The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-07-29
Jews ARE AROUSED BY
MAYORS CRIME LETTER
Community Resolutions on
Ro>rnthal Case Call for
Vigilance Committee.
DIR. M\GNES MAKES REPLY
Questions Mr.. t;aynOr's state
mcnt That Crime Is in the
Hands of Foreigners.

rrprr-ont- 7"l Jewish societies through
OF the United States. held a meeting
yesterday morning in the trustees room
Of tho llehr"w Charities Building at 1853
second avchue to consider the remarks
IN Mayor Gaypor's : letter to Commissioner
Waldo IN which he speaks OF the large
foreign population in the city and its
ration 20 gambling
Mayor Gaynor in his letter said:
rbc gambling of the city is almost all
IN tncir hands referring to the forcignersl
rot ~ mention other vices and crimes
IN" Published names of every one con
uottcd nearly or remotely with Rosenthal
rad Ai> murder shows them TO be OF this
.amc class of lawless foreigners to which
he belonged.
Il i, this statement that caused the
Jewish Community to meet and adopt
resolutions. nr. J. l.. Magnes. president
Of the Community and chairman of the
executive COMMITTEES. presided at tho
meeting. He said last night that there
was no announcement of Mayor Gaynor,
although the Jews prominent in educa-
,lonal circles were of the opinion that the
",t"r was very unfair 10 the foreign ele-
rent in New York who are trying to obey
aw and order. The following resolutions
were. unanimously adopted:
Whereas certain scandals have recently
come tr light in which individuals reputed
to he jeNs are implicated. and
Whereas these scandals have revealed
,io'k,ng degree of moral and political
Ccc"urrii,y in this city. be- ID
Rosnitcd. That as citizens OF the city and
a. 'eW- vc view with profound Indignation
'Ur profapat ion of the Jewish name brought
about ny these events and the implicat ion
u lows in practices and vices which have
lp 10 very recent years been proverbially
uaknown among our people: and bc it
igriD"r
R,soircd, That the Jewish Community
t,tr -'"p- to form "A vigilance committee
"url shall endeavor to stir the conso ience
q IN. citizenship of the city to realization
OF the political and moral corruption of
which he Rosenthal case Is but symptom;
and he Il further
Il s4i,ed That the Jewish Community
tolp with all it, power such agencies. both
public and private, as are sincerely desirous
ol hylng bare all the ramifcations of the
CrlIue under investigations. and be II fur
thor
fo,ohod, That the Jewish Community
t,ec step, 10 form "A bureau of intorina-
ton and Investigation. to the of,ice of which
O. -" Second avenue any communication
'o"'"rnlns degenerate conditions may
'' sem
Ur Magnes refused TO make public
names of those who were present at the
meeting At % Sutton place. his home.
ne laid those who were at the meeting
did no, wish to discuss the question, as
'h" resolutions were complete enough.
Yesterday afternoon one of the officers
" the tinted Hebrew CHARITIES. who re-
fused 10 give his name, told clerk IN
drue store block from the Charities
pIidlhg 'hat the Mayors letter had
made IN" Jewish population In New York
very angry. He said he was not mt the
meeting. but that ever since the Mayors
"'ter was made public jewish educators
N Sew York have been looking TO the
jewish community TO come forward with
resolutions.
pr 'iaSnes said that he had presided
a. m" meeting and had spoken there.
"h"n h" was ashed II he had anything
% eay mat was not embodied IN the reso-
nhl"n, II" said:
ne Mayor OF IN" city uses his hlgh
H''e 10 deliver himself OF an attack
H"A foreigners. he says that every
nam" connected wi'h the fosenthal
-" Ihdlcates degenerate foreigner.
'i-F are, unfortunately, degenerate;
'Y' "ha' has the foreigner TO do with
" "hat way does TINS attempted
''Ihd'iIat'on clarity the situatlon' Does
~" moan I" say that 1t is only foreigners
NN' ar" IA" gamblers' what then OF the
a"""'uH ana others, the native quaiity
whose names wouid betokeh our pest
'n'F'dn society'
Na u" ca'th that II Is que 10 lor-
I''tS 'hat we nave corrupt poli'lcs'
""' :" the r"v"ia'ions OF the Burns
'''I 'IN's III ohio' "here thoroughly
''"' ''''l community was caught root
i'' "'"nrh AT accepting bribes' Or does
N" mean to say that the foreigners have
'' 'I''" 'h" polce OF New York city!
- nu' rath"r mat fhe police have de-
"'u'd raheo' from the foreigners!
'''""Fer' most all OF these young men
"''' h'Nil ana brought up right here under
'.'' an institutions. When does the
'"''''I"r '"a"e and m" native begln' Is
.'' "h'h he learns the lesson OF corrupt
'''''."n politics and foreets the teach