Evening star., 1911-01-19

ed against the outside world, even tnOugn
vouched for by passport from our gov
f1guratively torn into shreds and cast
defiantly into his face.
American People Insulted.
las Jew he might look down upon
his prosecutors with pity and contempt,
and suffer in silence as his ancestors
did for centuries. But he is now more
than a Jew--he is also an American
citizen, and the hand that smites him
infiicts a stain on his citizenship. 1t
is not the Jew who Ia insuited; It. is
the american people. And the finding
az q proper remedy against this
degradation is not a Jewish but an
American question. The discussion Of
1t has no proper part in the proceedings
Of this convention, except for the pur-
pose OF calling to the attention OF the
American people the facts which can,
upon their minds. else they would have
long since clamored for redress"
/, On the program for tonight are re-
ception to delegates and their wives by
District Grand Lodge. No. i, Of the
Order Of B'Nai Birth Of Temple Bethel.
and. addresses by the Rev. DR.. Edward
N Calisch Of Richmond and the Rev.
DR.. Samuel Schulnan. Sermons by
temples tomorrow.
Last Nights Banquet.
The delegates to the twenty-second
council Of the Union Of American He
brew Congregations, in session here.
have voted unanimously to hold the next
conference at Cincinnati in 19l3.. At the
banquet last night the delegates and
guests listened to addresses by Theodore
Roosevelt, Mayor Gaynor, Oscar straus.
DR.. David Philipson Of Cincinnati and
Jacob H. Schiff, who also acted as toast
master. Gov. Dix sent telegram or
greeting.
Col Roosevelt. as the guest Of honor.
was praised by the tOastmaster as "One
who. more than any other American. liv-
ing or dead, has taught the world the les
son that equally with any other citizen OF
this country, the Jew is entitled to the
square deal. More than that, he not only
preached theories He turned them into
actualities, and called one Of our core
Lgionists into the cabinet OF the Presi-
dent of the United States. the highest
ONCE within his gift. We jew owe him
q debt Of gratitude, which l hope never
will be forgotten"
In introducing DIR. Phtlipson or the
American Hebrew College. Mr.. Schin
spoke of the trend or modern jewish oe'
lief.
Message From Gov. Dix.
In his telegram Gov. Dix said:
God speed the transcendent work you
are doing for the good of mankind. The
glory of the Jews is that from the dawn
|. of history they have revealed and mani
tested to the world the genius and es-
sence Of true religion. based on the wor-
| ship of the one God and on that inner
| spiritual life upon which depends the
reality Of the eternal and the hope and
uplift of humanity"
| "Israel." Mayor Gaynor said, has al
| ways been q growing and advancing re-
| h9ious force. The history OF the Jewish
| race discloses no period In which mere
/ non-essential regulations and forms were
not being gradually cnanged or aDandoneo
| in order to keep pace with the teachings
OF experience or to conform to the just
local or national manners and usages."
| President Sends hegrets.
! President Taft sent the following tele-
| gram from the White House:
| .I greatly regret my inability to at
| tend the banquet. I should like to be
able to testify In my speech to my ad-
| miration for the Jewish people, my con-
vfction that they constitute valuable
| element in our American citizenship, and
make most effectively for artistic I'M
| nroyement educational progress. the ex.
| tension Of charity and the maintenance
OF law and order"
| Roosevelt spurns Idle Theorists.
Col. Roosevelt spoke extemporaneously.
in part. as follows:
"Pve, met good Jews and bad Jews, just
as I've met good Christians and bad
| Christians. and when / met good man
I stood by him and when met bad
man I cinched him. At Santiago. after
| one Of the battles, promoted eight men
| in my regiment. and found later that
there were two Protestants. two Catho-
lics, and the rest OF them Jews. 1t would
have been to my shame had not pro-
NOTED the men on their merits, and ]
Knew nothing OF their faith previously
Mr.. Roosevelt said he hoped to see the
| time when the Jew and the Catholic
would be equally eligible to the presi-
Il deIicy The only touch Of politics In his
speech was when he spurned theorists