The sun., 1909-02-28

Uv H. |OIE TO UNITE
ri RTHER THE
... Jr'DiTSN."
Hot Debate over the Details Of Plan
To Give the Iilg family Means Of
protecting It's Interests Carrot
Through window n Vain interruption.

10 Chc the Itlg family Means ol
protecting It's Interests Carrot
Through window n vain interruption
Several hundred representative of syna
gogu, = aud uthsrJcwish institutions of this
city met IN the assembly hall of the United
Hebrew Charities Building. at 3S8 Second
avenue last evening and after several
hours Of hot debate voted to form d
Jewish community of New York city,
The purpose Of the community. as stated
by the proposed constitution. will be
-to further the cause of Judaism in New
York city ard to represent the Jews OF
this city with respect to all local matters
~ Jewish interest"
Last nights meeting lasted until al
most midnight and will continue to-day.
beginning AT ~ o'clock this morning
The convention follows upon the so-called
Clinton HAL conference, which resulted
from the publication by Police Commis-
sioner Bingham Ut magazine article
IN which he credited "a certain percentage
Of the criminals of the city to the Jewish
race. the feeling being that there was
need of somc thoroughly representative
organization for the expression os the
Jewish sentiment If the city under such
Circumstance
NIoet of last nights session was taken
up with the expression of the views Of
delegdhesy Il n to be determined, for
example. whether the proposed organiza-
tlun shall confinG its activities purely TO
matters relating to the Jews in this city
or whether it shall affiliate itself with the
American Jewish committee. Again.
there il doubt as to whether it shall deal
with matters purely external TO the jew
ish community, such as education and
religious concerns. or whether il shall have
TO do with the relation of the jewish COM
munity To the other parts Of tho city's
population.
The early moments Of the meeting were
made exciting in an unlocked for matter
While DR.. j. l.. Slagnus, chairman was
making the opening address some loafer
in the street threw "A missile through the
second story window. The crashing glass
fell about the heads Of several men who sat
by the window and there was some excite
ment Dr. Magnus at once sent word TO
have the policeman az the door go below
and attend to the matter and. he added
Perhaps IL our organization were already
formed this would not have happened
The missile turned out TO be nothing
more deadly than a carrot. Later II
Jacob Ii. Schih came in and took -.
In front Of the broken windo h,, ~
more carrots came through - 'u' "o
DR., Magnus said thai ,6Sr, r,s ,or M
permanent organi- -rfoS thai d dared TO 10
speak Tor the : .ws of the city and that
',.o,,ld i on OF such an organization
~ synonymous with the creation
A. jewish public opinion in the city.
the same time such a body should not
stn 10 interfere with the religious or po-
httral views Of any OF its constituent
members. Ii might be that the move
ment would result in the organization Of
q stu greater organization as wide as
TINS country, which should be democratic,
reC. csentative and authoritative
q Rabbi Moses said with some heat that
n would be dangerous 10 establish COM
munlty on political lines, and he was in
terrupted 10y Louis Marshall. who declared
that no such attempt was proposed. He
protested against any such insinuation
and was loudly applaudet. Rabbi Moses
went on To say that even If no such pro-
tsosai was made in the tentative cpnstitii-
lion It appeared in the spirit " -the young
thalrInan. he made sonic remarks
about the .csars" Of the American Jewish
COMMITTEES.
Rabbi Harris of Temple Israel. in Har-
lem, said II would be dangerous 10 organ
ire to obtain any special legislation or re-
dress any special grievances. because the
Constitution Of the United States already
guaranteed the rights of all
"Fcre rs the one country in tho world"
he said. where the lew is fairly treated
and where he does not need 10 organize
to obtain his rights"
Cyrus l.. SullEcrger declared that
while no partisan political action was con-
template l. vet If some politician should
declare that the slaughter Cf cattle Ia the
Jewish manner was cruel and introduced
bill - stop 1t then there would he a case
where The Jews should bc organized for
political purposes. Samuel IIorf oriti-
cised Rabbi Moses flr talking about
czars and said that if rren like Jacob H.
Schii were CZars thea he ~ uiiid he willing
- he riloi by them Rabbi Moses said
that his remarks had been rNisinterDretei
and Mr.. Dorf ap1logizci.
u warn YOU" criel Rabbi Moses mot
- attack ANYBODY here. whether they are
rabbs or not
Rabbi Ascher declared that such an
organization ~ was proposed must in
cIude religious purposes or it would not
he truly representative of the jewish
community
The delegate present Included Uclry
~ LepHiger. Joseph W. Cohen Albert
Lucas Judge Sanders. Rabbi Wlsa,
Congressman GDldfogle. Joseph B.ron-
dess Rabbi II. y. Nrndas. rabbi silver
'uan aud representative e the Council
Il JeH ish Women.