New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-30
JEWISH BOARDS AT WAR.
Rival Committees in Dispute on
Rumanian Protest.
JACOB H. SCHlFF ATTACKED
His Committee Never Did Any
thing for Jews, Says Leader
of Opposing Faction.

The Cooper Union meeting called to-
night by the American Rumanian Jewish
Emancipation Committee TO protest
against the treatment accorded Jews IN
Rumsnia has caused a disagreement be
tween the Emancipation Committee and
the American Jewish Committee, one Of
the leading Jewish organizations in New
York. The dispute began over the asser-
tion by Herman Bernstein. secretary OF
the American committee, that it was in no
way identified with the rival organiza-
ton, and hence in no way responsible
for the mass meeting or for any petition
that he Harry Green. OF the Emancipa-
ton Committed says will be presented to
the State Department"
When this statement was read 70 MI.
Green he said it was correct adding that
the members Of his society would under
no circumstances permit themselves 10 be
confused with a body as incompetent as
the American Jewish Committee, whose
opposition to the proposed meeting, ne
said. was due TO jealousy, based on their
own inability TO engineer such a meeting
themselves.
1t was then suggested to Mr.. Green,
who is the leading spirit in the movement
to supplant the American Jewish Com
mittee by a rival organization, that ne
make a statement. setting forth ms side
of the controversy. At first he demurred'
maintaining that he ought not 10 stoop -
attack such nincompoOps. Finally. how
ever. ne agreed 10 give the public the
facts concerning the American jewish
Committee" Among others, this commit
tee numbers among its members Jacob ii.
Schir, Louis Marshall Herman Bernstein
and Cyrus Adler The statement reads:
They have never done anything for the
Jews and have carefully abstained from
doing anything. because they knew that
# they did their jobs as the sef-ap-
pointed benefactors OF the lsraehtes
would come 10 an end. Their present
attitude toward US shows a miserable and
jealous disposition. which ! depiore. We
have done IN ten weeks what they. Win
oil the funds at their disposal, have been
unable to do in thirty years-arouse pub
lie spirit in behalf OF the suffering Jews
OF Rumania.
obviously. they are more interested in
keeping their names before the public
than in furthering the cause Of Hebrac
wellbeing. They say that the present
time is inoppOrtune for bringing TINS
Rumanisn matter 10 the peoples atten-
tion-but what time would be opportune
] will answer myself: No time al
which any but themselves reaped the
glory for what was done. AS 20 SEMI
he is never content 10 do anything but
boss, and when he found he could not
manage the affairs OF the league he lett
il. Personally. / don't want TO enter
into any controversy with such nincom-
poops. for they are unworthy OF II. ao-
solutely unworthy The meeting will b"
a great success. and will show the public
what can be done by ignoring effete or
CARNATIONS.
This statement was submitted 20 the
American Jewish Committee In order that
they might be able TO answer the attack.
TIE answer consisted OF q letter and an
editorial. both printed in Jewish papers
and rejecting on Mr.. Green's character
and motives The editorial pities the
Hebrews for having fallen into the hanos
of such a questionable supporter as MI
Green.
The American committee perforated by
saving that the Rumanian Jews were
only being made ridiculous by Mr.. Green
efforts and that II was impossible for a
body Of the standing Of the American
committee 10 enter into a controversy
with a man as iuconsequential as MI
Green. more especially as. though posing
as hebraic benefactoT. he was not d