New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30

Ing genuses. But 7 could easily ns-.
a dozen persons. including myself -.
could have written and sketched nos
ters looking more like the appeal ~.
great nation 70 its young manhood n
a critical hour and less like the bud.
ness circulars Of a crimp, than the ons,
now IN use.
Understand, | am rot animadyertin.
upon the @sthetics Of billpostine
am talking about a needless reaectio.
upon the patriotism Of the commas
people through pictorial presentation.
which might have been easily and
probably supplanted by the beautiful
symbolisms OF democracy in arm,
fgrting for the spread Of human free.
dom.
There are more revolutionary fight.
ers. more militant idealists, in n. ~
York ghetto than anywhere else IN T,
like-siZed area, excepting perhaps The
industrial suburbs Of Paris and pe,,o,
grad. And with such a public 20 apn.,I
TO, the War Department patheticalIv
imngincs that II can do no better ,b,,
TO placsrd picto rial lures to the mere
3crapping instincts Of the half-grown
healthy young male or 10 the d.d,,
Of youth 70 brave IL IN a coat Of rnanv
colors.
Not a Fair Appeal
without putting the matter 10 = ,.;,
test, what moral right have the author;.
ties 70 assume that they can't 20, /.
volunteer army on the Fast SiSa
through serious and truthful graphic
presentation of war aims? Why nm.
justly distrust the spirit Of TIE peoole
in anticipation, and, on the same occa.
sion, give them cause for doubling tho
government in turn?
The radical handiccaftsmen az N.
East Side know perfectly well that
soldiers do not fight end die in spec..
less uniforms, as per lithograph. But
they are not particular at all a. 10 uni.
torn, neat or dirt-bcgrimed. II good
reason be shown them-by pic,u,o
word or deed-why taey shou;d s1b,
and die at all.
And now, after having put before
the public a hastily drawn un mi -
East Side grievances, let me brieA,,
turn, before | close. to a brighter anJ
more consolatory aspect Of Affairs I
have answered, as best I could nm
question: Why is the Eas, Side a.
present, losth to fight? IL need never
have been loath had the government
not Numbered. And. further. il will
not always be losth 70 fght-far from
it, Give me leave 20 repeat. wi,b
every possible emphasis, what I said
in the outset of this letter: this war
might have been made immensely
popular on the East Side. and I seri.
ously believe that it will be made 50
in the near future, despite past
record Of blunders.
Maccabean Fire viii Glow
In justice to the government !,
should be said that it cannot afford
for reasons easily guessable but not
open just now 70 loyal discussion. 70
go beyond a few generalities in OF.
fcially stating it's war aims. As soon
as America will be able 10 play lone
hand in a serious ticr. for the Liberties
of all mankind twc openly acsrov..
edged items in its fg ting programme
will kindle Maccab&an fires all over the
East Side; succor % the Russian revo-
luton and the esta blISament Of an in
dependent Jewish commonwealth in
Palestine. On the day when these two
objects-amoug others-will be Of
ficially avowed. the East Side will tear
up its bill Of grievances, and It's vol.
unteer brigades will erect President
Wilson-in whom the Jewish masses
never wholly lost their trust--with the
ancient salute: Ave, consul, Morituri
u salutamus!
Meantime, Mr.. Editor. remain,
yours for a juster appreciation Of my
own people. JAMES FUCHS.