New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
Announcement Made at
Annual Convention of
the Kehillah
Amount Substantial"
Russian Banker, Accepting
Money, Denies Separate
Peace Will Be Made

Jacob II. Sch.f has subscribed "A
substantial amount 10 the Russian
Liberty Loan. Mr. Schif made this
announcement last night at the eighth
annual convention Of the Kchllah,
which met in the Hebrew Technical
School Second Avenue and Fifteenth
Street. The exact figure Of the loan
could not be learned
The Hebrew leader also announced
that he had informed the Russian Pro-
visonal Government that he would do
ccvrything in his power to help it sue
coed. He then read n cable message
which he had received recently from
VI. Kamenka, a banker OF Pctrograd.
please accept my best thanks for
your cable this ran. Happy to see
therein new proof of your SYM
pathies for my country, which is the
best pledge for the prosperous de-
velopment, equally fruitful, for our
two countries. now happily allied.
Denies Peace Talk
The banker then contradicts al the
rumors Of the instability Of the pres
cnt government and denies any general
movement on the part Of the people
for separate peace.
"The calumny spread with so much
energy b. our enemies, that reyolu-
tiCnary Russia desires a separate
peace, is absolutely false" the cable
says. "There does exist, indeed. here
as in other countries. a certain paclhst
movement. but its Watchword has never
been separate peace
an spite of the full freedom OF
rpcech now existing with Us, a separate
peace has not yet been proclaimed by
any one. and can assure you that the
entire nation would protest cnergeti-
cally against such demand. | am
happy TO state that the idea Of a sep
arate peace is absolutely foreign also
to our co-rcligiOnists.'
Loyalty Resolution Passed
Mr. SchifT then proposed that the
body adopt a resolution Of loyalty to
the government. This was passed
unanimously, and provided that the
Kehillah "reafirm. in common with
their fellow-Americans Of all crcods
and races. their uEdyinG devotion 10
their country and that il call upon
all Jews Of this metropolis to place
themselves at the service Of the nation
until Democracy shall have triumphed
and just and lasting peace shall have
been achieved"
The successes of the Allies in Pales.
tine and Syria were also dwelt upon by
several Of the other speakers. who saw
in their victories the return of the
Jews to Zion.
Louis Marshall. who hitherto has OPP
posed the Xionis. movement. said in
Lis address:
The great question Of the present
hour j.. What of Palestine? At this
moment The Allied powers in the Holy
Land are short distance from Jerusa-
icm-little further than from here Ia
Yonkers. II seems as certain as there
IS p God in heaven that the tyranny
that has made it impossible for the
Jews to develop Of themselves and live
their own lives will shortly cease.
To Create Cultural Centre
at is certain that in the Holy Ian,
there will be created Jewish cultura
centre. do not know whether I ar
talking Zionism or not, but, il ! am
! am \ Zionist"
Other speakers were Rabbi Julal
l.. Magnes. Professor Isaac Fricd.acn
der. George !. Lehman. Samuel J. H.
man, Dr. S Bendcrly. Dr. Paul Abel
son. Isaac Allen and Rabbi Nose.
Hyamson.