The Washington times., 1916-07-17
DRANDE|S OPPOSED,
WINS HEBREW UNITY
New York Conference After
Acrid Debate Votes for Race
Relief Congress.

NEW YORK. July 17.-supreme Court
Justice Louis d. Brandeis found many
opponents among the ~ Hebrew dele
gates to the conference at the Hotel
Astor yesterday when he took the fioor
to urge them to Join the Congress Or
sanization Society. which he repre-
scented.
These delegates. representing z.uV,Vv
Hebrews and called together by twenty
six national organisations. headed BY
the American Jewish Committee. didn't
take kindly at first 70 Mr. brandeis In
vttation,
For months opposed to the Congress
ORGANISATION Society. which was FOSTER
ed at a meeting in Philadelphia. they
wransled over their differences. one et
Brandeis and another. ex-Judge Mayer
suizberger, Of Philadelpnia. got up ana
LETT the conference in a hun.
.v lney finally adopted a resolution, now
ever, calling for q congress OF heorews
70 take steps to relieve the conditions OF
the Hebrews In the war stricken coun-
tries OF Europe and to get full civil.
POLITICAL and religious rights for them
they did what the Philadelphia confer
ence did many weeks ago. and they
prepared the way for ultimate harmony.
was thought. between the two rae
in the holding OF one great congress.
Efforts To Get Harmony.
THE purpose of this meeting IL TO
secure full and equal rights to all
jews in all countries" said Louis Mar
shall. chairman OF the American Jew
ish Committee. who was made chair
%s po.s 81 bsf. the eons IN :uei 81
opinion on this"
Many other speakers urged harmony
In working for this common end. Pre-
vent the further lineup OF Amerie. 4 4
urged Rabbi william Rosenau, and
Rabbi Bernard Drachman begged that
there be no pickering.
which various committees were also
appointed, to which resolutions were
referred. but at the afternoon session
II wasn't long befoue vehement words
plans for harmony. As one delegate
put IL. we had pleas for unity, but
each side says. Unity with met"
After the question as TO whether OF
| Cd In English. which was settled BY
the decision that any language might
be spoken. Justice Brandeis. Judge
Hugo Ham. of Chicago. and ex-Judge
committee from the Congress organi.
| zation. the name OF that body OF He.
brews who met In Philadelphia last
spring and decided to hold a congress
| OF Hebrews some time between Sep
tember and January 1.
Mr.. Brandeis' Invitatisn.
I'VE appear here to make clear our
desire to have you Join Win us In the
congress-" said Justice Bvandeis. The
congress. as we view II today. 10 aoso.
lutely essential. and we must have all
Jews rcpreso nted. Most Of the organi-
zatlons represented here did not take
part In our Philadelphia conference
] Tho conference recognised by action
/ that the door should be left open 10
all who had not yet como In. ] am
| commi ssioned to say to you that yo,
will be Just as welcome as IL you had
come in three OF four months ago
Tho Philadelphia conference" de-
clared Judge Ham. met to eetablirh be.
fore the world the fact thSt the unity oi
the Jewish people is one and can never
be deviatcd from. How can we get thi'
Government of ours TO take w the
cause Of tho Jews? II II by hurling te
the newspapers the fact that we are di
vidcd in what we want? No. Il "a cnl,
by forming public opiaion favorable &c
| our cause"