The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-05
THE JOSHUA or THE FUTURE.
vhe Foundation Of an American jewish
statistical society Proposed.

uup fOUUO0yOu " ~ NssVs'u~" ~""~-'
statistical society Proposed.
To THE EDITOR or The suS-St: In a
few days the American delegates viii have
returned from the sixth Zionist Congress- al
Basel and We shall have authentic information
no, only on the true bearing of tho Uganda
proposition Of the British Government, but
also with regard 70 the general outlook oil
the whole Zionistic movement. which. un-
doubtedly. has reached its turning point.
The merits and shortcomings OF the great
scheme Of Jewish salvation that forever will
be IDENTIFIED with the names Of my two college
friends and countrymen. Theodor Herzl and
Max Nordau. have 80 often and so ably been
described in the columns Of your paper that
need not add new arguments either pro OF
con. The Zionists, here and abroad. have
fought and are still fighting against mighty
odds, They deserve for their courage and
etrenuousness full recognition even from
the ranks Of their opponents, But the aues-
ton now arises: Is IL within the power 81
these modern Maccabees to bring to speedy
and happy end the misery OF their 5.lsv,op
Russian Official census of 1897 wards In the
Empire Of the Gar. about 800. 0ooin Roumania
and sli 900 in Galicia in view or the hostii"
attitude of the Russian Government toward
Zionism, Of the impending revolutions IN the
domnions of the Sultan and finally. in view
their scheme on the part OF nine-tenths OF
the well-to-do Israelites of Western Europe
and American
Goethe says somewhere that there are
times when no righteous man has the right
to keep silence" The international situation
Of the Jewish people Ia nowadays ouch az not
to permit any Jewish scholar. professional
or business man to refuse his share of active
cooperation and moral responsibility in the
great war OF deliverance in behalf OF his
six million downtrodden brethren. The WELL
trader and manufacturer OF London and
Paris. New York and San Francisco have not
done their full duty as men and Jews in pay
ing Tor their family pews in some synagogue
and throwing an annual contribution Of
feW dollars TO some Jewish benevolent in
stitution.
and to half the tribe of Msnasseh. spake
iitsIea ones. and your cattle shall remain IN
jordan but ye shall pass before your brethren
them ut t The o4d hath given your Srshren
hav We possessed T the land which the Lord your
| God Gveth them then We shall return unto
the land OF your possession ana enjoy II.
this side Jordan toward the sunrsing !"
| tJoshua L.. i2-i6)
The Jews OF western Europe and. above all
Of the twentieth century the course OF events
| imposed the leadership Of contemporaneous
Israel. are indeed in similar position toward
brethren as the Reubenites Gadites and the
half tribe OF Manasssh of old were toward
their kin after the death Of Moses Am
that thou commandest US we will do, and
whithersoever thou sendest us. we will go, ="
Is there one living leader In modern Israe
who could boast of the unconditional following
Of all Of his brethren? No. And because OF
this and their lack Of he }sss
sian State councillor, Ivan Stanislovich Bloch.
may be right in considering the weakness
Of the jews as one Of the principal causes OF
The time Of hollow rhetoric and meelan-
cholic despair has passed. We must have
the pluck TO bestir ourselyes to heroi 70, DEED
Of Justice and humanity. but also in our own
behalf and that Of our children and grand
upon upon US. and we ourselves are not fully free
30 long as the black cloud Of slavery and misery
hangs above the heads Of two-thirds OF the
The Jews Of America, know neither their
Happy people have no history-sti less do
Jewish science, Leopold zunz. pointed in a
remarkable essay to the necessity Of the es-
but slightly years had to pass before Or. Alfred
H9sss could publish TIE Ist ySIums Of his
vsqas n lis nos Sosss psaas
With TIE stron sest possible arguments for
the establishment all over the world OF branches
rare privilege TO be in position to make my
self, through the columns OF your valuable
paper the American interpreter OF the great
ton tor of Of an American jewish Statistical Society,
with its main office in New n York x. city, IN and
1 nrla -
| Chicago. San Francisco and Montreal ~.
The statstcan i the heb. b9okkeepeF OF po'' III
& not convinced Of the absolute impossib,lity
Of carrying on business. even on modest
is t9Ss Of is
more cosent for societies or a word-emhrac-
all fas 9ss
solution 4 OF the Pee jewish MAJOR
Nordscai Noahs project us25l TO establish ;
city Of refuge for the Jews upon Grand inIn
tine Republic plan Of Baron de HirsGh, with
| S4S. 600 900 as financial basis, and TO the Zion,
istic scheme tseit-have been and are carried
| feet
The first systematic, attempt to obtain
| statistical information about the Jews " the
Of delegates Of American Israelites through
Of and sh soV W Wo
We're members They estimated the Jewish
population OF this country in 1850 at 230, 257.
How many are there now-i 100000, loo, 900.
or morei Nobody knows Are the loo 900
| out the United States and Canada able
and willing TO- sacrifice. not for one, two
or three years, but for whole lifetime, part
hapless brethren and, indirectly. for the final
solution Of the problem Of the Wandering jew?
| The 81. 900, 900 Of Baron de Hirsch, now in
| the safekeeping of the London Jewish Colon.
| ization Association, can only serve as n solid
basis for the gigantic scheme under, which
| the Joshua of the future. he who is destined
| TO lead modern Israel into the Promised Land
| Of Liberty will marshal the energy, intel
lectualty and saving s OF 5000 600 ell-to-do
| Americas, Africa and Australia.
| NEW YORK. Sept 8. DR.. IsIDoa SINuER