Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-24
THE HEBREW CELEBRATION

the ienfers Of the United s,Xes.
have prominent place before I'm
American public these days, the oJa
! sion being the celebration OF the hist
arrival OF Jews In this country, '25O
years ago. Much Information concern
ing the part the Jews have taken I'm the
development Of this Republic has been
disseminated through the efforts OF the
committee having charge OF the ar.
rangement OF the celebration. and II IL
certain that the general public, as "a
consequence. viii be better acquainted
with the real worth Of that class Of
citizens than ever before.
As matter OF fact, the Jews, who
at first were but grudgngly admitted to
the country and who had long strug-
Gle for recognition on an equal basis
with other citizens, always were among
the foremost IN the work of building
up, and defending the country They
have always been prominent IN phlan-
thropio work. IN civil service. in the
fields of sciences, arts and literature.
as well AS in business At present the
total number of Jews in this country is
estimated at l,2532l3
The record nj the race all through
the ages is one TO be proud o. notWith-
standing the terrible oppression it has
suffered from time to time, 80 people
without country, dispersed and de-
spsed, has ever produced such an array
Of prominent men and women, as the
Jews From the days OF Judas Macca-
beus-not to go further back--to the
present time, what Irresistible influence
they have cXertcd upon the destiny OF
mankind Witness the careers of such
men AZ Benjamin Dlaraeli the Roth
schiids Moses Montehore, Baron Hirsch.
and many others,
lt has been sometimes said that the
jew Is dishonest. and graspiug The
following story Of the beginning Of the
Rothschild fortune shows business In.
tegrlty OF which modern Instances are
scarce. When Napoleon, after the vic
tory of Jena declared the property OF
the LAndgraye Of Hesse Casgel forfeit
cd that prince was In despair for ne
had boarded $1,000 900 in silver. lie sent
for his friend Meyer Anshclm Roth
schild. the jew money changer, and
turned over 20 his hands, without even
a receipt. this sum Of cash Then he
He'd. Rothschild made good use Of the
money and laid by MS investment the
foundation of an immense fortune; but
when the Emperor had been sent TO FL
ba and the fearful landgraye came bach.
20 frankfurt the jew surprised him
by restoring the treasure. which, his
tory declares, he might have kept, had
he been SO minded
Another erroneous impression about
the Jew u.s. that he Is useless
except as huaucier The fact has been
sufficiently proved that The ancient
jew iu hts own country was o. good
farmer as we'll as O. valiant soldier and
a successful trader Recently IL has
also been proved that he was capable
OF engineering feats that to This day
excite the admiration OF travellers Ac.
cordlng TO q recent article 90 the Sclen-
fife Americar,the shioah tunnel bored
$500 years ago I'm Palestine. 10 convey
water to Jerusalem. Is one " these au-
Client wonders II was constructed
during the reign Of E2ekios, 721 y. G..
An ancient manuscript We are told,
says that HeEekiah fortified his city by
bringing water thereto, and he bored
through Shc solid rock by means Of
bronze and he collected the water IN a
! reserYoir' The tunnel, It Is claimed.