Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-07-01
FATE OF jews HANGS
ON WAR, SAYS CRIES
President of Conference Of
RabbiS Asks Relief
For Israel
CRUSHED IN
POLAND, HE SAYS

CHARLEvOIX, Mich, July THE
fate OF half the Jews of the world is
trembling in the balance as a result
of the great war in Europe. according
to Rabbi Moses j. Cries. of Cleve-
land, president of the Central Con-
ference of American Rabbits, who adj
dressed its twenty-sixth convention
here today.
"A crisis impends for Israel" said
Rabbi Cries. THE million Jews of
Eastern Europe are buffeted from
prosecutor TO Oppressor.
All Mankind Witnesses.
"All mankind has been made eye
witness to Belgium's misery and sor-
row. Galicia and Poland suffer equal
tragedy, but the world neither sees
nor hears. Millions of Jews, always
in want and in Indebtedness. now ex-
perience cruelty intensified. Hun
dreds of thousands are sacrificing
their lives for their country, yes, even
for the flag of the oppressor, and no
promise of freedom is clearly spoken.
The loyal Offering of life in a nations
cause should quench the fire of anti
Semitism in Germany and Austria,
and kindle the light of freedom, with
equal human rights, in Russia.
mot yet is there any abatement of
Russian persecution, nor any change
in the legal status. nor any removal
Of disabilities. Again thousands Of
Jews have been compelled to take up
the staff of the wanderer expelled
from their homes and native villages.
The outraged inhumanities have
stirred even a George Brandes to the
Indictment of Poland in the forum of
nations and Israel Zangwill pro-
claims. Polish Jews are living
through one of the greatest tragedies
in history
Jews Ever in Distress.
"Agdin in the face of the world
wide misery we discover ourselves
unprepared and unorganized. To meet
overwhelming disaster we endeavor
to create national and international
agencies. We are never ready, though
Jews are ever in distress and have
not yet escaped the yoke Of the
world cruelty, oppression and perse-
cution.
"Our duty is to send relief, and yet
more relief and it will not be enough.
America is the only Jewish commu-
nifty in the world able to send relief
American Jews heretofore always
have answered Israel's appeals for
help
THE crisis demands unity of ac-
ton Let the multitude of commit
tees and Of leaders surrender their
claims to priority and precedence
They must unite to create one com
mittee, which shall be permanent
thoroughly representative and dull
authorized to speak and act on be
half of all the Jews of America Thu
united heart of Israel will speak will
a voice powerful enough to compe
the hearing of the nations to RICH
the wrongs of centuries.
Would Halt Commerce.
what is our ethical duty If TIVE
men be fighting at death grips. do W.
question about neutrality or ethics
We stop the fight. We do not sup
ply nourishment for strength, mol
weapons for destruction. If nations
are battling and are graphing unit
death, what is our ethical duty? HUI
mainly demands that we stop thu
fight and do not supply food 10 sus
tain the combatants nor ammunition
to continue.
THE neutral nations seem pitiabl.
powerless. but If the United States
and the other neutral nations have
not the power to suppress the worlC
disorder, they nave the power to re
frain from helping to prolong It. lie
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