Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-19
SAYS HUMANITY
IS 0VERSHADOWED
BY NAT.I0NAL|SM
Noted Rabbi in Address Before
Hebrew Congregations Dis
cusses Effect Of War on
Judaism.

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Chicago. Jan. Nd Samuel
schulmau. rabbi 81 the Temple Beth
II. New York. who delivered an adj
dress today before the Union ~ Amer
lean Hebrew Congregation on the
subject Of The War and Judaism.
said the profoundest cause % the war
WAS the intense nstionalism which
prevailed IN al thonghs.
'Nationalism. ne continued.
seems to overshad0w al considera-
lions Of universal human interest, an
questions of humanity. Everything
seems to have been concentrated into
the Standardization Of the nation. il
has come 90 worship itself. 10 limit
the world 10 its national horizon. No
nation is as yet ready to sacrifice IL
self for humanity. even as the indi-
viduaI is called upon 20 sacrifice him
self for the state or nation. No nation
has outgrown its barbarie childhood,
IL has not become mature, II il has
not made its guiding principle con-
sideration for the Interests Of human
ity. II il does not look upon mankind
as larger than itself and a holier ideal
than iis own ACKNOWLEDGMENT or glori-
ficationT
Or. Sohulman said he believed the
idea Of nation based on race was
wrong and that Il was destined 20 pass
away The deal state should be
basel on the rights Of men, prospect
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=, Is not kings alone. as is some
times specifically said. Or. Schulz
man continued -that bring on war.
Democraeies may hurl themselves
into Wa. II Is the tremendous self
fish interests, the terrible passions,
the unreasnning hatreds Of men that
break out infosthe fury Of war. Let
us therefore be not self-righteOus. Jet
us be fair. even as We are sympathetic
towards the unfortunate people Of
Europe that are engaged ia this, that
greatest war 81 history.
Nations Wanted War.
The conflict had been preparing
for decades Every nation that is
In the war today Is there because it
wished 1t. II il willed to be out Of II,
I il would have found another way.
And this will and this wish. prepared
for decades. and the very prep
aration hrought on the conflict This
: Il tragic irony Of human limitation
and contradiction in life 4 nation
/ cannot. should not remain unpre-
! pared il is crime FOR any nation
I To leave itself unprotected. exposed 20
( the arbitrary might Of any other ma
/ ton. And yet. mag t4comes the vic
I tim % his own earliest Preparation for
( defense. The heaping w Of the mag
azines makes IL possible that any
spark may explode IT,
The war has not proven the failure
OF religion. DR. Shulman asserted.
! Thousands no doubt all over the
world. have had their faith shaken
/ Men and women have asked, Where
is God - r
God may be AZ a distance. He may
seem To hide Himself, but lie is new
ertheiess real and active in the world
( history AYE. in the profound and
tragic sense. He is even amongst th'
( horrors If this war From time q
1 time there come upon the world greai
( conflicts between people and human
/ lty, that would not learn Of God:
ways in quiet and rest and peace, j:
compelled to learn through combat
through disaster through suffering
I through destruction and death"
DR.. sehulman characterized Presi'
dent Wilson's policy towards the wal
as 'the greatest work Of his admins
tration.H
IT has been said that the presi'
dents policy was weak and unwise
/ say it IS strong with self-restraini
and wise with prophetic foresight
America win be called upon 20 play :
great role when this war VIII ap
proach It's end. and ID can only PLAY
that role and Il can only exert inflp
cnce on behalf 81 freedom and o.
right. If it comes with skirts absolute
BY clean, with the record Of the strict
est kind Of neutrality