The sun., 1909-02-28
CITY jews VOTE TO UNITE
IOuUi NiTI 10 "Ft RTHER TILE
CiISE ar JTDiTSN."
Hot Debate over The Details OF n Plan
10 Give the Iilg family Means OF
Protecting It's Interests Carrot
Through window q ' ain Int eruption.

to Give the Ihg Family Means Of
Protecting It's interests-Carrot
Through window q ain Int eruption.
several hundred representatives of syna-
gogucs aud ptherJewish institutions of this
city met in tho assembly hail of the u United
Hebrew Charities Building. at 3S8 Second
avenue last evening and after several
hours of hot debate voted 10 form a
Jewish community of New York city.
The purpose Of the community. as stated
by the proposed constitution. will be
ITO further the cause of judaism in New
York city and to represent the Jews of
this city with respect TO all local matters
uf 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 Hail conference. which resulted
from the publication by Police Commis-
sioner Bingham uf a magazine article
IN which he credited certain percentage
Of the criminals of the city to the Jewish
race. the feeling being that there was
neod nf somc thoroughly Representative
organization for the expression os the
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Circumstance
Most Of last night session was taken
up with the expression of the views of
delegtbes2 II X to be determined, for
example, whether the proposed organiza-
tion shall confne its activities purely to
matters relating to the Jews in this city
or whether II shall affiliate itself with the
American Jewish committee. Again.
there IL doubt as to whet her il shall deal
with matters purely external 10 the jew
ish community. such as education and
religious concerns, or whet her il shall have
to do with the relat ions of the jewish COM
munity TO the ether parts Of tho city's
population.
The early moments Of the meeting were
made exciting in an unlocked for matter.
While DIR. j. l.. Nagnus. 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. DIR. Ma gnus at once sent word TO
have the policeman at the door go below
and attend TO the matter and, he added:
Perhaps IL our organizatio were already
termed this would not have happened"
The missile turned out TO be nothing
more deadly than carrot. Later II
Jacob Ii. Schin came in and took 1.sat
more carrots came through ~ "u' "o
DR.. Magnus said that ,sSr. r.,s ro,. M
permanent organi r,oS tis tbst wt dapeg poT no no
speak for the = 81 of the city and that
wo,,,d uv tpi''" T on OF such an Organization
Tou'' synonymous with the creation
A. sevl lsh public opinion in the city.
the same time such body should not
etnh TO interfere with the religious or po-
hhral views Of any OF it's constituent
members. II might be that the move
ment would result in the organic tion OF
stlll greater organization as wide as
this country, whch's should be democratic.
reE. sentative and authoritative
Rabbi Moses said with some heat that
II would be dangerous TO establish a COM
munty on political lines. and he was in
terrupted by Louis Marshall, who declared
'hat no such attempt Was proposed. He
protested against any such insinuation
and was loudly appaudei. Rabbi Moses
went on to say that even IL no such pro-
tsossl was made in the tentative cpnstitu-
lion 1t appeared in the spirit Of the young
chairman" lie made some remarks
about thc -caars' Of the American Jewish
committee.
Rabbi Harris of Temple Israel. in Har- ,
lem, said II would be dangerous To organ
tze 10 obtain any special legislation or re- :
dress any special grievances. because the J
Constitution of the United States already 4
guaranteed the rights of all
"Fcre is the one country in tho world"
he said where the Jew Is fairly treated
and where he does npt need 10 organize
10 obtain his rights"
Cyrus l., SulHLerger declared that
while no partisan political action was con-
templatel, vet If some politician should
declare that the slaughter of cattle IN the
Jewish manner was cruel an1 introduced
bill II stop II then there would hea case
where the Jews should bc Crganizei for
Political purposes. Samuel Dorf Criti-
cised Rabbi Moses for talking about
czars and said that if ren like Jacob II.
Schih were czars then he would he willing
- be ruled by them Rabbi Moses said
that his remarks had been r'isinterpretel
and Mr.. DOrf ap)logizcI.
u warn Won. criel Rabbi Moses, mot
- attack ANYBODY here. whether they are
rabbis or not
Rabbi Ascher declared that such an
organization ~ was proposed must in
cIude religious purposes or IL would not
he truly representative " the Jewish
community.
Tho delegates present included Uclry
". Leip2iger. Joseph VI. Cohen Albert
Lucas, Judge Sanders, Rabbi WISE.
Congressman GDldfogle Joseph Baron-
hess, Rabbi II. y. Mendes. rabbi silver
'uan and Representatives e the Council
Il JtN lsh NOUeu.