New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-29
Jews WILL ORGANIZE
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE
Also to Establish Bureau to Act
on Complaints Of Degen-
crate Conditions.
RABBI ASSAILS GAYNOR
Does Foreigner Cease and
Native Begin on Learning
Lesson of Politics.
He Asks.

\ committee Of tho Jewish community
met Yesterday in the building or the
United Hebrew Charities Association anu
drew I'M resolutions deploring the imputa-
ion hat their race was responsible for
much OF the crime in the city and taking
s,.ps IN form vigilance committee TO
educate the public conscience. The com
-nuuitv will establish bureau OF ihloi
nation and investigation at NO. 80 sec
ond avenue. where communications con-
corning degencrsto civic conditions may
be sent
Rabbi Judah Il. Msgnss. VINO Tet'reH
from the congregation OF Bnal Jes"N' H''
=, devote himself exclusively TO the "otA
~ tho Jewish Community. ana VINO pre-
aided y, Yesterdays meeting. gave out
.,.tement last night in which he declared
that Mayor Gaynor was using his ONCE
IN attack New Workers. OF foreign descent
The resolutions as unanimously aoop'-
ed were as follows
whereas. Certain scandals haie. re-,
Gently come 20 light In which nni Vln ss
reunited to be jews are implicated hhu
Whereas, These scanoaIs hHNy
vealed a shocking degree or imorai an.
noiI,iceI degeneracy in this city: ne ~
RssoIyed. That as citizens or the city
ana az Jews we view With proIouhu ~
dtruatlOn the proclamation OF the Je"'a,,
usrn,. brought about by these tNshIs a,o
the Implication or jews IN ptaouV,o Lars
,,iI.s which have up 10 very recent , ear :
Zen uroyerblally unknown hHohb "u'
pcrplc: and be IL further -.,,,t,,
ussolyed. That the JewlEh Coilnlunt,t
take steps to form n vigilance SVI'ii,
~" which shall endeavoT 10 sur ~.
con,scicnce of the citizenship OF the cltE
,o a realization Of the pohtichl HhI
,noral corruption or which the Rosehtnh'
"ase IL but symptom. ana De II lu'
Their ,.t.h co,,r,unity
IN vim all it's power such agencies
I,tb rutlic and private. as are blhCraeIS
dssirous of laying bare all the ralni .l.
,ions az the crime under lhVesuBa''o"
and be II further $1,000, c.,,,,,,,,itv
,ake steps to form q bureau or inIorihS
tIon and investigation, 70 the ONCE o.
which. at No. S56 Second aVenus, ~ ),
COMMUNICATIONS concerning deseherh''
conditions may be sent
Speaking OF Mayor Gaynors statements
Rabbi Msgncs said:
THE Mayor uses his high once 70 de-
liver himself OF an attack upon Ioreisn-
era He SAYS that every name connected
with the Ropenthai case indicates 'oe'
generate foreigner They are, unfortu'
,atoI,. dogenerate. But what has the
.foreirner' to do with IL? In what way
does this attempted stigmatization Clarity
the situation? Does he mean to say thd'
II is only foreigners that are our gam
b,crs? What about the Canfelds and oth-
ora The native quality OF whose names
would betoken our best American society
"Does he coEteEd that u is due 10 TOT
a,oners' that we have corrupt ponUcs
what If fine revelations Of the Burns de-
te,tives in Ohio. where n thoroughly ma
two community vas caught root an"
branch. at accepting brides. or does he
moan 10 CAV that the foreigners have
corrupted the police OF New YORK CityF
"Ts # not rather that the police have
demanded a 'rake-off' from the foreign
er?
"nroreoycr. almost all Of these youns
mon were born and brought up here un'
der American institutions Nhfre ooe'
the foreigner cease and the native peg'h
Is il not when he learns the lesson oil
corrupt American politics and forges th'
teachings OF his foreign born father, who
never vas and is not now garnpier shd
= corruptionist? To me II appears 10 Do
our rotten politics and very possibly some
of our native institutions that have MADE
them into what they are.
Heaven help us all from TINS KIND Of
Americanization.