The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27

on All Moneys That Are Contributed
In Amounts Of 100000, Up to $780,
100000.
Chicago.-"Many great meetings have
been held throughout the land mt 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 Childe. Thou
sands Of dollars have resulted from
each of these meetings. Chicago, Kan
sas City, Philadelphia, st. Louis, Bos-
ton, San Francisco, Los Angeles-east
and west, north and south-wherever
large numbers of Jews are to be found,
the answer has been the same. And In
the towns and villages and In the coun-
tryside there have been smaller meet
ings, but In 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 wal sufferers" the book says. "Ju-
Illus Rosenwald OF Chicago has pledged
himself to give 10 per cent on all the
moneys contributed by the rest of
American Jewry up to Nov. l, 1917, In
amounts Of 100000 collected up to
s1O,00O,OO0" The book goes n
within little more than a month
from the date OF Mr.. Rosenwald's offer
American Jewry was ready TO claim
100000 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
100000 will have been called for.
1--WE marvel at what has been done.
We marvel still more at what II is pro-
posed to do. We realize II Is one thing
to set afre by spirited words and
phrases that come direct from the
heart auditoriums filed with excited,
sympathetic people whose blood leaps
Ia their veins; quite another TO turn
into millions of money these sympa-
thies and tears.
"It Is In saving cost the Jew of
America who has been aiding his co
religionist abroad has excelled all his
compeers. Day by day for more than
two years now be has been causing
money 70 come In one continuous flow
for his relief funds, checks, big and
little: the cash contributions OF the
small business man down wen to the
: dime, the nickel, the penny, of the
'greenhorn' operator at o machine
| the Yiddisher lately landed here, wht
can speak scarcely any English, We
( who dribbles In his little payment ev
e cry week.
This collecting OF millions at a cos
e per million OF practically nothing hal
. been the American Jews bigges
. achievement He had TO deal with
people like no other In the world-a
q one moment emotional, fearful, excited
u ready to empty pockets, give Jewels
make out checks; the next cool, col
lected. calculating. More than this. b
had many an element 10 handle, tn
millionaire, the multimillionaire. grow
rich In America, now fully American
ICED; the people striving to get to tn
top with a good start though still no
! rich. ardent Americans all, a grea
group of orthodox, prosperous. yet sd
supporting the old faith Of Moses 4
II every detail, and the foreigner nc
yet a real American. filing the poore
quarters Of a score of American cities
The way 1t has been done has con
PEELED the admiration OF every non-Je'
who has been permitted a glimpse
Is the operation"