New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-10
JEWS REVIEW WRONGS
American Committee Holds Its
Annual Meeting.
YEARS RECORD BLACK
prief Account of Russian Per.
secutions Alone Fills So
Closely Printed Pages.

The American Jewish Committee, a ma
,ional organization whose purpose is 10
,rotect the rights of Jews in this coun-
,rv and abroad and to relieve them in
lasa NJ persecution. held its seventh an
,no, meeting at the Hotel Astor yester-
day
, number Of subjects of vital interest
- ,be Jewish people throughout the
n,orId we're discussed. The situation Of
.bo Iews in Russia and in Rumania was
reviewed.
.Tbe\ status of the Jews in the terri
,o,v conquered by the Balkan States Is
ultimately related to the problem of the
I.us in Rumania," says the report OF
-. executive committee. "In that state,
n,here Jews have been settled for centu-
r,es, they are considered aliens and are
subiected to special legislation of a high
10 ,epressive nature. This Rumania does
!, defiant violation Of the Treaty of Ber-
lin
"In both the Senate and the House of
representatives resolutions have been in
,,odpced denouncing Rumania's violation
~ her OBLIGATIONS and inquiring whether
,ho limited States may with propriety
register any protest
THE condition Of our brethren in Rus
sia f." the report continues, remains prac-
,ically as hopeless as last year. Tue
nolitical parties who desire to- concen-
trste control Of government commerce
industry and finance in the hands OF the
russian people by depressing other races
s.u have controlling voice In Russian
affairs.
"Au protests against inhuman restric-
.ons were suppressed; newspapers whlch
s,,empted 20 speak out were confiscated
~ spsnended and the editors fined or i'm
nrisoned A brief account OF the man
nor in which the Jews of Russia nave
be4n prosecuted during the last year ms
thirty-fve closely printed pages IN the
American Jewish Book
THE most tragic occurrence in jewish
life for many years is the trial or Mendei
Reiliss. at Kieff. on charge OF rltuai
murder. The entire Jewish people in Rus
sia Is in constant fear of massacres as an
outcome Of this case.
To the usual horrors there has been
a6,,ad economic persecution of the Jews
in Poland. in the form of boycott skill
fdlv manpuvred by the Russian govern
ment This led TO acts of violence. Gull
minating in one instance in the firing OF
q house containing Jewish family OF
eight after all the doors and windows
had been nailed up by the assailants.
The following officers were elected
President. Louis Marshall; vice-presi-
dents. Judge Julian w. Mack and Profess
sor Jacob II. Hollander; treasurer. Isaac
W. Bernheim, and secretary, Herman
Bernstein
The sum of 5000 was appropriated for
the relief Of the prosecuted Yemenite ana
Moroccan Jews.
Among those present were Jacob H.
schiff. Judge LILLIAN w. Mack, Raools
Joseph Stolz. Joseph Silverman' ). L.
Nsgnes. B. L. Levinthal and II. Pereira
Mendes Judge Mayer Suizberger. Dr.
CYRUS Adler, Louis Marshall, Cyrus l..
sulzberger. A. Leo Well Harry Fischel'
DR. Harry Friedenwald Cesar Cone, Or.
Herbert Friedenwald, Leon kamaiky'
Isaac W. Bernheim. Fulton Bryia"ski'
Herman Bernstein Isador Sobel. Samuel
/ Hyman. DR.. p. A Siegelstein, Isaac W.
Frank. DR.. Israel Friedlaender, Montague
Triest, Dr. Samuel Neumann ana Pro-
lessor Jacob n Hollander.