New-York tribune., 1905-11-30

ment in New-York that several Of the fugittVes ana
others who had arrived from across the seas sTe &
ceived in consonance with the spirit of the colony
austere in manner and with church poity eA
acting and narrow, calling no man master anu anu
with a deep sense of equality before God, 1t was
but step 10 equality among one another, thus
building up their civil state upon purely religlous
Least historical fact. that in the great majority
liberty derived their political principles chleny &
the Old Testament and the defenders OF despousih
The American Jews as loyal and faithful oiti-
zens- have shared willingly In all the trials our
Revolution until the present time, and she h1s
sacrifice that true patriotism demanded Dur :Rg the
within the limits of the United states. yet find
In the Continental army. not to speak OF the ranks
there were two colonels, Colonel Baum of Penn
closely associated with Washington and was the
Wentworth Hfgginson relates that in us in Phila-
dephia, in honor of the adoption of the Constitu-
Christian ministers @ReaIiy. are his words. con
stituting the first parliament of religions in this
thousand names of Jewish patriots have been
Identified and during our lesser war with SPAN
regiments were formed but their services were not
The criticism is often made that the Jews are
clannish and do not amalgamate with TIE resi- OF
nish they are not from choice, but from self-rs-
cacy social relations has justified. and there
not few of the very best families in TINS ana In
ton in their veins. John Howard Payne, who gave
that song which never fails to thrill 2 patrlot
heart, Home Sweet Home, was the son or 4
Jewish mother. No people. ancient or IodeIn,
have brought such great sacrifices for spiritual lueaS
ideals as the Jews the longest trail OF martyr
dom in all history is crimsoned with their blood
George Eliot quoting the historian Zunz. SAYS I'm
Daniel Deronda": ''If there are ranks in suner-
ing. Israel takes precedence of all the natlons-lt
which they are borne. ennoble. the Jews are among
the aristocracy of every Iand-if q literature is
called rich in the possession of few classic TRACE
dies, what shall we say TO natiohal tTdeSuH lis.
ing for fifteen hundred years, in which The poets
and the actors were also the heroes?
It is sad and a cause for regret that We uItsI
coniIlre IN the rnournfu pictures oppression mas
engraved in blood upon the pages Of history. out;
alas. every day brings TO our doors the haggd.d
and hunted faces Of fugitives from oppression.
The Armenians. among the earnest prOIeSsuIS ~
Christianity once a proud and noble race. whose
numbers have been decimated time and again by
organized r1assacres daily reach our shores, ana
the Stars and Stripes. far beyond the reach OF
their Russian and Ottoman Oppressors. Only yes
terday read with throbbing hearts Or the mas,
sacre of thousands of helpless men. women anu
children in odessa Kief, Kishinef and hundred
cities towns and hamlets throughout Russia 50
long these terrible outbreaks of religious tanat
civilizations let not forget the everlasting mean
ing of the imprint the feet Of the pilgrims MADE
upon our continent, that It shall ever be shelter
for the poor and the prosecuted. To bar out these
refugees from political oppression religious IN
tolerance. who bring love of liberty hallowed by
sacrifices made upon the altar Of an enlightened
grfevous wrong and in violation Of the spirit Of
our origin and development as free people. lot
they. too. have Gods right to tread upon Amer
lean soil which the pilgrims have sanctihed as
the home of the refugee @<r
Az cali It holy ground
The soil where first they trods
They have left unstaned what there they found--
"a" Freedom TO worship God