has been forced upon Wis
come the leaders Of rontemporancous Israel
shall grapple with H. with genuine Yankee pluck
sRS e hs dd M.ms s
Kishiner. and we will not lay down our arms until
the Jewish problem" is solved once and forever
questions Of Cosmopolitan TO treat 1T them ali
in their details. would require several bulky vol
Cosmopolitan" NAV rest assured OF this that We
liberal Jews are only too content 20 take our
chances along with the rest Of mankind We hate
dstinctlveness more than "CosmoDolitan" seems 80
surnlse for we know the sad meaning OF the special
privileges" which we're granted to our ancestors.
European brethren All we wish is TO en- ioy one
law with our fellow citizens: all ambition Is
TO serve in peace and war" the interests OF ma
i've or adopted country; and that country ~ the
dreamers OF the Ghetto, irresponsible fools or mis-
useless ha rrters separating the Jew from his fellow
man Neither OF these three categorlcs is NJ for
israeIs leadership at critical epoch like ours, and
room for true Jewish craftsmanship the better for
NE true welfare Of The Jews and the hna victory OF
the PRINCIPLES OF Justice and humanity.
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