The Detroit times., 1915-11-15
Let the People
Rule-and Write


IL N, Edttor OF tn. Times;
The war is still raging Thou
sands OF people ara deprived daily
IT the dearest:meu5ers OF their TAM
lilies. The families al, lelt AL alone
in the world TO encounter many
hardships. Many OF tAem are d;iy'
en- from one town " another And
what viii be The result OF this ter
riOle hloodShed OF this terrrflc and
alarming war? VIII the world profit
by II or will 1t lose l0la.ly anu ao-
sOlGteiy?
/; is natural that when som, mis-
fortune hefalls a family someone
should Gene an. comfort the strick-
IN ones. M them With hope aud
courage To continue thci, course IN
life. So j, is with Us az present y
terrible misfortune mas befaIeu us,
and each and every one is rying TO
find something good for him IN this
var. Russia hopes for e reyolu-
ton. Germany the same, England
for power. and W. Jews, The people
who are mostly stricken, who are
considered as strangers every where,
hope that our couaition wili be i'm
proved. There vii be someone VINO
will plead our cause before the
peace tribunal. AMI will ask better
conditions for the poor scattered
lamb called Jew We do not know
whether We shall get something Of
I this plea. we do not know whether
our conditions viii De improved or
rot. Il looks Ike mo" more than
Yes" for who knows If there viii
/ be q reace congress and II IN that
congress the Jewish question viii be
I discussed. ard II he Jewish dele
gates will be admitted.
/ Nevertheless the war and It's hor-
rors have taught us lesson, and
that IL. thar ve have a Jewish stru2-
gle. that we have to demand from
/ the world Jewish rights, and that
we Jews must 10 away with the
phrase. that with the answering Of
some peoples problem. our problem
Will also be read. We came 20 tho
4 conclusion that II We wish 20 live
{ and exist as Jews vc must raise
I the Jewi question Immediately. \
protest from all the Jews united
must ling throughout the world. and
that protest shall De headed with the
following words I'VE have a right
/ to live as Jews, therefore we demand
the freedom OF a Jewish life where
ever We go
\ new era would begin for US
Jews But the qu stion ls viii We
get anything VIII We improve our
conditions? Men OF courage and
bravery 70 even in fire 20 rescue
what is dear and precious 10 them,
and we who have nothing TO lose,
why should We not try TO rescue n
people which have given light to the
world. from bondage and slavery.
Yee. we cannot lose anything by let
ting the world know tho wrong that
has been committed against NJ. We
have lost almoGt everything The
! best OF our sons are now IN INC Dat
tlefeld shedding their blood our
daughters are abused by the drunk
en- soldiers Let rs not be towards.
Let us demand our rights as Jews.
To DO this We must be united. Let
one voice he heard from all tho Jews
aid not different voices This voice
shall be for justice to our people. II
we win good II not we have at
least tried.
There IS another reason why the
Jews ought 20 be united I'm the pres
ent crisis This Is 10 SEQ that the
doors OF this country, whore we
have found soma light. should not be
closed 20 tho half million homeless
fugltives who arc expected here aft
CT the war. We should find some
place where tho Jew could hnd a
home and could earn his living.
ABRAHAM II JAFFIN,
No. SO WilkIns-st.
Detroit, Nov. H.. 1915