The sun., 1906-02-08
RIVAL PLANS TO HELP JEWS.
COMMITTEE or INDU IDU AIS
STIRS Up 4 FUSS.
East side Russians Think Congress Would
DO the Work Better and Talk OF
"Jewlsh NObIllt!"-A Newspaper He
gan Trouble tnti-German Feeling.

A letter was sent out recently by promi-
nent Jews of this city inviting some fifty
five Jews in all parts of the country to a
conference to discuss what steps should
be taken to amelorate the condition Of the
race in Russia. The invitation was signed
by Lewis Marshall, Samuel Greenbaum,
Nathan BLUR, Cyrus L.. Sulzburger and
Joseph Jacobs of the Jewish Theological
Seminary. Those invited We're to decide
on the advisa bility of naming a general
committee to deal with the problem.
The matter was considered purely pri-
vate by the signers and the invitation was
not made public. But Just before the meet
ing, which was called for last Saturday
night, one of the Jewish newspapers here
came out with an invitation TO every one
interested to come to the meeting and to
bring whatever information from Russia
he might have. Therefore, when the thirty
five men who responded to the letter came
together at the Hebrew Charities Building,
they found hundred or more already
there. When these latter were told that
the meeting was private they went away.
| Considerable dissatisfaction was .eS.
pressed by some sf these outsiders, which
was increased by the fact that a movement
is already on foot for the calling of jew
| ish-American congress for the same pur-
| pose. This movement is headed by a num-
ber of national organizations, including the
Union Orthodox Congregations, the In
dependent Order of the Free Sons of Israel
Alliance Israelte Universele, the Fed
Grafton of American Zionists and the jew
ish Defense Association. Those interested
In the calling Of the congress considered
the formation Of general committee as
an unwarranted butting in, and the feeling
which occasionally shows itself among the
Russian Jews against the German Jews of
the city didn't help matters any;
| 1t is asserted that some of the men at
night and exhibited the Jewish organs
scarehead, Come and Help Solve the
Jewish Question" as their reason for being
there, Finally, however. the invited men
began their meeting IN peace Among
more, president of the Federation of Amer
Jean Zionists; DR.. Emil Hirsch, Adolph
Krause, president of the order of B'nai
Birth; l. W. Mack DR.. !. Stattz of Chicago
! the Rev. DR.. ID. Phillipson of Cincinnati,
| the Rev. DR.. Max Heller of New Orleans,
Judge Mayer Sulzberger of Philadelphia,
| A. j. Wise, a brother OF Stephen S. Wise
| of San Francisco Cyrus Adler of the Smith
sonian Institution and the Hon. Simon
| Wolff Of Washington.
THE meeting was called to order by Louis
Marshall. Judge Sulzberger was chosen
, chairman and Joseph Jacobs secretary
| 1t was decided that the organization of a
general committee was desirable and that
the chairman should appoint committee
of seven to consider the various relief
plans. The Jewish journal which began
| the trouble quotes Jacob II. Schifi as saying
| at the conference:
THE Russian Jews and the German Jews
| do not belong to the same race. They
| are not bound together by race, but by
| faith"
Secretary Jacobs says Mr.. Schiff didn't
! make this statement, but the renartAd