New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-07

we must shape and train for war; II Is
a nation"
Or. N. Syrkin, Of the New York
Jewish Socialist League, created
something Of sensation when he
spoke on THE German Propaganda
Among tho Jews" He admitted that
the Jewish people did not see their
way clear at the beginning of the war,
and that German agents in the United
States were quick to take advantage Of
that fact.
Spies Work Among Jews
Through their Misrepresentation. es-
pecially through influential news
papers, they succeeded in giving the
Jewish people, especially Of the East
Side, in New York, thoroughly erro-
ncous understanding Of the causes and
purposes Of the war The government
Of the United States, being Democrat,
had lacked efficiency in checking this
intrigue, and there mad resulted the
deplorable fact that the Jews had be-
come the victims Of the tragical situa-
ton which the world now confronts.
The time has come when the Jews
must he made TO realize their error,
must realize as Americans, rs refugees
from Russia, as Jews, the right way
and choose II.
The conference is in wholc-souled
sympathy with the vigorous action the
government is taking against The /.
". w.
!. 7. Holland. president Of the New
York state Federation Of Labor, ad-
dressing the convention this afternoon,
expressed regret that the government
had not acted sooner, and the audience
applauded when he said that IL earlier
action had been taken Bill" Haywood.
the /. ". W leader, would now be
where he belonged. He denounced
Haywood as "oTe Of the biggest cow
ards ever born Of woman and pct
urcd him as a villain who always hides
IN the background while his dupes and
tools commit crimes.
Holland also denounced by name
Panken. a New York Jewish promoter
Of the Peoples Council, as "a labor
fakcr who had worked three weeks as
a leather maker in order TO get into
the union and get business as law
yer"
Morris Hilquitt was "panned' also
and accused Of being a stockholder in
ono Of the worst trusts in New York.
Holland praised CONSUMPTION IS demo-
cratic and fair.
4 PaCifst Converted
Mrs. Gertrude Hunt Fuller. Of West
view. Penn, another Americanlzed in
ternationalist and former pacihst, who
has seen a great light since the be-
ginning Of the war. told of her CONFER
sion and Of her whole-souled devotion
10 the government and the war Tor
democracy.
Russell Tells of Riga
Charles Edward Russell, member Of
the American Commission TO Russia,
spoke tonight 10 great mass meetings
IN both the Minneapolis and st. Paul
auditoriumS. He gave out a character
istlc statement, saying:
Riga was captured by United States
Senators La Toilette, Gronna AMI
Stone. When the Kaiser gives out the
declaration of victory he should give
full credit TO these three men IN the
United States Senate. They and the
Peoples Council and men like the
" CT OF NU4tAEO are AN.IE UlOlt u
pro.ong the war and 70 slaughter Amer
lean soldiers than all the soldiers Of
the Kaiser.
ut is Of the utmost possible impor-
lance that the Russian line should hold.
II can be held only by the energy and
the interest of the Russian people The
Russian army does not fight because it
is the will Of the Gar, but because il
is the will of the Russian people. The
interest Of the Russian in this war has
been steadily undermined by copper
head Senators and Representatives in
tho United States Congress.
"Every disloyal resolution passed by
combination Of German agents who
call themselves a Peoples Council Of
America, every time the Mayor Of Chi
cago turns that city over to copper
head meetings, il is interpreted 10 the
Russian people as meaning that the
United States does not want to fight.
Il weakcns he faith of the Russian
people in the United States and encour-
ages the feeling in Russia that the
United States is getting out Of the war
and the thing for Russia to do Is TO
beat the United States 20 a separate
peace These are the reasons why
say that Riga was captured by La Fol-
let:e, Grorna ard Stone, the Peoples
Council and the Mayor of Chicago.
They should be mentioned by the
Kaiser in his declaration"