Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-14
CRi7ICISE
OFFICIALS
PROMINENT HEBREWS AT MEET
ING OF INDEPENDENTS
CITY COUNCIL HARD HIT BY THE
SPEAKERS
Newly Elected Officers Take Rap at
County Supervisors and the
Board of Public
Works

At the meeting of the Independent
Political club held at Unity hall, 1071s
North Main street, last evening, at
which the representative Hebrews of
Los Angeles were in attendance, the
city council, the county supervisors
and also the board of public works
received several hard knocks straight
from the shoulder for not giving the
Jews Square deal' in the matter
of political rights.
Councilman Wallace was one of the
objects of severe criticism, and was
called member of the silk stocking
gang" The movement toward elect
ing councilmen as a whole instead of
from wards was criticised as well,
since it was alleged that the "silk
stocking gang" would have the entire
council from their section of the city
and the poor men would not have any
one to represent their interests.
The Jewish peddlers' grievances
against the Greeks were also mentioned
several times, while the statement that
S. T. Eldridge of the county board of
supervisors would see to 1t that any
dent Political club would get work at
S1.50 day out of the fund for the
relief of the unemployed which was en-
trusted to the supervisors, was received
with great enthusiasm.
The club, which had full member
ship in attendance, gathered last even
ing to install it's recently elected Off
GERS, whose names are as follows:
Officers Installed
Israel Margolis, permanent chan
man; vice chairman, Philip Goldberg;
secretary, Harry Lyons; treasurer, L.
Pearlson; temporary chairman, e.
f. Geracht; conductor, r. Denning.
The former chairman, E. +. Geracht,
received a standing vote of thanks of
the club, after which he made an ad-
dress, laying emphasis on the neces-
sity of training the Hebrews who came
to Los Angeles from Europe in Ameri-
can politics and government. He add
ed that there are ten thousand Jews in
Los Angeles, and he said their duty to
the organization was to prepare their
brothers from Europe to learn the Gus
toms of the new land. Twelve years
ago there were not 500 Jews in this
city.
"They have simply given you here
what you couldn't have gotten in Rus
sia for a million dollars-liberty, and
we are to shield. that WELL" said the
speaker in closing.
Joseph Margolis was next called upon
to speak and said:
when l landed in Los Angeles from
Chicago / knew that it was necessary
for us to organize in this city. We
must protect our interests. In the
county and city government of Los
Angeles every nationality is repre-
sented save the Jew. That is because
the Jews do not look after their owr
interests. The peddler, if he pays his
corner of First and Main or First and
Los Angeles as the Pioneer Truck
company.
obey Orders
1--WE don't ack you tonight to vote
for our man; but when it comes to
city politics, then watch. Councilman
Wallace takes good care of the Fifth
ward. When the silk stocking gang
complains that street out their way
is in horrible shape, that it bumped
the lady In the automobile, then An
derson has twelve men out the next
day to fix that street.
But down at Turner or Alhambra
street it is different There are some
streets in this city which are in such
a condition that the board of public
works cannot get to them in their
1l-IOfnODlIeS 10 Inspect lllSlll.' 4NOW w
not think that I am opposed to q nom
partisan movement. But what l mean
to say is this: Who would make a
good man for street commissioner? An
attorney? He doesn't know about
streets. It's your labor union man who
knows all about streets"
This was greeted with heavy ap-
plause, and when silence had ensued,
Mr.. Margolis continued:
9 a
new charter. You know there has been
a charter revision committee appointed.
They want the charter for the city to
he drawn up so that the councilmen
will be elected at large. Then the poor
man will have no representation at
all, the councilmen all being elected by
the silk stockings from their own
gang"
Receives Permit
Toward the conclusion of his re-
marks Mr.. Margolis added:
''I went to the council and got per-
mission for a woman to peddle on
Winston street. A Greek peddler COM
planned she was beyond the. peddler
limits. She surely needed chance to
earn a living, I know.
"You all know that there has been
SO. 900 voted to be used for the bene-
fit of the unemployed. l went to Null
laly but he told me that the list was
full and he couldn't give my man
work. 1t was almost the same with
the county-but I held on there. for |
knew my man was out of work and
hadn't enough to eat. SO did get one
man job"
Ed Drizel of the Agricultural COM
mission was then introduced and said
that he wished to state that If any
man out of work were brought to
EIdridge with the recommendation of
the Independent Political club he would
get a job at $1.50 day, furnished out
of the $4,000 voted from the county
funds, if it were possible.
DR.. l.. G.. Herbert was the last speak
er. and said that he hoped the club
would live up to the motto OF indepen-
dent, and be truly independent and not
subservient to bossism of any kind.
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