Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-01
TO AID RoUMANIAN JEWS
Resolution Asks Government to Make
Formal Protest.

BALTIMORE April AT mass
meeting called by the First Roumanian
SICK and Relief Association Of Baltimore
at the SVald Synagogue on South Hish
street, last night a resolution was adopt ed
asking the State Department at Washing
ION 10 protest against the outrages now be-
ing. perpetrated against the Jews in
Rouman1a. Ex-Representative Frank
=. Wachter, who was present. suggested
that the protest be made, and Mr. NJ f.
Seienko In an eloquent speech, seconded
MI Wachter's suggestion.
The main object Of the meeting was IN
raise funds for the relief Of the Roumanian
sufferers. As a result of speeches made by
Messrs M. Kellman who presided David
PatZaneck, A s. Shocket G. Swartz
A. j. Sugar and ex-Representative Wach-
ter several hundred dollars was contrib
uted.
Mr.. Wachter, who attended the meeting
in company with Mr.. John c. Friedel, de.
clared it was a disgrace that such a meet
ing had to be held.
The outrages that make this meet
ing necessity, he declared, ARE blot
on the face of civilization. 1t has always
seemed queer to me that the first people to
suffer when citizens and the government
get at loggerheads in Europe are the Jews
The Jews are law-abiding everywhere you
find them They attend to their own bust
ness. and they have always attended to
their own business. They work and work
hard and you never see laziness among
them
THE Jews in America show these adj
mirable traits of character, and | know
that they are the same way in foreign
countries, where they prosecuted and
murdered. In this country we are glad to
have the Jews. because they help to build
up any community in which they settle
when l read the accounts of the mas
sacres in the papers my heart throbs for
the poor sufferers in Roumania. I. for
one, want to raise my voice in protest
against such outrages that disgrace hui
mainly. While in Congress / had the
honor of being chairman of the Hebrew
passport committee, the object of which
was to make the Russian government rec
ogniZe passports in the hands of the Jew
well as the GENTLE. Our work was
stopped by the Russian-Japanese war. but
after the conflict We took 1t up again.
While am not in Congress any longer. if
/ can serve the Jewish people of Balti-
more at any time or in any way l am al
ways at their command"
Mr.. Wachter's remarks were applauded
vigorously. and. shortly after he had
spoken, the resolution of protest was
drawn up and passed.
Mayor Timanus was to have been pres
ent, but was unable. He sent q contribu-
ton of SO. Mr.. Wachter also contributed
$40. Mr.. Friedel made contribution, and
so did Representative Henry b. Wolf, who
entered before the meeting closed. Mr..
Simon Hornstetn was made treasurer, and
in his hands was placed the amount raised.
This sum will be sent to the headquarters
of the national committee in New York
and transmitted at once to the Roumantan
sufferers.
The campaign for the relief of the Rou-
manian sufferers is widespread. including
every state that has a Jewish population.
DR. Harry Friedenwald is the representa-
tive from Baltimore. and he is labering
hard to raise funds as soon as possible, so
that relief. may be Immediate.