The Washington herald., 1914-11-09
u. 5. JEWS MUST
PRESERVE RACE
Upon Them Depends Life Of
Zionist Movement, Says
Jacob de Haas.
UPHoLDS PLAN OF NATION
Though Stricken by War. Race VIII
Now Wrest Recognition from
Europe. Declares Editor.


Plans for the reconstruction Of q ma
tion and the preservation Of race were
mapped out by Jacob de Haas. of Bos-
ton. editor Of the Zionist movement in
America, at a meeting last night at Adas
Israel Congregation, under auspices OF
the Washington Ahavas Zion Society.
Addresses were made also BY DR.. Ben
jamin L. Grossman, who made q gen.
eraI review Of the Zionist movement.
DR.. Leopold Glushak, OF Georgetown
University. and by B. Alpher, chairman
Of Ahavas Zion Society.
Repopulate Palestine.
Mr.. de Haas told Of the Zionist move
ment-the plan to repopulate Palestine
with the millions Of Jews who win be
made poor by the European war, and
70 build up a nation with, as he told, Q
Jemish flag, Jewish currency, and jew
ish people.
Mr.. de Haas made an appeal to Jews of
Washington to raise money toward a
slooooO fund TO carry on the Zionist work.
which was nearly wrecked By the out
break Of the European war.
The life of the Zionist movement and
the preservation Of the Jewish race, Mr..
de Haas said, depends on the Jews OF
this country. ~. ...s
'of the 100000 Jews in the world" he
said, the 25ooo 900 or 10000 Jews In this
country are, or soon win be, II the war
spreads, the only Jews who are earning
money-who are not engaged In this war.
AT present, there are half a million
Jews in the European war. They, with
the rest Of Europe, will be made poorer
many Of them paupers. On the Jews OF
America depends the Zionist plan, By
which we may build up a new nation.
Race VIII BE wiped Ont.
we are told that unless omething is
done. the Jews as race viii be wiped
out G.-.
In the Zionist colonies now In Pale 8
tine. we have 1900 Jews, who went there
penniless to start new nation Now
we have Jewish banks, with s. 10000 Sc
curities. There are no arrests for theft
or any crime In our colonies. There have
been nonethe moral law has been suf-
ficient
The coIonlsts in Palestine are working
not for themselves. but for the Jewish
nation. When the Turks, during their
war, took the horses and cattle OF the
Jewish colonists In Palestine. the banks
OF the colonists issued the first Jewish
money that had been circulated since the
year II.
We must send the Jews from the
European war to Palentine. There will
be a great outpouring of millions OF
Jews They must be helped: they must
be sent to Jerusalem, to make q Jewish
flag and a Jewish nation.
Never since the beginning was there
brighter hope for our race. We were
beginning to be wiped out: we had for
centuries been kicked about from coun-
try to country.
'-The most significant fact Of q thou
sand years to our race has been the
recognition OF the Jew in the present
war. Russia. Austria, France, Germany,
Turkey-all have recognized the Jew and
sought his favor.
warning to Turkey.
British newspapers have said that. Il
their country is successful IN the war
Palestine must be given to the Jews
Germany has warned Turkey-its ally
to protect Jews, even though they may be
citizens Of an antagonistic country-Rus-
sla- Russia has promised o care for 'it'
beloved people" Austria has implored the
Jews not to believe Russia, but to trust
her to care for the Jewish people.
we have the greatest hope of ages
We see the time when the Hebrew
languages will be living. instead Of a
dead or at most a holy language-to
be used in our churches. Our colonists
are printing Hebrew newspapers in
Jerusalem.
TT depends on you, the American
Jews, the only Jews in the world now
who are producing, to make up 10
your brothers in the war what they
have lost"
Mr.. de Haas will speak this evening
at a meeting Of the Ahavas Zion So
ciety. at the society's headquarters,
1898 Sixth street northwest