The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-04
HONISM IN
 A VIVID LIGHT Lecture by Dr. A. H.
 Fromensorl. - IS LEADING TOPIC OF THE DAY Time Something Should Be Done
 fos Iyrannized People. P.ssie sf tks rr.se.t ceper.t,o. will Live ss See the Jew Reclaim
 SssusaIen aaA the spreaa ef zionism.
$ LEADING TOPIC OF THE DAY

Dr. 4. H. Fromenson of New York presented Zionism in . vivid light during his talk to Montgomerians al Templs Beth-Or last night. Not one 3ot did he spare those to whom he talked or those whom he spoke of: he presented the great work as he saw tt. telling of its needs. Its aims its conditions. future and history.
 Possibly . more Interesting speaker wes never heard in the city. A more interesting topic to mankind could not have been chosen, for Zionism today Is the leading topic among many of the worlds great men and to scient- ists and socialists. In the general sense of tho word.' 1t represents a study that has been the subject of discussion for more than t,So0 years.
 My friends" said the speaker. "out of anguish and the passion for liberty, Zionism was started by a people with whose history. civilization begins, a history written in blood. What will the future history of our people be? What is the position of the Jews to- day7
 Here in this republic, blessed by God. in peace and prosperity. we chosen few of the great house of Israel, do we often ask what is the lot of the others of the house elsewhere? We dare not ask the question too often. lest our present peace here be ciouded by the gloom that is over so many of our brothers. We may well ask with tears. what is the daily portion meted out to our brothers living in lands where they are oppressed.
 "Of all mankind we have given to the world its>most priceless possess sions; we have given the glories of in- spiration, ethics. civilization and sal- vatfon. This people. today ground in ha nQ horror of massacre, but worse; the ab- solute degredation of helpless impo- tence. With mouths sealed, forbidden to say what Is closest to our hearte, unable to exert or even help our kins- men. unable to work in our own be- half. or-redeem our self-respect.
 It is time that some thing should be the 11.oo0.Ooo of our people who are tyrannized, butchered and trodden town. We raised $1.0oo.000 for food and bandages for those who lay strick- on. but what did we do for our integ- vity?"
 ITO the bloodiest butcher that ever aisgraced civilized throne. the Czar his feet. In the greatness of his heart, the President of this country wired the United States representative in Rus sia, asking that this petition, which begged the slaughter of our brothers to stop, be read. And what was the result? The petition drawn up in America was filed in the Government archives. and the telegraphic copy in Rassian was also put on fle. unread by the Czar.
 ''The answer to the petition came at Odessa. Then what did we do? Noth- ing but give money; no step was taken. no move made. We sent word to our brothers asking what we should do to protect them from the mob, and they answered. send us the things that give protection from a mob. But this was not done: they believed here that the future would work out its own sal walton and they hoped for a better day.
 "A rabbi in Texas has explained our trouble. He says the Jew has won- derful foresight in business, in com merce. foresight that made one of us Premier of Great Britain. that made one the advisor of the President of the United States, foresight for others, but no foresight for themselves. The rabbi says we act too late. The petition was made to ask that lives be spared.