The sun., 1916-12-26
JEWISH FACTIONS
SEEKING HARMONY
Nathan Straus Selected by Ma
tiOnal Congress asa
Stabilizcr.
OFFICE SOUGHT THE MAN
Democratic Element Wins in
Fight for Organization
Of Society.

4 Nde Of enthusiastic unanimity which
0n0wed an afternoon OF disruption and
bickerinK yesterday swept Nathan Straus
into the leadership Of the movement for
. great congress Of American Jews.
ft was In the parlor Of the Hotel
Savoy. where the executive committee Of
to adjust irreconcilable differences be-
tween the reactionary element and the
democratic element. and Mr.. Straus was
sitting In the rear taking no part in the
steemy discussion.
The fight for chairman Of the execu-
tivO committee had narrowed down to a
compromlse candidate who could have
been forced through by a majority Of four
votes and a reactionary candidate who
was not acceptable to the majority OF
the committee OF 40. One of these
withdrew. The other followed his ex-
ample. Mr.. Straus was nominated, the
secretary cast single ballot for him
ana there was peace.
Mr. Straus will he s? years old next
month. The ono dissenting voice to his
WIN tne COM
mittee not TO put this burden on him. to
gtve 1t To "A younger man who would he
better able to stand the strain. But this
voice was sileuced and Mr.. Straus came
forward with the first unanimous cheer
Ing OF the day ringing in his ears. lie
waited minutes for quiet.
CAN for HRrmony.
MY friends" he said, 'if am three
score and ten and duty calls | will be
young. We want harmony. I promise
you l will do all I am capable of doing.
and n l sink by the wayside ! am
ready
Rabbi Stephen ). Wise. one OF the
leaders for the democratic element, said
after the meeting that the election OF Mr.
Straus was n victory for that faction.
Mr.. Straus has been in favor OF the con-
6Tess from the beginning Of the move
ment two years ago and H. the only man
OF all the Jews in America who could
nave brought peace and harmony into
the congress movement. according 10 Dr
Wise.
we have just done what the Repub-
ucans and lrogrcssives failed to do"
said DIR. Wise, we have found the
man.
So the movement for the Jewish con-
gress Is t. 20 peacefully forward. The
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the SUFFERING ~ tho lou. ,,,,, hs ~.
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between rho Jowish f,c,i,ns - 49,, ~ y
powers Of tho corg,ess 0no ,aa, Wv s,'e
the reactionary is in favor ~, 5"ertnn
those powers beforehand I'm, rho ,ian,n'
rress Ieft oncn for mo dsc,,ssi',r ", an'.
provision which may be directed toward
attaining the general purpose OF the
congress.
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