The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05
WORKERS SEEK AN MISREPRESENTATION FOR JEWISH RELIEF Dr. Krass Makes Ringing Appeal for Aid of Suf-
 fering People NEEDS AS GREAT NOW AS DURING CONFLICT Not Are You a Jew?" But Are You Hungry" Is Question Relief
 Committee Only Considers
 in Dispensing Aid

The most conspicuous and interesting feature of the luncheon for the team workers oi lhe campaign on lu the city for Jewish war relief funds at the Tutwiler yesterday was an able and entertaining address by Dr. Nathan Krass of New York, who is touring the coun- try and making speeches in the interest of the drive.
 After several appropriate prelimi- mary remarks, Dr. Krass began his address with an earnest appeal to his hearers to Ego the limit and leave no stone unturned" until Birmingham's quota is not only reached, but over subs cribed.
 My general experience has been that every community says that it is radi- cally different from every other com tIleTclOIcr dH1 SldQ to DE dC- corded the privilege of visiting so many different communities, said pr. Krass. "But why are they different? They say because of so-caled tight wads; and those that are indifferent. l visited one oi these communities once, where com mittee of nine met me and escorted me to the place of assemblage for the open ing of the drive. One of these men af- firmed that he would not give more than $600, but when the meeting closed he had contributed 5000. The quota of that town was only sloo0O, but $25,oO0 was raised.
 POWDER KING SUBSCRIBES
 At meeting in Wilmington, Del, it that night; it was done and Mir. Du- pont, the great powder king, who is not a Jew, subscribed $10,0Go and one of his colleagues gave a large amount also. 1 gave them the definition of a Jew, which is this: Anyone who opens up his heart and helps the suffering and dis tressed, regardless of creed or national ity. In Newark, N. J., the non-Jews raised s100,000; the policemen and firemen got out and made house-to- house canvass in behalf of the cause. What has been true in these cities has been true near ly all over the country. Especially has the west been generous; the newspapers have written many lengthy and appeal ing editorials for funds. Let me say just here that the press, I understand, in your own city, as well as all over the country. has been extremely liberal in the space it has given to the campaign.
 T do not think that it is matter of reciprocity that non-Jews have been so generous in their response to the cries for help from beyond the sea, but rather from humanitarian reasons. Our presi- dents phrase, World for Democracy has influenced them; they have forgotten creeds and racial distinctions and have answered the call of suffering humanity wherever it has been heard. On the oth- CT hand it is not because nearly all of the four or five million people suffering in Poland are Jews that we have un- dertaken to succor them but it is, like wise, for the sake of humanity. The question is not, Are you Jew? but Are you hungry?' We welcome contributions from our Christian friends. don't know your conditions here but as the cam paign has been given so much publicity don't think I should solicit funds from non-Jews; they know our needs and II they feel freely disposed to contribute they will be gladly accepted, but l don't think it would be consistent with our custom, which has been in vogue so long, to ask for them