New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-19
Order Has 10000 Members.

s CIV, that YOU have in the administration
that is drawing 10 close.
Order Has 10000 Members.
Mr. Kalesky, referring to President
rstts denunciation of the Russian treaty
because OF It's discrimination against the
Jews, said:
We are Of the Jewish race, as you know
W. come here as Jewish American citi-
vens and as representatives OF the largest
fraterual organization in the Unlte1
states The Independent Order OF Brith
Abraham has Supplemented the inoepsnr
Comprises a membership Of 10000 Jews In
ne United States. Seventeen Thousand
NJ IFS members reside in the state OF
MASSACHUSETTS. Our order is interested In
any question which comes up IN t ths
country in which the interests OF inc
JeWish people are concerned. whenever
sny question comes up before the people
OF The various states or OF the Cnlteu
states, the Independent order OF brisn a
Abraham, powerful as II is, tries 70 see
10 II that the Jew receives that proper
consideration which he should receive IN
this free country OK ours.
When the passport question came be-
fore the country II was this order thai
took an active part in It's solution, ana
we are pleased TO say here that the abro-
cation of the treaty was bToHght aoou'
81 the Hon. William Howard Taft, Pres
ident Of the United States. We would
not be human, we would not be doing our
duty, il We did not tell you how deeply
We feel in our hearts for the good when
you have done us, and only because you
felt Il was your duty under the Constitu-
tion OF this country that there should 90
no discrimination on account or race
color or creed, and that every one OF our
citizens should receive the same treat
ont No mo what his religion NAV be.
The President, replying to Mr.. Kalesky
and the delegation, said. in part:
Yield to no one in the broad construc-
ton OF the Constitution OF the United
States and the constitutions OF the states
that secure to each individual the right
10 worship God as he will, without -queS-
ton and without prejudice. OF course.
We cannot control what foreign countries
do. All We can do is TO express our strong
opinion on the subject and use the great
influence that a country Of our prestige
always has to spread that doctrine OF
tolerance and equal rights to all, without
regard TO religion or creed
Friendly to Race from Youth.
have no hesitation in accepting from
you this sympathetic expression, because
| am full Of sympathy with that view. |
Was brought up Unitarian. We had
Plum streets I'm Cincinnati. Across the
street was a Jewish synagogue, presided
over by perhaps your greatest Jewish
rabbi Rabbi Wise. II was not unusual
10 have our Unitarian minister preach in
the Jewish synagogue, or to have Rabbi
Wise address us from our pulpit. Under
these conditions, 1t is not wonderful that
there should have been deeply grounded
IN my nature a feeling Of resentment at
discrimination Of any kind against Jew
on account OF his religion.
now much We can do In the near future
ID the matter of treaties with other coun-
ues' 30 as to eliminate such discrimina-
uon IN their treatment or our fellow cin-
zens, i cannot tell you We are going
70 negotiate and press as strenuously as
we may, and ultimately our efforts will
prove successful, but II may take long
tine. Here in America we can directly
prevent determinations. Elsewhere we
nave to move by influence and reasoning
and argument. We cannot do il by force,
and you would not want US to do IL by
force but we can bring TO bear every
gplomatio agency, and we can also with
mold, II we will. joining in other treaty
Iesuons with the country In which dis
cnminations are insisted on, until our
purpose Is accomplished. The abrogation
o. the treaty which was sought by reso-
lutlons which had passed Congress in re-
sponse TO popular demand. was a natural
step In that direction, was taken In ac-
eoroance with our treaty right, and with
out any obnoxious or offensive phrase
which would prevent our resuming treaty
nlations with view to gaining our ulti-
mate purpose.
Commences Jewish Charities.
congratulate you on your youth and
Ylgor and the spread OF your membership.
which indicates that your purposes are
NOSE that properly attract men of your
race, and that means energy, activity and
strength. That you will accumulate money
with which TO support all your poor goes
Without saying. The Jews are the most
noted people I'm every community for look
lhg after their own. There are no Jewish
poor 50 far as any Gentle knows. and
the system Of Jewish charities Is as per-
iect as any system Of that kind can be.
President Taft is contemplating a trip
70 Panama to inspect the canal. He is
greatly interested in the work the army
engineers under Colonel Goethals are do
ing and 1t is probable that after the cleo
uon ne will board battleship with Mrs.
Aalt and leave the country for two weeks.
IL the trip is undertaken It will be so
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