The sun., 1904-07-14
THE GREAT JEWISH PROBLEM.
Probable InAuenee OF Dr. Theeass
Herzl's Death on Its Solution.

THE GREAT JEWISH PROBLEM.
Probable InAuenee OF Dr. fhesass
Herz's Death on Its solution.
To THE EDITOR or THE suN--Sir: The fact
that you devoted during the hottest days Of
convention week In different numbers OF
your paper substantial articles to the demise
OF the Zionistio leader indicates Of itself that
you appreciated the importance Of the tragic
event to It's fun extent. Not being Zionist
myself naturally left the precedence TO DR..
Herzl's political partisans in the double ex-
preston Of admiration for their dead chief
and grief ovcr their irrsparAbls loss. But
now that tho shibeah-i. o.. the nrst week Of
deep mourning-hss passed. may be allowed
to discuss the probable consciousness OF
Herzl's death with regard to the solution Of
seems to cling to the Jewish Commonwealth
wherever II establishes its ffaementary do
minlons.-
The Zionistio movement suffered gress
personal losses during the past eighteen
months. DR.. Gustave Gottheil, late rabbi
Of Temple Emanu-El-he who made the Zion.
istio movement in America fashionable and
was. to the last moments Of his life. the rauy-
ing point Of tho party in this country~-besan
the dance Of death. Col. Albert Goldsmith Of
the British Army followed. Prof. Richard
uottheil, president Of the Federation OF Amer
icun Zionists, had to leave for Europe on ac-
count Of i'll health. giving up the presidential
chair. Israel Zangwill. for personal reasons.
lost great part of his influence upon his
party-and this loss was. above all. the partys
loss. And now passes away forever tho
founder and undisg guised boss Of the purity.
at q critical moment when that party IL face
to face with the tacit oh1oial abandonment
for the near future at least--of every hope to
acquire Palestine; with the probable definite
giving UP Of the East African scheme. and.
last but not least. a poorly overplastered
rupture In tho ranks Of the Zionists In Russia
and the United States, both countries Deing
for obvious reasons Of paramount importance
for the final success Of the movement.
But who knows? Max Nordau, the faithful
friend and colleague OF Theodor Herzl. speaker
and ex oficio vioo-president Of the Zionistio
Congress. may clasp hands across the Atiantic
with Cyrus L. Sulzberger. Ia 10 candidate for
the Presidency OF the Borough Of Manhattan,
and recently appointed vice-president OF the
Federation OF American Zionists. thus re-
moving the centre Of the movement from the
unsympathetic capitals Of anti-Semitic Austria
and naughty Prussia to Paris. tho " at both OF
the most important and most jewish bra non
OF the house Of Rothschild and Of the Jewish
OAseSa snd to New York. The sr reatess jewish COM
Ish pSpulaton 81 about 7So,ooS faithful
While the so-cailed Jewish. communal
sHeiassefS fSnfasr from 'a' and
!sss' i,ss tie %ss
economical and national pItiSrm. T., .,..
.s s1 Euiops s9' .nd Gt 'fSs ssTssss xh
and untold other mIssries snd.thss SdI g, S..tTsl
n the last week Of june. discussed seriouslyy
orsans ns and cSoTs os Tie synasoaues SHrsh
bishop Farley wiz laugh in bis sieeyes 1sms At tns
OF the Scriptural readings in the Union Prayer
booki. Had not the octogenarian rabbi emeI. .
OF the most ardent Zionists Of this country.
taken the troubleto appear before he younger
colleagues the confsres1;cs would II have s;as s2ass
synod. in accordance with the reconmenda-
ton Of the presidential message no, of pr;
are the 1900 well-to-do Jewish. families
OF the United States-.to speak only OF our
s help asetpp Which,
own na1 parents and they themselves we're happy
enough TO cross during the past half century,
o x. 6S.a csaes r s' .nd
snS then AND %lap sp
in their trades and pleasures 1t Is more than
probable that out OF the IS 900 above men
of at least TOOK no Special Sc o the
Of DR.. Herzl-the news having been crowded
out from the sreater part OF eet xee poSd and our
ssSsshss sSisn ior speosay Rs
tss s% aa.rn sss Se% 70 to o
IN It's physical or In it's spiritual sense May
free AND snd South Africa
@ educate their ehiidfe9 il spite 81 ths protests
thsmpssiSes the psiSs sS9esssedlS S %h
ssSsSEe fnd sn for
not forget the brethren lef. behindi
,na IN point int z Tor the gradual TRANSFORMATION OF
national zion ism into international greater ter
7SIma Sna sna dsas s%fs san ss s
earth they may gather Liberal Are mlas9 1eas1
the twentieth century. Who dreamed. ;So ISo
BRAVE BRAVE arHi refugees @ from religious in telsr:
from from the Atlantic 70 fhe Pacific ana nubsT!Rs
anH L Is eDt "p to the Jews of the Western Hemis,
Sasret r1 1s Of ther
work out a broad platform, whose three
principal pIanks should be: Uncopdisionai
attachment to the native or adopted father
ciai dealing; liberal religious education. In
one word: We must giGs sc,3 Up our asodIna mcndsIt
Srmlv either for one or for the other.
The first phase Of Zionism. which ended
with Dr. Herzls death. looked looked tS ths tths
future have the necessary pluck to turn their
backs once for Ak q shs orisnt X. tsnsnm snsMsr
TO this question partly depends the future
welfare Of Israel; I,ID IIsIIp9sn SINGER