New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-19
JEWS TO TEACH IDEALS
Woman Author Says Immigrants
Can Help America.
BUSINESS MORALS FEARED
Miss Antin, at Federation Set
Element, Points to Dangers
of Life Here.

Mary Antin. the authOr-in private life
Mrs Mary Graber-yesterday afternoon
spoke 10 an audience that completely
filled the old gymnasium OF the Fedora
ton Settlement, at No. 23s East lO5th
street. Her subject was THE Jewish Inn
migrant and His Ideals"
THE arrival of an immigrant" she
said, should not mean the eradication ~
what he brings with him in the way of
ideals. The best that Is in him should be
made to coalesce with the best in
America. You in this settlement can
carry out this work-the remaking OF
the jew into an American citizen. We
have mission to America, as well as
America has mission TO us. one Of the
greatest services we can do 10 this coun-
try is to teach the local stock humility.
America is ready 10 welcome good
people from all parts Of the world. You
people interpret between the parents and
the child. Perhaps we can DO a great
deal more for this nation than We have
done. BY and by. perhaps. instead of
asking an immigrant whether he can
read and write We shall ask him what
books ne will read when the chance is
given 10 him.
"A significant thing about a Passover
celebration which attended recently was
that the hall was draped with an Ameri-
can flag. IT was the first time I had
seen purely religious ceremony in such
setting. Some OF the immigrants had
landed only that day. but they under
stood. when the minister told them in
their own tongue what was expected Of
them under that flag. and they nodded
approval at once
If in year from that time, at an
other Passover. they do not approve
whose fault will II have been? Thu blame
may be divided. but / am not a raid TO
blame the American for shattering the
ideals Of the Jew and for teaching him
one poisonous thought-that business Is
business. and that there is one set OF
morals for the home and one for the
office ] ask all TO practise what they
preach. Immigrants are like children, and
they will find YOU out If you don't tell
them the truth
Il am part Of big experiment" said
Mrs. GRADER Let US try 10 define our
selves II needs patience and character.
but. more than ALL courage Dare To
think out your position When children
ask questions answer them bravey and
truthfully. What We do Is going 10 affect
all the Jews on the other side Of the
ocean. As We solve our own problems.
help us to solve the American problem.
We can repay the American people for
giving US a home by insisting that the
1o Irfp no Cd nd
thus make a solid contribution TO Ameri-
can civilization"
Maurice H. Harris. the president of the
Settlement. said:
81 wish that this message of Mary
Antins could be carried 10 the young
men and women pf all our universities.
The tragedy of il Ties less with the immi-
grant than with the natives. In this set
tlement we are mingling the Passover with
the American flag and the better the Jew
the better the American"
After an appeal by Elias \. Cohen. the
secretary for contributions TO complete
the buildings for which $4,000 is needed.
little girls in peasant costumes appeared
in Russian. French and Italian folk dances
under the direction of their teacher. Miss
Bertha Uhr The dancers were Sadie
Steinberg. Eva Feldsten. Rose Zashnsky.
Sarah Levy. Mollie Smith, Title Danziger
and Lena Lager.
The officers elected for the year: Presi-
dent, Maurice II. Harris vice-president.
Mrs. August Goldsmith: secretary. Elias
\. Cohen financial secretary. Mary 4.
shapiro: treasurer. Lawrence Il. Cohen
and directors. I. Behrens. August Gold
smith. Max Blatt. lSidor Davis. Mrs. ;. 5.
Prince Eugene y. Levy. Edward *. Stef-
tel. Herbert H. Moss. Mrs. Emil Fried and
Max Goldsmith.