Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-29


that nature sometimes needed thumb
80 she created whole hand. { felt
THE force uf that Aiittcism after read
ing Mary Antins much-di~cusscd
work. Tile Promised Land tn.
book contains wholesome truth
la revelation perhaps % some pcopi"
" hitch is buried under "a bulky MARIA.
tive extending over thrc, hundred
and Vty-tour pages.
The story h. auicdly rctoId. We are
introduced To the home lif, and r,id-
tlunsnip OF "a jewish family 900 thc
Russian pale. car attention b. at
once directed go an, outer and inner
forces operating iu the lif. ot th, RUS
sian jew. These $50 forces ar" init
mattel, related Externally the JcN b.
held ir sruci and tyr1nnous oppression.
internally. hv cliups tu hig iiitl trd
the customs aud ceremonies of nis
fathers with an aTdOr thai cannot bv
suppressed aud zeal aud devotion
that cannot hc conquered. ands the
greater the oppression. the stronger
his faith Not being permitted GO
think his own thoughts Dee d,Nrht- tu
think the thoughts of his fathers. Nct
being allowed io improve the present
nc eagerly liyD over %, past Meet.
ing with nothing bat cruelty ou the
uar, OF man. his only comfort and
consolation are Iu Tho kindness cot
God. the God Nhu preserved his poo-
pie ,n the prosecutions ol the past AMI
who alone can give him ga, strength
and oouag, To- endure thr martyr
dom of the present
Thus hcdgcd IN aud hamu,s,d ou
avn sides there arc Two objects which
the jew n Russia holds iu high rec
sprgt and religious reverence. aud Tor
which ho strives With N,s who'll being
Tines, are bodily freedom ana mental
liberty. Checked be- his bodily move
mcnts Dos personal---very. laws. nv
longs fpr lo,rty shut out from M
schools. hc loves the very word and
symbol oi education NcNt Go hia
striving tu bee religions BE- DIS striving
90 Dee free iu body aud mind. next 'u
th, principles az nis faith. mas, lis
,,ry principles of faith W, th, pflI-
..pl,s of humanity. NrNt Q" His l"'"
uI God b. his love of iib'rs amt cd
urttiuu.
Gun mmN Iu ,he Promised Land
inss,s turougn Jll these stuscs of sut.
frrIpg tuu STRUGGLING ANA slri'uE 900
tuc Rus-mu rtly uuil BOO, nu."ln's
uubcaTtblc ana go the family .WW..
crates Co America. urst 90, tHthcr and
tnrs, Yeats later the other members
90, ihr fmis Here u,,y hurd-rps
und uIbuuUou= await t1r Immigrants.
They are uoN Obliged Goo "iU" Tor
lupir new fIfr under th, economic dis
advantage cot o. Now nud. If"''N
aud ruurae,uusIy do They apply thrm-
selves Goo ,hr task. uut without HNdu.
Tu,y are forced 90 'hr out be- pre-
CARTONS existence in ono of the d"ih
and dismal streets OF the Boston
Iums yet tHcy arc happy 100 ih'
new world as thrF had never been De-.
fOr, The. have attained Geo nap
pluo-- That tar tausryuds 'hr hhp'
pIry-s thui .umcs from bodily come
forts aud uf,.s luxuTiv-. lnr> ndN"
auinrd possessions tar more precious
than wealth and worldly iI,tsUrr---
the, have come into The possession "l
American liberty, education. and cat
il,usHlp or thcse they ar, mu.r age
riuHltU,r tbHu Hay American. born
over WAS or ever could b,. They love
America with an their hearts ANA
souls they cherish American inslitu-
tious and honor American traditions
SIS Ith an ardor thit h. allied to adorI'
tiuu and y,urtatiou that borders on
v Urship. tor to them America BE- truly
9TH. Promised Land.
This. in short Is the story ot "Ih"
Promised Land" u 10 N'r, verbose
and to the initiated Ihp detailed
descriptions uf uid-timr ceremonies
and uld-vorld customs must appear
tedious. lu form and contents thu
book is extremely cgotistlu. fut ii
v, correct tho authors lack oi mod
rsty by substituting eve ton ever
"t' aud "our' for every my ths
truth stands lurOntroNcruDlo that
there s longing and }vaIning ia
thv heart or thc Jewish immigrant Tor
liberty and education. ana that this
longing aud warming can nov here Dee
sa'l ghrd as % rs satisfied in tnis blessed
country oi ours u De- equally true
'hat thr jewish lmmlgrani De- con
sclous 90 tho great prlvllcsr~ that
American opportunities and Ameri-