Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-12
CANNOT III: JEWISH CULTURE
WITHOUT JEWISH NATIONALITY

General prevailing opinions make
Unnecessary discussion OH that point
FOR tho authorities in all tho countries
arc unanimous in the opinion that the
Jews are a nation because they possess
tho inherent clements that 20 to make
Il nation. TO argue that the Jews az
people are only cultural center il
in Itself contradictory TO the argument
that the Jews are not nation for
there cannot be a cultural ccntc. with
out government or nationality to
support IL Could there be "A German
culture without the German govern
mcnt or German nationality? No.
neither could there he "a Jewish culture
without the existence Of Il jewish ma
tIuualiiy.
'Z!onism aims TO redeem the Jewish
people. and IL * hard task. but each
da! brings US nearer the goal. Al
ready there are tfiy colonies III PaleS-
,'nc which have ocen established as a
result of sacrifice and hardships. but
they exist. and in those colonies they
have sclf-government Hebrew is
spoken. The fact that the Jews were
able to revive the language after It
had been almost abandoned had i'm
portant effect on the British govern
mcnt
There are some ,ha, say to
be Hionists means to be unra-
tr!otjc 10 tho government of the
country in which the J.w lives Blu;
there IS yet "a Christian statesman to
say ;hat Zionist was uupatrio;ic to
his government. The American gov
.rnmcnt itself has recognized zion
Ism by It's acceptance Of a Zionis,
ms justice Of the Supreme Cour;
v!h"nch. Eurlaud has never questioned
alhc patriotism o: the X.oniSts. while
As matter OF fac; ii was "a s;anch
Zion:s; who Invented high explosive
that is now used on the western front
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are nncasy OF their own patriotism.
The Iionists all over tho world have
higher sense Of patriotism than those
who crngc and pretend TO be The cham
pions OF patriotism. when they them
selves arc doubtful OF their patriotism.
FOR they II they are untrue TO their own
race they cannot he true 20 the coun-
try in which they live.
rAYs RESPECTS TO
OPPONENTS OF ZIONISM
With all respect 10 those who OPP
pose the Xionis, cause. the speaker
said in calm and impressive words
"Somc of the Jews of this country. con
tend tina; there is no ,ewlsil music.
no Jewish art. no Jewish literature.
hu; that there is only Jewish reli-
Sion. bat, ms dear friends, they have
SO dcfaced that religion that YOU can
not recognize !: from any other reli-
arc 10 blame for much of the antiscm-
itism. But even with al! the opposition
of those who think mcdicvally. zion
ism stands to-day upon tho threshold
Of realization. about to bring the Jew
ish people into their own and into the
concert OF nations.
In reply to the argument advanced
that Palestine should serve as "a"
homeland Of the Jews and not as the"
homeland OF the Jews. Mr.. Lipsky said:
such argument is laughablc. for IL
Palestine can serve as "a" homeland
for the Jews il can serve as the"
homeland. for we now have no home
land. and. therefore. IT must he both
the and "a homeland OF the Jews.
Take away America from the American
people and they will no; have "a home
land. therefore the Jews ut present
have not n homeland, and Palestine
must serve both as the and "a home
land. Call it wha. YOU may. hut we
say that il is the homeland and
homeland OF the Jews.
SLOWLY hut surely out OF this war
will come the realization OF tho dream
Of the Zionists. and. after all the
drcamcrs OF tho world have become the
practical people of the age. The Jews
that live upon the Inheritance OF their
fathers must become the creators for
their children; they must show Ii in
tho actual creation and not in books"
GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY
no III; 'tECOGNIZIID AS NATION
In conclusion. tho speaker called upon
the Jewish people TO como into the
service OF the Jewish nationality. lie
reminded them that they are given
an opportunity TO be recognized as n
nation, and Will be recognized as sues.
at tho conclusion of this war but they
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