New-York tribune., 1916-06-17
IEWS' NEW MOVE
HAILED AS TRUCE
Call for Conference Seen
as Means of Healing
Factions Breach.

The breach between the two factions
of Judaism in this country was partly
bridged yesterday by an announcement
which was hailed with delight by tine
100000 Jews who favor congress to
consider ways and means to ameliorate
the condition Of their brethren abroad.
From the headquarters Of the Ameri-
can Jewish Committee, at 356 Second
Avenue, of which Jacob II. Schif, Louis
Marshall, Felix W. Warburg and Oscar
S. Straus are leading members, came
the announcement. A preliminary con-
ference, to decide whether it would be
wise to hold such congress as that
proposed by the faction opposed to the
American Jewish Committee. has been
called by the committee.
July l6 Date for Conference.
This conference, which will resemble
that held in Philadelphia few months
ago by the Jewish leaders in favor Of
congress, will take place July Is in
this city. 1t is being called jointly by
eight of the largest and most i'm
portant national Jewish organizations
in the country American Jewish Com
mittec, Central Conference OF American
Rabbis, Council of Jewish Women, In
dependent Order Free Sons Of Israel,
Order Birth Abraham, National Work
mems Committee on Jewish Rights,
Union Of American Hebrew Congrega-
tions and United Synagogues OF Amer
lea. II was announced that lao del p
gates, representing forty-siX organl]a-
tions, were expected to attend.
"The purpose of the conference read
the statement issued yesterday by the
American Jewish Committee, "Is 20 con-
slider measures, including the discus
sion of propositions that may be pre-
sented relative to the organization Of a
Jewish congress, 20 secure iull rights
for the Jews of all lands and the abro-
CATION of all laws discriminating
against them.
at is understood that the phrase
full rights is to be deemed 10 include
civil. religious and political rights, and.
in addition thereto, wherever the vail
Gus peoples of any land are recognized
as having separate group rights, the
comforting upon the Jews thereof sucn
rights if desired by them
IL will be recalled that when the
American Jewish Congress Committee
held its preliminary conference in
Philadelphia, the American Jewish Com
mittee was not officially represented.
Such men as Mr. Schif and Mr. Mar
shall have been strenuously opposed to
such a congress Of Jews Of this coun-
try until the end OF the war.
Desire Hailed as Truce.
The breach between the factions OF
/ Judaism supporting Mr.. Schlf and men
who thought as he did and those who
were opposed 20 Mr.. Schiff and his CO.
workers has been gradually widening
/ for two years. When the preliminary
conference of anti-Schif men at Phiia-
/ delphia decided to hold a congress OF
Jews sometime before the end OF 1916
and after September, the delegates were
openly defying the principles that Mr.
Schif stood for.
I Ii was pointed out yesterday by lead
ers Of Jewish thought in this city that
/ the announcement Of the American
/ Jewish Committee, evincng a desire 90
hold a conference 20 decide whether a
congress should be held. was IN the nat
ure of truce. Those in favor OF q
congress consider IL the finest victory
over those heretofore opposed, possib.e
under present conditions.