East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-07
President Addresses Confer
enCe of B. mai Birth in
Washington.
SAYS JEWS ARE TRUE
ARISTOCRATS OF EARTH
Taft Insratitates Himself With Jews
by Paying Them High Tribute
Declares They Are Natural Aristo-
Gratis But Make Good Republicans
-"Unclc joe Also Passes Out a
Few Words-Gets Sarcastic Before
He is Through.

Washington, April 7.-Representa-
tive Jews of America, delegates to
the conference Of the B'nai Birth
cheered President Taft last night to
the echo when he concluded an ad-
dress before, them at their annual
banquet with the fords, there is no
people so much entitled as the Jews
to become the aristocrats of the
world, and who yet make the best
republicans"
The president welcomed the dele
gates to Washington and outlined to
them plans for making the capital
city greater and more beautiful.
AS the president was speaking,
Speaker Cannon entered President
Taft, abruptly halting, turned to the
speaker and said:
And now, ladies and gentlemen.
here comes the worthy gentleman
who controls the appropriations of
the United States"
With one hand on President Taft S
shoulder, the speaker said:
Under the rules of the house, I
am not half as much to be honored
az the worthy gentleman who spends
the appropriations of the United
States"
President Taft said:
Il have profound admiration for
the Jewish people because they are es-
sentially aristocratic. because they
make excellent citizens, and are in
favor of law and order.
II am glad to have them come to
this country. They have the pro-
foundest appreciation of the institu-
tions of liberty and education. 1 am
Unitarian, but the church where
my father had pew stood next to
the Jewish synagogue in Cincinnati,
presided over by that distinguished
Jew. that learned man. that patriot
and citizen Rabbi Wise, and the
churches We're so close together that
often pulpits were exchanged, so on
the main questions, l am orthodox"
Adolph Kraus of Chicago, president
of the B'Nai Birth. also spoke. He
referred to letter written by George
Washington to the Hebrew society of
Newport, r. l., expressing apprecia-
tion for their approval of his admin
istration and welcoming them to
Religion and politics were about
equally mingled in what Speaker Can
non said in response to his toast
our Country" After declaring his
belief that God would take care of
his creatures, he expressed himself as
of the opinion that no real
progress ever had been made without
organization.
Il have but little use,' he contin-
ued, ''for the self constituted wise
man who runs throughout the coun-
try and decries organization. Once
in while you find a man in the or
who will not play because
things are not run as he thinks they
should be run"
Mr.. Cannon declared himself in op-
position to an education test for emf
grants Why" he said. "if there had
been an educational test 200 years
ago, some of my ancestors could not
have entered the country and part
of me would now be in Ireland. part
in England and a little in Alsace."
Uncle Joe" elicted great applause
when he addressed a Hebrew greet
ing to his audience. He said when a
boy he had read the Bible from kiver
to kiver' each year between the ages