New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-08
HONOR JEWISH SOLDIERS.
MONUJIENT UNVEILED.
Nathan Strauss Plea for Peace
Calls Var LegaIi@ed Murder.

Peace with all countries and peoples the
sentiment uttered yesterday at the unwilling of
a shaft in Salem Fields Cemetery East New
York, in memory of Union soldiers Of Hebrew
faith. More than five thousand men and women
attended the ceremonies. The monument which
was erected by the Hebrew Union Veterans
Association assisted by a citizens auxiliary
committee. is a shaft of Barre granite fifty feet
high and fifteen feet square at the base. 1t is
surmounted by a bronze eagle and bronze tab
lets the sides tell lie story of the memorial
which cost $4,000
The exercises were begun by a parade of the
Hebrew Orphan Asylum cadets. with their band;
the Hebrew Union Veterans Association. in
command of Colonel Isaac Eckstein. and de-
tachment of Spanish War veterans. The citizens
committee, consisting of Nathan Straus, Ferdi-
nand Levy, Louis Stern. Samuel NJ Schaefer,
Lyman G. BlOOmngdale and Jacob w. Mack,
cupied seats on the platform with the speakers.
After the opening remarks by Mr.. Straus the
monument unveiled by Mrs Amelia Steiner
the widow of Colonel Joseph H. Steiner. 1t was
accepted on behalf of the veterans association
| by Colonel Eckstein, and on behalf of the trus-
tees of Temple Emanu- FL. which was interested
in the project Addresses We're also made by
Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles (retreD,
General James R. O'Beirne and Congressman
Joseph A. Gouden.
Nathan Straus in the opening address said in
part:
Those dead whom we honor remind that
war is barbarsm. against which every man
should raise his voice in this age. War is only
legal murder and while we honor the dead
martyrs we should protest civilized men
against their death and the continuation of a
wholesale slaughter which still disgraces the
earth. our common sense refuses to allow men
| to settle quarrels with knives and pistols. The
| common sense of humanity should forbid nations
settling their quarres with cannon and dyra-
mite, which ruin homes and make fatherless
children. l protest In the name Of the mothers
OF the world against the needless shedding of the
blood of their
Two men who quarrel must go before the
court and abide by the decision of the law. Two
nations with quarrel must be compelled to
arbltTate and accept the decision. They should
no longer be permitted to dig millions of useless
graves Tor praNe men. If any ruler Of men
wants war. let him be kept in the front lines of
the night as long as the war lasts. War is often
brought about by the vanity of individuals and
not by the necessities Of a nation. And wars
would be few if the men who start them
compelled to receive the first bullet
How call ourselves civilized when we
spend unlimited millions for organized military
murder and grudge the money that would
the health of the nation and the lives of millions
of children? The United States proposes to spend
S2OO0O0,OOO every year and perhaps more for
batteships. Think Of what that would
complish If devoted to the health of humanity
and not to murder, Such a sum would wipe out
consumption, which, more deadly than any war,
costs the United States 100000 lives every year.
Such would save every year the lives of
hundreds of thousands Of children who die be-
cause their dwellings filthy, their food i'm
pure, their bodies neglected.
War keeps alive brutality, and poverty and
disease, which are Its brother and sister. Every
year in Europe more than two thousand millions
or dollars are spent on armies and naVieS that
are mere brutal organizations for murder. In
addition to this criminal war, with its standing
armies and navies, wastes the lives Of millions
Of young men, who are locked up in the barracks
and battIeships during the best years of their
lives, when they should be marrying raising
families and laying the foundations of future
prosperity. Humanity, in and in the prepa-
ratiOnS for SquanderS the resources that
would furnish us real civilization If the thou
sands of millions that devoted to killing
were devoted TO the uplifting of the race.
Let us honor those who died for their fell
low men. Let us honor them especially in pro-
test against needless death and waste of posi-
biliteS No nation can act alone In this matter
The peaceful men must go armed among muir
derous thugs for the sake of peace itself Our
prepared to resist attack. but this nation and
every honorable man i'm ii should work to bring
an end 10 that brutal, antiquated system of
legaliZcd murder which has dug the graves OF
those patriots there and millions of others.
General Miles euIogized the Jewish race and
men who go TO to save their country. He
referred to the seven Hebrew soldiers who were
among the few who received medals of honor
from Congress. They were Leopold KarpIes
benjamin b Levy Lieutenant Abraham Cohen
David Orbauek;, Henry Heller, Abraham Green
Tald and Isaac Cans.