Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06

many. upon her Schiller: Russia her T---
genief. Yet the largest majority every-
where know but little OF those noble figures
as benefactors of humanity. Much less
do they know how to value the historical
and moral significance of the living Israel
who is himself the artist and himself the
stage player of the world-a 4.ope-year-
Old Shakespeare, who produces the plays
and portrays the characters therein lie
plays for all existing nations excepting
his own; he sings and dances to suit every
character excepting his own; he caters TO
the tastes of all besides himself His
Rubinsteins Antokolskys Disraelis and
Heines were made 10 benefit various ma
tlonaItles, minus one, and that is the Jew
ish.
The Jews greatest misfortune is his
manifest abnormality, his manufactured
laughing, his dancing to order. his constant
playing upon the harps of others besides
himself, his too frequent faithlessness 10
himself. 10 his own. How shall we demand
from the world that ii recognize the merits
OF the Jew as dominant factor In human
anairs and human prosperity If we our
selves. the members of the race are too
slow to appreciate this fact, and most OF
us will try to hide their identity and screen
themselves behind every possible fad and
FANCY that bears the stamp of non-Jewish
ana anti-JewiSh tendency. Our young Will
gladly devour stories of all -nationalities
VIII admire the heroes of all races will
see the wisdom of the ancient Greeks and
the justice of the Romans, but will wan
or their own race; will ignore the peers OF
ancient Israel who enriched the word by
their noble example and undying principle
Let them look into their history: let
iheH read up and learn that the struggle
or the Jew during the past 1000 years ia
a hard and worthy struggle Let II he
known to all that the Jew is the strongest
character, and cannot but be divineiy or
dained for divine purpose TO endure the
caprices and whims and Injustice OF an
erring humanity until time will Gear all
doubts and misgivings. and the nations of
the world will realize the falsities and in
consistencies of the multiplied creeds and
turn with one accord TO love and cherish
each other as children of one universal
fatherhood
Judging from the Instantaneous con-
dltlohs under which the Jew generally Ia,
porS, one Will readily behold that the lew
makes the best of the worst-that in his
entirety he is made up of the seIf-made
man.
THE American country is famed partic-
ularly Tor one thing, and that is the larIrels
gained by the self-made man. From Ahra-
ham Lincoln down to President Roosevelt
IL Is the plain man from the ranks the
seI-made man who labored in the face of
dlfficultieS and won out by his strong
character-it is he. the self-made man that
leads IN the destiny of this free and pros
porous ma ton.
Why then, should we not pause to give
the Jew the credit which is his due es
the self-made man who is not backed by
circumstances. who struggled and is stiiI
struggling, against dreadful odds and de-
mands nothing in return for his confirms
tons to humanity's cause save the recog-
mtlon or him as man among men, and
the apportionment to his homeless peonle
OF that historical soil which he has a
rlght TO claim as his own Let rs have
Je"lsh library. Let the Jew know HIM
sell ana transmit correct knowledge and
world"