The Detroit times., 1915-11-15
Let the People
Rule-and Write
Makes plea for Jews.

To the Editor Of IN Times
The war is SIN raging Thou
sands OF people arc deprived daily
OF the dearest. members OF their fam
lilies. The families are left ali alone
In the world To encounter many
hardships. Many oil them are driy-
en- from one town TO another. And
what will be the result or this ter
rible hloodshed OF this terrible and
alarming war? VIII the world proiit
by IL or will il lose totally and alb
soluteiy?
1, is natural That when some mis-
fortune befalls a family someone
should come am comfort the stri, k
en- ones. dll them with hope and
+eeuragn Ia continue their course IA
life. So IL Is With Us at present a
terrible misfortune mas befallen US.
and each and every one is trying TO
md something good FOR him in this
war. Russia hopes for revolu-
ton: Germany the same. England
for power. and we Jews. the people
who are mostly stricken, who are
considered as strangers everywhere,
hope that our condition will be i'm.
proved. There will be someone who
will plead our cause before the
peace tribunal, and will ask better
conditions for the poor scattered
lamb called Jew We do not know
whether We shall get something OF
this plea. We do not know whether
our conditions VIII DC improved or
not. II looks like NO more than
Yes" for who knows II there Will
re peace congress and II in that
congress tho Jewish question will DC
/ discussed. and IL the Jewish dele
gates Will be admitted.
/ Nevertheless The war and rs hor-
rors have taught us a lesson and
that Is. that We have Jewish strug-
gle. that We have 30 demand from
the world Jewish rights. and that
we Jews must do away with the
phrase. that with tie answering Of
some peoples problem, our problem
will also be read We came TO the
conclusion that IL We wish 10 live
and cxlst as Jews, we must raise
the Jewi. Ii question Immediately a
protest from all the Jews united
must ring throughout the world. and
that protest shall be headed with the
following words I'VE have a right
to live as Jews. therefore We demand
The freedom Of Jewish life where
ever we GO
\ new era would begin for US
Jews. But the question rs viii we
get anything? VIII We improve our
conditions? Men Of courage and
bravery 20 even In fire TO rescue
what IL dear and precious 10 them,
and we who have nothing 10 lose.
why should we not try 10 rescue a
people which have given light 20 the
world. from bondage and slavery
Yes, We cannot lose anything by let
ting the world know the wrong that
has been committed against Us We
have lost almoJt everything. The
hest OF our sons are now in the bat
tleheld shedding their blood our
daughters are abused by the drunk
on soldiers. Let us not be towards.
Let us demand our rights ~ Jews.
To do this we must be united. Let
one voice be heard from all the Jews
and not different voices. This voice
shall be for justice 10 our people. II
we win. good. II not, we have a.
least tried
There IL another reason why the
Jews ought 20 be united I'm the pres.
ent crisis. This ~ 10 see that the
doors OF this country. where We
have found Soma light, should not be
closed 10 the half million homeless
fugitives who are expected here aft
er the war We should find some
place where the Jew could hnd a
home and could earn his living
ABRAHAM VI. JAFFTN,
No. So Wilkins-st.
Detroit. Nov. II, 1915.