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The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-16

persion what had been a vital force
became consuming passion, and the
Jews, men without country. aliens
in strange lands, hampered in all di-
rections, changed from a race of men
of affairs with a love of culture, to
race of scholars and students of
the law. In Ghetto and Judenstrasse,
throughout the long centuries, the lib
eral arts were studied with feverish
intensity by the Jews. In the dark
ages the light of culture was never
quenched in their midst, but was ever
fed with greater and more devoted
zeal from generation to generations
When, therefore, during the last cen
fury the barriers were partially re-
mingle with other men, the Jew has
become as result of 1000 years of
study, more devoted to culture and
education and more insistent upon
their value to life than any other race
that ever lived.
The Jew today believes education to
be of paramount Importance and is de-
termined that his children shall have
the best education possible, no matter
at what sacrifice to himself. He car
ries this into execution in Russia and
other benighted lands where he still
suffers from the effects of ignorant
superstition In America, which
opens wide to him it's schools and
colleges, he is filled with an uncon-
querable desire to make the very ut
most of the priceless opportunities ex-
tended to him and his children.
The Jew therefore, crowds our
evening schools and sends his chill
dren in great numbers to high and
Latin schools, to colleges, universities
and professional schools. He is bound
that his children shall drink to the
lees the magic potion of education.
The Jew is sure, therefore, to add to
our population highly educated and
cultivated number of people. He will
do more than this, however. He will
stimulate others to pursue the same
paths. Will they compete with the
Jew? Then they must make the same
sacrifices that the Jew is ready to
make that his children may be better
than himself.
The success of the Jew who has
been given the best possible educa-
ton by his parents will, it seems to
me, be a continuing stimulus not only
to the Jew, but to the non-Jew
toward ever higher and better educa-
ton and culture. The Jew is bound,
therefore, as Ibelieve, to be con-
therefore as l believe, to be con
us in this western world of ours to
push ever onward toward higher
and wider culture, a fuller and truer
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appreciation of the nobility and joy
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-16
THE JEWS AND LABOR UNIONS.

in the Labor Council recently on the
attitude of Jews toward the organ
lied workers. 1t was started by the
published declaration of William L.
Gerstle, late president of the Chamber
of Commerce, that the "open shop
should become the rule in San Fran
CISCO Mr.. Gerstle is a Jew. In addi
ton to this, the man on the street
has it that the rich Jews of the com
munity are in league to combat the
trade union movement.
The man on the street is oft
times wrong. Probably he is in this
instance. However that may be, the
fact remains that the Jews are promi
nent in the unions of the world.
Two or three of the delegates drew
particular attention to the shirtwaist
makers and cloak makers of New
York City, to the striking garment
workers of Chicago, and to the up
heavals against the things that are
on the part of the large groups OF
men and women, who nave stood
splendidly together, as the best evil
dence that Jews, who comprise the
majority of those associated with the
branches of the clothing industry in
the East, are heart and soul with the
efforts of the toilers to advance their
interest.
1t was also pointed out that Samuel
Gompers, whose record at the head of
the American Federation of Labor
will live as long as the labor move
ment is known is a Jew. Many men
holding international and local offices
are also members of that race
Naturally, these men want it clearly
understood that if the rumor that
Jews are going to start trouble" has
the semblance of truth, it is only a
very small percentage that is respon
sible. There are among wealthy Jews
some who are very much in sympathy
with the trade union and all it stands
for. The great body of those who
constitute the rank and file repudiate
the action of the few, who would TO
ment industrial disturbances and en-
danger a revival of the worst type oil
class antagonisms.
Our members of the Hebrew faith
needs not fear that the stand of the
Gerstles and a few like them will BIZ
misunderstood. History has proved
the case of the rank and file. Theil
loyalty to the labor movement is un
questioned.
In Houston the labor movement has
no stronger or better friends than the
Jews, or any more generous in thei
support The same conditions ina
prevail here are uniformly the same al
most throughout the country Hous
ton Labor Journal.
EST vol EoRGET ua rAn,i,d Va,
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New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
Veteran Politician Declines to Commit Himself Specifically
on This Point but Discusses Course OF His Party
in the Next Congress in Wrestling with
Tariff and Other Questions.

banks. closed mills and shops, and ldlc
men walking the streets for work Inc
Democrats. it is clear to me, would nave
10 reduce their hours for fighting ana
devote a share of their time to defend
ing what they had done.
In my judgment, we should prepare
a bill cutting down the high places IN
the present tariff and should leave every
thing else alone. l would reduce the
import duty on woollen goods. cotton
cloth and food. j would so straight to
the ultimate consumer with few items
that he understood-with the shirt on
his back, his wife's calico dress and the
meal that his children cat before they
go TO school Chemicals, steel rails ana
pig iron could be taken care OF some
other time l should give the country a
good. big taste Of the feast that Is 10
come. The bill would go through the
House of Representatives without any
change or delay, Then it would GO to
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

the Senate. Al Of the Democratic SEN
ators would vote for it, / know. Five
insurgent Republicans joining MS. could
write it into the statute book Of the
United States"
But would five insurgent Republicans
give it their support" Senator Stone was
asked.
Il cannot say" he answered. Il have
only heard them talk on the floor of the
Senate. They We're on the warpath
eighteen months ago, pleading for the
people and almost weeping over their
woes | would put them on record, YOU
understand. They begged for an oppor-
tunity II save the ultimate consumers
from the extortions made possible by the
Paync-Ald.ich bill. They filed the coun-
try with their protests. Whackng their
dcsns with their clenched fists and call
ing on heaven TO witness their unsolhsh-
ness and sincerity.
well" Senator Stone went on 10 say
dragging his words ana looking pleased,
Il would give them a chance 20 make
coed. They knew they could talk against
the Payne Aldrich BILL could call it a
robber and Il ruiiian, but tha; IL would
pass the Senate just the same. They
understood how every man would vote.
Were they honest? hope so. Proof
however, would settle the matter
would give them a short. decisive bill
that would square with their cd de-
mands and cure the dire evils they com
planned about. and then watch them
stand 10y thci: principles or take Ia the
woods. II they Voted for the bill. so
much the better. If they didn't vote for
the bill. the po.turings of certain gentle
mon would hc over. IN the first in
stance, = start would have been made
in breaking down the policy of protcc-
ton \ half loaf is better than no bread.
There viii be plenty Of rolitios dur
Inc the first session Of the next Con-
eress,' Senator stone observed. Both
parties viii man0uyre for position. Pres
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

gloomy ride above events tha' o"7
be recollected more distinctly.
"My business grew gradually. ree.
ore email in the country Thc iarse''
foo eyer received was S1,JOo. IL wac
no,d ~ mo in a land case. A client WHO
Lu,od \ man for insulting his wire a'so
n,omised me $1,000. pleaded the un-
written law and the jury cleared MN
in ten minutes, but got only two-thirus
~ Tho money He appraised himself
,.o, coo and I never disputed his fg-
urcs."
"you grew up" said, "in Kentucky
Mostly. I was born in Madison Cou",
~ A large company Of stones moVco
I'm from Virginia. My father owned ia"u
ord en- did nv mother-about eight nun
a.od acres in two farms close together.
Iyo raised wheat. corn and tobacco witt'
slave labor. Ny mother died while
was small boy. When the CIVIL war
hogan the Federal authorities took ho'u
>, NV father. He had his choice oi
oo;rg further South or being banishcn
ror,b of the Ohio River. AS he owned
largo tract OF prairie land in Illinois
and some property in Indiana ne chose
the latter alternative. MY pro'hei
,o,ned the Confederate army r'd'hs
nth Morgan's cavalry. He was capt
ured at Buffington Island along WIN
A. Justice Lurton, of the Supreme
Court. who was also one OF Morsa"
raiders. g.,
~ saw the battle Of Richmond, III
txentuckv. With two otner poSs'
walked eight miles. following the sou"u
NJ cannon. | climbed into a tree az
,ho edpe OF a bluegrass pasture. The
Federal soldiers marched down the roao
IN long blue line. Yellow dust nuns
oyer them like the mist over a river.
Tbep the Confederates ran out OF heid
of corn The battle began right under the
,roo II seemed to me. I dropped into a
briar patch--ten feet below reckon
and never stopped until / got home.
found two hundred Federal soldiers OH
orr norches and under our trees. Ihe
Confederates came and and made theh
prisoners.
",tv sister lived in Columbia, Mo-,
and T went to her about that time. IL
was nv intention then to be CHRISTIAN
nreacher. Yes, sir; Christian preach
or" Senator Stone repeated, answering
conclusively any doubt that may nave
remained in the mind Of his listener.
my parents were Disciples OF Christ
or Campbellites, as they were called IN
the popular vernacular. James A. Gar
field was a Campbellite. Champ clark
was born and bred in the Church. 1t Is
a great denomination. with nearly two
million members.
"I was pious youth Senator stone
continued, speaking the words reverent-
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
THE CRIME CALLED "DOGGING
HOGS"
The defendant wanted "the fiercest law
yer he could find

erty with my savings. Into that COM
Portable situation came my first nomi-
nation for Congress. | was elected.
Randall Morrison, Crisp. Mills, and
Reed were among my colleagues Also
John G.. Carlisle. who was Speaker of
the House. I served three terms. After
paying my election expenses and my
board in Washington. nothing of my sal
AIRY remained. As a matter of fact, |
spent $4,000 more than | earned.
MY law practice died a quick death.
and Granville, former student in our
office. fell heir to the business. was
eating the substance L had saved and
decided 10 get out of politics and return
to Missouri. Granville said lie would h.
, glad 10 have me in his Office Our rela
tons during my six years absence from
home had changed. you see. consider
ably. Now. my experience is the cx-
perience of every man who neglects his
own affairs for politics. After a month
o. two back in practice 7 suddenly Was
conscious that all of my old clients
asked for Granville when they came to
pcared whom had successfully defended
years previously for mansaughter. He
inquired for Granville. 1t happened that
Granville was then i'm consultation with
another Of my former clients in the back
Office.
won't do Isaac asked.
We'll Isaac stammered. If it's just
the same To you, would prefer to talk
with Granville
Why?' inquired, trying to seem dis
interested.
Its this way Isaac said. at least
it is so with me, and / allow it is the
same with others. Granville has been
here regular and you've been away to
Congress. just thought I'd wait until
you had time To read yourself up -
date Even So" Senator Stone added
rather gloomily, Isaac wanted To talk
about a COW that had been killed on the
railroad"
Livestock" / vcnturod To remark
must enter pretty largely into rural
practice"
"it does Ny first case at Nevada
Icrtaincd 10 some hogs. When moved
It. the town | had To- hire desk room in
the Office of dealer in real estate
There was nowhere else to go. | was a
callow youth. and was Just starting "A
scrrol musiacho. 4 farmer walked In
one morning and asked the real estate
man To- direct him To- a competent law
able and experienced counsellor. The
farmer said he had been sued by Il
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
c+ S+ uCan (uess2 Who Will Be Democracys Next Candidate

ncighbor for doggng his hogs SWINE
had broken into the farmers field, you
understand, and his dog had torn their
ears and bitten their legs in driving them
out. The neighbor. demanded y! BE-
ing a fighting man. the farmer had come
IN town for the best and fiercest lawyer
hc could find. told him ! would take
the case for So
".Agreod.' the farmer yelled, as Is the
habit of some men who live mostly out
of doors. but you must pay your own
expenses.
II hired Texas pony for 81 and early
ucxt morning set out for the office OF
the justice of the peace. There was
nothing but dim trail over the prairie
Flowers were blooming in the grass anu
here and there saw u snake. That
the way OF lifc-nowers and snakes
Justices at that time had dockets, just
like the Judges of the higher courts. MY
case was second on the list and l won
II by cross examination and heavy
argument. I was Immediately hired In
two other cases at So apiece and tried
them on the spot. SO l made $2O, less
81 Tor the pony, or SIS net. My practice
in Missouri had begun.
II started for Nevada as the sun was
going down, but lost the trail when the
moonless night came on. That was the
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

with the broad programme OF military pol
icy for the nation. The details OF any
plans that might be determined upon would
be left to the experts Of the army ana
navy to be carried out under the dircc-
ton Of the joint board. of which Admiral
Dewey is the head, and the separate army
and navy boards.
Officers Of both branches OF the military
service are frank In their criticisms Of tho
existing situation. and OF the waste OF
money which is following the development
OF the army and navy without any general
permanent policy TO follow. These criti-
cisms have been freely made TO Congress.
There has been no general military pol
icy established said General Leonard
Wood, chief OF staff Of the army. mo one
knows what we are trying to do, and we do
not know I'm the War Department what we
can do. But we believe that through a
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

! idcnt Taft is a capable politician in some
respects. although such is rot his rcpU-
tation. He cannot sense a political Sit
uation so far in advance as can Colonel
Roosevelt, but he is wide awake. never
thcless. He has ordered the members
OF the Cabinet to cut the expenses of
their departments al that is possible.
We have reached the point where Wc
spend one thousand millions Of dollars
annually on the national government. II
is a gigantic and al@rming sum
"rhc President realizes that retrench-
ment is necessary. and that 1t will he
popular with the voters So word has
Uasscd Gown the liae from the White
House To economic Certain projects
under way have been temporarily aban-
Gratis in the House Of Representatives.
will make the necessary appropriations
next year for carrying The improvements
On. They viii then be accused of cx-
travagance. My advice to the Demo-
Gratis is 10 riddle the appropriations in
the first session of the Sixty-socond
Congress and strike down those particu-
lar things that are especially precious
10 the Republicans. The Senate. II fol-
lows. would be compelled To provide for
the funds By voting in the necessary
amendments. So We, in turn. could ac-
cusc the Republicans Of fooling away
the money Of the people"
You were a prairie lawyer" | said,
desiring To change The subject. when
YOU came To- Congress. back in 1852"
II settled In the village of Nevada
hen q, had only 900 inhabitan's." Sen
ator stone replied. Now I, Is city
with water. gas and street cars run by
electricity Tho country filed up and
ny practice grow from nothing to -. ono
q wear NJ partner and did more bust
rcss than any law firm in the neigh
borhoo1. | bad horse, my own gar
den. and opportunities for buying prop
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
His Advice to the Farsy ooon 10 DC - WV " ~ ~
u,,,.. .t Wa.hnston l. to riddle Appropriations in
a.. Ere, Session" and Put Odium of Raising Neces-
sary Funds the Senate

". "and collected a library OF theologi.
cal works and the bound sermons ot
Thomas Campbell and his son Alexan-
der. But the husband OF my sister was
a lawyer and I was persuaded by him
to turn away from the pulpit and 90 in
another direction.
"After J entered the University Of N,.
souri. at Columbia, a handful OF Federal
troops were sent to guard tho town and
It's people. One day we heard that BIZ
Anderson was coming. TIe was almos.
as notorious as Quantrell in the warfare
along the border. His bushwhackers
took no prisoners. They killed every
one they saw and rode on. About fifty
Of the students were Immediately organ
lied into a company and armed with
pistols. rifles and shotguns. Locally We
were called the Columbia Tigcrs-rabbits
would have been moro descriptive
name. in my present opinion.
I'VE built n blockhousc In tho centre
OF the village. II was tho citadel which
We were 10 defend. even though out
blood flowed into the street and the
enemy set fire TO It over our heads. We
waited for three weeks, but BIZ Andfr-
son did not appear. ] suppose his scouts
carried him word Of the Tigers. and be
deemed it prudent to change his line ~
march.
After graduated ] read law at
Washington. Ind.-the nome Of my father
my preceptor becoming my partner.
When he removed 10 Terra Haute and
engaged i'm practice with Daniel W.
VOORHEES,. the Tall Sycamore of the Wa
BASH 1 went back to Missouri ! had
inherited property from my mother. and
my father had given me some land on
the Illinois prairies. Consequently. was
not a beggar But tho SO fee paid me
by the farmer who dogged the hogs ot
his ncighbor seemed pretty big"
riding home through grass" ! said.
you did not think that some day you
would be Governor of Missouri"
NO; the solitude and the black night
were SO mysterious. and demoralizinS
that the whole world, | thought, was
dead"
copyright. i0f1 by James y Morrow
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
ny JAMES h. MORROW.
DO the word strategist-though In

"O the word strategist-though ID
Missouri custom has sanctioned
the use Of several rugged subsu-
,utes-can now be added the word
prophet, when one begins TO think, speak
or write of William Joel Stone, who has
recently come to leadership in the Senate
with a rush.
Like the unconditional Hebrew after
whom he was piously named Senator
Stone calls a nation TO the mourher
bench and promises many blessings ana
reforms He can put his revealing nhger
on the man who will get the Democratic
nomination for President next year But
Folk and Champ Clark. prospective cam
didates. both live in his state 1t would
he unscemly, not to say ungraclous'
therefore. to make his knowledge known.
Yet he is not disincllned TO generalize
about the campaign. Indeed, he "ouiu
wrestle with the tariff by plan or his
own. thought out and clucidated stand
ing M. with choppy motions OF MS ions
arms and pleasant grimaces oil Ills
shrevd, dark face. Coincidentally, he
would experiment with the insurgents IN
Congress by giving them tariff Dill
that is i'm artistic and mathematical con-
formity with their pleadings OF the past
Whatever else may happen, before OF
after. Senator Stone will sit among the
dienitaries at the Democratic headquar-
ters in 1912. He has been sitting there
right along. Missouri is still porder
state and good fighting ground. Stone
however, overfows geography ana h'es
POLITICALLY by his talents alone. Wliham
sucks eggs" his rural admirers declare
.but he's smart enough to hide the
shells" 1t is an old word picture, ana
inelerant. even tiresome perhaps, but IL
is the portrait of a unique and circum-
spect character and sagacious veteran
Of many wars.
As he walks about his sitting room IN
the WASHINGTON hotel where ne 1ves'
screwing his mouth. checks and eyehos
into queer wrinkles and strange Shapes
and nervously chewing gum. 1 note that
he &c six feet tall. that he is as slender
and unbent as a boy. and that ne wears
q spruce suit of gray, a purple necKte'
ratent leather shoes and purplish nose.
He talks slowly, but there are twinkies
in his brown eyes. and now and then
there is flash Of humor in his words
1,-bar anger. emotion or combat stirs
his mind. however. language then nows
with the dash and suddenness OF tor
rental hill stream fighting its way
around rocks and trees to the grassy
levels below
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SYNONYM FOR MoNooAMY.

Ex-Governor Pennypacker. condemns
inc at dinner in Philadelphia the too
prevalent habit OF divorce, smiled and
said
inclined to sympathize with the little
schoolboy who was asked TO write a
composition on the marriage customs ot
the Greeks.
The little boy dipped his pen in tho
ink and began:
Among the Greeks a man only mar
ried one wife, which was called monot-
ony'"
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

most lonely period Of my life. The pony
was small my legs were long and the
grass was tall. l gave the pony list
less rein and trusted to his instinct TO
carry me home. Little things often
stand large in memory. remember that
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02


board of this sort we shall be able to out.
line general policy. and then begin 10
shape our appropriations. our estimates
for troops and everything connected with
the military establishment In accordance
with the general policy which this council
will outline.
AT present there is a good deal OF lack
or coordination between the army and
navy. and there Is "a total want of und.r-
standing between the army and Congress-
IN matters which come up to be dealt win
by congress. By the establishment OF a
committee OF this sort Il will givc ~. i,
body representing the Cabinet both houses
oi congress and the army and navy. ia
take up and thtash out the importan, oucs.
tons OF military and naval policy.
III the Congressional members agree n
a measure We ara pretty sure that mess-
ure Is going To receive the fullest cons,a-