Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-24
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Bi MAN NORDAU.
PART II.

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PART IL
More than a year ago l raised my
voice, surely feeble by itself but rem
dered somewhat sonorous by the acous-
tic conditions Of the hour, and adjured
the Jewish people to remember it's duty
towards itself and to prepare for
accomplishing 1t efficiently l urged il
TO organize itself everywhere with a
view 10 the peace conference and to
be ready for electing at the opportune
moment delegates who shall advocate
Its cause before the assembled diplo-
mats. | recommended, to sum up re-
quests of the Jewish people in the fol
lowing program:
]. In every country full equality of
rights for the Jews. and not only on
paper. but in reality. there being coun
tries where the Constitution grants in
the most satisfactory expressions equal
ity OF rights TO all citizens, but where
in spite OF this, Jews are on freuuen
occasions insultinEly sighted, where
for instance. they are excluded from the
positions OF army officers. of state of
tcials, OF professors at universities, ant
even OF letter carriers and railv-a,
guards.
>. In every state inhabited by differ
cnt nationalities where the Jews form
a considerable organized element OF
the population. recognition of the Jew
ish nationality. If this is desired by
the Jews themselves. and extension tc
them OF all political and cultural con
cessions accorded in the state con.
cerned to all other conscious, differen-
.
3. To those Jews who wish TO live
for themselves us a wcll-detined ma
tional community. and to be nothing
but Jews, the right of unimpeded and
unrestricted immigration, OF acquiring
land and Of settling in Palestine, with
local self-government under the au-
thority of the government exercising
sovereignty over the country
APPEAL NEEDED ny
JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS
| had the satisfaction OF having IN,
appeal heard. In every country whcr
Jews are living in greater numbers ex
listing organizations and association
constituted for the purpose placed tho
matter under discussion and resolved
TO prepare for the representation of the
Jewish people at the peace conference
in Argentine. in Brazil, in England, in
Italy, in switzerland, have adopted my
program. although in most cases with
out mentioning my name and without
stating that ] am it's author pretend
ing. on the contrary. that il proceed
from their own initiative. If estab
lish this little fact, it is on no accoun
out of susceptibility or by way of com
plant. | do II smilingly. | attach M
authors vanity to my action. Here the
person disappears and the cause alon
has Importance.
The only point of my program which
has been criticized by overpusillani
nous Jews is the third. 1t incurred
the reproach that it signifies partisan
ship in the worlds war; that it seems
to imply the assumption that the allied
empires will be defeated; that Turkey
will be broken up and distributed: that
Palestine will change her master
The impcached article of the program
contains nothing of the kind. 1t does
not touch the question of the territorial
sovereignty OF Palestine. 1t pledges
the solemn promise of the Jewish peo-
pie to be loyal and law-abidinE to the
legal sovereign power OF the land.
That is all.
The Jewish people, as such, in its
totality. cannot officially take sides in
he worlds war. It's dispersion forbids
It, Every Jew desires ardently the vic
tory Of his own native country and CO.
operates for 1t with the utmost exer-
ton of all his capacities. The Jews In
the neutral countries. OF course, ar
free to place their sympathies accord
Ing to their sense OF Justice. and II is
probable that the leaning OF tho .neu-
traI and therefore, impartial Jews COR