Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-28

terview" with his holiness. Rabbi Browne
returned from abroad recently. and re-
Temple. Brooklyn.
Present Power Of the Jews.
In his lecture on the crucifxion the rabbi
brought in the present power of the Jews
Ia Europe and America ito disprove the
claims OF Christianity" that the Jews
have suffered and are suffering because
Of the blood OF Christ" which 1900 years
ago the jerusalem Jews pledged In crying
TO Plate Cruelty him. cruelty him, and
his blood come upon US and upon our
Children
The rabbi declared that the Jews we're
prosecuted before Christ, as Cicero in his
they are not suffering now. He said:
The Jews are not only not suffering
now. but within my own recollection have
been the power In all European govern
ments. In England BENJAMIN Disrael.
his pocket. In Germany Edward Laske.
carried Bismarck and Germany In his
pocket. In Austria Currands carried
Austria In his pocket. In France was
dent Of France. and Gambetta after him
carried France in his pockets. Prim. the
first president, ana CASTELAR, ruled Spain.
''In Italy Baron Sanoni Ia the cabinet
maker. Louis Luzatto, twice secretary Of
the treasury. redeemed Italy's finances.
and Gen. Attolense, the latter two my
personal friends, WAS conamAnder-in-chiet
OF the italian army and secretary OF war
I'm Turkey Elias Pasha Cohen is the
admiral Of the navy, the sultan's pet. In
Egypt Baron Menasses 10 the Virtual
power. being the closest adviser OF Lord
Cromer.
the blood OF Christ at present, and, BY
the way. only last Thursday Rome. Italy.
elected Jewish pope. DR.. Erreste Nathan.
! had the honor to be given dinner by
Dis brother-in-law. SABBATH Roseili, Mrs.
Roselli. famous beauty, being at the time
iady-n-waiting to the queen. Pr. Nathan
and his wife were among the invited
guests DR.. Nathan Is also grand master
Of the italian Masons.
imagine, fifty years ago ct nightfall
the Jews were locked up like cattle In the
pen called the ghetto and dared not show
themselves in. the streets. Now Jew
is the ruler of Rome.
You my Christian brothers. have no
idea what influence the Jews WELD in this
nobody more than President Roosevelt
who justly claims to be q practical
nnan"-appreciates the Jews political In
fiuence. and whenever he wants to carry
when Mr. Roosevelt. last year. deter
mined to defeat Mr.. Hearst, he had to
have the Jewish vote, and, few days
had selected Mr.. Oscar Stratus for place
in his cabinet. and that secured the Jew
ish vote. although Mr.. Stratus was not the
man the New York Jews would have Sc
lected.
In Ohio. three weeks ago. in the fight
for Secretary Taft against Senator For
aker. the President again appealed to a
Jew. Bernard Bettman. president ct the
Union of American Jewish Congregations,
appointing him collector Of internal reve-
una al
ley. but was not wanted by Roosevelt. yet
Bettman was reappointed just before the
Ohio elections.
I'm Cleveland. where Mr.. Roosevelt was
fghting for the election Of Mr.. Burton as
MAYOR. Jew again led the fight as chair
man OF the republican committee-one
ex-Rev. Edward Baker. about six years
ago rabbi In Chicago. On the advisory
committee in New York in 1904. at the
Presidents own request. as the New York
Telegram sad, were five Jews-Jacob H.
Schiff. 1.-The Jewish J. p. Morgan" bank
er; Spayer. banker; Seligman. Louis Stern
de Kissingen. whose daughter this week
married a Christian baron Of Europe, and
Edward Lauterbach.
East Side Ghetto.
But the President is more attentive yet
toward the so-cal.ed 'slum Jews Of the
East Sde ghetto. and his birthday ami
versary program is never complete with
out a committee OF the downtown Jews.
headed by Marcus Braun-and many
more would come. but they are 'ortho-
dox Jews and cannot partake of the
Presidents luncheon unless he will an.
nounce that a kosher lunch will be
served.
You have heard so much of the Union
Pacific and Chicago-Alton railroads and
Hartman. Why, Hartman is a man Of
straw. Back OF him stands Jacob H.
Sehin. I said publicly at the time Harri-
man would have an immunity BATH be-
cause striking at Hartman means strik-
ing Scniff. who is the repub lean Jew be-
lieved to control the Jewish vote.
Indeed. the President is SO lavish to-
ward the New York Jewish leaders that
they have become overbearing and
brought about the Christmas trouble In
the public schools. Just read that the
Russian Jews are blamed for the trouble
In the pubic schools, but that is mis-
take. The Russian Jews adore our coun-
try. but the reform Jews named are at
fault. 1t was Mr.. Schiff's own rabbi Rev.
Joseph silverman Of Emanuel Temple,
who started the opposition to the Christ
am known to be the fighter of our de-
nomination these :hirty-five years. boldly
admit that this - a Christian country.
Not In exclusion OF the Jews rights. but
because it has been created by Chris.
tians. and such noble Christians that their
alike Supposing that. upon strictly con-
stitutional grounds. these Christmas
hymns can be excluded, gratitude should
prompt every Jew to make such con-
cession to his Christian fellow citizen.
And paradox II is that those reform
Jews who loudest oppose the Christmas
hymns IN the public schools have Christ.
mas trees In their homes and make
Christmas presents to their children. II
spits Of the Wild deuunciation OF such