Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
Sufferers
Jews Raise Millions For Their
Stricken Brethren.
POUR OUT A GOLDEN STREAM.

julius Rosenwald OF Chicago Elas
Pledged Himself to Give 10 Per Cent
on All Moneys That Are Contributed
In Amounts of 100000, Up to Sio,-
100000.
Chicago. Many great meetings have
been held throughout the land at which
the most noted orators of the Jewish
race have raised their voices in behalf
Of the suffering millions of their breth.
rem across the sea- says american
Jews and the War by John W.
Schmidt and Cromwell Chiidc. Thou
sands of dollars have resulted from
each Of these meetings. Chicago. Kan.
sas City, Philadelphia, st. Louis, Dos.
ton, san Francisco, Los Angeles east
and west, north and south-vhereger
large numbers Of Jews are to he found,
the answer has been the same. And in
the towns and villages and in the coun
tryside there have been smaller meet
lug3, but iii each case the story has
been no different-money poured out
spontaneously wherever the message
has reached Rich and poor Jews,
stirred to pity, have needed the call Of
the war sufferers" the book says. "Ju-
llps Rosenwald Of Chicago has pledged
himself to give 10 per cent on all the
moneys contributed by the rest o,
American Jewry up to Nov. !, 1917, in
amounts Of 100000 collected up to
$l0000O00' The book goes on:
"Wlthin little more than month
from the date of Mr.. Roscn Wald's offer
American Jewry was ready to claim
$20000D Of the amount he pledged as
an individual, with little doubt remain
ING that long before the time limit he
has fixed his whole contribution OF
$l,C00,000 viii have been called for.
I'VE marvel at what has been done
We marvel still more at what it is pro.
posed to DO. We realize it is one thing
to set adre by spirited words and
phrases that come direct from the
heart auditoriumS filled with excited
sympathetic people whose blood leaps
in their veins; quite another to turn
into millions Of money these sympa-
thics and tears.
1T ~ III saving cost the jew of
America who has been aiding his CO.
religioniSt abroad has eXcelIcd all his
compeers. Day by day for moro than
two years now he has been causing
money to come in one continuous flow
for his relief funds, checks, big and
little, the cash contributions OF the
small business man down even to the
dime, the nickel, the penny, of the
'Ercei1liurh' operator mt a machine,
the Ylddlsher lately landed here. who
can speak scarcely any English, yet
who dribbles in his little payment ev.
cry week.
This collecting Of millions at a cost
per million Of practically nothing has
been the American Jews biggest
achievement. He had to deal with a
people like no other in the world at
one moment emotional, tcatml, eSeited.
ready to empty pockets, give Jewels,
make out checks; the next cool. col.
lected, calculating More than {his. be
had many M element 80 handle, he
millionaire, tie multimillionaRe. grown
rich IN America, row lully Amo leap,
lied, the peonlc striving 20 gct 80 the
top with good start, though stan not
rich, ardent Americans ALI great
group of orthodox, prosperous, YET still
supporting tho old faith Of Moses IN
every detail, and the Foreigner, not
yet a real American, filing the poorer
quarters Of u score OF American cities.
The way It has been done has com.
PEELED the admiration Of every nou.J Jew
who has been permitted glimpse Of
the operation